Thank you so much for the kind words Elisabetta, as well as thanks to your husband for getting them for you :) I'm so glad youre enjoying them! In case it helps, here's a little extra info based on your inquiries! Da Vinci Paint Co. and Da Vinci brushes are indeed two different companies. Also, I found out after the palette release that their NYD is actually two pigments, PBr24 and PY53. However, I thought that the palette card would have been updated by now so I'll follow up with them about that. My apologes for any confusion! Chickens are some of my favorites, so it was fun to see you paint them!
Thank you so much Denise for this very kind comment!!! I didn’t expect it. Thank you also for the additional information, very useful. This palette is wonderful and your kindness is making me like it even more (if possible!). I have been following you on UA-cam for a long time and you’re one of the artists who made me fall in love with watercolor. Have a very lovely weekend! I think I will watch some of your videos during mine, they are very educational and entertaining at the same time. Once again, thank you. You made my day.
This palette is amazing. Thanks for the video. I would love to see some mixing combinations with these colours...would you consider this as video idea?
I couldn't wait! Sorry you've been feeling unwell, I hope you feel much better soon. Get plenty of rest! I am on a paint buying moratorium, but I have my eye on the stormy blue & denise's grey. Buona notte! xo
I am truly a fan of DaVinci Paints of California! I believe that if you and others in the EU addresses were to contact Jackson’s Art Supplies and ask them to stock paints from this wonderful company they would be more of a mind to consider it! I live in California and I am never paying shipping as I meet the minimum price for the free shipping! I believe DaVinci is as good as, perhaps better than Dan Smith. Now I don’t believe that most paint companies have as many colors as DS but how many blues do you truly need or use? I have never heard of a resolution for the court cases made after it was discovered that the Dan Smith company was not using the minerals for their paints they were advertising as gemstone contained within the paints! So many Primatek paints were found to have so little or NONE of the minerals in the actual products! They have never even apologized either! If they can be sold in the EU why not others? I believe that it is just a matter of getting enough people asking for it! Nice swatch video I enjoyed see you work these paints too!
Maybe it’s an idea!! I personally love Daniel Smith, but I find such an extensive range a bit daunting and overwhelming …. It makes me feel I always fail to pick the right colours!! On the other hand, for collections it’s a joy. I’m sure Jackson is already evaluating Da Vinci….but I’m afraid there are copyright problems because of the German brand Da Vinci brushes. Thanks a lot for your words. Elisabetta
I really enjoy your videos. Painting style is refreshing and enchanting. You had mentioned how typical it is to get American brand paints. I live in California. If there is an American paint brand you are having difficulties getting let me know.
@@WatercolorElisabetta 30 miles north of San Francisco. Santa Barbara such a beautiful place. So nice and warm all the time. By me, it’s cold, rainy, and foggy in the winter. Do you have micro climates in Italy? We have them here. Every mountain range you go over it gets warmer and warmer and drier as you travel eastward and inland from the coast.
@baldwinleatherworks hi!! No we don’t really have microclimates here. Along the coast it’s usually drier and sunnier, but I wouldn’t call it a microclimate. The first time I heard this word it was in France; I lived 2 years in Paris, and they speak a lot about microclimates there! It’s not a known concept over here. My son took a semester as an exchange student at UC Berkeley and he enjoyed it very much, and he found the weather very nice! He studied 4 years in the Netherlands where it’s always windy and rainy (a diabolical combination 🌧️☔️💨), so it was definitely an improvement. Here where I live it’s usually sunny and dry, it’s a bit worrying because it has changed since my childhood when we had plenty of snow in the winter….
They are wonderful watercolors and I'm so happy you are enjoying them. I've been on the Da Vinci site today trying to decide on a few tubes of paint. BTW, you received 2 thumbs up from my house on your chicken paintings. Love them. 😂 I hope you start feeling better soon, Elisabetta. ❤️🩹 😊
@WatercolorElisabetta There is a gorgeous, new downloadable PDF watercolor chart there, listing the pigments in each paint. 🥳 I have the same issue with ordering internationally. I generally put in a large order to make up for the costly postage. 🤣🤣🤣 Hoping you're feeling a bit better today. 🥰
These colours are gorgeous! I'm in the UK, so buying from the US is a problem too. I've found some deeply pigmented watercolours in India, which ended up being less expensive. Viviva. Also a Chinese brand of tube watercolours - Meeden. Several UK and EU artists use both. Thank you for sharing your work.
You know this already but I love Da Vinci! The naples yellow deep, cerulean blue and Denise's grey are my favorites. Try a landscape with cerulean, Denise's grey and iron oxide only, it is so fun.
