How good are Renesans Watercolours?
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- We were lucky enough to go to Iceland in search of the Northern Lights (and yes we did see them). While in Reykjavik we visited www.artsupplie... and I was very lucky to be given a few tubes of Renasens watercolours to try out. These are Polish, but yes, bizarrely I got them in Iceland.
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Sadly Renesans are not readily available in the UK. They are usually a very affordable artist quality watercolour. So if you are visiting Poland or live in a country with a stockist, they are well worth checking ut.
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You have the gift of teaching - thank you for sharing it.
So nice of you
How wonderful to go to Iceland! Love your northern lights piece at the end. I love seeing new products, especially paints. Have never heard of them but I’ll be keeping a lookout for them here in the U.S. Great review. They look really nice. Looking forward to seeing part two.
part 2 today at 2pm uk time 😊
I have some Renescens half pans which I really love. I bought them before their tube variety were released. They were being sold almost exclusively in the U.K. from a relatively small art gqllery that stocked them. The price was very good and I was and still am very pleased with them, There were a few oddly named colours, but other than that they seemed as good as many well known brands in the middle range. The cobalts in particular were very lovely. I believe they are related to the Zecchi brand/store in Italy.
apparently their uk distributor has retired. Tgey asked me if I could recommend anyone!
Great thing about them in Poland is that they are dirt cheap compared to any other main artist brands :D 24 pan set of Renesans - around 36 GBP here atm, meanwhile Schmincke Horadam at about 126 GBP. Talk about a difference!
I always try to look for materials which are better than you would expect for what you pay. If you pay a lot, you expect good quality. If you pay less and get better quality than anticipated then that's a win!
I haven’t been able to find them here in Austria or Germany, at least not from the usual suppliers. would really like to try out the masking powder.
Sorry to hear that. I’m sure if you emailed them, they would give you a contact. They were super helpful when I was trying to find a UK distributor
They have them in our local art shop. I am collecting them and watching this video in order to decide what else to add to my collection. They are not the best paints in the world ( a little too much binder), but they are available and afordable and I like collecting paints. The pans have better pigment load.
They definitely never dry in a palette. I have them poured in one for several years and if I tilt the palette, ther paints will tilt as well. Two weeks ago I made the mistake to pour some Indian yellow into my travel palette and it made a mess. Well, I guess I will have to find another warm yellow in my stash to refill the travel palette. These ones are exclusiverly for studio use.
Interesting! I guess Tgey might be messy! Yes, not the best in the world, but definitely not the worst and a good balance of price/quality. Where are you from? Their distribution is patchy
I've only been able to find them in 1 place in the US (on Etsy) and as of Sept 2024 they are $9.50 a tube, with several colors a dollar or 2 more...not the least expensive out there!
prices and therefore value-for-money varies wildly by region and country, doesn’t it?
Thank you so much Liz for another wonderful video! I have had my eyes on these paints for a few years now but have yet to order them...Watching your video has convinced me to purchase a set...So I found a 24 set of pan paints on Etsy which I just ordered! I am a huge fan of the Watercolours that are made in Poland so I cannot wait to put these paints to use! Thank you again for all that you do Liz...BTW I also love Prussian Blue and cannot wait to try the Renesans brand!...Blessings, Rus from across the pond in Pennsylvania 🤓🖌❤️🎨
I hope they are gorgeous. let me know how you get on!
Wow! Never heard of these. Thx for sharing your thoughts on them. I love the set up for your class. Awesome.
They were new to me, so it was great to give them a try. I also have a film of painting the Northern Lights with them tomorrow
@@LizChadertonArt can’t wait to see it!
Renesans is a company from Poland with good tradition, they reborn after II World War and then also survived hard times of Russian occupation.
Their range looks great. I wish I could get it in the UK
Is your watercolor jar black or is the water black? Not sure how the paint can be a true color on the paper with black water. Just curious.
I think that’s just a trick of the light 😊 usually o have two pots, one clean one dirty
I'm about to become the UK seller of these hopefully!
oooh, tell me more. Perhaps we could collaborate in some way?
