Top 10 Watercolor Sets For Beginners in the Test! 2019 Edition
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Hey! In this video I wanted to test out the top 10 most popular watercolors for beginners to see what is the best watercolor set for beginners. I'll cover watercolors from different price range so it fits in your budget! In this watercolor review I'll be testing, camel watercolor tubes, winsor & newton cotman pocket set and the winsor & newton bluebox, da vinci sets, sennelier la petite aquarell, daniel smith, arteza, prima marketing & schmincke akamedie watercolors.
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○ Winsor & newton Cotman Pocket Set bit.ly/2LQ4TLf *
○ Van Gogh pocket Set bit.ly/2WkSMJE *
○ Arteza amzn.to/2LzOpH9 *
○ Sennelier la petite Aquarelle amzn.to/30n22gL *
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○ Winsor & newton Blue Box amzn.to/32DHodY *
○ Daniel Smith Essentials amzn.to/30878lZ *
○ Van Gogh half pan set amzn.to/2NkZEVV *
○ Schmincke Akademie amzn.to/2LyvVXd *
Paper
○ Winsor & Newton watercolor paper bit.ly/359qmq9 *
○ Arches watercolor paper bit.ly/2VjWrXU *
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What are the black stripes? Is it tape? Thanks💕
2:05 Camel artists watercolor
3:35 Winsor & newton Cotman Pocket Set
4:34 Van Gogh half pan set
5:18 Arteza
6:31 Sennelier la petite Aquarelle
7:19 Prima Marketing Classics
8:50 Winsor & newton Blue Box
9:25 Daniel Smith Essentials
10:53 Another Van Gogh Set
11:33 Schmincke Akademie
Thank you for the time stamps
Good afternoon. Wow that is the best wishes
Thank you!
The you! It was difficult to understand.
Happy new year
When I was buying watercolors and paper I bought the wn cotman pocket set (10/10 recommend) and fabriano artistico 100% cotton paper (the cheapest quality paper you can find). If anyone is starting with watercolor I recommend this combo!
Thank you for sharing!!
izabela lika I have 2 wn cotman brushes and 1 tube and they are great!
Awenda well then that’s your fault for buying such a shitty deal lmao, why would you pay $98 for a product without doing research on it? Ofc they were meant to be student grade. Also tip Micheals is expensive as hell if you are trying to buy art supplies search for it on the internet first then go to the store cuz chances are you can find the product for much cheaper online.
izabela lika the Daniel Smith essentials set if a much better deal. Better quality paints. Just add a thalo green (PG7) and burnt sienna. You can mix anything.
Awenda
Well it’s the truth.
Me watching *looks at my 2 dollar set left over from school.. 👁👄👁
Remeber everyone has to start somewhere:)
Mine costed 0.5 dollars, Lol
My watercolors are my little sisters old pallets from 1st and 2st grade I took since they are not allowed to have them in their room
Crayons is pretty good tho
*crayola
I've never seen a big art UA-camr review the Camel watercolours! Fresh too see :))
Yeah! A lot of Asian artists review and work with them.. But it's still rare to see famous UA-camrs do it. Makes me happy because I've used camlin products for like most of my life. :p
@@saloni.sharma I'm from India and it's the most abundantly available brand for almost everything :p I didn't like their watercolours as a kid but I think they've improved their line
@@jyotasama me as well. Wow what a coincidence :D
Yeah they have improved their products over the years, even their student range is better than before...
Ya
Haha truee
I'd personally get the Daniel Smith Set and put the colors in an empty palette! :) You'll have professional paints that are light fast, transparent and also easy to mix. And the red and blue colors create a beautiful granulation if you want to paint some cool galaxies 😁
Tysm for advising ❤😊 this really helped
I've following your tips from years ago and when you said that paper is important, I save money to buy good quality paper and it turn out well. The colours is more vibrant. Thank you for your tips and thank you for sharing with us 🥰🥰🥰
Yayyy! So happy to hear about your success!!
i know i'm a bit late to this video in 2021, but thank you for sampling these. it's hard to pick a budget friendly palette as a beginner without knowing what the colors look like. you did fantastic at describing paints for beginners to understand.
