+Judy Mason Thank you so much Judy. I really appreciate all of your support and encouragement. What a kind thing to say. I'm very happy the videos are helpful. Happy Sunday Judy! - Marty
I came home from an evening at work and want to wind down. Saw that I had a new UA-cam alert. My brain said. "Please be Marty, Please be Marty!!!". Perfect way to end the day! As always, thank you so much for all you do. So Excited for you and your great stats. Thanks sir!
+Annie Sterner Wow! That's really cool Annie. You just made my entire week. I'm so thankful you shared this with me and for all the support. Thanks for dropping some love on me Annie. - Marty
You create a woman's sketch with watercolors (best way to test watercolors, a female portrait) so simple and "accessible" to everyone. Great work and thank you for the review. As for the 1.000.000 views, believe me you deserve it. Thank you Marty.
I was searching for some earth tones two weeks ago and stumbled upon tubes of these paints in the clearance section of Hobby Lobby for 63 cents each! Needless to say, I bought one of every color they had! After I swatched them out this morning, I immediately went online and ordered 12 more colors! They are amazing and I am thrilled that they are so reasonably priced. I'm well on my way to having them all, lol 😂 Thx for the review, Marty!
Congratulations on the 1 milion views Marty. The review made me proud because I'm Dutch. This is just the studentgrade watercolour from Talens as you know. I started with the same watercolourbox and it's really cheap over here (only 15 euro's). To hear that it is up with the best, wow.
+roden70 Hi my friend - It performs far better than student grade watercolors in my tests. I am very impressed with the vibrancy and transparency. Surely if these are Student Grade, then other paint companies have a LOT of catching up to do. I salute the Dutch workers and craftspeople at Royal-Talens. So far everything I've tested from them has been superior. 15 Euro's would be about $17 USD and I paid $25 USD. Considering shipping, I think I got a great deal. Have a wonderful evening my friend and thank you for the note. - Marty
yes Marty it did to some degree, thank you. What would be immensely useful/ interesting to me and I imagine many others is to see a side by side comparison of the student brands with the corresponding artist brand i.e schmincke academie with the Horadam , Winsor and Newton's cotman with the artist talents van Gogh with the Rembrandt's etc. I make this suggestion for your channel as I have heard of a lot of artists still using specific colours from the student line ( if they prefer a certain colour and/ or the colour is lightfast) even though they have 'upgraded' thefrugalcrafter -who I know is a buddy of yours- did one on the Lucas line of watercolours and it was great.
+The Mind of Watercolor Hey thanks Steve. It's been 8 years and I never take it for granted. What a fun ride. You're almost to a 1.5 million views yourself. Just watching your location sketching video now. I'd like to visit that grist mill some day, looks awesome. - Marty
Once again another great review Marty. We always do a family art project for the summer and this year I'm thinking watercolor journals with a paint box and pencil. I appreciate the quality and ratings review on these and it definitely will not brake the bank to add these to everyone's travel bag for the summer! I'm so excited for summer brake and to get the family out and about on some art adventures.
+Denise Chapel Hi Denise Chapel as in getting married in a Chapel. :-) These would be great for that and what a wonderful idea. Spring isn't too far off for us here in the upper Midwest and then Summer and I'm right there with you, can't wait. Art adventures are some of the best adventures, IMHO. - Have a great week my friend. - Marty
Thank you for yours useful reviews! You really helped me with choosing my first ,,good quality´´ watercolors. I ordered these and I´m really looking forward to trying them!
Wow! Your product reviews are excellent and your demos are even better! I ordered a couple of sets of Daler-Rowney Aquafine watercolors for the kids after watching your review/demo and now I'm ready to order the Rembrandt set for myself. You don't know how helpful your videos are! You make it much easier for us to make the best choices because we actually see the paints at work.Thank you SO much!
+2muchRnR Hi and thank you for the kind remarks. Hearing that the videos help makes it all worth while. I'm so happy when people can make more informed buying decisions when it comes to Art supplies. I think you're going to really enjoy the Rembrandt's, they're really great to work with. Have a great week and please stop by again soon. - Marty
Char Reign since many of the American paints cost so much more in Europe it makes sense that Van Gogh would costs more in the USA. Probably for the same reason.
Enjoyed the review! Congratulations on the big milestone! Marty you're hard work is very appreciated and because of what you do I've made better choices in art supplies, and that has saved me lots including the headaches from trying to work with lousy art supplies, so Thank-you! Great work as always, take care!
+Hermione Jarvis Hi Hermoine - What a kind thing to say. It really means everything to have you, be a part of the channel. I'm so happy that my work is meaningful and helps you. Thanks as well for taking the time to leave me a note like this. - Happy Saturday my friend. - Marty
I bought a tube of this in Bangkok on holiday. Terre verte, W&N do it but in the professional range, pricey for my ability but great colour. Compares really well. Glad you get as much pleasure from doing as we we do watching.
+Owings Art Hi Marty, Oops I got it wrong it was sennelier terre verte, the v g was Naples yellow another colour I love for beaches and building facades. The watercolour supplies are limited there -masking fluid is almost impossible I tracked down one supplier with 3 bottles. Thais are generally creative so stationery and art supplies abound but probably due to wages etc not as big a selection but I have found some great bargains and it's a chance to experiment. I watched will terrell on UA-cam journaling, so bought some markers to try. Great cheap but you can do more with a small wc set.
I just love this! I like how you review things from pencils to paint. I learn a lot from these reviews in helping me choose my supplies wisely. Thank you so much! I look forward to your reviews.
Definitely a great way to end the day! I always thumbs-up before I even view it cause I know its always a winner!! As previously mentioned, congrats on your accomplishment. I do hope you show us what you do with the new sketching tools... or any sketching for that matter. I'd love to see some of your printmaking pieces. Thanks much!# Lauri.
+Windkisssed Greetings my friend! Thanks for the kind words. I will try to work on the etchings in the coming months, but I'm just starting out and so I don't know much about it. Have you done any printmaking? Can you share any tips? - Marty
The last few days I’ve been looking up Van Gogh watercolors and boom you post a review. You certainly can sense what your subscribers need. :)) It kind of explains the number of views. Thanks again.
+Laurie Green-Schillawski (Laurie's Art) Thank you Laurie, you're very kind to comment. Much appreciated and thank you for supporting the channel. - Marty
Really glad you like the idea. Yes Marty, definitely in real time please, as you usually do, only with the pigments or hues being compared directly adjacent to one another so that we can all clearly see any differences in their working properties and how they then dry. Thanks for adding this to your 'soon to do list' I for one really appreciate your reviews as they are always top- notch! PS my name, it's Ruth (waves from N Ireland)
Hi Ruth form N. Ireland - I have many connections to Northern Ireland. I know Belfast pretty well and love the Antrim coast, especially a little place called Glenarm :-) ~Marty
Wow! 1,000,000!!!! Congratulations! I am a dedicated subscriber, and look for you each day on UA-cam! Thanks for sharing awesome product reviews and techniques! (I had just purchased this Van Gogh set online lastnight...now I am really excited to get it!)
+corikay I think you'll really enjoy them. I'm excited for you!!! They are really vibrant and I really enjoyed the transparency. Kudos to you for buying them. - Happy Creating - Marty
my 18 pan + 2 10ml tubes chinese white/Paynes Grey are being shipped! Thank you for helping me to choose over Windsor and Newton Cotman for my birthday! They look beautiful. It seems no one knows how to well activate the paints before swatching with a waterbrush like you do! Very frustrating! I did 2 weeks of research before making this choice. Cheers! I love your impressionistic sketch as well!!!
Thank you Terrie. I think you made an excellent choice and kudos to you for doing your homework ahead of time. Please let me know what you think of them once you've had a chance to use them. Thank you for the kind remarks about my art as well. I appreciate it. ~Marty
My shipment delayed but Amazon assured me that they will be here tomorrow. Need plenty of sleep so I can start a new painting. I have new paper I wont use until I have decided on a good subject and the drawing is good, but making the swatch card will be fun enough, and I will see how it goes. I think I need to do something very loose but a little spooked, lol. I am a warrior!
Marty, Hobby Lobby has the 10oz tubes on clearance for under $3. I purchased a few tubes. They really are great. I have a nice set of Winsor Newton, and these do compete! Very vibrant. This review is spot on! Thanks for the recommendation.
