Thank you Liz. As with the previous comment I am going to re-swatch my paints. Your explanations are transparent, never opaque, stained into my memory and really lift my spirits! ☺
I just love the analogy between watercolour and partner qualities. A lit of very useful information with a little humour goes a long way in teaching your skills.
Once again, great explanations and demonstrations that I SO wish I'd known about when I first started in watercolour! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, Liz - as always, very much appreciated!
Definitely a great explanation of what the pigment information is for a tube of paint. I have learned so much from this, especially about the lifting & staining label. I am going to have to go back & redo my color swatches with much testing information like this. Thanks for sharing this wonderful information with us. ❤💕
Thabk you so much for your video! this was very helpful. I was lost with all the student grade/artist grad/pigment/lightnfastedness, but you clarified everything really well!!
This was great. I’ve heard some of this before, but your provision of info as to how to test our own paints is invaluable. Thank you for being so giving!
Always so knowledgeable about this medium. I will start to look more at the paints what they are combined of going forward. Thanks again Liz for your wisdom .
How do people keep track of their swatches? In a separate sketchbook or some kind of portfolio? If I leave mine out, they breed and take over my table. 😊 Love the speed dating title.
some people keep a separate book (I have a few films for making easy folded books which would be ideal), others just have a folder. I must admit to using scraps or old paintings, letting them breed and then throwing them all away once the info is stuck in my head.
Is there a difference between the slash and the empty space in case of more pigments? Eg: "PBr7/PY43" or "PBr7 PY43" do both correspond to the mixing of the same pigments? It also happens to read additional values preceded by colon, es. "PBk6 PB15:6 PB15:2". What do they represent? Thanks in advance for any clarification, and thanks again for the very useful videos. P. S .: I'm sorry for the bad English, but I had to use Google's Translate
I believe that the slash and the space are equivalent, just different ways of writing the same thing. PB15:6 and15:2 are slight variations of the same basic pigment. I believe it is the same chemical, in a different physical form, which leads to a variation in colour. I always go to www.handprint.com for pigment info. It’s amazing!
Hello. I am really enjoying your videos. I would appreciate if you could recommend a professional lightfast watercolor? I am getting more professional and it's a pity if they will fade overtime. Could you recommend in tins and tubes?
It depends where you live and what your budget is. There is no single answer. Go for artist grade tunes, for max flexibility. Decebt paints will have a lightfastness rating for each colour.mEven high quality ranges have fugitive colours, so your will need to pick and choose eg Opera Rose is always fugitive whether it is Daniel Smith or a cheap Chinese make
I got confused when you brushed out the violets and called the 2 on the right side "opaque" when compared to the others. I had the opposite understanding. To me, those looked more translucent, perhaps more able to be used over a first layer, with some of that first layer of paint showing through. What is my confusion?
That may be how it showed on the film, but some watercolours are more transparent than others. If it is transparent more of the underlying colour or paper will show through, if opaque it will cover more. Watercolour is never fully opaque, it is a matter of degrees.
Thank you Liz for this very informative video. I just love learning from you. I do have a question. Why is the letter P (for pigment) always there? Isn’t it all pigment, and if so, why bother putting the P there at all? Thank you in advance. Kim (Canada)
This is only a guess but some of the abbreviations are the same as chemical elements, so it distinguishes them. The pigment codes are used throughout industry as well as art
Ooh, my tube is so old it is illegible. I will look properly later. I haven't noticed a shift, but I don't want to work with colours which aren't light fast and it looks like that one has slipped through the net.
Yes, me, too, and I just ordered a 20 ml tube of this colour because it is gorgeous. Indeed the Sennelier one is not lightfast, according to them, even though many other brands rate their pv23 as being very good lightfast. Ouf
The wrappers on pan colours often have tge same info or you need to download the manufacturers colour chart from their website which will have it. pan and tube colours from the same manufacturer will have the same properties.
@@stanTrX we all have our preferences and end up using them quickly. Get a tube of your favourite and top up the pan. Leave the box open until it dries… yellow ochre is lovely for muted greens, stormy skies and skin tones…
Thank you Liz. As with the previous comment I am going to re-swatch my paints. Your explanations are transparent, never opaque, stained into my memory and really lift my spirits! ☺
oh I love what you did there!!
I just love the analogy between watercolour and partner qualities.
A lit of very useful information with a little humour goes a long way in teaching your skills.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderfully informative! Thank you so much for sharing this information.
You are so welcome!
Wow this was informative- thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
Great lesson... Thanks for the time and effort you put into this. I learned more than I thought I would.😍🧠
glad it was helpful!
Once again, great explanations and demonstrations that I SO wish I'd known about when I first started in watercolour! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, Liz - as always, very much appreciated!
The perfect response! So pleased it was helpful
Definitely a great explanation of what the pigment information is for a tube of paint. I have learned so much from this, especially about the lifting & staining label. I am going to have to go back & redo my color swatches with much testing information like this. Thanks for sharing this wonderful information with us. ❤💕
my pleasure! Glad it was useful.
Thabk you so much for your video! this was very helpful. I was lost with all the student grade/artist grad/pigment/lightnfastedness, but you clarified everything really well!!
I’m so pleased!
I just learned SO MUCH! Thank you!
So glad!
Another wonderful video Liz, thank you xXx
Thanks Kerry!
