I think the reflective set is meant to used with black paper. I would think that crafters may find it more useful. These types of paints from other brands are similar. They just don't show up on white paper very well.
I should've made a better effort of trying it on black paper, but I did paint them over a black stripe in my sketchbook when I did all the swatches. I'll revisit the paints with black paper :)
I bought the granulators set because I wanted the tin and because I love granulating watercolor. I must say that the watercolor itself is a bit disappointing to me. I have the high chroma set so maybe it is not fair to compare, but the colors in this set seem a bit weak and lack an umph. The green is a boring version to the lovely ds cascade green to me. The blues are not very special and the purples are weak. If is was possible to buy just the tin I would, only because the design is nice. Maybe the urban set or the intensity set would have been a better choice. I will put my favorites in the palette.
It really depends on the kind of colors you like. Most granulating colors are not as vibrant and punchy as non-granulating colors. Part of that is due to the more opaque nature of granulating pigments. The green is a single, granulating pigment, while a color like Cascade Green is made from two pigments, so that's how it gets its dual color effect. If you want, you can try mixing the granulating colors with transparent colors (for example, the green with nickel azo yellow; a purple with a quid red, etc), to make your own special effect paints. The transparent colors would add a bit of glow to the granulating colors and it could be a fun way to make these colors more useful to you :)
I think these mini sets serve two purposes, yes you can come up with your own palette. But, at the same time, I’d asked QoR if they would ever sell the mini tins on their own to make your own set with tubes. I really like the mini tins and had some of their other sets like the chroma set where I’d like to make more travel friendly. This is a hybrid where they don’t just sell a tin they can upscale it to sell you some paint and at the same time allow you to make a more custom assortment.
Ooo, interesting! I can see that! I wish they would sell empty pans, too. They are a proprietary size and I'd love to have more options when putting a palette together.
Setting up a palette with tube colors is really easy with Qor paints. The colors dry quickly in the pans, don’t split when they dry and are really easy to rewet, even the Viridian. The reason I really prefer these paints is that they have very little color shift when they dry, so when you are painting, what you see is what you get.
Qor is my absolute FAVORITE watercolor paint. I have all kinds of high end professional brands of watercolors, but they are gathering dust now. I buy the 11ml tubes of Qor and make my own palettes. Empty palette tins are in abundance in all kinds of shapes, sized, etc. Design your own favorite palette based on what you love.
If anyone is interested in the granulating set, or tubes of these, act fast: Ultramarine Pink and Cobalt Violet are both discontinued pigments. (Not QoR's choice - the pigments are discontinued by manufacturers.)
Skip the sets. Get yourself an empty tin palette(there are unlimited designs out there), and buy only the colors you love and make your own custom palette. I buy Qor in 11ml tubes. They make damn good paint.
@@gigiartstudiowithartistvir3919 they do make great paints and I have a few of their tubes. They are running out though. I was watching Irit show how they interact with other watercolors and now I’m even more intrigued.
@@lzal9204 Yes I love how they play with other pigments as well. I think the reason I like them so much is because they move very well on the paper. I tend to paint in a more lose style, so that movement is exactly what I want. They are also highly pigmented.
I want one of these mostly because it's a less expensive way to get the tin tbh 😅 Did you notice any difference between the new pans and the old poured ones? I can't remember who it was, but I saw someone here on YT who really didn't think the new pans rewetted well - like they were super thirsty, iirc.
My older 12 colors set doesn't have poured pans, they are definitely extruded paint. So I can't really compare, but I thought the paints rewet super well and had no issue with them :)
@EveBolt ah, I misspoke! The old set are extruded, the new set are, like, compressed or something. Like, they changed the production method (there's a video on Golden's channel), the new pans are different from the old. That's why they look different (kind of bumpy and matte, instead of smooth and glossy) Either way, great to know that you didn't have any trouble with them!
@@FaerieDust I have the new granulating set...noticed as well...asap...STRANGE PANS...rewet hard...and bubbly paint...goes on 'GOOEY"...definitely not the same as the original 12 pan set...which are AMAZING...rewet like A+++...lay down smooth...dry smooth...I even think my granulating set is deffective...as I believe at least the the ultramarine blue was in the old and new set...and they seem different in their pans...old and new....Janis
Love qor colors!!! but don’t buy sets very often, because I like to do my own thing. However I bought the set that came in the big tin and I love that tin. I wished they would sell them also empty. But thank you for trying the sets out for us!