I’m sorry to hear that you have the flu as well! I don’t mind it if I can cocoon at home, but if I have to work like I had too it’s really ugly! Your words are very kind, I always feel a bit awkward to paint in a video so I do appreciate them very much. I don’t think Da Vinci paints are available in Europe. Take care of yourself and get better soon! Once again, thank you. ❤️
I’m in Canada, too, and I agree. Studio Six in Ontario Carrie’s Da Vinci paints. They don’t have all the colours but they do have a nice selection. Their prices are ok but they often have sales. Hope this helps
Oh dear, now I Neeeeed this beautiful set! Great job on those gorgeous sketches, too! May I ask what paper you used for the swatching? I have One tube of DaVinci and it is Permanent Alizaren Crimson. It is so rich and vibrant, but they are expensive here in the US as well. I love the Terra Cotta the best for sure!
Sorry to hear you’ve been sick, I hope you are feeling better! This is a lovely set. If only they were easily available over here. Then again, maybe I should be thankful that they rule themselves out 😂
As far as I'm aware, Schmincke and Da Vinci are independent companies. Schmincke for sure is still family owned. That said, Shmincke, Da Vinci, and Hahnemühle have been collaborating for decades; you have seen Da Vinci brushes in Schmincke sets, I am sure. :)
@@reneaclark7689 Not talking about Da Vinci US. I'm talking about when she said she thought Schmincke & CO Künstlerfarben GmbH and da Vinci-DEFET Künstlerpinselfabrik GmbH belong to the same company group (around 2:30). My understanding is they do not; they don't belong to any group at all.
@@irmabecx4758 I am not 100% sure about this but I do recall the CEO of Schminke saying in one video that they do have a stake on Da Vinci but only in terms of shares.
I love this set and thank you so much for exploring it with us. Denise has not just made a useful and interesting palette, but also pointed us to the opaque pigments we don’t always use because they are sometimes hard to integrate into our mainly transparent collections. Maybe we use them for little details or particular effects but then they become a little banal, like English red for tiled roofs etc., instead of getting explored in their own right. I am sure I actually own many of these pigments already, but they are isolated in different collections! Orphaned because they are not with the pigments that are like them, so they stick out like a sore thumb when they get used! An exception maybe are Naples yellow and cobalt teal, for the light bright vivacity. If I cannot get this palette - I have an idea it is pricey- there is always the option to assemble something very similar, and even seek out additional. Pigments that would work well. Your painted examples are lovely, the chickens made me smile. I am in awe of how much you know! Thank you, as always, and I hope you are starting to feel better.
Thank you so much for the kind words Elisabetta, as well as thanks to your husband for getting them for you :) I'm so glad youre enjoying them!
In case it helps, here's a little extra info based on your inquiries! Da Vinci Paint Co. and Da Vinci brushes are indeed two different companies. Also, I found out after the palette release that their NYD is actually two pigments, PBr24 and PY53. However, I thought that the palette card would have been updated by now so I'll follow up with them about that. My apologes for any confusion!
Chickens are some of my favorites, so it was fun to see you paint them!
Thank you so much Denise for this very kind comment!!! I didn’t expect it. Thank you also for the additional information, very useful.
This palette is wonderful and your kindness is making me like it even more (if possible!). I have been following you on UA-cam for a long time and you’re one of the artists who made me fall in love with watercolor.
Have a very lovely weekend! I think I will watch some of your videos during mine, they are very educational and entertaining at the same time. Once again, thank you. You made my day.
I’m so glad UA-cam recommended your channel to me. I love watching color swatches and learning about pigment
Thank you so much Amanda!! ♥️🤗
Thank you so much! I love your sketchesand the colours look interesting! Get well soon!
Thank you! I’m glad you loved this video, such a great palette!
Thanks so much for swatching this palette. I have it and love it 🥰! My favorite colors are: all of them😂. Your chickens are so ☺️
Thank you Wendy!! It’s a wonderful palette indeed. I’m glad your favourite colors are exactly mine 😂😂
This palette is amazing. Thanks for the video. I would love to see some mixing combinations with these colours...would you consider this as video idea?
Yes it would be nice!! You know I love mixing combinations…. Thank you!
Love your style ❤
Thank you so much!! No compliment makes me happier, honestly 🥰
I couldn't wait! Sorry you've been feeling unwell, I hope you feel much better soon. Get plenty of rest! I am on a paint buying moratorium, but I have my eye on the stormy blue & denise's grey. Buona notte! xo
Grazie Michele. That Stormy Blue is a delight 😨 you might stretch a point and make an exception! ❤️
Wow! The cerulean blue, cobalt turquoise, stormy blue, and chromium oxide green are so beautiful!
Yes Rory!! It’s WOW!!! thank you for sharing your feelings….that are like mine!
Thank you Elisabetta, these look strong and vibrant ir's a shame that Da Vinci paints are not available here but probaby a good thing for my wallet!
