If someone can uncover the origin of these paints, it's you. I am no longer buying sets where open stock is not an option, so these are out. It's always a pleasure to listen to you and watch you navigate through this review. Thanks for putting this together, Lindsay!
@@Rainne3 I could. But I now prefer good quality brands where I can pick and choose the colours I really want. I have too many budget sets with too many colours I end up not using. I am now better at colour mixing, so I can do a lot with fewer and better quality paints. That's what works better for me and I can understand when other people find other options acceptable.
Thanks again for a great review, Lindsay. You’re my watercolor police that I trust with my wallet. When I saw them the first time, I said Superior… I have become this confident after years of watching you. 😊 thank you for being there
Hullo Lindsay, as well as her viewers! I have not found a more knowledgeable person who knows the budget art brands better than Lindsay! I know some budget brands are good for beginners or crafters who are not looking for fine art supplies. I have stopped giving the budget level supplies as gifts or using them for senior workshops! I have found DaVinci Watercolors of California has 37ml tubes and making split primary palettes is truly the best way to go! I have on occasion, included a couple of connivence colors like a Sap green, Paynes grey, or Denise’s Grey if I have a particular project I am teaching (for a class). Giving the gift of Art supplies is simply the one gift that can truly change a person’s life! From 5 to 50 years old anyone can benefit from creating art. You don’t have to be the next (insert your favorite artist) yet creating something for yourself will enrich your life and your soul!
So I paused the video once you brought out the Art Whale set and checked Amazon Canada, and lo and behold, the Lightwish set is actually cheaper on Amazon Canada than Art Whale! Just thought I’d share this in case anyone is interested. 😊
Thank you, Lindsey! You have been an enormous part of my WC journey over the last few years. You have never steered me wrong when it comes to art supplies and I couldn't be more grateful to you. I trust you and any time I am contemplating a new purchase, I check in to see what you think first. I appreciate you! Much love and bless xo
Thank you, Lindsay! Whether a brush has animal hair is very important to me, so thanks so much for educating us on that! I bought that set of Art Whale watercolors based on your former review and really like them. Thanks for everything!
Back to watch again for my birthday, 😂! Im so grateful for your reviews! I already have these apparently, lol! I think artwhale was the last non professional paints I bought, and decided to just go with professional paints after that. I also bought their tubes, one of which was notoriously rock hard. (Cerulean) They replaced it, but now another tube has gone hard since I bought and poured them. 😒
I have the 24 set of Lightwish and the colors are vibrant and rewet nicely. Went down easily on cotton paper. The only thing were some typos with pigments. That could be a language translation issue. My burnt sienna was labeled inner and vis versa. But like the paints.
Ooo, I love this set Lindsay! I love that it has a natural hair brush. Natural hairs can decompose and don't clog up the environment like artificial/synthetic products, that's the reason why I prefer natural hair brushes. They also last longer, another added benefit. I don't know how they are manufactured, so if something sinister is happening then I might change my mind.
I gave that tip like more then a deccade ago. I know the brand colors I use by heart by now. It's funny to see you still use it. I actually tossed the swatchbook and might make a new one. Old one was just the cotman, sakura koi schmincke and white nights. Pretty eu easy to get basic doesnt break the bank stuff. Still use whitenights; but paints had somewhat of an upgrade since :P unlike my poor swatchbook that endedup with cotman meets babybottle milk and schmincke meets baby dribble hahaha. Really. Its sight was not even found in the socalled beauty in the eye of the beholder,lol.
@@thefrugalcrafter Counting back now... wait is that almost 20 years bacK Bc if so, Im still liking the channel and that dribbeling kid is now a 19 yo living on his own :P (I Now feel officially OLD LOL ) I can still recall chitchat untill kids elementary schoolbus got there:P
Lindsay does have a set of brushes from Craftamo. They are currently sold out 9/16/2024. They are supposedly doing a restock later this year. Please watch and listen to Lindsay’s video about her brush set.
