Thank you all for your patience as I put this together! You can find reviews, swatch with me videos, and product links in the description. If you'd like to learn more about constructing custom watercolor palettes, check out my Skillshare class as well, and come back next week to kick off the new Brand by Brand series with us. This video took every ounce and hour this week that I could sanely spare (and perhaps a few extra I couldn't haha) but I'm so proud of this one, and hope you love it too!

@EM-ug8ud

5 жыл бұрын

You’re such a talented artist, but also as a teacher and reviewer. Definitely a hard worker to be as skilled as you are. Even though I have too much paint, I am constantly falling in love with things you show me! You hypnotize me.

@mikayuki9838

5 жыл бұрын

What do you think of van Gogh's watercolors?

@mjpete27

5 жыл бұрын

I will be diving into more of the DaVinci paints that arrived just this morning! I look forward to your indepth reviewing process and see what you make of them!

@k.r.9606

5 жыл бұрын

Hello!! So I found something I thought you would be interested in. I know you're a fan of PO49, I know you said you wouldn't be making your own paints but I thought you would be interested in it any way? This is literally the only place I could find it besides a couple 100$ tubes of DS. www.guerrapaint.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=305

@lydiagrey

5 жыл бұрын

In Liquid Color I've come across ur channel for the 1st time., Extremely beautiful portraits 🎨😍😍😍😍and lots of helpful information. Thanks alot👍👍👍 I want to know ,hv u tried Fiber castle water color pallettes? And can u share info abt watercolor paper and those two brushes that u were using in this video? I've checked ur description box below but for some reason I'm unable to figure out. 😅🙈 And can u guide us about ur favorite top 10 affordable yet professional watercolor papers and water color brushes starting from affordable to expensive promising brands??? And can u share

Timestamps 1:42 #10 Holbein 3:48 #9 White Nights 5:20 #8 Mission Gold 7:00 #7 Winsor and Newton 8:59 #6 Sennelier 10:25 #5 Qor 12:00 #4 Schmincke 13:59 #3 M.Graham 15:44 #2 Da Vinci 17:13 #1 Daniel Smith

@hearttoheart6384

3 жыл бұрын

Thank u

@abisha6166

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you=)

@nawally123

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@bansabanana4848

3 жыл бұрын

She has the time stamps in the discription

Can we all take a moment to appreaciate the quality of the art made for each sample! Ten pieces for a single video!! Thanks for this quality content Denise🙌🏼 btw I can't believe that Winsor&Newton made it to your top😱

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Daniel!! I gotta keep you on your toes haha :)

@yellowbee2954

4 жыл бұрын

Wtf, Luis? XD

@daruleos

4 жыл бұрын

Cajita Del Dibujo qué pequeño es el mundo🤯

@yellowbee2954

4 жыл бұрын

DaGarabatos si 😂 no pensé encontrar a un conocido en un video mientras buscaba marcas de acuarela

This is actually the most helpful and informative video I've ever seen about watercolors. Every single one of your demos was gorgeous. This was so in-depth and well thought-out and I absolutely adore it. Sorry for gushing but ahhhh this was great.

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭💜💜💜 thank you so much!

@Brembelia

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I just stumbled onto this video half asleep, but the animal portraits certainly woke me up and claimed my full attention. (Not a fan of snakes or other bald animals, but even he is beautifully done.) I hit the notification channel and hope to get a lot more of your videos as you are the only animal portraitist I've ever come across and as I enter the world of painting, botanical illustration and animal portraiture are strong interests of mine. Thanks so much for your video. It's a sweet treat. 😊 💐 🦒 🐈 🐕 🐘 🐓 🐦‍⬛ 🦜 🦚

i love that you painted a different animal for each brand and also added swatches beside the painting

Wow! A sample painting per brand! 🤩 That’s incredible for a mini review of 10 different brands. Every moment of this video is quality. How do you manage to wrap all that up in under an hour let alone in just less than 22 minutes!

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a behemoth to take on!

Love that you included a dedicated demo painting with each brand *and* the swatches. Very well thought-out selection! Especially loved the Schmincke demonstration - what is the softer green hue that you used for the body?

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The green was a mixture.

Daniel Smith is my all time favorite because of the granulation. In college we got to tour their manufacturing area and it was the coolest thing ever!

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh! I hope to tour their facility someday!

@lilbird2734

5 жыл бұрын

I just love their cobalt violet. It is transparent and granulates enough to look great!

