Thanks for the great review Marty, but I think on price, they're well out of my budget. I live in the UK and have spotted an artists' grade watercolour set that is so much cheaper than the likes of Rembrandt, Daniel Smith, Sennelier, etc. and wondered if you have reviewed/would please review it. It's made for Jackson's Art Supplies, you get to pick your own colours, they are full pans too, plus they ship internationally. I don't work for them, I'm a beginner on a very tight budget and would love it if you could review these please? Thanks :) www.jacksonsart.com/brands/jackson-s/jackson-s-artist-watercolour
Thank you for the notes and the tip on the Jackson WC's. I'll definitely check them out and if I can afford it, I'll add them to the list. Have a great evening. - Marty
I have never used Jackson's but some time ago I heard lots of people on WetCanvas saying that Jackson's home brand watercolors are manufactured by Sennelier
Just a note, Rembrandt is a lot cheaper in Europe, since it's made here. For example, Cobalt Blue 20ml is around $18 on US Amazon, but only around $10 in Sweden.
That pocket box will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine! I will use up my 20 Van Gogh set and replace it first though, likely, lol! Thanks for your great reviews! My Van Gogh Veridian is extremely pigmented! I love it!
Lovely paints. Aside from the regular set they also have some cool sets like mono pigments, granulating, and so on. And they are very affordable for artist grade paints here in Germany. And I will not by purchasing any of them, ever, because they all include a sable brush. All of them. There is no Rembrandt set that does not include a sable brush. I know that other companies add sable brushes to some of their sets as well, but there are almost always options that either include a synthetic brush or nor brush at all. I was super disappointed when I discovered this, I already had them in my shopping cart, but I am glad that I at least found out about the brush before I ended up buying them. In a day and age in which so many people would not be caught dead wearing fur, it is completely ununderstandable to me, how brushes made from sable and squirrel are thought of as being so completely normal.
@@UJB123 Watercolor brushes with real hair are most often made from sable or squirrel (the one in this set is sable) , and neither of those animals get their hair clipped or simply picked up after they shed. There are sable and squirrel brushes made from repurposed hair, but those are expensive handmade brushes and definitely the minority.
Just as a psa, Jacksons art supplies from UK is currently having a large sale. I was able to get a 48 set of Rembrandt for less than $90 and a set of 48 Schmincke for around $160. It was free shipping for such a large order. It would be a bit more expensive if you were ordering from the UK though. I think here's a tax of some sort. But US orders are much cheaper this way. Sale ends Nov 27 2016. I hope this is able to help someone.
Í´ve got the Van Gogh pocket box, which is the student quality for Talens :) and I love them soooo much, they're so nice that I can´t imagine how amazing would be to try those Rembrandt watercolors :D aaahhhh your reviews always make me want to buy new stuff :P
+Happy Kappa Hi Happy - I still need to try those Van Gogh and haven't gotten to it yet, thanks for the reminder. I think you'd love these though. :-) - Marty
@@lylebobroske5172 Hi Karen - Thanks for the question. They don’t market it as such, but I’ve definitely used them for landscapes. I used these primarily in my sketchbook work, so I looked back and most of those were landscapes, with a few figural sketches mixed in.
Hi Marty, great videos! Thank you for taking the time and explaining patiently. :) It was good to let folks know how to remove paper from a block, but realize that it is glued that way to keep the paper straight while you paint and apply more water, then, when your painting is complete, use an exacto knife or something similar, and the painting comes off the block easily. I love my Rembrandt pastels for underpaintings, but I have never tried the watercolor pans - I am definitely going to get this little set!
Hi Edgar - You're right about leaving it in the block while you paint. I sometimes do that as well. The little pan set is really nice, especially if you're out on the road and just want to do a quick study or sketch. ~Marty
Hey marty just checked the paints from van gogh and rembrandt and I noticed the German Amazon used your Van Gogh sample swatches as a reference in a photo for theire paints. Just thought I'd let you know. Your curvy arrows and handwriting gave it away instantly. :D
Lukas is listed as Student grade watercolor paint at Jerry's Artarama website art store. It doesn't mean the pigments used are less lightfast because pigments are pigments from the same source. Its just that Student grade usually do not list the pigments used so you don't always know if the pigments used is lightfast. But it does mean they are more opaque because of extra fillers and brighteners. W&N Cotman do list the pigments used in student grade and that's a plus. Daler-Rowney makes an artist grade too.
This colours look nice, maybe i will try them:-) I like Sennelier paper also but it is expensive in Austria... i watch this video because i heard that Van Gogh are student colours and Rembrandt are artist grade. Van Gogh are also nice colours with a lot of pigment with but if i mix this colours they can look a bit dirty. I use also white nights, but only the good ones and Single pigmented. My darlings are Sennelier, Blockx, Mijello G.C, Daniel Smith and Holbein. Museum coditions are a bit laughible, because there is no daylight...so i test every brand of watercolours on my window in the hot sun over months and look how the lightfastness is- every brand have colours wich are not lightfast, so i exchange. I dont prefer sets, i only buy seperately. Thaks a lot for your video!
thank you for the reviews you do - concentrating on the paints and not going off on tangents like so many other reviewers! ! you are honest and very fair - so a good review from you is extremely worth considering ;-) Go well in these difficult times - and thank heavens for Art!
Another great review! I just got my set of 48, I paid about $130 with shipping from the UK, Im not sure if you have shopped from Jacksons but it might be worth checking out.
Hello Marty, these small watercolour kits are just so neat! Such a great advantage when compared to oil painting. Probably i will get the very small Aqua Mini kit from Sennelier with only eight colours. But now that you mentioned that the Aquafine colours are quite good i need to think again because Daler and Rowney also offers some very small kits. Your colour chart comparisons are really helpful. My favourite paints are the Daniel Smith, i guess, especially the Primatek colours because of the granulating effect which makes them look so special. Have you ever heard about Kremer pigments? This name sounds again very German but i have never seen this colours here!
+Anja Meurer Greetings Anja - Good to hear from you as always! I also love these little pocket boxes. As you say, they are just so portable. I also really like those small kits from Sennelier. I am a big fan of their paints and quality. The Aquafine are really surprising and not very much money. I'm glad you mentioned the Daniel Smith paints, they are my favorite American paints. I haven't heard of Kremer pigments, but I will look them up now that you've mentioned them to me. My favorite paints are still Schmincke. ;-) I saw the weather today was in 12 or 13 C in your neighborhood, was it warm enough to go sketch? - Have a great evening Anja! - Marty
Hi Marty! I love Rembrandt watercolor (I also use Schmincke a lot, since I‘m from Germany and my local art store doesn’t provide Daniel Smith and M. Graham). I just got my second set today. And therefore, I wanted to let you know, that I got a set of 36 halfpans in the metal tin for 89,90€ (that is about 106,22 $ today). The set you have is down in price now as well-about 46€. Since I payed 57€ a few months ago for the same set, I guess, it would be worth having a look for the prices right now. They seem to have lowered the prices in general. (I purchased from Amazon.) Have nice day! 🍀
Danke für die Nachricht Vani. Ich werde die Preise überprüfen und sehen, was sie jetzt sind. Das ist ein gutes Geschäft, denke ich. Ich erinnere mich, als ich in Deutschland lebte, war der US-Dollar sehr stark, 3,50 DM zum Dollar, also lebte ich wie ein König. :-) Vielen Dank für die freundliche Benachrichtigung über die Preise und ich hoffe, dass es Ihnen in Deutschland gut geht. Mit jedem guten Wunsch, Marty
Hi Marty - thanks so much for checking out the Rembrandt water colors. I've been curious about them for a few years. I just can't justify that cost. I might spring for this little set - it appears to have some nice mix possibilities. I'll let you know if I go for it. Also, totally not related to this set, can you tell me how you are liking your new fountain pen? I'm so wanting to buy one and would love to know how it is working for you. As always, best regards from Michigan.
+Judy Brown Hi Judy - Good to hear from you. Yes, these are a bit spendy. Oh, the fountain is really fantastic and I love it, thanks for asking about it. One thing I was worried about was being afraid to use it because it was costly, but I just put that out of my mind. I've been using it quite a bit and even bought a few different colored inks to try out. The Caran d'Ache pens are simply outstanding. It's a lasting investment. Let me know if you get one. Have a great week! - Marty
I am a huge fan of Rembrandt. Marty - you ask for suggestions of what to review - have you come across Isaro watercolors?? a small Belgium company - not cheap but you may get dot test charts . .
