Hi guys. Sa mga gusto ito i-try, i handpoured them to half pans at my Shopee Store. Here's the link : 😉 shopee.ph/product/41980518/5665230149?smtt=0.41981904-1606252675.9
Grumbacher academy is scmincnke akademie aquall. If I'm not mistaken grumbacher bought the rights to manufacture student grade schmincke long long long ago.
I just picked up a trio of these today at my local store which only has a very small selection of brands available.. this and winsor newton professional being the only large selections. I've never heard anyone speak of them so I was quite surprised how nice they are. Really liked how you compared them to so many other brands that is really helpful.
These paints are really not bad at all. Im glad you have access to them. Here in the Philippines, it is not very popular because it is more expensive here. Anyway, thank you for appreciating my work and I hope you enjoy your paints well. 🙏🎨
I think I would be a little sad about the mixing palette and colour choices. I rarely use black or white and those blues are so similar. Great video though 👍 the final result is beautiful as usual and it was useful to hear a little about the same pigment being used for different colours. Thanks!
Yes, I agree. In my daniel smith, i dont use white except for the buff titanium. I have just 1 gouache tube that i use across any watercolor brand. It was really weird of the to put 2 PB29s here. Though I love PB29, it really is better to have a cool blue here.
It annoys me a bit to see limited sets having white included instead of another color. Yes, it's useful, but it's so easy to find and get from any brand. I even get surprised when I see a student grade set without white. Those 2 blues are so similar, this set would be tricky for a beginner as their first and only set, since it doesn't have a warm and a cool blue.
I totally agree! Yes, very few student grades dont include white in their sets.. Sonnet to mention one. Yes, I didnt realize the set had 2 PB29s when I bought 2 other tubes. I would have gotten a PB15 and another Yellow..
Oh, Utrecht is a Dutch city, isn't it? So I'm pretty sure that "U" is pronounced like the umlaut "ü" in German. There's not really a similar sound in English, but the "u" in French is similar (like in the name "Julie")as is "yu" in Chinese (e.g. like in "yu" 雨 or "yue" 月) and the "ch" is a pretty guttural sound, a bit like the "kh" or "ch" in semitic languages like Arabic or Hebrew :)
I love your answer. Makes me fall in love with why I want to learn languages again. Clear and understandable in your descriptions especially similarities of sounds. Thank you. I really appreciate your answer.
Thank you for sharing these notes, Luna. Yes, it's a city in Netherlands.. so I think, i would have to try to follow the Dutch pronunciation.. I'm not sure, if i would be able to say it right though. i listened to the audio sample they gave here at wikipedia.. and also saw 3 different ways to say it.. yeas, but the sample audio is only in Dutch. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utrecht
I have phatalo blue ,naples yellow and cadmium yellow that i bought in deovir for 150 per tube wayback 2011 ☺️ I love the Phatalo blue . Love the intensity. ☺️
@@AllanJayQuesada I really liked the renesans pan watercolors better than the tubes (tho the tubes are more affordable at 6-7 dollars for a 10 mL tube). I have heard that Jackson artist watercolors are very affordable and nice for the price (a half pan is around 2.75 dollars and a full pan around 4 dollars- they also offer 10 mL and 21 mL individual tubes). I have ordered a couple of those and the Roman szmal to try out so I am really excited. I hope you get the review these soon, your reviews are very reliable tbh.
An update after a year... they are a good option in the US for a student grade accessible paint, by that I mean one you can walk into a store and buy open stock. There is an art supply store (more of a craft store really) that has pretty much taken over called Hobby Lobby. In many areas it's the only store local to buy from. They carry this, Winsor Newton professional, one little pan palette of Cotman, and a bunch of junk watercolor that is really, really bad. They are the best option if you can't afford the WN professional. You can put together a decent palette of mainly single pigment colors, you just have to select carefully. I'm seldom ever happy with a set these days from any price range, open stock is always the best way to go. One thing I do like about them in particular is the earth tones are the pigments they should be, so many student grade brands are multi pigment blends or substitutions. They do crack in pans so be ready to add a couple of drops of glycerine to prevent that. They do not use any cobalts or cadmiums so they are safe for kids or anyone concerned with toxic paints... same as Van Gogh. I very much prefer them to the Cotman pans, they rewet and perform much better on the paper. They glaze very well, and have good flow. I found them much more enjoyable to paint with. I have actually heard terrible things about the Grumbacher finest, so I would be very interested in your review. I would also love to see someone review the Daler Rowney artist watercolors. Neither of those brands have any attention at all online. Grumbacher makes the Blick store brand paints which also have pretty awful reviews.