Congratulations on your 1M views! And thanks for the review. I loved my 12-pan VG set so much that I ordered the 24-pan set. I've been collecting tubes of the colors that I don't have in pan format. Next to my Senneliers, the Van Goghs are my favorite.
+Ali C Hi Ali - Very good to hear from you. I loved these and I am still amazed by the price for them, they really are Artist grade. Still though, I love the Daniel Smith's and Senn's, but these are really awesome AND they make my top 5 list for sure. With only 40 colors to collect, it's also affordable. - Marty
these are super popular.. Van gogh n sennelier tubes make it into 80% of the pictures i see on Instagram 😄.. Your videos are super helpful.. No surprise in reaching the milestone 😄
Congrats on the one million views Marty! I've been following your channel for the last few months and I enjoy all of your reviews. I can't wait to get my sketchbook so i can finally try out my watercolors!
+Owings Art I was eyeing these and the Sennelier set but ultimately, I picked the Winsor and Newton Artist line instead. Anyway, these look like great paints and at a reasonable price too!
+Valarie Connell Hi Valerie - Thank you for dropping some love on me. I appreciate that you took the time to leave a comment. - Happy Saturday! - Marty
Great review of a great product. The tubes are absolutely great. I have never used the VG pans. Funny when you spoke of relative size to phones. In the 90s it was see how small of a phone we can make. Then when the smartphone hit about 10 years ago, let's see just how large of a phone we can make and still get people to carry it.
Another thing Marty, you can use the code CDPS at Blick, and get 25% off of non-sale and non-excluded items. I have used this code for a couple years now. Unfortunately, watercolors are generally excluded, but I noticed a few things on your invoice would have been 25% off.
+Adam Wallen Jerry's also has a 25% of coupon like the one you listed... MissYou25 this includes red sale items, but not the green super sale or lowest priced items.
congratulations on hitting 1million views! 🎉🎉🎉 That really is a big achievement! I have only recently started painting and have just been using an ancient set that I had as a kid- it is a decent set but I just had no idea how to use watercolours at the time. I am definitely on the lookout for some a new paint set so these reviews really help me out. Thanks for mentioning about the white when mixing skintones. I have really been struggling with that and will definitely try that and see if that improves my jaundiced looking people! I hope you had a great weekend and have a good week ahead of you! 😆
+Annie Thyme Hi Annie - Thanks for the kind words and the note. Yes, if you just take down the high keys of the yellows and reds with the white it should help for caucasian skin tones. I use about 3 or 4 parts yellow, 1 part red or orange and then add white until the tone looks about right. - Marty
Hello. I just discovered the Van Gogh watercolor paints and fell in love with them! And the price! I wondered, since it’s been a few years, about what you discovered in how they performed on the light test?
+Patricia Walters Hi Patricia - I can't believe it myself, really surprised and I never take it for granted. Thanks for commenting Patricia. Have an AWESOME Saturday! - Marty
The colors on these look amazing. Very reasonable price too.. I will have to consider getting this set. I wish it came in a more traditional tin but I guess the plastic keeps the price down. Congrats on the one million views.. I am still pretty new to finding your channel but enjoy your reviews and things it's very valuable.
+Ardy Ballyhoo true it keeps the price down, but they offer them in a non plastic tin also, more pricey.And the pans fit in most other brands tins as well.
Thank you ! I love that you did the Van Gogh watercolorbox, I was saving up for one, and now I see it s even more worth it then expected it to be! And congratz on the one mil view! but he, you ve gotten a lot of worth viewing vids, so I think thays because your doing so many good youtube vids!
I found at our HobbyLobby today some VanGogh tubes for clearance at $1.75 and I couldn't pass it up after seeing this video. I have some Watercolors already so I just got a few in colors I didn't already have. I think I got a treat today xD
Thanks for the review on Van Gogh watercolors. Our Hobby Lobby has them on sale and I wasn't sure how good they were. Now I think I'll go and pick some up. By the way I like the new opening of your you tube videos.
+Adele Bader Hi Adele - Thanks for the note on the opening. :-) I think you'll enjoy these Van Gogh paints. Let me know what you think of them. - Marty
I started milling my own watercolors almost 60 years ago when gifted a stash of pigments. So I have been at it a very long time. Off and on as life has afforded me time. Retired 8 years ago and started seriously testing/ swatchhing watercolors. I have bought palettes or at least a dozen colors from every major brand and many hand milled . Just to let you know, I just gave the van Gogh to my great granddaughter. Sh is getting all of my paints to play with as she developes...i was far from impressed with these paints. Next she gets Turner with Chinese brushes and several how to ...when she decides whether she likes that style then some old Holland's. If that doesn't tell you what I think of these paints nothing will. Student grade.
Congratulations on 1,000,000 views~! YAY! And woo! These Van Gogh paints look great! I just bought myself the Turner Watercolors that Lindsay uses in her livestreams. LOL I don't need anymore watercolor paints, but they were on sale and it's my birthday present to myself. XD Ohh! I love printmaking! I took three classes in college and I am so sad I can't do anymore etchings or monoprints at home since I don't have the printing press (or the acid to etch the copper plates)! I would love to see you use the Akua Print plates! Are they similar to plexi glass? I used to paint my monoprints on plexi and then print them on watercolor paper. Never etched plexi glass before though!
+starshinesoldier Hey can you give me any tips on etching? I'm just starting out and still really learning the process, that's why I wanted to start on plexiglass rather than copper or steel plates. I have a friend with a press :-)
+Owings Art Sure! Though I have never etched plexiglass before (only copper plates) so I don't know how much help I would be! ^^; You need to make sure your printing plate is as oil free as you can get it. (You can do that after your carved into the plexiglass, but before you ink it.) Dish soap is a great and cheap way to get the oils off. This way your inks/paint/watercolors will stick. If you are using the plate for a monoprint, it helps to scuff the side you are painting on with a fine sandpaper. That will give the paint something to grab on to. Also for monoprinting, if you are using watercolors, it helps to wait for the watercolors to be dry before you print them. that way they won't smudge. As long as your paper is a little damp, the paint should still transfer. Oh, and you should soak your paper for like... 1 to 3 minutes (for etching and monoprints, you can leave it for longer, in class we just left our paper in the sink and patted them dry just before printing) then when you are ready to print, pat the paper dry with clean towels. Since the plexi is clear you can put your sketch underneath it and use the plexi like tracing paper, but beware that there may be a little warping? (I'm not sure what you call that, but you get the same effect when you look through water?) Be sure to wash the plate after to get rid of the extra pencil lines, or you may accidentally get graphite on your prints. Though, that shouldn't be too bad, since they should erase off once the paper is dry. It helps to make templates so you know exactly were to place your printing plate and your paper. So trace the outline of your paper on a bigger sheet of paper and then trace your plate inside the outline. (if that makes sense?) With etching, it is the lines that you carve away that holds the ink, like a reverse stamp. (I am sure you already know that, lol) The deeper you carve, the darker your lines will be. You can get really cool shading and different tones with shallow and deep lines. Beware of any imperfections of your plate though, because those lines will show up when you're printing as well, but you can always carve over them or incorporate them into your drawing some how. When your are wiping the excess paint off, it helps to use the cheaper paper towels... like the kind you get at public bathrooms (they aren't as absorbent), and to wrap or tape the paper towels onto a flat surface, like an eraser or a block of wood. Otherwise you might accidentally wipe the paint out of your carved line as well. I cannot think of anything else that would be helpful at the moment... and my comment has gotten super long already! Anyways, hope this helps and if you have any questions I will try to answer them to the best of my ability!
I bought this yesterday and I usually draw realistic stuff with pencils. I really want to learn to draw realistic paintings with watercolor and I tried it today but I totally failed.. it's so hard to mix skin tones
+TheFutureIsYellow Yes! I will be doing that one very soon. I bought them, but they were on back-order so I have to wait for them. :-) soon, very soon. Cheers! - Marty
congrats on the million views, Marty. Since you're living in the States, can I suggest you review a small set of knicker's poster color? is a high quality poster paint (and cheap, at least in Japan) traditionally used for animation backgrounds. The best example is Kazuo Oga from Ghibli. I think there are small tubes on Amazon.