What really strands out to me is what a difference the paper makes! I started with W & N Cotman and have since moved on. This was great!!!
Ikr!
Happy Saturday! I'm back with a much-anticipated watercolor testing video! I selected the top 10 watercolors of this year to test them out on different paper! I really hope it'll give you some clarity on what to buy! If you're wondering where the kuratake watercolor sets are, they are different to regular western watercolor sets so I didn't include them here! For more testing videos, please check out the description for the links!
First comment on your comment ...I like your all vid ....u are a true artist and your art make me inspire .....😊
A Huge Thank You Mako
Hi😘😘😗😗😙😙😙😚😚
Mako, this video was amazing and helped me a lot! But can you please add the #lookmako shoutouts at the end of your videos like you used to... ❤️❤️❤️
I usually do that, sometimes I just have to skip due to the format!
My first watercolor set was the same as yours and I am still using it. Unfortunately, I didn't know as a beginner that different thin layers are so important, I just used my watercolors like Acrylic paint so in my first set I ran out of some colors very quickly. Now I know better, thanks to you
First, you voice is so calming.....love to listen to you. I just got back into watercolor painting. It has been years since I painting. I just ordered the W&N Cotman set that you are testing. I am very excited to try this one. I have heard great reviews about it and the transparency. Thank you for this video! Very helpful!
As a beginner, I am so happy to have found you here on UA-cam! Educational, inspirational and fun!!! You are now my official watercolor guru!
OOOHH MY LORD THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEEDED! cuz christmas is coming up and imma see if I can buy new water colors! THANK U SO MUCH I LOVE U AND UR VIDS!
Yayy!
Me too.
Even though i’m not a begginer - i always love how constructed Your videos are, they’re so simple yet so interesting and packed with deep information. Honestly, my top watercolor artist and youtuber of all times!
Awww you are SO sweet! Thank you so much for your support!!
makoccino
Oh my gosh! Thank *you* so much for such great content! I love you and no problem! I’m glad i can support you!♥️
This video was really nice and informative! I love using watercolors and just learning about different brands and their transparency and blend ability
Thank you very much for sharing this demo, the BEST so far, because they are full and complete showing different watercolor paint (mostly student grades) and different type of papers.
Hi Maco... I am following your channel for few months now and happy to share with you I started with painting as beginner...after schooling so more than 20yrs now. Thank you for inspiring and making it feel a lot easy! I recently purchased BRUSTRO brushes and waiting for my colours to come but did some painting with new brush #02 and can see the difference when doing wet on wet background. Thanks ones again
The small winsor & newton set was my first watercolor set, even after playing around with other brands they are still my favorite, mostly because they are less opaque this makes it easier to start painting cautiously and layer colors up slowly plus the mixing qualities are great. I only added a few Schmincke colors: a bright pink and a neutral gray (to be able to mix every color), 2 greens and 1 red.
However I’m a bit surprised by the W&N red because the one I got was much more like a yellowish orange.
Earlier today, I was watching your video and I commented “what are the best watercolours for beginners” I found the perfect video! Thank you so much mako! Ur the best!! love from india ❤️❤️
I have a Windsor & Newton Cotman set and I’m in love with it 😍😍
i have some high end watercolor tubes and i still don't see any problem with cotman, i like them because they are transparent and pigmented enough.
I have used the camel artist watercolours and they don’t smell at all.
Your videos are amazing!
The Winsor and Newton Cotman pocket set was my first exploration into quality watercolour and it made such difference in my enjoyment of watercolour as a hobby. I plan to invest in the larger Cotman half pan set in the future. I like the Strathmore cold press 140lb paper as well, but it was also one of the only quality papers available to me when I first started out that was within my price range.
I LOVE Sennelier! I use them a lot, along with W&N Professional, Schmincke, M Graham, and Daniel Smith. I cannot recommend them highly enough. I love that they made a smaller, more affordable little set for new folks to start with professional quality. I need to choose one for my daughter as she travels a lot. Thank You for reviewing them all. PS To get your professional quality pans to lay down heavy, use a bulb syringe to drop a drop of water on each pan before using.
