I have this set, along with a larger set of Sennelier. The lid on this box does not lie flat because it is meant to hold/prop up a watercolor postcard for painting on. I don't often use it that way, but it does technically work if you're into that. It does confuse me that they very clearly meant this set for travel with the postcard size paintings and all, but as you mentioned, it does not fasten closed well enough. I also found the color selection to be slightly strange, but it's like that in all Sennelier sets. They claim it's because they are aiming for a similar color selection to the French impressionists. I still swapped out a couple of the colors. But even though the color selections seem a bit odd, I love Sennelier for its luminous glazing abilities.
heytogrey oh wow! I would have never figured that out on my own. I just tried it and you're totally right. What a unique design, and I can appreciate it a lot more now. Thanks for sharing! I can also definitely appreciate that there is no black or white, so at least there's that!
Holy crap, look at that glazing! So beautiful. Need to get my hands on Sennelier. Tried it before, along with many other brands, and it's one of my absolute favorites. Currently in love with Sennelier & Schmincke, and really big on a few colors by Daniel Smith. These 3 are definitely my top brands. Man, I want Sennelier paints so bad, ugh! Alas.
I'm pretty sure the holes in the bottom are for air circulation to prevent mold, since they have honey. But I could be wrong :) Another great job Denise
Katherine Sullivan I thought so too but the lid definitely isn't air tight so I don't think there'd be an issue there. I did find it useful to pry the pans out though when they first arrived since they were jammed in there!
@@alisonb3850 I know it's been 4 years but it's very very important to tell a stranger on the Internet that they're wrong :P I have honey with liofilized raspberry and it didn't grow mold for over a year, but I've had honey with I believe ginger (maybe also lemon), and maybe there was not enough honey there (it had weird consistency, it could've been like 60-70% honey? or maybe much less, though it was pretty sweet, along a strong ginger taste), but it did grow mold in around just two-three weeks or so of standing in our kitchen outside of the fridge. We had to throw away the whole jar :/ So, honey might not grow mold, but a mixture might or might not, probably depending on other things. (Tasty protip, to repent answering so laye: Polish-style gingerbread cookies dough (with high honey content) is supposed to ferment in a cold place for months (1-2) before Christmas, and then after baking (but without decorating, I think) they can stay in closed containers for another few months. And they're amazing, those are my favourite cookies. I can share a good recipe...)
It's been a while but i bought the same set. I really didn't like the palette. So i took all the paint out and put them in a larger set that i use at home. Their paint is great. It will be fun to see what happens. Ill bet you are having a great day at the aquarium.
Ahhh the French always with the ulterior motives . . . . Tricky Nicky! The impressionist connection is very interesting I did not make that connection either and I have a ton of Art history nonsense in my head! Love watching your videos Denise keep it going and have a Grand Day!
Hey, Hey Sennelier! Great review Denise, very informative. Your swatch book has GROWN but you've really created a great comparison of brands and pigments. Thanks!
I am falling for sennelier paints, so vibrant and good value. I really like the palette box i got it because it was so different from most, i am a bit of a palette horder, even though mine was different paints as it was purchased from ebay. Great video, ive watched a couple of your videos now and ive just subscribed.
Thank you so much for stopping by and saying hello! I really appreciate your kind words and for subscribing :) Enjoy this funky palette! I should check mine, the paint should be dry by now :D
Wow! I've been searching for review of this watercolor set and it's soo hard, not many people do review on this set ;; I was about to buy this, but bcs of lack of review, I decided to buy different brand. After watching the video, I think i'm gonna buy a smaller set instead or just buy few individual colors :') Thank you for the great video (and the color comparison!!!!) I hope u have a good day ;)
Hi Kristal! One of the reasons I leaned towards this on as well was it's rarity on the review scene. I'm sorry it didn't get to you in time! I'm glad you liked the video though and happy painting with your new set!
Warm and cool trios. Yellow ochre. Burnt umber. Sap green. Hookers green/a bold green. Purple. Pink/magenta. Payne’s grey (darker version) or black. Maybe turquoise or cerulean. Maybe Prussian blue and a bright bold red for floral painting. Those are my ideal colors. So a 16 color palette. Maybe am opaque white for error correcting, and a burnt sienna/skin tone for skin. 18 colors. Done. My ideal palette.
