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M. Graham Watercolor Review
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- Опубликовано: 15 авг 2024
- The very kind people at M. Graham sent me some paints to review! I’m so excited to work with these paints as I’ve heard some wonderful things about them - all which proved to be true! This is an in depth look at the colors themselves, some color mixing, transparency and opacity, as well as practical application. Although I was supplied with these paints for a review, my thoughts and comments are my own in this unbiased review.
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I didn't know the information about them being so eco-friendly. I appreciate you posting such a thorough and excellent review. I found your entire review helpful. I I know I'm a year late, but I wanted you to know.
Thanks so much Debra! Glad it was helpful!
I’ve watched several reviews posted from recent ones to others even older than this one as I try to get a better feel for these paints. Not one has mentioned the manufacturing w/renewable energy, recycling/reusing of water, and other environmental friendly/conscious things the company is doing except this wonderfully helpful video. Thank you for noting these aspects of the company because it is something important to many such as myself and I like to support companies that make extra efforts like this company. So I’ll be picking them up for sure now.
Agree a 100% I will choose Da Vinci (earth friendly set) and M graham over DS for this very reason.i always come to Denise even for brush recommendations
@@Ieat2much is DS not environmentally friendly?
One of the best reviews I have ever seen, not just of paint, but of any art materials. Simply brilliant. Thanks so much for sharing! :)
Thank you so much!! That means so much to me! I'll continue trying to bring you the same quality reviews for other supplies as well :)
these are my favorite paints ever and i love how they work on my favorite paper strathmore 400 series. this paper is more heavily sized and is wood pulp and therefore less expensive which makes it even more awesome! it allows lifting very well an the colors flow well. this combo of paint and paper is my happy place!
Yay!
Thanks SunnyEyes for this informative tip on paper! Good to know as I was concerned about the lack of lifting ability on Arches with M Gram paint.
I’ve painted with WN, Daniel Moth, m. Graham, and Holbein… as a relatively new artist, my preference a year in is M graham. They re-wet so easily and just are so pigmented. I would love to try a full set. If anyone is wondering if they should splurge, they should! Trust me !
I love MG paints as well Denise. They re-wet so easily. I really like their Trans. Red Iron Oxide, Trans. Yellow Iron Oxide, Indian Yellow, and Terra Rosa (big earth tone fan)
I tried these instead of Daniel Smith, and I really prefer them,their cheaper and o feel like you get the bang for your buck, these are my new favorite watercolors
m Graham is sooo expensive in Germany, one tube is 14$
@@xypaisb8026 oh my, well I get mine at Daniel Smith, which is ironic, but it depends on the level of watercolor, you might have gotten a level 5 I think, which is the least or most light fastness, I usually get level one to level two, which are very cheap
@@heatherlyons6653 nah it's 14$ for level 1 haha. American watercolors are really expensive in Germany.
Good to hear! because I just bought the 10-pk Deluxe set
I have many sets of professional-level watercolors. I'm not sure how I missed out on the M. Graham set but I will certainly look into buy a set after watching your review of their product. I like lots of pigmentation, in my paints, so these paints really appeal to me.
I'm glad it's helpful Betty!
Hi Denise, from what I understand, Staining is primarily a property related to pigment size as opposed to just loading, where the native size of some synthetic / organic pigments are small enough to ingress the paper and sizing structures, then the pigment will stain. However the degree of milling / mulling by individual pigment and paint manufacturers can influence this. I saw a presentation by John Cogley from Daniel smith that stated they mill their pigment to about 40 microns - that is actually quite big by pigment standards with many being typically 5 - 15 microns. That is why Daniel smith are renown for granulation and why possibly many may be easier to lift and stain less.
it’s a cheat
Great review. I love M.Graham watercolor and gouache. I squeezed mine into half pans in metal paint tins and it took a day and a half to dry. And, that was in a warm spot in my kitchen. So, they do eventually dry, it just takes a while. On the down side, when you paint away from home, you have to transport carefully since the paint will still be a bit sloppy for a while.
The pictures of you in this video are so adorable!
I live near Seattle, so I’m always super excited to hear about local artists and locally made products. I didn’t realize these paints and the artist who created the line was from the Pacific Northwest. Thanks for the review!
