I swear my videos are getting progressively longer, lol! I've added a couple of time stamps in the description for the actual swatching and painting parts. :-)
Hi Becky! It’s not the main binder, aquazol that’s causing the gummy stickiness. The Aquazol is replacing the Gum Arabic. It’s the humectant, traditionally simple syrup or honey but now often inexpensive glycerin to help the paint retain moisture (especially in pan paints). All watercolor paint needs to have this important ingredient in order to rewet and distribute the pigment easily in water because Gum Arabic or Aquazol , although being water soluble, it dries hard and is very difficult to disperse.
Honestly, I have the high chroma and earth colors and was planning on combining different brands for a more personalized watercolor palette but I love this idea! So I may do this one and the other lol 😍🥰
@@BeckyTregear same! I do have a small travel sized winsor and newton palette with some mixed colors of different brands 🥰. I think mixing Roman szmal and white nights would be fun!
I bought a 24 tube set of QoR and put them into pans over a month ago but find there still tacky they haven’t dried hard at all, and I’m in rural Victoria
Yes they will probably stay like that; even a few years after posting this video, my paints are still a little on the sticky side. Better that way because then they rewet more easily than paints that go super dry! Plus all of this endless rain isn't helping, lol.
'Splooge' it off. LOL. Becky, you might not know that word has connotations - here in the U.S. anyway. And if you do know, then... go you! :) P.S. I'm loving your videos and slowly catching up on your content.
Hahaha! I was using it as the innocent definition "to spill" but yes it has multiple meanings, and we Aussies use them all interchangeably. 🤣 You may also hear me say rubber instead of eraser, as that's what we used to call them growing up (not knowing the American meaning), and I forget myself when I get chatting on video. Gotta love international slang! ♥️
Hi Becky! I hope you are doing well in the "antipodes" :) After a year, I would like to know if the famous viridian green had dried like a rock and impossible to rewet and reuse. Not only in the pan but inside the tube. I think if you store them (tubes) correctly in a fresh and cool place, there must not be any bad surprise, but who knows! I've just bought the High Chroma set and I think I want to get the 12 tube set too :) Next month is my birthday and I want something special ;) After some time using them, do you like them of do you prefer to use other brands? They are more expensive than Daniel Smith here in Europe. Thanks for this fantastic video. Greetings from Canary Islands!
Hi there, thank you for your excellent question! I just went and looked now, and all of the pans are still looking fresh, with a few minor cracks in a couple of the colours. The viridian looks to be the driest but no cracks in mine, and I just rewet it after not using it for quite a few months now. The colour picked up with no issues or needing to spray it with water first, though it is naturally not as high tinting as other greens. It is a very nice version though and is much less annoying than other viridians I've tried! The one I've had the least success with in Qor's range is Cobalt Violet which keeps splitting. Viridian in the tube is still nice and juicy, with no signs of drying up. I keep my tubes in a tin, in a drawer so they stay in a fairly stable environment. And Melbourne has a dry climate also. I hope this helps....overall I think the Qor paints are really lovely and aside from Cobalt Violet, no issues at all. I hope you have a lovely birthday! ❤
@@BeckyTregear Wow! That is the most accurate and coolest response ever! Thank you so much, I'm going to get them for sure now. It has been a kind of shitty dark gray year... I need new colours in my life 😂😽
@@djhadaverde Haha thank you, I always tend to write a lot of detail, lol. I heartily agree that more colour is needed. Can never have too many of those! The intro set has some really good ones and goes well with the bright set 😁
My husband gave them to me for Christmas last year. I also found single tubes at theartshop.com.au and this is one of many palettes I have, which I tend to cycle through. I'll never use them all, but I keep trying, lol!
Yes, most of them are rated the highest lightfastness (Excellent) with some coming in at Very Good and Good. I have updated my description with a link to Qor's colour chart which details all of that information :-)
Not too bad, quite similar to Daniel Smith or Schmincke, harder than M. Graham or Sennelier. A few have cracked a bit, but all are easy to rewet, even the viridian. The only one causing issues is the Cobalt Violet, which did not mix well with the binder in the first place.
I swear my videos are getting progressively longer, lol! I've added a couple of time stamps in the description for the actual swatching and painting parts. :-)
Longer but still fabulous!
A vampires favorite color... I love that! Wonderul video.
Hi Becky! It’s not the main binder, aquazol that’s causing the gummy stickiness. The Aquazol is replacing the Gum Arabic. It’s the humectant, traditionally simple syrup or honey but now often inexpensive glycerin to help the paint retain moisture (especially in pan paints). All watercolor paint needs to have this important ingredient in order to rewet and distribute the pigment easily in water because Gum Arabic or Aquazol , although being water soluble, it dries hard and is very difficult to disperse.
Thankfully most of them are fine now, it is just the Cobalt Violet which refuses to combine properly! I have the buyer's remorse on that tube. 😂
I have the same 3 sets, in the same palette! A really nice set - great review!