I think it's adorable and convenient enough. I love Sennelier watercolor just as M. Graham because they are made with honey and remain soft. Hate going back to any other brand!
I just picked up the Sennelier Sample Pack of 5 10ml tubes for all of $12.99. I have to admit that I am underwhelmed. I think I will use them for glazing in botanical painting but I prefer the M.Graham, QOR, and Daniel Smith as they are dependably lightfast, rich, and vibrant and the pigment info is readily available. They have spoiled me for other brands. Sennelier is on sale at Dick Blicks and are the cheapest professional watercolors that I have seen. Thanks for your videos, I learn something new with each one.
I took all mine out and placed in a metal pencil tin, works better. Great review though and showing all the other colour you have done swatch cards with. A really good idea to place them inside and file like that. I think I may copy that idea. If I can find nice insert sleeves like what you have used.
I just received a tube set and a few of the colors smell weird. Is that normal? Purchased from Jackson’s. I’ve had several other tubes and never noticed a smell
At first I didn't like Sennelier's Alizarin Crimson at all. It looked too brown compared to Winsor & Newton or M. Graham, which are more rich cool red, but over time I'm really learning to appreciate it. Sennelier paints are my first love for watercolor.
It's funny that I'd have probably loved it from the start if they'd given it a different name. I have their Alizarin Crimson Lake now, which is a more conventional Alizarin Crimson. And Sennelier is certainly not the only brand that does its own thing in color names. Great video! Thanks.
I wanted to buy this set but i decided against it and spend a little more money and buy the tubes separately to get my own customized palette, however i do find this design to be quite chic and i wish they would sell something similar for the people who only buy tubes :(
You can get a tube version of this set or just refill the pans from a tube ( like most artists do ). I had this set but the mixing tray is just far too small to be practical.
It’s kind of a spunky tray set up, I don’t need 5 reds either even though i am mainly a primary color painter. I don’t think the colors are bad, it would be cool if you had a walkthrough of your swatch binder 😊
i feel like sennelier missed a trick putting holes in the bottom of the container. They could have easily turned that into extra mixing space when you remove the paint tray, and in my opinion would have made this set much more desirable.
I use Jackson's own brand of artists watercolours. They look a lot like Sennelier colours but a fair bit cheaper. You get a big tube of paint for a good price and it's nice to use. Incidentally, not all Sennelier colours are transparent.
Same here, I just do tiny swatches all on one piece of paper, and some of these papers have gotten scattered around with no notes on pigment, or what brand they are. Phoo. I need to copy her swatching....
mwaah... your map looks like my kid his soccer map cards,lol, I need to look that up hahahaha great idea I always lose swatches if not stored of taped down.. your amount of swatches is mindpuzzeling :P awesome idea to stack those on pigment number instead of the blah sheets I have with just the mixing charts, I just resently started noting the numbers down,makes it more easier to find a similar color in any brand than just a name.
My swatch book is out of control! Haha. I have to add these Senneliers, plus 18 Winsor and Newton and 24 DaVinci's I just received too! My viewers are too kind to me.
I'm not sure what I think about that box. I usually use my tube paints, but I've bought several sets like this just for the palette. I wouldn't with this set for sure!
One of the other viewers here pointed out the lid is to hold a 4x6" postcard sized paper! I have a picture of it on my instagram. I can appreciate it a lot more now :)
Sennelier ultramarine deep has less violet bias than some PB29s so I can mix really nice greens with lemon yellow or a nickel azo, something I cannot do well with say Winsor Newton French Ultramarine, as regardless what yellow you use, the greens always grey out too much. It is also more natural for sky colours too I find so generally making this a far more versatile colour for me as a landscape painter. Incidentally Sennelier do a French ultramarine but inexplicably add PV19 to it .??
I knew the moment I saw that purple that something was odd: my color selection when I bought this set was different than yours!! My set had Cobalt Violet Deep Hue instead of Dioxazine Purple; Phthalo Green Deep instead of Forest Green and Transparent Brown instead of Warm Sepia! How weird that they would switch these out and not address the issue of the 4.5 red in this set XD I love your modifications (that chinese orange is lovely and incidentally, I got the more recent version of the same color when I modded my 14 set). I thought for sure that you would remove that super bright green, so now I'm even more curious to see where you'll take this one! Looking forward to the next video! Take care! ♥
Eve Bolt - Bolt's Vault Oh that is odd!! I have watches your review two or three times but didn't look at them side by side for the color changes. And that green! Haha I know. It took a lot for me to leave it there. I do have some Sennelier sap green that Karia sent me but it's in a pan that doesn't fit here. If I get really desperate I can cut it out or something and try to fit it in here. But, I thought to myself, "Denise give it a try" haha.