Ahaha 😂 a blessing for my wallet as well !
I am truly a fan of DaVinci Paints of California! I believe that if you and others in the EU addresses were to contact Jackson’s Art Supplies and ask them to stock paints from this wonderful company they would be more of a mind to consider it! I live in California and I am never paying shipping as I meet the minimum price for the free shipping! I believe DaVinci is as good as, perhaps better than Dan Smith. Now I don’t believe that most paint companies have as many colors as DS but how many blues do you truly need or use? I have never heard of a resolution for the court cases made after it was discovered that the Dan Smith company was not using the minerals for their paints they were advertising as gemstone contained within the paints! So many Primatek paints were found to have so little or NONE of the minerals in the actual products! They have never even apologized either! If they can be sold in the EU why not others? I believe that it is just a matter of getting enough people asking for it! Nice swatch video I enjoyed see you work these paints too!
Maybe it’s an idea!! I personally love Daniel Smith, but I find such an extensive range a bit daunting and overwhelming …. It makes me feel I always fail to pick the right colours!! On the other hand, for collections it’s a joy. I’m sure Jackson is already evaluating Da Vinci….but I’m afraid there are copyright problems because of the German brand Da Vinci brushes. Thanks a lot for your words. Elisabetta
Same. I’m also right here in California and poke around their website way too much! 60% off sale was awesome!
I really enjoy your videos. Painting style is refreshing and enchanting. You had mentioned how typical it is to get American brand paints. I live in California. If there is an American paint brand you are having difficulties getting let me know.
Thank you so much! How kind of you! Where in California? I took a Summer quarter back in the 80’s at UCSB and I have wonderful memories…
@@WatercolorElisabetta 30 miles north of San Francisco. Santa Barbara such a beautiful place. So nice and warm all the time. By me, it’s cold, rainy, and foggy in the winter. Do you have micro climates in Italy? We have them here. Every mountain range you go over it gets warmer and warmer and drier as you travel eastward and inland from the coast.
@baldwinleatherworks hi!! No we don’t really have microclimates here. Along the coast it’s usually drier and sunnier, but I wouldn’t call it a microclimate. The first time I heard this word it was in France; I lived 2 years in Paris, and they speak a lot about microclimates there! It’s not a known concept over here. My son took a semester as an exchange student at UC Berkeley and he enjoyed it very much, and he found the weather very nice! He studied 4 years in the Netherlands where it’s always windy and rainy (a diabolical combination 🌧️☔️💨), so it was definitely an improvement. Here where I live it’s usually sunny and dry, it’s a bit worrying because it has changed since my childhood when we had plenty of snow in the winter….
Wow, this has really given me a different perspective on opaques, as I typically avoid them. The Terra Cotta!
Thank you for your comment! Terra Cotta can also make a beautiful skin tone if you dilute it….
They are wonderful watercolors and I'm so happy you are enjoying them. I've been on the Da Vinci site today trying to decide on a few tubes of paint. BTW, you received 2 thumbs up from my house on your chicken paintings. Love them. 😂 I hope you start feeling better soon, Elisabetta. ❤️🩹 😊
Thank you dear Tracy. I have been doing a lot of window shopping myself on their website!
@WatercolorElisabetta There is a gorgeous, new downloadable PDF watercolor chart there, listing the pigments in each paint. 🥳 I have the same issue with ordering internationally. I generally put in a large order to make up for the costly postage. 🤣🤣🤣 Hoping you're feeling a bit better today. 🥰
These colours are gorgeous! I'm in the UK, so buying from the US is a problem too. I've found some deeply pigmented watercolours in India, which ended up being less expensive. Viviva. Also a Chinese brand of tube watercolours - Meeden. Several UK and EU artists use both. Thank you for sharing your work.
Thank you for your suggestion….I’m very curious about Meeden, I have a ceramic palette by them and it’s of great quality. Take care!!
Ooooo....a new swatching video for tomorrow morning!! Thank you & goodnight! xoxo
Such a good review, cannot wait for the swatches ☺☺
❤️❤️❤️ thank you Chantelle. You are always very dear.
Your paintings are so nice and the paints look nice to work with.
Thank you so much Lynda!! Yes the paints are really gorgeous….
You know this already but I love Da Vinci! The naples yellow deep, cerulean blue and Denise's grey are my favorites. Try a landscape with cerulean, Denise's grey and iron oxide only, it is so fun.
It’s a problem now because I would like more tubes by da Vinci!! 😁
Wonderful video
I’m sorry to hear that you have the flu as well! I don’t mind it if I can cocoon at home, but if I have to work like I had too it’s really ugly! Your words are very kind, I always feel a bit awkward to paint in a video so I do appreciate them very much. I don’t think Da Vinci paints are available in Europe. Take care of yourself and get better soon! Once again, thank you. ❤️
Oh my Lord!