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
I have been creating a palate for Plein Air using tubes. I used a combination of M Graham, Daniel Smith, Schminck and Winsor. After a few days I noticed that the cobalt blue has not set one bit. I realized this when I opened my palate and the M Graham Cobalt Blue had run everywhere!
Thanks Denise for the M.Graham paints review. Yes, please do a full color mixing chart, and an African sunset scene. ;-)
GWENNETH SIMMONS glad you like it. I actually have both of those videos you requested. You can find the mixing cart in my tutorials play list and I use the mgraham for that, and then during world watercolor month I did a moody Friday sunset.
I use mostly M Graham paints and LOVE them! Great review. I'd like to see a review that reviews ALL M Graham colors and compares them to other brands.
I love m. graham. I have them in my travel palette too. no problem.
Thank you for the eco-info. Good for them. :-)
This is one of the best reviews I have seen on paints. I am just starting to get into watercolor and I have chosen the MGraham Paints to paint with.
Thanks so much Dana! This was so early on in my channel, I hope you enjoy the newer stuff as well! I have an update video on this brand too and am going to be doing a Swatch with Me for over half their colors very soon :)
These are the best of all Watercolour , I Love this company
Thank you for this review. I just recently acquired a 15 color used set of m. Graham tubes for a great price. Most are different colors than what you have here. They were a dream to swatch. I have a small 6 tube set of DS and a huge 53 color set of W&N Pro. I purchased the W&N more than 10 years ago when I took a couple of lessons and then life interrupted my journey so I'm basically new to watercolor and was wondering if you have suggestions for the best colors to set up a palette for someone starting out. I think I will mostly lean toward landscapes and floral type paintings. I would like to purchase more m. graham but I figure I could mix and match from my other sets in the meantime.
I really love these paints! Their vibrancy and smoothness is quite brilliant. One characteristic I've noticed but haven't heard mentioned in any review is that They seem to be next to impossible to create "mud." I'm not sure if that's a happy coincidence with the paintings on which I've used them, or whether it may just be my imagination. The one drawback I've found is that given I live in a humid area, the paints never really dry thoroughly. This means I always have to use them in a covered palette or I end up with paint all over. Not a biggie but still rather inconvenient. I don't paint en plein air so that's not an issue. I would love input on the mud or lack of it for these paints. And thanks for such a thorough review, especially the way these colors mix.
Hi Fontaine, hmm, given that the paints are SO pigmented, I think that you could make mud if you had some of the more opaque colors, however many of their colors are single pigment AND they have fewer colors than other brands. I talk about that in my newer Swatch with Me video for this brand. I just love them though and they're my second favorite brand behind Daniel Smith.
In Liquid Color I actually did find another review of these paints in which the reviewer also noted the difficulty getting mud with these paints but I forget who it was. It may have been Mandy Goerge (sp?) Although I like them a lot, I probably won’t buy more because they are so gooey and even when in a closed palette find a way to get on my fingers and make a mess.
I am new to professional grade watercolors, so I am still in shock over the difference in quality from my Cotmans. I follow Steve Mitchell, Mind of Watercolor, and M. Graham are his favorites. I now have some of the following: Turner, Mission Gold, M. Graham, White Nights, Daniel Smith Dr. PH Martin Hydrus, and a few tubes of Sennielier, Qor, Blick Artist and Windsor & Newton Artist. Absolutely love your rhino. Fantastic! Great review as always.
Thanks Samantha - you're building quite a collection!
I put some MG into a little travel palette over a year ago and moved to Mexico. I opened them up yesterday and they were set but I could easily pull a little colour on a dry brush. The only issue I had with this palette travelling for that long was a pan of white gouache that had dried, cracked and scattered. It got into the blue and red hit everything else stayed put.
I do like the vibrant colours, all four of them, extremely limited palette as my initial goal was to see how I liked WC over acrylic. Jury is still out as they are so different from each other.
Great product review video! My favorite are M. Graham paints, and I do keep them in a tiny travel watercolor palette. I let it dry for a good week before attempting to travel with it, and it has worked perfectly!