@@owingsart Your wish is my command - haha! Good luck to maybe at least getting a dot chart - which they do by hand I think. www.isaro.be/shop/gb/3-watercolours
Thank you for another great review. Beautiful paint - the layering demo really showcased how vivid they are. I've found difficulties with viridian in other lines to. It doesn't seem to dissolve from pans that well. I think that's why most now use thalo green ( sometimes called viridian hue).
+IllustrationsByPete Thanks again Pete - Slowing down to see the comparison was helpful I hope. Really wanted to mention you by name, but I wasn't sure you'd be cool with that. - Marty
Thank u for sharing as always... I agree on the price for these- I'm still amazed by the Lukas. I have my Schmicke set 24 color half pan I think and I'm sticking w-them until I finish the set. They set me back quite a few but are so worth it!!!
Hi Tina - Thanks for the note and I really appreciate you mentioning the value on the Lukas, considering they're very good. Yep, the Schmincke's are not cheap, but worth every penny. ~Marty
+Nrai I just sent my only out one in a giveaway. I tried it and it was just okay for me. It was fine, no complaints, but nothing really stood out. - Marty
I don't know if this was a mistake, but that Amazon link sells the set of 24 instead of 12, so $86.68 (as I saw) is a rather great deal (actually the lowest I've ever seen of this set). It is definitely more expensive than Sennelier, but still cheaper than Schmincke. Jackson's Art does not have discounts as great as American art suppliers, but the listed prices of their European watercolors (W&N, Schmincke, Rembrandt,...but not Sennelier though) are much much lower than those I saw in dickblick or jerrysartarama so I think you might want to take a look at their site. This review came finally as I've always been pondering between Rembrandt and Schmincke. Thank you for your demonstrations and opinions as usual. Also I have a question, which brand has watercolor with the best transparency?
+Quyen-kun Thank you very much for the notes and the tips about Jackson's Art supplies. The transparency question is a good one. Here's the thing, each watercolor maker has some colors that are very transparent, others that are not. This is true for all of the major manufacturers in my experience. Still bottom line is I think Daniel Smith and Schmincke are the best all-around paints for pigments and transparency. I hope this helps you! - Marty
I'm glad that the Rembrands lived up to your expectation. :-) They are less expensive here (that will come as no surprise in the land of manufacturing) but still expensive. I'm looking in to the St. Petersburg White night watercolourpaint right now. Have you even used these Marty? I hear and read goog things about them and they are cheap compared to other artist quality brands. A box with 36 full pans retails for about 45 euro (about 55 dollar or so).
+roden70 Hi roden - I ordered the White Nights the other day based on your recommendation, but they are on back order from Russia, so I have to wait until mid-March for them, but I'm looking forward to them. If I lived in the Netherlands I would buy these Rembrandt's in the 48 tin, grab some Stroopwafel and milk and head down to the Rembrandtpark (appropriately) and do some watercolor painting. :-) - Marty
This is pure inspiration for me. I love to watch your videos about the watercolors! And you drawings are soooo nice always! Love, love, love! What about the Pebeo watercolors, have had a chance to try them already?
great honest review as always, just bought small essential set of daniel smith, so need to go and play. A thought... .. why the bull fighter didn't gell,... cos they shouldnt exist . cheers from Aus.
+koru65 Hi Joru65 - Yes, I guess it was karma about the bull fighter after all. I agree it's a horrific sport. Thanks for watching and have fun with those Daniel Smith's, they're outstanding. - Marty
Hey Marty, I really enjoyed this review. You helped me to decide if I should get a set, I won't be going for one, way too expensive to buy and here in Canada it would be more expensive. I'll be saving my money for one of the other paint sets that I have my heart set on. I have a question about the Sennelier watercolor paper, is it as good as Arches? Thank-you, hope your having a good day!
+Hermione Jarvis Hi Hermione - Thanks for the comments as always and the great question. The Sennelier is nice, but I still prefer either the Arches or Canson. It is very individual though, as I know some Artists who prefer Sennelier to all other papers. - Marty
Hello Marty I just saw this vid from 6years ago.. may I know your updated review all these years compared to the other pro palettes? I hope you do a Ranking of your Watercolors by brand
Hi Marty! I have a set of 48 half pans of these paints. They are very good. I love how all the colours are very organic looking on paper. I use it on 300gsm/140lbs paper. The one thing people who use this set need to keep in mind is the dirty water needs to be disposed of properly. Because the colours/pigments are real pigments, not hues. ( some colours, like their white had a toxicity note on the wrapper)
I just finished swatching, testing and painting several entries into my watercolor test book of all the artist named paints that I have from da vinci to van Gogh. Da Vinci wins! Will be interested in what you think.
Were these not discontinued? Blick and Jerry's both have a very limited stock, and at Hobby Lobby where they sell the student grade of Rembrandt called Van Gogh brand, they are all on closeout prices. When I asked about it I was told Royal Talens were discontinuing the Rembrandt and Van Gogh lines. I enjoyed your review as always Marty. I never tried Rembrandt watercolor. I have used Van Gogh, and honestly they are a top of the line student grade.
+Adam Wallen Hi Adam - Thanks as always for watching and the tip. I hadn't heard that, but I wouldn't be entirely surprised. They quality is OUTSTANDING, but the price is very, very high. I will check with the company to see if this is true, but I see no evidence of it on their website and they've been in business a long time. I'll definitely look into it for sure. A lot of the venerable old paint makers have had to figure out a different business model as pressure from low cost manufactures and new technologies weighs on them. We need companies like Senellier, Royal Talens, Faber-Castell, Schmincke and others to succeed because they really raise the bar for others. At any rate, I have a cost ceiling and these Rembrandt's just about hit it, so I'm tapped out when it comes to expensive art supplies for a little while. :-) - Have a great day! - Marty
Price is one reason I have never tried these watercolors. I have always used Da Vinci, Winsor Newton, and Daniel Smith. I always enjoy waching you demo new things though. I do have some Rembrandt soft pastels and those things are absolutely wonderful. I will be anxious to see what you find out on the discontinue. If you think about it post back here. I don't have a facebook or any other social media. Thanks again Marty.
I'm just watching the video years later from the original post. As most of us have probably figured out businesses like HL and Michael's have been switching to offering their store brands rather than professional level brands......I'm thinking due to costs. Also, some companies are not able to continue contracts with US companies due to supply chain issues, costs, transferring production of products to China and other nations. It's been a fluid market. I enjoyed using many professional grade items...i.e. Moulin du Roy paper that HL once stocked. It is only available now from the UK. I'm attempting to now support USA manufactured watercolor paints exclusively....DS, Da Vinci, American Journey, M Graham but it's tough as I have my favorites from other nations. Rembrandt tins are on sale at Jerry's now for $ 88 12 tin set. I'm tempted.
Hi Marty! Commonly the viridian pigment makes the paint to dry very fast and it is one of the most difficult to rewet. You could use a spray or wet the pan a bit to get the true color and paint. Also, the pigment is very transparent so it's made to be mixed with greens that are opaque or semi opaque to get it more transparent so you don't make your mix more clear with water. Greeting :)
Hey nice vid, i've got a question: Why is always a metall circle at the background of watercolour boxes? I've got one from the German brand "Lukas" and there's one too. Greetings from Germany:)
+. (Anonymus) Hey great question my friend. This is so you can put your thumb through the ring and hold it like a palette while you paint with your brush. :-) Here is a link illustrating this: www.jerrysartarama.com/images/products/watercolors/lukas/1862/0v12605000000-st-01-lukas-empty-half-pan-box.jpg I hope this helps! - Marty
Thanks for the video! I you were to recommend one set of 24/36 (I’ve found both brands online in the same price) - would it be Rembrandt or Schmincke? 😊
Depending on the pigment I paid from about £2.50 a tube. Just over $3 I think that would be. 1/3 the price of Daniel Smith's here. Here's the link if it's of any use www.jacksonsart.com/
Terence Molloy That's not too bad really. I'm thinking the exchange rate so that would be about $3.50 for the regular ones and about $4.75 for the cobalts.
You guys get things cheaper than us so if you think these prices are OK then they must be good. Incidentally, they also have some of these paints in 20 ml tubes.
Overall do you recommend using pans or tubes? And what did you mean go from dark to light? I always understood that with watercolours you paint light to dark?
