I love Rosa Gallery... I get them straight from the Ukraine. I have to wait about a month for them, but they're worth it. It seems like Eastern European colors are more opaque and I love it!
Nothing wrong with opaque watercolors. I know some people don't like them but as long as you know that you can use them the way they are intended and everything works fine.
Enjoying the commentary and honesty in this review! I have the 35 set and added some convenience colours from the “romantic” set. I love these paints. Yes they share the same name as me (it’s pretty nice to have a metal tin with my name on it!) but they also paint so well and are so fun to work with for a fair price
I'm glad you enjoyed this. Oh, I bet that's fun, there are no Pete Paints but maybe there should be. 🤔 These are very professional and a great brand to use.
I take the flap off all my metal tins. I don’t use it and it’s just in the way. I’ve been using Rosa for about 2 years and really enjoy them. I bought a 21 color set and added 6 other colors. The only color I gave been disappointed with is their Quinacradone Gold. It’s very dull and doesn’t have that bright yellow punch at the end. Enjoyed your swatching and review.
Thanks for the swatching video! I recently bought this set but hadn't unwrapped the pans until you pointed out that the ends of each pan had the name on one end and the properties on the other. There are even little perforations at the edges so as to cleanly remove the central part of the stickers. I think Rosa Gallery takes some liberties with pigment content vs the names they give their paints. Since they are a Ukrainian company I'm willing to forgive. My Chromium Green Oxide pan is labeled PG17 on the sticker. I couldn't find the box but when it turns up I'll see what it says. As for Cobalt Turquoise, I read somewhere that PB28 turns green when aluminum is added to it. I found a tube of Daniel Smith labeled Cobalt Turquoise which says the only pigment in it is PB36, but I also found a tube of M.Graham called Cobalt Teal that shows its pigment as being Cobalt Aluminate PB28. Thanks again for your tutorials!
This was my first full set of Western watercolors.? when, after my precious son passed away 2 1/2yrs ago; me, my eldest and my best friend decided to try and merge East and West in his honor. Long story short…he got me back into doing art probably 8-9 years ago when he was in China. I’ve studied calligraphy and traditional painting with several incredible Chinese tutors including one who taught here in the US for 30yrs. My best friend and daughter are the “real” artists, but I’m trying my best before my vision disappears completely. My Chinese tutor told me to at least start with single pigments and get used to mixing my own. I now have all but the newest Rosa’s Single pigments and most white night’s. These ARE incredible paints and because they don’t stuff them with fillers; I can easily adapt them to my xuan paper if I want to use them in that medium.
I enjoy them. I have 3 sets. Because of them I hate half pans now. I love how they use full pans! Lol I even converted my master palette (studio) into all full pans. Lol even though my master palette is mostly Daniel Smith, I still pull out my Rosa’s. They wet beautifully and their indigo is beautiful! And their color Black Grape is amazing!
Try mixing violet and phthalo green, it's a really nice blue black than can be used for final touches and mark-making. I like having an almost black and using it instead of a pen for some bits of interest after the painting is done.
I want to protect cobalt turquoise. It’s single pigment and it’s still pb28. Some other brands offer this pigment in this shade too. It depends on the way of processing the pigment. Like cadmiums with same pigment can have different color because of processing.
I just got the “landscape” set a couple weeks ago and it seems to have a better balanced palette in terms of color (it also had the bent middle pan!). They have been fun to paint with. I like they have open stock options.
Open stock is always best. If they had them here I would get them in the colors I use most. I don't know what's with the bent pans but they need to get a handle on that.
I used to use it all the time for mixing but I just can't do it anymore. It stains the stains. I just can't handle it. I have a little ocd when it comes to things being clean. I agree, it does mix well.
Thank you for your honest review and opinion=3 The Swatching part always calms me down. I have these paints and I love them. These little rounded pans are so cute!
I am just in the process of trying these out myself and although I really like them, I think I will use them more like a gouache paint. Most of them are not all that transparent I find. But they’re really fun and I like them. I wish the umber was stronger as it’s very wishy-washy but it does make a great mixing color. Thanks for the video.
Actually mine are kinda sorted like yours, aka like my opaque watercolour box back in school (Deckfarben are a main staple here in German school education) I do whites- titanium buff (love mine for some vitagey pastels) - cold yellows- warm yellows - yellowish oranges - red leaning oranges - rusty, orange leaning reds - violet/bluish reds - pinks and magentas - lilacs and violetts- ultramarines/violettish blues - cyan, phthalo blues - bluish green (like phthalo greens) - yellowish through brownish greens ( like sap green and chromium oxide) - ochres/natural sienna- warm browns like burnt sienna or burnt umber - cool browns like umber and sepia - and grey and blacks (including my van gogh shadow colours, the perylenes usually go with the reds, violetts and greens they belong with 😊)
It is cool to be able to have the name on the pan. I do have them on my wish list. After I see part 2 video I will decide if they stay on my wish list 😊
They are good paints overall. I didn't see any problems with them but the color palette didn't do it for me. Some of the colors are great but I am at a point where I enjoy themed color palettes more and more. Overall I'd recommend them as much as I would some other basic sets. I prefer QoR and Daniel Smith but even those act very differently from each other. I applaud them for using full pans in a lot of their sets and from what I understand there are some distributors who sell individual pans, which is great. I plan on putting together a set of these which are more my speed color wise. 👍🏻
I love watching your swatching. I built my own palettes from open stock pans, most of which are Rosa. I really dislike the standard colours you get all the time, always too many yellows and not enough pinks and purples! That whole first row I only really like the golden yellow and I avoid cad colours and don’t really like yellow/oranges in general. Not really a fan of dio violets even though I love purples. But finally someone else who doesn’t like ultramarine blue! 🙌 so overrated 😂 the cobalt turquoise is my absolute favourite though, it’s my most heavily used colour now. Also a big fan or earth reds. I prefer having fun convenience colours to doing loads of mixing. I’m a very abstract painter and tend to do things quickly haha
Thank you! I agree, I don't usually like sets and I prefer to get everything open stock. Some aren't terrible but most suck. Why? Because most include ultramarine blue. Lol.