@@weekend_art Hehe, good choice! The original set is pretty iconic on its own as well, since the colors are sooo intense. They rewet well and the color payoff is one of the best!
I'm waiting for their granulating set to go on sale to justify getting them 😂 I don't even like granulating paint but the colors look so good! I also love their palette!
@@EveBolt at this point I just need to learn how to love granulating colors because not only I love working with a lot of water but some of my favorite colors are ultramarine blue, ultramarine violet and cobalt violet 😂💔
I really love qor sets. I'm considering purchasing one of those as my travel set, I'm thinking either urban or intensity. cant afford all 4 really. If you recommend one of these 4 sets, which one would be your choice? Thx!
Interference watercolor can be used over any regular paint color to create interesting effects and shimmer, they're not as effective used alone on regular wc paper, but agree they usually look beautiful on black paper.
Are the interference colors good when mixed with other colors? Anyway, I don’t like the sets. Not because I hate QOR-I love QOR-but it’s because of the color choices! I just felt like a lot of the sets were very generic with generic colors I can get with brand and doesn’t even show why they stick out. That granulation set could’ve had some cadmiums in there considering they sell those or some granulating earths or blacks… Why not make a heavy dispersion set or a high tinting or low tinting set? They have ardoise grey which is very low tinting (bc it’s Slate Grey PBk19) and usually is hard to find. That’s interesting. It actually makes them stick out. Also, I saw someone (may have been you) mix their high chroma set and it didn’t have clean mixes and the PO71 or PO73 was extremely dull. 😕 Overall, I enjoy their paints but those sets are useless. I do wish they sold those empty pans. They are clean.
Thank you very much for this great review ❤ I have watercolours in pans and want to use it opaque, like Gouache. But I don’t want to buy it new. Can I make the colours maybe more opaque when mixing it with „Marienglas“?
If you want to make watercolours more opaque, you can use white gouache :) Keep in mind that some pigments are very transparent to begin with and as such, they can't keep their hue and be opaque at the same time :)
@@EveBoltThank you Eve. Yes, it’s complicated. When mixing it with white Gouache the colours become pale. I will ask Kremer if there is a colourless binder in a pan that I can mix with my pans
@@EveBolt I would probably add Nickel Azo Yellow, Quinacridone Gold Deep, Pyrrole Red Light or Medium, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna. What do you reckon?
I think the reflective set is meant to used with black paper. I would think that crafters may find it more useful. These types of paints from other brands are similar. They just don't show up on white paper very well.
or on top of normal colors
I should've made a better effort of trying it on black paper, but I did paint them over a black stripe in my sketchbook when I did all the swatches. I'll revisit the paints with black paper :)
I bought the granulators set because I wanted the tin and because I love granulating watercolor.
I must say that the watercolor itself is a bit disappointing to me. I have the high chroma set so maybe it is not fair to compare, but the colors in this set seem a bit weak and lack an umph. The green is a boring version to the lovely ds cascade green to me. The blues are not very special and the purples are weak.
If is was possible to buy just the tin I would, only because the design is nice.
Maybe the urban set or the intensity set would have been a better choice. I will put my favorites in the palette.
It really depends on the kind of colors you like. Most granulating colors are not as vibrant and punchy as non-granulating colors. Part of that is due to the more opaque nature of granulating pigments. The green is a single, granulating pigment, while a color like Cascade Green is made from two pigments, so that's how it gets its dual color effect.
If you want, you can try mixing the granulating colors with transparent colors (for example, the green with nickel azo yellow; a purple with a quid red, etc), to make your own special effect paints. The transparent colors would add a bit of glow to the granulating colors and it could be a fun way to make these colors more useful to you :)
Great overview.
My main disappointment was the overlap between the sets. Come on QOR…
Yeeaaaah, the sets would've been so much better if they had worked them out with no repeat colors.
