Watercolor Paint: Which One Is Best? (Beginner's Series Ep. #06)
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Beginnings are never easy… that’s why I’m starting this series specifically for watercolor beginners. Over the years many of you have asked me to create a beginner’s course - walking you through everything I know about watercolor at the most basic of levels. And that’s what this series is all about! I’ll first be tackling supplies, but will dive into painting techniques and other watercolor tips I found important in my art journey.
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I'm just a begginer and I don't have an artist grade watercolor set. Yesterday, when I had to paint a background for my recent painting, I wasted so many pink watercolor because I couldn't get a vibrant color and I had to take a lot of color out of the palette. I didn't understand why but after watching this video, I understood. Your channel and this serie had helped me a lot!
It'd be interesting if you did a video ranking your favorite brands with pros and cons (maybe even showing some colours side by side) ❤
I ve got a artist set from Schmincke to my 18 Bday. Now I am 54 and juse them still. I love them.
since I'm just a beginner, I'm currently working with some quite affordable watercolor sets. I work, mainly, with my Sakura Koi 12 colors travel palette, and I have some Ecoline liquid watercolors, they're so vibrant, I love using them. and I have some artist grade watercolor tubes from Holbein and Kusakabe. their colors are so refreshing and bright 😆
great video! I also get asked often which paints I recommend getting, and while I love many paints for different reasons (and have favourites in different brands) I usually suggest 2 options as a go to set for those who love color choices, want to invest but not break the bank and have options to customise their set as time goes by and their style and taste evolves. I love the St. Petersburg White Nights 36 full pan set (or the 24 pans in the 36 palette) for the vibrancy and best value for money IMO. OR the Cotman 45 half pans set for color choices. It's less vibrant but I find for the price offers the best colors selection, and as you said, in time one sees which are ones go to paints and can replace those with the affordable Cotman tubes or invest in artist grade. I recently got the Ph. Radiant and I am in love with them. No competition when it comes to vibrancy and keeping that fresh transparent look. Love your channel!
The daniel smith essentials (the set with 6 5mil tubes of a warm and cool of each primary) was my favorite set to start with. It is professional paint and taught me so much about color mixing. I have since expanded my collection to add Quinacridone violet and Quinacridone purple and Quinacridone gold, and green gold and sap green deep and indigo all by Daniel smith. Its forever my favorite. If your budget is alot smaller, I highly recommend the white nights sets just be careful they are from Russia and have heard they can potentially be pretty toxic but a ton of youtubers recommend it. Happy painting everyone
I have the Schmincke watercolor set 48, and I love the colours, I was a little bit price but it worth it.
Thanks your videos, they are great!!!!
Mariela Cristina I totally agree. the schmincke pans are fantastic and they have some colors I can't find in other brands like their brilliant ones. gorgeous.
I've been looking at these for some time. They are definitely on my wish list for the future :D Thanks for commenting!
for pan watercolors my go to paints are st. petersburg white nights. these russian made paints are beautifully vibrant and easily activated with just the swipe of a wet brush. they are artist grade and use honey in the binder so they stay nice and moist. also the price point for these paints is unbeatable for the quality. for tube watercolors i really like sennelier. made in france, these lively, highly pigmemted paints were a favorite of the impressionists. they include lots of honey, so are nice and juicy, rewetting easily. the colors are rich and vibrant and mix gorgeously. they also tend to be priced a lot cheaper than schimke here in the states, which is always a plus for those of us on a limited budget. painting with sennelier is like liquid poetry on paper!
I used honey added paints in Maine, but switched away from them in Florida. The air was tropical and humid, causing problems with the honey.
I mainly make m own palette with student grade paint but am ready to invest in artist quality. I recently bought the st Petersburg sonnet watercolor palette, it is artist quality and is very affordable from ebay
Actually, the Sonnet watercolors are their student set. If you want artist quality, they have a professional line of paints called Whight Nights.