I thought I was the only one 😅...yeah, I stopped using Ultramarine for the sky. In reality I just dont see it up there. Its just too purpleish. I use Cobalt and maybe some very diluted Thalo blue for the lower parts. The Thalo blue makes some fantastic greens too.
I have the 14 pan set of mono pigments and I love it. The paints activate very easily which is a blessing and a curse because it makes layering difficult without disturbing the already dried layer below. Not a deal breaker but just need to learn how to use them differently than other watercolors. They’re like a hybrid between watercolor and gouache.
I have used them quite a bit after this video. I enjoy them. I want to look at some of their more unique colors like the granulating series. Those appeal to me a lot. Overall they work. 👍🏻
Oh and some of their new colours!! Cobalt grey, maroon brown, jade green! Also green is an earth colour. Green is literally on the ground, the colour of rocks. I live in Canada. I know earth tones. 🤭
Thank you for your video! And for supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦 I have been using Rosa Gallery paints for 5 years. Now I ordered a large set of 35 colors for botanical watercolours and am waiting for delivery from Ukraine 🇺🇦 to France 🇫🇷
Most manufactures print info on the side of the pan. Paper sticker is not a great idea. It will get gunked up eventually as they all do, only if you try to clean it off a paper sticker it might rub off the info too.
Thank you! There are some strange color choices but it's supposed to be single pigment colors only so I understand that. Overall, I've come to enjoy this as it is.
I love your attitude! 😅 I can't say I'm loving the Rosa Gallery paint colors, though. The darkest yellow is pretty good. But I require more reds in a palette. I do a lot of floral painting, and especially like poppies so I need very rich, dark reds. I wasn't impressed with the blues, either. It needs an indigo, and that cobalt turquoise is just too pale! I would have no use for the emerald, as it's not a very "natural" green. I think their "Green" is a Hooker's Green. Is the Chromium Oxide like a Perylene Green? I do like that color a lot. Their Burnt Sienna looks much like my DS Aussie Red Gold, which is a very useful and pretty color. Great review! I really enjoyed it! 😊
I'm glad you enjoyed this. I agree, this palette wasn't very impressive but these are their single pigment set. A different set might have been nicer. I prefer a more muted palette but all in all they were good for the colors they gave.
The 'green' (PG 8) is in fact a single pigment. All my Hookers green are a mix of 2-3 different colors. If you need Indigo try to mix your own with a black and a blue. These mixes make awesome Indigos. :-) And the Chromium green contains a chromium salt, whereas I was surprised to see that Perylene green is considered a Pbk Pigment. I sometimes think finding the chemistry behind the pigments is a hobby in itself 🙂
Rosa Gallery has a floral set, which has lots of reds, pinks and purples...maybe that is more adept to your needs. That set has some multiple pigment colours, though.
I could be wrong but I've heard other paint makers explain that 2 hues can be made from the same single piment but appear a completely different color because of the way the pigment is processed. Per google- Paint particle size significantly impacts light refraction by influencing how much light is scattered, with smaller particles generally scattering more light, resulting in greater opacity and a more vibrant color, while larger particles scatter less light, leading to a more transparent appearance; the optimal particle size for light scattering is typically around half the wavelength of visible light. As the particle size decreases, the tinting strength improves. However, the undertone also changes, with a move towards a bluish undertone being observed due to the increased scattering efficiency observed at the blue end of the spectrum for fine particles. So basically, you can be looking at the same blend of pigment and binder but depending on pigment particle size, it can be more shiny or more opaque, more bold, more blue or red leaning, etc. Which is actually similar to how the sky can appear a different color or even different shade of blue depending on elevation and air molecule size. Per google- The sky appears different colors at different elevations because the density of air molecules changes with altitude, causing varying amounts of light scattering; at higher elevations, with fewer molecules, the sky appears darker blue or even slightly violet, while at lower elevations, the sky looks more vibrant blue due to increased light scattering by the denser air. So darker, redder leaning skies! But I'm with you, it's not my idea of a sky blue. The single pigment thing confused the heck out of me too originally. Lol. Thanks for the video.