❤ I loved the way you swatched these out! ❤ I have the Art Whale tubes and wanted to make a mixing chart... but 24 x 24 is just too much. Do you have a video going over how you did this? ❤
I just traced out a grid using my new #sketchbookfloozy 6x6 stencil (shameless plug 😆) and randomly started mixing and playing with color. Here are the stencils if interested, you could totally use a ruler too tho:) shrsl.com/4odqz
Nice to know you can figure out all the same paints. Will definitely save some people some money. Hopefully your reviews will also push these companies to be more careful in labeling pigments and lightfastness ratings. Thanks for the video.
Hello Linsey I’ve watched your videos for years I know this is off topic but I have a question recently went through my clear stamps and wood block ones and there just not stamping good I couldn’t remember what you did to them to make crisp again was it sand paper sure would like to know? Sending hugs from California 😁🩷
Sponge vegetable glycerin on the rubber one and let it soak in at least overnight. Don't wash it off. They will be better next time you use them. For clear stamps wash them in dish soap and try them. If the ink is not sticking you can rub an eraser on them and try again. If that doesn't work you can gently Buff them with a fine sand paper or emery board.
@@thefrugalcrafter Oooo Linsey bless your heart for responding I’ve got tons of stamps and collecting them about 30 years I’m 73 and still making cards I knew you would have the answer I really enjoy your utube channel thank you again I’ve learned so much watching you Love you bunches Kathy 😘🩷🩷😁
Hi Lindsay! Thanks so much for sharing about the brush! I got the 24 set from them to review and was wondering about that since I also don’t buy anything with animal hair on it. The listing didn’t have the info and I asked them, but they didn’t answer me. I’ll make sure to include this info in my video description and link to your video
Omg! Now watching more of your review I’m shocked at some of the pigments info in this set! The 24 one I really liked, the only strange thing about pigments was burnt sienna and burnt umber seem to be switched up. But you are right, those turquoises are most definitely not what they claim to be
I have a hunch that superior tried to dupe the Paul rubens 48 set since it was so popular and just copied their label names and pigment info. I don't trust it because some pigments I am familiar with seem very off.
Always enjoy your reviews!!! Haven't painted in 18 months!!! ... Any suggestions on how to begin again? Only painted 2 years before I quit because of health issues. Thanks so much!!! ❤🎉😊 I have plenty of art supplies ... Professional watercolor and others ... pencils (both) ... gouache ... metallic watercolor ... & thanks for the Amazon link!!! Always try to buy with a link!!! A California Gramma ❤
My goodness, I am so tiered of not getting what they say you’re getting. Thank you for finding out this information. I have a quick question. What do you use for your lighting over your table that you are painting on because I’ve been thinking of ordering the canvas light with the wood base and it’s supposed to hold your phone so it could record you as you paint for your creation of your content, and I was wondering if you have any opinion on this light before I blow money That could’ve been used for buying more paint and paper.
I've never tried it. My set up is homemade. I have daylight bulbs in aluminum clamp lights and a board mounted to Mt ceiling with a 1/4" screw to hold my camera.
@@thefrugalcrafter wow it sounds like you got quite the homemade set up. That’s a great rig. I see your videos they look fantastic. I don’t have a ceiling over me. It’s pretty high up, but I don’t think that would work for me. Plus I have my aquarium in front of where I paint so I don’t think that part would work either. I’m just wondering if this is a good product for me because I’m trying to encourage myself to make more and more like I was doing on my channel. I appreciate you taking the time to comment as you always do and give me great information.
I enjoyed your review! Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the budget brands. Just letting you know that most, if not all, Chinese watercolor paint manufacturers are wholly or in part owned by the Chinese government. Paul Rubens may be one of those brands that is not solely owned by the government. Therefore, creating higher quality paints because of a vested private interest in their company. The other brands mentioned may "borrow" and "exchange" pigment information, because the Chinese government has ownership interest in all of them.
@LizChadertonArt just reviewed these, too. She contacted Lightwish about their similarity to a set by Superior, and Artwell. Lightwish answered that theirs are made in the same place as the Superior brand. But Lightwish wrote that their set is of better quality.
Thank you for a fair review..those 2 products look identical. I like the tin though! Unless you're a collector you end up with so many duplicate colors.