I appreciate you giving us an area where we can economize. Many artists explain why quality paints, brushes and paper are important not but it is difficult to be able to afford all of these. Suggesting prioritizing paper and saving a bit on paint is very much appreciated!!
Mission gold is one of my favorite brand. Shmincke and the winsor and newton ones are also very nice and i love
Mako thank you soo much
You really help me a lot with art 💕
Oh this videos is amazing!! What I would really love is you swatching all the different sets of Prima watercolours. They do have a lot of sets.
Really enjoyed seeing the different paints used. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this vid im a beginner at watercolor and i dont want bad watercolor but not professional! thank you love you.
Thank you for the comparison! Was just about to say about the paper. And glad you included the photos with the brand names in the last part.
i bought your watercolour guide and it helped me a lot buying my watercolour supplies i am so helpful to u mako
Hi Mako, I always love watching your videos because I learn so much from them =D . Right now I am using the winsor and newton cotman watercolor set and I am pretty satisfied with them . However, this video helped me consider other watercolor sets I might like too :)
This video is so helpful. Thank you very much 😊
Anyone here with more than one watercolor set and although watching it? xD
White Rose - I have 6 sets just piled up, waiting for swatching, at least two sets still in mail to come.. I wont count them all, Im too scared the number gets over 50. Love trying all different brands, what can I say :)
@@janemiettinen5176 feel u xD
White Rose I got 8 boxes I think lol
I have 18 don’t feel bad
I wish! I’m watching this with a dollar store set, but I can’t afford to buy these...
The first set I bought was the Van Gogh pocket set and they are nice, but I wanted to go to an artist grade and went to Mijello Mission Gold. These are very pigmented and vibrant.
I'm so excited to try painting.
Your voice is very soothing...i love watching your videos while painting!
I have many brands of watercolors...Prima, Cotman, Sennilier, Van Gogh, QoR and Daniel Smith!
If people are looking for quality beginners paints, I recommend Van Gogh hands down. They come in pan sets as well as tubes which you can create pans from. The colors are vibrant, heavily pigmented, easy to blend and very inexpensive, depending on the site you can buy a tube for under $3! I have heard from other artists that they even have kept them on their palettes after they have migrated to high end paints, which says a lot!
For high end paints, I prefer Daniel Smith for all the wonderful, unusual colors and textures they create. I was very impressed with what you could create with just the 6 primary colors, however, but it is difficult to not buy so many of their wonderful colors, lol.
Thank you for this video!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!! haha thanks! Yeah Daniel Smith is pretty expensive here so I only got the essential set which was also more expensive than in the US but was worth it!!
makoccino You are welcome! Happy Painting!
even though I'm not a beginner, I still clicked on the video
It’s because it said for beginners.
lol
Lol
Same XD ;)
I like that you tested them on both cellulose and cotton papers, thank you for making this video :D
For those of us who choose animal friendly products, Schminke has ox gall and both Arches and W&N paper are sized with gelatine
The professional grade called Horadam do use ox gall, but the student's grade Akademie are vegan. :)
Nice to see someone else being aware of that! The Van Goghs are animal friendly. People need to be aware of animal cruelty for the brushes too!! There are very good synthetic brushes!
Qor by Golden is a beautiful brand of paint with vibrant & transparent pigments. Very nice video. Thanks.
A lot of great information, thank you!!
I liked the testing you did on all the sets of watercolors. Great idea & thank you. 🌻🌷🌸
Thank you, this was very helpful!
Heyyy Mako!!
Looking elegant as always. 😊 I wasn't familiar with Daniel Smith set but the brightness of the colours really blew me away.
Thank you! Yeah they are crazily pigmented and vibrant! Really enjoy working with them!
Wow this popped up at a perfect time, I really wanted some watercolors!
Yayy!
Thank you for this amazing video!
This was so helpful! Thank you! You should give the Paul Rubens watercolours a try, I've been using them for my inktober videos on my channel and they're stunning! Especially the metallic set!