That's strange. When I was researching gouache years ago I heard that some manufacturers added white pigment to make the paint more opaque. The more I researched the more I found many paint companies who claimed they didn't add whitening agents and yet they still produced opaque gouache, like M Graham gouache. So I asked a few how they had their same watercolor formula look so opaque. Their answer was the exact opposite of what you found. The rep I spoke to said they used larger particles to make the paint appear more opaque. They could have been misinformed. It happens. Thanks for the info. I guess I need to do more research. 👍🏻
That's a good question. I have not done any lifting tests on these so right now I couldn't say. Sorry. When I test these again, I could let you know. I don't lift a lot at all in my work so I never think of that.
Hullo Pete, I have never seen a video from you before, I suppose I am seeing this video because I just watched Denise Soden’s new video on Rosa’s swatches from their dot card! I am surprised at your attitude on Ultramarine Blue, I was taught that you are going to need this color for mixing as a staple for a watercolor palette! I am more of a fan of Indanthrene Blue and Cobalt Blue too! I want to thank you for your opinions on this brand, I may disagree with you, yet I am able to see your point of view. Thank you for sharing, please have a wonderful day.
Hi! Welcome to the channel and thank you for sharing. People make up rules for art that aren't for everyone. I have not had ultramarine on my palette for more years than I can remember and I have never missed it. It really all depends on your color palette choice. I usually use a more muted palette with more unique color choices. Now if you want to paint a particular subject that is color accurate then you probably would use it, however I like to add my own color idea to things and I'm not very concerned with color accuracy. I think using colors that are not commonly found give a little personality to the piece and I try to never use a split primary set unless I am reviewing a particular set. As far as this set, I have kept it laying around so I grab it a little more when I'm just sitting around the house and I have come to enjoy it for what it is. They are just fine watercolor paint and I never really had an issue with them, I just didn't see anything special about them. However, I want to get a color palette I would normally use and see if that changes my opinion on them. I would definitely grab these over something like Paul Ruben's watercolor but they just didn't wow me. I hope to hear from you again. Have a great day! 🙂
@@IllustrationsByPete Yep My go to brand has become DaVinci of California! I was surprised by them and just purchased them to support an Artist I was watching and she got to curate a collection for DaVinci and that was a dream come true for me (One that never happened for me) I have several palettes depending on what I want to paint and they re my brand to give away and send to people asking what they should get (relatives or friends) Have you tried them? I guess I had better look around your channel!
I think how we name and interpret colours is also reliant on our culture and language. what one person calls red could be orange in another person eyes. that's probably why the flame red is called red instead of orange. I think it's not unfitting because it does get this more pink-ish hue when you use a lot of water and that something I expect from a red. from a true orange I would expect more salmon and warm-yellow tones when I water them down. and you probably can paint real nice fire with it...using it for mixing and painting for skin might also be really nice. or for florals. it seems like a really useful colour to have. I love red oranges. I really like that they included a cobalt turquoise because I use that a lot when painting figures as an accent or mixing colour. I make my line with a vermillion coloured ink pen and then at PT102 and cobalt turquoise to it. The one I have (schmincke) is a bit more vibrant I think, but this one is still pretty nice. combined with the cobalt blue, phthalo blue and maybe some greens it might be really nice to use for tropical seascapes ( the north sea is more murky green brown in most days haha). classical carmine is that pigment that's made of cochenille bugs. if you look at actual carmine/cochenille paints they are actually relatively blue-leaning/pinkish in hue too. it also looks similar to schmincke's permanent carmine. I wouldn't expect it to be a naphthol even with the pigment...I feel naphthol red is much more neutral as a red. I wish they included am actual viridian instead of phthalo green, I think that green is more manageable. I like having a blue-ish green but phthalo green is a bit difficult to work with for me because it's so intense. depends on the brands too though. also not sure if the umber is that useful for me personally. I am sure it's useful for others but it looks a bit light to me. I'd like to have a really dark brown or blue grey to make really dark mixes.
All good points. To your first point, yes people refer to colors differently in different areas. Everything I am saying is just pertaining to me and my experience. These are good paints and I've enjoyed using them. There are definitely colors I do not use and I don't like, but that isn't a comment on the quality. i just find some of the names odd, that's all. Some of them are absolutely beautiful. 👍🏻
Yes, color charts are terrible. I don't think I've ever seen them match the actual colors, but I am glad they show you what's available in the series. 👍🏻
I love Rosa Gallery watercolors. I bought several open stock from Jackson’s and they’re very inexpensive. I will say, the only one I got I did not like being spoiled by the perfection that is Roman Szmal Quin Gold, the Rosa Gallery Quin Gold is ugly and just too orange.
@@IllustrationsByPete You are in for a treat. They’re amazing! They’re more expensive now than when I first started buying them. So I just wait for sales on Jackson’s. I have a measly 35 so far but it’s a start.
A measley 35? 😂 I need to put together a substantial enough order to buy from Jackson's being that the shipping is already the cost of a small order, but I will do it. I'll get some open stock on the Rosa's as well. Thanks!
