That bit at the end about learning art is great. I took a painting class once and the teacher summed it up as "allow for failure, but dont stand for it". Art and fear are two sides of a coin and if you let fear - fear of "messing up" or failure - stop you, you wont get anywhere. And that kind of thing is easy to say, but hard to swallow.
i was so lucky to met the owner of daniel smith, Mr John, when he was having a workshop in my country. such a great guy and I fell in love with the paint. great video!
I have to say that what you said in the video about investing in learning/doing art everyday is so very true. I'm seeing proof of that in my art work from the stuff I did months ago to now, there is a difference as I learn more and better and from my mistakes (I don't see failures the same as others do) I improve. Failures are our way of learning that's why they're not really failures, it's growing from what was to the possibilities of what can be!
Marty, thank you for your wise words. I agree, people now days want instant gratification. I think that's what holds a lot of people back, especially young people. It's our investment in the exprenince of art that over time developes us as artists. 💞
Thank you for saying that about not being any shortcuts, it really is the product of a lot of investigation and hard work to achieve the things you want in art, no matter what your style is, it always takes a lot of time and 99% practice! Loved this review 💛💛💛💛
Great video Marty! Alvaro is totally incredible. He is the artist I always look at when I start to forget how important contrast dynamics are in my work. Very inspiring guy. And I love your comments towards the end. "Invest in your art everyday." Well said. Your video format is looking quite sharp my friend, I can see you've made some subtle improvements. Love your fun opening!
+The Mind of Watercolor Hi Steve - Thanks for the note as always and for noticing some of the improvements. I'm trying to also elevate the content a little by taking more suggestions and ideas from the channel subscribers. I love this guy Alvaro, what a fascinating character. How do you pronounce his last name by the way? Hope you're have a GREAT week! - Marty
Nice review and true indeed you are so right there is no short cuts. Its takes having a passion, practice, and studying. Its also good to know who you are as a artist and to stay encouraged.
Great review Marty. The comments and honesty at the end are invaluable especially to newbies or up and coming artist! A collaboration with Linsay would be VERY COOL! A watercolor fest with you, Lindsay, AND Steve would be awesome! Maybe a Q&A. Appreciate all my favorite mentors and all you share!😊🎨
+Denise Chapel Thank you Denise. Nothing like hard work and practice for many years to make an overnight success. :-) Thanks for watching and for your encouragement, it means a lot. - Marty
Great. Thanks for sharing. Alvaro is a legend. Love his style. Neutral tint is awesome, as you say, you can add to get more punch in shadows, for example. DS are great paint.
love what you said about learning to paint. it does take work ( but the work is fun) I always passed on neutral tint. I might pick up a tube now. I'll be in touch about the collab:)
+thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weiricc Hi Lindsay - Great Live demo today on your channel ua-cam.com/users/thefrugalcrafter For sure, you should try out the neutral, it's pretty cool as way to mix for toned shadows or just to get darker colors without going too dark. Looking forward to hearing from you on the collab, sounds like great fun! - Marty
Hi Marty. I'm new to watercolor, I'm just getting to know my colors and tecniques ECT. And I too have loved the neutral tint. It is fascinating color. Especially mixing with other colors. And even on it's own. Thank you for your informative videos. And the link to that experienced painter, I'll check him out for sure. Like your videos. Karen from Canada.
Thanks for sharing the review. Those colours are so vivid. And as with everything worthwile in life, the journey towards the goal is just as rewarding as the goal itself. Knowing this, who even wants shortcuts?
The first fine tube paint set purchased. I still have the colors on my main palette. I use the viridian green to mix other greens. I did add a hansa yellow light and a magenta red to aid in mixing. I use DS Neutral tint, but I also love M Graham neutral tint which has a violet hint.
Great review, Marty. I love my Daniel Smith watercolors, but had not thought to purchase one of their "artist sets." I agree, Castagnet is amazing. Thanks for all you do with these reviews.
I'm honored you took the time to watch John. You've got me beat in the experience department. Thank you for taking a moment to leave a comment, I appreciate it very much. - Marty
Love your outlook - just go and paint, its good for the soul :) Yep, no shortcut - just practice and enjoy the process! Thanks for your review on Daniel Smith... will have to get some one day :D
Oh Thank-you so much! I was practicing today, I did a little better but I don't feel confident enough to color in the drawing I did for my niece, it took me a while to get the drawing right so I don't want to ruin it by not being ready to color it properly. I'm looking forward to learning, thanks again Marty and have a good weekend!
