PO64 FUGITIVE + Misleading Lightfast Rating Practices! Schmincke White Nights Roman Szmal Watercolor
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2021
- Watercolor fading problems Schmincke Saturn Red, White Nights Orange and Peach, Rembrandt, Roman Szmal + Winsor & Newton's Cadmium Free Orange test results. Lightfast rating practices, blue wool scale, ASTM, why fugitive colors are sold as lightfast.
I buy Schmincke, White Nights, Rembrandt and Roman Szmal watercolors online at Jackson's Worldwide here - www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/col...
Winsor & Newton is available within the USA at Blick here (Jackson's also has them above, but only within the UK) - shrsl.com/2d1hc
Coliro metallic gold mica watercolor is also available on Amazon - amzn.to/3yKn3Ua
My website's art supply reviews by brand, lightfast and fugitive lists here - www.kimcrick.com/pages/lightf...
My pigment database in progress (with swatch card images) - www.kimcrick.com/pages/pigmen...
While these two are getting a bit outdated, there's still a lot of info worth checking out at:
Handprint's top 40 - www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/pale...
The Color of Art Pigment Database - www.artiscreation.com/Color_in...
List of all my favorite brushes, mixing palettes, papers, pens etc. can be found on my watercolor supplies list at - www.kimcrick.com/pages/waterc...
BRUSHES:
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Heritage to hold a good point amzn.to/32hBUbz
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This wasn't a fun video topic, but I felt it was necessary, hopefully helpful and if nothing else - informative as usual ;) You'll probably be able to tell that I'm sick of wasting money on paints that weren't suppose to limit me to prints/sketchbooks... These were sold as appropriate for wall art/to sell, but were not lightfast as advertised! I realize not everyone is interested in this aspect of watercolor quality, but it's still good to be aware of the problems and rating systems. There's not enough information out there about the way artists are generally mislead when buying paints. I hope this will help some artists make informed decisions.
You do a good job. To the point a tactful. Remember, your not the one that made this a difficult conversation to have. It's only difficult cuz the ones that made it difficult aren't having it. Keep up the good work
Oh no no no. Not me who just invested in a tube of this color. Why?! :( thank you so much for your work! We have to keep these companies accountable. They cannot continue selling to us whatever they put in the tube and on the packaging. Schmincke really disappointed me, it's not what I expect from a German company.
OMG. It was my favorite color. I did so many commercial works with it. It is so bad news. I really need to do my own watercolor tests. Don't trust to art brands.
You've come up with the perfect video format in my opinion. The small paintings are detailed enough to keep me interested but still simple enough to really let the paint/pigment that you're showcasing stand out and reveal its unique qualities. Your level of research and knowledge is unmatched and you present it all in a way that is easy to understand.
Your work is so much more helpful than any tube or box of paint I've ever purchased! Thank you for your diligence on lightfastedness!
Ugh, I recently sent some watercolour paintings to a friend in Australia...I think I used mostly light fast paints on them, but I'm probably going to send her a message to be wary of putting them in full sun. It shouldn't be a thing we have to do when we use paints marked 'lightfast'.
Perhaps the paint manufacturers aren't doing their own tests and just copy lightfastness information from the supplier of the pigment, out of lazyness and/or cost reduction.
Another great video! All things about lightfast testing no one ever tells you. I have previously thought to myself, something along the lines of, She's just one woman in her window, how can she be more accurate than companies with whole roofs and teams devoted to this as a job? Well, now I know! Thank you for doing this work and shame on these companies for NOT doing it! BTW, I seemed to have dodged a bullet with this particular pigment, tons of PO73, and PO48, but no PO64, I checked twice. :)
companies are much more likely to change if sales of fugitive colours simply fail to sell. So one way or another our opinions will be heard.
this makes it sound like making art is a losing battle, just creating something that will fade no matter what you do.
I did a 3 mo lightfast test on the white nights orange and it faded in that time, in mass tone. Not significantly, but faded none the less. I do not really use orange paint often, as I normally mix my own, so the orange just sits in my paint bin.
I'm thankful that I personally don't own this color and I'm excited to hear that Golden's testing is so carefully done! They've been a favorite brand of mine and this news just adds to that.
Thank you for your hard and time consuming work and for sharing your experiencies. I have White Nights PO64 in my travelling limited palette with PY150 (for yellow - oranges) and PR122 (reds, warm reds) etc. (totally 8 colours). I use it in my scetchbook, but it is useful to know about its problematic lightfastness. Thank you.
Really fascinating. You really broke down how all that is done and cataloged in a way I hadn't heard explained. Thanks. Something about cadmium and vermillion hues really appeal to me, which I've always thought was funny because the colors are naturally so toxic.
a few days ago, I finished Lightfastness test (8 months south-side) for 54 white nights watercolors, I made two sets, one was outside the window and other behind doble-glass uv,
It's unfortunate that these companies continue to give false information. I hope that with artist's (like yourself) testing and sharing this information, that it will strongly encourage companies to step it up! You've definitely encouraged me to do my own lightfast testing, especially for those questionable colors.
Thank you so much for these videos, you’ve taught me so much and I feel like I’m learning more all the time!
That was an awesome video. Details are important. I am starting out for my pleasure and I want to use quality paint, so I began researching which paints to invest in. I really had no idea there was so much difference but in the end don't we all want the work we do to last and continue as vibrant as we intended. Thank you so much for taking the time to share.
I really appreciate yours and a few other creators' work in this area! Thank you for the effort!