@@IllustrationsByPete well, in general, shipping for an order to the US is about $8-10 for about $20-$30, but it changes as you add to your order, I’ve order $35-40 and SH went down to $4, and as you add more shipping turns out free. lol I say “measly” because there are over 100 colors in Roman Szmal, and I want many more! 🫣🤗 I like to get backups of my fave shades too like the granulating Aquarius colors like Aquarius Green, black, Misty Morning, Shadow Violet, Potter’s Pink, Hematite Violet is glorious, Hookers Green, Olive Green, oh my the list goes on, oh, and Przyby’s Grey… But like I said, wait for them to go on sale, full pans, and they now have half pans. In ref to the Rosa G., they’re so inexpensive you can easily load up on those, in singles.
I’m from Ukraine and tried a lot of colors from Rosa gallery. And I own quin gold by RS. I totally agree with you. Quin gold by Rosa is a no use colour for my, kinda dirtyish in mixes, not a nice opaque shade of a color that is not nice to my taste.
I have not tried these but i have a big White Nights set I got years ago (bought open stock) and I'm pretty sure these are manufactured in the same factory as White Nights so I've seen no reason to pick these up as it would basically be duplicates of what I already have lol though I misplaced my cadmium lemon and am really bummed about it. That was a color that actually surprised me and I had slept on for awhile and has earned a permanent place on my palette as my "cool" yellow. You're hurting me with ultramarine slander haha it's such a great mixing blue and I tried using cobalt blue in it's place once to see and it just wasn't the same, I think a good ultramarine has a smidge bit more tint strength which I like and honestly it is the only blue I have on some of my limited "travel" palettes because of how versatile it is with mixing especially and you can get really nice Payne's Greys mixing it with either a burnt sienna or a quin burnt orange (PO48). I understand the frustration with phthalo green too, as I find it TOO tinting at times and now go for veridian instead as it isn't as strong. Though with the discontinuation of PO48, I will probably find myself using it more to mix my own convenience sap green once I run out of my tubes as finding the PY150, PO48, PG7 versions are going to become harder and harder :( THOUGH! I am glad that there are some PR101s (like the burnt sienna in this set) that looks like a pretty close dupe for PO48, so it gives me hope that it won't be a huge loss like PO49 was
From what I understand, white nights are made in Russia and these are made in the Ukraine. Ultramarine is a good mixing color but I still don't like it. Lol. I have a mental block against it. So is Phthalo green I just can not deal with it. It's ok, I just keep the convenient mixes in my palettes and tune them with other colors. Thanks for your input. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete There is suspicion they are because they are the only 2 brands that have PG8 in their line and White Nights was the only one who had it for a very long time before Rosa came onto the scene
@@godzandherosthese are totally different brands produced in different countries. PG8 is usual for Eastern European brands. You can even buy just the pigment.
The cobalt turquoise looks more like an aquamarine to me. A lovely color, but definitely NOT turquoise ! So, where is the cooking?! Your alter ego is hilarious !!
I was going to say that you might want to mix that Turquoise, or better yet the Cobalt Blue with that pr122. It's wildly granulating and amazing. You can mix it (edit: the PR122) with a true Veridian (PG 18) for a more subdued earthy purple that granulats amazingly.
I love Rosa Gallery... I get them straight from the Ukraine. I have to wait about a month for them, but they're worth it. It seems like Eastern European colors are more opaque and I love it!
Nothing wrong with opaque watercolors. I know some people don't like them but as long as you know that you can use them the way they are intended and everything works fine.
Enjoying the commentary and honesty in this review!
I have the 35 set and added some convenience colours from the “romantic” set. I love these paints. Yes they share the same name as me (it’s pretty nice to have a metal tin with my name on it!) but they also paint so well and are so fun to work with for a fair price
I'm glad you enjoyed this. Oh, I bet that's fun, there are no Pete Paints but maybe there should be. 🤔 These are very professional and a great brand to use.
I take the flap off all my metal tins. I don’t use it and it’s just in the way. I’ve been using Rosa for about 2 years and really enjoy them. I bought a 21 color set and added 6 other colors. The only color I gave been disappointed with is their Quinacradone Gold. It’s very dull and doesn’t have that bright yellow punch at the end. Enjoyed your swatching and review.
Thank you! I am starting to see that it gets in the way on these longer palettes. I might start removing them too. 👍🏻
Agree about quin gold. It’s not the best of their range. But they still have wonderful choices. BTW new supergranulating series feels stunning.
Thanks for the swatching video! I recently bought this set but hadn't unwrapped the pans until you pointed out that the ends of each pan had the name on one end and the properties on the other. There are even little perforations at the edges so as to cleanly remove the central part of the stickers. I think Rosa Gallery takes some liberties with pigment content vs the names they give their paints. Since they are a Ukrainian company I'm willing to forgive. My Chromium Green Oxide pan is labeled PG17 on the sticker. I couldn't find the box but when it turns up I'll see what it says. As for Cobalt Turquoise, I read somewhere that PB28 turns green when aluminum is added to it. I found a tube of Daniel Smith labeled Cobalt Turquoise which says the only pigment in it is PB36, but I also found a tube of M.Graham called Cobalt Teal that shows its pigment as being Cobalt Aluminate PB28.