For a beginner watercolour artist, I found this video to be one of the best in describing the various paints from a variety all the time not biased, only giving me what Denise likes to use herself. I learned a great deal. Thank you!

I really enjoyed this video. I know it may sound patronizing, I do not mean to be, but I can really tell how much you’ve grown as an artist and content creator since your last “Favorites” video. I hope you know important your voice is in this community and how you influence how people think about this wonderful medium we share a love for. Thank you.

Absolutely love how you’ve not only detailed ur reasons for why each brand has been allocated that position, but also demonstrated each brands capabilities with a watercolor painting with each brand! Thank you so much for your efforts!

Fun and interesting to hear your thoughts. I echo the comments of how hard it is to rank them when you get to the top 5-6. So true! I’m still befuddled by the M. Graham running issue. I talk to so many people about it on both sides of the issue mostly with no problem and have wondered if it’s a batch issue. I live in a relatively humid climate and never had even the first pan move once they set properly. I have 3 palettes poured, one a plein air palette that is stored vertically 24/7 with no movement. I’ve talked to Tonya at length about her issues with running upon moving to NC (M. Graham used to be her favorite until then) and I’m more confused now than when I started asking questions about it. Which has me leaning to batch problems but I don’t know. In the end I totally agree. If you need to be sure of your travel palette security best to avoid it. Which is a shame because easy rewettability is a key factor when painting on location. Thankfully we have other great choices for that. Great info as usual Denise.

@AlphaGeekgirl

5 жыл бұрын

(Following your suggestion, Steve) about 18 months ago, I started collecting M Graham tubes as my first artist-grade watercolors. I bought them over a period of 12 months from a dozen different stores across three states, and online, and created 3 different-sized pallets from them. Whether I've been in California, Oregon, Seattle or Sydney, every single one of them is as sticky and gooey as the day I bought them. So now they stay put in my studio. ;)

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! I can now store my MG palette vertically during the drier months of the year without issue. The main problem for me is that if you want to swap colors in fullish pans, or god forbid scrape it out of a porcelain palette well, you'll be there forever haha. I guess they just want you to be committed ;)

@mindofwatercolor

5 жыл бұрын

@@InLiquidColor LOL! yep!

@empress_craft

5 жыл бұрын

Here in Northwestern Ireland, about 1 hour from the ocean, I've found that some M. Graham paints set up just fine (Burnt Sienna and most earth colors, Perylene Maroon, Transparent Red Oxide, Hooker's Green, and surprisingly Phthalo Green, and a few others)... Other paints are tacky but still safe to cart around without kid gloves (almost every blue I have from them, though Anthraquinone Blue and Ultramarine set up a bit better, Nickel Azo Yellow, Quinacridone Rust, and most of the reds)... And then there are a small group that are dangerously tacky (Terra Rosa, Cobalt Teal) and some actually separate from the binder even if I mix it with a toothpick (Cobalt Green, Cobalt Violet, Cobalt Blue). I've done some research into this, and from what I've found most people have had their nightmare experiences with the more dense pigments such as the Cobalt and Cadmium pigments. Because the pigments are so dense, they seem to separate in open-pans, and sink to the bottom while separating from the binder almost entirely. Since the binder is so humuctant heavy, it never really dries... Which prevents the pan from setting up, altogether. My personal nightmare experience happened just a couple of months ago, after using M. Graham since late 2016. I had just put Cobalt Green into a new palette. I made sure to shake the tube and kind of squish it around to mix any separated binder that occurs from sitting too long in a shop. I also only filled the pan 3/4 of the way, and then stirred the poured paint with a toothpick just to double-insure the binder was well-mixed in. I let it set in a dry room-temperature place, out of the sun, for several days. It didn't really set, but that happens with some MG paints from my experience... So I decided to glue it into my palette and let it finish setting up there, hopefully to at least a tacky state, just as I have several times before. A few days later I noticed a very thick transparent-yellow goo sitting on top of the paint... the binder! I tried to mix it back up with a toothpick, but it just got stuck to the toothpick and caused a huge mess. So I thought, just let it lie and when you paint with it, you can sort it out with a crappy brush that is wet and won't pick up too much pigment. One week later I re-opened the palette... and the cobalt green had exploded everywhere and coated several other pans of paint. It was like a horrible sticky green bomb went off. This palette was sitting undisturbed or moved in a room no warmer than 50 degrees (F) at any given time, completely flat and out of sunlight, and the pan had been setting up for a couple weeks! Maybe I got a bad tube of Cobalt Green. That's totally possible. However, both Cobalt Blue and Violet have had separation issues in the last couple of years I've bought M. Graham. They haven't exploded like Cobalt Green, but now I'm pretty gun shy. I can put up with semi-tacky paint, as long as it's safe to cart around. But exploding paint is another issue! I love love love M. Graham. I was hoping to carry them around as my main plein-air palette this summer in Montenegro and Croatia... but I'm just so gunshy that in more extreme heat/humidity they will have repeated bad reactions! Someone suggested carrying little sachets of silica gel to soak up excess moisture. I'm going to give it a try. But I've also got a contingency store of Da Vinci paints I just purchased and an extra palette, just to be safe.

