These paints are so underrated. I love how vibrant and creamy they are when rewet. I was lucky to find the entire section of these paints on clearance at Hobby Lobby a few years back and I almost bought every single tube they had.
What an awesome find! I honestly wish these were available in more places, but I am happy that they do seem to be slowly making an appearance! I started with their 36 pan set as my first "nice" set and fell in love. I had been using them for several months when I noticed they were on sale at Blick's (online), plus I could use a coupon. I think I got the tubes for around $1.70 each, and I bought the replacements! Even after trying other brands I still can't get over the quality, especially for the price!
Thanks a lot for this review! These paints are vegan! That is a huge plus for me personally. I don't want animal cruelty in my art and I think I am not the only one. Now, because of your good review I feel safe to buy them! Big hug from Germany!
I have most of these! I love them! I like most as much as full artist grade but they are not good right for the tube you need to let them dry first. You can also get empty pans or pallets and make custom pre-mixes of your own! The titan buff works for vintage pastel dupes and the oxide black IS the black in the dusk colours so you can just get the base colours and mix your own. If you want to experiment but overall save money! Premixing has been fantastic for me personally. I’m getting low on the titanium buff actually and will need to get more when I place an order. I like mixing watercolours and gouache and enjoy both transparent and opaque colours. That davys grey tube colour is so incorrect it’s confusing I agree!
Yay! Your review answered my question. I have been looking around to find out if Van Gogh paints crack in the palette. I am going to put some in pans. Thank you so much! 💕
Hello, great video! I will be adding a link on my page. My studio has just started selling these paints. This video will be perfect for my students! Cheers!
All of the Dusk colors remind me of Victorian Wallpapers and some Victorian Clothing Fabric - especially some of the beautiful colors of women's hats from that time. The Victorian Women's Hats were similar to a man's top hat and they had silk, silk ribbons and lace, etc. They were so pretty! Anyway, I love those Dusk Colors! Great review! Thank you so much! I'm definitely getting some Van Gogh Watercolors! 😃
Thank you so much for this very helpful and informative review. I was already leaning towards the Van Gogh's to switch from my current almost empty Cotman pans to tube watercolors, and your review definitely convinced me.
Definitely!! I really love that about these paints!! I think they are a very good brand to get a realistic idea of how watercolor behaves for beginners.
God, I love Van Gogh. I Just got the 48 half pan set for Christmas and I absolutely loveee it! And the fact that they are more affordable, yet lightfast makes me love them even more!
@@AmandaWiley I honestly think Van Gogh is artist quality, i dont even know if I could tell the difference between it and Daniel Smith, except that Daniel Smith has wayyyy more colors
Thanksfor letting us see the new colors. I've been waiting for them to get here in the US. When I wrote the company, they said they'd be rolled out in the US a month ago but I have yet to find them.
Dust colors are so attractive. Now I want to try them~ The Quinacridone Purple is a color that I miss on the color wheel of my palette but never have a chance to introduce cuz I don't use a lot of purple and having a DS tube would be not economic.
The Quinacridone Purple is definitely one of my favorites, but I'm a huge fan of any Quinacridone color I can find, they're always so luminous!! I hope you love it if you decide to try it!
I love the final close up shots, very clear and helpful. I wish you could do the same when filming the swatching process. Thank you for sharing this beautifully made video with us. Now I know that this brand is trustworthy and a economic way to introduce some colors that could be not useful but fun or super useful that I have been curious to try.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the close ups! I was trying a new filming angle for the swatching process, I was hoping it gave it a more friendly feeling of like painting with a friend, I realized after it was a little shallow. I'm happy to you found it helpful regardless 😊
There is less "shiny build up" in tube paints because they don't usually contain as much glycerin as pans do. The glycerin helps paint rewet, which is more of a need with pans.
