PG17 is Oxide of Chromium, so no wonder it doesn't look like Hookers green! :) Thank you for the review. MaimeriBlu is a favorite brand of mine. I was very happy with the primary colours, -but I also do not use bright orange much. :)
I started my watercolour journey with 3 tubes of maimeri blue and made a whole pallete full of colours, 2years later I am still using that pallete, I’ve always loved it! I have bought other brands, some I like and some I hate, thank you for your great reviews it helps us all when choosing our paints😊
Hi Teoh! I've started painting with watercolour a few months ago, and have been using Maimeriblu as its far cheaper than many other brands here in Aus, and because the name sounds so pretty! Initially I tried them on a hot press paper, and was also somewhat disappointed, but after trying on various other papers I am loving the results. I can definitely agree that the paper has a big impact! Really looking forward to seeing some more of these colours used in your videos! As a side note, I am curious if anyone has tried setting Maimeriblu into pans for a travel set? I had assumed they'd set fine, but my colours all remain a bit sticky on my ceramic palette .... I'm a bit anxious to fill pans incase I make a terrible mess!
Thanks for the video. I think that when you choose a brand of watercolors you also have to think about the type of works we paint. So also that the impact they have the characteristics of the watercolors we use. For example, I love botanicals, views, fog, twilight, rain. I use many layers of glazes, the transparency of the layers that I can obtain with Maimeriblu is perfect for my works. They give it a hushed elegance. If I did urban sketch I would like to focus on Daniel Smith or Winsor Newton professional.
These were the first artist grade watercolors I bought and I love to use them for portraits because of the color selection I have❤I love the Rose Lake color❤
Thanks for this review, Teoh, it's very helpful. I have owned a 24 half pan set of Maimeri for about 30 years (before they added the word Blue)! I didn't really start using them until several years ago when I taught myself to paint - they were my first experience with watercolors and I fell in love! The colors are really vibrant and they flow nicely. Now they are starting to run out and I need to replace some colors; I am sure they are no longer the same as what I have, so I have been shopping around. Cerulean was the first to go - it was my favorite, and being on a budget, I purchased a lower grade of paint. I was very disappointed with what I bought - it was really muddy. I've since learned that having the same name doesn't mean it's the same pigment! Now I am carefully paying attention to pigments and quality. Thanks for helping me learn!
I learned about Maimeriblu watercolors from Sterling Edwards. Check out his paintings and you'll see a luminosity that is unmatched!! So beautiful! Thank you for reviewing these. If you are in the market for more colors, I recommend Still de Grain Brown, Avigon Orange, and Garnet Lake. My favs!
i started WC with sterling also and bought these as well as his wonderful brushes, 6 years later still using both and love them! the paints and the brushes!
Wooow! Thank you so much again for this. I have a half pan set of this that is about to arrive yet im still looking for other colors that I want to add. This really helps. 😊 🎨
As an aside--Maimeriblu tubes are my favorite tubes for easy opening and pigment not shooting out of the tube and getting wasted. This may seem like a non-issue--UNLESS you have carpal tunnel or arthritis or other hand issues. These tubes have easy to open lids that don't get stuck and wide mouth tube openings that help the pigment not squirt out of the tube as soon as you open it. MMB version of PV19 is my absolute favorite PV19 :) Thanks for showing this brand, it doesn't get much screen time for some reason...
PG17 is chromium oxide green and it is a very dull colour. I use mine as light first washes and very rarely mix them because it tends to muddy up colours really fast. That being said, they're great for washes in animal paintings, especially dinosaurs. On another note, I have one tube of Maimeri, their equivalent of Dioxazine Violet, and I love it so much. Very bright and intense.
I bought a starter set of these, seeing this make me want to get them out and see what I've got... they looked really good here, and I do like single pigment paints.
one of my first and still one of my favorite brands! so happy i started with them as i have something to compare now, these are really smooth and lovely paints.
I only have the old formulation but I love Maimeri Blu. I got a tester set of 5 some time ago, and added 4 tubes when old stock was being sold off as the new formula was introduced. I like them a lot but think I might like the new version better.