Thank you for your rich inputs. And may bad for the super late response. Comments are packed i miss alot of them. But really, im curious about these paints that are getting lesser attention. W&N have dominated specially 2-3 decades back for some reason. A proof i see that I see W&N at many demo and watercolor books published in the 80s-90s. This might have earned their credibility. I have reviewed years before the WN pro and cotman. Both are fine but my main issue is that they rewet a bit harder compared to its range-mates. This is for a fact that I live in a very humid country.. what more to drier places. Grumbacher finest is very expensive from here, even pricier than DS or Schmincke for some reason. But i might try some colors soon. Might have open stock selection. Daler Rowney is also something im interested to. I believe it's made in UK but still never gets even half the attetion of W&N wjich is a UK brand but made in France and China..
I assume the symbols on the tubes represent the lightfast information. Also, I think it's "scary" to see a color made out of 4 pigments...The shade is beautiful, I love sap green, but with so many pigments doesn't increase the risk of producing muddy colors and perhaps separation when mixed with other colors? (I'm still learning about pigments)
This may be that it gets muddier, but there are also exceptions, because the interactions of the individual pigments are unpredictable and therefore also own experiences with colour mixing are very important.
Good point! Yes, I think its lightfastness. It was confirmed when I saw the rating for the Alizarin PR83. The Sap Green with 4 pigments is scary. haha. But i felt a bit relieved when i saw those 4 pigments are all clear and lightfast. But still, 2 pigments can make a beautiful Sap Green i think.
Hi Allan, love your reviews and paintings - can you please review Peerless Transparent Watercolor papers? hardly any real artists have reviewed them and they are so curious. Thanks again.
@@AllanJayQuesada Hi Allan! Mine arrived today, from Peerless's Etsy shop here: www.etsy.com/au/shop/PeerlessWatercolors?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=549360414 However I noticed they also had their own website and online shop too, I think they're American? peerlesscolorlabs.com/
Since this is grumbacher academy, student grade lang ito. Lamang si white nights. 😉 Please check the comparison portion at 17:26 where I compare the brands side by side and select which ia better. Makakatulong po ang portion na yun. 🙏
I'm disappointed that it seems Grumbacher has cut back on some quality. I bought this set many years ago and it came with a very nice mixing palette and brush, not cheap. I feel like the paint quality is a bit different as well.
In my opinion Cotman tubes have gone way down in pigmentation too, I still have some super old tubes and it was really good back then! I think Grumbacher is quite comparable.
Oh gosshhh i really hate rin when the price tags cover important information on art materials or anything actually, like bakittt 😭😭😭 ang annoying and hassle esp when u just want to know on the spot 😓 kailangan pa iresearch sa bahay pag walang internet data sa labas...i mean you can try and ask the store people, pero minsan di rin nila alam, esp if your shopping in a regular store, not a specialized art shop hahaha 😭
I always tell them.. haha, medyo pa joke, but i always mean it. This is the reason kung bakit nag tatagal ako sa art store, sometimes, i do my research on the spot while at the store mismo. hehe
@@AllanJayQuesada wahaha same po😭 people wonder why ang tagal ko rin sa loob ng mga art shops, ksi usu. im jotting down notes about products i'm looking at para maresearch ko sa bahay 😂
oh, no sabía que Derwent también tenía pinturas para tubos. Será mejor que compruebe si puedo encontrarlos aquí en Filipinas. :) Gracias por la recomendación.
I think for student grade paints they are pricey and not that special. I would rather go with White Nights, Sonnet, Van Gogh who are cheaper (at least here on Europe). If I lived in the US and these were available for 3/4 dollars a tube would be worth it.
Yes, I agree with those 3 options you gave. I'm from the Philippines, and the price of Grumbacher here is 2x compared to America. This is best for American users, but would still i think choose Cotman If I were in America, accessibility and price wise.