I love the new dusk colors so much. As a long time fan of granulating paints, most of them are so expensive (Daniel Smith) but these are so awesomely affordable. I know you said you don't normally use metallics, but they did a great job with their new metallic and interference colors. I love how you did your swatches, I was on the fence about buying Davy's Grey, but I see a bit of granulation in there I might have to try. Like Sadie said, the video quality is great. What camera are you using? I love how clearly I can see everything :)
I continue to be blown away by the quality of Van Gogh watercolors, especially for the price! I definitely thought about trying some of their interference colors, since I haven't tried any, but I just couldn't justify it at the time. I still have no clue what I would use them for! Thank you! I'm using the Sony a6000 :)
I am a new subscriber. Thank you for this review. I didn’t know these new colors existed until I was looking online. Your review is very thorough. In fact I will use it to decide what new colors of Van Gogh watercolor I will buy. I had a few Cotman and wasn’t very satisfied. I ordered a few of these and they are my favorite. They are very inexpensive, in my opinion, for the quality of the paint. I think the interference and metallic ones would be fun on for Christmas cards. Thanks again for this review and the close ups of the colors. Great video!
Thank you so much!! I'm so happy you found it helpful! Also, I'm sorry I'm so late replying to this, I thought I had!! I agree, I love these paints! I really don't think there is a better value for money out there! I've used Cotman as well, and I didn't like them as much either. In my experience the Cotman range is best used fresh from the tubes, and I really like working from dry pans which doesn't work well for them.
Woa! I didn't know they were getting new colors - that's awesome! They're one of my favorite student brands. Unfortunately, I see that they've also reformulated their old colors as well. It looks like they've removed some as well as changed around the pigment composition, which is a bummer. Thanks for swatching them out - there are some really interesting color choices they've made. I'm particularly surprised they went the interference route - I wasn't under the impression that these types of colors, e.g. Daniel Smith's ones, were popular.
Sorry I haven't seen your comment sooner! Yes, they are beautiful colors too, I'm very impressed! I did see that with their "improved" colors, I'm a bit disappointed in some of their choices. I don't understand why they would add white, add more pigments to the formulation, and some of their choices are just wonky. I have their older formulation, so I look forward to comparing them one day. I'm not a metallic or interference person myself, but they do look nice on their website. I be they are pretty interesting to play with on black paper.
Ohhh man....Im a huge sucker for watercolors and I love collecting different kinds XD. Too bad, these watercolors are only available in half pans in my country, haven’t seen any in tubes ;-; I did get some of the half pans and i LOVE them! They are much better than cotman, in my opinion
The pans are still great, it's just my experience that the tubes have less binder, and I would characterize them as being even better than the pans. However, if you only have the pans available, they are still amazing!! I don't have tubes available in my area, I have to order online. Have you checked websites like Blick's, Jerry's, or Amazon for availability in your country? I completely agree that they are better than Cotman!
apologies for commenting again but, is it just me or does that ROSE colour look more like a quin pink PV42 than a quin magenta PR122? and would it be possible to do a swatching video of all your van gogh paints together? your video quality is just superb and i don't think anyone has come close yet :D also, i noticed amazon affiliate links in your master class series. may i ask if you have jacksonsart affiliate links? i'd love to support you through that way as jacksonsart is mostly cheaper for products and wayyyy cheaper for international postage.
Hi! I love your videos! How would you compare these to white nights (I know you didn’t like them) in terms of vibrancy and saturation? Which brands do you mostly use in general? Keep up the good work!!
Thank you so much for your kind words!! Like you mentioned, I personally don’t love White Nights, but I always try to be fair in comparisons! I know my workflow is not like others, so I really like to discuss the strengths and weaknesses for various techniques amongst a brand. The biggest hurdle for me is that White Nights doesn’t work well with how I work, primarily glazing. As for vibrancy, color pay-off, etc., I brought out my color sheets to write some comparisons (both done on the same paper), and I’ll try not to make this too long! Vibrancy - They are both very vibrant overall. There are some colors that are pretty comparable to each other and it wouldn’t matter what brand you have. I would say that when comparing the full range of each overall, I find Van Gogh to be more vibrant with most colors. However, if you didn’t have side-by-side comparisons you really wouldn’t notice. WN does have some winners like their Dioxazine Violet and Turquoise Blue, both are stunning and clearly more beautiful than VG! I’m very picky about Dioxazine Violet, and I would pick WN over VG all day. VG does clearly win with the earth