NEW SERIES ANNOUNCMENT Lightfast Testing Series COMING SOON !

NEW SERIES ANNOUNCMENT !
im testing all the leading brands of watercolor for lightfastness ! this lightfast test will be completed in 2023 and the details of my testing methods are in the video . im testing Daniel Smith , Winsor Newton , M Graham , Mission Gold , Qor modern watercolors by Golden and Sennelier paints . Each brand will get its own dedicated video when the results are done and updated at the one year mark .
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[@awatercolourist]

Happy new year and thank you for this lightfastness testing. That is indeed very useful.

[@nicolemartinart5819]

Thanks so much for watching ! I can't wait to see the results !

[@awatercolourist]

@@nicolemartinart5819 I know! It’s so exciting!

[@martinanelsonartandpsychol6478]

Would love to see your results 😊😊

[@ArtWorkOfDR]

I did a light test for my arteza gouache and it really helped me out with knowing what I could do with them 😉 good luck Doll

[@nicolemartinart5819]

How is the arteza gouache ?? And thanks so much 😊

[@awatercolourist]

Hello! PR149 is also not lightfast, or so I’ve read.

[@alizafar2624]

Gosh it's always red colours. I thought perylene colours were lightfast

[@nicolemartinart5819]

@@alizafar2624 she's right im afraid about pr149 perylene scarlet . Perylene maroon is better lightfastness though . PR149 is unrated by the ASTM but independent tests have shown fading in tints after just brief sun exposure and darkening in masstone .

[@nicolemartinart5819]

You are correct 💯. I don't have that one but I won't purchase it either for that reason. Some perylene pigments are better than others . It's really not our job to determine the lightfastness. The companies should be more honest and we * should * be able to trust the lightfast rating on the tube. Sadly I've come to the conclusion that we can't. All brands lie . So I am doing my own testing . For example QOR by golden uses PR177 as their " permanent" alizarin crimson . They gave the color a rating of excellent but sadly that's not the case at all . It is fugitive and not much better than genuine alizarin .

[@awatercolourist]

@@nicolemartinart5819 I hate it when companies use the word permanent. And I never trust their lightfastness rating, I only use it as a guideline. I can’t be bothered to make my own lightfastness tests, so I just get information from various websites and videos. I thought I’d point out PR149 because it is in one of the convenience paints you showed. Can’t remember which, though, sorry.

[@awatercolourist]

@@nicolemartinart5819 She? 😳