In Liquid Color I don't know if this is related, but isn't there a California law that prevent companies from selling certain pigments there? Like Cadmiums and Cobalts?
I think they just have to be labeled as such. You can still acquire cobalts... pretty sure anyway haha. But perhaps there are two sets that they have depending on certain counties? No idea. I did check though at the dioxazine is rated as a three for lightfastness, yikes!
In what kind of pan is the sap green that Karia sent you? That bright green is great for plants and landscapes, or even food, but not the first color I'd grab for painting animals XD
It's some weird generic pan that I got on Amazon. The walls are super thick and I kind of hate them, lol. I actually got to use a similar bright green (in DaVinvi) to paint my Patreon video this month of a lizard. It was a great foundation color :D I'm hoping to do more plein air paintings so I'll keep it around.
I'm tempted. These paints look lovely, but I'm not a huge fan of the colors. It might need a warmer yellow. That deep green is beautiful though. Argh I need to stop watching your reviews. My bank account can't handle it. lol
Cuddlebloom I hear ya! I would definitely consider removing my light green and replacing it for a warm yellow. I'll see how it goes as I want to attempt to try the new colors but I totally understand.
In Liquid Color I was really expecting you to switch that one out. I admire you for giving it a shot. I guess you do have that Chinese orange and the French vermilion to work with, so the lack of a warm yellow might not be too bad.
Jackson art are my favorite art supplyer tho that sets choice of colours are very weird i agree and to stop the pans falling out a tiny bit of clear tape looped back on itself is thin enough to not effect the pans like some sticky dots do but great vid as allways
I have this set. It contains only one cool yellow, four reds, two multi-pigmented greens etc The French Vermilion PR242 is not lightfast. After six months of sunlight exposure, that color faded badly. A big disappointment since it is a beautiful red orange. Quinacridone Red PR209 has a slight loss in intensity. Dioxazine Violet PV23 has not faded at all! Same for the rest. I notice that the Chinese Orange in the video is an older version (may be prior to 2010). The current one is PY150+PBr23+PR209. The one with quinacridone gold is much better. It has only two pigments. The one with three pigments is duller.
That's odd that your PR242 faded, especially when PV23 didn't. Sennelier's dioxazine has a bad lightfastness rating while vermillion is rated excellent. And yes, I've mentioned many times in many videos that this is the older formula of the Chinese Orange that a viewer sent me. I'm using it sparingly to hold on to that PO49 :)
I like testing all my watercolors. Sometimes, a pigment can have a bad lightfastness rating but the whole formula makes it more lightfast. Same goes for a lightfast pigment that can turn fugitive because the whole formula is not optimized. I also test all my watercolor pencils. That's a whole different story. Some colors will be less lightfast when water is added. Some will be more lightfast when water is added. That's crazy! The printed ratings are only very approximate.
Congrats!! All off my Part 2s are in the queue! I can only release a couple videos a week so it takes a while to get to them all :( However, the more support on Patreon I have, the more time I can put into more videos to be produced! So hopefully that continues to grow :)
well I’m actually dissecting transparent colors from a self choose 24 full pan Jackson’s house brand metal pallet ( which many say the paint is similar if not exact to sennelier) orr an 18 metal tin set of schmincke hordam paints which is about 30ish $ more expensive 🤔 which would be more worth it in the end?
Brooke Boatwright oh that's a fun idea! I have given many of them away unfortunately. I sent my sister a care package with my oddball paints and a few other youtubers some here and there to try brands out. They're mostly blacks, bright oranges, and duplicate colors that look just like other colors in the same set, like the carmine here or the cobalt hue in my Cotman set :)
Sennelier paint have less pigment than other "professional paint". also Sennelier I believe make Jackson's own brand watercolour paint. take for instance Hookers Green PY83 PG36 Jackson and Sennelier are the only brands (out of 16 brands I check) to use this combination . All the other pigment combination for a paint colours match between Jacksons and Sennelier. Tube size is 21 ml and they both use honey and the same type of gum. When I was checking the makeup of pigment for Hookers Green. I found American Journey and Da Vinci both used PG7,PY42. Turner and and Winsor Newton both used PG36, PY110 all the other brands used a different pigment combination. That is accept for Sennelier and Jackson which used PY83,PG36. Concluding does Da Vinci make American Journey?