tones, oranges, and reds. Blues and Greens you could purchase from either. Pigmentation - VG is the clear winner for me here. I think it’s so much easier to get more pigmentation out of VG, I find this to be true among almost all of the colors, minus a few (like the Dioxazine Violet and Turquoise Blue). It’s one of the reasons I always recommend VG to beginners, I feel like it has a more vibrant, creamy, boldly pigmented colors than other inexpensive brands. WN has a few notably bad colors in their line, like Cerulean Blue, Yellow Ochre, and some of their earth tones. Again, I don’t think WN is terrible, if someone had that set they wouldn’t immediately think they were all bad or not pigmented on their own, it’s mostly just by comparison. Granulation - If you are someone who wants granulation or textural paints, then WN wins hands down. They are a very textural line, while VG is very smooth. Paint/Binder Characteristics - Here is where you pick and choose a bit. WN has a gel type feel to me, I’m guessing from the binder they use. The paint is very easy to see your brush strokes in, and I really hate that look. If you like the look of texture, you may love it. I personally want my colors to apply smoothly, but it’s my own preference. VG acts similarly to Da Vinci, in that if you aren’t careful you can get shiny spots in the painting from binder buildup. To me, it shows just how much pigment they put in their paints, but it’s something to consider. There are people who avoid paint companies that can get a shiny buildup because they work very thick with their paint. Remember, you do have to have the paint mix fairly thick to do this, but it’s something to consider. I work in thin glazes and I never have a problem. This is really a workflow decision for you to decide on. Color Selection - WN has cadmium colors, so if that’s important to you you can’t find that at all in VG. I find VG does have colors you mostly only see in professional lines, but at a fraction of the cost, like Azo Green (or Green Gold), Lavender, Buff Titanium, and their Dusk line. So we’re talking $16 paint colors for $4, and I find that really exciting! Glazing - VG can glaze all day, whereas WN can only be glazed a few times in my experience. Keep in mind that if you are glazing a lot with thick layers you can get binder buildup with VG. You won’t have this issue with WN, but you also won’t end up with the same depth that you can get from VG due to this limitation. I hope that was helpful! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask! It’s mostly up to you, your painting styes, and your techniques that will determine what you will gravitate towards.
Amanda Wiley Thank you for your quick and thoroughly response! I find your reviews to be the best. You do not get overly enthusiatic, you keep your cool and talk about pros and cons, the character of the paint, so one can determinera if it suits oneself. You don’t pick a side, you are neutral in your reviews. And your answers to peoples comments are always in depth. Have a great day! (Please excuse my english! It’s problably misspelled and grammatically incorrect, but I hope you understand what I mean!) (I’m from sweden)
Thank you for this video. I really appreciate the close up stills you added of the swatches. :) Looking to buy vangogh tube paints myself. May I ask how well these have cured in your palette now that it's been almost a year? Do they crack and fall off?
I'm so happy you found it helpful!! I haven't had any issues in my palette with any of my colors, they always look the same as the day I poured them, even when I go weeks without using them! I haven't had any of them crack or come loose, and I have no issues with my paint flaking in the mixing wells. I've also tried them in traditional half pans, and they worked very well in those too.
@@AmandaWiley Thank you so much for your quick reply! And yayyy! i'm so glad to hear that it's all good! Here i was thinking i might have needed to add honey. and the extra info about it not flaking in the mixing wells is also very helpful, i didn't even think to ask that but that's also very important. thank you again! will definitely look forward to your other videos :) also wishing you all the best during this pandemic!
Interference colors are similar to metallic colors, but instead of being a basic gold or silver, they are a mica pigment that often contain a color shift. So if you have an interference blue it will have a range of colors that could look dark blue, light blue, or purple depending on the light. Interference colors don't always have a solid color look to them like metallic colors do, often times they will look white or off white in flat lighting, but will show their color range and shift in various lighting conditions. Unfortunately, interference colors are not an area that I'm very familiar in, so I won't be a ton of help on ways to use them. I hope this was still helpful though!
Do you think that Quinacridone Rose with P.V 19 pigment from Van Gogh is a good primary color for magenta cyan and yellow color wheel?I bought a Permanent Red Light from Van Gogh and honestly it's a pretty decent color and am thinking of buying several more colors from Van Gogh to complete my palette.
Quinacridone Pink is a perfect choice for a primary magenta! I actually have a Perfect Trio Series on this channel where I discuss working with a limited palette, and the colors I recommend for Van Gogh are Quinacridone Pink, Transparent Yellow Medium, and Phthalo Blue (Red Shade).