+Hermione Jarvis Hi Hermoine - Do you have access to a copy machine or scanner/printer? If you do you could copy your original, print it and paint on the copy. - Marty
You are so right. What a great review of this dynamic set. Practice and failure is the only way to succeed in watercolor or life. You can learn about the tools such as paper quality, pigment quality, mastering the wetness of your paper, washes, composition, value and tone, THEN you see an artist like Alvaro find his own path to perfection. I recently snagged this set for $30 and am using it for a trip to Alaska this fall. I'll be balancing out the colors (since I have room for 15 colors in my palette). I'm adding a cool yellow (Hansa Yellow Light), a cooler blue (Phthalo Blue GS), a cool red (Quin Magenta, since it also is the color of fireweed which I love to paint), Deep Sap Green & Serpentine Genuine. I'm thinking of switching out the Varidian (which isn't a favorite green of mine). What would you suggest I replace that last color with???? Inquiring minds, and all that. LOL
I loved this review, especially the final talk about becoming a better artist :) I just saw this set on Jackson's Art and they are offering the 238 dot chart as a bonus. I was thinking of getting myself that dot chart for Christmas. Now I have to look up this Alvaro Castagnet
And don't forget his interesting brushes, especially the Squirrel Mop Brush which is his personal favorite. ;) But the brushes are very very expensive :(
+Eric Sareyka I use an Isabey natural squirrel hair brush (mop brush) and I love it. Although it is very, very expensive. Then again, so are cheap brushes in the long run. - Marty
These days there are no true watercolor artists like Turner.. today we have quantity, but 0 quality. Where the spirit doesn't lead the hand there is no art.
Teoh from Parkablogs mentioned you on his channel. WOW! You have a wealth of information. I subscribed, looking forwarding to seeing your videos. I'm a Daniel Smith junkie. Thanks to you I will check out the neutral tint. Thanks a bunch for sharing.
+Red Gemini Arts Hi Red - Thanks for the note and I'm glad you found the channel. Let me know what you think of the neutral tint. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts! Thank you! - Marty
+Owings Art I pick it up today and Blicks - I will let you know. Great stuff Daniel Smith, it's my favorite paint. I love your channel, so much information. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge, it's really helpful for a newbie like me.
Truth!! There are no ways to learn stuff faster. LOTS OF PRACTICE. So many people always saying that I'm so clever when they see my art. I'm not clever, I always tell them, I just like doing it enough to put in almost two decades drawing. Lol.
Thanks for the in-depth review. :) ***I think you may have mislabeled the reds @3 mins. The color next to the Maya Red may be Pyrrole Red and the Pyrrole Red at the bottom left would be Deep Scarlet. If that's the case, you might wanna make a note of it somewhere.
love this set, the neutral tint is a nice addition! thanks for showing this all. this brand in Holland is pretty expensive in the Artist line of other brands.So I m very interested to know why?"is it the pigment formula s?
+Brianna Sanchez Greetings Brianna - I have done a review of Copics, here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/Fux29lSdXdw/v-deo.html I need to update it though. I've had a lot more practice with them since I shot that video. - Marty
Cool fun fact. If you go to the Seattle store, I was lucky enough to visit when my sister was living in seattle, the people in the factory and store can answer any question you have. I got to meet dinnertime from the factory and have S picture of the store and factory. The factory is right next to the store.