Sennelier does not contain "less pigment" to binder (honey) ratio than other artist quality paints. It is a finer grind and that's what may make it appear so to you.
Hey people? I've been seeing a lot of comments on the holes of the bottom of the box, and how the pans fit a little bit too snug in their places? Have you considered that the holes are for poking out the pans As denise said, the cover is a bit loose, and perhaps the company thought it was best to do some preventive measure?
I bought a larger box of Sennelier pans and accidentally dropped it. all of the paints fell out of their little pans and I never figured out which colour was which.
Didn't buy this set. I like the colors but hate the palette and the brush would be unusable. My favorite plein aire palette is schmincke 18 half pan palette witch only comes out once in a while...usually with colors that I don't need,...love sennelier paints on the whole and this is a pretty good selection of colors..love your assessment.
It depends on the weather, paper, and brand of paint. Until they're dry! Feel the paint with the back of your hand (not your finger tips because of oils). If the paper is still cool, it is not dry. Wait for the paper to be completely dry and neutral in temperature.
This was thorough, and it does cover all things one would want to see when looking up an item. Also your swatches are just lovely and a great demonstration. That said, I find it difficult to accept the opinions of a review when nearly every detail of an item is presented as a nuisance. Ignoring what appears to be wonderful glazing? quick response time? well it sadly nullifies objective points that might even be legitimate. Because how can one make sense of it all when everything, even the good, is presented as either a humdrum observation or complaint? Nearly all that one has an issue with, are features that others, such as myself, would love, praise, or at least have no problem with. As for throwing this expensive set into a purse, so to be jostled around, I would not recommend. However, consider a more travel fast(as in secure) bag to organize your items. For myself, when I travel with art supplies, I use a fitted laptop backpack, with an assortment of travel compartments that hold a multitude of things neatly and tightly. This set would easily find a place in one of it's pockets. I have never been to this channel before, I was brought here because of researching this product. Where this review did give some insight, and I'll repeat, your swatches are just lovely and a great demonstration, the review left me confused. So, I will have to hunt down more reviews in attempt to get a fairer assessment of product that I think may deserve more praise?
I have a Top 10 video brands in which extremely objective and say who I think each brand is best for. As for my own thoughts, this is clearly marked first impressions and I am a wildlife painter. It wasn't for me,
Started to bing watch a lot of watercolor videos and I am starting to believe I maybe some sort of color blind. I see no difference between most of the same color families. . . fuck
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I have this set, along with a larger set of Sennelier. The lid on this box does not lie flat because it is meant to hold/prop up a watercolor postcard for painting on. I don't often use it that way, but it does technically work if you're into that. It does confuse me that they very clearly meant this set for travel with the postcard size paintings and all, but as you mentioned, it does not fasten closed well enough. I also found the color selection to be slightly strange, but it's like that in all Sennelier sets. They claim it's because they are aiming for a similar color selection to the French impressionists. I still swapped out a couple of the colors. But even though the color selections seem a bit odd, I love Sennelier for its luminous glazing abilities.
heytogrey oh wow! I would have never figured that out on my own. I just tried it and you're totally right. What a unique design, and I can appreciate it a lot more now. Thanks for sharing! I can also definitely appreciate that there is no black or white, so at least there's that!
Holy crap, look at that glazing! So beautiful.
Need to get my hands on Sennelier. Tried it before, along with many other brands, and it's one of my absolute favorites.
Currently in love with Sennelier & Schmincke, and really big on a few colors by Daniel Smith. These 3 are definitely my top brands.
Man, I want Sennelier paints so bad, ugh! Alas.