Oh I've been looking for metallic paints thank you
@@yasminali6695 You'll love these! 🤓
Which set do you have? 24 or 48? Do you IG or YT channel where you post your work? I would love to see paul rubens in actual painting. Thank youuu
Excellent video!!! Love you Mako
Thank you!
Thank you for this in-depth watercolour set video, it was really handy to watch :-)
Thanks for the video it helps me a lot😍❤❤
Thank you dear!😊❤ I slowly get all the sets. 😍I only have to buy three and I can start learning.✍👩🎨🎨❤
I just started water colouring and your videos were so helpful
Thank you
Yayy!
i started with the van gogh mini set and they are great! i now paint with Daniel Smith watercolours and i am in love:) huge diffrence.
I think the Winsor and Newton Cotman Sketcher palate is fine for starting out. White Nights is a very good value for more professional paints and M. Graham is actually a pretty good value as well once you know what you want. They just don't sell smaller sets or pans.
For trying out a lot of colors and for getting a good metal palate, I'd suggest Arteza 36 half pan set. It's a bit opaque and there is no info on the individual paints but you get get the whole thing for about $30. The metal palate would sell for about $20 on ebay so you can't really lose.
If you want to start out by learning to mix colors you can just buy a metal palate and empty half pans on ebay and then buy the basic 5 paint (tube) set from M. Graham for about $30.
Super helpful video, and love your lipstick! It's a gorgeous color!
I LOOOOOOOVE my Schmincke watercolour pallet. I’ve recently been gifted some arches paper for my birthday so I’m excited to try that out. I’ve been too nervous to touch it yet because I don’t want to waste it... lol
Justo lo que necesitaba. Gracias por este apoyo. Saludos desde Venezuela.
Hi, I've tried quite a few paints and now I use Sonnet from St. Petersburgh. Loads of piment in the colours and they 'wet up' really easy. Thanks for taking the time to produce this video.
Thank you for this video!
Thnks for the video I am searching for this kind of video and you were looking very beautiful today ☺️
after painting with student watercolors from pelikan....I tried watercolors on the tube but also cheap... but it was for me not so easy... at the end I bought the windsor&newton pocket box and I was sooo happy. Only then I realised how diferent ist to use good and not
so good watercolor and paper. Now my friends bought me a pocket box of schmincke and I am really happy!
Yayyy!
Thanks for your new video. 😍😍😍
Heeeyy really good video!! I have the Cotman 12 half pan set and I haven't had the issue yiu mentioned with phthalo blue. It's actually the easiest color to pick for me. I've had issues using too much of it because of how vibrant it is.
I'm upgrading to Daniel Smith now that I'm confident in how to use watercolours. I'm really excited to try them.
You should do a review on shimmer water colors! That would be so fun to watch and see you work with!
My exams are coming still watching your video because it relaxes me.
Aww I appreciate it!
I was just thinking about what watercolors to buy! Love your vids. Mako!
Thanks mako ^^ I learned alot from u 😊
You are amazing Mako
Thank you so much Di 😊😊
I love to use good watercolour papers, but usually, I would buy postcards or A5 sizes. I think they are cheaper but more interesting to play with. I do watercolour for fun, but I am so happy that I got Winsor Newton paint. They are much better than the cheap ones. When I do not know colour mixing, I would think 12 colours too limited, but it's not the case.
Thanks for the demo, it is really useful to see these sets in action without needing to buy them. :)
Personally I started with a Winsor&Newton Cotman set, but got frustrated with it quickly, because it is hard to rewet and you can get out only a little bit of pigment a time. When I tried making greater washes or big loose florals it made it really hard,stuff got dry before I could add more.
For me it was a game changer when I invested in Daniel Smith Essentials. Turns out I like tubes much better with all the palettes stacking up. :D
Hey mako..!! Thanks for such helping vids...love from India from moon n back 🥰🥰😍
I just ordered several Van Gough tubes so I’m happy to see that brand listed here though not the tubes. I saw in a different video that you can squeeze the tubes into the little pan wells and let them dry overnight an use them just like the pans. That’s my plan when they arrive.
A year later, I’m curious how this worked out for you. I’m stuck between doing what you said, or buying a higher end pallet/pans.