I think these mini sets serve two purposes, yes you can come up with your own palette. But, at the same time, I’d asked QoR if they would ever sell the mini tins on their own to make your own set with tubes. I really like the mini tins and had some of their other sets like the chroma set where I’d like to make more travel friendly. This is a hybrid where they don’t just sell a tin they can upscale it to sell you some paint and at the same time allow you to make a more custom assortment.
Ooo, interesting! I can see that! I wish they would sell empty pans, too. They are a proprietary size and I'd love to have more options when putting a palette together.
Setting up a palette with tube colors is really easy with Qor paints. The colors dry quickly in the pans, don’t split when they dry and are really easy to rewet, even the Viridian. The reason I really prefer these paints is that they have very little color shift when they dry, so when you are painting, what you see is what you get.
Nice video, thanks Eve. Good to see you 🌺 (Would you, if you can, pass on to Oto that she’s missed and best wishes are sent her way. Thank you.) 🌺
Will do! And thank you :)
These are nice but they are expensive for 6 half pan colors $40 😮
You get six half-pans, six empty pans and a travel tin (with the insert). It's a bit pricey, but quite on par with other professional brands :)
Qor is my absolute FAVORITE watercolor paint. I have all kinds of high end professional brands of watercolors, but they are gathering dust now. I buy the 11ml tubes of Qor and make my own palettes. Empty palette tins are in abundance in all kinds of shapes, sized, etc. Design your own favorite palette based on what you love.
That's a good option! :D
If anyone is interested in the granulating set, or tubes of these, act fast: Ultramarine Pink and Cobalt Violet are both discontinued pigments. (Not QoR's choice - the pigments are discontinued by manufacturers.)
Oooo, I wasn't aware of that! I'll see if I can find more info about this!
I’ve been eyeing these sets! Ugh…. I have zero self restraint
Oh no! Do you have a favorite? You can always start with just that one :)
Skip the sets. Get yourself an empty tin palette(there are unlimited designs out there), and buy only the colors you love and make your own custom palette. I buy Qor in 11ml tubes. They make damn good paint.
@@gigiartstudiowithartistvir3919 they do make great paints and I have a few of their tubes. They are running out though. I was watching Irit show how they interact with other watercolors and now I’m even more intrigued.
@@lzal9204 Yes I love how they play with other pigments as well. I think the reason I like them so much is because they move very well on the paper. I tend to paint in a more lose style, so that movement is exactly what I want. They are also highly pigmented.
I want one of these mostly because it's a less expensive way to get the tin tbh 😅
Did you notice any difference between the new pans and the old poured ones? I can't remember who it was, but I saw someone here on YT who really didn't think the new pans rewetted well - like they were super thirsty, iirc.
My older 12 colors set doesn't have poured pans, they are definitely extruded paint. So I can't really compare, but I thought the paints rewet super well and had no issue with them :)
@EveBolt ah, I misspoke! The old set are extruded, the new set are, like, compressed or something. Like, they changed the production method (there's a video on Golden's channel), the new pans are different from the old. That's why they look different (kind of bumpy and matte, instead of smooth and glossy)
Either way, great to know that you didn't have any trouble with them!
@@FaerieDust I have the new granulating set...noticed as well...asap...STRANGE PANS...rewet hard...and bubbly paint...goes on 'GOOEY"...definitely not the same as the original 12 pan set...which are AMAZING...rewet like A+++...lay down smooth...dry smooth...I even think my granulating set is deffective...as I believe at least the the ultramarine blue was in the old and new set...and they seem different in their pans...old and new....Janis
Love qor colors!!! but don’t buy sets very often, because I like to do my own thing. However I bought the set that came in the big tin and I love that tin. I wished they would sell them also empty. But thank you for trying the sets out for us!
I agree about their tins, they are lovely! I'd buy them empty, too!
Yaaaay, I just started watching but excited already - I was very curious about them. I have original mini and I love the box
…and I’m not gonna buy any of them 😂 If I didn’t have original mini I’d probably choose intense colors as they are most characteristic to QOR
@@weekend_art Hehe, good choice! The original set is pretty iconic on its own as well, since the colors are sooo intense. They rewet well and the color payoff is one of the best!
I'm waiting for their granulating set to go on sale to justify getting them 😂 I don't even like granulating paint but the colors look so good!
