Exploring Your First Watercolor Set
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2017
- Just bought your first watercolor box set? In this video are tips to help you understand the included colors and how they work with one another.
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Swatching is a great way to just start off and get over the "new supply phase", like how it's tough to do the first drawing in a new sketchbook 😄
The Sennelier aqua mini was my first set and also my first ever watercolor paints. I removed the plastic and added more half pans, because 15 half pans fit in the box, which is very like an Altoids tin. I also painted the lid with white enamel paint to make it a more effective mixing surface. That also made it my first travel set. I don't know what happened to the little brush. I added some Winsor & Newton half pans, yellow ochre, cobalt turquoise light, alizarin crimson, dioxazine purple, Indian yellow, permanent rose, and quinacridone gold. It's a good set and I still use it.
I don't know if anyone has commented below, but seems that the French red is Cadmium based. From this two things happen: (A) the color becomes opaque and (B) the cadmium pigment absorbs the violet light wave length and turns the blue-red mixture muddy and dark and not the intended purple color that teachers teach us. This happens to all cadmium based pigments. In fact, this info might help a lot of people. Perhaps you could do a video showing that cadmium based red pigments are not good to make purple mixtures. That's why you had to change to Perm Rose, which is not Cadmium based and, therefore, do not absorb the purple wave-length. Anyway, thank you very much for your videos and keep the wonderful job.
Thank you Teoh for this very complete video. I was waiting it because I use this small box for more than a year and I wanted to know your impressions. I glued a small ring below to hold it better and white paper on the lid to better see my mixtures.
I love the Sennelier Aqua mini. It caused me to select Sennelier for my big paintbox rather than WN. Especially love their blues...
This guy is VERY scientific about his water colors it's quiet neat and informative
I find it kinda weird that more than half of the colors in the set are mixes. The French ultramarine and Phtalo green are usually single pigment colors. The packaging is also so odd. I don't know if I want to buy this Sennelier Aqua mini set.
Thank you ...well done ...you have shown the limitations of a very small pallet ,,,, unless you are set in your own style , and knowledge ....
Love the Sennelier 8. Outstanding! Those are their Pro French Artists paints, not their student grade. They're in that packaging to make them affordable for people to try. It's almost like a "tester" kit. In a tin with 4 more paints in half pans, they're over $60 USD. You can pop them out & put them in a half pan, they fit perfectly ... a drop of water makes them stick in. Also, you only need touch them with a wet brush to activate, no need to pre spritz. Ie, you don't need to pre wet them, that dulls them down ... it's not W&N ... they're honey based.
Thank you Teoh. I have a better idea on how to approach a new (and my older) water colour sets to get a better understanding of how to mix colours and where to spot what is missing from them.
Yayyyyy I'm always excited when it comes to watercolor! Thank you Teoh! :)
As a self taught, watercolor enthusiast, returning after a long absence, I sure appreciate your easy to understand teaching methods!
I also have this set! I feel the same about the tin too! I love some of the paints but not others as they're not single pigments so tend to use my W&N field set now. I've just found some enamel paint so am going to repurpose it as a handbag set 😊
That was really educational! Thanks, Teoh!
Oh my gosh that is an excellent brush!! Don't throw. And the sennelier is real good. Feels just as good as DS and schmincke from the tubes.
Thanks for another terrific video. Your detailed reviews are very helpful!
I've watched this 2-3 times now, great video, very informative!
Wow, you reviewed the first set that I bought, but that was a long time ago. I would absolutely recommend that set to beginners who wants a more compact set, yet wants some nice quality paints. Though I don't use the set anymore, since I've cannibalized the paints on my primary watercolor box.
Thank you, Teoh. I'm new to water colour. This has really taught me so much to begin with. Appreciate your demo and explanations!
I really enjoy your videos but this one may be the most useful and interesting! Thank you!