Thanks again for your tutorials!
That's great info, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂
About burnt sienna. You would love the royal brown from Rosa gallery. It’s reddish, transparent and some unique pigment pbr25
I will have to try it. Thanks. 👍🏻
Agree. The Royal brown is a stunner.
This was my first full set of Western watercolors.? when, after my precious son passed away 2 1/2yrs ago; me, my eldest and my best friend decided to try and merge East and West in his honor. Long story short…he got me back into doing art probably 8-9 years ago when he was in China. I’ve studied calligraphy and traditional painting with several incredible Chinese tutors including one who taught here in the US for 30yrs. My best friend and daughter are the “real” artists, but I’m trying my best before my vision disappears completely.
My Chinese tutor told me to at least start with single pigments and get used to mixing my own. I now have all but the newest Rosa’s Single pigments and most white night’s. These ARE incredible paints and because they don’t stuff them with fillers; I can easily adapt them to my xuan paper if I want to use them in that medium.
Sorry for your loss. I'm glad you started to create. Sounds like a good friend. 🙂
I enjoy them. I have 3 sets. Because of them I hate half pans now. I love how they use full pans! Lol I even converted my master palette (studio) into all full pans. Lol even though my master palette is mostly Daniel Smith, I still pull out my Rosa’s. They wet beautifully and their indigo is beautiful! And their color Black Grape is amazing!
I will have to try those colors. I hate half pans. They drive me nuts. I agree, I love that they use full pans. 👍🏻
Try mixing violet and phthalo green, it's a really nice blue black than can be used for final touches and mark-making. I like having an almost black and using it instead of a pen for some bits of interest after the painting is done.
That sounds like a good idea. I usually use a concentrated Paynes gray like that but in this set I could mix those and use them that way. 👍🏻
Thanks for the great tip!❤ I'll try tgat out too.
I want to protect cobalt turquoise. It’s single pigment and it’s still pb28. Some other brands offer this pigment in this shade too. It depends on the way of processing the pigment. Like cadmiums with same pigment can have different color because of processing.
It's not bad. Better than the QoR color for me.
I just got the “landscape” set a couple weeks ago and it seems to have a better balanced palette in terms of color (it also had the bent middle pan!). They have been fun to paint with. I like they have open stock options.
Open stock is always best. If they had them here I would get them in the colors I use most. I don't know what's with the bent pans but they need to get a handle on that.
Love the swatching, now….Paint me a picture….🎉😊
Hi Denise! That's coming Thursday. 😉
Very helpful. Thank you Pete.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this. 🙂
I'm here to see if you cook with them
Not this time. 😂
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I LOVE Pthalo green for mixing greys lol I never use it straight but it makes the BEST neutrals.
I used to use it all the time for mixing but I just can't do it anymore. It stains the stains. I just can't handle it. I have a little ocd when it comes to things being clean. I agree, it does mix well.
Have the same set. The flap on mine is fine. With those wrapping stickers, I just peel them off carefully and put them on the bottom of the pan.
Yeah, I have had a few pan sets that are fine and some are not. It's a common thing. No big deal. 👍🏻
Thank you for your honest review and opinion=3 The Swatching part always calms me down. I have these paints and I love them. These little rounded pans are so cute!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed this. 🙂
I am just in the process of trying these out myself and although I really like them, I think I will use them more like a gouache paint. Most of them are not all that transparent I find. But they’re really fun and I like them. I wish the umber was stronger as it’s very wishy-washy but it does make a great mixing color. Thanks for the video.
Thank you! I agree some of them are not strong. You need to work with them a certain way but they can work for certain things. 👍🏻
Actually mine are kinda sorted like yours, aka like my opaque watercolour box back in school (Deckfarben are a main staple here in German school education) I do whites- titanium buff (love mine for some vitagey pastels) - cold yellows- warm yellows - yellowish oranges - red leaning oranges - rusty, orange leaning reds - violet/bluish reds - pinks and magentas - lilacs and violetts- ultramarines/violettish blues - cyan, phthalo blues - bluish green (like phthalo greens) - yellowish through brownish greens ( like sap green and chromium oxide) - ochres/natural sienna- warm browns like burnt sienna or burnt umber - cool browns like umber and sepia - and grey and blacks (including my van gogh shadow colours, the perylenes usually go with the reds, violetts and greens they belong with 😊)
Thank you for sharing. 🙂
It is cool to be able to have the name on the pan. I do have them on my wish list. After I see part 2 video I will decide if they stay on my wish list 😊
They are good paints overall. I didn't see any problems with them but the color palette didn't do it for me. Some of the colors are great but I am at a point where I enjoy themed color palettes more and more. Overall I'd recommend them as much as I would some other basic sets. I prefer QoR and Daniel Smith but even those act very differently from each other. I applaud them for using full pans in a lot of their sets and from what I understand there are some distributors who sell individual pans, which is great. I plan on putting together a set of these which are more my speed color wise. 👍🏻
I love watching your swatching. I built my own palettes from open stock pans, most of which are Rosa. I really dislike the standard colours you get all the time, always too many yellows and not enough pinks and purples! That whole first row I only really like the golden yellow and I avoid cad colours and don’t really like yellow/oranges in general. Not really a fan of dio violets even though I love purples. But finally someone else who doesn’t like ultramarine blue! 🙌 so overrated 😂 the cobalt turquoise is my absolute favourite though, it’s my most heavily used colour now. Also a big fan or earth reds. I prefer having fun convenience colours to doing loads of mixing. I’m a very abstract painter and tend to do things quickly haha
Thank you! I agree, I don't usually like sets and I prefer to get everything open stock. Some aren't terrible but most suck. Why? Because most include ultramarine blue. Lol.