I also love their palette!
If you use the granulating colors in a more "dry" way, they will show their granulation less! :)
@@EveBolt at this point I just need to learn how to love granulating colors because not only I love working with a lot of water but some of my favorite colors are ultramarine blue, ultramarine violet and cobalt violet 😂💔
Hi Eve, Great to see this review video and your lovely cat sketches. Did you try the interference paints over dark colors? Have a great summer.
Hi Sally, thank you! I will go back to the reflective set and try the colors over black paper and inks.
@@EveBolt I find acrylic interference paints work better over dark colors or grounds.
I have had my eyes on these sets, so I’m glad to take a closer look at them! Thank you for sharing the mixing charts-that really helps!
You're welcome! I'm happy it was helpful :D
I wasn’t aware that Qor makes these sets now. Thanks for the review 🙂
They are still a bit hard to find, I hope they get more available at some point :)
Thank you for watching!
@@EveBolt Always happy to watch your videos!
Great mixing swatches. I have the original 12 pan mini set. A well rounded palette so the new mini sets aren't for me.
Thanks! And I agree, the original 12 colors set is really lovely. And the colors are SO strong, it always surprises me XD
I really love qor sets. I'm considering purchasing one of those as my travel set, I'm thinking either urban or intensity. cant afford all 4 really. If you recommend one of these 4 sets, which one would be your choice? Thx!
Interference Watercolors usually require a black surface
I will definitely revisit them on dark paper. I had painted them over a black stripe in my sketchbook but it seems that wasn't enough :)
Interference watercolor can be used over any regular paint color to create interesting effects and shimmer, they're not as effective used alone on regular wc paper, but agree they usually look beautiful on black paper.
Are the interference colors good when mixed with other colors?
Anyway, I don’t like the sets. Not because I hate QOR-I love QOR-but it’s because of the color choices! I just felt like a lot of the sets were very generic with generic colors I can get with brand and doesn’t even show why they stick out.
That granulation set could’ve had some cadmiums in there considering they sell those or some granulating earths or blacks…
Why not make a heavy dispersion set or a high tinting or low tinting set? They have ardoise grey which is very low tinting (bc it’s Slate Grey PBk19) and usually is hard to find. That’s interesting. It actually makes them stick out.
Also, I saw someone (may have been you) mix their high chroma set and it didn’t have clean mixes and the PO71 or PO73 was extremely dull. 😕
Overall, I enjoy their paints but those sets are useless. I do wish they sold those empty pans. They are clean.
Oh! I didn’t know about these! Qor watercolors are gorgeous!
Thank you very much for this great review ❤
I have watercolours in pans and want to use it opaque, like Gouache. But I don’t want to buy it new.
Can I make the colours maybe more opaque when mixing it with „Marienglas“?
If you want to make watercolours more opaque, you can use white gouache :) Keep in mind that some pigments are very transparent to begin with and as such, they can't keep their hue and be opaque at the same time :)
@@EveBoltThank you Eve. Yes, it’s complicated. When mixing it with white Gouache the colours become pale. I will ask Kremer if there is a colourless binder in a pan that I can mix with my pans
Oooh. I especially like the intensity and urban palettes.
I really like these two as well! Very easy to use color selections.
Thank you! For me, the only viable option would be the Intensity-Set!
Great choice! XD Do you know which colors you'd add to it? :)
@@EveBolt I would probably add Nickel Azo Yellow, Quinacridone Gold Deep, Pyrrole Red Light or Medium, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna. What do you reckon?
Love that you'r placing a test painting right beneath the swatches! Fantastic idea, I will copy you! Thanks for your Videos!
Kitty flying a kite. So cute!! I love it. ❤️😍😻❤️
Thank you so much! :D
Thank you for showing us the new sets. They look interesting.
Eve, do you have an Amazon USA affiliate link?
I do! Thank you so much for asking :3
Hopefully, this works : amzn.to/437aUrt
@@EveBolt Thanks!
Pretty
I agree! :D
It is not fair to say the reflective set is bad, when it is supposed to be used on black paper. Did you even try??!!
It's not fair to put words I haven't said in my mouth either.