Comparison of Cotman watercolors versus Winsor & Newton professional. I always wanted to do it!
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2023
- Hello friends!
I’m Elisabetta, an Italian watercolor artist with a passion and a curiosity for art supplies and pigments.
Today I'm comparing side by side Cotman with Winsor & Newton professional line. As you know, Cotman is the student grade range of WInsor & Newton. In principles, they should use the same quality pigments, but in different concentration.
I always wanted to do this comparison!!
How many of you have started painting with Cotman? I bet many...including me....
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I use both professional grade and cotman. Love them both. I am on an extreme budget so I paint with almost anything I can get my hands on. I also experiment with some very cheep brands. If I find them garage sailing or second hand stash of old art supplies.
Semi-beginner with almost the same name as you! I just bought tubes of Cotman and Arches paper thinking I was making a big upgrade from my previous paints…then I discovered they’re not the same as Windsor & Newton professional. I appreciate you making this video because it shows me that the difference might not be too bad for now as I’m starting out.
There are a number of successful profession artists whom use Cotman watercolors on a regular basis.
Really interesting, thank you 😊
Nice review! I use some Cotman along with my better paints. Cerulean Hue is my favorite for skies, Permanent Rose as a softer, vintage pink, Payne's Grey as a soft black or charcoal (but it is not a proper Paynes Grey IMO), Phthalo Blue and Green because they are a little less intense and easier to add to mixes without overdoing it, Yellow Ochre as a "dirty" ochre, Burnt Sienna as a burnt orange, and Chinese White to add just a speck to other colors if I want them to have just a bit more "body", brightness, or opacity......this works really well with the cadmium hues to make them look more like cadmiums.
I hope you had a very merry Christmas and a fun New Years weekend! Thank you for this comparison. It seemed to show what I have experienced with Cotman paints in the past. Swatching wise they look okay but when painting with them, they don't seem to mix well with eachother and leave a lot of hard lines inside the painting where you wouldn't expect them to be, and many of the paints had an odd grainyness that wasn't normal granulation.
I love watching your little paintings, they make me want to get my paints out and practice daily doing something like this. So relaxing thank you ❤️
this is fantastic, I love it, Happy New Year ☺☺
A very Happy New Year to you! This was very interesting! I would love to see a comparison of the Rembrandt and Van Gogh paint if possible.
Thanks so much. I have wanted this demo and comparison.
That was a very useful video, thank you so much!❤️🎨
omg this is so useful! I have been looking to upgrade to the professionals from the cotmans. this is so helpful!
Thank you for making this video! I happen to come across these watercolours not too long ago but wasn’t sure which was better between the two! Having seen the outcome, I will probably buy a small range of the professional line and try it out.
A very Happy New Year to you. I hope 2024 brings you peace and comfort, along with the steady growth of your Channel! 😊
Ooh, very excited to watch this! I’ve been revamping and replenishing my W&N palette and find there are a couple of instances I prefer Cotman. This will be interesting!
Thanks 😊
Nice video! I don't know about the tubes, but I have a small set of cotman in pans and I quickly noticed the lack of pigment, at a certain point I would find myself rubbing the pans trying to get a more saturated or darker color for the painting and it just didn't happen, so I run out of some colours very fast.
Ciao Elisabetta..nuova subscriber anche io italiana e appasionata del aquarello. Mi piacciono i tuoi video! 😊
W+n pro raw umber br7 is also a very light version, v similar hue to the cotman. (And to schmincke raw umber, for instance.) As the pro is 2.5 times more expensive than cotman, you could be a little more liberal with cotman to match pigment density to the pro, and still be saving money. With the B27 for instance, or the r206 (which also contains rn/a pyrollidine to make it cooler).
I prefer the Cotman Payne’s Grey because it’s made with PB29 and has a nice granulation. The professional version is fine but it’s nothing special.