I think a lot of people do not like the fact that it has honey because they think it will "melt" too easily or draw bugs. I have not had a problem with either issue.. I do keep my palette covered, and I have no problem with bugs attacking my paintings/journals.
Thank you! Yes, I've heard from other artists that bug "issue" is a non-issue. I also use Mission Gold which and have tried Holbien both of which use honey, and no one seems to complain about them so it seems a little silly to me. I do understand that is the paints were too liquid to travel it might be a problem as well, but with the nine they sent me, I agree I don't have an issue with them sliding around. Perhaps in humid climates where the paint doesn't dry out it's valid.
M.Graham paints are my favorite of all the brand's I have tried and are my main paints. I also have them in my travel pallets and have no problem with that. I recommend that every painter give them a go with at least a few colors. They are so yummy! Thanks for reviewing them as I don't often see reviews on them. You gave a fair and thorough review.😁
Thank you! I wanted to see more reviews of them too and was so happy I could contribute to that.
MGrahams are one of my favorite paints. I'm slowly upgrading my palette to be part MGraham and part Winsor&Newton from cheaper brands. They mix very well together too so that's another plus.
Yay for upgrades! They do mix beautifully.
M Grahams earth colors are extraordinary--love their cerulean blue deep especially. I'm also wishing I had looked at their TRO after seeing your swatch! I went with my usual DaVinci for that color. I use a squirrel mop most of the time and enjoy the M. Graham paints a great deal with those brushes--my work can look faded with some other brands. Thanks for another GREAT video.
I'm so glad you liked it Rebecca! Thanks so much for taking a moment to share your experience with M Graham. There's always time for more paint; when you run out of your current color, you can replace it with TRO ;)
M.graham wcs were my first watercolors and will continue to be a favorite if not thee favorite of mine.
i really want to try m. graham especially their jewel tone set, but sadly I live in a humid, tropical country and I'm deathly afraid of mold to the point that I check my DS palette everyday and occasionally put them (partially covered) under direct sunlight 😢
Mold wont be an issue if you let them dry as much as possible before using. Do not keep an air tight lid on them. They will be a little tacky to touch but will re-wet well. I lived in a very humid place when I had them and I learned the hard way. I kept them damp and used a air tight lid thinking they will last longer. no, I got mold. But now I never cover them in air tight covers and keep them dry and they are amazing that way.
I've been using M Graham watercolors for 7 months now and have yet to see any mold on my paints. It is fairly humid where I live in Texas.
@@recoveringsoul755 putting desiccant packets in your palettes and storage areas helps!
Mold won't be a problem if you let them dry, and honey is a natural antifungal 🙂.
Humidity will slow down the drying process, and I wouldn't recommend using all of them for a portable setup.
As I used the M. Graham, Pyrrole red, Ultramarine and the Azo green I own, I felt they were more densely pigmented than other honey based brands. But I also found that they seemed to lack the glow associated with the use of honey. I only own these three colors but your demo made me curious to try more. Honey does make a difference and I love my Sennelier watercolors more than most others. What do you think? And yes, you do a very interesting video and the timing is perfect for the information you share. Thank you for taking the time to do this for us.
Thank you for your comment Judith! I don't have Senneliers to compare them too but I can maybe see what you mean about the "glow." When I water them down, they're a bit flat if that's what you mean. In full strength though, I do think the M Grahams are quite vibrant :) I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
This is so helpful and I've definitely decided to go with these as my first big water color purchase. For someone who is buying tubes (I'm thinking somewhere between 5-9) what are some must have colors? I notice in my cheap palette I use a lot of greens and blues, but want to expand what I paint to include more things than just my usual plants and botanicals I usually paint. I figure what better way than to buy some more expensive colors that I'll feel more inclined to use than just let sit around!
Your channel is super inspiring and I love all your videos! It makes me so happy to see another water color artist that bullet journals!
HI Allee! Thanks for the kind words, and I'm sorry for the late reply. I'd definitely recommend a split primary palette, with some added earth tones if you use those. I have a Swatch with Me video so you can see the colors better, and a video on split primary mixing if those are helpful. You could get away with one yellow if needed, I'd recommend Hansa Yellow Deep (their version is PY97, a mid tone yellow rather than the PY65 most brands use for the same name). Let me know if you still have questions about the remaining colors if I'm not too late!
