Metallic Watercolor Swatches & Comparison (FineTec, Prima, Gansai Tambi, Brea Reese) + Lettering
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I've always loved the look of metallic or pearlescent paint on a dark surface, and I've always loved my FineTec paints (which I've amassed quite a collection of over the years). So when I saw some new metallic paints from Brea Reese, I thought it would be interesting to get a few different sets of metallic watercolors and swatch and compare them. Here we go! :)
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• Prima Metallic Accents
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I have three of these four sets and I have to agree, the Prima colors work great if your crafting on a budget! The Fintech ones are also my favorite 😍
I just landed my first job. I heard you say “the flip flop colours are just fun to have”. I know! It’s what I bought with my first pay check 😁😁❤️❤️
I've heard that only the FineTec is light fast (Kimberly Crick) so if that's a consideration, the FineTec is better. I have the Hobby Lobby semi-moist, which are identical to the Prima and seem to behave the same way. I love them and probably won't try anything else until they run out. I don't care about the light fastness. Good, helpful review.
I bought the Prima set and thought I might as well mention that I find it's easier to activate them if you put a few drops in and let it sit for a minute before swirling your brush.
In my country I can buy individual Finetec/Coliro colours. Those on a budget can just buy colours they will use most often like gold, rose gold, and silver.
Lovely, so helpful since I’ve been trying to decide which set to try for months. I was a nail polish color obsessed collector for years before starting to paint, thanks for including your polish names in each video :)
Hi Kristina. I really enjoyed watching you swatch and use your calligraphy pen with these pallets. I’m on a budget so I will probably go with the prima like you suggested. I love all of these colors on the black cardstock. Thank you so much for taking the time to give us an in depth look at these and comparing each. I so appreciate it. ~😺Katz
Fantastic comparison video, Kristina! Thank you so much for doing this and sharing your experience and knowledge of these products.
This is really helpful. With a budget, it is important to have information about products before choosing!
These looked so pretty when dry. The Gansai Tambi rainbow pearl set faded a lot when dry, I was not expecting that.
Would you be able to do a video on the Prima Watercolor Confections sets? :D
The thing with the Gansai Tambi pearl set is that the mica is abusively silver. The pigment isn’t really fading per se, all that mica just gets pulled to the top when it dries. I do agree it is the most skippable palette. If you’re interested in a Gansai set without the silver mica the Gems set behaves much better.
Thank you for showing the different types of pearlescent and metallic watercolor sets. It really helped me choose what will work for my needs.
Excellent side by side. Despite your considered fairness to all, it gave us a chance to see the differences and draw our own conclusions. I started with the six little pots of fine tec golds/silver and have been so happy with them. Still will be having seen all. I'm set.
Love the Finetec and Dick Blick has the 24 pan set for $65.
Yay! Awesome! I love a good deal. :)
K Werner Design - me, too! Thanks so much for your wonderful videos. I have learned so much from you and I am really getting into watercolor. Your instructional videos break it down into doable steps and it doesn’t feel so overwhelming. Keep them coming!
Love your videos!!!
Very nice review about your calligraphy trials vs theirs swatches! It is confirmed my own thoughts about this subject! From Quebec in Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you so much for doing this... extremely helpful making a choice when there are so many options out there.
Those Finetec are gorgeous however I don’t have the skill to justify the price 😂 I have the Gansai golds and need to try them again using the adding a couple of drops of water method. Love the Prima set for the money. Thanks for taking the time to show us these
I’m gonna get the Finetec one! Thanks for showing swatches and how beautiful it is! 💝💐💝💐💝💐💝
I have the Prima, gansai tanbi and finetec by coliro and my favourite by far are my coliro metallics. They show up on both white and black as well as other coloured papers.
I found if put down my regular watercolor & the colors will match (on white paper) really give it a nice light shimmer.
Also had same issue with that “purple” one but for price not bad deal.
Awesome comparison video! Your calligraphy writing is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this information. I never know what to get with all the different brands.