@@IllustrationsByPetemahahah preach 🙌😂
I thought I was the only one 😅...yeah, I stopped using Ultramarine for the sky. In reality I just dont see it up there. Its just too purpleish. I use Cobalt and maybe some very diluted Thalo blue for the lower parts. The Thalo blue makes some fantastic greens too.
I agree. I like the ceruleans and cobalts for my skies but I've also grabbed phthalos as well.
I have the 14 pan set of mono pigments and I love it. The paints activate very easily which is a blessing and a curse because it makes layering difficult without disturbing the already dried layer below. Not a deal breaker but just need to learn how to use them differently than other watercolors. They’re like a hybrid between watercolor and gouache.
I have used them quite a bit after this video. I enjoy them. I want to look at some of their more unique colors like the granulating series. Those appeal to me a lot. Overall they work. 👍🏻
I’m in love with my Rosa paints. I’m tube form! They are amazing value!
I don’t like yellow at all. It makes me angry. But I love there quin yellow, and lemon yellow. Lemon yellow is important if you paint aura borealis.
😂 that's how I feel about the cool yellows. Everyone says yellow should be a cheerful color, but not for me. I need to try them from the tube.
@@IllustrationsByPeteI am still watching. I also do not like ultra blue. Cobalt blue is better in my opinion.
Oh and some of their new colours!! Cobalt grey, maroon brown, jade green! Also green is an earth colour. Green is literally on the ground, the colour of rocks. I live in Canada. I know earth tones. 🤭
Agreed. 👍🏻
Thank you for your presentation! I Wonder if I could by Rosa gallery or Renesans? What do you rekomend???
Sorry, I have never used Renesans. They are on my list and I heard great things about them but I've heard great things about both of them.
Thank you for your video! And for supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦
I have been using Rosa Gallery paints for 5 years. Now I ordered a large set of 35 colors for botanical watercolours and am waiting for delivery from Ukraine 🇺🇦 to France 🇫🇷
The individual paints are not easy to find here but I want to get a set together that resonates a little more with my color palette. 👍🏻
Most manufactures print info on the side of the pan. Paper sticker is not a great idea. It will get gunked up eventually as they all do, only if you try to clean it off a paper sticker it might rub off the info too.
That is true. 👍🏻
i got myself one thanks to this video ❤❤
I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
Good swatching. I like this pallet .
Thank you! There are some strange color choices but it's supposed to be single pigment colors only so I understand that. Overall, I've come to enjoy this as it is.
I love your attitude! 😅 I can't say I'm loving the Rosa Gallery paint colors, though. The darkest yellow is pretty good. But I require more reds in a palette. I do a lot of floral painting, and especially like poppies so I need very rich, dark reds. I wasn't impressed with the blues, either. It needs an indigo, and that cobalt turquoise is just too pale! I would have no use for the emerald, as it's not a very "natural" green. I think their "Green" is a Hooker's Green. Is the Chromium Oxide like a Perylene Green? I do like that color a lot. Their Burnt Sienna looks much like my DS Aussie Red Gold, which is a very useful and pretty color. Great review! I really enjoyed it! 😊
I'm glad you enjoyed this. I agree, this palette wasn't very impressive but these are their single pigment set. A different set might have been nicer. I prefer a more muted palette but all in all they were good for the colors they gave.
The 'green' (PG 8) is in fact a single pigment. All my Hookers green are a mix of 2-3 different colors. If you need Indigo try to mix your own with a black and a blue. These mixes make awesome Indigos. :-) And the Chromium green contains a chromium salt, whereas I was surprised to see that Perylene green is considered a Pbk Pigment. I sometimes think finding the chemistry behind the pigments is a hobby in itself 🙂
Rosa Gallery has a floral set, which has lots of reds, pinks and purples...maybe that is more adept to your needs. That set has some multiple pigment colours, though.
I'll just get some open stock to round out the set for me.
I could be wrong but I've heard other paint makers explain that 2 hues can be made from the same single piment but appear a completely different color because of the way the pigment is processed.
Per google- Paint particle size significantly impacts light refraction by influencing how much light is scattered, with smaller particles generally scattering more light, resulting in greater opacity and a more vibrant color, while larger particles scatter less light, leading to a more transparent appearance; the optimal particle size for light scattering is typically around half the wavelength of visible light. As the particle size decreases, the tinting strength improves. However, the undertone also changes, with a move towards a bluish undertone being observed due to the increased scattering efficiency observed at the blue end of the spectrum for fine particles.