@@LizChadertonArt only at the very first steps but I just got so frustrated with not being able to get them easily in the UK that I decided I should step up and take on the task. Once I'm set up I'll definitely be in touch xxxx
@@LouSpoutsStuff that is very entrepreneurial!
I love this paint. My first pro brand. Always use them when i try something new. And for cards. Some colours have trouble with bunder and some stay really sticky...( but i have the same with Rosa, Sennelier, some Roman Szmal... and even some other colours from other brands. ) so I keep,them in the fridge😅
Colours are beautiful bright, make nice mixes, and ....yeah, i love them
that’s so good to know!
I bought a few tubes from a USA distributor on Etsy. I find them to be too sticky and hard to spread.
Oh no! They have honey in the formulation, but I didn’t find them sticky
I adore these paints. I’m sure that’s partly because they were my first professional paints, but something about them is just so appealing to me. Prior to that I was using craft and student grade watercolor; there’s simply no comparison!
I really like them and wish I could get more in the UK
I have used a couple of colours because they are such good value. I also use and really like their synthetic brushes - again not expensive and they keep their point despite being a bit mistreated!
my kind of brush! What country are you in?
Italy. My local arts supplies shop - 20km away - is really for ceramics producers, but they have a small "belle arti" section which for watercolours means Schmincke Horadam, Renesans and Aquafine paints, Tintoretto, Bonazzi e Borciano, Da Vinci, Renesans and Cotman brushes.
@@marigoldwood8494 That's great to have somewhere to touch and feel!
@@LizChadertonArt And they nearly always offer me a coffee while I'm having a look round too!
Relaxing.💙uk
Glad you enjoyed
H Liz, that red is really nice. Do you know if they are non toxic, by any chance?
as far as I know quin red is a non toxic pigment. I wouldn’t lick my brush though!
Renesans is made with honey, which often results in a shiny and gluey finish. And they tend to never dry in a palette but spill out (especially UM), so you are not able to transport them outside. I bought quite a number of them some years ago, and I never fell in love with them. I tend to grab all of the other brands I have (Schmincke, Daniel Smith, Mijello, Rembrandt, white nights, winsor & n), but Renesans sadly didn't make it for the mentioned reasons. Of cause ever brand has some stars and some "loosers". But I love white nights, which are very affordable too. That is for my experience.
yes, I did say that in the film. I wouldn’t use them to fill a travelling palette. I am avoiding Russian paints due to the invasion of Ukraine, so Whiteknights are off my list at the moment. Rosa is a Ukrainian alternative
@@LizChadertonArt yes, you did (my brain and fingers were faster 😉, so I wrote too fast after seeing the brands name). The Renesans paints dry like an acrylic on paper. At least some of them in the masstone. It looks and feels as if they were covered. The Ukraine and Russia is a very important argument, which I totally understand. I don't know Rosa paints at the moment and I don't know where to buy them here. But the recommendations are good and if they come across my way, I will give them a try. Thank you anyway, Liz, for talking about smaller companies. I found your channel a year ago and try to look all of your videos.
Where are you? Jackson’s sell Rosa and ship worldwide: www.jacksonsart.com/rosa-watercolour-paint?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=d3fad7d3634dbfb61018813546edbccb@@schuhujin5019
@@LizChadertonArt I am in Germany. Thanks for the information about Jacksons. I have to check out where Jacksons is, what they take for shipping and if it is "worth" to send some tubes. For environmental reasons I have not bought anything from Jacksons so far. I don't like shipping around the globe. But of cause Daniel Smith colors, some of which I use, came from USA even if I buy them locally and you never know where they traveled before and where they are produced. I bought a pen from Städtler, which is a German brand, but it is made in Japan. So, yes.... (I looked it up: Jacksons is in London.)