Hello Owings! I am going to buy this set tomorrow. The price are ok for watercolour wich i can afford but i was thinking on buying the 15+3 or the 24 set. The bad thing about the 24 set i saw from the photos was that 3-4 colours looked the same (browns or yellows). I will be using this set when im outside drawings places. 12 set= $60 18 set=$120 24 set= $150 (these are not in us dollars just my countries currency) Do you prefer any other watercolours for a beginner?
I think these are great, I'm a beginner and when I went to search for watercolors, the only ones the store had except crayola were these. I just tried them out and they are really nice watercolors!
I have the older design pocket set. The paints are really nice for student paints but look a bit chalky when compared to artists paints. Having said that they are great for doodling. They also come in 10ml tubes but they are a bit expensive for what they are.
Hi Terence - They can be a but opaque in some colors, but in comparison to other paints I thought they held their own pretty well. I prefer the mobility of the pocket box, and agree that the tubes are too expensive, especially here in the states. -Marty
Yep! I can buy Jackson's own brand artists paints for around the same price. I like the look of the new Van Gogh box. Looks a bit more practical than the old one.
Marty you've got it all figured out. How to get as many art supplies as humanly possible while keeping the wife happy. How do we do this Start a channel where you have to test all the products Great Idea. :} Thanks my friend Shannon
+Art Junkie :-) Ha! I wish I had it all figured out Shannon, I'm barley hanging on over here. :-) What a fun ride and so great to have awesome people like you here. Been watching your videos lately. Love your flip journal and weekly vlogging. - Marty
The first watercolorist I've heard say that they use white. I've heard others say that it does have a place for mixing colors but they still never use it lol and some say they hate that palettes come with a white.
That's actually a really great idea. I need to add that to the list of soon to do videos. It would be good for me as well to see them side by side in action. I have all the swatches, I never throw them out because I use them for lightfast testing. However, it would be better to see them side by side in real time, I think. Thanks for the great idea. By the way, what's your name if you don't mind sharing it? ~Marty
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Hello, i will buy a watercolor set and i wanna ask you one thing. Is this set better than the Daler Rowney 18 color set? Which one is better? Please reply!
I'm building up a palette of good or excellent quality, 1 pigment colors that are lightfast and i found that van gogh has several of them. These are : Azo Yello light, madder lake deep, permanent red Light, prussian blue, phthalo Blue, blue Ultramarine, phthalo green and Quinacridone rose. Take notice that for a split primary palette you already have here one warm red, one cool red, one cool blue, one warm blue, and one cool or primary Yellow(azo light) . The only one you should get some where else is a warm yellow (for example cadmium or graham Indian yellow py101 if i remember correctly). Then you also have a one pigment Violet (pv19 as q. Rose) in the van gogh and a deep red (madder lake deep). And a deep blue (prussian). All these i named here are pigments listed for handprint as the top 40 pigments for lightfastness and other good qualities. The main drawback of van gogh, as far as i know are : 1_lack of one pigment choices for secondaries and terciaries,and also primaries since there are no cobalts, cerulean, cadmiums, or magenta 122 for example. 2_the pigment concentration is not as great as with the big boys. Now, given the fact that watercolor transparency is usually a desired thing, this lower concentration of pigment can not be that much of an issue. Is just that it will last you less a tube of van gogh that one of Daniel Smith or Rembrandt. But those cost much more so i think that even in the long run Van gogh will be cheaper. Another drawback of van gogh might be the handling, dispersion of the pigment but i'm not completely sure about this or if is related to all or what pigments in their line.
For some reason these paints are becoming really expensive here in the UK. For a student quality paint they are quite nice especially if used on good quality paper but at twice the cost of Cotman paints I don't think they are particularly good value.
Hi Terence - That seems strange considering they are produced in the EU. I think you're right thought about the value proposition. I don't like Cotman's very much, although I love the W&N Artist's watercolors.
Great video. Thanks for all the reviews. Very helpful to us newbies. I bought the Pelikan transparent set of 12 and don't know how they compare to others that you have reviewed. And I can't find any reviews on them. My only other set is a Cotman small travel set. Can you tell us anything about Pelikan?
+Debi Drybala Hi Debi - I've seen them around and they're on my list, but I haven't yet reviewed them. I think they are pretty much student grade, but that doesn't mean they aren't worth a good look :-) - Marty
Hello! I was wondering, why have the White Nights watercolour had a lower rating than these Van Gogh ones? Are this student grade paints better than the artist grade ones? I can't decide which one should I buy to upgrade from the Cotman watercolour.
Hi Naomi - Sometimes student grade paints are better than so-called, "artist grade" watercolors. Like anything else in the market, it pays to do your research, to find the best value for the money. :-) ~Marty
LOVE your reviews! I'm intrigued by this set and have a couple of questions. Does the end of the brush work as a tool to pop out the paints or mixing tray? It looks like it could. Also, did you try any lighter washes? I love the vibrancy, but am curious if it gets streaky in thinner washes. Lastly, have you ever used DaVinci paints? How do they compare if you have?
+Rebecca Page Hi Rebecca - Thank you for the questions. Yes! I just tried the end of the brush on the tray and it works like a dream. GREAT suggestion. I did try a few lighter washes and did NOT notice any streaking, but I didn't try more than a few. I have not used the DaVinci, but they are on my list to review. Thanks for the note and for watching. These Van Gogh's are a nice value in my opinion. - Marty
Thank you for leaving a comment - You can use just about any paper, but a nice hot press might work well. For Sketchbook, find a mixed-media sketchbook.
in your opinion which one is better, White nights or Van Gogh? In every review I've seen so far white nights looks a bit metallic, and I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. Maybe it's just the camera, but If it has this strange effect Van Gogh wc would be more versatile.
Hi Sofia - I think if you went with Van Gogh, you'd be better off to start with. I think you'll like them and find you won't have to worry about the, "metallic" sheen.
Hello! I wanted to ask your advice on which set to buy. The Lukas Aquarell Studio or this Van Gough pocket box. They are both 1/2 set pans with the same amount of pans. I currently have the Sakura Koi and some of the colours have cracked, which I'm sure isn't supposed to happen.
Loved the glowing review of this...if you could pick, would you get the Van gogh WC of 12 half pans or Daler Rowley Aquafine WC of 24 half pans (both are student grade,sooo?)...or would you get them both (basically, are the different enough to justify getting both or just one set? Also, how do these paints compare to the Lukas Aquarell 1862 WC (are they just as good or not as good as the Lukas wc)...I'm asking bc I recently got the Lukas Studio WC in tube form and THEY WERE AMAZING...the colors practically jumped off the paper, that's how intense they were, especially if you compare them to the half pans (which I got too but hey, they were really cheap at that time)...I'm actually planning to give away the half pans to my aunt, who also likes to watercolor, bc the tube form was WAY more intense and vibrant than the pans. The pans were nice too, just not as nice as the tubes. Long story short, that's why I ask if they compare to the Lukas brand. Quick question, why are tube watercolors better than pans? Finally, if you had to pick between the Van gogh 12 half pans for $20 or 12 tubes (10 mL) for $45, which one would you go for (basically, do they re-wet after being dried, etc). Thanks so much for the review and keep up the excellent work!! Oh, btw, the portrait you did with these paints is gorgeous!! It looked very abstract yet realistic at the same time (plus WC portraits are just do die for!!).
Greetings - I would go with with Rowley Aquafine over the Van Gogh, but others will argue for Van Gogh. Lukas is better in most every aspect. Tube paint will almost always be more intense than pans. The tubes are liquid and don't have to be re-liquified with water, which dilutes them. So it seems to a new person like the tubes are more intense. However, if you mixed the pans with a little water and let the pigment build, it should be equally intense. As for the pans versus tubes, it really depends if you do more field or studio painting. If you only paint in your home (studio) and don't really go out much, I prefer the mobility and ease of transport of pans. I know many artists who take tubes into the field though, so it isn't a hard and fast rule, it's just what I like. Hope this helps you! ~Marty
Huge congrats on 1m views Marty! Well deserved too! :) These Van Gogh watercolours look great. I just bought the Sennelier ones and know you like them too, but how would you say they compare?