Ye white nights are still pretty affordable
Hello, I love LOVE love your site. Its so well done 😄. Thank you for all the great info. I have been a seamstress, a crafter and jewelry creator for years, but I am new to water color. I'm excited to expand my creative mind. I have watched so many tutorials that have been extremely helpful, and finding your site has been great. Thank you, you're a clever girl❣❣
I use Daniel Smith and Sennelier. I would love to get Schminke also. One of the reasons I love the Daniel Smith and Sennelier is because of the granulation you get with certain colors. Also the smoothness of Sennelier because of the honey. They are such a joy to work with!
I have picked up the $5 set st Michael's, these are good go quick projects like thank you cards or quick sketches away from home. thus if you miss place a tube ( which I have done) or working on an idea you are not going in debt. I also like these when I am working with my niece, introducing her to painting. this is something that I can conveniently forget at her house along with a few of my old brushes.
I've used Michael's paints for years! Love playing around with the cheaper varieties when I was starting out! They helped me so much in growing my skills! :D
PH Martin's Hydrus are LIGHTFAST ~ your work is so awesome, I hate to think of it fading because you are using the Radiant line. If I was to add one thing to the information you gave here, it would be "consider lightfastness" when choosing paints - especially if you think you will ever be gifting or selling your paintings.
I have only recently got into watercolors...we're talking weeks. Right now I am playing and learning with a winsor newton student travel set. I like the colores, it's easy to store for putting up quickly, the price was good with a coupon, and it's not overwelming! I have several brands I've heard about I'd like to try, but that's for later when I have more experience, and money.
I am a paint glutton! I started with Michaels Artists Loft, but found them too chalky. Switched to Winsor Newton and Sakura Koi, and still use them in my notebooks for thumbnails and mockups. Love the colors and variety. Recently started using artist grade paints for their lightfastness. My first purchase was Dr ph Martin Hydrus because of their lightest. I love how vibrant they are. Got set 1 and am exploring mixing them to expand my palate. I decided to try tubes. Just purchased a 24 set of Mission Gold, 36 set of White Nights, 18 set of Turner, and some single tubes of M Graham, Sennelier and, Qor. Whew! Have been making pages and pages of mixing charts. Thanks for THAT tip!!! Really the best way to explore what these different paints can do. Love your channel.
When I started watercolor painting years ago I made a swatch book of all of my tubes paints by color family. All swatches are labeled by color name, manufacturer, etc. Flipping through the book it's easy to spot the ones I like best - Daniel Smith wins out for most colors. Like you, I'm a self-taught watercolorist. Watching your videos is a great refresher course for me.
I just started to paint a few months ago, self taught. and have learned by watching your channel among many others. At 52, still many responsibilities are on my plate and have a small budget. However, everytime I choose a student grade, I have wasted my money and go and purchase the artist grade. So from now on, I only use that. My favorite so far is a combination between Mijello, Winsor Newton, and Daniel Smith. I love the whole Mijello set / bullet proof palette. Also, the brushes were another issue when buying student grade. Just grab the artist grade, it will save you money in the long run. :)
I have a yarka pan set my grandmother gave me back in high school. I dont use the pan set often because I really like to mix. The yarka paints are really saturated and vibrant. Ive been making my own water color pallets lately, so the tube paints have been my go to. I have a balance of Turner, windsor and newton and daniel smith tube paints. Turner is vibrant. Windsor is smooth while staying vibrant. Daniel smith may be my favorite because of the granulation and dual colors offered. Love to use texture in my art, my favorite is being surprised by color blooms. It takes a bit of courage to allow blooms to happen, but im usually happy with the results. Also have a set of fine tec pearl colors for metallic effect. These are super saturated with the metallic pigment. Definately need to let water sit a minute or two on the fine tec before use. Best when applied on black paper or dark background. Mesmorizing. 😆
Thank you so much for explaining about vibrancy!! I haven't played with the liquid watercolor and now I WANT TO!!! Think I'll order some!! I am a beginner but I decided to go with WN Pro Tubes because why not start with the best. I used coupons to my advantage here. So far I am happy with my decision!!