+Art Nya Schmincke and DS are both VERY awesome and I love them for different reasons. The colors in Schmincke are spectacular and I use them even day. The colors in DS are also outstanding and I use them a lot for finished work. If you forced me to pick I might say Schmincke one day and Daniel Smith the next. :-) - Marty
+Owings Art :D thanks for the reply. I use Schmicke because i live in germany and they sell them for a good price. Only got one DS color because it's so expensive here. It's my little treasure xD
+halowolf The Hydrus are very different and almost belong in their own category. Daniel Smith are superior to Winsor & Newton Astist grade paints in my opinion. Winsor & Newton are still great though, just not as good as Daniel Smith. - Marty
I currently have most of Sennellier & QOR... Would you recommend getting Daniel Smith? I know they have 2 to 3 tines the colors as the other two companies... I do get major discounts so that's not what's important; I do want the best options for my journey... If there were shortcuts the goal would not be the gift that it is now!! I love my journey; its beautiful ride! Thanks Marty. Lauri
Hey Marty!I'm a young artist and I particularly enjoy watching your videos about watercolor reviews. They're quite informative and I like how you compare the product to all the other brands you've tried out before. I have a question regarding watercolors. I've been thinking of investing on an artist quality set, but the brands available in my country (the Philippines) are Daniel Smith, Sennelier, Winsor and Newton, Rembrandt, Mission Mijello, and QoR. I have tried a couple of Holbein tubes but I didn't enjoy them mainly because they aren't as active whenever I do wet-on-wet. Since you have tried most of the paints I've mentioned, I would like your opinion on the selection. I want something that is very vibrant, but I also don't want it to look too artificial. (If that makes sense) I'm quite young so I don't have the money to go out and try all the brands I've mentioned. Plus most of these are only available online here. I really look forward to hearing from you and your thoughts about this. -Nicole
+Nicole J Thank you very much for the kind comments and the great question. Of the paints you mentioned, I would first go with Daniel Smith, they are both vibrant, but not over the top vibrant. Second choice would be Sennelier. Sean's are made with honey and they're luminous and beautiful. I think you'll love either of those. And both work well wet on wet. I hope this helps. Thank you! Marty
Hi Lori - They are bit different. As the "light" would indicate you will get a bit lighter color. I wouldn't spend money on the "Light" though, instead, just add a little more water and you'll get the same effect in my experience. Thanks for the question! ~marty
+SuperFlawless9 Hi Patrick - Thanks for the question. My favorites are probably Schmincke, Daniel Smith and Sennelier. Here is a link to the Sennelier video on their site. They make them with honey so there is luminance, or glow to them. www.sennelier-colors.com/en/Aquarelle_8.html
+Marcela Paskova Hi Marcela - You can contact wetpaintart.com email or call them and ask for Darrin. He will ship to Europe and has a few sets left. Thank you for watching. - Marty
Loved this review so much that I went looking for this set on Amazon.ca and I couldn't find them, I was wondering if you could let me know where you got them? I'd love to get this set! Thanks for a wonderful review, I throughly enjoyed it, take care!
Ok thanks, I'm still looking! My FC Polychromos came today, I tried them out right away and they lay down very smooth like butter, but I had a difficult time trying to blend and build the colors, I bought the 60 count. Would you consider doing a tutorial on how to do this? I've been looking for any good ones on YT and they are not really how-to videos, just the fast speed through kind. I'd appreciate any help or advice that you could give on how to successfully use them, Thanks so much Marty, take care!
Try to keep in mind that your base pallete will be different than someone else's based on your style and how you perceive color and the colors that appeal to you
If Alvaro is in his 50s now it took him well over 10-20 years of WORK. I am an aspiring PAINTER not "artist", I have talent etc but even for me it can take days to "get" inspiration and the truth is you dont get inspiration you create it. I am not a plen air painter like Alvaro I dont draw or paint stuff from reality most often but it takes WORK to get inspiration too. It doesnt come with talent...
I can't remember where I heard it, but some study was done that determined that you need to practice for at least 10,000 hours to gain some mastery over a skill.
+Judy Mason That's right the 10k rule they call it. I think that's probably pretty close, plus or minus a couple thousand depending on talent and discipline. Thanks for watching Judy. - Marty
Hi Marty. From the videos I've seen on Alvaro, his name is pronounced "Kastanay". You can see a great demo he did on a show of Graeme Stevenson's Colour in Your Life: ua-cam.com/video/eCMj9SEz5Fs/v-deo.html . Thanks for the demo. Oh, and the secret to learning is: shhh! (it's practice, practice, practice) ;-).