+Jane Kirkwood (Artsy Otternut) Hi Jane! Thanks for the question. I would say the Sennelier are hands down better paints. The Senn's have a luminosity and glow to them, especially when layered and I will always love them for that. They go down so smoothly and effortlessly, they are simply a joy to use. These Van Gogh paints are really great, but they are more precise, more exacting, like German wc's. Hard to explain that, but if you use wc's long enough, you start to notice those things. The French made Sennelier's are softer, glowing, like seeing a meadow of flowers in the misty light of morning. :-) - Marty
+Owings Art Hi Marty, thanks for such an amazing and poetic answer to my question! I'm so chuffed that I appear to have chosen well then, and thank you very much for your reviews which definitely helped me choose the right ones :) Jane
+Jane Kirkwood (Artsy Otternut) Hi Jane. You won't regret the Sennelier paints. I have so many of the 21 ml tubes that it's almost embarrassing since I've been painting less than a year, but I love these gorgeous paints so much I can't help it. I have a few tubes of other brands, but Sennelier is my watercolor true love. You chose well!
+Lori Jones Hi Lori, thanks, that's so great. I've only played a bit with them so far, I did a daffodil card with them too and they're fantastic. Because I'm a total beginner, I only had W&N Cotman to compare them with, the difference in colour, luminosity and how little you need to use is incredible. I can totally see why you are in love with them, and why Marty waxes lyrical about them too :)
Another brilliant review, Marty. Really enjoyed this one. - Just out of curiosity; do you own/use a graphic tablet? If so, perhaps you could do a review of that. I'm using a really old Wacom Intuos 3, which has served me well through the years, but am contemplating an upgrade.
If you can afford it, or want to sell your current computer set up, you won't get much better than ipad pro and apple pencil. It is even touted better than the acclaimed Wacom Cintiq HD, better response time. I haven't tried a Cintiq though, only tried the pro and pencil (I know someone who has them.) However there is a good review on here comparing the two. Other than that an upgraded to what you have now would be worth looking into.
+Kyomii Brown Thanks for the tips. I don't think I'll go for an iPad Pro, though, as it runs iOS I wouldn't be able to use full versions of the program's that I need [Adobe suite etc] and the apps available, while perfectly adequate for quick sketches, aren't enough for the 3D-modelling I intend to do. Also I'm not sure how the pressure sensitivity of the iPad Pro compares with a made-for-purpose Wacom tablet.
+Scout [né Anonymous] Hi Anonymous - Yes, I own a Intous myself with a MacBook Pro. Works great for me when I'm doing comic illustration, but I really prefer the old school tactile touch of paper and paint, graphite, ink... If I were going to upgrade though I'd def check out the Cintiq based on my great experiences with Wacom. I haven't tried the iPad Pro and Apple pencil as Kyomii suggests, but I'd be open to that as well if Apple stuff weren't so expensive. :-) I've also used some Autodesk products for 3D modeling, such as Inventor and Maya, but those are really industrial grade tools. :-)
if you go to dickblick's website these are listed under professional or artists wc's, but some say they are just student quality. What do you think Marty?
On DickBlick, Van Gogh's watercolor is listed under student quality, but Van Gogh's watercolor sets are under professional, weird. But I'm sure the Van Gogh ones are student quality as Royal Talens has a line of artist quality watercolor called Rembrandt
+Quyen-kun idk but the pocket box is listed under the professional wc sets. im not sure but the price is tempting compared to other artists quality paints.... if it REALLY is one. thats why i was asking marty lol
+electrabot they have pigment of student quality, but as you can see in the youtube the colours and lightfastness are comparable with the artist one s! Rembrand has artist quaility pigments.
+electrabot Yes, I noticed that as well and although it is confusing, these perform as good or better than some Artist grade wc's. I think they're really outstanding. I salute the Dutch Craftspeople.
Too funny. Like other person I found these at Hobby Lobby for $1.76 per so I bought several of the colors I didn't have or like violet colors I couldn't mix the way I wanted. I thought I was being original until I read the comments. But thanks for vid it was helpful.
I appreciate the ease with which you speak, and the tone of your voice.
Marty, once again, just want to say how much I appreciate all your hard work on these videos. I find your reviews to be the best I've found.
+Judy Mason Thank you so much Judy. I really appreciate all of your support and encouragement. What a kind thing to say. I'm very happy the videos are helpful. Happy Sunday Judy! - Marty
I came home from an evening at work and want to wind down. Saw that I had a new UA-cam alert. My brain said. "Please be Marty, Please be Marty!!!". Perfect way to end the day! As always, thank you so much for all you do. So Excited for you and your great stats. Thanks sir!
+Annie Sterner Wow! That's really cool Annie. You just made my entire week. I'm so thankful you shared this with me and for all the support. Thanks for dropping some love on me Annie. - Marty
Thnx for reviewing the Van Gogh watercolors!! I am from The Netherlands! I have a old pane of watercolours myself 😊
+elisabeth nerolk Hi Elizabeth - I salute the Dutch people for their craftsmanship and quality. These are very fine paints. - Marty
Owings Art thank you
elisabeth nerolk :-)
he Nederlander
Wow! You made that look so easy. Great review. I like the paints as well. I subbed!
You create a woman's sketch with watercolors (best way to test watercolors, a female portrait) so simple and "accessible" to everyone. Great work and thank you for the review.
As for the 1.000.000 views, believe me you deserve it. Thank you Marty.
+Alexandros Makris Thank you Alexandros. I really appreciate your kindness and support. I agree about the female portrait. :-) - Marty
I was searching for some earth tones two weeks ago and stumbled upon tubes of these paints in the clearance section of Hobby Lobby for 63 cents each! Needless to say, I bought one of every color they had!
After I swatched them out this morning, I immediately went online and ordered 12 more colors! They are amazing and I am thrilled that they are so reasonably priced. I'm well on my way to having them all, lol 😂
Thx for the review, Marty!
Hi Jo Anne - You scored if they were only 63 cents. Wow, nice deal.
Congratulations on the 1 milion views Marty.
The review made me proud because I'm Dutch. This is just the studentgrade watercolour from Talens as you know. I started with the same watercolourbox and it's really cheap over here (only 15 euro's). To hear that it is up with the best, wow.
+roden70 Hi my friend - It performs far better than student grade watercolors in my tests. I am very impressed with the vibrancy and transparency. Surely if these are Student Grade, then other paint companies have a LOT of catching up to do. I salute the Dutch workers and craftspeople at Royal-Talens. So far everything I've tested from them has been superior. 15 Euro's would be about $17 USD and I paid $25 USD. Considering shipping, I think I got a great deal. Have a wonderful evening my friend and thank you for the note. - Marty
yes Marty it did to some degree, thank you.
What would be immensely useful/ interesting to me and I imagine many others is to see a side by side comparison of the student brands with the corresponding artist brand i.e schmincke academie with the Horadam , Winsor and Newton's cotman with the artist talents van Gogh with the Rembrandt's etc. I make this suggestion for your channel as I have heard of a lot of artists still using specific colours from the student line ( if they prefer a certain colour and/ or the colour is lightfast) even though they have 'upgraded' thefrugalcrafter -who I know is a buddy of yours- did one on the Lucas line of watercolours and it was great.
Nice review and demo Marty and congrats on the million views. May you have many more my friend!
+The Mind of Watercolor Hey thanks Steve. It's been 8 years and I never take it for granted. What a fun ride. You're almost to a 1.5 million views yourself. Just watching your location sketching video now. I'd like to visit that grist mill some day, looks awesome. - Marty
Once again another great review Marty. We always do a family art project for the summer and this year I'm thinking watercolor journals with a paint box and pencil. I appreciate the quality and ratings review on these and it definitely will not brake the bank to add these to everyone's travel bag for the summer! I'm so excited for summer brake and to get the family out and about on some art adventures.
+Denise Chapel Hi Denise Chapel as in getting married in a Chapel. :-) These would be great for that and what a wonderful idea. Spring isn't too far off for us here in the upper Midwest and then Summer and I'm right there with you, can't wait. Art adventures are some of the best adventures, IMHO. - Have a great week my friend. - Marty
Thank you for yours useful reviews! You really helped me with choosing my first ,,good quality´´ watercolors. I ordered these and I´m really looking forward to trying them!