I'm just a beginner but I enjoy working with the Van Gogh and Sennelier watercolors. I play around with different colors with the van Gogh as they are pretty vibrant to my taste and only use the primary colors from the Sennelier watercolor as I like to mix my colors myself :)
I have had a W&N cotman 24 pan set for many year and due to the earth tones art I have done it causes no issues but I recently got a sample of gold’s rose maddle and it is so transparent and vibrant that will definitely be investing is a few higher quality paints as I use use the current pans.
I'm an art student but i've used watercolors more than everything ,my favorites are Holbein, the colors are just so vibrant and pleasant to work with, whether straight out of the tube or rewetting in my palette, they also adhere beautifully to any paper i've set the up against, giving me unique reactions on each. but i do want a wide variety of paints at my disposal, one of my favorite colors is Van Gogh's Cerulean Blue, and compared to Holbien's compose blue which has the same pigments, the Van Gogh is just so much more vibrant, its absolutely my favorite color.
I too recently have fallen in love with Holbein watercolors! They have some awesome colors! My favorite are horizon blue, brilliant orange, and olive green - which all work nicely with the colors I currently have :) I've never used Van Gogh paints though - Thanks for sharing your input!
Van Gogh are nice and cheap if you can find them! they work about the same as cotmans and when i started in highschool our art teacher would mix both so it was always really hard to tell which was which
I've been experimenting with the Derwent Inktense blocks and pencils. They're meant to be used together and are a water soluble ink - a very interesting medium indeed! Also trying out watercolor pens.
I'm just starting to learn.. but I'm using w Winsor and Newton Cotman in a pan set for learning.. (taking out some of the colour mixing anxiety until I'm ready for it ) then I have a pro set and some Holbein for when I feel more confident. The colours with Holbein are amazingly saturated and some have beautiful granulating effects. ( so I don't waste them )
I seem to like the paints that honey has been added to them. We are in a dry climate and they seem to stay wetter a little longer here. I know that people in a wetter climate sometimes complain that they are sticky. So for that reason and the vibrancy I like M. Graham and Sennelier, but I also add my love for Daniel Smith. Thanks for the video.
I'd love to see a demonstration of how you work with the tube sets and the liquid watercolour.
Enjoy watching and learning tips and tricks from your videos. Thanks for sharing.
I'm a beginning artist who just 'upgraded' from Pan paints to tube paints. So far I am loving the tube paints so much more then the pans I used for years. I haven't tried artist quality yet since I just like to 'play' with my paints and don't really plan on being a 'serious artist' with them, though I may upgrade quality one day :). My favorite student grade paint so far has been the Reeves paints, they have a nice vibrancy and are cheaper then most student grade paints out there (at least of the student grade paints available in my country). It takes a bit more water to get a really good 'flow' from them for wet on wet techniques. It was a bit frustrating at first but now that I got the hang of using them I love them XD
I just started watercolors, and my mom got me this really cheap set, but I love it soooooo much!
Awesome! :D
So, first off, I've been really enjoying your videos! They are very intuitive and fun! I was looking for a suggestion...I didn't know if you had tried either, but I'm trying to decide on a "step up" paint set (from the very basic Artist's Loft paints). I'm going between the Prima Confections sets (Classic, Tropicals, Dec. Pies) or the Winsor & Newton Cotman Studio Set (45 Colors). Wasn't sure if you or any of your followers had any ideas on which you/they preferred? Thanks for any tips!
Hi I’m really enjoying your videos practical but informative I am even more in a muddle now! I’ve got started in watercolour with cotman and am now ready to upgrade what to choose I think I’ll go with Sennelier as the Schmincke & Daniel smith are mega expensive-for my budget- here in the Uk now I have to decide tubes or pans!! Duuh brain fade xx🇬🇧🇬🇧
Daniel Smith paints, they are excellent quality and come in huge variety of colors.
and make sure you have Mastercard to buy those paints hahahaha
I have a lovely and really convenient travel set by Windsor and Newton that I just love. I swatched out all of my professional grade watercolors and learned that I loved the WN paints the most. But then I started using Daniel Smith for my large palette at home and I am totally impressed with them. They are such vibrant saturated colors, and there are so many to choose from! I just ordered a few more yesterday that I felt my palette was missing. I am addicted to Daniel Smith for home, but will grab my little WN travel palette for on the go. I think once those paints are gone though, I will replace the colors with Daniel Smith.