Thanks Lindsay. Sounds similar to Silver black velvet brushes. I don't care for them, too soft not enough spring. Plus I'm one of THOSE. Only one I care to torture for my art is myself. 😅
Lol😂 when you said QVC!!! That's my fault for saying it in other videos, that I get QVC vibes, whenever I hear your descriptions! I'm just waiting for you to take a live caller!!!😂
Turns out I already have these paints (probably twice from different sellers with different packaging) Out of curiousity, how much do they cost to you on USA Amazon? You've mentioned they are about $35-40 on your side. In CAD they cost $66 for 48 set (before the coupon), which is significantly higher than the exchange course.
@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you. This sounds a little more fair. As for the set - I'd like to have this brush but I don't want to get this set third time. I greatly appreciate your review preventing the confusion and notification about improper pigments. When I got ArtWhale (which is the same thing from the looks of it) it also ripped off colours and pigment index from Paul Rubens wholesale, up to duplicating the codes on paints.
I think they are both decent but it depends what you like. If you like lots of movement and flow and generally paint in one layer go with mungyo but if you dont like as much flow and you like to layer go with the lightwish set.
If you didn’t mention the brush no one would know. Ignorance is bliss & would keep the majority of people from caring. Why do so many reviewers ( not. Just picking on you) nit pick things like what a brush is made from or pigments? Especially when 99 out of 100 people don’t care about those details?
Well, there are a lot of channels (I think most, actually) that will only share the positive aspects in a review so they can earn more commission from affiliate links or keep getting brands to send freebies. I don't care about that (although affiliate money is nice, it's not worth selling out my viewers. The viewers have my loyalty, not the brand.) There are so many options now that you can get exactly what meets your needs and avoid what you don't want to support. I am trying to demystify what's what for people who have not used these products so they can purchase supplies that meet their budget, ethics, and quality needs. And if a company puts pigment info on a product, they are doing it because they know what's in it or they want to appear high-end. I'm not going to ignore mislabeled products or products missing safety labeling. If you just want to hear the pros, there are plenty of other channels that will sell to you:) Thanks for the great question!
If someone can uncover the origin of these paints, it's you. I am no longer buying sets where open stock is not an option, so these are out. It's always a pleasure to listen to you and watch you navigate through this review. Thanks for putting this together, Lindsay!
I’m with you on the open stock thing, not sure why I’m still watching 😂
Same here 😂. Regardless of the review, I enjoy listening to Lindsay and am always happy to have her videos playing along. @@jojojo8835
Good point!
Why not -just fill an empty pan with a professional tube paint (upgrade slowly).
@@Rainne3 I could. But I now prefer good quality brands where I can pick and choose the colours I really want. I have too many budget sets with too many colours I end up not using. I am now better at colour mixing, so I can do a lot with fewer and better quality paints. That's what works better for me and I can understand when other people find other options acceptable.
Lindsay the CIA (Color Investigation Artist). I am so glad you can spot this kind of information and pass it on. I love it.
I ❤ that idea! @thefrugalcrafter is indeed a true detective when it comes to figuring out paints. There should be a badge for it l, even 😂
Haha, an art merit badge maybe!
I love that description of Lindsay!!!❤❤❤
@@thefrugalcrafteryaaaaas!!!!😂❤❤❤
It should be a Netflix show with bombasic intros using hand-crafted cards.
Thanks again for a great review, Lindsay. You’re my watercolor police that I trust with my wallet. When I saw them the first time, I said Superior… I have become this confident after years of watching you. 😊 thank you for being there
You are so welcome!
Hullo Lindsay, as well as her viewers! I have not found a more knowledgeable person who knows the budget art brands better than Lindsay! I know some budget brands are good for beginners or crafters who are not looking for fine art supplies. I have stopped giving the budget level supplies as gifts or using them for senior workshops! I have found DaVinci Watercolors of California has 37ml tubes and making split primary palettes is truly the best way to go! I have on occasion, included a couple of connivence colors like a Sap green, Paynes grey, or Denise’s Grey if I have a particular project I am teaching (for a class). Giving the gift of Art supplies is simply the one gift that can truly change a person’s life! From 5 to 50 years old anyone can benefit from creating art. You don’t have to be the next (insert your favorite artist) yet creating something for yourself will enrich your life and your soul!