Thank you for the note and for watching.
Gosh, I'm so jealous of that box of fun!
LOL, for sure.
Wow! Your product reviews are excellent and your demos are even better! I ordered a couple of sets of Daler-Rowney Aquafine watercolors for the kids after watching your review/demo and now I'm ready to order the Rembrandt set for myself. You don't know how helpful your videos are! You make it much easier for us to make the best choices because we actually see the paints at work.Thank you SO much!
+2muchRnR Hi and thank you for the kind remarks. Hearing that the videos help makes it all worth while. I'm so happy when people can make more informed buying decisions when it comes to Art supplies. I think you're going to really enjoy the Rembrandt's, they're really great to work with. Have a great week and please stop by again soon. - Marty
25 USD.. it seems it became more expensive in US... I somehow got mine, the 12+3 pocket box for less than 13 Euros (like 12 euros something).
Char Reign since many of the American paints cost so much more in Europe it makes sense that Van Gogh would costs more in the USA. Probably for the same reason.
I paid 15euros for this with 3pans fpr free
Honestly i saw this set 4 days ago at 33 euros
lol meanwhile here in brazil it's at 300BRL
150₺ in Turkey...
Great video. Well done and direct to the point. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Manuela.
The colors are gorgeous!! I'm adding this set to my wishlist, for sure! Thanks for the great review!
👍😃
Enjoyed the review! Congratulations on the big milestone! Marty you're hard work is very appreciated and because of what you do I've made better choices in art supplies, and that has saved me lots including the headaches from trying to work with lousy art supplies, so Thank-you! Great work as always, take care!
+Hermione Jarvis Hi Hermoine - What a kind thing to say. It really means everything to have you, be a part of the channel. I'm so happy that my work is meaningful and helps you. Thanks as well for taking the time to leave me a note like this. - Happy Saturday my friend. - Marty
+Hermione Jarvis I have the same opinion as you!! :)
Cris Costa Thank you Cris. You are a friend.
I bought a tube of this in Bangkok on holiday. Terre verte, W&N do it but in the professional range, pricey for my ability but great colour. Compares really well. Glad you get as much pleasure from doing as we we do watching.
+Big C Hi Big C - I'd love to hear about your travels to Bankok sometime. :-) - Marty
+Owings Art Hi Marty, Oops I got it wrong it was sennelier terre verte, the v g was Naples yellow another colour I love for beaches and building facades. The watercolour supplies are limited there -masking fluid is almost impossible I tracked down one supplier with 3 bottles.
Thais are generally creative so stationery and art supplies abound but probably due to wages etc not as big a selection but I have found some great bargains and it's a chance to experiment.
I watched will terrell on UA-cam journaling, so bought some markers to try. Great cheap but you can do more with a small wc set.
Big C I love the Naples Yellow for the exact reasons, with one addition, they're great for midwestern grain fields. Love Will Terrell's vids.
Great, informative video as always. The etching sounds really exciting so I look forward to seeing that in the future.
Great to her from you! I don't know if I'll be posting the etching videos, I'm still just learning the process. :-)
I just love this! I like how you review things from pencils to paint. I learn a lot from these reviews in helping me choose my supplies wisely. Thank you so much! I look forward to your reviews.
+becky quick Hi Becky - thank you for the kind note and thank you for watching. - Marty
Definitely a great way to end the day! I always thumbs-up before I even view it cause I know its always a winner!! As previously mentioned, congrats on your accomplishment. I do hope you show us what you do with the new sketching tools... or any sketching for that matter. I'd love to see some of your printmaking pieces.
Thanks much!#
Lauri.
+Windkisssed Greetings my friend! Thanks for the kind words. I will try to work on the etchings in the coming months, but I'm just starting out and so I don't know much about it. Have you done any printmaking? Can you share any tips? - Marty
The last few days I’ve been looking up Van Gogh watercolors and boom you post a review. You certainly can sense what your subscribers need. :)) It kind of explains the number of views. Thanks again.
+Morris T. Hi Morris - Ahhhh, that is a very kind thing to say! Thank you and I'm glad you found the channel. :-) - Marty
Woo hoo! 1 million views! Congratulations! Loved the review. Neat painting, too.
+Laurie Green-Schillawski (Laurie's Art) Thank you Laurie, you're very kind to comment. Much appreciated and thank you for supporting the channel. - Marty
Really glad you like the idea. Yes Marty, definitely in real time please, as you usually do, only with the pigments or hues being compared directly adjacent to one another so that we can all clearly see any differences in their working properties and how they then dry. Thanks for adding this to your 'soon to do list' I for one really appreciate your reviews as they are always top- notch!
PS my name, it's Ruth (waves from N Ireland)
Hi Ruth form N. Ireland - I have many connections to Northern Ireland. I know Belfast pretty well and love the Antrim coast, especially a little place called Glenarm :-) ~Marty
+Owings Art I agree, the Glens in general are breathtaking. Have a great weekend Marty
iFOUND thisTHING :-)
I love these watercolours. :)
thank you for this review Marty, so helpful! I bought them and was so very pleased with the quality ❤
That's great to hear Elga. So glad you are pleased with them. ~Marty
Wow! 1,000,000!!!! Congratulations! I am a dedicated subscriber, and look for you each day on UA-cam! Thanks for sharing awesome product reviews and techniques! (I had just purchased this Van Gogh set online lastnight...now I am really excited to get it!)
+corikay I think you'll really enjoy them. I'm excited for you!!! They are really vibrant and I really enjoyed the transparency. Kudos to you for buying them. - Happy Creating - Marty
Love the portret! Thank you voor your review.
Thank you very much.
my 18 pan + 2 10ml tubes chinese white/Paynes Grey are being shipped! Thank you for helping me to choose over Windsor and Newton Cotman for my birthday! They look beautiful. It seems no one knows how to well activate the paints before swatching with a waterbrush like you do! Very frustrating! I did 2 weeks of research before making this choice. Cheers! I love your impressionistic sketch as well!!!
Thank you Terrie. I think you made an excellent choice and kudos to you for doing your homework ahead of time. Please let me know what you think of them once you've had a chance to use them. Thank you for the kind remarks about my art as well. I appreciate it. ~Marty
My shipment delayed but Amazon assured me that they will be here tomorrow. Need plenty of sleep so I can start a new painting. I have new paper I wont use until I have decided on a good subject and the drawing is good, but making the swatch card will be fun enough, and I will see how it goes. I think I need to do something very loose but a little spooked, lol. I am a warrior!
Marty, Hobby Lobby has the 10oz tubes on clearance for under $3. I purchased a few tubes. They really are great. I have a nice set of Winsor Newton, and these do compete! Very vibrant. This review is spot on! Thanks for the recommendation.
+Annie Sterner Thanks Annie - Score, I'm going to take a look at this tubes on Hobby Lobby's website. Thank you for the tip. - Marty
Excellent review ,thanks ..just ordered my pallete today..really excited :))
I am waiting for my first set to come . I love using the sketch books .royal talens make
Congratulations on your 1M views! And thanks for the review. I loved my 12-pan VG set so much that I ordered the 24-pan set. I've been collecting tubes of the colors that I don't have in pan format. Next to my Senneliers, the Van Goghs are my favorite.
+Ali C Hi Ali - Very good to hear from you. I loved these and I am still amazed by the price for them, they really are Artist grade. Still though, I love the Daniel Smith's and Senn's, but these are really awesome AND they make my top 5 list for sure. With only 40 colors to collect, it's also affordable. - Marty
+Owings Art Van Gogh, is 15 Euro here for the set and 1.72-2 euro for a pan , 3.03 for tube of paint
Thanks for the review Marty. 💞
Thank you for watching!
these are super popular.. Van gogh n sennelier tubes make it into 80% of the pictures i see on Instagram 😄.. Your videos are super helpful.. No surprise in reaching the milestone 😄
Thank you very much.
Congrats on the one million views Marty! I've been following your channel for the last few months and I enjoy all of your reviews. I can't wait to get my sketchbook so i can finally try out my watercolors!
+Funandots Thank you for the note and the support, I really appreciate it. Did you buy some of these Van Gogh's?
+Owings Art I was eyeing these and the Sennelier set but ultimately, I picked the Winsor and Newton Artist line instead. Anyway, these look like great paints and at a reasonable price too!