I have a variety of pan sets, all of the Dr Martins liquid concentrates, and the Caran d"Ache Neocolor II. It's true that having a lot of a supply makes it harder to choose.:) I just pick according to my mood that day.
Totally agree about picking what set to use based on your mood! Thanks for commenting Jan! :D
Hi, Carrie! I have a professional pan set made by Yarka and I love it. This is what my art teacher suggested as it is what she uses, and she is a professional watercolor artist. It's pricey, but I adore the colors compared to cheaper sets. My hubby also surprised me last Christmas with the full set of Dr. Ph. Martin's Radiant concentrated watercolors, so I can combine them! I thought of you, as I think you mentioned yours were a gift from your hubby, too! 😊
Jennifer Fortner I read somewhere that Yarka watercolors were discontinued. But not 100% sure.
Yeah for having husbands that know exactly what we want! Paint! lol :) No jewelry for me please - just paints :D Thanks for commenting Jennifer! :D
Yarka, from what I understand, has changed its branding to "White Nights". They are excellent, vibrant paints. Some of the colors, however, are very opaque. They are reasonably priced. Individual pans can be bought to replace those you use up. I have moved on to Winsor Newton, since I found I liked a very transparent paint. Even in that line, though, read on the site, or on the tube, the opacity rating.
I have found that colors such as Yellow and Orange the the quality is VERY important. I found for yellow that I had to get the best quality (price Winsor and Newton) to get close to satisfactory results :). Very interested to get another artists opinion, TY
I have spent a lot of $$ in pans from goods and different brands (japanese, winsor and newton, etc) and I have to say that I would suggest to save that money and go buy directly 3 or 4 tubes of the best possible brands. Watercolor is so subtle and delicate that for vibrance and colors its worth the investment. Pans are nice but some colors once mixed become dusty and opaque.
Thank you. This is a great help as I'm trying to decide what paints to upgrade to. Also, I'd never heard of the liquid concentrates before so I did learn something too.
Christine
When you say you use both tube and the Ph Martin Radiant Watercolors, are you simply using them both on your paper separately or are you mixing them together as a single color on your palette?
I am newer at this & I’ve mixed colored pencil with my watercolors so far but that is with experimenting which I do much of. My watercolors range from cheap to mid range Kuretake to a few handmade and collecting as I go. I have wondered about the fluid watercolors!
I love your videos and they are so helpful. And if you would be so kind to allow me to give you a friendly advice I would like to suggest you to check out you microphone settings because your audio is comming out with a lot of audio vibration and disturbances commonly associated with a high volume setup. Anyway, great job! Your videos give me a ton of help with watercolors
I use the koi watercolor travel pan. the colors are rich and it's perfect since I have a toddler and they need to be portable and quick to put away and hide lol.
Somedays I love my sennelier watercolors because I tend to overwork paintings and sennelier is the best at that. Other days I love vibrancy so I will grab my Mijello Mission Gold or my white knights- I also love daniel smith watercolots- I actually have a pallette with some of all of those paints combined- I only have the cottman 48 set pans- and I always forget I have them, But I like them too- I guess it depends on what kind of mood I am in and what kind of painting I am doing- I do have one set of the Hydrus , I have not made friends with them yet, lol- I would love to try the radiant colors - they seem iike a lot of fun
I even forgot about my QOR paints- they are also a favorite of mine
I love koi watercolor,because the color is so warm and even the dark color is still warm
I recently bought m. Graham paints and LOVE them! I started with Cotman and m. Graham like painting with magic. lol. I also love some mission gold tubes I got as samples. :)
Julia Moran I'm an M Graham & DaVinci paint girl :) Never tried Mission Gold, tho...
they are lovely. the cerulean is omg beautiful
Wow! These paints sound awesome! Gonna put them on my wish list for the future! :D
Watercolor Misfit What about using food coloring as a watercolor concentrate with the tube paints? I'd like to see you experiment with my suggestion, especially if the actual cost is to expensive.