So basically, you can be looking at the same blend of pigment and binder but depending on pigment particle size, it can be more shiny or more opaque, more bold, more blue or red leaning, etc. Which is actually similar to how the sky can appear a different color or even different shade of blue depending on elevation and air molecule size.
Per google-
The sky appears different colors at different elevations because the density of air molecules changes with altitude, causing varying amounts of light scattering; at higher elevations, with fewer molecules, the sky appears darker blue or even slightly violet, while at lower elevations, the sky looks more vibrant blue due to increased light scattering by the denser air. So darker, redder leaning skies! But I'm with you, it's not my idea of a sky blue.
The single pigment thing confused the heck out of me too originally. Lol.
Thanks for the video.
That's strange. When I was researching gouache years ago I heard that some manufacturers added white pigment to make the paint more opaque. The more I researched the more I found many paint companies who claimed they didn't add whitening agents and yet they still produced opaque gouache, like M Graham gouache. So I asked a few how they had their same watercolor formula look so opaque. Their answer was the exact opposite of what you found. The rep I spoke to said they used larger particles to make the paint appear more opaque. They could have been misinformed. It happens. Thanks for the info. I guess I need to do more research. 👍🏻
Well that is interesting! I guess I need to do some more research too. 😄
Aside from Pthalo blue and green, Which would you label as staining
That's a good question. I have not done any lifting tests on these so right now I couldn't say. Sorry. When I test these again, I could let you know. I don't lift a lot at all in my work so I never think of that.
Hullo Pete, I have never seen a video from you before, I suppose I am seeing this video because I just watched Denise Soden’s new video on Rosa’s swatches from their dot card! I am surprised at your attitude on Ultramarine Blue, I was taught that you are going to need this color for mixing as a staple for a watercolor palette! I am more of a fan of Indanthrene Blue and Cobalt Blue too! I want to thank you for your opinions on this brand, I may disagree with you, yet I am able to see your point of view. Thank you for sharing, please have a wonderful day.
Hi! Welcome to the channel and thank you for sharing. People make up rules for art that aren't for everyone. I have not had ultramarine on my palette for more years than I can remember and I have never missed it. It really all depends on your color palette choice. I usually use a more muted palette with more unique color choices. Now if you want to paint a particular subject that is color accurate then you probably would use it, however I like to add my own color idea to things and I'm not very concerned with color accuracy. I think using colors that are not commonly found give a little personality to the piece and I try to never use a split primary set unless I am reviewing a particular set. As far as this set, I have kept it laying around so I grab it a little more when I'm just sitting around the house and I have come to enjoy it for what it is. They are just fine watercolor paint and I never really had an issue with them, I just didn't see anything special about them. However, I want to get a color palette I would normally use and see if that changes my opinion on them. I would definitely grab these over something like Paul Ruben's watercolor but they just didn't wow me. I hope to hear from you again. Have a great day! 🙂
@@IllustrationsByPete Yep My go to brand has become DaVinci of California! I was surprised by them and just purchased them to support an Artist I was watching and she got to curate a collection for DaVinci and that was a dream come true for me (One that never happened for me) I have several palettes depending on what I want to paint and they re my brand to give away and send to people asking what they should get (relatives or friends) Have you tried them? I guess I had better look around your channel!
Those have been on my list for years and I've never bought any. Maybe I need to look at them again. Thanks for the reminder! 🙂
I think how we name and interpret colours is also reliant on our culture and language. what one person calls red could be orange in another person eyes. that's probably why the flame red is called red instead of orange.
I think it's not unfitting because it does get this more pink-ish hue when you use a lot of water and that something I expect from a red. from a true orange I would expect more salmon and warm-yellow tones when I water them down.
and you probably can paint real nice fire with it...using it for mixing and painting for skin might also be really nice. or for florals. it seems like a really useful colour to have.
I love red oranges.
I really like that they included a cobalt turquoise because I use that a lot when painting figures as an accent or mixing colour. I make my line with a vermillion coloured ink pen and then at PT102 and cobalt turquoise to it.
The one I have (schmincke) is a bit more vibrant I think, but this one is still pretty nice.
combined with the cobalt blue, phthalo blue and maybe some greens it might be really nice to use for tropical seascapes ( the north sea is more murky green brown in most days haha).
classical carmine is that pigment that's made of cochenille bugs. if you look at actual carmine/cochenille paints they are actually relatively blue-leaning/pinkish in hue too. it also looks similar to schmincke's permanent carmine. I wouldn't expect it to be a naphthol even with the pigment...I feel naphthol red is much more neutral as a red.
I wish they included am actual viridian instead of phthalo green, I think that green is more manageable. I like having a blue-ish green but phthalo green is a bit difficult to work with for me because it's so intense. depends on the brands too though.
also not sure if the umber is that useful for me personally. I am sure it's useful for others but it looks a bit light to me. I'd like to have a really dark brown or blue grey to make really dark mixes.
All good points. To your first point, yes people refer to colors differently in different areas. Everything I am saying is just pertaining to me and my experience. These are good paints and I've enjoyed using them. There are definitely colors I do not use and I don't like, but that isn't a comment on the quality. i just find some of the names odd, that's all. Some of them are absolutely beautiful. 👍🏻
The pamphlet it comes with actually has a QR code for a colorchart.