I'm pretty sure the holes in the bottom are for air circulation to prevent mold, since they have honey. But I could be wrong :) Another great job Denise
Katherine Sullivan I thought so too but the lid definitely isn't air tight so I don't think there'd be an issue there. I did find it useful to pry the pans out though when they first arrived since they were jammed in there!
i think they are draining pipes for the water, so that it doesn't get stuck at the bottom of it :)
@@alisonb3850 I know it's been 4 years but it's very very important to tell a stranger on the Internet that they're wrong :P I have honey with liofilized raspberry and it didn't grow mold for over a year, but I've had honey with I believe ginger (maybe also lemon), and maybe there was not enough honey there (it had weird consistency, it could've been like 60-70% honey? or maybe much less, though it was pretty sweet, along a strong ginger taste), but it did grow mold in around just two-three weeks or so of standing in our kitchen outside of the fridge. We had to throw away the whole jar :/
So, honey might not grow mold, but a mixture might or might not, probably depending on other things.
(Tasty protip, to repent answering so laye: Polish-style gingerbread cookies dough (with high honey content) is supposed to ferment in a cold place for months (1-2) before Christmas, and then after baking (but without decorating, I think) they can stay in closed containers for another few months. And they're amazing, those are my favourite cookies. I can share a good recipe...)
It's been a while but i bought the same set. I really didn't like the palette. So i took all the paint out and put them in a larger set that i use at home. Their paint is great. It will be fun to see what happens. Ill bet you are having a great day at the aquarium.
Essie Tangle another viewer mentioned the lid is for holding postcard sized paper! I just checked and it does serve that purpose. How neat!
The shape of this pallet gives me 1980s vibes. Like I was going through my mom's stuff from high school and found this watercolor set
Ahhh the French always with the ulterior motives . . . . Tricky Nicky! The impressionist connection is very interesting I did not make that connection either and I have a ton of Art history nonsense in my head! Love watching your videos Denise keep it going and have a Grand Day!
Hey, Hey Sennelier! Great review Denise, very informative. Your swatch book has GROWN but you've really created a great comparison of brands and pigments. Thanks!
Evangeline Poe it's outta control hahaha but I'm glad it's helpful at least 😁
I already know this is a great video even though I haven't watched it all the way to the end! Really love your videos!
Arttu Paavola 💜 thank you so much!
I am falling for sennelier paints, so vibrant and good value. I really like the palette box i got it because it was so different from most, i am a bit of a palette horder, even though mine was different paints as it was purchased from ebay. Great video, ive watched a couple of your videos now and ive just subscribed.
Thank you so much for stopping by and saying hello! I really appreciate your kind words and for subscribing :) Enjoy this funky palette! I should check mine, the paint should be dry by now :D
Great video Denise! 😁 I hope you are enjoying your day with the fishes. 🙂 Awesome review.
Wow!
I've been searching for review of this watercolor set and it's soo hard, not many people do review on this set ;; I was about to buy this, but bcs of lack of review, I decided to buy different brand. After watching the video, I think i'm gonna buy a smaller set instead or just buy few individual colors :') Thank you for the great video (and the color comparison!!!!) I hope u have a good day ;)
Hi Kristal! One of the reasons I leaned towards this on as well was it's rarity on the review scene. I'm sorry it didn't get to you in time! I'm glad you liked the video though and happy painting with your new set!
Warm and cool trios. Yellow ochre. Burnt umber. Sap green. Hookers green/a bold green. Purple. Pink/magenta. Payne’s grey (darker version) or black. Maybe turquoise or cerulean. Maybe Prussian blue and a bright bold red for floral painting. Those are my ideal colors. So a 16 color palette. Maybe am opaque white for error correcting, and a burnt sienna/skin tone for skin. 18 colors. Done. My ideal palette.
I think it's adorable and convenient enough. I love Sennelier watercolor just as M. Graham because they are made with honey and remain soft. Hate going back to any other brand!
I just picked up the Sennelier Sample Pack of 5 10ml tubes for all of $12.99. I have to admit that I am underwhelmed. I think I will use them for glazing in botanical painting but I prefer the M.Graham, QOR, and Daniel Smith as they are dependably lightfast, rich, and vibrant and the pigment info is readily available. They have spoiled me for other brands. Sennelier is on sale at Dick Blicks and are the cheapest professional watercolors that I have seen. Thanks for your videos, I learn something new with each one.
I took all mine out and placed in a metal pencil tin, works better. Great review though and showing all the other colour you have done swatch cards with. A really good idea to place them inside and file like that. I think I may copy that idea. If I can find nice insert sleeves like what you have used.
I love the way you do swatches! I'm going to copy that from now on. And I need to look for the video where you show how to do swatches.....