@@AllanJayQuesada I think W&N paints are very pricey anywhere really. Tho brands like DS and M. Graham are cheaper bc they are american brands. To be honest I would love to try out M. Graham paints
Meron idol. Grumbacher Finest. Gusto ko rin ma try kaso medyk pricey na rin, mala DS na ang presyo for 14ml. Ito yung from website nila. grumbacher.chartpak.com/products/finest-watercolor/
@@AllanJayQuesada mukhang mahirap din hanapin yan for sure.. Halos kagaya din pala siya ng Pre-Tested nila mahal din... Siya nga pala sir..abangan mo yung Michael Harding maglalabas na sila ng watercolor line nila.. Yung oil paint nila ay isa mga pinakamahal at pinakahigh quality talaga.. So sigurado ganun din sila sa watercolor nila.
@@ralvindizon1140 merong stock ng Finest sa fullybooked bgc dati. Ewan ko lang if meron pa natira. Ay Sige abangan ko yan.. basta high quality. Pero sana wag na niya talunin ang presyo ng blockx at old holland. Hehe
Hi guys. Sa mga gusto ito i-try, i handpoured them to half pans at my Shopee Store. Here's the link : 😉
shopee.ph/product/41980518/5665230149?smtt=0.41981904-1606252675.9
Not international shipping... 😔 maybe one day😄 thank you 👍
Grumbacher academy is scmincnke akademie aquall. If I'm not mistaken grumbacher bought the rights to manufacture student grade schmincke long long long ago.
Thank YOU! for all your work and the generosity to share it.
I'm happy to do it, and I thank you too for your appreciation. 🙏
Good to hear your birdies twittering away again in the background 🥰
I thought it was the birds on my roof at first 😂 but the birds in the video sound way sweeter!
hahaha. Theyre back and their songs depend on the wind and the weather. hehe
I just picked up a trio of these today at my local store which only has a very small selection of brands available.. this and winsor newton professional being the only large selections. I've never heard anyone speak of them so I was quite surprised how nice they are. Really liked how you compared them to so many other brands that is really helpful.
These paints are really not bad at all. Im glad you have access to them. Here in the Philippines, it is not very popular because it is more expensive here. Anyway, thank you for appreciating my work and I hope you enjoy your paints well. 🙏🎨
I applaud you efforts in this review. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you. 🙏 🎨
I think I would be a little sad about the mixing palette and colour choices. I rarely use black or white and those blues are so similar.
Great video though 👍 the final result is beautiful as usual and it was useful to hear a little about the same pigment being used for different colours. Thanks!
Yes, I agree. In my daniel smith, i dont use white except for the buff titanium. I have just 1 gouache tube that i use across any watercolor brand. It was really weird of the to put 2 PB29s here. Though I love PB29, it really is better to have a cool blue here.
Wow, this video is so comprehensive and informative. Thank you!
thank you for recognizing my efforts. have an artful week ahead. :)
I always enjoy your watercolor reviews.
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you Maria Pop. :)
It annoys me a bit to see limited sets having white included instead of another color. Yes, it's useful, but it's so easy to find and get from any brand. I even get surprised when I see a student grade set without white. Those 2 blues are so similar, this set would be tricky for a beginner as their first and only set, since it doesn't have a warm and a cool blue.
I totally agree! Yes, very few student grades dont include white in their sets.. Sonnet to mention one. Yes, I didnt realize the set had 2 PB29s when I bought 2 other tubes. I would have gotten a PB15 and another Yellow..
Oh, Utrecht is a Dutch city, isn't it? So I'm pretty sure that "U" is pronounced like the umlaut "ü" in German. There's not really a similar sound in English, but the "u" in French is similar (like in the name "Julie")as is "yu" in Chinese (e.g. like in "yu" 雨 or "yue" 月) and the "ch" is a pretty guttural sound, a bit like the "kh" or "ch" in semitic languages like Arabic or Hebrew :)
I love your answer. Makes me fall in love with why I want to learn languages again. Clear and understandable in your descriptions especially similarities of sounds. Thank you. I really appreciate your answer.
Thank you for sharing these notes, Luna. Yes, it's a city in Netherlands.. so I think, i would have to try to follow the Dutch pronunciation.. I'm not sure, if i would be able to say it right though. i listened to the audio sample they gave here at wikipedia.. and also saw 3 different ways to say it.. yeas, but the sample audio is only in Dutch. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utrecht
Your videos are my favorites to have on while I'm painting. They are so relaxing with the music and birds. Your reviews are the best!