@mindofwatercolor

5 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaGeekgirl Yep, they'll always be sticky/gooey. Thats fine with me. My main concern is whether they run or move in a travel palette. They never have for me but there are reports of it. I've been trying for 4 years to track down the reasons by talking to various people. I'm not convinced humidity has anything to do with it.

I just bought the 36 set of white nights to upgrade from my koi and cotman sets and I LOVE the paints! So vibrant and flowy! I bought the set as a birthday gift to myself after receiving $75 worth of Amazon. I've been feeling the urge to paint even more!

@imbored4929

4 жыл бұрын

That is *LITERALLY* what I did!!!

I’ve been loving your channel for a long time, for the education, clean videos, and all the effort you put in to each painting and video. But on top of all that, this video is a perfect example of what a beautiful writer you are! The script you wrote for this is incredibly fluid and compelling! Amazing job on all counts, all around!

I adore your facts mixed in with your tried-and-true experiences. This is an incredible mix of knowledge for any of us who watch. I truly appreciate all the effort and insights you give. I'm getting back into art as a therapeutic mechanism of life-ing and re-learning all the ins and outs of each medium. Thank you!

I’m not a big “re-watcher” of KZread videos but this one I keep coming back to. Thanks for all of your work on it!

What a lovely, wonderful, and informative video! THIS kind of dedication is precisely why I recently chose to support Denise on Patreon. I've never seen someone so free and giving of time, energy, thought, and research. And the talent! I have so much to learn from Denise. I know I'll be referring to this video again and again. Early in my watercolor journey, I bought brands willy-nilly with no idea what I was doing. Now I feel more informed. Thank you!

Super helpful in distinguishing between brand strengths! Love your specific tips regarding stuff like preference for intense color, flow, traveling with paints etc. you covered so many important points!

This is the best description of paints ..thank you for a great comparisons. I have played/ swatched and used all of these paints. ( I also own) . Your paintings have also improved much over your years on KZread. I am jealous. So again THANK YOU.

I can't express my gratitude enough to you Denise! You are so dedicated, thoughtful and talented. The effort, information and dedication you put into your videos is just amazing. You give so much for all of us to learn from, benefit from, gain inspiration from. Thank you so much for this video, and every other video you have shared for us, they are always so joyous to watch, you are so inspiring! Thank you!

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

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I appreciate the enormous effort you went to to make this video, Denise!

I think I’ve said it before, but I just want to tell you, again, what a fabulous and compelling writer & speaker you are! Your fluid and flawless script throughout this video is fantastic. I come back and rewatch this video again, and again, to decide which brands to use, and for what reason. Every time I do, I’m blown away by the quality of this production; from the top to the bottom, you can tell you give every detail your full effort.

Very helpful information! Thanks for all the work you put into this and all your videos - I always enjoy and look forward to them 💛

This has got to be my favourite watercolour demonstration video ever and I have learned so much from it, so it's a big thank you from me. I've been wondering about the Mission Gold for a while now and after seeing this I have made up my mind, they are not for me, so thanks for that too. Your paintings are all wonderful and I truly appreciate the effort you have put into this video which surely benefits all watercolourists out there. Tfs

Thank you denise because of all your hard work and informative videos i have been able to find my favorite brands. I love my mission gold, white nights, davinci and mgraham paints. They spark joy!😊

This video was so enjoyable! I love that you did a painting for each paint brand and included so much info too- thanks Denise 😊💙

This was great and so helpful! I can’t wait for the new series-it sounds like exactly what I’ve been hoping for!