@@AmandaWiley Yea i watched the video i have Phthalo blue from White Nights p.b 15:3 and also waiting for the p.y 154 yellow also from white nights to make it primary palette with p.v 19.
Hi amazing video 💙💙 i am a watercolor beginner and I don’t know if it’s better to start with student grade watercolors (Van Gogh) a artist grade watercolors (Rembrandt, Daniel Smith or Holbein). I could buy more colors with student grade but I don’t know if its better. I would love to know your opinion 💙
Thank you! I am a firm believer that getting started and practicing are far more valuable in learning than the quality of your supplies. I don’t think you need professional watercolor to learn, at all. I’ve also seen for some that it’s actually very intimidating as well, because they are afraid to “waste” expensive supplies on learning and mistakes. I learned to paint with very cheap watercolor, for me Van Gogh was my upgrade! I never felt like I was held back from my supplies, and I learned so much before spending a ton of money on a professional set. I also knew what I wanted in a my professional set before wasting money on colors I didn't need, wouldn't use, or on a brand that wouldn't work best for my style. In my opinion, Van Gogh is better than student grade paint. I still use these regularly myself. I think it's phenomenal brand to learn on!
@@AmandaWiley Thank you so much for your advice :) I was actually in Germany this weekend to buy Van Gogh paint as you suggested, but there was a big sale and i got daniel smith essencial pack for 5 euros and primary pack pro 6 euros. But it is good to know that when i run out any of the colors i could purchase van gogh colors instead. :)
Hi! Thank you for this very informative review. Im new to watercolour and really looking for a set that isnt "chalky" yet affordable. You havent mentioned this, can you please comment if they are not so I can get them too? Thanks a lot.
Hello! I don’t find these to be chalky at all, they are really quite lovely in that regard. However, I recommend going with the tubes over the pans. The tubes can be used in pans or on palettes, they dry and reactivate beautifully, but they don’t have the added fillers that the pans have. I do have another review of Van Gogh watercolors on my channel, it’s my second video I believe (so if you watch it please forgive my awkwardness), but I talk more about the line rather than just the new colors. I hope this helps!
I think they are about the same for the most part. I did notice some small differences between the pans and the tubes. The pans seem to have more binder in them, so they are more likely to have some shiny spots if not diluted well (I notice this mostly in swatching when I go from paint to paper), I also noticed some very small color differences between a couple of the tubes and pan colors. As for granulation though, I didn't find any differences in the ones I compared.
I didn’t expect you to see this. I must say I love your reviews for the in-depth information you give! Also, do you happen to know if their are any colors that could be used as cyan, magenta, and yellow primary colors? The turquoise blue, rose and yellow medium appear to be quite close to me, but as you are someone who’s seen the colors in person, I would dearly appreciate your input.😁
I played with them a bit last night, and I think the best ones are 366 Quinacridone Rose, 254 Permanent Lemon Yellow, and 522 Turquoise Blue. The mixes I got were all really clean, beautiful, and vibrant!
These paints are so underrated. I love how vibrant and creamy they are when rewet. I was lucky to find the entire section of these paints on clearance at Hobby Lobby a few years back and I almost bought every single tube they had.
What an awesome find! I honestly wish these were available in more places, but I am happy that they do seem to be slowly making an appearance! I started with their 36 pan set as my first "nice" set and fell in love. I had been using them for several months when I noticed they were on sale at Blick's (online), plus I could use a coupon. I think I got the tubes for around $1.70 each, and I bought the replacements! Even after trying other brands I still can't get over the quality, especially for the price!
Thanks a lot for this review! These paints are vegan! That is a huge plus for me personally. I don't want animal cruelty in my art and I think I am not the only one. Now, because of your good review I feel safe to buy them! Big hug from Germany!
I have most of these! I love them! I like most as much as full artist grade but they are not good right for the tube you need to let them dry first. You can also get empty pans or pallets and make custom pre-mixes of your own! The titan buff works for vintage pastel dupes and the oxide black IS the black in the dusk colours so you can just get the base colours and mix your own. If you want to experiment but overall save money! Premixing has been fantastic for me personally. I’m getting low on the titanium buff actually and will need to get more when I place an order. I like mixing watercolours and gouache and enjoy both transparent and opaque colours. That davys grey tube colour is so incorrect it’s confusing I agree!