Hi John - I'm an oil painter by trade and so I tend to paint dark to light, but I believe you're correct that watercolorists go light to dark. I would recommend tubes because you get more paint for your money. Some of the smaller pocket boxes are only issued with pans though, so I use them up and squeeze tube paint into the pans after I've exhausted the pan paint. Hope that helps! - Marty
+cherylynn927 Hi Cherylynn - Yep, juliaaaaa was right, I love Schmincke paints, they're really outstanding. I also highly recommend Daniel Smith, M. Graham and Lukas 1862 if you're looking to save a few bucks. - Marty
The boot is on the other foot over here. Rembrandts are what I use and they are very competitive, Daniel Smith however is very pricey for us in the UK?
+Bartholo Clumpdink - Sounds like they are a bit pricey, even there if I understand correctly. Did your wife buy you the DS or the Rembrandt's for Christmas?
Hi Marty, thanks for the review. I watched the Rembrandt review and the van gogh review, if you have to choose one set, which one would you buy in terms of pigment and transparency? Thanks :)
Did you figure out how Lukas Paints keep their prices so low? I was told they eliminate the "middle man" by partnering with only one store. If you know more about this please let us know.
I think you're right about that, although I'm not positive. I know that they use multiple pigments in some of their paints and very likely they use, brighteners, which can hold expenses down.
I also have a question for my Plaine air set I'm between a cotman set the dale Rowley I love the cotman for the case and I know Windsor and newton cotman is a good middle of the road set but one other other paint I have tried and only cause I lucked out and they happen to have the daler and roweny simply set of 6 tube when I let them dry with my artist loft oh and the reeves that shows up at my dollar store every now and again the simply paint needed no extra glycerin added it dried to a shiny sticky pan just all around a big step up from the reeves or artist loft so I think that paint in a higher grade can only mean good things what would be your choice?
+The Chatty crafter Greetings and thank you for the question. I would tend to steer clear of the Reeves. They're cheap, but not very good. Between WN Cotman and Daler & Rowney Aquafine it's almost a toss up, but I'd lean toward the Daler. Here is a review I did of them a while back and I was really impressed. They did well for a student grade and performed better than some Artist grade watercolors. Hope this helps: ruclips.net/video/yAY9ylyYCaU/видео.html
+Owings Art wow really quick response I have just found your channel this week and watching all your videos quickly becoming a top channel to watch for me. Thank you for your detailed answer to my question and for your channel and these great reviews and demos!
*Looks at price on Amazon* Marty, I think you found one of the highest priced watercolors out there! It's higher than my Caran D'ache watercolor pencils. lol Those colors do look really strong though.
+SuperFlawless9 Yeah, these aren't cheap by any means, but ohhh yeah....they are really, really smooth and vibrant. By the way, you need to email your address to me. :-) - Marty
The Lukas are mentioned at handprint.com .Bruce has done studies under the microscope of most brands ...see what his recommendations are and why.If some viridians are stronger than the Talens, are there any phthalos in the mix ? As for the doc ph martins , they are inks are they not ?. Do they have a gum Arabic binder?
Hi Alba - thanks for the information. Ph Martins calls them, "concentrated watercolors". They're careful not to say they are inks. I forget what the binder is. I'll check out Bruce's information as well. Great tip. - Marty
No offense, but: The reason Viridian doesn't "pop" like you "expected" it, is because it's the real, genuine Viridian. Look, this is an artist range. And thank god a few of them still operate on the philosophy of offering the real deal to the customer. Yes, it would have been much stronger if it had been mixed up from a base of cheap, intense Phtalo Green, as is the case in student ranges and some newfangled brands. But what's the point in offering an imitation of Viridian that is made from Phtalo Green? You are going to offer Phtalo Green as well, aren't you? Could one suspect that the murky intention is that unwary customers will think that the brand is superior? Because Viridian, Cobalt Blue, etc, seem stronger? You may counter by asking: What is the point of having real Viridian and Cobalt if they are so weak? - Well, why don't let the artist decide that! For one thing they have their own unique properties in washes and mixtures which artist may be used to. They are granulary, sedimentary. And they lift! Replacement "Viridian" doesn't. Finally, they are indestructible. Imitations may be very lightfast, but they do eventually fade. Genuine Viridian and Cobalt don't. Ever. But yea, maybe they should have included a Phtalo Green instead of the Viridian in this box.
You make some great points. I appreciate your passion about Viridian, not everyone would take the time to express it. You're right Viridian and Cobalt in their pure form are extremely lightfast. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions AND thank you for watching. ~Marty
I bought this set and was also disappointed in the viridian and one of the blues. I was used to a Winsor and Newton green. Didn't realize viridian was supposed to be like that. Spent nearly a hundred bucks on my set from a local Blick store too. I have loved working with the Rembrandt oil paints for a long time -- they are beautiful -- so I had to have the watercolor set when I saw it.
Well yea. It's the drawback of sets, particularly small sets. You rarely get a set of paints that suits you perfectly. The solution is to buy separate paints to supplement. For instance, in this case you could buy Phthalo Green 6752. It's similar to the classic Winsor Green, being the same stuff, PG7 chlorinated copper phthalocyanine. Manufacturers like Daniel Smith, W&N, M Graham, Schmincke, Sennelier don't have such big ranges of colors in order to offer many different hues. They do it to offer different choices of pigments with different properties. But when putting together a set, like 12 colors, for marketing, you have a problem: Which do you select? Rembrandt's watercolors are IMO superb. They belong to the top team, which is basically those I've mentioned.
Well, Vermilliontea, thank you for making me see those colors in a new light. I will enjoy getting used to the properties of those colors. I did add a couple of W&N artist colors to my set for when I want stronger colors. Like I said, I have been a fan of other Rembrandt products for a long time. One other drawback I see to the Rembrandt box is that the front tray droops down. I noticed that my larger Schminke box has a slight bump to prevent that so I glued a small piece of magnet in the same place. Now my tray doesn't droop down so much when I use the thumb hold.
Wow, thank you for explaining that. I hadn't the slightest idea! I am a total newbie, like got a Prima set at Christmas and started playing around a couple of weeks ago. I usually do acrylics. I love Viridian (in acrylics) since it is such a vibrant and lush color, but had now idea about this. I do love granulating watercolors, so I have to research this a bit more.
It seems you got them overpriced. I own 15 of them wich i bought by piece and not in a set. These cost around 3.50-4 euros per half pan. When i ordered my Rembrandt i also got myself a nice Van Gogh 12 set in a case, because i couldn't find a Rembrandt one at the time, and I payed approximately 60 euros. Next time it will be best to look more into the prices. It's quite a shame because you could have gotten more colours from the series, since they are so vibrant and eady to work with ^^ Thank you for the review ~
The company, Royal Talens has it's base in Netherlands. I was living there or about two years and I used to send packages to US to some clients i had. The shipping wasn't too expensive, around 10-40 dollars ( depending on the package ). Also, there are many sites you can find offers for the rembrandt series. Anyways thanks for replying my message and keep on making great videos.
I have gpt for some days already the whole set of Lyra Rembrandt Aquarell Set of 100 pencils insde a beautiful Wooden Case, don´t ask me how much I payed for it, very expensive, VERY, in the end, I am not sure is paying for hi quality in the end you don´t get much better color quality as cheper brands like Bruynzeel DESIGN Aquarell which I also have and I do not really see a difference in Pigmenten with my Lyra Rembrandt, I think many of these branches are ober priced, what do you think?
+King Mambo Studios Thanks for the message and sharing your thoughts on this topic, it's an important one. At a certain point I do see a significant difference in quality. This is less pronounced in the mid range bands like Marco, Bruynzeel, Prismacolor Premiere's and Staedtler's. Those all seem to have roughly the same quality. However with the lower end brands, like Crayola, Prang, Kid Made Modern and others, you can see a range of quality. When it comes to the best brands though, the quality clearly stands out in my experience, for example Faber-Castell, Caran d'Ache and even Koh-I-Noor. Have a GREAT day! - Marty
+Andi Rozdzynski (Malakai's Angels) Hi Andi - Thank you so much for the sub and for taking the time to leave a kind remark, I really appreciate it. - Marty
19:40 Off topic of this video in general, but I believe we now share a curiosity in the Lukas paint. After some more internet scouring, I managed to find a recent development. Your tests of the paints in comparison to others does assure me quite abit, especially the result of your 3 day lightfast test. But if you are curious as to how they might hold up in a longer test, I think I'll be following the tests on this blog jennifermack.net/2016/01/20/lightfast-test-lukas-aquarelle-1862-vs-arizona-sunlight/ . This artist will be putting some Lukas 1862's to the test in Arizona weather for up to 3 months, and will be updating periodically at monthly intervals. I would do some lightfast tests with my own paint myself, but I'd probably botch it up, I'm not very experienced in the first place. Curiously enough, I wonder if the results would be comparable, as I live in California, we too, as in Arizona, get very harsh sun nearly year round. As for some tests in general, I did do a black line transparency test, and from my colours, it appears lemon yellow, and cinnabar red are not nearly as transparent as they should be. They compare more to the semi opaqueness of the cobalt turquoise, or cerulean blue I also have from them. It's not quite a problem for me with lemon yellow, as I'll be moving on from PY3 to PY97 (Usually labeled as hansa yellow medium) as my cooler yellow. As for Cinnabar PR-255, I think I'll be switching brands for this particular pigment t o Daniel smith, for their Pyrrol scarlet (Same pigment). It's come to my attention, no brand perfectly formulates for all of their pigments, so this must be one of those situations. I hope these tests finally put my curiosity, and hopes for this still slightly obscure paint, to rest. As for these Rembrandts, everything seems spectacular. I'd love to try a few colors of many brands if only for the hands on experience, and comparison between each other. I may have to hold off on that idea for some time though, especially with Rembrandt, because of the cost. I think it will be very worth the money in time though, as the learning one can get from trying different brands between the same pigments, will allow you to feel for yourself the differences between formulations made for the pigments. As usual, I look forward to future content!
