Quality Watercolour Supplies Under US $100
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- What quality watercolour supplies, paper, brush, and paint can you buy with US $100? Find out in this video.
You can find watercolour products at:
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Jackson's Art (UK) - bit.ly/jackson...
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Empty watercolour box and pans on eBay:
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Wow, the research you did for this video was extensive and must have taken you some time. Thank you so much because it is really helpful 👍
Arches paper is much cheaper in the US. I can get an 11x14 12 page pad for $16 or so. I cut the pages in half and make my own 5.5x7" watercolor sketchbooks.
Genius
How do you make the covers
@@hanh9982 I cut down the backing cardboard from the pad and then cover it with cloth or thick paper.
check out Strathmore Ready Cut watercolor paper. It is 100% cotton as part of their 500 line of artist papers and has excellent reviews. I love this paper and sizes range from less than $8 for the 5x7 bundle of 25 sheets to about $15 for the 11 x 14 bundle of 6 sheets on Amazon. I do not like the Fabriano Studio for watercolor painting but I purchased it for $6 a pad at our craft store A.C.Moore for my grandchildren to use with gouache.
The exeption of you video is that you always hold a pencil in your hand, kinda like my teacher.... I LIKE IT!!
Hi Teoh, you made an excellent point about the M.Graham watercolors, or any honey-based watercolors for that matter. If you buy the tube colors and try to put them in a metal or plastic pallette they won't "set" properly and in my experience you are better off either buying empty pans and filling them or, if the paint is available in pan form, such as Sennelier, buy them that way. I happen to love honey-based based watercolors and am partial to Senneliers a few Russian and other brands.
@Yasmine S. Hi Yasmine, I did not know this, I thought it was the honey. I have been curious about Schminke, maybe I should have asked for the smallest most affordable set instead of the Sennelier eh? I am still thrilled to be getting my gift( for my birthday). I just ordered from Jackson's and figure it will get here in time for my birthday which is not for a few weeks yet. I know we all have different thoughts on paint preference in any medium, do you prefer tube watercolors over pans or just with certain brands? Thanks, Linda (Vangogo).
@Yasmine S. Hi Yasmine, thank you so much for your helpful tips! I do mostly sketchbook painting now and so for that prefer whatever is the best that I can afford, I do seem drawn to pans for on the go sketching and I like tubes for at home but where I live now is very small so I have had no choice but to keep as little as possible and be practical. I appreciate your input, I find it helpful and fun to discuss these things. Have a good day, Linda
@Yasmine S. Thank you Yasmine, you as well 🤗 Linda
Affordability is definitely a thing with watercolors. I started out with Cotman colors last year, which are very affordable and easy to justify if you aren't sure that you are committed to doing the medium. Since then I've stitched to Rembrandt and Schmincke, which are pretty pricey but I decided I really enjoy watercolor and I felt the better quality would keep me motivated. It's helpful that you have posted some more affordable options as I am not sure that I can continue these prices over the long term. I'd also recommend Caron d'Arch watercolor crayons. I've used them for years. They come in tin boxes of various sizes and can also be purchased singlely. They are so fun and provides really rich color that can be layered over cheap, student grade watercolors. I like them for looser work in particular.
That's a nice list of suggestions to go by. You certainly put a lot of time and effort into your videos on saving money. 👍 😄 Thanks Teoh.
I always wanted to buy these good quality items. Unfortunately they don't sell them in my country, they are very hard to find (and when you do find them the price makes it impossible to buy). I tried importing stuff from foreign websites before but my country's taxes policy for imported items makes it unviable to purchase them. They charge 200% tax over the items price (yes, believe me...), so you pretty much buy 1 for the price of 3.... 😑 And on top of that you add the currency exchange rate and you simply give up buying anything... I got used to using "not so good" brands or student quality stuff (we don't find the professional stuff around here) and actually paying a small fortune for them.... it is so disappointing.... We can only get good stuff for a fair price when we go abroad and bring them ourselves...
WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU IN?
yes I get it, Im from Colombia and with taxes I always end up paying 3 times more, is not easy to find places where I found products of quality, and If I do, they are super expensive, like the cotman set is easy to find in Colombia, but it ends up costing around 60 dollars, is crazy!!, the sakura set is around the same price, and they sell it to you like if is the best product ever!!, I actually have the white nights, and the prima marketing, but I pay way to much for those in taxes. like way more than 200%charge, is super sad.
@@xxxorg Brazil...
@@NatalieARocha most countries in Latin America need some serious taxes policy reviews... no wonder we're left behind in so many areas.😭
Maybe it's possible for you to find another artist or so (via facebook?) that could send you items as a "gift" (that you pay them for obviously). Check artist-groups on facebook or the forum "wetcanvas". There might be someone that is willing to help. Or if you know someone that lives in another country.
Great video! Also in the USA we have Michael's art stores where you can use 50-60% off coupons that can be used on Daniel Smith and Winsor & Newton Professional watercolor paints. Along with Arches watercolor paper pads, they also sell the Bee watercolor paper that I love. Great video Teoh.
Didn't know Michael carried Bee paper. I've found Michael's selections pretty low quality for the most part and certainly not worth it unless you can't order online and have to order locally. I've also NEVER seen Daniel Smith at Michael's be maybe it varies from location to location.
@@EstrafaDC Just fyi, Ihave seen/bought Bee paper @Michael's in the past in NY, ME & VT. They're not always in stock. But I agree, most of their selections are student grade. When I go away, I look for art supply stores in my path, lol. Though I've also never seen Daniel Smith paints there either. Hmm, I'm wondering why some states carry better brands and where they're located? Oh well, I've ordered from Blick when they have really good sales :)
@@ellenm7806 yeah I've ordered Blick too. My favorite walk-in chain store might be Artists & Craftsmen. They have more and more locations and they're employee-owned and carry a lot of brands I don't find anywhere else and also deep selections from some brands Holbein etc. Also I find their prices are very good and their staff is incredibly knowledgeable, usually artists themselves.
@@EstrafaDC Yup, I agree with you about A&C - they've run great sales/clearance items & have pleasant, helpful people too
Michaels has those coupons rarely for Items that aren’t decor and frames which not many people are even needing nowadays when you can keep your photos digitally . There is Michaels in NJ as well , but stock is always running low and sometimes it’s not even the best stock .
Awesome selection.thank you.very helpful
Great video, Teoh! You're always my first stop when it comes to buying new watercolor supplies!
Thanks 😁
Thank you so much for doing a video like this ! So many options out there, it's often overwhelming for us new guys ! ☺️
Thanks for this Teoh, I have to smile because I have so many of the supplies you featured. But this is a good list for newer artists. I use Fabriano ,, Prima, M. Graham, and even though I want some of the other items, I steer away from International places because of the shipping charges, I really want some of those Rosemary brushes, but the shipping is very high.
thanks for everything, hope Tiffany is well.
Barbra Joan
Tiffany's learning to stand 😂
Excellent suggestions! I like the Silver Black Velvet brushes. They do come in travel variety, but Dick Blick, etc. does have better prices for these, well my experience at least. I only do sketching no studio type drawings-- mostly use Strathmore 400 or Canson (not XL) smallish books (13x17 cm) because I travel with them. I also want to be able to rip out pages if I don't like something. I use DS paint, but started with Cotman and then gradually refilled my boxes (now I use Portable Painter which is very handy with the water carrying capacity).
Thank you for all the suggestions! I’m keeping a very minimal watercolor supply set up so it’s very helpful. I considered M. Graham paints but went with Holbein instead for some reason I can’t remember, I think the prices are slightly similar. I also have the Silver Brush set and I love it! Very affordable and great quality.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Always such quality information! Thank you, Teoh!