Ahww. Thank you, Christine. 😊🙏🎨 Happy painting. 😊
I have phatalo blue ,naples yellow and cadmium yellow that i bought in deovir for 150 per tube wayback 2011 ☺️ I love the Phatalo blue . Love the intensity. ☺️
Wow, they were much cheaper that time. Almost double na this year. Thanks for sharing your experience po.
I have from them a davy's green, which is a lovely color, i haven't found here in my country again...
Hmm. I think I'm gonna love that shade as well. Thanks for sharing. 😊
One of my favorite brushes is a grumbacher. It's no Sable but it's great for what it is.
Oh wow the colors look good! Also have you ever tried Jackson artist watercolors (tubes or pans), Renesans or Roman Szmal watercolors?
Hi Kamalita. I haven't tried Jacksons and Renesans yet. But i have 40+ Roman Szmal pans and I love them. ☺️
@@AllanJayQuesada I really liked the renesans pan watercolors better than the tubes (tho the tubes are more affordable at 6-7 dollars for a 10 mL tube). I have heard that Jackson artist watercolors are very affordable and nice for the price (a half pan is around 2.75 dollars and a full pan around 4 dollars- they also offer 10 mL and 21 mL individual tubes). I have ordered a couple of those and the Roman szmal to try out so I am really excited. I hope you get the review these soon, your reviews are very reliable tbh.
An update after a year... they are a good option in the US for a student grade accessible paint, by that I mean one you can walk into a store and buy open stock. There is an art supply store (more of a craft store really) that has pretty much taken over called Hobby Lobby. In many areas it's the only store local to buy from. They carry this, Winsor Newton professional, one little pan palette of Cotman, and a bunch of junk watercolor that is really, really bad. They are the best option if you can't afford the WN professional. You can put together a decent palette of mainly single pigment colors, you just have to select carefully. I'm seldom ever happy with a set these days from any price range, open stock is always the best way to go. One thing I do like about them in particular is the earth tones are the pigments they should be, so many student grade brands are multi pigment blends or substitutions. They do crack in pans so be ready to add a couple of drops of glycerine to prevent that. They do not use any cobalts or cadmiums so they are safe for kids or anyone concerned with toxic paints... same as Van Gogh. I very much prefer them to the Cotman pans, they rewet and perform much better on the paper. They glaze very well, and have good flow. I found them much more enjoyable to paint with. I have actually heard terrible things about the Grumbacher finest, so I would be very interested in your review. I would also love to see someone review the Daler Rowney artist watercolors. Neither of those brands have any attention at all online. Grumbacher makes the Blick store brand paints which also have pretty awful reviews.
Thank you for your rich inputs. And may bad for the super late response. Comments are packed i miss alot of them. But really, im curious about these paints that are getting lesser attention. W&N have dominated specially 2-3 decades back for some reason. A proof i see that I see W&N at many demo and watercolor books published in the 80s-90s. This might have earned their credibility. I have reviewed years before the WN pro and cotman. Both are fine but my main issue is that they rewet a bit harder compared to its range-mates. This is for a fact that I live in a very humid country.. what more to drier places. Grumbacher finest is very expensive from here, even pricier than DS or Schmincke for some reason. But i might try some colors soon. Might have open stock selection. Daler Rowney is also something im interested to. I believe it's made in UK but still never gets even half the attetion of W&N wjich is a UK brand but made in France and China..
I assume the symbols on the tubes represent the lightfast information. Also, I think it's "scary" to see a color made out of 4 pigments...The shade is beautiful, I love sap green, but with so many pigments doesn't increase the risk of producing muddy colors and perhaps separation when mixed with other colors? (I'm still learning about pigments)
This may be that it gets muddier, but there are also exceptions, because the interactions of the individual pigments are unpredictable and therefore also own experiences with colour mixing are very important.
Good point! Yes, I think its lightfastness. It was confirmed when I saw the rating for the Alizarin PR83. The Sap Green with 4 pigments is scary. haha. But i felt a bit relieved when i saw those 4 pigments are all clear and lightfast. But still, 2 pigments can make a beautiful Sap Green i think.
Great review, Thank you very much!
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Hi Allan, love your reviews and paintings - can you please review Peerless Transparent Watercolor papers? hardly any real artists have reviewed them and they are so curious. Thanks again.