+AntiFormKeyblade Great detail here and very helpful. My short tests are just very basic and I'm just looking for any initial fading. Putting watercolors in direct Arizona sun for 3 months wouldn't tell me much to be honest. No paints in the world are meant to stand up to direct sunlight for that period without some fading. Many manufactures claim lightfastness against what they say are, "museum" conditions. That is no direct sun, museum glass and perfect temperature control. The fact is museums spend a lot of money keeping paintings in good condition, that includes re-touching them and painting them. Conservationists do this work professionally and their primary function is preservation. For me, I just try to look for the best quality paints I can find. Lightfastness is certainly important, but it isn't the only factor that influences me or many other Artists I know. Your curiosity about other paints is one I share and I feel the same way about being able to explore and try all kinds of paints. Thank you for the information and the support! - Marty
Owings Art Pretty much all 12 half pan set in metal cases (artist quality) that are for sale here have similar prices, except for Schmicke with is 20$ more, never had one yet
Yes, it is stupid. There are several sets by Rembrandt that I would love to buy, such as the mono pigment set and their granulating set, but because they all come with a sable brush, I will not buy any of them.
For our American brethren: the sixteenhundreds comprise the SEVENTEENTH century and NOT the FIFTEENTH. We repeatedly hear this misnumbereing of centuries from new world speakers. A mystery; I hope they are aware that we all live in the 21st century which is one higher than the 20 in the dates we currently use. Maybe not? O well: AMERICANS, today we live in the 21st century; use this knowledge.
Marty you have to stop doing reviews I can't afford new toys right now. And these look like a really good toy to own. But you're right way too expensive for any real artist. Unless they're selling their paintings for a lot of money the return on investment might not be the right thing to do for anybody. Unless they got plenty of money to waste.
+Elizabeth Kilbride Ha! I know what you mean about the new toys AND the money. Yes, these are expensive and with other great alternatives, I can't justify the expense. :-) - Marty
+Owings Art Marty have you tested the Peerless watercolor paints yet? I've been considering them for traveling on a plane. let me know what you think of them.
But then you also have to wonder why artist grade watercolors are sold in half pans. The reason why I sometimes buy 5ml tubes and half pans, and I am sure that this goes for other people as well, is because it allows me to try out new pigments and brands without having to spend a lot of money. I know that some watercolors really shrink down when they dry in a pan, including the Rembrandt paints, but other brands, like Schmincke, hold up pretty well, and then 5ml aren't such a bad amount. 5ml of Horadam end up giving you a full pan. And by this I don't mean that you can fill a whole pan with the tube, I mean that after the paint has had time to settle and dry, you will have a full pan. And that really isn't bad, considering how long a full pan of high quality watercolor is going to last.
Thanks for the great review Marty, but I think on price, they're well out of my budget. I live in the UK and have spotted an artists' grade watercolour set that is so much cheaper than the likes of Rembrandt, Daniel Smith, Sennelier, etc. and wondered if you have reviewed/would please review it. It's made for Jackson's Art Supplies, you get to pick your own colours, they are full pans too, plus they ship internationally. I don't work for them, I'm a beginner on a very tight budget and would love it if you could review these please? Thanks :)
www.jacksonsart.com/brands/jackson-s/jackson-s-artist-watercolour
Thank you for the notes and the tip on the Jackson WC's. I'll definitely check them out and if I can afford it, I'll add them to the list. Have a great evening. - Marty
+Owings Art Thanks Marty, I'll look forward to seeing it if/when you do. Have a smashing evening too :)
I have never used Jackson's but some time ago I heard lots of people on WetCanvas saying that Jackson's home brand watercolors are manufactured by Sennelier
+Jane Kirkwood (Artsy Otternut) Thank Jane.
+Quyen-kun Ah, that does kind of make sense, as in their description they mention that they use honey in the production of the paint.
Just a note, Rembrandt is a lot cheaper in Europe, since it's made here. For example, Cobalt Blue 20ml is around $18 on US Amazon, but only around $10 in Sweden.
Thank you for the detailed review. I found it very useful compared to some others I viewed previously.
Very welcome. Hope you subscribe. 🙏😁
That pocket box will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine! I will use up my 20 Van Gogh set and replace it first though, likely, lol! Thanks for your great reviews! My Van Gogh Veridian is extremely pigmented! I love it!
Best review of watercolors ive ever found on youtube.
Super helpfull, thanks man! :)
Lovely paints. Aside from the regular set they also have some cool sets like mono pigments, granulating, and so on. And they are very affordable for artist grade paints here in Germany. And I will not by purchasing any of them, ever, because they all include a sable brush. All of them. There is no Rembrandt set that does not include a sable brush. I know that other companies add sable brushes to some of their sets as well, but there are almost always options that either include a synthetic brush or nor brush at all. I was super disappointed when I discovered this, I already had them in my shopping cart, but I am glad that I at least found out about the brush before I ended up buying them. In a day and age in which so many people would not be caught dead wearing fur, it is completely ununderstandable to me, how brushes made from sable and squirrel are thought of as being so completely normal.
You don’t have to kill an animal to clip some hair. Also, they shed. 😉
@@UJB123 Watercolor brushes with real hair are most often made from sable or squirrel (the one in this set is sable) , and neither of those animals get their hair clipped or simply picked up after they shed. There are sable and squirrel brushes made from repurposed hair, but those are expensive handmade brushes and definitely the minority.
another great review - thank you! Keep well and Happy New Year!
Thank you!
So helpful!!!!! ❤ don't stop doing these videos!!! I'm so thankful !
Thank you very much.
Just as a psa, Jacksons art supplies from UK is currently having a large sale. I was able to get a 48 set of Rembrandt for less than $90 and a set of 48 Schmincke for around $160. It was free shipping for such a large order. It would be a bit more expensive if you were ordering from the UK though. I think here's a tax of some sort. But US orders are much cheaper this way.
Sale ends Nov 27 2016. I hope this is able to help someone.
Hey that's an AWESOME price for these and the Schmincke. Thanks for the tips Heidi.
No problem! I just hope someone can find the information useful :)
Í´ve got the Van Gogh pocket box, which is the student quality for Talens :) and I love them soooo much, they're so nice that I can´t imagine how amazing would be to try those Rembrandt watercolors :D aaahhhh your reviews always make me want to buy new stuff :P
+Happy Kappa Hi Happy - I still need to try those Van Gogh and haven't gotten to it yet, thanks for the reminder. I think you'd love these though. :-)
- Marty
Is this a landscape palette Marty? I've ordered a set in tube form. Looking forward to recieving these. Thank you for this. Karen from Canada ☺☺☺☺
@@lylebobroske5172 Hi Karen - Thanks for the question. They don’t market it as such, but I’ve definitely used them for landscapes. I used these primarily in my sketchbook work, so I looked back and most of those were landscapes, with a few figural sketches mixed in.
Hi Marty, great videos! Thank you for taking the time and explaining patiently. :) It was good to let folks know how to remove paper from a block, but realize that it is glued that way to keep the paper straight while you paint and apply more water, then, when your painting is complete, use an exacto knife or something similar, and the painting comes off the block easily. I love my Rembrandt pastels for underpaintings, but I have never tried the watercolor pans - I am definitely going to get this little set!