I really enjoyed watching the way the color flowed in your gradation strips. MMB raw umber is the closest color to the sandy soil in my area so it's one of my favorites. Another pretty brown is Dragons Blood but you could probably mix it with raw umber & rose or alizarin crimson.
Yes, Maimeri reconfigured their entire line awhile ago and switched from 15ml tubes to 12ml, so they have many discontinued colors available at close-out prices at many retail outlets. ALL their colors are now single pigments, which is pretty cool.
HI Lee! Teoh has the new 12ml tubes in this video, I'm not sure which paints he used in his previous videos. From what I've heard, the quality is very good in both lines.
@@everartokelli Oh, I thought you were saying that they were the old ones. Looking at the beginning of the video though it does look like it's a mix of both.
They stopped making their student grade paints (Maimeri Venezia) as soon as this new line was released. 🤔 Kind of unfortunate really, they were wonderful paints. Great review nonetheless! Love your color charts so much!! 😄
I just bought some Maimeriblu paints and I didn't like them. I'm not sure why but they seemed dull and unexciting to use. :( Maybe I will try it again..
I did a stupid thing a posted this comment on your old video about Maimeriblu lol. 🤦♂️ If anyone's interested he was using the Bee Paper 100% cotton watercolor journal and Kunst and Papier watercolor sketchbook with 35% cotton paper. I forgot that you'd gotten an introductory set. That being the case the you surely got the lower quality product. If you believe that it was really the paper that killed the colors then I'd like to see you paint a sketch on a sheet of the highest quality watercolor paper you have with your color mixes planned out before hand on a scrap piece of paper. Then perhaps the watercolor can point its metaphorical finger at the 👉 previously used paper. Until then I'm about 50% convinced. 😉 Still it's always fun to watch you paint and swatch. Plus I always learn things from you. Thanks Teoh. 😃
I bought a Maimeri Blu dot card and the dots were on this slick paper. The colors did not look their best on this crappy shiny paper, but there was enough of some of the dots to paint them on a separate piece of watercolor paper and they looked pretty good. I ordered three tubes. Too bad about the dot cards.
their pan set was my introduction to non-cheapo watercolours. silly me didnt notice the english colour names on the labels and tried translating the italian. im sure anybody experienced with paint names would get a kick out of the little swatch card i did...
I can get both m.graham and Daniel smith cheaper here. Is there any advantage to maimari blue over these? This is one of the few reviews on this watercolor. Thank you.
Get the paint that's easier or cheaper for you to replace in the future. Quality from the well known companies is good and sometimes difficult to differentiate.
Daniel Smith's colors are densely saturated and so will give you a very bright palette. However, they are harder than other watercolors to re-hydrate once they've dried on your palette. One tiny warning, if you use Titanium white (probably of any brand, my experience was with DS), don't purchase it until you've removed the lid to be certain that the pigment and gum arabic haven't separated. I prefer titanium white watercolor to gouache, but few watercolorists use white watercolor, so those tubes tend to sit on store shelves a long time) . I've never used M Graham so can't compare them.
Thank you so much Teoh! This brand is quite affordable here ( Australia; in big tubes much cheaper than DS) but I've been hesitant. May I ask, how does the cerulean blue compare with other brands colour wise & transparency ? And Is it less granulating than some other cerulean blue brands you own ? ( I am looking for a cerulean that doesn't granulate as much as some )? Thank you again!
Isle of Mull FPV thank you, I definitely don't want it to granulate heavily, but do want a cerulean ( other options I'm looking at too. It would just be very handy if this cerulean didn't granulate as much as some as it's easily accessible & cheaper here for me. It's to use for a specific purpose )
@Sarra'sWatercolorJourney Likely White Nights is not as high quality but never having used them I cannot be sure. Look up the ingredients - see if they actually use Cerulean PB 35 ...or thalo PB15? A good Cerulean will normally granulate. Cerulean is a colour that can be mixed - but the mixed colour will not behave like Cerulean. I have Cerulean made by 7 different companies - each of them differ, not so much for the colour but the way they handle.