WOW I love the dusk colors and I love the granulating colors as well I don't know what it is about granulation in watercolors but I just love it
They are definitely really beautiful! I love some of the hues they picked for their granulating colors!
I adore Van Gogh watercolors. They are amazing quality and now I need to go get a few new colors. 🤩
Their new colors are all so amazing, you really can't go wrong with any of them!!
Yay! Your review answered my question. I have been looking around to find out if Van Gogh paints crack in the palette. I am going to put some in pans. Thank you so much! 💕
It’s kind of such a silly comment, but the video quality is top notch 👌🏿
Thank you so much!! I feel like I still have a lot to learn, I’m happy it turned out well! 💕
Not silly....it’s So important
These are amazing colors 😍 You sounds very knowledgeable which is so important to me. Joy for my ears.
Thank you so much!!! 💕 The colors are beautiful! I already loved this brand, but they really amazed me with this color release!
I just ordered the pink violet pallet for these. Can't wait for them to get here. Your swatches look stunning!!! Thx a bunch
Hello, great video! I will be adding a link on my page. My studio has just started selling these paints. This video will be perfect for my students! Cheers!
All of the Dusk colors remind me of Victorian Wallpapers and some Victorian Clothing Fabric - especially some of the beautiful colors of women's hats from that time. The Victorian Women's Hats were similar to a man's top hat and they had silk, silk ribbons and lace, etc. They were so pretty!
Anyway, I love those Dusk Colors!
Great review! Thank you so much! I'm definitely getting some Van Gogh Watercolors! 😃
Thank you so much for this very helpful and informative review. I was already leaning towards the Van Gogh's to switch from my current almost empty Cotman pans to tube watercolors, and your review definitely convinced me.
They’re such bright/ saturated colors for student grade paints.
Definitely!! I really love that about these paints!! I think they are a very good brand to get a realistic idea of how watercolor behaves for beginners.
Excellent review. Thank you 🙏😊
Thanks so much for this review!
Hi informative thanks. I have just ordered a set of 12 tubes so can't wait to try them out.
You're welcome!! I hope you enjoy them!!
Dusk colors are amazing on background. I wish I have them.
God, I love Van Gogh. I Just got the 48 half pan set for Christmas and I absolutely loveee it! And the fact that they are more affordable, yet lightfast makes me love them even more!
Right! I think they're the best budget watercolors. Their 36 pan set was the first set of nicer paints I invested in, and I still love that set!
@@AmandaWiley I honestly think Van Gogh is artist quality, i dont even know if I could tell the difference between it and Daniel Smith, except that Daniel Smith has wayyyy more colors
I love all the neon colors
Shinhan Watercolors are stunning and very inexpensive! They are go down like professional watercolor, creamy and so vibrant.
Thanksfor letting us see the new colors. I've been waiting for them to get here in the US. When I wrote the company, they said they'd be rolled out in the US a month ago but I have yet to find them.
You’re welcome! Have you checked Blick’s? That’s where I found them, and they still had a pretty good sale on them last I checked.
The quinacridone colors are definitely my favorite. 😭
Same!! 😍
Dust colors are so attractive. Now I want to try them~ The Quinacridone Purple is a color that I miss on the color wheel of my palette but never have a chance to introduce cuz I don't use a lot of purple and having a DS tube would be not economic.
The Quinacridone Purple is definitely one of my favorites, but I'm a huge fan of any Quinacridone color I can find, they're always so luminous!! I hope you love it if you decide to try it!
I love the final close up shots, very clear and helpful. I wish you could do the same when filming the swatching process.
Thank you for sharing this beautifully made video with us.
Now I know that this brand is trustworthy and a economic way to introduce some colors that could be not useful but fun or super useful that I have been curious to try.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the close ups! I was trying a new filming angle for the swatching process, I was hoping it gave it a more friendly feeling of like painting with a friend, I realized after it was a little shallow. I'm happy to you found it helpful regardless 😊
There is less "shiny build up" in tube paints because they don't usually contain as much glycerin as pans do. The glycerin helps paint rewet, which is more of a need with pans.