Yep, Daniel Smith is definitely my go to for watercolors. Love the granulation and they all just flow together so nicely. I say if you can only pick one brand, pick Daniel Smith. Don't waste time or money on anything else. If you're a beginner in the US grab that Essentials Set of split primaries for 25$, a pack of Aquabee paper and Silver Brush Black Velvet brushes. Learn color theory and making color charts and play, a lot. Watch tons of Denise's videos. Then when you fall in love with the flow of watercolors you can try other brands.

Yessss !!!😍😍 thank you for you work this video is great !😄 and I’m so hyped for your future videos ( I loved the little teaser in the end 😂👍) !!😍

Thanks for this lovely video, Denise! All the demos are gorgeous!

Thank you so much for such a lovely video, so much information and yet so much fun to watch you painting and swatching! I just bought my first Daniel Smith tubes and I selected my colors based on your videos (and Teoh’s as well). I became really in LOVE with granulation in painting over the past year and I’m switching from Holbein to DS :)!

Thanks a million. This is the most efficient, helpful and to the point video I've ever seen about watercolor brands.

Denise thank you so so much for this video. I love how you went into detail with each specific brand and highlighted how they would work with different styles of painting. And the fact that you created little samples of each brand is incredible. To be honest, I haven't really painted in a while, but I think I enjoy watching your videos more! ❤️

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words Laura!

Loved this update so much! You save the rest of us from some serious hoarding and mistakes. I appreciate your channel SO much!!!

Pouring Sennelier into pans - I got some Sennelier to share with my Mum, it was indeed quite hard to get them to dry. I ended up putting the poured palettes in a sealed box with several large sachets of silica gel, and left them for a week or two. That got them nice and dry. Of course, once you start using them they get and stay damp on the surface again, but the box has survived being thrown in a backpack and taking on cycling trips halfway across town with no problems, no special care over which way is up. Where I live (Cambridge, UK) is a cool maritime climate (but about as dry as the UK gets), so if you live somewhere much warmer, cooler, dryer or damper your experiences might vary.

@everartokelli

5 жыл бұрын

What a great tip! I'm going to try using the silica I used to dry flowers & leaves to harden my M Graham watercolors. I live in a similar marine climate, but only the MG Cerulean and MG Nickel Azo Yellow don't make a mess on the palette :)

@empress_craft

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent tip, Peter! I'll give this a go with some of the misbehaving M. Graham paints that I love, and see how it fairs. Right now I'm in the Northwestern part of the Republic of Ireland, about 1 hour from the ocean. But this summer I'll be in Montenegro and Croatia--which is where the real test will begin as I practice plein air painting daily! I don't even mind spraying my paints before using, or carting some ox-gall around, if the paints get a little dry... I just REALLY want my super-pigmented M. Graham paints, if I have the choice! Brilliant idea, mate! Should have thought of this before, as I use silica "sand" to dry-preserve flowers.

OMGosh. Your video of comparing and rating various watercolors in pans and tubes is best I've viewed. You are a truly gifted artist and your watercolor animals are stunning! I have learned so much to make a decision in choosing what brand(s) works me. Thank you.

Wow, this is hands down the most informative and well made watercolors video I've seen... and I've looked through quite a few the past few days, trying to decide what I should buy. Thank you, this was more helpful than anything else! I love your paintings and pretty swatches you made for every brand, it was a pleasure to watch!!!

@InLiquidColor

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear it was helpful!

So many of your videos are in my own playlist lovingly called "watercolor wisdom" 😂 I really get so much out of your videos and I love that you always refer back to steve as well (I watch him too) between the two of you I feel like I've already learned a lot

I loved everything about this video, Denise, thank you! It was so well thought out, and I really appreciated the pros and cons you provided for each brand. I especially enjoyed the demo paintings and the swatches. You really out-did your self on this one!

Your painting and swatches are AMAZING. LOVE 💗 LOVE 💗 LOVE 💗 your channel,

TY for all your time and effort in doing this video...I learned a lot, as usual, from u. I still refer to your color spotlight videos, which I love.

I have all the paints on your list but I love the background and critique you offer. Always something to learn.

What an incredible video! It's obvious the huge amount of work went into this! LOVE!!! I can't wait to see the Daniel Smith "Brand By Brand" video. My favorite watercolor brands are Daniel Smith, Holbein, W&N, Schmincke, and White Nights. I have a lot of M Graham and Sennelier, but I live in Wisconsin and it takes FOREVER for them to set up the tiniest little bit so it's hard for me to control the amount of pigment I pick up, just like you said. Thanks for this, Denise!