I was watching one of your videos on the color wheel, now I can’t find it , 😔 but the link for the color wheel you suggested was not there either. Please do you have that link? I would like to study.
Maimeri reconfigured their entire line awhile ago and switched from 15ml tubes to 12ml, so they have many discontinued colors available at close-out prices at many retail outlets.
PG17 is Oxide of Chromium, so no wonder it doesn't look like Hookers green! :) Thank you for the review. MaimeriBlu is a favorite brand of mine. I was very happy with the primary colours, -but I also do not use bright orange much. :)
This is the best review of Maimeri Blu I’ve seen. Nice work Teoh.
It really is!
I started my watercolour journey with 3 tubes of maimeri blue and made a whole pallete full of colours, 2years later I am still using that pallete, I’ve always loved it! I have bought other brands, some I like and some I hate, thank you for your great reviews it helps us all when choosing our paints😊
Hi Teoh! I've started painting with watercolour a few months ago, and have been using Maimeriblu as its far cheaper than many other brands here in Aus, and because the name sounds so pretty! Initially I tried them on a hot press paper, and was also somewhat disappointed, but after trying on various other papers I am loving the results. I can definitely agree that the paper has a big impact! Really looking forward to seeing some more of these colours used in your videos!
As a side note, I am curious if anyone has tried setting Maimeriblu into pans for a travel set? I had assumed they'd set fine, but my colours all remain a bit sticky on my ceramic palette .... I'm a bit anxious to fill pans incase I make a terrible mess!
Thanks for the video. I think that when you choose a brand of watercolors you also have to think about the type of works we paint. So also that the impact they have the characteristics of the watercolors we use. For example, I love botanicals, views, fog, twilight, rain. I use many layers of glazes, the transparency of the layers that I can obtain with Maimeriblu is perfect for my works. They give it a hushed elegance. If I did urban sketch I would like to focus on Daniel Smith or Winsor Newton professional.
These were the first artist grade watercolors I bought and I love to use them for portraits because of the color selection I have❤I love the Rose Lake color❤
Thanks for this review, Teoh, it's very helpful. I have owned a 24 half pan set of Maimeri for about 30 years (before they added the word Blue)! I didn't really start using them until several years ago when I taught myself to paint - they were my first experience with watercolors and I fell in love! The colors are really vibrant and they flow nicely. Now they are starting to run out and I need to replace some colors; I am sure they are no longer the same as what I have, so I have been shopping around. Cerulean was the first to go - it was my favorite, and being on a budget, I purchased a lower grade of paint. I was very disappointed with what I bought - it was really muddy. I've since learned that having the same name doesn't mean it's the same pigment! Now I am carefully paying attention to pigments and quality. Thanks for helping me learn!
I learned about Maimeriblu watercolors from Sterling Edwards. Check out his paintings and you'll see a luminosity that is unmatched!! So beautiful! Thank you for reviewing these. If you are in the market for more colors, I recommend Still de Grain Brown, Avigon Orange, and Garnet Lake. My favs!
Googled him. His paintings are very beautiful! 😃 Thanks for the suggestion.
Still de Grain Brown, Avigon Orange, and Garnet Lake? Presumably these discontinued colours? I don't see them listed in their range.
i started WC with sterling also and bought these as well as his wonderful brushes, 6 years later still using both and love them! the paints and the brushes!
Thank you Teoh. I've been wondering about this brand. They look beautiful and very even. They are expensive from the US as well.
Wooow! Thank you so much again for this. I have a half pan set of this that is about to arrive yet im still looking for other colors that I want to add. This really helps. 😊 🎨
As an aside--Maimeriblu tubes are my favorite tubes for easy opening and pigment not shooting out of the tube and getting wasted. This may seem like a non-issue--UNLESS you have carpal tunnel or arthritis or other hand issues. These tubes have easy to open lids that don't get stuck and wide mouth tube openings that help the pigment not squirt out of the tube as soon as you open it. MMB version of PV19 is my absolute favorite PV19 :) Thanks for showing this brand, it doesn't get much screen time for some reason...