Thanks for mentioning the MG Cobalt teal. I have the QOR, it is the same hue, but it is almost a special effect paint - lol. It will not stay put in a mix, it granulates and separates with other colours.
Excellent review--thank you!!!
Another nice review, thanks! These were my first artist's quality paints and wish I hadn't gotten the Cadmium Yellows and Cadmium Red for the toxicity and transparency issues, know better now. Put them in my Quiller plastic palette, may dig out the cadmiums!
paulage1art which colors would you say are the least toxic?
Very good review. I use the M. Grahams and am very pleased with them. They are my number one choice for paint, followed closely by Daniel Smith.
Great Review! I've been hoping to see these paints being uses and see how to work with such high pigment saturation paint... Your review has cleared up many questions I had concerning M Gram watercolor! Thank you.
Livingstone thank you! I'm so glad it helped. I've actually been revisiting these lately and forgot how much I loved working with them! I particularly love their cobalt teal I recently picked up. Much finer granulation than other brands makes for smoother washes :)
Wonderful... I'll take a look at the Cobalt Teal... thanks!
Very useful, thanks! I'll give these colours a try. They are not easy to find here (UK) except online...
Stefania Vaga i can imagine being a little company in Oregon in the US it's hard to compete with the top brands in Europe but they do a lovely job :) I hope you can find them without too much hassle!
Excellent review! Really enjoying your content and appreciate the work that must go into all you do. You hit all the main points and then some. Thank you for that! I've been looking at M Graham and Sennelier and will probably get a couple tubes of both to try. May try to email Senn. as Erin S. suggested. I've spent the last 3 days making color charts suggested by Esperoart - the 3 column, 5 row color blends. It's takes time, but it's been fun and I've learned so much. Regarding future content: I like just about anything to do with watercolor: reviews, demos, tutorials, etc. Looking forward to more.
Thank you Evangeline! I've contacted Sennelier as well so hopefully that video will come in the future as well! Esperoart does have some great content as well. I'm looking to sharing some of my favorite color charts in my next few videos.
id be excited too. thats $90 worth of paint! lol. ty for your review :)
Katherine Sullivan 😁
So much great info - thank you. Just have to giggle - calling the very old, pre-Jane color combo of UB and BS “Jane’s Grey”...she’s done some good marketing ;) I just call it grey.
I have these paints in my DIY travel palette with no problems. They are my favorite brand.
Awesome!
Great review, you make some good points about how sometimes dealing with very vibrant and pigmented colours will depend on the use you make of them. I LOVE my M. Graham watercolours BECAUSE they can be so vibrant and transparent, and I am learning to use them when I want beautiful vibrant washes of colour, like light through stained glass. But you are right, my Daniel Smiths know how to be moody and textural with their granulation, which I won't get with M. Grahams.
This is a perfect recap and definitely how I feel about the two brands in comparison. I love the vibrancy of the M Grahams while Daniel Smith has more texture and subtlety.
Can you mix the M. Grahams with Daniel Smith? I am wondering how the honey gets on with the gum binder. I have lots of D.S. but I need an Ultramarine Blue with minimal granulation. Thank you, and great video.
All watercolors (except QoR as far as I know) use gum arabic as a binder. MGraham adds honey as a humectant, but they get along just fine with any other watercolor :)
Someone (You, Denise) recommended M. Graham paints to me and I LOVE them!!
I'm so glad to hear! :D
Product reviews are always good; I like anything that has to do with sketching and/or watercolor. Enjoyed this review. I've heard only good things about M. Graham, but I don't have any of their paints (yet)..
Thanks for commenting Bev! I hope you get to try them soon :)
One of my favorite brands, except for their Mineral Violet (PV 16), which has inexplicably hardened like a stone, while the rest of the tubes remain fresh and usable.
your reviews are very professional. You seem to know exactly what working artists are looking for in a good watercolor paint as far as quality and application. I like that M. grahams are made in Oregon as so few quality art materials seem made in usa these days. Just wondering if you have tried St. Petersburg white nights and what you think of them. I love these Russian made watercolors and the price is unbeatable!