Yes, color charts are terrible. I don't think I've ever seen them match the actual colors, but I am glad they show you what's available in the series. 👍🏻
Ultramarine blue...feel the same way about it.
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I have four sets I love them so pigmented.
They are very vibrant. 👍🏻
I love Rosa Gallery watercolors. I bought several open stock from Jackson’s and they’re very inexpensive. I will say, the only one I got I did not like being spoiled by the perfection that is Roman Szmal Quin Gold, the Rosa Gallery Quin Gold is ugly and just too orange.
I would love to try Roman Small. They look stunning.
@@IllustrationsByPete You are in for a treat. They’re amazing! They’re more expensive now than when I first started buying them. So I just wait for sales on Jackson’s. I have a measly 35 so far but it’s a start.
A measley 35? 😂 I need to put together a substantial enough order to buy from Jackson's being that the shipping is already the cost of a small order, but I will do it. I'll get some open stock on the Rosa's as well. Thanks!
@@IllustrationsByPete well, in general, shipping for an order to the US is about $8-10 for about $20-$30, but it changes as you add to your order, I’ve order $35-40 and SH went down to $4, and as you add more shipping turns out free. lol I say “measly” because there are over 100 colors in Roman Szmal, and I want many more! 🫣🤗 I like to get backups of my fave shades too like the granulating Aquarius colors like Aquarius Green, black, Misty Morning, Shadow Violet, Potter’s Pink, Hematite Violet is glorious, Hookers Green, Olive Green, oh my the list goes on, oh, and Przyby’s Grey… But like I said, wait for them to go on sale, full pans, and they now have half pans. In ref to the Rosa G., they’re so inexpensive you can easily load up on those, in singles.
I’m from Ukraine and tried a lot of colors from Rosa gallery. And I own quin gold by RS. I totally agree with you. Quin gold by Rosa is a no use colour for my, kinda dirtyish in mixes, not a nice opaque shade of a color that is not nice to my taste.
I have not tried these but i have a big White Nights set I got years ago (bought open stock) and I'm pretty sure these are manufactured in the same factory as White Nights so I've seen no reason to pick these up as it would basically be duplicates of what I already have lol though I misplaced my cadmium lemon and am really bummed about it. That was a color that actually surprised me and I had slept on for awhile and has earned a permanent place on my palette as my "cool" yellow.
You're hurting me with ultramarine slander haha it's such a great mixing blue and I tried using cobalt blue in it's place once to see and it just wasn't the same, I think a good ultramarine has a smidge bit more tint strength which I like and honestly it is the only blue I have on some of my limited "travel" palettes because of how versatile it is with mixing especially and you can get really nice Payne's Greys mixing it with either a burnt sienna or a quin burnt orange (PO48).
I understand the frustration with phthalo green too, as I find it TOO tinting at times and now go for veridian instead as it isn't as strong. Though with the discontinuation of PO48, I will probably find myself using it more to mix my own convenience sap green once I run out of my tubes as finding the PY150, PO48, PG7 versions are going to become harder and harder :( THOUGH! I am glad that there are some PR101s (like the burnt sienna in this set) that looks like a pretty close dupe for PO48, so it gives me hope that it won't be a huge loss like PO49 was
From what I understand, white nights are made in Russia and these are made in the Ukraine. Ultramarine is a good mixing color but I still don't like it. Lol. I have a mental block against it. So is Phthalo green I just can not deal with it. It's ok, I just keep the convenient mixes in my palettes and tune them with other colors. Thanks for your input. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete There is suspicion they are because they are the only 2 brands that have PG8 in their line and White Nights was the only one who had it for a very long time before Rosa came onto the scene
Good info. 👍🏻
@@godzandherosthese are totally different brands produced in different countries. PG8 is usual for Eastern European brands. You can even buy just the pigment.
@@godzandheros I have PG8 from both brands and they have a different hue. I've compared a couple of other colors too and most are slightly different.
Looks like these guys are setting your expectations low (sample colors on the box and flimsy box) so they can mesmerize you with the actual colors :D.
I guess. That's one way to go about marketing. It's kinda the opposite of every other marketing company. 😂
*grin*
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I find there are issues with layering. Mostly pigment ok, but more water reactivated color underneath too easy.😂🎉
That's great info, thanks! They must not be very staining and easy to lift. 👍🏻
Leslie Stroz (also on YT, very experienced) had the same experience with these paints.
The cobalt turquoise looks more like an aquamarine to me. A lovely color, but definitely NOT turquoise ! So, where is the cooking?! Your alter ego is hilarious !!
No more cooking yet. 😂 That is going into dedicated videos. I agree, I don't like that color. It's not for me. Glad you enjoyed this. 🙂
it looks like malachite (the natural pigment of the stone/not the color of the stone itself) to me
I was going to say that you might want to mix that Turquoise, or better yet the Cobalt Blue with that pr122. It's wildly granulating and amazing. You can mix it (edit: the PR122) with a true Veridian (PG 18) for a more subdued earthy purple that granulats amazingly.
I need to try that, thanks. 👍🏻