This brand is not as well known compared to other brands.
I Adore Maimeri Blu. I just love the "sunshiney" colours
Reminiscent of an Italian / sunny Mediteranean. They pack a punch!
PG17 is chromium oxide green and it is a very dull colour. I use mine as light first washes and very rarely mix them because it tends to muddy up colours really fast. That being said, they're great for washes in animal paintings, especially dinosaurs. On another note, I have one tube of Maimeri, their equivalent of Dioxazine Violet, and I love it so much. Very bright and intense.
I bought a starter set of these, seeing this make me want to get them out and see what I've got... they looked really good here, and I do like single pigment paints.
Wow there's such a big difference between the previous ones you reviewed before and these, they look very nice :D
one of my first and still one of my favorite brands! so happy i started with them as i have something to compare now, these are really smooth and lovely paints.
I only have the old formulation but I love Maimeri Blu. I got a tester set of 5 some time ago, and added 4 tubes when old stock was being sold off as the new formula was introduced. I like them a lot but think I might like the new version better.
I really enjoyed watching the way the color flowed in your gradation strips. MMB raw umber is the closest color to the sandy soil in my area so it's one of my favorites. Another pretty brown is Dragons Blood but you could probably mix it with raw umber & rose or alizarin crimson.
Maimeri Blu are so good!
Did they just recently reformulate their whole line? I thought I had heard about that but I might be mistaken.
Not sure about that. I don't use this brand often
Yes, Maimeri reconfigured their entire line awhile ago and switched from 15ml tubes to 12ml, so they have many discontinued colors available at close-out prices at many retail outlets. ALL their colors are now single pigments, which is pretty cool.
@@everartokelli so this video is good for historical purposes but not really relevant for the modern Maimeri Blu line
HI Lee! Teoh has the new 12ml tubes in this video, I'm not sure which paints he used in his previous videos. From what I've heard, the quality is very good in both lines.
@@everartokelli Oh, I thought you were saying that they were the old ones. Looking at the beginning of the video though it does look like it's a mix of both.
They stopped making their student grade paints (Maimeri Venezia) as soon as this new line was released. 🤔 Kind of unfortunate really, they were wonderful paints.
Great review nonetheless! Love your color charts so much!! 😄
loving the review Teoh, and I love the chart aswell keep up the good work!
Thanks ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪
Many brands of watercolor use pigment green 17 for their oxide chromiums greens (Lukas, White Nights)
Nice to know. Thanks.
I just bought some Maimeriblu paints and I didn't like them. I'm not sure why but they seemed dull and unexciting to use. :(
Maybe I will try it again..
Maybe it's the paper. The paper matters a lot.
Thank you for reviewing these again. I'm glad you like them. It's one of my favorite brands. Have a sweet realst of your day. 😊
I did a stupid thing a posted this comment on your old video about Maimeriblu lol. 🤦♂️
If anyone's interested he was using the Bee Paper 100% cotton watercolor journal and Kunst and Papier watercolor sketchbook with 35% cotton paper. I forgot that you'd gotten an introductory set. That being the case the you surely got the lower quality product. If you believe that it was really the paper that killed the colors then I'd like to see you paint a sketch on a sheet of the highest quality watercolor paper you have with your color mixes planned out before hand on a scrap piece of paper. Then perhaps the watercolor can point its metaphorical finger at the 👉 previously used paper. Until then I'm about 50% convinced. 😉
Still it's always fun to watch you paint and swatch. Plus I always learn things from you. Thanks Teoh. 😃
Well in the previous review the complaint was that the tubes weren't very pigmented. Why the change of mind?
Looks like the paper I used before really killed the colours.
@@teohyc Thanks good to know. :D
I bought a Maimeri Blu dot card and the dots were on this slick paper. The colors did not look their best on this crappy shiny paper, but there was enough of some of the dots to paint them on a separate piece of watercolor paper and they looked pretty good. I ordered three tubes. Too bad about the dot cards.