+KaBluey59 Thanks KaBluey59, I think you're right about the pronunciation, but I've heard it both ways so had to pick. :-) I love Graeme Stevenson's Colour In Your Life series, that's where I discovered this Artist Castagnet. Happy Saturday! - Marty
That bit at the end about learning art is great. I took a painting class once and the teacher summed it up as "allow for failure, but dont stand for it". Art and fear are two sides of a coin and if you let fear - fear of "messing up" or failure - stop you, you wont get anywhere. And that kind of thing is easy to say, but hard to swallow.
+PenguinKommando Great points and I love the quote from your art teacher, it's spot on. Thank you for watching! - Marty
"LADIES AND GENTLEMENS NOW I WILL USE RED COLOR STRAIGHT FROM THE TUBE.." Alvaro is awesome 😄
Agreed.
i was so lucky to met the owner of daniel smith, Mr John, when he was having a workshop in my country. such a great guy and I fell in love with the paint. great video!
+Anyanya Thanks for sharing this. How cool is that, you got to meet him. - Marty
you are very welcome, and yes it was a very precious moment :)
I have to say that what you said in the video about investing in learning/doing art everyday is so very true. I'm seeing proof of that in my art work from the stuff I did months ago to now, there is a difference as I learn more and better and from my mistakes (I don't see failures the same as others do) I improve. Failures are our way of learning that's why they're not really failures, it's growing from what was to the possibilities of what can be!
+Hermione Jarvis Exactly and very well said Hermione. I think you nailed it. - Marty
Marty, thank you for your wise words. I agree, people now days want instant gratification. I think that's what holds a lot of people back, especially young people. It's our investment in the exprenince of art that over time developes us as artists. 💞
I complete agree and you put it perfectly. Thank you Kim.
thats true, i wasted a lot of time. would help if teachers even mentioned the fundamentals and explain why they're important though.
Those paints are delicious looking!
Thank you for saying that about not being any shortcuts, it really is the product of a lot of investigation and hard work to achieve the things you want in art, no matter what your style is, it always takes a lot of time and 99% practice! Loved this review 💛💛💛💛
Hi Muni - There are no short cuts. :-)
Great video Marty! Alvaro is totally incredible. He is the artist I always look at when I start to forget how important contrast dynamics are in my work. Very inspiring guy. And I love your comments towards the end. "Invest in your art everyday." Well said. Your video format is looking quite sharp my friend, I can see you've made some subtle improvements. Love your fun opening!
+The Mind of Watercolor Hi Steve - Thanks for the note as always and for noticing some of the improvements. I'm trying to also elevate the content a little by taking more suggestions and ideas from the channel subscribers. I love this guy Alvaro, what a fascinating character. How do you pronounce his last name by the way? Hope you're have a GREAT week! - Marty
pronounced - cas ten ay
Beautiful video. Thank you for posting. I love everything Alvaro.
Yeah, he's pretty darn good.
Nice review and true indeed you are so right there is no short cuts. Its takes having a passion, practice, and studying. Its also good to know who you are as a artist and to stay encouraged.
+Christinia Peake Great points about knowing who you are and staying encouraged. - Marty
Great review Marty. The comments and honesty at the end are invaluable especially to newbies or up and coming artist! A collaboration with Linsay would be VERY COOL! A watercolor fest with you, Lindsay, AND Steve would be awesome! Maybe a Q&A. Appreciate all my favorite mentors and all you share!😊🎨
+Denise Chapel Thank you Denise. Nothing like hard work and practice for many years to make an overnight success. :-) Thanks for watching and for your encouragement, it means a lot. - Marty
Great. Thanks for sharing. Alvaro is a legend. Love his style. Neutral tint is awesome, as you say, you can add to get more punch in shadows, for example. DS are great paint.
love what you said about learning to paint. it does take work ( but the work is fun) I always passed on neutral tint. I might pick up a tube now. I'll be in touch about the collab:)
+thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weiricc Hi Lindsay - Great Live demo today on your channel ua-cam.com/users/thefrugalcrafter
For sure, you should try out the neutral, it's pretty cool as way to mix for toned shadows or just to get darker colors without going too dark.
Looking forward to hearing from you on the collab, sounds like great fun! - Marty
You two would be great on a collaborative. I love watching both of your channels and the two of you together would be awesome.