Thank you Ryan. I love both of our bigger USA brands of MGraham and Daniel Smith. I have not tried any of the Russian paints yet.
I have recently tried some M. Graham paints. I found them to be very sticky paint that I have put into pans. If they are a little too full in the pan they stick to your fingers or anything else that touches them. Not very suitable for painting anywhere than on a table. They never do dry completely like other brands of paint
I have a few of these paints and one thing is that they stain extremely easily,just for future buyers and what not
I just ordered a set of M Graham
Thanks for the video. I would LOVE to add these paints to my collection one day!
I hope that you can!
Thanks so much for such a thorough review....I am in they look awesome
I just watched this review again because I love it. LOL! I believe that some of M Graham pigments such as the Naphthol Red PR12 are simply more heavily pigmented within the tube than say your Quinacridone Rose PV19 or others of the same paint measurement. The more pigmented the paint the more opaque its going to be, so you can use less of this pigment for the same vibrancy as any other brand of the same pigment. Bruce at handprint lists PR12 as transparent in every brand he tested including this one. Another thing is that M Graham doesn't list any of his watercolor as semi transparent or semi opaque. If its more transparent than opaque, he will call it transparent. If its more opaque than transparent he was just call it opaque. That was one of the negatives for me about this brand for me. No middle ground about transparency.
you're reviews are so well constructed. i hope you can start doing full length tutorials soon. id love to learn to paint your llama!.
Katherine Sullivan thanks Katherine! They're coming soon!
M.graham were my first and have remained my favorite.
I really love this brand!!!! :) Really vibrant colors!
excellent review of excellent paint. I'd never heard of M Graham before strangely enough. It isn't stocked at my local art store yet but I'm watching for it. Please do share your color chart when you get it ready, that would be very interesting. Thank you for so kindly sharing. be well. bye now
Thanks Daisy! They're a smaller company with under a dozen employees, but I've heard mostly good thing about them even before trying them out. It looks like they have some reasonably priced sets on Amazon (amzn.to/2cRyrrQ) and I'm sure many online art stores carry them as well if you're interested in trying them out!
The climate that you live in matters a lot with paint characteristics. I had no troubles with this brand of paint when I lived in the moderately moist climate of the East Coast USA but when I moved to the UK my M Graham paints became strictly studio paints because they never set up even sitting months in a palette. I love this brand of paint but it is something to keep in mind if you live in a moist or humid climate.
That's definitely worth noting! I'm in drought-stricken California and although we have occasional humid days, it's been quite dry as of late. They set up very well in my open air palette and if our weather stays the same, I could definitely travel with them!
I was shocked by the difference when I moved here!
I think I would be too!
One of the good things about M.Graham paints is the fact that they have honey in them. I live part time in Arizona and what I noticed was how fast the other manufactures of watercolor paints, dried out too much in my palette and cracked and were hard to re-wet. I just purchased M.Graham paints and I am anxious to see how they do in such a dry and arid area.
Lynne Vyfvinkel Please let me know how the M. Graham watercolor paints behave in Arizona. I want to buy some. My watercolors dry up and crack as well. I thought that was normal, but since I've only used one brand of watercolors I had no other brand to compare them to. I appreciate your feedback. Thank you!
Thank you so much for all your reviews! I recently bought (after watching almost all your videos 🙈) some Daniel Smith, Sennelier and M.Graham. I put them in empty pans, the DS dried in a day, the Sennelier and M.G. still feel wet/soft (I know they have honey in them) Question, do they always stay kind of wet or they get harder later on? And do I have to store them differently or can they say in the same palette as my DS? Thank you for your time and all your information! A big fan here 😊
Thanks so much for the kind words! Sennelier and MGraham will likely never dry hard. They will firm up enough to travel in most climates after a couple weeks, but will still be sticky if you touch them. I'd definitely recommend making sure the Senn and MGraham have time to dry out so that puddles of water aren't sitting in them before closing your palette, but I keep both of those brands in their own palettes as well as in a large studio palette with other brands and they do fine :)
In Liquid Color thank you very much! This information helps a lot! I love my new paints 😬
I did not think they looked different when you lifted paints with water! Mary from Toronto🇨🇦
I Have M Graham Cobalt Blue and its very firm. I have several tubes because I started out using mostly M Graham but not happy with the extreme staining. PS, a friend of mine got a palette full of ants because of the honey. She flipped out. LOL! I have heard that honey based paints are not best for using en plein air because they really can attract bees and other bugs.