I love the new dusk colors so much. As a long time fan of granulating paints, most of them are so expensive (Daniel Smith) but these are so awesomely affordable. I know you said you don't normally use metallics, but they did a great job with their new metallic and interference colors. I love how you did your swatches, I was on the fence about buying Davy's Grey, but I see a bit of granulation in there I might have to try. Like Sadie said, the video quality is great. What camera are you using? I love how clearly I can see everything :)
I continue to be blown away by the quality of Van Gogh watercolors, especially for the price! I definitely thought about trying some of their interference colors, since I haven't tried any, but I just couldn't justify it at the time. I still have no clue what I would use them for!
Thank you! I'm using the Sony a6000 :)
I am a new subscriber. Thank you for this review. I didn’t know these new colors existed until I was looking online. Your review is very thorough. In fact I will use it to decide what new colors of Van Gogh watercolor I will buy. I had a few Cotman and wasn’t very satisfied. I ordered a few of these and they are my favorite. They are very inexpensive, in my opinion, for the quality of the paint. I think the interference and metallic ones would be fun on for Christmas cards. Thanks again for this review and the close ups of the colors. Great video!
Thank you so much!! I'm so happy you found it helpful! Also, I'm sorry I'm so late replying to this, I thought I had!! I agree, I love these paints! I really don't think there is a better value for money out there! I've used Cotman as well, and I didn't like them as much either. In my experience the Cotman range is best used fresh from the tubes, and I really like working from dry pans which doesn't work well for them.
Woa! I didn't know they were getting new colors - that's awesome! They're one of my favorite student brands. Unfortunately, I see that they've also reformulated their old colors as well. It looks like they've removed some as well as changed around the pigment composition, which is a bummer. Thanks for swatching them out - there are some really interesting color choices they've made. I'm particularly surprised they went the interference route - I wasn't under the impression that these types of colors, e.g. Daniel Smith's ones, were popular.
Sorry I haven't seen your comment sooner! Yes, they are beautiful colors too, I'm very impressed! I did see that with their "improved" colors, I'm a bit disappointed in some of their choices. I don't understand why they would add white, add more pigments to the formulation, and some of their choices are just wonky. I have their older formulation, so I look forward to comparing them one day. I'm not a metallic or interference person myself, but they do look nice on their website. I be they are pretty interesting to play with on black paper.
Excellent video! Super helpful
Thank you so much!!
Ohhh man....Im a huge sucker for watercolors and I love collecting different kinds XD. Too bad, these watercolors are only available in half pans in my country, haven’t seen any in tubes ;-; I did get some of the half pans and i LOVE them! They are much better than cotman, in my opinion
The pans are still great, it's just my experience that the tubes have less binder, and I would characterize them as being even better than the pans. However, if you only have the pans available, they are still amazing!! I don't have tubes available in my area, I have to order online. Have you checked websites like Blick's, Jerry's, or Amazon for availability in your country? I completely agree that they are better than Cotman!
apologies for commenting again but, is it just me or does that ROSE colour look more like a quin pink PV42 than a quin magenta PR122? and would it be possible to do a swatching video of all your van gogh paints together? your video quality is just superb and i don't think anyone has come close yet :D also, i noticed amazon affiliate links in your master class series. may i ask if you have jacksonsart affiliate links? i'd love to support you through that way as jacksonsart is mostly cheaper for products and wayyyy cheaper for international postage.
Well done video. Very helpful.
Thank you! I'm happy you found it helpful!
Hi! I love your videos! How would you compare these to white nights (I know you didn’t like them) in terms of vibrancy and saturation?
Which brands do you mostly use in general?
Keep up the good work!!
Thank you so much for your kind words!!
Like you mentioned, I personally don’t love White Nights, but I always try to be fair in comparisons! I know my workflow is not like others, so I really like to discuss the strengths and weaknesses for various techniques amongst a brand. The biggest hurdle for me is that White Nights doesn’t work well with how I work, primarily glazing. As for vibrancy, color pay-off, etc., I brought out my color sheets to write some comparisons (both done on the same paper), and I’ll try not to make this too long!
Vibrancy - They are both very vibrant overall. There are some colors that are pretty comparable to each other and it wouldn’t matter what brand you have. I would say that when comparing the full range of each overall, I find Van Gogh to be more vibrant with most colors. However, if you didn’t have side-by-side comparisons you really wouldn’t notice. WN does have some winners like their Dioxazine Violet and Turquoise Blue, both are stunning and clearly more beautiful than VG! I’m very picky about Dioxazine Violet, and I would pick WN over VG all day. VG does clearly win with the earth tones, oranges, and reds. Blues and Greens you could purchase from either.