Your reviews and research is so helpful. Prevents us from rebuying what we may already own. 🙂
That is exactly what I'm hoping to do!
You truly are the paint detective! 😃
I try
So I paused the video once you brought out the Art Whale set and checked Amazon Canada, and lo and behold, the Lightwish set is actually cheaper on Amazon Canada than Art Whale! Just thought I’d share this in case anyone is interested. 😊
Nice!
Thank you, Lindsey! You have been an enormous part of my WC journey over the last few years. You have never steered me wrong when it comes to art supplies and I couldn't be more grateful to you. I trust you and any time I am contemplating a new purchase, I check in to see what you think first. I appreciate you! Much love and bless xo
You are so welcome!
enjoyed the video. I do not need more watercolors but I enjoy seeing what's new.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, Lindsay! Whether a brush has animal hair is very important to me, so thanks so much for educating us on that! I bought that set of Art Whale watercolors based on your former review and really like them. Thanks for everything!
You are so welcome!
I had my Art Whale set sitting in front of me and thought they looked the same. Thanks so much for delving into this.
My pleasure!
Fantastic review, your honesty and knowledge is so awesome. 💕💕
Thank you so much!
They remind me on the swatch on white nights. Bit less bright but cant wait to see of my two cents rings home.
Hello, Lindsay. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome!
I love your reviews, you are so thorough ☺☺
Glad you like them!
Thanks for this review Lindsay🎉
You are so welcome!
Always a great honest review , thx for sharing 🎉
My pleasure 😊
It sounds like a silverbrush, I'd love it! Especially for only a couple dollar difference
Oh maybe, I haven't used the black velvet because of the animal hair so you may be right.
Thank you for your water color review. 😊❤
Back to watch again for my birthday, 😂!
Im so grateful for your reviews! I already have these apparently, lol!
I think artwhale was the last non professional paints I bought, and decided to just go with professional paints after that. I also bought their tubes, one of which was notoriously rock hard. (Cerulean) They replaced it, but now another tube has gone hard since I bought and poured them. 😒
Well, you can always cut off the tube and use the pigments. The artwhale tubes are better than the pans in my opinion.
I have the 24 set of Lightwish and the colors are vibrant and rewet nicely. Went down easily on cotton paper. The only thing were some typos with pigments. That could be a language translation issue. My burnt sienna was labeled inner and vis versa. But like the paints.
Good to know 🙂
Umber not inner. Ugh!
Awesome video!!! Thanks for sharing❤
Thanks for watching!
Ooo, I love this set Lindsay! I love that it has a natural hair brush. Natural hairs can decompose and don't clog up the environment like artificial/synthetic products, that's the reason why I prefer natural hair brushes. They also last longer, another added benefit. I don't know how they are manufactured, so if something sinister is happening then I might change my mind.
I can totally understand that.
I’m guessing Superior, too. That pale lavender tin looks like the Art Whale one, too.
Good guess!
I gave that tip like more then a deccade ago. I know the brand colors I use by heart by now. It's funny to see you still use it. I actually tossed the swatchbook and might make a new one. Old one was just the cotman, sakura koi schmincke and white nights. Pretty eu easy to get basic doesnt break the bank stuff. Still use whitenights; but paints had somewhat of an upgrade since :P unlike my poor swatchbook that endedup with cotman meets babybottle milk and schmincke meets baby dribble hahaha. Really. Its sight was not even found in the socalled beauty in the eye of the beholder,lol.
It was a great tip!
@@thefrugalcrafter Counting back now... wait is that almost 20 years bacK Bc if so, Im still liking the channel and that dribbeling kid is now a 19 yo living on his own :P (I Now feel officially OLD LOL ) I can still recall chitchat untill kids elementary schoolbus got there:P
Lindsay do you have your own line of water color brushes? I am having issues getting into the description. ❤️Cathey
Lindsay does have a set of brushes from Craftamo. They are currently sold out 9/16/2024. They are supposedly doing a restock later this year. Please watch and listen to Lindsay’s video about her brush set.