Hi Edgar - You're right about leaving it in the block while you paint. I sometimes do that as well. The little pan set is really nice, especially if you're out on the road and just want to do a quick study or sketch. ~Marty
Thank you great review one I was struggling to find.
Very welcome!
Thanks Marty. You are always on point with your reviews. And I have to say, I like your final bull fighter!!
+Annie Sterner Thank you Annie! I appreciate the comments. You're very kind. - Marty
Hey marty just checked the paints from van gogh and rembrandt and I noticed the German Amazon used your Van Gogh sample swatches as a reference in a photo for theire paints. Just thought I'd let you know. Your curvy arrows and handwriting gave it away instantly. :D
Thanks for the heads up, I didn't know that. You don't happen to have a link to that do you? Just curious. Happy New Year!!!
G'day Marty, thanks for the review, have been thinking about these. Love their pastels. Excellent quality.
Thank you for the note!!
Marty thanks for review.I m so happy to found your Channel :)
+LovkynaPeral So am I. - Marty
Very nice review Marty, they look very rich and gorgeous. Right now the set of 24 costs 90$ on Amazon, A steal I think! :D
They are pretty sweet paints.
Excellent review Marty! Thanks!
+Helen McCoy Thank you Helen, much appreciated. It was kind of you to leave a comment. - Marty
I order this yesterday which was my birthday
Lukas is listed as Student grade watercolor paint at Jerry's Artarama website art store. It doesn't mean the pigments used are less lightfast because pigments are pigments from the same source. Its just that Student grade usually do not list the pigments used so you don't always know if the pigments used is lightfast. But it does mean they are more opaque because of extra fillers and brighteners. W&N Cotman do list the pigments used in student grade and that's a plus. Daler-Rowney makes an artist grade too.
Thank you Renee. Good info. :-)
This colours look nice, maybe i will try them:-)
I like Sennelier paper also but it is expensive in Austria...
i watch this video because i heard that Van Gogh are student colours and Rembrandt are artist grade. Van Gogh are also nice colours with a lot of pigment with but if i mix this colours they can look a bit dirty. I use also white nights, but only the good ones and Single pigmented. My darlings are Sennelier, Blockx, Mijello G.C, Daniel Smith and Holbein.
Museum coditions are a bit laughible, because there is no daylight...so i test every brand of watercolours on my window in the hot sun over months and look how the lightfastness is- every brand have colours wich are not lightfast, so i exchange. I dont prefer sets, i only buy seperately.
Thaks a lot for your video!
thank you for the reviews you do - concentrating on the paints and not going off on tangents like so many other reviewers! ! you are honest and very fair - so a good review from you is extremely worth considering ;-) Go well in these difficult times - and thank heavens for Art!
Another great review! I just got my set of 48, I paid about $130 with shipping from the UK, Im not sure if you have shopped from Jacksons but it might be worth checking out.
Hello Marty, these small watercolour kits are just so neat! Such a great advantage when compared to oil painting. Probably i will get the very small Aqua Mini kit from Sennelier with only eight colours. But now that you mentioned that the Aquafine colours are quite good i need to think again because Daler and Rowney also offers some very small kits. Your colour chart comparisons are really helpful. My favourite paints are the Daniel Smith, i guess, especially the Primatek colours because of the granulating effect which makes them look so special. Have you ever heard about Kremer pigments? This name sounds again very German but i have never seen this colours here!
+Anja Meurer Greetings Anja - Good to hear from you as always! I also love these little pocket boxes. As you say, they are just so portable. I also really like those small kits from Sennelier. I am a big fan of their paints and quality. The Aquafine are really surprising and not very much money. I'm glad you mentioned the Daniel Smith paints, they are my favorite American paints. I haven't heard of Kremer pigments, but I will look them up now that you've mentioned them to me. My favorite paints are still Schmincke. ;-) I saw the weather today was in 12 or 13 C in your neighborhood, was it warm enough to go sketch? - Have a great evening Anja! - Marty
Hi Marty! I love Rembrandt watercolor (I also use Schmincke a lot, since I‘m from Germany and my local art store doesn’t provide Daniel Smith and M. Graham). I just got my second set today. And therefore, I wanted to let you know, that I got a set of 36 halfpans in the metal tin for 89,90€ (that is about 106,22 $ today). The set you have is down in price now as well-about 46€. Since I payed 57€ a few months ago for the same set, I guess, it would be worth having a look for the prices right now. They seem to have lowered the prices in general. (I purchased from Amazon.) Have nice day! 🍀
Danke für die Nachricht Vani. Ich werde die Preise überprüfen und sehen, was sie jetzt sind. Das ist ein gutes Geschäft, denke ich. Ich erinnere mich, als ich in Deutschland lebte, war der US-Dollar sehr stark, 3,50 DM zum Dollar, also lebte ich wie ein König. :-)
Vielen Dank für die freundliche Benachrichtigung über die Preise und ich hoffe, dass es Ihnen in Deutschland gut geht.
Mit jedem guten Wunsch, Marty
Oh! Ich freue mich sehr über die Antwort!(und dann auch noch in meiner Muttersprache😃) Vielen Dank! 😊 🍀
Wow, great video. Thanks for review!
Thank you Yeon.
always look forward to your reviews Marty. Shannon
+Art Junkie You're the best Shannon. Thanks for the note my friend. - Marty
Hi Marty - thanks so much for checking out the Rembrandt water colors. I've been curious about them for a few years. I just can't justify that cost. I might spring for this little set - it appears to have some nice mix possibilities. I'll let you know if I go for it. Also, totally not related to this set, can you tell me how you are liking your new fountain pen? I'm so wanting to buy one and would love to know how it is working for you. As always, best regards from Michigan.
+Judy Brown Hi Judy - Good to hear from you. Yes, these are a bit spendy. Oh, the fountain is really fantastic and I love it, thanks for asking about it. One thing I was worried about was being afraid to use it because it was costly, but I just put that out of my mind. I've been using it quite a bit and even bought a few different colored inks to try out. The Caran d'Ache pens are simply outstanding. It's a lasting investment. Let me know if you get one. Have a great week! - Marty
Thank you so much for your evaluation on the pen - and as always, for your thoughtful comments. You're the best.
Judy Brown :-)
I am a huge fan of Rembrandt. Marty - you ask for suggestions of what to review - have you come across Isaro watercolors?? a small Belgium company - not cheap but you may get dot test charts . .
Hi Netti - I don't know them, but I can look into it if you have a link here?
@@owingsart Your wish is my command - haha!
Good luck to maybe at least getting a dot chart - which they do by hand I think.
www.isaro.be/shop/gb/3-watercolours
Thank you for another great review. Beautiful paint - the layering demo really showcased how vivid they are. I've found difficulties with viridian in other lines to. It doesn't seem to dissolve from pans that well. I think that's why most now use thalo green ( sometimes called viridian hue).
+Vicki Wood Agreed on the viridian, although with good quality paints I haven't had too much trouble. These are pretty sweet paints. - Marty
Great review Marty! Thanks for taking my suggestions to heart. I thought it was great. -Pete
+IllustrationsByPete Thanks again Pete - Slowing down to see the comparison was helpful I hope. Really wanted to mention you by name, but I wasn't sure you'd be cool with that. - Marty
+Owings Art It was very helpful and so was the transparency test. I wouldn't have minded. Thanks again Marty. -Pete
IllustrationsByPete Thanks Pete.
Awesome watercolore, Mr. Owings. I have van gogh, but they are more suitable for decorative techniques. Cheaper buy in tube
+John Elfman Thank you Sir! - Marty
Thank u for sharing as always... I agree on the price for these- I'm still amazed by the Lukas. I have my Schmicke set 24 color half pan I think and I'm sticking w-them until I finish the set. They set me back quite a few but are so worth it!!!
Hi Tina - Thanks for the note and I really appreciate you mentioning the value on the Lukas, considering they're very good. Yep, the Schmincke's are not cheap, but worth every penny. ~Marty
Thanks for another review, Marty. I was wondering if you had plans for reviewing the Molotow masking pen.
+Nrai I just sent my only out one in a giveaway. I tried it and it was just okay for me. It was fine, no complaints, but nothing really stood out. - Marty
I don't know if this was a mistake, but that Amazon link sells the set of 24 instead of 12, so $86.68 (as I saw) is a rather great deal (actually the lowest I've ever seen of this set). It is definitely more expensive than Sennelier, but still cheaper than Schmincke.
Jackson's Art does not have discounts as great as American art suppliers, but the listed prices of their European watercolors (W&N, Schmincke, Rembrandt,...but not Sennelier though) are much much lower than those I saw in dickblick or jerrysartarama so I think you might want to take a look at their site.