Thanks Morry. Ive heard about these sheet of paints before but I'm not sure where to find them. Do you have recommendations for stores? Thank you. 🙏
@@AllanJayQuesada Hi Allan! Mine arrived today, from Peerless's Etsy shop here: www.etsy.com/au/shop/PeerlessWatercolors?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=549360414
However I noticed they also had their own website and online shop too, I think they're American? peerlesscolorlabs.com/
@@AllanJayQuesada Artwhale.ph is the official distributor of Peerless Watercolors in the PH :)
Great review
Thank you!
grumbacher po o white nights?
Since this is grumbacher academy, student grade lang ito. Lamang si white nights. 😉 Please check the comparison portion at 17:26 where I compare the brands side by side and select which ia better. Makakatulong po ang portion na yun. 🙏
I'm disappointed that it seems Grumbacher has cut back on some quality. I bought this set many years ago and it came with a very nice mixing palette and brush, not cheap. I feel like the paint quality is a bit different as well.
oh, thanks for sharing that info.. i wonder how they had played back then..
In my opinion Cotman tubes have gone way down in pigmentation too, I still have some super old tubes and it was really good back then! I think Grumbacher is quite comparable.
Oh gosshhh i really hate rin when the price tags cover important information on art materials or anything actually, like bakittt 😭😭😭 ang annoying and hassle esp when u just want to know on the spot 😓 kailangan pa iresearch sa bahay pag walang internet data sa labas...i mean you can try and ask the store people, pero minsan di rin nila alam, esp if your shopping in a regular store, not a specialized art shop hahaha 😭
I always tell them.. haha, medyo pa joke, but i always mean it. This is the reason kung bakit nag tatagal ako sa art store, sometimes, i do my research on the spot while at the store mismo. hehe
@@AllanJayQuesada wahaha same po😭 people wonder why ang tagal ko rin sa loob ng mga art shops, ksi usu. im jotting down notes about products i'm looking at para maresearch ko sa bahay 😂
Sana all talaga😭
Meron po nito sa SHopee. hehe. Tsaka marami pong sale ngayong Nov 25 for Black Friday at sa 11.11 :)
hola te recomiendo las acuarelas derwent tube
oh, no sabía que Derwent también tenía pinturas para tubos. Será mejor que compruebe si puedo encontrarlos aquí en Filipinas. :) Gracias por la recomendación.
That was great 👍 thank you!
Thank you, IK. ☺️
I think for student grade paints they are pricey and not that special. I would rather go with White Nights, Sonnet, Van Gogh who are cheaper (at least here on Europe). If I lived in the US and these were available for 3/4 dollars a tube would be worth it.
Yes, I agree with those 3 options you gave. I'm from the Philippines, and the price of Grumbacher here is 2x compared to America. This is best for American users, but would still i think choose Cotman If I were in America, accessibility and price wise.
@@AllanJayQuesada I think W&N paints are very pricey anywhere really. Tho brands like DS and M. Graham are cheaper bc they are american brands. To be honest I would love to try out M. Graham paints
@@didi7074 oh MGraham is so classically notch. No fancy mixes, just all the colors you need. They're almost perfect. I really recommend MGraham. ☺️🙏
Meron ba silang professional version ng Grumbacher? Kase halos Academy lang nakikita ko sa mga site. ..
Meron idol. Grumbacher Finest. Gusto ko rin ma try kaso medyk pricey na rin, mala DS na ang presyo for 14ml. Ito yung from website nila. grumbacher.chartpak.com/products/finest-watercolor/
@@AllanJayQuesada mukhang mahirap din hanapin yan for sure.. Halos kagaya din pala siya ng Pre-Tested nila mahal din... Siya nga pala sir..abangan mo yung Michael Harding maglalabas na sila ng watercolor line nila.. Yung oil paint nila ay isa mga pinakamahal at pinakahigh quality talaga.. So sigurado ganun din sila sa watercolor nila.
@@ralvindizon1140 merong stock ng Finest sa fullybooked bgc dati. Ewan ko lang if meron pa natira. Ay Sige abangan ko yan.. basta high quality. Pero sana wag na niya talunin ang presyo ng blockx at old holland. Hehe
Hi Manong.. 🥰
Hello Manang Densie.☺️
Hahaha nagrereply lagi si idol. Keep it up!! Very useful vlogs.. and Manong, Densie po. 😅😅😊
@@densiecamilledeleon87 ay sorry naman, Densie. 😂✌️