@@mjpete27 Thank you, I was looking for a link in description but was having issues on my device. Thanks for the fast response !
❤ I loved the way you swatched these out! ❤ I have the Art Whale tubes and wanted to make a mixing chart... but 24 x 24 is just too much. Do you have a video going over how you did this? ❤
I just traced out a grid using my new #sketchbookfloozy 6x6 stencil (shameless plug 😆) and randomly started mixing and playing with color. Here are the stencils if interested, you could totally use a ruler too tho:)
shrsl.com/4odqz
Nice to know you can figure out all the same paints. Will definitely save some people some money. Hopefully your reviews will also push these companies to be more careful in labeling pigments and lightfastness ratings. Thanks for the video.
I hope so too!
Hello Linsey
I’ve watched your videos for years I know this is off topic but I have a question recently went through my clear stamps and wood block ones and there just not stamping good I couldn’t remember what you did to them to make crisp again was it sand paper sure would like to know?
Sending hugs from California 😁🩷
Sponge vegetable glycerin on the rubber one and let it soak in at least overnight. Don't wash it off. They will be better next time you use them. For clear stamps wash them in dish soap and try them. If the ink is not sticking you can rub an eraser on them and try again. If that doesn't work you can gently Buff them with a fine sand paper or emery board.
@@thefrugalcrafter
Oooo Linsey bless your heart for responding I’ve got tons of stamps and collecting them about 30 years I’m 73 and still making cards I knew you would have the answer I really enjoy your utube channel thank you again I’ve learned so much watching you
Love you bunches
Kathy 😘🩷🩷😁
Hi Lindsay! Thanks so much for sharing about the brush! I got the 24 set from them to review and was wondering about that since I also don’t buy anything with animal hair on it. The listing didn’t have the info and I asked them, but they didn’t answer me. I’ll make sure to include this info in my video description and link to your video
Omg! Now watching more of your review I’m shocked at some of the pigments info in this set! The 24 one I really liked, the only strange thing about pigments was burnt sienna and burnt umber seem to be switched up. But you are right, those turquoises are most definitely not what they claim to be
@@coloredcarol8074yes same issue but really like the paints.
@@coloredcarol8074the black was labeled PBR 9 instead of PBk9
I have a hunch that superior tried to dupe the Paul rubens 48 set since it was so popular and just copied their label names and pigment info. I don't trust it because some pigments I am familiar with seem very off.
Really helpful video - thank you, Lindsay!
Glad it was helpful!
popped on here right on time lol😊
🙏
Your knowledge is amazing. Wow.
Glad you think so!
Always enjoy your reviews!!! Haven't painted in 18 months!!! ... Any suggestions on how to begin again? Only painted 2 years before I quit because of health issues. Thanks so much!!! ❤🎉😊 I have plenty of art supplies ... Professional watercolor and others ... pencils (both) ... gouache ... metallic watercolor ... & thanks for the Amazon link!!! Always try to buy with a link!!! A California Gramma ❤
Check out the grid art journal page I did the other day. It's basically breaking in materials and getting inspired. It will get tough going!
My goodness, I am so tiered of not getting what they say you’re getting. Thank you for finding out this information. I have a quick question. What do you use for your lighting over your table that you are painting on because I’ve been thinking of ordering the canvas light with the wood base and it’s supposed to hold your phone so it could record you as you paint for your creation of your content, and I was wondering if you have any opinion on this light before I blow money That could’ve been used for buying more paint and paper.
I've never tried it. My set up is homemade. I have daylight bulbs in aluminum clamp lights and a board mounted to Mt ceiling with a 1/4" screw to hold my camera.
@@thefrugalcrafter wow it sounds like you got quite the homemade set up. That’s a great rig. I see your videos they look fantastic. I don’t have a ceiling over me. It’s pretty high up, but I don’t think that would work for me. Plus I have my aquarium in front of where I paint so I don’t think that part would work either. I’m just wondering if this is a good product for me because I’m trying to encourage myself to make more and more like I was doing on my channel. I appreciate you taking the time to comment as you always do and give me great information.