This was great Kristina and I can see why you prefer the Finetec. Thanks for sharing this, it was very informative.
This is a wow video! I enjoyed it so much to see the lovely paints, the swatching and the lettering. Love it and will always be a fan.
I know this is off topic but just have to say you have one of the cutest picture icons. You take a great picture. Thanks so much for the video. I have the prima set and just love it. It is perfect for a newbie like me who wants to play and the price point lets me do that.
Thanks so much, Rhonda! :)
Love the comparisons and appreciate your recommendations.
Gorgeous comparisons. I got the Finetec pearlescent set (1/2 of the set you showcased) a few years ago when it was on a sale. I am so glad I snapped it up when I did. If I ever saw the metallics on sale, I would get them in a minute, too. But, I also like experimenting with other metallics/pearlescent. The Primas look lovely in your examples.
Anyone else see that finetec gold that like melted right when she put her brush in? 😱
Yeah its so beautifull
Great video. I could watch you do calligraphy all day! Beautiful ; )
Great review Kristina , thank you very much for taking the time to be so thorough !
Cosmic Shimmer has some beautiful watercolors also. Beautiful on black
I am signing up for overtime already!
What an amazingly thoughtful review! Thank you so much and I enjoyed every moment
This was awesome Kristina! I have Gansai, but so glad I don’t need to run out and get more. 😅 💜
thank you so much for doing this comparison. great information to see all in one place. thanks as always for sharing.
It is sooo obvious you are getting what you pay for with the Finetec paints. They are so rich and creamy. Thanks for the comparison.
Thanks for your great review.
Your writing is just awesome thank you
I love the video but unfortunately my pallet comes in last place. The Gainsi. However, I still like them. Thanks for comparing the brands.
Genita Anderson it’s all about what works for you :)
I love my gainsi set as well! I love how they blend and morph into the other pairs and that they are more subtle. When I need bold forefront I go to my finetec
Hi Kristina, amazing! What about a hand lettering Class ???
The Prima look a lot like a set I have from Hobby Lobby (with 24 colors). I also have the Gansai Tambi, I like the metallics but was very disappointed in the pearlescents. Thanks for sharing!
Just purchased both Prima color sets from hobby lobby used 40% off coupon and they came out to 9 each so that was awesome!
Wow! These colors are beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
So glad you did this video. I recently picked up the Prima set. But mine has an extra bottom set. So I got the set of 24. I picked it up at Hobby Lobby & used my coupon & paid less than $20.00 US for it. But I had not had a chance to swatch it yet. I was afraid they wouldn't be very nice. But I think they looked pretty good in comparison to the others. They will work for me. TYFS
Thank you so much for this video! It's really helpful! I hope you do this more often!
Wonderful video. Thank you so very much for your terrific videos
Thank you Kristina.
So helpful and informative. Thanks.
So helpful, I appreciate the time spent to bring us this information. So many choices, we need to make every dollar count. Thanks again.
I really enjoyed this video! I love my Finetec gold palette and I want to get the new Finetec palette now....
So helpful thank you
Wow these are so beautyful
Thanks for this comparison. Thanks for sharing.
Can you swatch these on white paper please?
Hi Kristina. As always, your calligraphy skills leave me green with envy. Like you said, the Gansai Tambi Pearl Colors are only meant to be pastels (not to my liking) which are better on white or light paper (it would be great to see all these sets on white paper too if possible). They now have a Gem Color set which 'does what it says on the tin' and is much more my preference! I have to say though, that the color changing green on the last Finetec set is really gorgeous, the red is one of the best I've ever seen and the black is really nice too. I would almost be willing to shed out for that palette for those three shades alone. But at the same time, 3 of the golds look virtually the same!
I have a question about all of these and other watercolor sets though, and that is that the reds are never really red enough which is so frustrating as reds can be my favorites in the right shades. It's hard to find a bright or deep shade that doesn't end up looking pink or orange. Does anyone know why this is?
True deep reds with any water medium is hard because essentially "pink" is a diluted red, but you have to have a bit of water to make the paint move, thereby making the red less intense. To get a deep red, I usually do layers of color until it's the intensity that I want.
