I bought so many Schmincke greens when I first started out. Both the Cobalt Greens are excellent and I highly recommend them. Schmincke's PG 26 is actually better than Qor's, not just in formula but also in saturation. The Viridian is fine if you add glycerine, but I prefer M. Graham and DaVinci. Cobalt Green Turquoise is gorgeous, but exactly the same as from other brands. Permanent Green Olive is new to my collection, it's quite nice and seems useful for landscape or floral. I do love the regular Olive Green and am tempted to try it for sketchbook, but I will probably buy a pure PG 8 instead. Sap Green is what I would call "May Green," it's not usable out of the tube for landscape, however it's the most beautiful and transparent yellow green you could ever find. And it uses PY 153, which is interesting. It would be nice in the yellow green spot in a color wheel palette. Green Earth is ALWAYS low tinting, because as you mention it's meant for flesh tones; this one is actually better than true PG 23s (believe it or not). There's one more essential green for me, Perelyne Green (this is grouped with the blacks).
Oh no, not the greens! I have way too many, but I still end up mixing them to get the green I want. Having said that, I love the Sap Green and the Chromium Oxide Green was a real surprise for me. I have a White Nights version and it is way too opaque for my living, but this Schmincke one looks very nice. However, like you, I don't really find much use for it. I'll have to experiment more to find what it can mix well with. The Viridian is nice, I might try that when my existing Viridian (Kuretake) runs out. I like the way Tim Wilmot uses Viridian. The Cobalt Green Dark looks lovely too.
Hi Jay! I think your Transparent Green Gold swatch is noticeably yellower than other people’s. I think you should check other Schmincke swatching videos to compare.
I really like that Cobalt Green Dark. Nice to see all of these, thanks! Especially since their naming is ... idiosyncratic. (Who would ever have no chromium oxide green in their chromium oxide green brilliant...? Or, as you noted, no Prussian Blue in a Prussian Green.) You can't tell much from their paint names how they will look so it is great to see these swatches!
Hahah -- Schmincke is the Mjello of Europe. I recently bought the Cobalt Green Dark and it's much better than my Qor version (it's the one paint I have that is LESS saturated color in Qor). I also have the other Cobalt Green, the PG 19, and I can confirm they are both great formulas. Highly recommended.
@@jennw6809 Thanks for that info! I mostly have (and really like) QoR paints, but I don't have a Cobalt Green. I'll try the Schmincke version of PG26. I really like the specific hue of it in this video as well as the saturation.
I was going to complain in the video about the chromium oxide brilliant not having any chromium oxide in it but then I saw that the chemical name for the PG18 Viridian is hydrous chromium sesquioxide (according to handprint.com). So I guess it technically does have a chromium oxide in it. Lol 🤣
the permanent green olive is called that because of the olive undertone. it is not just cool or warm. it has the olive tone. that is why, it is not just called olive. I hear that often. but one needs to consider, how the names are build up. they do say something about their position in the colour wheel chart. the detailed one. maybe you have seen it. this applies esp. for 'older' colours. going by paints that schmincke refers to as 'modern', the naming is different then. then it goes rather by how others call a certain hue
@@jennw6809 :-D oh - that trap - I fall into that, with or without the paint names - esp. now that my sight gets weeker - the overwhelming amount of multibple beautful colours... :-D It's practicly the same trap, as the one for the make up fans fall into. although I have learned to hold back, I really have to resist hard, not to buy me another colour in the store. esp. when I went there just for the paper
The Daniel Smith one does! It's a bit brighter than the Schminke one. The Mijello Mission Gold (Cobalt Green Deep) also granulates but is a bit greener and darker than the other two. Personally, I love the Schminke one, and it's subtle granulation ☺️
I had it in my first ever watercolour travel palette by Van Gogh, so I've become used to it for mixing with other colours. There are several RUclips videos about using Viridian for mixing other colours, it's not often it gets used raw, unless painting rock crystals or something similar, or abstract art where you just want that particular colour. It can even be used for mixing skin tones, although I haven't tried that myself.
@@markdonovan1540 As far as I know, the Van Gogh line doesn't have a true Viridian ie PG18. What they have is probably PG7 Phthalo Green. True Viridian is more expensive and it is present in their Rembrandt line.
Honestly I hated the perm. Olive green. I gound it hard to work with, streaky, and dull when dried. I wish schminke used anoother single pigment green for their 12 pan sets. Why did they choose perm. Green olive where thay have much better options..
I have Helio, Perylene, and Green Earth but wow, that May green is absolutely stunning 👀
Excellent paints. My favourites are May Green and Viridian. 🤗
I bought so many Schmincke greens when I first started out. Both the Cobalt Greens are excellent and I highly recommend them. Schmincke's PG 26 is actually better than Qor's, not just in formula but also in saturation. The Viridian is fine if you add glycerine, but I prefer M. Graham and DaVinci. Cobalt Green Turquoise is gorgeous, but exactly the same as from other brands. Permanent Green Olive is new to my collection, it's quite nice and seems useful for landscape or floral. I do love the regular Olive Green and am tempted to try it for sketchbook, but I will probably buy a pure PG 8 instead. Sap Green is what I would call "May Green," it's not usable out of the tube for landscape, however it's the most beautiful and transparent yellow green you could ever find. And it uses PY 153, which is interesting. It would be nice in the yellow green spot in a color wheel palette. Green Earth is ALWAYS low tinting, because as you mention it's meant for flesh tones; this one is actually better than true PG 23s (believe it or not). There's one more essential green for me, Perelyne Green (this is grouped with the blacks).