QoR watercolors are my favorite. I love that you did the rainbow with the rose; such a fun idea to try them all out!
They're definitely excellent paints! And thank you :-)
Lovely pallet.
Yes it's a lovely one! M.Graham's version is also full-on.
@@BeckyTregear I got none of that brand. It is really pricy here and I am in no urgent need of more paint....sadly. XD
Same here. I just have the one tube of purple. I'd like to buy others eventually but I also have loads so it's hard to justify!
My cobalt violet did the same thing. I haven't had that happen to any other cobalt color , though. Karen from Canada ☺☺💖💖
I have seen it with a few brands; it is a very fickle pigment!
Honestly, I have the high chroma and earth colors and was planning on combining different brands for a more personalized watercolor palette but I love this idea! So I may do this one and the other lol 😍🥰
I always say I am going to combine brands and then I end up needing to have everything by the same brand together, haha!
@@BeckyTregear same! I do have a small travel sized winsor and newton palette with some mixed colors of different brands 🥰. I think mixing Roman szmal and white nights would be fun!
@@BunNessa_Art Those two would go great together!
I bought a 24 tube set of QoR and put them into pans over a month ago but find there still tacky they haven’t dried hard at all, and I’m in rural Victoria
Yes they will probably stay like that; even a few years after posting this video, my paints are still a little on the sticky side. Better that way because then they rewet more easily than paints that go super dry! Plus all of this endless rain isn't helping, lol.
'Splooge' it off. LOL. Becky, you might not know that word has connotations - here in the U.S. anyway. And if you do know, then... go you! :) P.S. I'm loving your videos and slowly catching up on your content.
Hahaha! I was using it as the innocent definition "to spill" but yes it has multiple meanings, and we Aussies use them all interchangeably. 🤣 You may also hear me say rubber instead of eraser, as that's what we used to call them growing up (not knowing the American meaning), and I forget myself when I get chatting on video. Gotta love international slang! ♥️
Hi Becky! I hope you are doing well in the "antipodes" :) After a year, I would like to know if the famous viridian green had dried like a rock and impossible to rewet and reuse. Not only in the pan but inside the tube. I think if you store them (tubes) correctly in a fresh and cool place, there must not be any bad surprise, but who knows! I've just bought the High Chroma set and I think I want to get the 12 tube set too :) Next month is my birthday and I want something special ;) After some time using them, do you like them of do you prefer to use other brands? They are more expensive than Daniel Smith here in Europe. Thanks for this fantastic video. Greetings from Canary Islands!
Hi there, thank you for your excellent question! I just went and looked now, and all of the pans are still looking fresh, with a few minor cracks in a couple of the colours. The viridian looks to be the driest but no cracks in mine, and I just rewet it after not using it for quite a few months now. The colour picked up with no issues or needing to spray it with water first, though it is naturally not as high tinting as other greens. It is a very nice version though and is much less annoying than other viridians I've tried! The one I've had the least success with in Qor's range is Cobalt Violet which keeps splitting. Viridian in the tube is still nice and juicy, with no signs of drying up. I keep my tubes in a tin, in a drawer so they stay in a fairly stable environment. And Melbourne has a dry climate also. I hope this helps....overall I think the Qor paints are really lovely and aside from Cobalt Violet, no issues at all. I hope you have a lovely birthday! ❤
@@BeckyTregear Wow! That is the most accurate and coolest response ever! Thank you so much, I'm going to get them for sure now. It has been a kind of shitty dark gray year... I need new colours in my life 😂😽
@@djhadaverde Haha thank you, I always tend to write a lot of detail, lol. I heartily agree that more colour is needed. Can never have too many of those! The intro set has some really good ones and goes well with the bright set 😁
Hi Becky, do you use the Qor Watercolours as you primary watercolours? And where do you get it from?
My husband gave them to me for Christmas last year. I also found single tubes at theartshop.com.au and this is one of many palettes I have, which I tend to cycle through. I'll never use them all, but I keep trying, lol!
Are the Qor paints lightfast?
Yes, most of them are rated the highest lightfastness (Excellent) with some coming in at Very Good and Good. I have updated my description with a link to Qor's colour chart which details all of that information :-)
How did they dry? Too hard or no?
Not too bad, quite similar to Daniel Smith or Schmincke, harder than M. Graham or Sennelier. A few have cracked a bit, but all are easy to rewet, even the viridian. The only one causing issues is the Cobalt Violet, which did not mix well with the binder in the first place.
Becky Tregear Art Cool. Well, I decided to purchase the 24 tube set. I plan on filling the pans 1/3 full just in case. Thanks for your review! ❤️
@@Itsme_1648 Oh that's great! I'm sure you'll love them, they're really nice paints to work with, and the colours are vibrant. I hope you enjoy! 😆