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Heidi!

@lilbird2734

5 жыл бұрын

Yea, i had the same problem with m gram. I just gave up on the mess getting all over everything after setting for months.

@nicholasgarbutt2534

4 жыл бұрын

Lilbird :

I so love your watercolor reviews...they have helped me in my decisions.

Extremely helpful video! I loved looking at the demos and have been enjoying your brand by brand video!

This is very helpful. I appreciate that you didn’t just swatch the colors, but used them on your own drawings....different ones! You covered so much and answered so many questions. New subscriber.

I can't wait to see how you build palettes from these brands. I really enjoyed this video and watched it twice. As a beginner it was so nice to see all these brands I've heard so much about compared, and their unique properties described. Thank you!

This was perfect! Thank you for taking the time to make it! I’m at a place in my watercolor journey where am pretty set on the brands I like, and go for, having tried most brands out there. So this was very interesting watch. Daniel Smith for the win!!

Please know I greatly appreciated all the time you put into this video! It was very helpful to me as a watercolor artist that is picking up water coloring after many years and feel out of the loop! It has helped me get familiar with current products available! Just FYI I have not painted on a regular basis since the 80s and 90s! Your work is beautiful and inspiring! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this video and all of the information especially around the characteristics of the brands. Your work is beautiful.

Your paintings are just so beautiful with all of these palettes.

Thank you so much! This was so informative and helpful. I really thought I knew all these brands, and you have nonetheless taught me more. I do look at all the pigments and try to stick with single pigment paints. Thank you for working so hard on your presentation for each brand. I can certainly tell that this was a huge amount of work. Thank you again.

Wow that was a great review, we can really see how the paint react. Thank you, this is really a must see !

Love your dedication and appreciate all the wonderful effort you put into this video.

And with the completion of this magnificent video, we all agree Ms. Soden has earned an all expenses paid vacation to somewhere tropical so she can relax on the beach with a fruity drink! Bravo, indeed!!!!!

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

I'm on board for that! I hear Southwest goes to Hawaii now 😁

What an amazingly wonderful video. I’m new to this and am so excited to have found you. I love your attention to detail and all the beautiful videos you put together. I know it must take so much time and effort but it is so appreciated!

Denise, What a great video! I love your style and "ease" while painting your passion! This is exactly what I was looking forward to and CAN NOT wait until your new mini series Brand Spotlights to come! I am subscribed to Skill Share and have watched all of your classes (some more than once) and plan on going to Patron next! Keep up the great work, looking forward to more to come!

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all of your support!

@mjpete27

4 жыл бұрын

I will say that I am constantly impressed by how much artist give to those who support them on Patreon!

Great run down of the various brands! Super informative! Thanks Denise!

Really enjoyed it and am looking forward to the new Brand series! It was fun seeing everyone guess brands on your Instagram- even though I am terrible at guessing brands/colors!

This was a phenomenal video, Denise! I love your stance of helping artists find their paints based on properties, rather than outright suggesting your favorite brand! It's always been a pet-peeve of mine to see almost blind recommendations given (in any medium). The one thing you seem to like least about Mission Gold is one of my favorites! I mainly paint more realistic paintings, and their reliability to stay in place, combined with their vibrancy, and super easy rewetability, make them irreplaceable in my collection (although their price tag makes me want to cry open stock). I also love M.Graham, and in my climate (in Northern Vermont) they dry extremely well and are very much able to travel with zero concerns-yay! Daniel Smith I don't like as much, they dry so rock hard across their line (for me), that they all come loose and rattle in any palette. They also flake off in mixing areas, contaminating the entire palette. However, I do appreciate them a bit more in use; I just don't reach for them.

ive always been a fan of mgraham paints because well my names matt graham so its like they were ment for me. that being said my studio pallet has fully evolved into a combination of winsor and newton, mission gold, m graham, sennelier, and daniel smith because of the ways certain colors behave in each line and i highly appreciate that you highlighted the exact reasons why you prefer certain colors or brands for certain techniques. Sennelier is my layering brand i use with lifting techniques, mission gold is my color pop brand, dan smith for earth tones and mixes, winsor and newton fills in the gaps and is a solid middle ground when grouped with the others.