@@kwernerdesign Thanks. I find it so frustrating because I really dislike most pink shades and love the reds that are hardest to find like the deep shades of blood and wine.
Have you tried the Paul Rubens metallics??
Just one thing: the Finetec set you use in this video is not the original Finetec colors. They are from a brand who bought license rights to the name Finetec, but the actual original (which now switched over to calling themselves Coliro probably because of this confusion, their website even has a segment about it) are only available in the round, white pans. Which isn't that much of a problem and I guess since the original is now called Coliro it's accurate that these are Finetec colors but still thought it's worth clarifying. :)
Actually, it's the same stuff. :) The entire saga can be found on the About page at finetecus.com, which says, "In 2014 Draw.TEC purchased the FINETEC family of products together with the brand. At that time most product manufacturing was moved to Draw.TEC, but the mica paints were still being manufactured by the former owner of the brand. Draw.TEC and their distribution partner Alvin & Co. put a lot of time and investment into growing the FINETEC brand. Unfortunately, this manufacturer had serious delivery problems. In order to meet growing demand for pearlescent colors and to avoid supply problems again, Draw.TEC developed an innovative manufacturing process that had a positive effect on the quality. Improvements to the products solubility and applicability have also been implemented. Draw.TEC is the complete owner of the FINETEC brand name and the registered trademark holder in the United States. Alvin & Company is sole distributor of the product line in the USA. -Alvin & Company"
@@kwernerdesign The manufacturer as they call it is the original I mentioned. The colors were and are handmade hence the supply problem. We obviously don't know the details, but I guess they got screwed over by some licensing shenanigans as they are still posing themselves as the original finetec on their website. Both manufacturers are german, so I've been looking at those sites :)
I'll actually try contacting them to see if they'll share what exactly happened, I'm really curious.
Awesome review! I just got my 24-finetech set from Amazon. I paid $81 for them, but I got really dissapointed with the metal tin since only the top part is metal and the bottom part is a black, hard, plastic material. I thought the metal tin was metal line the whole thing. Would you please let me know if your tin looks the same? I got mine sold and shipped from Amazon. I would really appreciate it. Thank you!
Thank you
Hi Kristina 👋 very interesting tutorial nice to see the difference between the different pallets which one was your personal favourite ? thanks for sharing have a lovely weekend 🦋 Lin in South Wales uk
Nice video, I have Gansai Tambi sets, starry colors and pearl colors but I also gem colors, and I sense u like bright colors so I think it best u look into testing gansai Tambi gem colors
Thanks for the tip!
@@kwernerdesign no problem I had a little Review of the gansai Tambi sets on my UA-cam channel if you like to see them before considering buying them
@Made by Dawn, I agree. The gem colors are more vibrant and I prefer them hands down to the pearl colors.
Great video, very helpful.
the gansai tambi you also get a lot more as they are much larger pans
Great video and thank you for sharing.😊🐾
That gold, bronze, and silver pallet with the single pans, I got it at a local dollar store for like 2$ lol
The amount of paint in a pan does vary considerably between brands as well
YES, they probably are made by the same factory, OEM in China , with different packaging.
This is really helpful, thanks
Hello. ❤ beautiful colors.
I am looking for something to use in coloring books so doing it on white paper would have helped amlot.
You mentioned that the metallic watercolors show up better on black paper. If I use white paper, what if I painted an under painting first, then layered on the metallic watercolors, would they show up better over the under painting?
Yes, I've done that. Sometimes I will use a marker to make what I want black, and then paint directly over it. You can do the same with watercolors.
This is a really helpful video. That new finetec palette looks so good. I’m a sucker for shiny, beautiful things.
Curious as to what your favourite or most used pointed pen nib is?
Definitely the one I used in this video. There’s a link in the video description.
Hi Kristina, many years ago i bought MANY Twinkling H2O's. Can you tell me whether they are like these paints? Thanks for your wonderful videos.