Pigmentation - VG is the clear winner for me here. I think it’s so much easier to get more pigmentation out of VG, I find this to be true among almost all of the colors, minus a few (like the Dioxazine Violet and Turquoise Blue). It’s one of the reasons I always recommend VG to beginners, I feel like it has a more vibrant, creamy, boldly pigmented colors than other inexpensive brands. WN has a few notably bad colors in their line, like Cerulean Blue, Yellow Ochre, and some of their earth tones. Again, I don’t think WN is terrible, if someone had that set they wouldn’t immediately think they were all bad or not pigmented on their own, it’s mostly just by comparison.
Granulation - If you are someone who wants granulation or textural paints, then WN wins hands down. They are a very textural line, while VG is very smooth.
Paint/Binder Characteristics - Here is where you pick and choose a bit. WN has a gel type feel to me, I’m guessing from the binder they use. The paint is very easy to see your brush strokes in, and I really hate that look. If you like the look of texture, you may love it. I personally want my colors to apply smoothly, but it’s my own preference. VG acts similarly to Da Vinci, in that if you aren’t careful you can get shiny spots in the painting from binder buildup. To me, it shows just how much pigment they put in their paints, but it’s something to consider. There are people who avoid paint companies that can get a shiny buildup because they work very thick with their paint. Remember, you do have to have the paint mix fairly thick to do this, but it’s something to consider. I work in thin glazes and I never have a problem. This is really a workflow decision for you to decide on.
Color Selection - WN has cadmium colors, so if that’s important to you you can’t find that at all in VG. I find VG does have colors you mostly only see in professional lines, but at a fraction of the cost, like Azo Green (or Green Gold), Lavender, Buff Titanium, and their Dusk line. So we’re talking $16 paint colors for $4, and I find that really exciting!
Glazing - VG can glaze all day, whereas WN can only be glazed a few times in my experience. Keep in mind that if you are glazing a lot with thick layers you can get binder buildup with VG. You won’t have this issue with WN, but you also won’t end up with the same depth that you can get from VG due to this limitation.
I hope that was helpful! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask! It’s mostly up to you, your painting styes, and your techniques that will determine what you will gravitate towards.
Amanda Wiley Thank you for your quick and thoroughly response! I find your reviews to be the best. You do not get overly enthusiatic, you keep your cool and talk about pros and cons, the character of the paint, so one can determinera if it suits oneself. You don’t pick a side, you are neutral in your reviews. And your answers to peoples comments are always in depth.
Have a great day!
(Please excuse my english! It’s problably misspelled and grammatically incorrect, but I hope you understand what I mean!)
(I’m from sweden)
Thank you for this video. I really appreciate the close up stills you added of the swatches. :) Looking to buy vangogh tube paints myself. May I ask how well these have cured in your palette now that it's been almost a year? Do they crack and fall off?
I'm so happy you found it helpful!! I haven't had any issues in my palette with any of my colors, they always look the same as the day I poured them, even when I go weeks without using them! I haven't had any of them crack or come loose, and I have no issues with my paint flaking in the mixing wells. I've also tried them in traditional half pans, and they worked very well in those too.
@@AmandaWiley Thank you so much for your quick reply! And yayyy! i'm so glad to hear that it's all good! Here i was thinking i might have needed to add honey. and the extra info about it not flaking in the mixing wells is also very helpful, i didn't even think to ask that but that's also very important. thank you again! will definitely look forward to your other videos :) also wishing you all the best during this pandemic!
Nice work!
Thank you!!
Beautiful colors, may I ask what is interference colors and how is it used?
Interference colors are similar to metallic colors, but instead of being a basic gold or silver, they are a mica pigment that often contain a color shift. So if you have an interference blue it will have a range of colors that could look dark blue, light blue, or purple depending on the light. Interference colors don't always have a solid color look to them like metallic colors do, often times they will look white or off white in flat lighting, but will show their color range and shift in various lighting conditions.
Unfortunately, interference colors are not an area that I'm very familiar in, so I won't be a ton of help on ways to use them. I hope this was still helpful though!
It’s not clear to me the paper you are using. Are you using Cannon XL? Very nice review.