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

I have to admit, I do like that my initials are the same as Daniel Smith as well ;) I'm glad the video was helpful!

@mattmancool34

5 жыл бұрын

@@InLiquidColor my current studio main pallet is, Sennelier: Primary Yellow , French Vermillion, Cinerous Blue, French Ultramarine, Pthalo Green Light, Sap Green , Burnt Umber, Paynes Grey M. Graham: Viridian, Dioxazine Purple, Burnt Sienna, Yelllow Ochre, Neutral tint, Quinaeridone Rust, Indian yellow, Mineral Violet, Turquoise Daniel Smith: Hansa Yellow Deep, Mayan Orange, Cobalt Blue, Deep Scarlet, Pyrrol Red , Burnt Sienna Light Mission Gold: Sepia, Opera, Lemon Yellow, Van Dyke Green

I appreciate all your videos and beautiful paintings. I get little stressed about animal watercolor painting (still learning) but it is so awesome that you are so knowledgeable like a pigment walking library. It is one of your best videos with a bunch of information. Can't wait to see the individual review more in detail.

I loved this! Very info dense while still emphasizing personal preference and opinion. I currently only use White Nights and Daniel Smith as I'm new to professional paints, I've been very curious about M Graham and Qor though and I hope I get to try them out soon. Thanks for your consistently helpful and entertaining content!

I'm really loving all of your art at the moment!💙

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

Oh my word ! , just your sample painting were awesome in this video, I love your painting ❤️❤️❤️

This was the most enjoyable, technically delivered video I've ever seen! So much fun watching you painting and learning about it at the same time!

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. That makes my heart happy!

@dthomascful

5 жыл бұрын

@@InLiquidColor I was so inspired, I've purchased your Davinci paint set:) Now, to learn how to watercolor - LOL

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

@@dthomascful aww thank you! Happy learning!!

I’m just beginning my journey. I’ve purchased a set of Meeden watercolour paint, and a set of Paul Ruben basics. I did a swatch test and quickly realised I have a lot to learn. Thank you for your videos. It was a joy to watch you paint the various birds and animals.

An ultimate review. Will watch over and over.

I've recently got back into watercolor and at least 3 brands you've mention, I already have. So, yeah....everything you've mentioned, I agree with you 1000%. lol. Absolutely love your in depth critique!

Agree with your criterion for choosing brands. Living in the UK, painting in layers and prefering tubes to pans make Winsor and Newton, Sennelier and Schmincke my top 3. DaVinci and M Graham don't offer qualities that outweigh their expense in the UK in my opioion. Daniel Smith on the other hand offer some beautiful colours that I wouldn't be without despite the expense: Sap Green, Pyrrol Red, Rhodonite, Green Apatite and Serpentine Genuine included. Love your paintings !

As usual, your presentation was well thought out, well prepared and exquisitely presented. All of this color knowledge for free which I hope we can all appreciate! Beautifully done again! Signed up for Skill Share on your recommendation too!

Love your paint work as well as your reviews! Thank you!

This was ASMR for my eyes. The way you color the animals,... Fascinating!

Your the reason I got into davinci!! They have been so awesome I am so grateful for your vids 🥰🥰🥰

thanks for your in-depth, informative videos, denise! you've helped guide me in the world of watercolor so i can make educated decisions when spending my hard earned cash on paints i absolutely love! thank you for your dedication to watercolor! just snatched some stickers from your shop to decorate my palettes with too :)

@samanthaglorioso8440

5 жыл бұрын

I have been sticking those cute stickers on my sketchbooks too!

This video is so amazing it's hard to say all the things I want to in one comment! For one..thank you for all the hard work put into this amazing video resource! EVERY painting here is beautiful! And for two, I share my top three spots with you (switched around), M graham, Daniel Smith, and Da Vinci being my Favorite brands ever. Sennelier is a close runner up. Da Vinci has such pretty colors, and some really unique ones, that I just love them! I only wish they had a little honey in them since that's my favorite consistency haha. I greeeatly look forward to this new series, especially the Qor focused one, since I only have one tube of that brand. Once again thank you Denise for this treat of a video!

This was amazing. I didn't realize there were so many different types of watercolor paints out. Thanks for sharing this!

Oh this is very useful! Thanks a lot. And those demo paintings are amazing and give a good perspective on how paint handles, thanks.