Renee Moles-Marks a viewer sent me some to try and it works in my dry climate as well. I actually used it in my video I posted today!
Very informative and detailed. Thank you!
If its for tree trunks or wood , which colour do you recommend ? Burnt Sienna or Transparent Red Iron Oxide?
I haven't used MGraham's burnt sienna but in general I prefer burnt sienna.
Finally someone reviewing M Graham. My favorite ❤️a lot of people don't use this brand because many colors are considered " Fugitive" by professional artist. I don't know if that is true, But I love them anyway.
I recognized a lack of videos as well! I am glad I was able to get my hands on them and do this review. I knew several artists that really like this brand, but I hadn't heard the comment about them being fugitive. I'll look into that!
Fugitive? The fact is this is the most consistent single pigmented wc rated in handprint even better than Daniel smith
In Liquid Color What does fugitive mean with paints?
A fugitive color is one that changes under certain conditions such as sunlight, florescent light, humidity, etc. Such colors can darken, lighten, and even fade away entirely. You really don't want to use these if you're painting something to last.
Fantastic review! Thank you so much for this. I was just able to purchase some of these at a art thrift shop for $2 a tube and I am SO excited to give them a try! I have tried gouache maybe twice before but I had a hard time with the color change when it dries. Very hard to get a specific color.
What a steal!!
That's what I thought!! That place is amazing. It's a place where people can donate their unwanted art supplies and it sells them really cheap! You never know what amazing things you can find there. It really is a thrift shop for artists. They have a whole bin full of watercolor tubes you can sift through.
I thought that this was a great review! It’s clear that you like them but you were very honest in pointing out what some would call short comings.. I have a Mission Gold set, and have heard about Sennelier which both use honey and I was wondering if you have compared the honey based paints? Also I have seen reviews that say that Schmincke watercolors are the all around best and I wondered if you agree with that? I just love all the nerdy stuff as well as the painting! Lucky us! Thank you again!!
Excellent review! You could mist your paper with "lift medium" before painting and that might help lifting and corrections 😊
Thanks for the tip :)
Great review my next set of paints will be these. your thoughts/ review of Holbien?
Thanks Sandy! I have only used one tube of Holbein so I'm afraid I can't give a solid opinion on them.
Would u say that is the best Brand?
Excellent review. Have you seen the Plein Air series, .Kind of interesting. I'd think it were a gimmick, except living in NM I'd say the colors they chose for the Southwest (US) are dead on. Don't really have it because I think I have most of them anyway, but got the Mineral Violet and it's nice to work with and creates some lovely mixes.
I love this review!
I've been wondering what brand to look for to rebuild my watercolor pallet.
I poked around their website and saw that they made a gouache paint too! I may have to see if my Blick store has them :D
Thanks Deidre! DickBlick does carry them! I'd love to hear what you think about them if you try them out. Based on how vibrant these are, I can imagine their gouache (being that they're thicker) would be lovely as well! They also make acrylic and oil :)
I have both the watercolours and a few of their gouaches and I absolutely LOVE both of them.
Heads up! Because they are all natural don’t cover up when they are wet. They do mold.
I have been watching a lot of videos of watercolor reviews thinking I might want to have more than just one brand of paint. I was taught that you should only have one consistent paint/brand in your pallet. I found an artist here on RUclips named Hullo Alice and she has a wonderful art style and she has several paints available to her. She herself has said that you don’t need so many options but I am amazed by her work and thought I might consider getting more options myself. I know you review paint for your channel and job what are your thoughts? I will continue to look for more of your videos. Oh I chose mission gold after trying several(read over 6 types/brands) of paints and eliminating my older preferences I used in school and after graduation.