I did a side by side of the Cotmans and Daniel smith recently on Arches Cold Press. Some of the Cotmans are mis-named which can add to the confusion of thinking they are less pigmented. For example, Gombage Hue is actually Indian Yellow. Overall every colour I use most often (Phthalo Blue, Naples Yellow, Lemon Yellow Hue, [Indian Yellow], Prussian Blue, Indigo, Burnt Sienna, Permanent Rose) had better mixing and vibrancy attributes than Daniel Smith. It's not that they are less pigmented, they just don't spread as easily and their vibrancy is higher so they appear brighter than the a brand like Daniel Smith.
I personally prefer more control over my paints so these attributes that you are siting as poor quality are actually the best parts of the paint and the reason I have never switched away from cotmans.
Damain XI hello with respect there’s absolutely no way that a student grade paint is going to be more pigmented and easier to work with then artist grade paint. Student grade paint have so much fillers that make it less pigmented artist grade paint don’t have that.
I wish I had found some of your lists before I went on a manic art supply shopping spree. Idiotically, it was your parallel pen review I did see (did buy them, they're awesome) but I wasn't aware then how much I would get into watercolor so I didn't pay much attention to your other videos (like a dummy).
I just got myself a schmincke akademie set (12 half pans for approx 40 inclusive shipping) which isn't a horrible price. I'm soooo tempted to buy the white nights though. I'm actually eyeballing their fantasy pallette because the colors are almost exactly what I want and I wouldn't have to buy too many extra colors. Ugh. I just wish I hadn't thrown money out on cheap watercolors and supplies before. I just had the thought to try all mediums cheaply and when I settle then I can upgrade but I see that was a flawed thought process. Oh well. I'll probably still use my 48 ct pallette from hobby lobby. It's not horrible. Not great either though. I'm definitely liking the schmincke set so far but I figured I would, I'm german and I love german craftsmanship and quality, can't help myself. Thanks for all the research you put into your videos. They are so insightful (even after the fact 😂)
Those sketchbooks look so good!!! I gotta pick one up
Excellent video, thank you so much!!! Unfortunatelly here in France those supplies are more expensive but ok! I was needing some advice and I loved your video, thank you very much!
Thank you for this Teoh! This is really helpful.
Hi Teoh! I notice you do a lot of sketches with watercolor. And I love your style. But I was wondering: Do you ever do more finished or complex pieces of art?
I don't unfortunately
Thank you so much for this video! It's really helpful ☺️👍
Thank you Teoh... I immediately looked up the paint brushes. They are now $38.38 for that same set. Bummer
I bought the Fabriano papera few weeks ago and was disappointed with my limited ability to glaze, but I’m going to keep trying different options. I did like drawing on it though! Could be good for a simpler style of painting that doesn’t rely on glazing
I think the Daniel Smith "Essentials" watercolor set is a good buy if someone is looking for really good watercolor paint in a set that will mix any color you need. All the tubes are top lightfast except they did "sneak" in Hansa Yellow Light which is not quite maximum lightfast like the other tubes in the set. I don't know why Daniel Smith did that.
So I bought a tube of Lemon Yellow. It's true this is more expensive than what Teoh Yi Chie is recommending, but I just wanted to let some people know about the set :)
It's more worth the money to spend $1-2 more to get the Mission Gold 9 tube set where each tube is 7ml. More tubes and more paint per tube.
You have White Nights on your list but said nothing about them. How would you estimate them?
White Nights is very affordable also. Quality is good for the price.
Good recommendations.
Super video Teoh ! I can say that for 10€, we can sell for example one Platinum Preppy with some cartridges to sketch with pen and ink 😉 !
Nice recommendations on paper! Have you tried the Baohong Academy and Professional paper series? It's one of the cheapest 100% cotton papers out there and would love to hear your thoughts on it.
I've not tried those before. I've too many paper I can't finish using so I can't buy more stuff
@@teohyc understandable with the amount of work you do!! If you eventually run low, hoping you can give us your thoughts on this one too!