Watched the whole video !!! :) I really enjoyed it :) BEAUTIFUL paintings AS ALWAYS :) Thank you ♥

I really appreciate all the hardwork you put behind this video... Thanks so much it was helpful 👍

New sub here. Love the list and my all time favorite is QOR and you hit it right on the head with your descriptions. And wherever I go I make sure I take a QOR pan with me juuuuust in case and continually find myself looking for a reason to bust them bad boys out!! Lol thanks for the video.. great job

The Skillshare class is fabulous. Thank you for such great information.

Thanks for this video, it’s super helpful! I really appreciate the example paintings

I'm so happy with this video. It's a help on my journey around watercolour.

Your paintings are magical! Love!

Excellent video, beautiful paintings (gorgeous Daniel Smith painting) and simply wonderful and useful information, Denise! Thanks for your hard work. Again, beautiful paintings!!! Love them!!! I like the "harshness" actually - I have great respect for anyone stating the facts, especially when comparing all these brands of watercolor.

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cassie! It was really important to me to make sure I added that grain of salt to the DS section so that you all know I don't blindly follow them. I see their downfalls, and still find reasons to love them too :)

Rewatching this just to make sure which watercolor brand I should buy. Thank you for this vid and I love your arts ❤️

This is the most comprehensive review of watercolors I've ever seen. Indeed, I have a few of these, and, as it so happens, I find Daniel Smith and Sennelier to be my favorites to work with. Now I need to learn how to use each one for it's specific qualities. I'm a very new "artist" (I have to use that word lightly still), and seeing your gorgeous art creations as you describe each brand is very inspiring. Thank you for this share!

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! It means a lot to me.

You're paintings are so beautiful! Lots of great info. Thank you for sharing.

Me too, I love Daniel Smith! So happy you recognized White Nights as a choice to those wanting an economical step into professional watercolors. Although I’ve added just about all the brands you’ve included in your top 10 over the years, Daniel Smith remains my favorite of all! Thanks for doing this, your paintings are amazing!!!♥️

This was so, SO helpful. Knowing which brands do what well (or poorly) is information that it must have cost you a lot of money to acquire, and I'm grateful to you for sharing it. I'm dreaming of putting together my own professional set of colors and want to be super careful with my choices -- thanks to this video, I can happily leap down a rabbit hole of research and start making a list! Thanks again.

I can certainly appreciate your ratings and the reasons. For me, Schmincke does come first because I grew up with them and they are readily available here in Germany. However, I do love the granulation and flow of Daniel Smith and also some of their Primatek paints. I think Schmincke is listening to artists who have said the same and have come out with more granulating paints like the French Ultramarine. So in my view, the international competition and the worldwide availability of all these brands is a wonderful thing. Thank you for all your work, Denise! I look forward to the new series! Last but not least, I am loving the paint paintings! 😍🧡❤💜💙

@InLiquidColor

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks you Chrissie! So glad you enjoyed it.

Beautiful, Denise!!!! I use all kind of mixed brands, but for some reason I think White Nights would be my brand of choice if I had to pick one, with some Windsor and Newton colors like Opera Rose, Green Gold and Cobalt Turquoise Light.

I really appreciate all the work you put into this! It answered questions I had about purchasing DS and was incredibly helpful to look at comparing each brand. Definitely going to spend some extra time picking out individual tubes and finding just the right travel pallete instead of going with the half pan set. I might even sample a Qor or two for their impressive flow:)

P.SD. I LOVED this video. Thanks for making it! I'm most excited to learn more about M Graham watercolors, as I love them SO much!

Excellent way to show all the watercolors. ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for a very informative and honest review. I am not very experienced, but really enjoy using Daniel Smith watercolors!

This was so helpful for me, thank you! I can see from what you've said that I should check out Schmincke and Da Vinci.. thanks for taking the time to make this video.

This was so informative! As a beginner, I've taken so many notes as to which palette, paints, brushes, paper, etc! I don't want to waste money on bad purchases. I think my favorite one to try will be QoR only because I absolutely love loose watercolor painting. Thank you for such an awesome video.

I so miss the Daniel Smith catalogs filled with tips and advice and gorgeous art supplies. I saved them for many years. If traffic to their Seattle store and back wasn't such an absolute pain, I would be up there for classes, shopping a lot, like back in the 80's and 90's. A great store, well-informed employees and a wonderous array of art supplies. Thank you for such a diligently done review of all the top brands. Your work is top notch!