I like to mix and match based on my specific color preferences, but I am lucky in that this is my job so I have more paint than anyone really needs. I have a wide range of reviews that I hope are helpful for you and one in particular that is my Top 10 brands video that explains why I like each :)
i just ordered a 10 set on amazon your lucky they were over a hundred bucks i figured id get the best i got 6 daniel smith lots of less expensive ones
Great comparison of colors. I love M Graham but a bit pricey so I get on sale. My question is where did you get your palette 🎨. It looks more vertical or deep. Great job. Looking forward to more. 🤗
Goes to play with my m Graham paints... THERE'S CAT HAIR IN MY PAINTS!!!
Always. haha
love this! thank you so much! :) helped me decide on sticking to this line :)
I'm so glad it was helpful for you!
Hi Denise, thank you for the very thorough and long review. I was wondering if you had any problems contacting M. Graham? I've contacted them a couple of times and they've never responded (both through their contact form online and their actual email address).
I purchased some M. Graham watercolors. However, I have noticed that they get mold quite frequently, especially the gouache. I keep the tubes quite tight and closed. I cleaned my palette, desansitized properly, and squeezed paint straight from the tube. The M. Graham
watercolor paints did not dry out by instead got white mold. I
understand that leaving watercolor to dry out makes you lose the vibrancy. I am wondering if because M. Graham uses honey this is the reason for the mold. Is there anything I can do to stop the mold?. Must I
throw out the entire palette of paint, which includes Windsor and
Newton Cotman? On the Cotman and Mjello paints, I have not noticed mold frequently but M. Graham it seems to be quite common. Has anyone else
had this problem?
I live in Seattle and never experienced mold with my M Graham- had them for 3 years now, Yes it doesn’t fully dry but I leave my palettes open for 24 hours every time I use it have ( Same with my eye shadow palettes when I have used a shadow wet on my lids 😛) not experienced mold with either. My palette is a mixture of Mission Gold, Qor, DS, Sennelier and M Graham and I haven’t noticed any lack of vibrancy but I am a beginner so not sure what to expect in terms of glow/ vibrancy. But the M Grahams and Mission Golds do pack a punch with colour payoff on paper.
I absolutely love M. Graham. I only buy others for colors they don't have or i can't mix
I really like/love m graham paints! I wish I could afford to try more I specifically prefer to use them in my home palette because of the honey content the paint doesn't fully dry which is an awesome feature IMO as it lets the paint rewet easily, it doesn't have a drastic color shift from wet to dry on the paper. I live in super dry Phx. Az and In my tin palette I over filled a half pan on accident and let it dry, btw it will dry enough and not move once put in the palette and left to dry. Cobalt pigments tend to dry hard so if it's runny to begin with I'd put money on it that it will still dry solid enough to travel with. I over filled the half pan by only a smidge and I swear my hand was a magnet to that one color (Scarlett pyroll) and it ended up everywhere. Lol. The paint stY moist but not wet. Some I've heard had "mold" but what I experienced was a white film, honey is know as a moldistat of sorts so I can't call it mold but maybe something to do with being in a tin palette....
Maybe it has something to do with being in a tin palette. I've noticed that seems to be the commonality when people experience that. So if you use a palette be it plastic, tin, or whatever just make sure you clean and dry out your palette after painting. These are such beautiful paints even some of the different experiences we have from one brand to another still wouldn't deter me from buying them one bit. And remember all paints have their quirks but that depends on if that quirk fits your needs or not. Oh and I love how these paints mix with other paints! Not just other m graham paints but other brands of paints like DS and W&N. There is something about it after it hits the paper and dries, it's a stunning quality I have come to love that at first I wasn't sure of. But that's when I knew nothing and didn't have the knowledge or experience as I do now. Sorry for the novel and jumping around from talking to just you to sounding general I love watercolor or specifically love pigment.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on them Erin! You're absolutely right about the low color shift - that's something I forgot to mention! I'm really impressed by that feature as I've been struggling with color shift in a select few colors from other lines lately.
+InLiquidColor yes! Some pigments are inevitable to shifting like permanent alizarin Crimson. But the worst offender for me is unfortunately QOR in the colors I tested. Great review! I really enjoy your channel.
Erin S. Sadly, the one I notice the most is my favorite deep blue from Mission Gold. I think it's a quality of the pigment itself (PB60) but it's heartbreaking to see it fade as it dries. Thank you again for supporting my channel :) Feel free to let me know what you'd like to see next!
