I agree. I’ve heard some fairly well known UA-cam watercolour artists say that it doesn’t matter, but I feel as though knowing your tools well can only help rather than hinder. Plus, it’s fun.
I can understand not caring to a degree especially when your first starting out and all the info can be overwhelming but I’d think that after a while you’d get curious and want to understand more about it
You are right that it's so important to understand pigments. I was watching Jenna Rainey swatch the entire Maimeri line earlier. She has over 330k subscribers and 5 watercolor books out. She couldn't pronounce Quinacradone 🤣😂 in fact she was mystified by how to pronounce many of the pigment names, like Pyrrole. She of course didn't discuss the pigments at all. Oh, and she confused the price series, with the lightfastness rating. She also had health concerns about cad and cobalt pigments, but didn't know cerulean is a cobalt. The concerns about cobalts are more environmental, unless you are drinking your paint water. I couldn't finish watching!
My first was Schmincke's -- and I liked it fine until I tried DS and Qor and Mjello! I agree the Sennelier looks beautiful. I also have DaVinci PR202 and it's a bit of a letdown. I ended up with a pan of Schmincke PV42 which was fun to try, but is weakly tinting so annoying to use. It looks from some swatching I saw on another channel that Daniel Smith's version is much stronger. I do think it's slightly less lightfast than PR122 -- but all reds and pinks and purples are prone to fading worse than other hues, sadly!
thank you for sharing .
I agree with you learning about the pigments! I'm sometimes surprised that some artists don't care about pigments.
I agree. I’ve heard some fairly well known UA-cam watercolour artists say that it doesn’t matter, but I feel as though knowing your tools well can only help rather than hinder. Plus, it’s fun.
@@Violetperylene I was thinking of those UA-cam watercolorists as well. I have a hard time taking them seriously now.
I can understand not caring to a degree especially when your first starting out and all the info can be overwhelming but I’d think that after a while you’d get curious and want to understand more about it
My favorites are definitely holbein and sennelier 🥰
Yes! Helios purple is my fave pr122. Its actually not a color I love, but there is something about helios purple that catches my eye.
You're right. That's why I use Quinacridone Violet by Daniel Smith. Their magenta uses PR202,.
You are right that it's so important to understand pigments. I was watching Jenna Rainey swatch the entire Maimeri line earlier. She has over 330k subscribers and 5 watercolor books out. She couldn't pronounce Quinacradone 🤣😂 in fact she was mystified by how to pronounce many of the pigment names, like Pyrrole. She of course didn't discuss the pigments at all. Oh, and she confused the price series, with the lightfastness rating. She also had health concerns about cad and cobalt pigments, but didn't know cerulean is a cobalt. The concerns about cobalts are more environmental, unless you are drinking your paint water. I couldn't finish watching!
The Sennelier is more of an opera pink than a magenta! I love its intensity.
My first was Schmincke's -- and I liked it fine until I tried DS and Qor and Mjello! I agree the Sennelier looks beautiful. I also have DaVinci PR202 and it's a bit of a letdown. I ended up with a pan of Schmincke PV42 which was fun to try, but is weakly tinting so annoying to use. It looks from some swatching I saw on another channel that Daniel Smith's version is much stronger. I do think it's slightly less lightfast than PR122 -- but all reds and pinks and purples are prone to fading worse than other hues, sadly!
My fave is Qor’s.
Holbein 👍
I have to confess I have no Magenta in my palette. I really don’t like it. I love Quin. Rose by Daniel Smith. I like the PV19 pigment more
I have both, but I rarely use DS q magenta, but totally love DS q rose.