Funandots Congrats on the W&N's, they should be really great for you.
awesome as usual! Thanks for the review, Edie
+Edie Trull Hi Edie - That's very kind of you to say. Thank you for watching and taking the time to drop a little love on me. - Marty
Well, I took your advice after watching the review and bought myself the set.....Thanks for the inspiration!
+Anita Holmes Thanks Anita. Did you get them yet?
Thanks for the great review!
+Oscar Lola Thank you for watching Oscar.
Great review Marty! I look forward to seeing your videos. Congratulations on the numbers this is truly awesome!! 😆👍
+Valarie Connell Hi Valerie - Thank you for dropping some love on me. I appreciate that you took the time to leave a comment. - Happy Saturday! - Marty
+Owings Art Happy Saturday to you too! You help so many, you deserve all the love you get! 😉
+Owings Art Happy Saturday to you too! You help so many, you deserve all the love you get! 😉
Valarie Connell ;-) Thanks Valerie.
+Owings Art 😉
Fun review fun haul. Congrats on one million views
+CraftyLori Hey Lori - Thank you my friend. Happy Sunday! - Marty
Great review of a great product. The tubes are absolutely great. I have never used the VG pans. Funny when you spoke of relative size to phones. In the 90s it was see how small of a phone we can make. Then when the smartphone hit about 10 years ago, let's see just how large of a phone we can make and still get people to carry it.
Another thing Marty, you can use the code CDPS at Blick, and get 25% off of non-sale and non-excluded items. I have used this code for a couple years now. Unfortunately, watercolors are generally excluded, but I noticed a few things on your invoice would have been 25% off.
+Adam Wallen Jerry's also has a 25% of coupon like the one you listed... MissYou25 this includes red sale items, but not the green super sale or lowest priced items.
One learns so much in Marty's videos (and comment section)! Keep up the good work and congrats on 1M views.
+sheerbeauty Thank you very much! - Marty
+Adam Wallen Thanks Adam - You're right. lol.
Marty, I neglected to mention that in my store, they also had their M Graham oil paints on clearance too.
+Annie Sterner Hi Annie - Did you pick up some M Graham? They're pretty nice. - Marty
congratulations on hitting 1million views! 🎉🎉🎉 That really is a big achievement! I have only recently started painting and have just been using an ancient set that I had as a kid- it is a decent set but I just had no idea how to use watercolours at the time. I am definitely on the lookout for some a new paint set so these reviews really help me out.
Thanks for mentioning about the white when mixing skintones. I have really been struggling with that and will definitely try that and see if that improves my jaundiced looking people!
I hope you had a great weekend and have a good week ahead of you! 😆
+Annie Thyme Hi Annie - Thanks for the kind words and the note. Yes, if you just take down the high keys of the yellows and reds with the white it should help for caucasian skin tones. I use about 3 or 4 parts yellow, 1 part red or orange and then add white until the tone looks about right. - Marty
Very good watercolours. I use the set of 15.
Hello. I just discovered the Van Gogh watercolor paints and fell in love with them! And the price! I wondered, since it’s been a few years, about what you discovered in how they performed on the light test?
Thank you for your nice review!
Thank you for watching! ~Marty
Wahoo! 1 million views/over 9000 subs! You have come a long way these last few months! Love everything you do.
+Patricia Walters Hi Patricia - I can't believe it myself, really surprised and I never take it for granted. Thanks for commenting Patricia. Have an AWESOME Saturday! - Marty
The colors on these look amazing. Very reasonable price too.. I will have to consider getting this set. I wish it came in a more traditional tin but I guess the plastic keeps the price down. Congrats on the one million views.. I am still pretty new to finding your channel but enjoy your reviews and things it's very valuable.
+Ardy Ballyhoo true it keeps the price down, but they offer them in a non plastic tin also, more pricey.And the pans fit in most other brands tins as well.
Thanks for this. I was looking for a nice travel set for journaling that was affordable.
+Colleen M Thank you for watching Colleen. - Marty
i hve a same one!colors are beautiful.
+Stone Liu :-)
Wow Marty, congrats on 1 million views!
+cherylynn927 Hard to believe it. Thank you for being among that number Cherylynn. :-)
Thank you ! I love that you did the Van Gogh watercolorbox, I was saving up for one, and now I see it s even more worth it then expected it to be!
And congratz on the one mil view! but he, you ve gotten a lot of worth viewing vids, so I think thays because your doing so many good youtube vids!
+abigail van der Pluijm Tunk you very much Abigail. - Marty
Nice review...thank you!
I found at our HobbyLobby today some VanGogh tubes for clearance at $1.75 and I couldn't pass it up after seeing this video. I have some Watercolors already so I just got a few in colors I didn't already have. I think I got a treat today xD
You totally scored. That's a great price. ~Marty
Thanks for the review on Van Gogh watercolors. Our Hobby Lobby has them on sale and I wasn't sure how good they were. Now I think I'll go and pick some up. By the way I like the new opening of your you tube videos.
+Adele Bader Hi Adele - Thanks for the note on the opening. :-) I think you'll enjoy these Van Gogh paints. Let me know what you think of them. - Marty
Congratulations!! :-)
+osnapitzdolla Thank you!
I started milling my own watercolors almost 60 years ago when gifted a stash of pigments. So I have been at it a very long time. Off and on as life has afforded me time. Retired 8 years ago and started seriously testing/ swatchhing watercolors. I have bought palettes or at least a dozen colors from every major brand and many hand milled . Just to let you know, I just gave the van Gogh to my great granddaughter. Sh is getting all of my paints to play with as she developes...i was far from impressed with these paints. Next she gets Turner with Chinese brushes and several how to ...when she decides whether she likes that style then some old Holland's. If that doesn't tell you what I think of these paints nothing will. Student grade.
That's amazing. Thank you Marjorie.
Congratulations on 1,000,000 views~! YAY! And woo! These Van Gogh paints look great! I just bought myself the Turner Watercolors that Lindsay uses in her livestreams. LOL I don't need anymore watercolor paints, but they were on sale and it's my birthday present to myself. XD
Ohh! I love printmaking! I took three classes in college and I am so sad I can't do anymore etchings or monoprints at home since I don't have the printing press (or the acid to etch the copper plates)! I would love to see you use the Akua Print plates! Are they similar to plexi glass? I used to paint my monoprints on plexi and then print them on watercolor paper. Never etched plexi glass before though!
+starshinesoldier Hey can you give me any tips on etching? I'm just starting out and still really learning the process, that's why I wanted to start on plexiglass rather than copper or steel plates. I have a friend with a press :-)
+Owings Art Sure! Though I have never etched plexiglass before (only copper plates) so I don't know how much help I would be! ^^;
You need to make sure your printing plate is as oil free as you can get it. (You can do that after your carved into the plexiglass, but before you ink it.) Dish soap is a great and cheap way to get the oils off. This way your inks/paint/watercolors will stick.
If you are using the plate for a monoprint, it helps to scuff the side you are painting on with a fine sandpaper. That will give the paint something to grab on to. Also for monoprinting, if you are using watercolors, it helps to wait for the watercolors to be dry before you print them. that way they won't smudge. As long as your paper is a little damp, the paint should still transfer.
Oh, and you should soak your paper for like... 1 to 3 minutes (for etching and monoprints, you can leave it for longer, in class we just left our paper in the sink and patted them dry just before printing) then when you are ready to print, pat the paper dry with clean towels.
Since the plexi is clear you can put your sketch underneath it and use the plexi like tracing paper, but beware that there may be a little warping? (I'm not sure what you call that, but you get the same effect when you look through water?) Be sure to wash the plate after to get rid of the extra pencil lines, or you may accidentally get graphite on your prints. Though, that shouldn't be too bad, since they should erase off once the paper is dry.
It helps to make templates so you know exactly were to place your printing plate and your paper. So trace the outline of your paper on a bigger sheet of paper and then trace your plate inside the outline. (if that makes sense?)
With etching, it is the lines that you carve away that holds the ink, like a reverse stamp. (I am sure you already know that, lol) The deeper you carve, the darker your lines will be. You can get really cool shading and different tones with shallow and deep lines. Beware of any imperfections of your plate though, because those lines will show up when you're printing as well, but you can always carve over them or incorporate them into your drawing some how.