I LOVE every single color!!
I’m buying this set for sure.
Canada is SO expensive but I love that pallet too much.
THANKYOU 🫶💕🤗
Dear Taven, I admit I totally share your enthusiasm! 😂🥰🥰💕💕you made me smile! Thank you!
Dear Taven, I admit I totally share your enthusiasm! 😂🥰🥰💕💕you made me smile! Thank you!
I’m in Canada, too, and I agree. Studio Six in Ontario Carrie’s Da Vinci paints. They don’t have all the colours but they do have a nice selection. Their prices are ok but they often have sales. Hope this helps
I have this set too I love it! They are finishing up a 60% off sale so I’ve stocked up on way too much 😄
I love the colors you chose in the chickens. So fun! That one made me smile the whole time you painted
If I lived in America I would do the same! Such wonderful paint at a decent price…❤️ lucky you!
Ahaha thank you for the smiling at the chicken! It was so much fun to paint!! 😀
@@WatercolorElisabetta yes. But you can get old holland. Too expensive for me here! Never even tried it but it sounds really good. Same with Rembrandt
@@LCLand true!! Especially Rembrandt, quite affordable here.
Oh dear, now I Neeeeed this beautiful set! Great job on those gorgeous sketches, too! May I ask what paper you used for the swatching? I have One tube of DaVinci and it is Permanent Alizaren Crimson. It is so rich and vibrant, but they are expensive here in the US as well. I love the Terra Cotta the best for sure!
Hello Mary! It’s a gorgeous set!! The paper is in the description box !
I sure hope you get to feeling better soon
Thank you Phillip! I am looking forward to the weekend to slow down. 😔
I got this set a while back. It's a lovely set. I love Denise's green.
Thank you Shannon for commenting. I will check out this green!
Bellissimi i colori e anche le illustrazioni!
Grazie Julia….è facile con materiali così belli ❤️
Sorry to hear you’ve been sick, I hope you are feeling better! This is a lovely set. If only they were easily available over here. Then again, maybe I should be thankful that they rule themselves out 😂
Yeeees Sonya, it’s for sure better that they are not available….but still I wish they were! I simply love them!
Amazing palette of colours. I can't buy them here in Sweden. So unfortunate.
Yes it’s such a shame…..they are fantastic! On the other hand we have lovely European brands available….. Thanks for sharing!
Why not?
Not first, but I’m still alive 😂😂. Have to found the time to watch yet 🙂.
I was about to call the police to declare you were missing… 😰 so worried 😟
@@WatercolorElisabetta So sorry! 😂
@@awatercolourist forgiven 😉
@@WatercolorElisabetta Thanks 😄
What paper do you use most frequently?
Hi!! I vary a lot….cotton paper for commissions. Otherwise I really enjoy sketchbooks like Fabriano 25% cotton, or Khadi paper.
@@WatercolorElisabettalove khadi ❤
As far as I'm aware, Schmincke and Da Vinci are independent companies. Schmincke for sure is still family owned. That said, Shmincke, Da Vinci, and Hahnemühle have been collaborating for decades; you have seen Da Vinci brushes in Schmincke sets, I am sure. :)
That is actually a different da vinci. Da Vinci US is all paints only. They are family owned as well.
@@reneaclark7689 Not talking about Da Vinci US. I'm talking about when she said she thought Schmincke & CO Künstlerfarben GmbH and da Vinci-DEFET Künstlerpinselfabrik GmbH belong to the same company group (around 2:30). My understanding is they do not; they don't belong to any group at all.
@@irmabecx4758 I am not 100% sure about this but I do recall the CEO of Schminke saying in one video that they do have a stake on Da Vinci but only in terms of shares.
I love this set and thank you so much for exploring it with us. Denise has not just made a useful and interesting palette, but also pointed us to the opaque pigments we don’t always use because they are sometimes hard to integrate into our mainly transparent collections. Maybe we use them for little details or particular effects but then they become a little banal, like English red for tiled roofs etc., instead of getting explored in their own right. I am sure I actually own many of these pigments already, but they are isolated in different collections! Orphaned because they are not with the pigments that are like them, so they stick out like a sore thumb when they get used! An exception maybe are Naples yellow and cobalt teal, for the light bright vivacity. If I cannot get this palette - I have an idea it is pricey- there is always the option to assemble something very similar, and even seek out additional. Pigments that would work well.
Your painted examples are lovely, the chickens made me smile. I am in awe of how much you know! Thank you, as always, and I hope you are starting to feel better.
@chopin4525 this is what I though! Crossed shares…. They are partners (in crime, as far as I’m concerned). Thank you!!