This review came finally as I've always been pondering between Rembrandt and Schmincke. Thank you for your demonstrations and opinions as usual. Also I have a question, which brand has watercolor with the best transparency?
+Quyen-kun Thank you very much for the notes and the tips about Jackson's Art supplies. The transparency question is a good one. Here's the thing, each watercolor maker has some colors that are very transparent, others that are not. This is true for all of the major manufacturers in my experience. Still bottom line is I think Daniel Smith and Schmincke are the best all-around paints for pigments and transparency. I hope this helps you! - Marty
Well i would say spend 130 and get a 48 color set or Rembrandt instead
I'm glad that the Rembrands lived up to your expectation. :-) They are less expensive here (that will come as no surprise in the land of manufacturing) but still expensive.
I'm looking in to the St. Petersburg White night watercolourpaint right now. Have you even used these Marty? I hear and read goog things about them and they are cheap compared to other artist quality brands. A box with 36 full pans retails for about 45 euro (about 55 dollar or so).
+roden70 Hi roden - I ordered the White Nights the other day based on your recommendation, but they are on back order from Russia, so I have to wait until mid-March for them, but I'm looking forward to them. If I lived in the Netherlands I would buy these Rembrandt's in the 48 tin, grab some Stroopwafel and milk and head down to the Rembrandtpark (appropriately) and do some watercolor painting. :-) - Marty
+Owings Art LOL.
I don't think you would have much fun in the park right now. The weather is awful, rain and storm.
roden70 :-)
This is pure inspiration for me. I love to watch your videos about the watercolors! And you drawings are soooo nice always! Love, love, love! What about the Pebeo watercolors, have had a chance to try them already?
+Cris Costa I have them, just came in the mail. They are on my list though, which is a little long at the moment. :-)
No worries, nice to know you have them also for tests. Have a nice weekend! :)
Cris Costa :-)
P.S. Your reviews r the best I've ever seen- reminds me of my intensive/informative art courses in university!!!! LOVE IT!!!!😘💕🐾👍🏻
Thank you so much Tina, that's a very kind thing to say! ~Marty
Your vids are awesome :) I think I'm going to hang out in your upload tab for a while!
+Kael Navarre Thank you for the note. Much appreciated Kael. - Marty
great honest review as always, just bought small essential set of daniel smith, so need to go and play. A thought... .. why the bull fighter didn't gell,... cos they shouldnt exist . cheers from Aus.
+koru65 Hi Joru65 - Yes, I guess it was karma about the bull fighter after all. I agree it's a horrific sport. Thanks for watching and have fun with those Daniel Smith's, they're outstanding. - Marty
Hey Marty, I really enjoyed this review. You helped me to decide if I should get a set, I won't be going for one, way too expensive to buy and here in Canada it would be more expensive. I'll be saving my money for one of the other paint sets that I have my heart set on. I have a question about the Sennelier watercolor paper, is it as good as Arches? Thank-you, hope your having a good day!
+Hermione Jarvis Hi Hermione - Thanks for the comments as always and the great question. The Sennelier is nice, but I still prefer either the Arches or Canson. It is very individual though, as I know some Artists who prefer Sennelier to all other papers. - Marty
Ok, thanks!
Hello Marty I just saw this vid from 6years ago.. may I know your updated review all these years compared to the other pro palettes? I hope you do a Ranking of your Watercolors by brand
I did a top five by brand.
Hi Marty! I have a set of 48 half pans of these paints. They are very good. I love how all the colours are very organic looking on paper. I use it on 300gsm/140lbs paper. The one thing people who use this set need to keep in mind is the dirty water needs to be disposed of properly. Because the colours/pigments are real pigments, not hues. ( some colours, like their white had a toxicity note on the wrapper)
+Arielle Lavecchia Thank you Arielle that's a great tip about the pigments and toxicity. Never rinse these down a drain. - Marty
Thanks for this review :) maybe you'd like to do a review about kuretake gansai tambi watercolors. They are not so expensive on eBay from Japan
+Alexandra J - Hi Alexandra - Yes, for sure, they are already on my list so I will be doing that sometime soon. Thank you for watching. - Marty
I just finished swatching, testing and painting several entries into my watercolor test book of all the artist named paints that I have from da vinci to van Gogh. Da Vinci wins! Will be interested in what you think.
Well, da Vinci is a professional watercolor brand, van Gogh is a student grade, so... Yeeeeah...
Rembrandt is supposed to be professional but lags way behind da Vinci, I , Turner I am not sure but I say student,
Were these not discontinued? Blick and Jerry's both have a very limited stock, and at Hobby Lobby where they sell the student grade of Rembrandt called Van Gogh brand, they are all on closeout prices. When I asked about it I was told Royal Talens were discontinuing the Rembrandt and Van Gogh lines. I enjoyed your review as always Marty. I never tried Rembrandt watercolor. I have used Van Gogh, and honestly they are a top of the line student grade.
+Adam Wallen Hi Adam - Thanks as always for watching and the tip. I hadn't heard that, but I wouldn't be entirely surprised. They quality is OUTSTANDING, but the price is very, very high. I will check with the company to see if this is true, but I see no evidence of it on their website and they've been in business a long time. I'll definitely look into it for sure. A lot of the venerable old paint makers have had to figure out a different business model as pressure from low cost manufactures and new technologies weighs on them. We need companies like Senellier, Royal Talens, Faber-Castell, Schmincke and others to succeed because they really raise the bar for others. At any rate, I have a cost ceiling and these Rembrandt's just about hit it, so I'm tapped out when it comes to expensive art supplies for a little while. :-) - Have a great day! - Marty
Price is one reason I have never tried these watercolors. I have always used Da Vinci, Winsor Newton, and Daniel Smith. I always enjoy waching you demo new things though. I do have some Rembrandt soft pastels and those things are absolutely wonderful. I will be anxious to see what you find out on the discontinue. If you think about it post back here. I don't have a facebook or any other social media. Thanks again Marty.
Adam Wallen Not sure they'll be wiling to talk, but I'll ask them for sure and report back. Thanks again for the tip. - Marty
I'm just watching the video years later from the original post. As most of us have probably figured out businesses like HL and Michael's have been switching to offering their store brands rather than professional level brands......I'm thinking due to costs. Also, some companies are not able to continue contracts with US companies due to supply chain issues, costs, transferring production of products to China and other nations. It's been a fluid market. I enjoyed using many professional grade items...i.e. Moulin du Roy paper that HL once stocked. It is only available now from the UK. I'm attempting to now support USA manufactured watercolor paints exclusively....DS, Da Vinci, American Journey, M Graham but it's tough as I have my favorites from other nations. Rembrandt tins are on sale at Jerry's now for $ 88 12 tin set. I'm tempted.
Hi Marty! Commonly the viridian pigment makes the paint to dry very fast and it is one of the most difficult to rewet. You could use a spray or wet the pan a bit to get the true color and paint. Also, the pigment is very transparent so it's made to be mixed with greens that are opaque or semi opaque to get it more transparent so you don't make your mix more clear with water. Greeting :)
Thank you so much Eduardo. Great tips. ~Marty
Hey nice vid, i've got a question: Why is always a metall circle at the background of watercolour boxes? I've got one from the German brand "Lukas" and there's one too.
Greetings from Germany:)
+. (Anonymus) Hey great question my friend. This is so you can put your thumb through the ring and hold it like a palette while you paint with your brush. :-) Here is a link illustrating this: www.jerrysartarama.com/images/products/watercolors/lukas/1862/0v12605000000-st-01-lukas-empty-half-pan-box.jpg
I hope this helps! - Marty
Thanks for the video! I you were to recommend one set of 24/36 (I’ve found both brands online in the same price) - would it be Rembrandt or Schmincke? 😊
Schmincke. 100%
I'm in the UK and bought some 5ml tubes from Jackson's Art. At the moment they are really cheap and of a really good quality.
+Terence Molloy How much did you pay for them if I may ask?
Depending on the pigment I paid from about £2.50 a tube. Just over $3 I think that would be. 1/3 the price of Daniel Smith's here. Here's the link if it's of any use www.jacksonsart.com/
The cobalts are £3.20 a tube which is relly good for here.
Terence Molloy That's not too bad really. I'm thinking the exchange rate so that would be about $3.50 for the regular ones and about $4.75 for the cobalts.
You guys get things cheaper than us so if you think these prices are OK then they must be good. Incidentally, they also have some of these paints in 20 ml tubes.