I enjoyed your review! Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the budget brands. Just letting you know that most, if not all, Chinese watercolor paint manufacturers are wholly or in part owned by the Chinese government. Paul Rubens may be one of those brands that is not solely owned by the government. Therefore, creating higher quality paints because of a vested private interest in their company. The other brands mentioned may "borrow" and "exchange" pigment information, because the Chinese government has ownership interest in all of them.
Interesting
@LizChadertonArt just reviewed these, too. She contacted Lightwish about their similarity to a set by Superior, and Artwell. Lightwish answered that theirs are made in the same place as the Superior brand. But Lightwish wrote that their set is of better quality.
Interesting, I heard superior does 2 grades of the half pan sets. As far as private labled paints go I like them!
Thank you for a fair review..those 2 products look identical. I like the tin though! Unless you're a collector you end up with so many duplicate colors.
I totally agree!
Thanks Lindsay. Sounds similar to Silver black velvet brushes. I don't care for them, too soft not enough spring. Plus I'm one of THOSE. Only one I care to torture for my art is myself. 😅
Same
as of 320 pm niece is in hospital having her baby we hope!!!!!
Oh yay! I hope she has a smooth delivery:) congrats auntie!
Lol😂 when you said QVC!!! That's my fault for saying it in other videos, that I get QVC vibes, whenever I hear your descriptions! I'm just waiting for you to take a live caller!!!😂
😆 🤣 😂
Turns out I already have these paints (probably twice from different sellers with different packaging)
Out of curiousity, how much do they cost to you on USA Amazon? You've mentioned they are about $35-40 on your side.
In CAD they cost $66 for 48 set (before the coupon), which is significantly higher than the exchange course.
It's around $47 USD before the coupon.
@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you. This sounds a little more fair. As for the set - I'd like to have this brush but I don't want to get this set third time. I greatly appreciate your review preventing the confusion and notification about improper pigments. When I got ArtWhale (which is the same thing from the looks of it) it also ripped off colours and pigment index from Paul Rubens wholesale, up to duplicating the codes on paints.
Hi Lindsay, would you prefer this 48 set to Mungyo 48, please?
I think they are both decent but it depends what you like. If you like lots of movement and flow and generally paint in one layer go with mungyo but if you dont like as much flow and you like to layer go with the lightwish set.
Deja Vu!
Do they work similarly to artwhale tubes?
Not really, I think the tubes are a much higher quality.
Are these better than the new meeden set with 48 colors?
I haven't tried the new meeden set but they are better than the old meeden 48 half pan set.
You can t fool the frugal crafter😂
😆 🤣 😂
Thanks, Lindsay! I don't buy animal hair brushes or pigments, so I'll have to give these a miss.
Luckily, you can get the same paint elsewhere under a different brand
@@thefrugalcrafter I have the Artwhale tube set, gave away the pan set. And I have at least 45 more watercolor sets LOL
Mungyo?
Good guess but no, I don't see many brands using them these days for watercolor.
If you didn’t mention the brush no one would know. Ignorance is bliss & would keep the majority of people from caring. Why do so many reviewers ( not. Just picking on you) nit pick things like what a brush is made from or pigments? Especially when 99 out of 100 people don’t care about those details?
Killing animals for brushes is not a detail. They way they are killed for their hair is very cruel and people need to know. I think truth is bliss.
Well, there are a lot of channels (I think most, actually) that will only share the positive aspects in a review so they can earn more commission from affiliate links or keep getting brands to send freebies. I don't care about that (although affiliate money is nice, it's not worth selling out my viewers. The viewers have my loyalty, not the brand.) There are so many options now that you can get exactly what meets your needs and avoid what you don't want to support. I am trying to demystify what's what for people who have not used these products so they can purchase supplies that meet their budget, ethics, and quality needs. And if a company puts pigment info on a product, they are doing it because they know what's in it or they want to appear high-end. I'm not going to ignore mislabeled products or products missing safety labeling. If you just want to hear the pros, there are plenty of other channels that will sell to you:)
Thanks for the great question!