Well I was going to ask if you have tried Sennelier yet? You can email them at productinfo@savoirfaire.com with your mailing address requesting to try their paints. They sent me three colors. Sennelier yellow light, opera, and cerulean. I use their paints already but one can never have too many I say!! Swatching paints is something I can never pass up. It helps me look more into a certain color or brand so I'm all for that. As for painting I work with botanical watercolor/illustration (realistic). But I love watercolor so I'm easy to please. I'm a technical junkie so everything that makes up the paints and paper my hyper focus kicks in and next thing I know he sun is coming up. So if any of that interests you, I will for sure be here to watch it but so far I've watched all your most recent uploads and enjoying what you're doing.
Are these paints sticky? From what I have seen, Sennelier are so sticky that they can break paint from the brush handle and they also have honey.
So does that mean their "Pthalo Blue" is the green shade? It doesn't say. I know you said they have a red version, but the one you used that doesn't specify; is that understood to be the green shade?
Where can I get a palette like the one you are using for this review? Do they have larger ones with 24 paint wells?
Hi! Thank you so much! This is just what I was looking for :-)
Welcome! I'm glad it was helpful!
love Cricket!
You have to consider the chroma when judging transparency
Hi Denise, love all your videos and your voice is so soothing to hear!😍I am totally new to watercolours painting but i am interesting in watercolours for a long time but just haven’t got the time! The one month ago i told myself that i will try it out! So I started searching and watching so many RUclips channels and found a few channels which I loved and yours is one of them! So, after all the ‘research’ i think i love most in all the reviews are D Smith and M Graham but i think D Smith is more expensive. And i also think both brands do have their own standards/grades, eg D smith has series 1 to 5. So i am thinking, in your reviews, are you using the more higher grades in each brand?🤔
Since i am a newbie in watercolours, i also come across some student grades watercolours which are good for a newbie to practice. I found a few reviews on the Sakura Koi, haven’t bought it yet but i think i like it, which some says they are ‘chalky’🤔 and opaque! Is that a problem or a challenge in our painting? What’s your view on my choices here? 💜
Hi there. The series represent price due to pigment expense, not quality. For instance, cobalt is more expensive that an earth color to purchase and turn in to paint. Between student and professional brands, it matters, but Daniel Smith and M Graham are both high quality professional brands :) I don't care fore Koi personally.
I wonder if the lack of granulation is because of the honey? Perhaps they need to grind the pigment more finely to work with the honey. I think the length of this video is perfect. Thank you.
These pigments seem to be ground incredibly finely. I would imagine that the lack of granulation is due to the honey, perhaps in part with how fine they are, as other honey-based paints that I've used do not seems to have much granulation either. Thanks for the feedback on the length of the video! :)
I just bought M. Graham burnt sienna and it smelled terrible right out of the tube! I really love the paint, though, and haven't noticed it in the other M. Graham colors I own. Super weird. Anyone else have this problem?
Hmm I don't have that color from them, but go ahead and write them if you have concerns. They have wonderful customer service.
do you have to have to have a blog or RUclips in order for companies to send you supplies that interested in trying out
Melba W some companies will send small samples. MGraham will send a color chart if you ask but their watercolors don't lend themselves to samplers very well as they are rich and sticky from the honey. They sent me these specifically to review on this channel, not just for me to try them out for my own personal use.
Oh thanks I'll try anyway love your videos
can I ask where you got the palette you are using in this video?
hellotwinkie I got it at my local art store. I'm not sure of the brand I'm sorry! For what it's worth, I much prefer the palettes that have lids. This one gets dusty.
hellotwinkie, This is an Eldajon Palette - can find it at Jerry's Artarama.com and it is $5.59. Paul McCormack makes a larger version with 18 paint wells and 9 mixing areas on Super Sale for $9.99 - I paid $24.99. He has a video on how he uses this palette. Hope this helps!
Paula in Florida
what do you prefer Daniel smith or m gramhem
I like them both a lot, but Daniel Smith is my first and strongest love :)
InLiquidColor okay im going to buy daniel smith BTW I love your videos
Thank you so much! I hope you love them :) I will have a more detailed review of the Daniel Smiths soon!
InLiquidColor cant wait
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