Overall do you recommend using pans or tubes? And what did you mean go from dark to light? I always understood that with watercolours you paint light to dark?
Hi John - I'm an oil painter by trade and so I tend to paint dark to light, but I believe you're correct that watercolorists go light to dark. I would recommend tubes because you get more paint for your money. Some of the smaller pocket boxes are only issued with pans though, so I use them up and squeeze tube paint into the pans after I've exhausted the pan paint. Hope that helps! - Marty
Great review Marty! Of all the watercolor paints you have sampled, do you have a favorite and what is the name? Thanks!!
I think from memory, he enjoys schminke watercolor paints.
juliaaaaa Thanks!
+juliaaaaa You got it! Thank you for remembering.
+cherylynn927 Hi Cherylynn - Yep, juliaaaaa was right, I love Schmincke paints, they're really outstanding. I also highly recommend Daniel Smith, M. Graham and Lukas 1862 if you're looking to save a few bucks. - Marty
Owings Art Hey there Marty, thanks! Im always looking to save a few $$$ :) I enjoyed you comments on The Frugal Crafter!
Great review, thank you!
Thank you for watching.
The boot is on the other foot over here. Rembrandts are what I use and they are very competitive, Daniel Smith however is very pricey for us in the UK?
Just checked, my wife paid £65 (about $92) for my Christmas pressie, she got me the 24 set.
They were on sale before Xmas www.jacksonsart.com/rembrandt-watercolour-sets
+Bartholo Clumpdink - Sounds like they are a bit pricey, even there if I understand correctly. Did your wife buy you the DS or the Rembrandt's for Christmas?
+Owings Art the Rembrandts. They are about middle price range here.
+Bartholo Clumpdink got it. The DS are not as costly here.
Hi Marty, thanks for the review. I watched the Rembrandt review and the van gogh review, if you have to choose one set, which one would you buy in terms of pigment and transparency? Thanks :)
Rembrandt. :-)
actually in water color, it's recommended to go light to dark.
Thank you for the correction. I paint in oils so it's a habit for me.
Unless you are doing an underpainting for the values as he sort of did here.
Hey Marty, nice review. Maybe you can review the Mijello Mission Gold Perfect Pan Set?
+Colour Crazy They are on my short list. :-) Thank you for the suggestion. - Marty
If you have to choose between Rembrandt and W&N (not Cotman line) which would you buy?
That's tough, but probably Rembrandt.
Did you figure out how Lukas Paints keep their prices so low? I was told they eliminate the "middle man" by partnering with only one store. If you know more about this please let us know.
I think you're right about that, although I'm not positive. I know that they use multiple pigments in some of their paints and very likely they use, brighteners, which can hold expenses down.
do you frequently paint on a canvas. Nice video btw
+Shreykishore Bangera Hi Shrey - Not very often. I use canvas board for the most part. - Marty
I also have a question for my Plaine air set I'm between a cotman set the dale Rowley I love the cotman for the case and I know Windsor and newton cotman is a good middle of the road set but one other other paint I have tried and only cause I lucked out and they happen to have the daler and roweny simply set of 6 tube when I let them dry with my artist loft oh and the reeves that shows up at my dollar store every now and again the simply paint needed no extra glycerin added it dried to a shiny sticky pan just all around a big step up from the reeves or artist loft so I think that paint in a higher grade can only mean good things what would be your choice?
+The Chatty crafter Greetings and thank you for the question. I would tend to steer clear of the Reeves. They're cheap, but not very good. Between WN Cotman and Daler & Rowney Aquafine it's almost a toss up, but I'd lean toward the Daler. Here is a review I did of them a while back and I was really impressed. They did well for a student grade and performed better than some Artist grade watercolors. Hope this helps: ruclips.net/video/yAY9ylyYCaU/видео.html
+Owings Art wow really quick response I have just found your channel this week and watching all your videos quickly becoming a top channel to watch for me. Thank you for your detailed answer to my question and for your channel and these great reviews and demos!
The Chatty crafter Thank you so much. I appreciate the comments and I appreciate you watching. :-) Have an AWESOME weekend! - Marty
*Looks at price on Amazon* Marty, I think you found one of the highest priced watercolors out there! It's higher than my Caran D'ache watercolor pencils. lol
Those colors do look really strong though.
+SuperFlawless9 Yeah, these aren't cheap by any means, but ohhh yeah....they are really, really smooth and vibrant. By the way, you need to email your address to me. :-) - Marty
+Owings Art Where should I email you?
+SuperFlawless9 owings1064@hotmail.com
+Owings Art okay I sent you an email. hope you got it. the name is saiyans74@hotmail.com
SuperFlawless9 Thanks Patrick. Received.
Hi Thanks for reviewing this.
may I know what number of series was the rembrandt you are using?
Thanks. 😊😊
Hi Tiffany - I'm not sure, but I think this set is on their website, maybe the series number is listed there. ~Marty
+Owings Art thanks ^w^
The Lukas are mentioned at handprint.com .Bruce has done studies under the microscope of most brands ...see what his recommendations are and why.If some viridians are stronger than the Talens, are there any phthalos in the mix ? As for the doc ph martins , they are inks are they not ?. Do they have a gum Arabic binder?
Hi Alba - thanks for the information. Ph Martins calls them, "concentrated watercolors". They're careful not to say they are inks. I forget what the binder is. I'll check out Bruce's information as well. Great tip. - Marty
Great review! TFS
what about granularity..?the Ultramarine for example looks like ink.... clear and smooth
+Suzala Suzala Greetings Suzala - Not much granularity with these, they all seemed very, very smooth. - Marty
Great review!
+Mariana B. Thank you!
They are terrific and they are vegan, so no animal cruelty, except for color number 701 Boneblack. Thanks for the review Marty!
No offense, but: The reason Viridian doesn't "pop" like you "expected" it, is because it's the real, genuine Viridian. Look, this is an artist range. And thank god a few of them still operate on the philosophy of offering the real deal to the customer. Yes, it would have been much stronger if it had been mixed up from a base of cheap, intense Phtalo Green, as is the case in student ranges and some newfangled brands. But what's the point in offering an imitation of Viridian that is made from Phtalo Green? You are going to offer Phtalo Green as well, aren't you? Could one suspect that the murky intention is that unwary customers will think that the brand is superior? Because Viridian, Cobalt Blue, etc, seem stronger? You may counter by asking: What is the point of having real Viridian and Cobalt if they are so weak? - Well, why don't let the artist decide that! For one thing they have their own unique properties in washes and mixtures which artist may be used to. They are granulary, sedimentary. And they lift! Replacement "Viridian" doesn't. Finally, they are indestructible. Imitations may be very lightfast, but they do eventually fade. Genuine Viridian and Cobalt don't. Ever.
But yea, maybe they should have included a Phtalo Green instead of the Viridian in this box.
You make some great points. I appreciate your passion about Viridian, not everyone would take the time to express it. You're right Viridian and Cobalt in their pure form are extremely lightfast. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions AND thank you for watching. ~Marty
I bought this set and was also disappointed in the viridian and one of the blues. I was used to a Winsor and Newton green. Didn't realize viridian was supposed to be like that. Spent nearly a hundred bucks on my set from a local Blick store too.
I have loved working with the Rembrandt oil paints for a long time -- they are beautiful -- so I had to have the watercolor set when I saw it.
Well yea. It's the drawback of sets, particularly small sets. You rarely get a set of paints that suits you perfectly. The solution is to buy separate paints to supplement. For instance, in this case you could buy Phthalo Green 6752. It's similar to the classic Winsor Green, being the same stuff, PG7 chlorinated copper phthalocyanine.
Manufacturers like Daniel Smith, W&N, M Graham, Schmincke, Sennelier don't have such big ranges of colors in order to offer many different hues. They do it to offer different choices of pigments with different properties. But when putting together a set, like 12 colors, for marketing, you have a problem: Which do you select?
Rembrandt's watercolors are IMO superb. They belong to the top team, which is basically those I've mentioned.
Well, Vermilliontea, thank you for making me see those colors in a new light. I will enjoy getting used to the properties of those colors. I did add a couple of W&N artist colors to my set for when I want stronger colors. Like I said, I have been a fan of other Rembrandt products for a long time.
One other drawback I see to the Rembrandt box is that the front tray droops down. I noticed that my larger Schminke box has a slight bump to prevent that so I glued a small piece of magnet in the same place. Now my tray doesn't droop down so much when I use the thumb hold.