When your are wiping the excess paint off, it helps to use the cheaper paper towels... like the kind you get at public bathrooms (they aren't as absorbent), and to wrap or tape the paper towels onto a flat surface, like an eraser or a block of wood. Otherwise you might accidentally wipe the paint out of your carved line as well.
I cannot think of anything else that would be helpful at the moment... and my comment has gotten super long already! Anyways, hope this helps and if you have any questions I will try to answer them to the best of my ability!
what do you think about this van gogh compare to the rembrandt? How significant is the differences since it's made by the same company, :)
Hi Felicia - Pretty significant in my experience. I prefer the Rembrandts.
So Van Gogh :-)
+lucho cairo :-)
My favorite because the best of what I had. :D
+Ivan Malkovich :-) Nice.
I bought this yesterday and I usually draw realistic stuff with pencils. I really want to learn to draw realistic paintings with watercolor and I tried it today but I totally failed.. it's so hard to mix skin tones
Love your reviews! Could you maybe do a review of the White Nights watercolours?
+TheFutureIsYellow Yes! I will be doing that one very soon. I bought them, but they were on back-order so I have to wait for them. :-) soon, very soon.
Cheers! - Marty
+TheFutureIsYellow I just completed a review tonight. Stay tuned. :-)
congrats on the million views, Marty. Since you're living in the States, can I suggest you review a small set of knicker's poster color?
is a high quality poster paint (and cheap, at least in Japan) traditionally used for animation backgrounds. The best example is Kazuo Oga from Ghibli. I think there are small tubes on Amazon.
+Nrai Hi - I'll take a look at that and add it to my list. - Marty
Hello Owings! I am going to buy this set tomorrow. The price are ok for watercolour wich i can afford but i was thinking on buying the 15+3 or the 24 set. The bad thing about the 24 set i saw from the photos was that 3-4 colours looked the same (browns or yellows). I will be using this set when im outside drawings places.
12 set= $60 18 set=$120 24 set= $150 (these are not in us dollars just my countries currency)
Do you prefer any other watercolours for a beginner?
I think these are great, I'm a beginner and when I went to search for watercolors, the only ones the store had except crayola were these. I just tried them out and they are really nice watercolors!
I have the older design pocket set. The paints are really nice for student paints but look a bit chalky when compared to artists paints. Having said that they are great for doodling. They also come in 10ml tubes but they are a bit expensive for what they are.
Hi Terence - They can be a but opaque in some colors, but in comparison to other paints I thought they held their own pretty well. I prefer the mobility of the pocket box, and agree that the tubes are too expensive, especially here in the states. -Marty
Yep! I can buy Jackson's own brand artists paints for around the same price. I like the look of the new Van Gogh box. Looks a bit more practical than the old one.
Terence Molloy :-)
Marty you've got it all figured out. How to get as many art supplies as humanly possible while keeping the wife happy. How do we do this Start a channel where you have to test all the products Great Idea. :} Thanks my friend Shannon
+Art Junkie :-) Ha! I wish I had it all figured out Shannon, I'm barley hanging on over here. :-)
What a fun ride and so great to have awesome people like you here. Been watching your videos lately. Love your flip journal and weekly vlogging. - Marty
thanks so much Marty :}
i found these at a thrift store.. for 2 dollars!
Nice score.
Michelle nip 16 cotman set 50 p bootfair
Wow!
Aqua fine travel kit
Michelle nip WHAT!!!
The first watercolorist I've heard say that they use white. I've heard others say that it does have a place for mixing colors but they still never use it lol and some say they hate that palettes come with a white.
apologies, not sure why some of the Tet got visibly crossed out!
That's actually a really great idea. I need to add that to the list of soon to do videos. It would be good for me as well to see them side by side in action. I have all the swatches, I never throw them out because I use them for lightfast testing. However, it would be better to see them side by side in real time, I think. Thanks for the great idea. By the way, what's your name if you don't mind sharing it? ~Marty
Van Gogh paintings multi-sensory experience Abu Dhabi national Theatre - Starting from 14th Jan 2018 Dubai Design District - Starting from 11 MAR 2018.
what colours did you use/mix for the pale skin colour?
Hello, i will buy a watercolor set and i wanna ask you one thing. Is this set better than the Daler Rowney 18 color set? Which one is better? Please reply!
I'm building up a palette of good or excellent quality, 1 pigment colors that are lightfast and i found that van gogh has several of them. These are : Azo Yello light, madder lake deep, permanent red Light, prussian blue, phthalo Blue, blue Ultramarine, phthalo green and Quinacridone rose. Take notice that for a split primary palette you already have here one warm red, one cool red, one cool blue, one warm blue, and one cool or primary Yellow(azo light) . The only one you should get some where else is a warm yellow (for example cadmium or graham Indian yellow py101 if i remember correctly). Then you also have a one pigment Violet (pv19 as q. Rose) in the van gogh and a deep red (madder lake deep). And a deep blue (prussian). All these i named here are pigments listed for handprint as the top 40 pigments for lightfastness and other good qualities. The main drawback of van gogh, as far as i know are : 1_lack of one pigment choices for secondaries and terciaries,and also primaries since there are no cobalts, cerulean, cadmiums, or magenta 122 for example. 2_the pigment concentration is not as great as with the big boys. Now, given the fact that watercolor transparency is usually a desired thing, this lower concentration of pigment can not be that much of an issue. Is just that it will last you less a tube of van gogh that one of Daniel Smith or Rembrandt. But those cost much more so i think that even in the long run Van gogh will be cheaper.
Another drawback of van gogh might be the handling, dispersion of the pigment but i'm not completely sure about this or if is related to all or what pigments in their line.
Awesome review Marty! Congrats on the 1m views!
+Helen McCoy Hi Helen - Thank you my friend. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. - Marty
For some reason these paints are becoming really expensive here in the UK. For a student quality paint they are quite nice especially if used on good quality paper but at twice the cost of Cotman paints I don't think they are particularly good value.
Hi Terence - That seems strange considering they are produced in the EU. I think you're right thought about the value proposition. I don't like Cotman's very much, although I love the W&N Artist's watercolors.
good reviews.
+James Eastman (monkey777) Thank you James. - Marty
Great video. Thanks for all the reviews. Very helpful to us newbies. I bought the Pelikan transparent set of 12 and don't know how they compare to others that you have reviewed. And I can't find any reviews on them. My only other set is a Cotman small travel set. Can you tell us anything about Pelikan?
+Debi Drybala Hi Debi - I've seen them around and they're on my list, but I haven't yet reviewed them. I think they are pretty much student grade, but that doesn't mean they aren't worth a good look :-) - Marty
+Debi Drybala student grade, but they are ok if your wanting a student grade.
Hello! I was wondering, why have the White Nights watercolour had a lower rating than these Van Gogh ones? Are this student grade paints better than the artist grade ones? I can't decide which one should I buy to upgrade from the Cotman watercolour.
Hi Naomi - Sometimes student grade paints are better than so-called, "artist grade" watercolors. Like anything else in the market, it pays to do your research, to find the best value for the money. :-) ~Marty
LOVE your reviews! I'm intrigued by this set and have a couple of questions. Does the end of the brush work as a tool to pop out the paints or mixing tray? It looks like it could. Also, did you try any lighter washes? I love the vibrancy, but am curious if it gets streaky in thinner washes. Lastly, have you ever used DaVinci paints? How do they compare if you have?
+Rebecca Page Hi Rebecca - Thank you for the questions. Yes! I just tried the end of the brush on the tray and it works like a dream. GREAT suggestion. I did try a few lighter washes and did NOT notice any streaking, but I didn't try more than a few. I have not used the DaVinci, but they are on my list to review. Thanks for the note and for watching. These Van Gogh's are a nice value in my opinion. - Marty
Thank you for the video it helped me a lot i will try it but can anybody tell me the type of the sketch and papers?
Thank you in advance
Thank you for leaving a comment - You can use just about any paper, but a nice hot press might work well. For Sketchbook, find a mixed-media sketchbook.
@@owingsart okay, thanks 🙏🏻
in your opinion which one is better, White nights or Van Gogh? In every review I've seen so far white nights looks a bit metallic, and I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. Maybe it's just the camera, but If it has this strange effect Van Gogh wc would be more versatile.