Jill Graf Would be fun Jill. :-)
Hi Marty. I'm new to watercolor, I'm just getting to know my colors and tecniques ECT. And I too have loved the neutral tint. It is fascinating color. Especially mixing with other colors. And even on it's own. Thank you for your informative videos. And the link to that experienced painter, I'll check him out for sure. Like your videos. Karen from Canada.
Thanks Karen.
Thanks for sharing the review. Those colours are so vivid. And as with everything worthwile in life, the journey towards the goal is just as rewarding as the goal itself. Knowing this, who even wants shortcuts?
+roden70 Great points. Thank you! - Marty
The first fine tube paint set purchased. I still have the colors on my main palette. I use the viridian green to mix other greens. I did add a hansa yellow light and a magenta red to aid in mixing. I use DS Neutral tint, but I also love M Graham neutral tint which has a violet hint.
The M Graham neutral tint is also a nice one.
Great review, Marty. I love my Daniel Smith watercolors, but had not thought to purchase one of their "artist sets." I agree, Castagnet is amazing. Thanks for all you do with these reviews.
+Sharon Nolfi Hi Sharon - Thank you very much for watching. The sets are a really good value. - Marty
Great swatches - study , study , do , finish , start .
Thank you. Really appreciate what you said about effort, success and failure
+Ali A Thank you Ali, for taking the time to comment and support the channel. - Marty
Brilliant video Marty! Gives me inspiration to keep going, even though I'm in my 7th decade!!!
I'm honored you took the time to watch John. You've got me beat in the experience department. Thank you for taking a moment to leave a comment, I appreciate it very much. - Marty
Thanks. This spoke to me.
Thanks for watching Bruce.
Love your outlook - just go and paint, its good for the soul :) Yep, no shortcut - just practice and enjoy the process! Thanks for your review on Daniel Smith... will have to get some one day :D
+Jenny James Thank you Jenny! - Marty
Oh Thank-you so much! I was practicing today, I did a little better but I don't feel confident enough to color in the drawing I did for my niece, it took me a while to get the drawing right so I don't want to ruin it by not being ready to color it properly. I'm looking forward to learning, thanks again Marty and have a good weekend!
+Hermione Jarvis Hi Hermoine - Do you have access to a copy machine or scanner/printer? If you do you could copy your original, print it and paint on the copy. - Marty
Great advice! You are right, there are no shortcuts.
+Art Class It just takes work. :-) - Marty
Thanks alot marty, I learned alot especially the part about being a better artist. -Sana'a
+BIOnerd93 Thank you for the note Sana'a.
You are so right. What a great review of this dynamic set.
Practice and failure is the only way to succeed in watercolor or life. You can learn about the tools such as paper quality, pigment quality, mastering the wetness of your paper, washes, composition, value and tone, THEN you see an artist like Alvaro find his own path to perfection.
I recently snagged this set for $30 and am using it for a trip to Alaska this fall. I'll be balancing out the colors (since I have room for 15 colors in my palette).
I'm adding a cool yellow (Hansa Yellow Light), a cooler blue (Phthalo Blue GS), a cool red (Quin Magenta, since it also is the color of fireweed which I love to paint), Deep Sap Green & Serpentine Genuine. I'm thinking of switching out the Varidian (which isn't a favorite green of mine).
What would you suggest I replace that last color with???? Inquiring minds, and all that. LOL
It's totally your preference, but I like ochre.
I loved this review, especially the final talk about becoming a better artist :) I just saw this set on Jackson's Art and they are offering the 238 dot chart as a bonus. I was thinking of getting myself that dot chart for Christmas. Now I have to look up this
Alvaro Castagnet
Hi Meda - Thanks for the note and the kind words. Was the dot chart free?~Marty
And don't forget his interesting brushes, especially the Squirrel Mop Brush which is his personal favorite. ;) But the brushes are very very expensive :(
+Eric Sareyka I use an Isabey natural squirrel hair brush (mop brush) and I love it. Although it is very, very expensive. Then again, so are cheap brushes in the long run. - Marty
Love your videos and your advice! Thanks so much!
Thank you for watching Gillian, Much appreciated. ~Marty
thanks marty, am looking in to getting this set
nice video! didn't expect to hear a pep talk, but it's nice too. thanks! =)
The pep talks are free. ;-)
These days there are no true watercolor artists like Turner.. today we have quantity, but 0 quality. Where the spirit doesn't lead the hand there is no art.