Wow, thank you for explaining that. I hadn't the slightest idea! I am a total newbie, like got a Prima set at Christmas and started playing around a couple of weeks ago. I usually do acrylics. I love Viridian (in acrylics) since it is such a vibrant and lush color, but had now idea about this. I do love granulating watercolors, so I have to research this a bit more.
I don't mind my plastic case my watercolors are in. It works just fine!
+jen k Thanks Jen. Some plastic cases are actually well made.
have you ever done a comparison of W&N cotman vs. artist grade pans.
Not a video, but have compared the two in my own usage. W&N Cotman are decent but they are student grade. ~marty
It seems you got them overpriced. I own 15 of them wich i bought by piece and not in a set. These cost around 3.50-4 euros per half pan. When i ordered my Rembrandt i also got myself a nice Van Gogh 12 set in a case, because i couldn't find a Rembrandt one at the time, and I payed approximately 60 euros.
Next time it will be best to look more into the prices. It's quite a shame because you could have gotten more colours from the series, since they are so vibrant and eady to work with ^^ Thank you for the review ~
+FullMoon Warriors I think because you are in the EU and I am in the US, there may be a pricing difference. Thank you for the note. - Marty
The company, Royal Talens has it's base in Netherlands. I was living there or about two years and I used to send packages to US to some clients i had. The shipping wasn't too expensive, around 10-40 dollars ( depending on the package ). Also, there are many sites you can find offers for the rembrandt series. Anyways thanks for replying my message and keep on making great videos.
FullMoon Warriors Thank you for the info and for watching! - Marty
so is van gogh their student grade version of rembrandt? same company :0
Same company Elisa. Not sure if they market it that way, but yes Van Gogh would be a student grade compared to Rembrandt.
Elisa Shay what does student grade mean?
Thank u very much.
:-)
Is it a professional brand?
Yes, it is.
I have gpt for some days already the whole set of Lyra Rembrandt Aquarell Set of 100 pencils insde a beautiful Wooden Case, don´t ask me how much I payed for it, very expensive, VERY, in the end, I am not sure is paying for hi quality in the end you don´t get much better color quality as cheper brands like Bruynzeel DESIGN Aquarell which I also have and I do not really see a difference in Pigmenten with my Lyra Rembrandt, I think many of these branches are ober priced, what do you think?
+King Mambo Studios Thanks for the message and sharing your thoughts on this topic, it's an important one. At a certain point I do see a significant difference in quality. This is less pronounced in the mid range bands like Marco, Bruynzeel, Prismacolor Premiere's and Staedtler's. Those all seem to have roughly the same quality. However with the lower end brands, like Crayola, Prang, Kid Made Modern and others, you can see a range of quality. When it comes to the best brands though, the quality clearly stands out in my experience, for example Faber-Castell, Caran d'Ache and even Koh-I-Noor. Have a GREAT day! - Marty
thank you Maestro for those infoos! I agree totally with you and thank you for the time you invest on ou your followers! Have a nice day
King Mambo Studios Any time my friend.
New subbie here, came from CraftyLori channel.
You do beautiful work!!! TFS it with us!
Blessings!
Andi
+Andi Rozdzynski (Malakai's Angels) Hi Andi - Thank you so much for the sub and for taking the time to leave a kind remark, I really appreciate it. - Marty
19:40 Off topic of this video in general, but I believe we now share a curiosity in the Lukas paint. After some more internet scouring, I managed to find a recent development. Your tests of the paints in comparison to others does assure me quite abit, especially the result of your 3 day lightfast test. But if you are curious as to how they might hold up in a longer test, I think I'll be following the tests on this blog jennifermack.net/2016/01/20/lightfast-test-lukas-aquarelle-1862-vs-arizona-sunlight/ . This artist will be putting some Lukas 1862's to the test in Arizona weather for up to 3 months, and will be updating periodically at monthly intervals. I would do some lightfast tests with my own paint myself, but I'd probably botch it up, I'm not very experienced in the first place. Curiously enough, I wonder if the results would be comparable, as I live in California, we too, as in Arizona, get very harsh sun nearly year round. As for some tests in general, I did do a black line transparency test, and from my colours, it appears lemon yellow, and cinnabar red are not nearly as transparent as they should be. They compare more to the semi opaqueness of the cobalt turquoise, or cerulean blue I also have from them. It's not quite a problem for me with lemon yellow, as I'll be moving on from PY3 to PY97 (Usually labeled as hansa yellow medium) as my cooler yellow. As for Cinnabar PR-255, I think I'll be switching brands for this particular pigment t o Daniel smith, for their Pyrrol scarlet (Same pigment). It's come to my attention, no brand perfectly formulates for all of their pigments, so this must be one of those situations. I hope these tests finally put my curiosity, and hopes for this still slightly obscure paint, to rest. As for these Rembrandts, everything seems spectacular. I'd love to try a few colors of many brands if only for the hands on experience, and comparison between each other. I may have to hold off on that idea for some time though, especially with Rembrandt, because of the cost. I think it will be very worth the money in time though, as the learning one can get from trying different brands between the same pigments, will allow you to feel for yourself the differences between formulations made for the pigments. As usual, I look forward to future content!
+AntiFormKeyblade Great detail here and very helpful. My short tests are just very basic and I'm just looking for any initial fading. Putting watercolors in direct Arizona sun for 3 months wouldn't tell me much to be honest. No paints in the world are meant to stand up to direct sunlight for that period without some fading. Many manufactures claim lightfastness against what they say are, "museum" conditions. That is no direct sun, museum glass and perfect temperature control. The fact is museums spend a lot of money keeping paintings in good condition, that includes re-touching them and painting them. Conservationists do this work professionally and their primary function is preservation. For me, I just try to look for the best quality paints I can find. Lightfastness is certainly important, but it isn't the only factor that influences me or many other Artists I know. Your curiosity about other paints is one I share and I feel the same way about being able to explore and try all kinds of paints. Thank you for the information and the support! - Marty
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huh, Rembrandt that are for sale here just costs about 60$ when converted.
Is that a good deal or not?
Owings Art Pretty much all 12 half pan set in metal cases (artist quality) that are for sale here have similar prices, except for Schmicke with is 20$ more, never had one yet
Where is here so I can move there? ;-)
Owings Art hehe it's in the Philippines, but I usually need to order it from their respective websites
first time that i guess that in really luck
rembrandt is very cheap in m country
48 tin set
130€
They are $35 for the 12 set
Unfortunately, the brush is not vegan :-( which is pretty stupid since their paints are...
Yes, it is stupid. There are several sets by Rembrandt that I would love to buy, such as the mono pigment set and their granulating set, but because they all come with a sable brush, I will not buy any of them.
Really expensive
The 1600s were the 17th century
shatterjack yep thanks.
For our American brethren: the sixteenhundreds comprise the SEVENTEENTH century and NOT the FIFTEENTH. We repeatedly hear this misnumbereing of centuries from new world speakers. A mystery; I hope they are aware that we all live in the 21st century which is one higher than the 20 in the dates we currently use. Maybe not? O well: AMERICANS, today we live in the 21st century; use this knowledge.
Did I mess this up somewhere because I'm absolutely in agreement and understand that when I say nineteenth century, I'm talking about the 1800's.
Marty you have to stop doing reviews I can't afford new toys right now. And these look like a really good toy to own. But you're right way too expensive for any real artist. Unless they're selling their paintings for a lot of money the return on investment might not be the right thing to do for anybody. Unless they got plenty of money to waste.
+Elizabeth Kilbride Ha! I know what you mean about the new toys AND the money. Yes, these are expensive and with other great alternatives, I can't justify the expense. :-) - Marty
+Owings Art Marty have you tested the Peerless watercolor paints yet? I've been considering them for traveling on a plane. let me know what you think of them.
Elizabeth Kilbride Haven't tested them yet, but I'll look them up now! - Marty
5ml tubes are a real joke.
HOW on earth do they consider themselves for artist?
But then you also have to wonder why artist grade watercolors are sold in half pans.
The reason why I sometimes buy 5ml tubes and half pans, and I am sure that this goes for other people as well, is because it allows me to try out new pigments and brands without having to spend a lot of money.
I know that some watercolors really shrink down when they dry in a pan, including the Rembrandt paints, but other brands, like Schmincke, hold up pretty well, and then 5ml aren't such a bad amount. 5ml of Horadam end up giving you a full pan. And by this I don't mean that you can fill a whole pan with the tube, I mean that after the paint has had time to settle and dry, you will have a full pan. And that really isn't bad, considering how long a full pan of high quality watercolor is going to last.