The Da Vinci Viridian would definitely be the one for me. It rewets so much easier than any other I've tried.
@@JayNathanWatercolor I have that one on the way right now 😂 I already have the MG and it's very nice.
Same as you. I like to mix my greens. However, I do like a green gold. TFS.
I have their Viridian-it’s fine. Will rewet if you put some drops of water on a dried blob, but it’s better fresh.
Great! Thank you 🙏☺️
Oh no, not the greens! I have way too many, but I still end up mixing them to get the green I want.
Having said that, I love the Sap Green and the Chromium Oxide Green was a real surprise for me. I have a White Nights version and it is way too opaque for my living, but this Schmincke one looks very nice. However, like you, I don't really find much use for it. I'll have to experiment more to find what it can mix well with.
The Viridian is nice, I might try that when my existing Viridian (Kuretake) runs out. I like the way Tim Wilmot uses Viridian. The Cobalt Green Dark looks lovely too.
I like this Chromium Oxide Green too. It's better than others I've tried.
I like the cobalt green dark. The Prussian Green is a lovely blue on my monitor. lol
It is very blue
Hi Jay! I think your Transparent Green Gold swatch is noticeably yellower than other people’s. I think you should check other Schmincke swatching videos to compare.
Oh really? I'll have to take a look. It is very yellow
I really like that Cobalt Green Dark. Nice to see all of these, thanks! Especially since their naming is ... idiosyncratic. (Who would ever have no chromium oxide green in their chromium oxide green brilliant...? Or, as you noted, no Prussian Blue in a Prussian Green.) You can't tell much from their paint names how they will look so it is great to see these swatches!
Hahah -- Schmincke is the Mjello of Europe. I recently bought the Cobalt Green Dark and it's much better than my Qor version (it's the one paint I have that is LESS saturated color in Qor). I also have the other Cobalt Green, the PG 19, and I can confirm they are both great formulas. Highly recommended.
@@jennw6809 Thanks for that info! I mostly have (and really like) QoR paints, but I don't have a Cobalt Green. I'll try the Schmincke version of PG26. I really like the specific hue of it in this video as well as the saturation.
I was going to complain in the video about the chromium oxide brilliant not having any chromium oxide in it but then I saw that the chemical name for the PG18 Viridian is hydrous chromium sesquioxide (according to handprint.com). So I guess it technically does have a chromium oxide in it. Lol 🤣
@@JayNathanWatercolor Oh, how interesting!!! It's true I do think they get a lot of their non-standard names from the chemistry.
the permanent green olive is called that because of the olive undertone. it is not just cool or warm. it has the olive tone. that is why, it is not just called olive. I hear that often. but one needs to consider, how the names are build up. they do say something about their position in the colour wheel chart. the detailed one. maybe you have seen it. this applies esp. for 'older' colours. going by paints that schmincke refers to as 'modern', the naming is different then. then it goes rather by how others call a certain hue
It's a way to confuse people and make them buy paints they already have by different names :-)
@@jennw6809 :-D oh - that trap - I fall into that, with or without the paint names - esp. now that my sight gets weeker - the overwhelming amount of multibple beautful colours... :-D It's practicly the same trap, as the one for the make up fans fall into. although I have learned to hold back, I really have to resist hard, not to buy me another colour in the store. esp. when I went there just for the paper
Thank you 🙏
You're welcome ☺️🙏
6:28 really wish Schmincke's cheaper in my country because omg I want that PG26
aww the cobalt green turquoise doesn't seem to granulate a whole lot D: i wish it did >_
The Daniel Smith one does! It's a bit brighter than the Schminke one. The Mijello Mission Gold (Cobalt Green Deep) also granulates but is a bit greener and darker than the other two. Personally, I love the Schminke one, and it's subtle granulation ☺️
Yeah not a whole lot of granulation going on. There are better options out there I'm sure ☺️
has anyone tried using a diluted pg17 as a green earth? i think their hues are very similar
I wonder if you might not have liked Cobalt Green Pale PG19...its not nearly as beautiful as the Cobalt Green Pure by Schmincke!
You might be right ☺️
What does one use Viridian for?
I had it in my first ever watercolour travel palette by Van Gogh, so I've become used to it for mixing with other colours.
There are several RUclips videos about using Viridian for mixing other colours, it's not often it gets used raw, unless painting rock crystals or something similar, or abstract art where you just want that particular colour. It can even be used for mixing skin tones, although I haven't tried that myself.
I would use it for mixing greens and for toning down cool reds.
@@markdonovan1540 As far as I know, the Van Gogh line doesn't have a true Viridian ie PG18. What they have is probably PG7 Phthalo Green. True Viridian is more expensive and it is present in their Rembrandt line.
Honestly I hated the perm. Olive green. I gound it hard to work with, streaky, and dull when dried. I wish schminke used anoother single pigment green for their 12 pan sets. Why did they choose perm. Green olive where thay have much better options..
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