Makoccino thank you 😁 so much
Thank u so much for reviewing camel watercolor because in my country other watercolors are way too expensive.
I've dabbled in watercolour for a few years and I've found this video very beneficial. I usually stick to the W & N as I can get them locally along with replacement colours. I've also found to my cost that the paper makes a huge difference, took me a long while to find this out. Tfs xo
I would love to see you try MGraham paint. I love them! Thanks for the video.
I want to learn how to control water. That will be my superpower. 🌊
I read somewhere in the watercolor forum and they reccomended Koi watercolor. So i bought it. Boy I was dissapointed. Then i watched a youtube video and She was reccomending Cotman and White knight watercolor. I bought Cotman from Winsor n Newton and was so happy. Untill one day I have the budget and buy Winsor ans Newton peoffesional one. It's my favorite one still to this day, along with the Daniel Smith watercolor (❤ them both). The colors are way more rich and beautiful compared to the student quality one (Cotman). Best for me so far.
I started with the Windsor Newton Cotman set you showed. It was ok. Now I use Daniel Smith Ultimate Mixing Set. I love the Daniel Smith paints. Much easier to work with than my first set. Thanks for these videos. Very hood tips and information.
I forgot to mention, my Daniel Smith set is in half pans!
Thanks for answering my struggles
I always try watercolor techniq with postercolor, so the color always get muddy. Also, I kinda.... used with low quality paper
Now I wanna try to boost up my skill with better supplies
And I need to save more money for them
Danke ^^
I’ve had the small Cotman set since about 1998, it’s a good one. I’d never heard the bigger one called ‘blue box’ before and looking it up, it came up on Amazon.com and it’s also a Cotman set. I watched a review recently comparing Cotman to Van Gogh and they found, as I can see here, that Van Gogh is generally more vibrant. It seems the strongest here except for Daniel Smith, but that’s a professional brand. Various other pro brands do small sets and 6 with a pair of cool and warm red, yellow and blue is very versatile if you’re happy to mix colours.
Thank you! 💜💗💙
Ok literally this helped me so much and thank u
yayyy!
Omg thank u for the like
Thank you so much for your video.. Really help me a lot...
Yayy so glad it was helpful!
Thanks mako 😁🤩
Your videos are incredible! You are so beautiful and talented. I love you so much ❤️😍
Aww thank you so much! You're so sweet!
Very helpful vedio ...love ur voice n love ur vedio
I was wondering if W&N watercolours were the most useful as I do have a set, or if maybe there was another type that I might prefer; these are great pointers in what to look for - so I was very pleased to find this video. I’m always watching your UA-cam videos as they’re just so useful to me - it’s been a while since I’ve done any painting due to illness and so hoping to get going again.
Thank you! Great video!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing
My experience with buying watercolors and judging the quality etc is by asking yourself what do you need it for. If you want to sell your artwork, definitely go for artists watercolors , I would recommend Horadam or Sennelier ...but if you want to just paint it then digitalised it later, a student grade watercolor for eg Cotman Winsor & Newton would work just fine
Your channel help me a lot thanks
I’ve been painting off and on for three years now. I’ve got several mid range brands. Recently tried a few tubes of Schmincke Horadam. And woah, love! Just ordered a set of 12.
They are a gamechanger!
I've been using the Kuratake Gansai Tambe watercolours, and they're awesome. They mix really well and are ultra bright. They're Japanese and not really all that expensive. Here in Canada, for 36 colours, they were $40, which for Canada, is mega cheap! I adore them very much!
Aww that's awesome! I didn't include them here because they are a bit different compared to regular western watercolors!
@@Makoccino Yeah I guess that's true! I have seen you review them in the past :)
I have a cheap watercolor set but they come in small tubes, they dry out fast though. I’ve used them up as much as I could and love that your testing different sets since I want to get a new set. I like the small cell watercolors that come in small squares better. Thanks for giving us your knowledge about different sets.
I would start out with watercolor pans and if you notice that you want to paint a big painting or you want to be able to mix a certain color more quickly, then you can get additional tubes!
makoccino that’s great advice! Thank you! 💕