I love my Sennelier tube paints, for pans I use Daniel Smith. Sennelier makes their pans a differently than their tubes.
I just received a tube set and a few of the colors smell weird. Is that normal? Purchased from Jackson’s. I’ve had several other tubes and never noticed a smell
@@LCLand Sennelier paints are made with honey. Perhaps they got mouldy. I would contact Jacksons.
Thanks for the video Denise! Whew, I thought this video was about Sennelier being endangered. 😂 Have a great weekend!
Haha :)
Happy dance whenever you post a video, Denise! Have fun today! 🐟🐠🐋🐙💜
At first I didn't like Sennelier's Alizarin Crimson at all. It looked too brown compared to Winsor & Newton or M. Graham, which are more rich cool red, but over time I'm really learning to appreciate it. Sennelier paints are my first love for watercolor.
I agree Lori, I was a little taken back by it but its so close to those rich earthy colors that I'm a fan of... just a weird name! :)
It's funny that I'd have probably loved it from the start if they'd given it a different name. I have their Alizarin Crimson Lake now, which is a more conventional Alizarin Crimson. And Sennelier is certainly not the only brand that does its own thing in color names. Great video! Thanks.
I wanted to buy this set but i decided against it and spend a little more money and buy the tubes separately to get my own customized palette, however i do find this design to be quite chic and i wish they would sell something similar for the people who only buy tubes :(
You can get a tube version of this set or just refill the pans from a tube ( like most artists do ). I had this set but the mixing tray is just far too small to be practical.
It’s kind of a spunky tray set up, I don’t need 5 reds either even though i am mainly a primary color painter. I don’t think the colors are bad, it would be cool if you had a walkthrough of your swatch binder 😊
i feel like sennelier missed a trick putting holes in the bottom of the container. They could have easily turned that into extra mixing space when you remove the paint tray, and in my opinion would have made this set much more desirable.
I use Jackson's own brand of artists watercolours. They look a lot like Sennelier colours but a fair bit cheaper. You get a big tube of paint for a good price and it's nice to use. Incidentally, not all Sennelier colours are transparent.
Wow! Your swatch folder makes mine look like disorganized hell! That's so amazing 💕 Which is your favourite ever watercolour brand? Xxx
Same here, I just do tiny swatches all on one piece of paper, and some of these papers have gotten scattered around with no notes on pigment, or what brand they are. Phoo. I need to copy her swatching....
I'm in love with your four earth tones post-mod !
Thanks so much! :)
I wonder if the holes are to help air it put. Like ventilation? Some paints get moldy idk
mwaah... your map looks like my kid his soccer map cards,lol, I need to look that up hahahaha great idea I always lose swatches if not stored of taped down.. your amount of swatches is mindpuzzeling :P awesome idea to stack those on pigment number instead of the blah sheets I have with just the mixing charts, I just resently started noting the numbers down,makes it more easier to find a similar color in any brand than just a name.
My swatch book is out of control! Haha. I have to add these Senneliers, plus 18 Winsor and Newton and 24 DaVinci's I just received too! My viewers are too kind to me.
I'm not sure what I think about that box. I usually use my tube paints, but I've bought several sets like this just for the palette. I wouldn't with this set for sure!
One of the other viewers here pointed out the lid is to hold a 4x6" postcard sized paper! I have a picture of it on my instagram. I can appreciate it a lot more now :)
Sennelier ultramarine deep has less violet bias than some PB29s so I can mix really nice greens with lemon yellow or a nickel azo, something I cannot do well with say Winsor Newton French Ultramarine, as regardless what yellow you use, the greens always grey out too much. It is also more natural for sky colours too I find so generally making this a far more versatile colour for me as a landscape painter. Incidentally Sennelier do a French ultramarine but inexplicably add PV19 to it .??
Woohoo new video!!😄😄
I wonder if you had to choose between a schminke or sennelier set of your preferred colors......which would you choose and why?
I knew the moment I saw that purple that something was odd: my color selection when I bought this set was different than yours!! My set had Cobalt Violet Deep Hue instead of Dioxazine Purple; Phthalo Green Deep instead of Forest Green and Transparent Brown instead of Warm Sepia! How weird that they would switch these out and not address the issue of the 4.5 red in this set XD I love your modifications (that chinese orange is lovely and incidentally, I got the more recent version of the same color when I modded my 14 set). I thought for sure that you would remove that super bright green, so now I'm even more curious to see where you'll take this one!