What an eye opener. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very informative & helpful! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
This was great. I’ve heard some of this before, but your provision of info as to how to test our own paints is invaluable. Thank you for being so giving!
Glad it was helpful! And it’s my pleasure
Once again, your tutorial is very informative and helpful. So pleased I stumbled upon your channel. I’m a fan and a new subscriber.
Welcome aboard!
Always so knowledgeable about this medium. I will start to look more at the paints what they are combined of going forward. Thanks again Liz for your wisdom .
You are so welcome! I hope it helps.
Such a useful and informative video Liz, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video. Learned so much. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
This is such an incredibly useful video and you are an excellent teacher! Thank you so much, I´m so happy I found your channel.
that’s a lovely thing to say! welcome
This is wonderful information 😊
Glad it was helpful!
I just discovered your post and absolutely love them. Thank you!😊
Oh that's good to hear - welcome!
You are sooooo good. When I come back to live in the Uk, I will be your student :)
Thanks! 😃 I'm so glad you like the films. If you ever fancy doing an online course, you wouldn't have to wait!!
How do people keep track of their swatches? In a separate sketchbook or some kind of portfolio? If I leave mine out, they breed and take over my table. 😊 Love the speed dating title.
some people keep a separate book (I have a few films for making easy folded books which would be ideal), others just have a folder. I must admit to using scraps or old paintings, letting them breed and then throwing them all away once the info is stuck in my head.
I’ve been looking for a video like this! Great information! Just what I wanted and needed! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Liz that was very helpful. You explained it all beautifully 😊
It’s my pleasure. I’m glad it helped
Great explanation, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Is there a difference between the slash and the empty space in case of more pigments? Eg: "PBr7/PY43" or "PBr7 PY43" do both correspond to the mixing of the same pigments? It also happens to read additional values preceded by colon, es. "PBk6 PB15:6 PB15:2". What do they represent?
Thanks in advance for any clarification, and thanks again for the very useful videos.
P. S .: I'm sorry for the bad English, but I had to use Google's Translate
I believe that the slash and the space are equivalent, just different ways of writing the same thing. PB15:6 and15:2 are slight variations of the same basic pigment. I believe it is the same chemical, in a different physical form, which leads to a variation in colour. I always go to www.handprint.com for pigment info. It’s amazing!
Many thanks for your kind reply!
Liz, thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thankyou you answered a lot of my paint pigment questions
My pleasure 😊
Hello. I am really enjoying your videos. I would appreciate if you could recommend a professional lightfast watercolor? I am getting more professional and it's a pity if they will fade overtime. Could you recommend in tins and tubes?
It depends where you live and what your budget is. There is no single answer. Go for artist grade tunes, for max flexibility. Decebt paints will have a lightfastness rating for each colour.mEven high quality ranges have fugitive colours, so your will need to pick and choose eg Opera Rose is always fugitive whether it is Daniel Smith or a cheap Chinese make
@@LizChadertonArt Thank you, dear Liz for your answer. Do you prefer generally tubes or tins with color.
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@@joykelempert9135 tube! More flexibility. You can use them to fill pans if you want and they are so quick to mix big creamy washes….
This was so helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic information.
Glad it was helpful!
I got confused when you brushed out the violets and called the 2 on the right side "opaque" when compared to the others. I had the opposite understanding. To me, those looked more translucent, perhaps more able to be used over a first layer, with some of that first layer of paint showing through. What is my confusion?
That may be how it showed on the film, but some watercolours are more transparent than others. If it is transparent more of the underlying colour or paper will show through, if opaque it will cover more. Watercolour is never fully opaque, it is a matter of degrees.
Very useful! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Liz for this very informative video. I just love learning from you.
I do have a question. Why is the letter P (for pigment) always there? Isn’t it all pigment, and if so, why bother putting the P there at all?
Thank you in advance. Kim (Canada)
This is only a guess but some of the abbreviations are the same as chemical elements, so it distinguishes them. The pigment codes are used throughout industry as well as art
Fantastic explanation! Thank you~
You're very welcome!
Great information…thank you.😍
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi, Liz!
How do you find the lightfastness of Dioxazine Purple from Sennelier? On the tube it says only "fair".
Thank you!
Ooh, my tube is so old it is illegible. I will look properly later. I haven't noticed a shift, but I don't want to work with colours which aren't light fast and it looks like that one has slipped through the net.
Yes, me, too, and I just ordered a 20 ml tube of this colour because it is gorgeous. Indeed the Sennelier one is not lightfast, according to them, even though many other brands rate their pv23 as being very good lightfast. Ouf
@@dannajolie Bother!!!
Thank you. What about the pan colors?
The wrappers on pan colours often have tge same info or you need to download the manufacturers colour chart from their website which will have it. pan and tube colours from the same manufacturer will have the same properties.
@@LizChadertonArt thank you, i have just noticed i use some colors a lot where some not at all. For example i dunno what to do with yellow ochre
@@stanTrX we all have our preferences and end up using them quickly. Get a tube of your favourite and top up the pan. Leave the box open until it dries… yellow ochre is lovely for muted greens, stormy skies and skin tones…
@@LizChadertonArt very good suggestion. Appreciate
@@stanTrX it’s great you are wearing the colours out. My heart sinks when I see pristine paint boxes!