Hi Kristina! I’ve just re-watched this and was wondering if you’ve tried/swatched the Gansai Tambi Gem Color set that’s currently available. Would love to hear your thoughts on that set.
Thank you so much for the videos! Unlike Copics, there are so many watercolor options, I often feel bewildered… That being said, as I was going through my various mediums I came across a set of Twinkling H2Os- any thoughts on these????
I don’t think they’re made anymore? Not sure. I don’t have much experience with them.
K Werner Design they are beautiful and metallic and gorgeous colors- I’ve probably had them for 10 years and I’m excited when I find them, then forget about them again... sigh! Thank you again for everything you do- you were the very first You Tuber I watched when I started making cards, so between you and Pinterest..... Thank you!
I love my Twinkling H2Os! Any time I find them for a decent price, I buy them!The colors are so pigmented! They are my favorites!
I believe a gal in our club, Judy Ross, in case you’ve heard of her, said you might need to add a drop or 2 of Gum Arabic to the twinkling H2O’s to get the correct consistency. You would need to put some color into a little container and then add the GA & mix it up. You know when it is enough when the ink well on your nib stays filled. I believe it is a thickening agent for color mediums.
@K Werner Design can you please tell me the difference if any between the Finetech and Coliro paints. It is my understanding that they were once one company that split into two.
I notice the fine technique gold are so similar.
Thank you!
You can get the Gansai Tambi a whole lot cheaper on Amazon.
Is it bad that I want all of the palettes?
I find it frustrating that the name of the shades wasn't listed below the swatches
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The gansi tambi pearls show up better on white paper.
I've never seen the rectangular finetec refills or palettes here in Germany or on Jackson's UK. Were they made for the north American market?
Yes, I believe they are only sold in the US.
I love your lettering piece!
Do you find the white gel pens dry out quickly? I have 2 but none of them works, and that's only been a year since I got them...?
I haven’t had any issues with the white Gelly Roll pen. Sometimes my Uni-Ball Signo Broad Pens will dry out, though.
Have you tried the Altenew metallic watercolors?
Hi thanks for the video. QUESTION: The prima pallette you used has a pink but the links you provided doesn't. Any idea where to get the version with the pink?
I'm fairly certain it's the same palette. The one I used in the video was bought from Simon Says Stamp last week, so if there's a doubt about receiving the same palette, I'd buy from Simon says that's where I got mine.
@@kwernerdesign thank you. I was just concerned as the photo has 2 blues instead of the pink. I appreciate your time in responding.
Have you tried the van gogh ones?
Is there a big difference between metallic and pearl watercolors? I'm new to watercolor and trying to understand the difference and decide which to buy. Thanks! :)
That's a good question. My gut reaction is to say that the metallic sheen on some of them would suggest they are "metallics," but those same characteristics are shown in the FineTec paints and they call them pearlescent. I have no idea! I suppose I'll just call them shiny and pretty. lol! :)
@@kwernerdesign perhaps a new video comparison in your future about that??? LOL
What would you recommend for a beginner calligraphy pen?
I'd recommend starting with a marker. This set by Tombow is a good one. It has a hard tip and soft tip (you can try both and see which is easier to use for you): amzn.to/2WdksDr
Are these Finetec paints the same as the pallets with the round colors? Is it just a different packaging?
The same paints. This is an updated palette.
Have you tried the dip nail polish ? Nothing better ?
I haven't. From what I've seen, it's super messy. And I'm happy with my traditional nail polishes. :)
@@kwernerdesign not messy at all. Lasts super long.
I like your nail polish color. Looks great against your skin tone. Thanks for showing us the differences in these colors.
The finetec are so expensive tho😭
Gansai is not watercolor, it is actually a different kind of paint - which is why it acts differently from the others as well! :)
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I got all 3 special Gansai Tambi sets for $26.99 total so I don’t know where you got your sets, but you totally overpaid. They are just as good as Finetecs and are much MUCH cheaper.
Lame post cause you don’t say where you got them 😂
Thanks for video! Now I want FineTec big palette :P