Thank you! I was using Bee Cold Press 100% Cotton Watercolor Paper.
mijello mission gold class water clor set(tube) or van gogh watercolor set(tube) which one????????
Do you think that Quinacridone Rose with P.V 19 pigment from Van Gogh is a good primary color for magenta cyan and yellow color wheel?I bought a Permanent Red Light from Van Gogh and honestly it's a pretty decent color and am thinking of buying several more colors from Van Gogh to complete my palette.
Quinacridone Pink is a perfect choice for a primary magenta! I actually have a Perfect Trio Series on this channel where I discuss working with a limited palette, and the colors I recommend for Van Gogh are Quinacridone Pink, Transparent Yellow Medium, and Phthalo Blue (Red Shade).
@@AmandaWiley Yea i watched the video i have Phthalo blue from White Nights p.b 15:3 and also waiting for the p.y 154 yellow also from white nights to make it primary palette with p.v 19.
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Hi amazing video 💙💙 i am a watercolor beginner and I don’t know if it’s better to start with student grade watercolors (Van Gogh) a artist grade watercolors (Rembrandt, Daniel Smith or Holbein). I could buy more colors with student grade but I don’t know if its better. I would love to know your opinion 💙
Thank you! I am a firm believer that getting started and practicing are far more valuable in learning than the quality of your supplies. I don’t think you need professional watercolor to learn, at all. I’ve also seen for some that it’s actually very intimidating as well, because they are afraid to “waste” expensive supplies on learning and mistakes.
I learned to paint with very cheap watercolor, for me Van Gogh was my upgrade! I never felt like I was held back from my supplies, and I learned so much before spending a ton of money on a professional set. I also knew what I wanted in a my professional set before wasting money on colors I didn't need, wouldn't use, or on a brand that wouldn't work best for my style.
In my opinion, Van Gogh is better than student grade paint. I still use these regularly myself. I think it's phenomenal brand to learn on!
@@AmandaWiley Thank you so much for your advice :) I was actually in Germany this weekend to buy Van Gogh paint as you suggested, but there was a big sale and i got daniel smith essencial pack for 5 euros and primary pack pro 6 euros. But it is good to know that when i run out any of the colors i could purchase van gogh colors instead. :)
Hi! Thank you for this very informative review. Im new to watercolour and really looking for a set that isnt "chalky" yet affordable. You havent mentioned this, can you please comment if they are not so I can get them too? Thanks a lot.
Hello! I don’t find these to be chalky at all, they are really quite lovely in that regard. However, I recommend going with the tubes over the pans. The tubes can be used in pans or on palettes, they dry and reactivate beautifully, but they don’t have the added fillers that the pans have. I do have another review of Van Gogh watercolors on my channel, it’s my second video I believe (so if you watch it please forgive my awkwardness), but I talk more about the line rather than just the new colors. I hope this helps!
@@AmandaWiley thank you very much for your reply. 👌
Do you think the tube set is more granulating than the pan? Or is it just some colors?
I think they are about the same for the most part. I did notice some small differences between the pans and the tubes. The pans seem to have more binder in them, so they are more likely to have some shiny spots if not diluted well (I notice this mostly in swatching when I go from paint to paper), I also noticed some very small color differences between a couple of the tubes and pan colors. As for granulation though, I didn't find any differences in the ones I compared.
I heard an Apple device ding in the background of the voiceover and thought it was mine.😂
Haha! I’ve done that too watching videos! 🤣
I didn’t expect you to see this. I must say I love your reviews for the in-depth information you give! Also, do you happen to know if their are any colors that could be used as cyan, magenta, and yellow primary colors? The turquoise blue, rose and yellow medium appear to be quite close to me, but as you are someone who’s seen the colors in person, I would dearly appreciate your input.😁
I played with them a bit last night, and I think the best ones are 366 Quinacridone Rose, 254 Permanent Lemon Yellow, and 522 Turquoise Blue. The mixes I got were all really clean, beautiful, and vibrant!
Amanda Wiley thank God those are the ones I ordered, then.😂 Thank you for actually checking to see for me. I really appreciate it!
Van Gogh is student grade ? 😮
Right!?! I think they WAY undersell themselves in quality!
This paint is better than "student grade"
I completely agree!!
We’re is dusk pink
"lavendar"