Sennelier is my favorite WC brand. Yes, the honey binder attracts everything, even knats. The stickiness is comparable to M. Graham (without the stink). I paint wet on wet; wet on dry; but mostly I layer and glaze realistic botanicals. That's my style and Sennelier has never failed me. I agree the color selection in that pallet was blaa. It is so hard to say one paint is better over another because there is so much more to it than swatching. If you buy Sennelier go open stock. A dollop goes a long way and they will last a long time if properly stored in half pans (don't even fill up the pan). That's my 2-cents.

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Yea I just got this curated palette because it was on sale and cheaper to grab than open stock. I'm not sure I'm going to use Sennelier much. I like Roman Szmal and Schmincke better so far

@ericakauffman5786

Жыл бұрын

@@ColorfullyOptimistic I have learned that water color paint is as unique as style. Two things I wish reviewers would emphasize is a swatch does not give a complete picture and there are so many different creative styles.

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

@Erica Kauffman swatches are more first impressions but def not final

Oooh I love that ceramic palette! I have a handful of Sennelier paints, and I like them. But I don’t love them like I love my Schmincke and Roman Szmal. The Quin red I have is lovely, though. I’ve put mine into pans and they will dry (took a while here in a fairly wet climate though) but they are sticky. I’ve always cat hair in mine…

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they are still drying on my palette lol. They have a slight "stick" to them still.

This is the first time I’m seeing this set! Sennelier is my favorite and I keep going back for more tubes. My next haul will include that lovely gold ochre for sure!

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, that is a really pretty color!

Two swatching vids back to back - this is a treat!

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Ooof didn't meant to. Guess that was what I had in the queue lol

Oooo Sennelier watercolors…. got to watch this! 🎉🥳

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

LOL

I absolutely adore your swatches - creative and colourful=3 Thank you for the inspiration=3

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 💓

You were right at the beginning of the video! Student ones are petite aquarelle 😊 Great video!

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Ah phew! I thought so, but then was doubting myself lol

Watching this while drinking a glass of pink lemonade wine 🍷! I love watercolor and wine time!

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Pink lemonade wine...I haven't heard of that one before. Is it sour?

@brookelawrence2741

Жыл бұрын

@@ColorfullyOptimistic it’s actually quite sweet it’s got a pleasant sourness to it it doesn’t make you pucker up. It almost reminds me of cotton candy mixed with pink lemonade.

It’s an interesting choice of colours for the set, I think good for experimenting, and pushing outside the comfort zone, though some better choices could’ve been made in a limited palette. I think Sennelier excel for glazing artists, they can be stunning. PG50 is one of my treat colours, but it’s most useful to me for mixing some interesting granulating soft greys. And a glorious magenta is a must for me but something about opera rose always repels me. I’m not a fan of fluro colours. You made me laugh when you said you had enough paint to open an art school! Ditto, art supplies are my thing 😂.

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Lol yea I have way too many paints

“Blow it out of the water” haha. Watercolors, water 💦 haha. I like your swatch chart!

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁 Ha

OMG Turquoise green is one of the best colours out there, great to mix with , I think you added too much water and maybe it was full of binder. PG50 is not ugly ...ever.

@ColorfullyOptimistic

4 ай бұрын

A possibility for sure.

I have PG50 by Daniel Smith. I love the color but I haven’t used it in a while. I don’t actually remember what I ever used it for! 😂 I have some tubes of Sennelier watercolors and I poured the paints into half pans. I did it months ago and they are semi-firm/semi-soft. I have traveled with them and they didn’t move, leak, or make a mess. However, I’m not sure how they would behave in a hot and humid climate.

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it is dry here in Utah and mine are still not fully hardened/dry - so I'm gonna say they are like M Graham and always stay sticky haha

Hi! I appreciate you taking your time to review this set. Where is that paint tube stamp available? And which ink do you recommend with it for searching watercolors? Thanks!!❤

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Use a pigment ink. They're waterproof. The stamps are made by Irit

I'm always looking for a perfect magenta and a perfect cyan... I also recently got my first professional Senneliers, but here in Brazil they are very expensive, so I only bought two tubes. I ended up choosing only turquoise and yellow, because I found this magenta too dark. Seeing your swatches, I was curious if the following mixtures wouldn't give cool colors: opera rose + magenta, phthalo blue + turquoise, vermilion + alizarin.

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

I probably wouldn't mix their opera rose too much, only because I know the lightfast for that paint is not worth it, so I'd probably look for a magenta with better lightfastness. You could definitely get cooler colors mixing those a bit.

@magaacqualogica13

Жыл бұрын

@@ColorfullyOptimistic makes sense!

I have found Sennelier more affordable than Daniel Smith regularly, Cheap Joes/Jerry’s/Jackson’s, even Amazon. For travel, I have a mix of pan Sennelier & pans I poured myself. I normally do not fill any pan more than half way bc if I travel, they will “stay put” better. They aren’t as messy as M Graham 😉 Re turquoise green- you have me curious 😆 you never actually said what you disliked- too blue? Transparent? Opaque? Dull? I like it for being the lightest-value pg50, and is single pigment. But it’s clearly not floated your boat At all 😆 so I’m very much hoping to hear what you look for in your turquoises. I only have one other- maybe I can find a use for it if you share which pg50’s you prefer, and why 😀

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Ah figured I shared why, but guess not. Normally, I enjoy turquoise, but as a set as a whole, which is what I was evaluating, I wasn't a fan of it in the palette. If I had a different set, I'd like it, and it would mix well, but I just didn't like it as part of this set -- if that makes sense. I always look at curated sets not just for individual colors, but how cohesive they are together, and for me, this one just didn't round it out.

weird - did they rename their artist colors? they was called "extra fine watercolors" before. never saw a palette, pan or tube called "french artist watercolor" 🤔

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

They still say extra fine watercolors on some packaging. Perhaps they did something different with this special curated palette? Not sure.

They did NOT wrap my pencils like they wrapped your paints. BUT they did stuff them in Caran D'Ache boxes and a bubble envelope. I just hate those envelopes so much. And I won't know how the pencils fare until I actually use them. Which may be a while. LOL.

@ColorfullyOptimistic

Жыл бұрын

Oh that's scary that they were in an envelope. I'd reach out to their customer service and let them know, because they can't be shipping pencils with their delicate cores that way.

What was the name of the stamp you used? I love it! Are you an affiliate? I just purchased this set tonight, I need more paints like a hole in the head! But I just got paid, decided to treat myself!

Hi, where can i purchase the stamps? thanks

@ColorfullyOptimistic

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately they're not selling anymore