Hidden Shadow
WOW good to know!
Great video, but cost variations also depend on the current prices of pigments used. Some pigments cost much more than others. I did just buy my only Professional 5ml tube of Opera Rose. from Winsor and Newton. Being it is not an expensive pigment, it is cheaper than an artist grade Cad Red, for example. I am learning more about pigments, and pricing, to look for even better savings when I want a new tube of paint. I am a beginner and use Mostly Van Gogh paints right now. Van Gogh, Rembrandt Student is working nicely for me and I am glad I invested in 20 colors for my first set. Paynes Gray, NO BLACK! Ick! LOL!
I have and adore for professional: Lukas, Schmincke, W&N professional a, Rembrandt and White Nights... ooh not to mention Daniel Smith. For student: Van gogh, cotman, Sennelier la petite aquarelle BUT my ALL TIME FAVORITE HAVE TO BE Sennelier l'aquarelle. maybe it's just a personal thing but I feel as though the quality and pigment load of these paints are just a tad more superior than the rest of the professional watercolors I've used. it might be because of they're honey formula, even though white nights claims to also use a bit of honey. Even glazing properties. I just find that my paintings become effortlessly more luminous and overall nicer with Sennelier paints. I am a huge fan of your work and videos 😊😊 hope you get a chance to try these paints out ❤
I actually prefer my colors straight from the tube, since ready-made cake sets tend to be way too dry and grainy for me, an exception is the travel watercolor pan set from Sakura. Since I like to take a small sketchbook around with me, I have a couple sizes of water brushes, and I love how creamy the colors are! I also keep a separate pallet that came empty, and I keep there colors I mix myself like skin tones and pastel shades. My go-to tube paints are Winsor and Newton, since its easy to obtain where I live, but I would love to try Sakura brand tubes someday (when I have the money...) The tube paints keep their creaminess after they dry and later I revive them with water, so it's easier to just get a blank pallet and fill them with the tube paints (This way you can just refill the colors as you please ;3 )
I also recently purchased a few bottles of Dr. Ph Martin's Concentrated Watercolor and Hydrus Watercolor Inks, and I love these for a lot of bright wet-on-wet work!
I'm curious, tho. How do you know you're buying an artist/student grade? They often don't say on the product itself. Is there a mark on the tube similar to the Permanence one? Don't know if that made sense...
Im not a beginner im more on the intermediate level and i use cotman exclusively, but im getting to the point where I need higher quality paint. I use Permanent Rose so much but i hate having to keep messing with it to get more pigment & this video just reminded me of that.
What a great series!!!! Thank you thank you!
Really interesting video. I would like to try the Ph. Martin's. I use mostly W&N and Mijello mission gold, but I have the 12 colors cotman palette for the outdoor sketches :)
For pans, my favorite are St. Petersburg. My favorite for tubes depends on the color. My favorite indigo is Holbein’s indigo, but I have tubes from all over, Van Gogh, mission gold, shinhan swc, winsor And Newton, Holbein, Daniel Smith, Qor, and one Cotman tube.
My favorite colors are carmine, indigo, the Russian green from the St. Petersburg paints, fuchsite genuine from Daniel Smith, and lunar blue from Daniel Smith.
I love my Mijello Mission Gold for sheer vibrancy but I also like that one Senellier color I have [If i have some money I might invest in a set of it or just buy a couple more colors]. I'm itching to try Schmincke .
kaichidraws if you like bright colors try the schmincke brilliant red violet. love it!
I love my Schmincke paints and for some extra vibrancy I use Ecoline. I love the colors, but it is not light fast, so I only use it when I digitalise my work. Loved your video!
And a quick question from one creative youtuber to another: your videos are very well editted. How do you make your titels? Do you use Aftereffects?
Thank you! Very informative, concise, and pleasant. Great video.