Hi Teoh! Haven't seen one of your videos in a while. Has the quality improved or is it just me? New mic? Beautifully done video as always.
Maybe because the sunlight was good that day
their pan set was my introduction to non-cheapo watercolours. silly me didnt notice the english colour names on the labels and tried translating the italian. im sure anybody experienced with paint names would get a kick out of the little swatch card i did...
I can get both m.graham and Daniel smith cheaper here. Is there any advantage to maimari blue over these? This is one of the few reviews on this watercolor. Thank you.
Get the paint that's easier or cheaper for you to replace in the future. Quality from the well known companies is good and sometimes difficult to differentiate.
Daniel Smith's colors are densely saturated and so will give you a very bright palette. However, they are harder than other watercolors to re-hydrate once they've dried on your palette. One tiny warning, if you use Titanium white (probably of any brand, my experience was with DS), don't purchase it until you've removed the lid to be certain that the pigment and gum arabic haven't separated. I prefer titanium white watercolor to gouache, but few watercolorists use white watercolor, so those tubes tend to sit on store shelves a long time) . I've never used M Graham so can't compare them.
Thank you so much Teoh! This brand is quite affordable here ( Australia; in big tubes much cheaper than DS) but I've been hesitant. May I ask, how does the cerulean blue compare with other brands colour wise & transparency ? And Is it less granulating than some other cerulean blue brands you own ? ( I am looking for a cerulean that doesn't granulate as much as some )? Thank you again!
I'd choose another pigment as granulation is the reason why people go for Cerulean.
Isle of Mull FPV thank you, I definitely don't want it to granulate heavily, but do want a cerulean ( other options I'm looking at too. It would just be very handy if this cerulean didn't granulate as much as some as it's easily accessible & cheaper here for me. It's to use for a specific purpose )
@@paigeme886 add a little white to a pthalo perhaps?
@Sarra'sWatercolorJourney Likely White Nights is not as high quality but never having used them I cannot be sure. Look up the ingredients - see if they actually use Cerulean PB 35 ...or thalo PB15? A good Cerulean will normally granulate. Cerulean is a colour that can be mixed - but the mixed colour will not behave like Cerulean. I have Cerulean made by 7 different companies - each of them differ, not so much for the colour but the way they handle.
@Sarra'sWatercolorJourney Having checked, it seems White Nights is a PB 35 so it will granulate.
verzino violet is worth checking out.
Thank you. The other swatches you compared with, were they also painted on Arches paper please?
I can't remember. It's either Arches or Fabriano Artistico.
@@teohyc Thank you. I only ask as you compare the flow/blend to your previous swatched brands.
How do you do you chart?
I can't understand how you do it.
Yes... I'd like to see that too...
ua-cam.com/video/DeRa9IVY63U/v-deo.html Teoh has changed his charts some but that is a start, I would not mind seeing an updated how to video :)
@@colorcrazy2944 thank you for sharing link. very helpful.
What's the lightfast of 2 stars?
Do you have a video on your favorite granulating watercolors?
I don't have a video on that but it's a good idea. My favourite granulating colour is Cerulean Blue Chromium.
Mind of Watercolor has a video on that. ua-cam.com/video/VjtmhyVXMT0/v-deo.html
@@teohyc Thank you, Teoh. Always a pleasure.
@@teohyc You should do a video on that Teoh.
@@higherground711 I just recorded a video on granulating reds
I was watching one of your videos on the color wheel, now I can’t find it , 😔 but the link for the color wheel you suggested was not there either. Please do you have that link? I would like to study.
Colour wheel from Handprint.com
notepad.ediphi.org/sci/col/cwheel.jpg
www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/cwheel06.html
One of my students said they were discontinued. Has anyone heard this.?
There are still bring sold it seems. But not many places sell them.
Maimeri reconfigured their entire line awhile ago and switched from 15ml tubes to 12ml, so they have many discontinued colors available at close-out prices at many retail outlets.
The Hooker's Green looks like Chrome Oxide Green to me.
It is.
Interesting that they only do single pigments, but kind of confusing that they make a chrome oxide green and call it Hooker's!
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