I find this acceptable for supplies, I like the prima pencils they have lots of uses and when I use watercolor from the tubes I just mix my colors losely on a tin or a plastic case , myself I don't use pans, lots of good choices for supplies here
Hi there!
Update: the Khadi watercolour sketchbooks and paper are now available in Amazon! Yeah!!!
Teoh, I purchased 9x12 Bee paper on amazon (us) for around $15.
wow.all are amazing
i hope i can get all of the art supplies in amazon or ..........
its definate a investment hopeing you get everything youve ordered
Uodate: I contacted the ebay seller for the Khadi sketchebook and they s/be getting more stock in mid February!
That's great
Teoh have you tried or reviewed Potentate paper or sketchbooks? It appears some are cotton but I think the cotton sketchbook is NOT watercolor.
I've not tried Potentate before. Cotton paper has to be treated before it can be properly used with watercolour, otherwise the water will just soak through the paper.
Hi Teoh, can i check for fabriano studio brand , does it carry in SG?
The price is really killing .Imagine Im gg to pay for the shipping which rounded up to around SGD50 the block ( as for price today)and this is only 25% cotton. And I have not yet bind into sketchbook... how can I have more cost saving as im gg to sketch for long term?
Fabriano Studio is available in Singapore. Shipping paper is expensive. You may want to compare prices on Jackson's Art UK. Search for shipping discount on their website
great video teoh :) as always
could you put that ebay link to the empty palette that you mentioned around 10:31 in the description?
It's US $4.99 including shipping. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F132070382214
Wohoo new video :D
Hi Teoh,
What is the best brush for creating lineart/details in your opinion? is it Escoda perla? You made me into watercolor so much now. hahaha.
Escoda Perla is alright for line art. For sharper point and thinner lines, get sable brushes or the Da Vinci Casaneo
@@teohyc Thanks Teoh~~, I bought some Silver brushes following your reviews with 2 accounts at Jackson's using your affiliate link yesterday as my gratitude. :D Now I'll look into Casaneooo~~
@@teohyc Hi teoh, did you mean the
Da Vinci Casaneo Inlaid Long Liner?
Just checked out the eBay listing for the Khadi sketchbook and the only one available is with Rough paper. :(
I read in other comment the seller is getting more stocks. Ask the seller on eBay.
Fabriano vs Canson?
Fabriano
@@teohyc really? Why so?
@Yasmine S. I use clairfontane for writing (I'm a hardcore fountain pen user) but for watercolor work I always use Canson
@Yasmine S. you have tempted me! Haha! I'll get my hands on a clairfontane watercolor pad as soon as I can and try to out, I like canson cause I started off with acrelyc and then I got to watercolor cause it's more fun and I have grown a love for prespective and manga drawings and watercolor works best for it and canson works great with both but I'm going to try out clairfontane 100% cotton 300gsm too, see if it's really that Better!
@@hetul784 Personally I've not used any Canson paper that I can remember that's good for watercolour. With Fabriano, there are many types. For budget you can get Fabriano Studio (25% cotton), then there's Fabriano Artistico (white, bright white, coldpress, hotpress, rough) where the quality is similar to Arches (but some people said Fabriano quality has dropped over the years), and lastly there's Fabriano Rosaspina offwhite printmaking paper which is great for watercolour as well. These the paper that I've tried.
You forgot to link the tin and pans in the discripton
Thanks. I'll add them
Farbiano paper would be a great deal if the shipping wasn't that expensive :(
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I thought Bee Paper was really awful?
Pads are better than just sheet paper. Personally, I love Bee Creative pads but I am have strange relations with watercolour paper and cannot stand Archers.
@@hiddenshadow2105 I just remember that Teoh and In Liquid Color both reviewed Bee Paper and found it really strange.
@@nauci I won't argue that it is strange, but for me this was what I needed.
It’s okay. I like it more than Canson
Depends on which paper from Bee Paper. The 100% cotton WC paper works well with watercolour. The other paper, even if thick, don't work well with watercolour techniques. Colours don't move much so it is difficult to blend colours or create gradients