I get that! It is a quandary - you want to minimise your global footprint, but in terms of being human, thinking globally across borders rather than nationally is positive. I don’t know the answer @@schuhujin5019
Hi Liz - the y have 2 products that I REALLY want: color Dusk Pink and they have a Masking Powder!!! Can’t find it here in the states yet, but I’m on the hunt. It looks amazing!!! Effects galore!!!!
oooh … you need a holiday in Poland, it seems to me (and can you get me some while you are there?)
I would love to and of course I would!!! I would also visit Roman Szmal❤️❤️❤️
😆@@trishippolito4881
Hi Liz. Thanks for another informative video. I have a question which I’ve been meaning to ask for a long while. What does “quinacradone “ mean? I have quin gold and quin magenta but no idea what the quin means in the name. Hope it’s not a stupid question. Also that transparent ochre looks like DS Aussie Red Gold to me (well on my tiny phone screen)
Hi, I just came across your comment and thought I might help. Quinacridones is the name of a specific type of molecules that are used as pigments in the paint. These molecules can differ to a very small degree in their structure, which then results in different colors that can range between reddish brown, orange, pink to red. So in your case the quin just refers to the general type of molecule and the terms "gold" and "magenta" are used to describe the specific color. (If you are interested in that and want to go into detail, it's worth to check the pigment numbers, for example PV19 and PR122 are magenta/pink Quinacridone pigments.)
FYI: If you have fallen in love with quinacridones, better stock up fast. Many pigments have been discontinued, like the TRUE gold and orange. Quinacridones were manufactured for the auto industry. When color tastes change in cars, certain pigments are no longer made. I just bought the last three half pans of quin orange on the planet. 😢
@@annika8877 thank you!!
@@AFAskygoddess thank you for the tip 💕
great answer!
Thank you for another wonderful video, Liz. As I work in Poland I am fairly familiar with this brand. Their 100% cotton watercolour paper is amazing quality and value. I find their paint pans really too tiny but their intense tubes are fantastic, especially the one which is a meadow yellow. They do a range of other products as well such as masking powder, masking fluid, brushes and so on. I don't really like their acrylic paints or their printing inks though. For pans, I prefer White Nights from St Petersburg or Roman Szmal from Krakow.
ooh lucky you! The masking powder sounds intriguing
My honey-based brand is M Graham as they are produced in the US. But these look good. No offense to Renesans, but if I were lucky enough to get to Poland (and believe me, it is on my travel wishlist!) I would be coming home with my weight in Roman Szmal full pans! 😂
Fair enough! Hope you get there
I got a set of 8 from an Etsy seller in the USA. I wish I would have bought separate tubes as my set has black and no UM blue. It has phthalo blue and green. I love my gold ochre tho and the magenta and red. They are a decent paint but not my favorite.
That sounds like quite an odd selection, but I do love phthalo blue. I believe they are a good price for an artist quality….at least in Europe. Sadly you can’t get them in the UK.
I have seen these paints on a couple of different channels and I have found them on Etsy being sold by a couple of different sellers! I suggest trying Rosa Gallery Watercolor paints! They are Artists grade paints and I got some just to support a local Ukraine seller! I found out the difference between the gallery and studio versions of Rosa watercolor paints, from a video by Lindsay Weirich TheFrugalCrafter here on UA-cam! I hope you have a chance to enjoy painting with Rosa paints! Thank you for sharing your time spent with these Renaissance paints!
Yes, I’ve already tried and reviewed Rosa - I liked them: ua-cam.com/video/u_OtmPHlUoo/v-deo.html@@mjpete27
omg I clicked so fast!
do you use Renesans? I’m disappointed we can’t get them in the UK
@LizChadertonArt Yes, I do use them every now and then. I managed to build quite a collection (I have most of the colors), but now all of them are worth it. Some colours only work when still wet. Once they dry, you can not rewet them at all. One such colour is the light grey, unfortunately quite useless. Some colours are quite runny too, and phtalo green ruined one of my palettes because it spread all over the place. I am also not the biggest fan of that burnt sienna. The pinks, reds, yellows, and blues are nice, though. Lovely video! 😍❤️