Love ! Such good info! Thanks!
Loved this video! Thank you for such a comprehensive look into this topic. I found it very helpful.
You are welcome :D
May I please ask?? What is your opinion of watercolor brush pens?? It seems the paint is in the pen...maybe used for calligraphy?? I am 70 yrs old and a true beginner but would love to give watercolors a try. Right now I am a felter and knitter but want to branch out. I don't mean to ask dumb questions but would so appreciate a reply. Thank you in advance from Debbie and Dexter-Dog her rescued chihuahua in Southern California 👩🐾😁
Great info, thank you! I have been enjoying playing around with colourarte's twinkling h2os. Currently I have a mica fascination and after they reactivate, they super creamy and rich! Thanks again for the info 💖😊- Amanda
I'm just a beginner, but I've heard that Daniel Smith watercolors are great. Do you know anything about that line? The best, most enlightening, tip you gave was that you can mix the Ph Martins with tube paint. Do you have a recipe for that? Do you buy the same pigments, like Cad. Red Pale? Or do you mix until you get the hue/value you want? Great series!!
The Stoned Videogame Nerd Daniel Smith May be overpriced if you live outside the US, but within the US, they’re cheaper than W&N or Schmincke.
I've never heard of watercolor concentrates before! I'll need to try them
I know you made this video forever ago BUT I love that blanket on the chair behind you!!!! Where did you get it?!
I make my own watercolor palette with Shinhan paints. I started to use them because their tube paints were in sale and they were the same price as the cotman and they were larger tube. Now I am thinking of adding other brands to see what is the difference between them 😃.
Just getting started. Been afraid to buy any paint yet. Thank you ton!!! For your information. Kathy
i love watching your posts & videos,they are very informatove.I prefer tubes over pans,because i want to have bright colors without being too vibrant. i also mix a lot of colors and it is easier to do so with tube paints and results in less to no chance of other colors contaminating other colors,which happens a lt to me when i mix with pan paints.i use holbein, and i have 34 tubes which i collected over time.theyre pretty great and the colors are nice and vibrant.but i havent had the chance to test other brands since they are difficult to acquire from where im from.its also difficult to invest in other brands due to the price since i dont paint for a living though i have been using watercolors for nearly 12 years...
I've been playing a bit with Daniel Smith water colors in the tube. They are so much fun to use. The colors are very vibrant. I like the iridescent line of his paints the best. i've been watching some short videos by Cindy Lane and she does some magnificent creations using Daniel Smith paints. The paints are a bit pricy for my budget so I only have 5 colors so far. Thanks for this informative series on water colors.
Have you experienced lots of fading with the liquid watercolor concentrates. I'm afraid to use them because of that...
I really like all the types of watercolor, but I preffer the pans
I would love to see a swatch of your colors :D I see that you use Cotman along the Artist brand.
I love Whitw Nights by Nevskaya palitra, which I find better than winsor and newton professional watercolor pans. I was very surprised since they are much more affordable.
I love juratake gansai tambi watercolour because its cheap and pretty vibrant
i love the watercolor palette which is the dry ones because thats the only thing that i had
The. Holbein watercolors are really vibrant too
I use winsor and newton watercolour both in pans and tube paint they have always worked well for me and have the ph martins too but find they fade quickly so not to use on original artwork I may sell ...but to scan and archive them in a dark place for safe keeping x
I started off with W&N Cotman because it is more affordable than their pprofessional line.. However, I plan on purchasing a few of the most used W&N proffessional colors, say 12 to 18 colors over time. My problem is that other watercolor paints are not available at our art shops and due to the bad exchange rates and postage too expensive to order by mail.
I like using the Cotmans, Van Goghs :)
ive been using qor watercolora they are supervibrant and love how they flow on paper
I finally got to get a few Mission gold and some Daniel Smith. Very bright colors from them as well the Qor watercolors get them in the into set while you can it is only $20 each set. However a sing tube is almost $15 I Want to try Turners next.