This is an excellent point and I am guilty as charged because although I try hard, I am woefully sucky.
Teoh from Parkablogs mentioned you on his channel. WOW! You have a wealth of information. I subscribed, looking forwarding to seeing your videos. I'm a Daniel Smith junkie. Thanks to you I will check out the neutral tint. Thanks a bunch for sharing.
+Red Gemini Arts Hi Red - Thanks for the note and I'm glad you found the channel. Let me know what you think of the neutral tint. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts! Thank you! - Marty
+Owings Art I pick it up today and Blicks - I will let you know. Great stuff Daniel Smith, it's my favorite paint. I love your channel, so much information. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge, it's really helpful for a newbie like me.
The last bit was the best part. There are no shortcuts. :)
No shortcuts. :-)
Truth!! There are no ways to learn stuff faster. LOTS OF PRACTICE. So many people always saying that I'm so clever when they see my art. I'm not clever, I always tell them, I just like doing it enough to put in almost two decades drawing. Lol.
Hi Amy - Good thoughts. There is no substitute for hard work. :-) Marty
Thanks for the in-depth review. :)
***I think you may have mislabeled the reds @3 mins. The color next to the Maya Red may be Pyrrole Red and the Pyrrole Red at the bottom left would be Deep Scarlet. If that's the case, you might wanna make a note of it somewhere.
Good catch, I bet you're right. Thank you!!! ~Marty
Love the truth. Everything worthwhile takes time no matter what it is.
+dedesu3 So true.
love this set, the neutral tint is a nice addition! thanks for showing this all. this brand in Holland is pretty expensive in the Artist line of other brands.So I m very interested to know why?"is it the pigment formula s?
Owings will you ever do a review on copic markers?
+Brianna Sanchez Greetings Brianna - I have done a review of Copics, here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/Fux29lSdXdw/v-deo.html
I need to update it though. I've had a lot more practice with them since I shot that video. - Marty
Cool fun fact. If you go to the Seattle store, I was lucky enough to visit when my sister was living in seattle, the people in the factory and store can answer any question you have. I got to meet dinnertime from the factory and have S picture of the store and factory. The factory is right next to the store.
+Jill Graf That would be sooooo awesome Jill. I should make a pilgrimage. - Marty
Which ones do you like more: Schmincke (Horadam) or Daniel Smith watercolors?
+Art Nya Schmincke and DS are both VERY awesome and I love them for different reasons. The colors in Schmincke are spectacular and I use them even day. The colors in DS are also outstanding and I use them a lot for finished work. If you forced me to pick I might say Schmincke one day and Daniel Smith the next. :-) - Marty
+Owings Art :D thanks for the reply. I use Schmicke because i live in germany and they sell them for a good price. Only got one DS color because it's so expensive here. It's my little treasure xD
Would you recommend these over hydrus? And are Daniel smith better than Winsor and Newton artist grade paints?
+halowolf The Hydrus are very different and almost belong in their own category. Daniel Smith are superior to Winsor & Newton Astist grade paints in my opinion. Winsor & Newton are still great though, just not as good as Daniel Smith. - Marty
I currently have most of Sennellier & QOR... Would you recommend getting Daniel Smith? I know they have 2 to 3 tines the colors as the other two companies... I do get major discounts so that's not what's important; I do want the best options for my journey... If there were shortcuts the goal would not be the gift that it is now!! I love my journey; its beautiful ride! Thanks Marty.
Lauri
Hey Marty!I'm a young artist and I particularly enjoy watching your videos about watercolor reviews. They're quite informative and I like how you compare the product to all the other brands you've tried out before.
I have a question regarding watercolors. I've been thinking of investing on an artist quality set, but the brands available in my country
(the Philippines) are Daniel Smith, Sennelier, Winsor and Newton, Rembrandt, Mission Mijello, and QoR. I have tried a couple of Holbein tubes but I didn't enjoy them mainly because they aren't as active whenever I do wet-on-wet.