Looking forward to the next video! Take care! ♥
Eve Bolt - Bolt's Vault Oh that is odd!! I have watches your review two or three times but didn't look at them side by side for the color changes. And that green! Haha I know. It took a lot for me to leave it there. I do have some Sennelier sap green that Karia sent me but it's in a pan that doesn't fit here. If I get really desperate I can cut it out or something and try to fit it in here. But, I thought to myself, "Denise give it a try" haha.
In Liquid Color I don't know if this is related, but isn't there a California law that prevent companies from selling certain pigments there? Like Cadmiums and Cobalts?
I think they just have to be labeled as such. You can still acquire cobalts... pretty sure anyway haha. But perhaps there are two sets that they have depending on certain counties? No idea. I did check though at the dioxazine is rated as a three for lightfastness, yikes!
In what kind of pan is the sap green that Karia sent you?
That bright green is great for plants and landscapes, or even food, but not the first color I'd grab for painting animals XD
It's some weird generic pan that I got on Amazon. The walls are super thick and I kind of hate them, lol. I actually got to use a similar bright green (in DaVinvi) to paint my Patreon video this month of a lizard. It was a great foundation color :D I'm hoping to do more plein air paintings so I'll keep it around.
I'm tempted. These paints look lovely, but I'm not a huge fan of the colors. It might need a warmer yellow. That deep green is beautiful though. Argh I need to stop watching your reviews. My bank account can't handle it. lol
Cuddlebloom I hear ya! I would definitely consider removing my light green and replacing it for a warm yellow. I'll see how it goes as I want to attempt to try the new colors but I totally understand.
In Liquid Color I was really expecting you to switch that one out. I admire you for giving it a shot. I guess you do have that Chinese orange and the French vermilion to work with, so the lack of a warm yellow might not be too bad.
Cuddlebloom n
Jackson art are my favorite art supplyer tho that sets choice of colours are very weird i agree and to stop the pans falling out a tiny bit of clear tape looped back on itself is thin enough to not effect the pans like some sticky dots do but great vid as allways
christian taylor ah okay! I've only used the one brand of dots so I didn't know others were too thick.
I have this set. It contains only one cool yellow, four reds, two multi-pigmented greens etc
The French Vermilion PR242 is not lightfast. After six months of sunlight exposure, that color faded badly. A big disappointment since it is a beautiful red orange.
Quinacridone Red PR209 has a slight loss in intensity.
Dioxazine Violet PV23 has not faded at all! Same for the rest.
I notice that the Chinese Orange in the video is an older version (may be prior to 2010). The current one is PY150+PBr23+PR209. The one with quinacridone gold is much better. It has only two pigments. The one with three pigments is duller.
That's odd that your PR242 faded, especially when PV23 didn't. Sennelier's dioxazine has a bad lightfastness rating while vermillion is rated excellent. And yes, I've mentioned many times in many videos that this is the older formula of the Chinese Orange that a viewer sent me. I'm using it sparingly to hold on to that PO49 :)
I like testing all my watercolors. Sometimes, a pigment can have a bad lightfastness rating but the whole formula makes it more lightfast. Same goes for a lightfast pigment that can turn fugitive because the whole formula is not optimized.
I also test all my watercolor pencils. That's a whole different story. Some colors will be less lightfast when water is added. Some will be more lightfast when water is added. That's crazy! The printed ratings are only very approximate.
I just bought a few tubes of sennelier😄.. First real watercolor purchase.. Where is part 2??!!😭😭😭
Congrats!! All off my Part 2s are in the queue! I can only release a couple videos a week so it takes a while to get to them all :( However, the more support on Patreon I have, the more time I can put into more videos to be produced! So hopefully that continues to grow :)
well I’m actually dissecting transparent colors from a self choose 24 full pan Jackson’s house brand metal pallet ( which many say the paint is similar if not exact to sennelier)
orr an 18 metal tin set of schmincke hordam paints which is about 30ish $ more expensive
🤔 which would be more worth it in the end?
are these paints lightfast? thanks
i would love to see a video of all the pan paints you've decided not to use
Brooke Boatwright oh that's a fun idea! I have given many of them away unfortunately. I sent my sister a care package with my oddball paints and a few other youtubers some here and there to try brands out. They're mostly blacks, bright oranges, and duplicate colors that look just like other colors in the same set, like the carmine here or the cobalt hue in my Cotman set :)
Sennelier paint have less pigment than other "professional paint". also Sennelier I believe make Jackson's own brand watercolour paint. take for instance Hookers Green PY83 PG36 Jackson and Sennelier are the only brands (out of 16 brands I check) to use this combination . All the other pigment combination for a paint colours match between Jacksons and Sennelier. Tube size is 21 ml and they both use honey and the same type of gum.