Hi Sofia - I think if you went with Van Gogh, you'd be better off to start with. I think you'll like them and find you won't have to worry about the, "metallic" sheen.
Owings Art thanks for the answer!
I just got it today and it has 3 free pans!
Hi Reem - How do you like them?
+Owings Art The colours are really great but I just need to practice more because it's my first time using water colours.
+Reem Muhammed ahhhhh okay, well don't let them scare you, just have some fun. 😃👍
+Owings Art Thank you I will! 😄
Is it possible to take the half pans and put them in a different box? I would like to have a metal box but it costs 25 euros more...
Congratz
+Bartholo Clumpdink :-) Thank you!
Do not stick the plastic color guide on the lid. The lid serves as a mixing palette too. Cheers!
Thanks Miguel. I just stick it in there temporarily so I don't forget the colors in each pan. :-)
Hello! I wanted to ask your advice on which set to buy. The Lukas Aquarell Studio or this Van Gough pocket box. They are both 1/2 set pans with the same amount of pans. I currently have the Sakura Koi and some of the colours have cracked, which I'm sure isn't supposed to happen.
You list lightfastness at an 8, was that after testing them yourself? I'd love an update on that. Thank you!
Loved the glowing review of this...if you could pick, would you get the Van gogh WC of 12 half pans or Daler Rowley Aquafine WC of 24 half pans (both are student grade,sooo?)...or would you get them both (basically, are the different enough to justify getting both or just one set?
Also, how do these paints compare to the Lukas Aquarell 1862 WC (are they just as good or not as good as the Lukas wc)...I'm asking bc I recently got the Lukas Studio WC in tube form and THEY WERE AMAZING...the colors practically jumped off the paper, that's how intense they were, especially if you compare them to the half pans (which I got too but hey, they were really cheap at that time)...I'm actually planning to give away the half pans to my aunt, who also likes to watercolor, bc the tube form was WAY more intense and vibrant than the pans. The pans were nice too, just not as nice as the tubes. Long story short, that's why I ask if they compare to the Lukas brand. Quick question, why are tube watercolors better than pans?
Finally, if you had to pick between the Van gogh 12 half pans for $20 or 12 tubes (10 mL) for $45, which one would you go for (basically, do they re-wet after being dried, etc). Thanks so much for the review and keep up the excellent work!! Oh, btw, the portrait you did with these paints is gorgeous!! It looked very abstract yet realistic at the same time (plus WC portraits are just do die for!!).
Greetings - I would go with with Rowley Aquafine over the Van Gogh, but others will argue for Van Gogh. Lukas is better in most every aspect. Tube paint will almost always be more intense than pans. The tubes are liquid and don't have to be re-liquified with water, which dilutes them. So it seems to a new person like the tubes are more intense. However, if you mixed the pans with a little water and let the pigment build, it should be equally intense.
As for the pans versus tubes, it really depends if you do more field or studio painting. If you only paint in your home (studio) and don't really go out much, I prefer the mobility and ease of transport of pans. I know many artists who take tubes into the field though, so it isn't a hard and fast rule, it's just what I like. Hope this helps you! ~Marty
Definitely does help...I do like the look of the colors in the Aquafine line!! Thank you for your thoughtful reply:)
I definitely want to but this set! But I'm afraid that as soon as I have it, I will have no ideas to paint... And then it's waisted money
LOL. Don't be afraid, painting is harmless.
Huge congrats on 1m views Marty! Well deserved too! :) These Van Gogh watercolours look great. I just bought the Sennelier ones and know you like them too, but how would you say they compare?
+Jane Kirkwood (Artsy Otternut) Hi Jane! Thanks for the question. I would say the Sennelier are hands down better paints. The Senn's have a luminosity and glow to them, especially when layered and I will always love them for that. They go down so smoothly and effortlessly, they are simply a joy to use. These Van Gogh paints are really great, but they are more precise, more exacting, like German wc's. Hard to explain that, but if you use wc's long enough, you start to notice those things. The French made Sennelier's are softer, glowing, like seeing a meadow of flowers in the misty light of morning. :-) - Marty
+Owings Art Hi Marty, thanks for such an amazing and poetic answer to my question! I'm so chuffed that I appear to have chosen well then, and thank you very much for your reviews which definitely helped me choose the right ones :) Jane
+Jane Kirkwood (Artsy Otternut) Hi Jane. You won't regret the Sennelier paints. I have so many of the 21 ml tubes that it's almost embarrassing since I've been painting less than a year, but I love these gorgeous paints so much I can't help it. I have a few tubes of other brands, but Sennelier is my watercolor true love. You chose well!
Lori Jones Hi Lori - It's true the Sennelier's will love you back if you love them. :-)
+Lori Jones Hi Lori, thanks, that's so great. I've only played a bit with them so far, I did a daffodil card with them too and they're fantastic. Because I'm a total beginner, I only had W&N Cotman to compare them with, the difference in colour, luminosity and how little you need to use is incredible. I can totally see why you are in love with them, and why Marty waxes lyrical about them too :)
Another brilliant review, Marty. Really enjoyed this one. - Just out of curiosity; do you own/use a graphic tablet? If so, perhaps you could do a review of that. I'm using a really old Wacom Intuos 3, which has served me well through the years, but am contemplating an upgrade.
If you can afford it, or want to sell your current computer set up, you won't get much better than ipad pro and apple pencil. It is even touted better than the acclaimed Wacom Cintiq HD, better response time. I haven't tried a Cintiq though, only tried the pro and pencil (I know someone who has them.) However there is a good review on here comparing the two. Other than that an upgraded to what you have now would be worth looking into.
+Kyomii Brown Thanks for the tips. I don't think I'll go for an iPad Pro, though, as it runs iOS I wouldn't be able to use full versions of the program's that I need [Adobe suite etc] and the apps available, while perfectly adequate for quick sketches, aren't enough for the 3D-modelling I intend to do. Also I'm not sure how the pressure sensitivity of the iPad Pro compares with a made-for-purpose Wacom tablet.
+Scout [né Anonymous] Hi Anonymous - Yes, I own a Intous myself with a MacBook Pro. Works great for me when I'm doing comic illustration, but I really prefer the old school tactile touch of paper and paint, graphite, ink... If I were going to upgrade though I'd def check out the Cintiq based on my great experiences with Wacom. I haven't tried the iPad Pro and Apple pencil as Kyomii suggests, but I'd be open to that as well if Apple stuff weren't so expensive. :-) I've also used some Autodesk products for 3D modeling, such as Inventor and Maya, but those are really industrial grade tools. :-)
Is it possible to use Van Goghs refills for Winsor and Newton palettes? Will they fit?
Not sure what you mean? Do you mean half-pans?
Yes will the van gogh half pans fit in the winsor and newton palletes
if you go to dickblick's website these are listed under professional or artists wc's, but some say they are just student quality. What do you think Marty?
On DickBlick, Van Gogh's watercolor is listed under student quality, but Van Gogh's watercolor sets are under professional, weird.
But I'm sure the Van Gogh ones are student quality as Royal Talens has a line of artist quality watercolor called Rembrandt
+Quyen-kun idk but the pocket box is listed under the professional wc sets. im not sure but the price is tempting compared to other artists quality paints.... if it REALLY is one. thats why i was asking marty lol
+electrabot they have pigment of student quality, but as you can see in the youtube the colours and lightfastness are comparable with the artist one s! Rembrand has artist quaility pigments.
+electrabot Yes, I noticed that as well and although it is confusing, these perform as good or better than some Artist grade wc's. I think they're really outstanding. I salute the Dutch Craftspeople.
Is this one of your top 10s?
You should watch the top ten video to find out. :-)
Owings Art I. Did
Owings Art what would you rank these is it it your top 20s?
Owings Art its in 7th
Ha! You'll have to wait for the video. ;-)
Too funny. Like other person I found these at Hobby Lobby for $1.76 per so I bought several of the colors I didn't have or like violet colors I couldn't mix the way I wanted. I thought I was being original until I read the comments. But thanks for vid it was helpful.
:-) Thanks for watching.
Is it better than cotman?
Yes.
whats better? cotman or van gogh?
Van Gogh. :-) In my opinion.