I use all types of professional watercolor paints, I love Windsor & Newton and Daniel Smith. I would love to know which liquid watercolors you use to enhance what shade? I paint loose style and love vibrant colors. Please do share what you use, I would love it! Thank you so much.
I am also a beginner and found out many of these issues the hard way. Still good to know them. Have you done a video on how to paint a background, letting it dry and painting say a flower on it. I think it is wet on wet, but would love your input. I have enjoyed your informative videos. What pan paint set do you like,
i actually used tube paints for a year and then switched back to using pan paints, because i developed a habit of lazy coloring^^ it was just too much effort for me to open another tube, so i would avoid that at much as i could - to the point where i didn't even care anymore which color i picked. so yeah, i think my lazy butt will always use pan paints :D
Thank you! It’s was useful! 🤗
Hello Misfit. Thank you so much for creating this video. As someone new to watercolours, it always bugged me how other vids would make the comments of "student grade" vs "professional" without really EXPLAINING the difference. So thank you for that.
In your vid, you mentioned watercolour tubes, pans and cocentrated but what about gansai? Japanese watercolours. Right now the most known is the Kuretake brand but I don't know if you've heard about or tried it for yourself.
It'd be cool to hear your opinion on it compared to the ones you own and know about.
Also have you tried Sakura Koi watercolours?
I have cotman pan set. And I'm very happy with those.
I have been using the gansai tambi set recently. They are more like a gouache vs a watercolor. I like my Mission golds for vibrancy. Daniel Smith for the Quin gold.
I only have Sakura Koi Watercolor field box. I'd really want to try other brands and liquid watercolor in the future
Let me guess..... Blue is ur favourite color
I love using the camlin brand watercolor paint set of artist quality.
Because its economy and worth using.
Love from India
Mission gold are my favorites so far!
As a beginner with limited budget, what are the essential colours for starting out? I like softer, analogous colour schemes and mainly draw people.
Love your hair, that red dress, that beautiful room. Oh, and, .. love your tutorials!!
I bought a few months the Mijello Mission Gold and I love it. I would like to get the Dr Ph Martin.
what set do you recommend? Thanks for your videos!!
Hi Tanya! I love the radiant watercolor line set C. But I also own set A which has great colors as well. Saving up to buy set B hopefully in the near future :D
Thanks so much for all your help!! Wish I had seen this before I bought my first artist grade paints! So glad I found you as I am a newbie at this and love your helpfulness! Have you ever tried mission gold paints? My also newbie friend's instructor recommended them to his class so I read up on them and they sound amazing. Thanks!
Mine would definitely prussian blue, pthalo blue, indigo, carmine, cadmium red, raw sienna, burnt sienna, and permanent orange
I personally like the Schmincke Horadam Artist grade paint in Pans since they stay kinda wet even tho they’re supposed to be dry so I can get full saturation in my paintings. BUT I only have a few of them cuz they are damn expensive. I mostly still have the student grade colors from Schmincke since I don’t want to tape my wallet.
Very helpful. Thank you
i use wn but liked an old version of a rembrandt watercolor tubes i was gifted.
interesting how the ultramarine blue gets darker with the time.
Did you ever test out twinklings H20?
These are dried shimmering aquarellcolors which arn't this expensive, but have great colors. I started with aquarell at the moment and would love to see you to something with them if possible
great info thanks
I found the biggest Thing with Pan Vs tube is The Pan will last you YEARS or even a lifetime. Tubes get Dry over time. I learned that the hard way. I added Water to my Dry Tube but I will NEVER get all the paint out of that old tube. I switched to Tubes paint years ago. BUT I left my tubes and did not pick up a paint brush for almost 10 years. I gave it up when I had my daughter. The Tubes got dry. I was able to kind of get some paint out. It was not an easy job. I added water, squished the tube, added more water, smashed the end of my brush in, Mixed it, Squeezed it, and did this over and over again. It was a lot of work to get a little bit of paint out of an Old tube. The pans I have had for almost 25 years were ready to paint with as soon as I added water. I have Oil Paints that have been sitting for 10 years too and I can not ever get the Lid off of them but that is another story.
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