When I was checking the makeup of pigment for Hookers Green. I found American Journey and Da Vinci both used PG7,PY42. Turner and and Winsor Newton both used PG36, PY110 all the other brands used a different pigment combination. That is accept for Sennelier and Jackson which used PY83,PG36. Concluding does Da Vinci make American Journey?
Sennelier does not contain "less pigment" to binder (honey) ratio than other artist quality paints. It is a finer grind and that's what may make it appear so to you.
Hey people? I've been seeing a lot of comments on the holes of the bottom of the box, and how the pans fit a little bit too snug in their places?
Have you considered that the holes are for poking out the pans
As denise said, the cover is a bit loose, and perhaps the company thought it was best to do some preventive measure?
Van Gogh Ultramarine deep here I come!
I bought a larger box of Sennelier pans and accidentally dropped it. all of the paints fell out of their little pans and I never figured out which colour was which.
OMG, that binder of sample colors...
Didn't buy this set. I like the colors but hate the palette and the brush would be unusable. My favorite plein aire palette is schmincke 18 half pan palette witch only comes out once in a while...usually with colors that I don't need,...love sennelier paints on the whole and this is a pretty good selection of colors..love your assessment.
How long do you let your swatches dry before adding the glazing layer?
It depends on the weather, paper, and brand of paint. Until they're dry! Feel the paint with the back of your hand (not your finger tips because of oils). If the paper is still cool, it is not dry. Wait for the paper to be completely dry and neutral in temperature.
If you really utilize glazing, would you recommend Sennelier over Schmincke?
i’m also a moderately experienced high school artist
thanks!
Nia Guillory Not her but definitely Sennelier. Its where it excels.
i cannot find the part 2 on this where you paint with this pallet, can you please post the link? thanks so much.
It hasn't happened yet :( I do have a patreon tutorial, but not a general video yet.
thanks for the response.
I'm trying to get it on the calendar for October, or at very latest November :)
that would be great! thank you so much. :D
I love Sennelier but I buy open stock tubes.
Do these paints granulate a lot or not so much? I’m looking for non granulating brands
I have a Swatch with Me video of the full line if you'd like to see them all laid out :)
once you start painting with it, the pans will stay in place because of the paint seeping and drying in the space between
I'm a very tidy painter :D I'll use the dots just in case haha
wow, talking hands?!
Liam Beogradlija 😂
This was thorough, and it does cover all things one would want to see when looking up an item. Also your swatches are just lovely and a great demonstration.
That said, I find it difficult to accept the opinions of a review when nearly every detail of an item is presented as a nuisance.
Ignoring what appears to be wonderful glazing? quick response time? well it sadly nullifies objective points that might even be legitimate. Because how can one make sense of it all when everything, even the good, is presented as either a humdrum observation or complaint?
Nearly all that one has an issue with, are features that others, such as myself, would love, praise, or at least have no problem with.
As for throwing this expensive set into a purse, so to be jostled around, I would not recommend. However, consider a more travel fast(as in secure) bag to organize your items. For myself, when I travel with art supplies, I use a fitted laptop backpack, with an assortment of travel compartments that hold a multitude of things neatly and tightly. This set would easily find a place in one of it's pockets.
I have never been to this channel before, I was brought here because of researching this product. Where this review did give some insight, and I'll repeat, your swatches are just lovely and a great demonstration, the review left me confused.
So, I will have to hunt down more reviews in attempt to get a fairer assessment of product that I think may deserve more praise?
I have a Top 10 video brands in which extremely objective and say who I think each brand is best for. As for my own thoughts, this is clearly marked first impressions and I am a wildlife painter. It wasn't for me,
Started to bing watch a lot of watercolor videos and I am starting to believe I maybe some sort of color blind. I see no difference between most of the same color families. . . fuck