Since you have tried most of the paints I've mentioned, I would like your opinion on the selection. I want something that is very vibrant, but I also don't want it to look too artificial. (If that makes sense) I'm quite young so I don't have the money to go out and try all the brands I've mentioned. Plus most of these are only available online here. I really look forward to hearing from you and your thoughts about this.
-Nicole
+Nicole J Thank you very much for the kind comments and the great question. Of the paints you mentioned, I would first go with Daniel Smith, they are both vibrant, but not over the top vibrant. Second choice would be Sennelier. Sean's are made with honey and they're luminous and beautiful. I think you'll love either of those. And both work well wet on wet. I hope this helps. Thank you! Marty
Does the burnt sienna light compare to a raw sienna?
Hi Lori - They are bit different. As the "light" would indicate you will get a bit lighter color. I wouldn't spend money on the "Light" though, instead, just add a little more water and you'll get the same effect in my experience. Thanks for the question! ~marty
great info Marty! what are your favorite watercolor pants?
+SuperFlawless9 Hi Patrick - Thanks for the question. My favorites are probably Schmincke, Daniel Smith and Sennelier. Here is a link to the Sennelier video on their site. They make them with honey so there is luminance, or glow to them. www.sennelier-colors.com/en/Aquarelle_8.html
Great! Love it. Do you know if and where I can buy it in Europe?
+Marcela Paskova Hi Marcela - You can contact wetpaintart.com email or call them and ask for Darrin. He will ship to Europe and has a few sets left. Thank you for watching. - Marty
You can try Jackson's Art Supplies, they're London based but I think they do deliver worldwide.
Thank you both
Loved this review so much that I went looking for this set on Amazon.ca and I couldn't find them, I was wondering if you could let me know where you got them? I'd love to get this set! Thanks for a wonderful review, I throughly enjoyed it, take care!
+Hermione Jarvis Hi Hermoine, I bought them at wetpaintart.com but I think you can pick them up on eBay or Amazon as well. Oh and Daniel Smith.
Ok thanks, I'm still looking! My FC Polychromos came today, I tried them out right away and they lay down very smooth like butter, but I had a difficult time trying to blend and build the colors, I bought the 60 count. Would you consider doing a tutorial on how to do this? I've been looking for any good ones on YT and they are not really how-to videos, just the fast speed through kind. I'd appreciate any help or advice that you could give on how to successfully use them, Thanks so much Marty, take care!
Hermione Jarvis Okay Hermione - I'll give it a try - It's on my short list.
hi! could you do a review of the base (think it's called essentials?) set? thank you! :)
Hi Novalie Johansson - I already did that. Here it is, ua-cam.com/video/bxFOJMQLnnQ/v-deo.html
Try to keep in mind that your base pallete will be different than someone else's based on your style and how you perceive color and the colors that appeal to you
If Alvaro is in his 50s now it took him well over 10-20 years of WORK. I am an aspiring PAINTER not "artist", I have talent etc but even for me it can take days to "get" inspiration and the truth is you dont get inspiration you create it. I am not a plen air painter like Alvaro I dont draw or paint stuff from reality most often but it takes WORK to get inspiration too. It doesnt come with talent...
I can't remember where I heard it, but some study was done that determined that you need to practice for at least 10,000 hours to gain some mastery over a skill.
+Judy Mason That's right the 10k rule they call it. I think that's probably pretty close, plus or minus a couple thousand depending on talent and discipline. Thanks for watching Judy. - Marty
Hi Marty. From the videos I've seen on Alvaro, his name is pronounced "Kastanay". You can see a great demo he did on a show of Graeme Stevenson's Colour in Your Life: ua-cam.com/video/eCMj9SEz5Fs/v-deo.html . Thanks for the demo. Oh, and the secret to learning is: shhh! (it's practice, practice, practice) ;-).
+KaBluey59 Thanks KaBluey59, I think you're right about the pronunciation, but I've heard it both ways so had to pick. :-) I love Graeme Stevenson's Colour In Your Life series, that's where I discovered this Artist Castagnet. Happy Saturday! - Marty
140 pound 300 grams,lol
Yes Aafke.
Sorry, but the cheesy music makes this unwatchable.
Bummer, because I produced all that music myself and it took me decades. The reviews are just a vehicle for my musical expression.
Yes black is actually a very useful color.
For sure.