Edited with an update: In comparison to the Daniel Smith Essential watercolour set, Rembrandt Watercolours are more transparent and have a beautiful feel. I really think that Daniel Smith Watercolour paints are over marketed as they are more popular in the US. I really did not like the Daniel Smith and I spent the past 4 days comparing them. I want to say that if you can find Rembrandt paints try a few specially if you are based in Europe. Be aware that the paint shift a bit even after drying. I regret purchasing the Daniel Smith set which I found to be rather opaque and muddy (yes, I tried different concentrations).

These watercolours (except for the black) are vegan-friendly. I see that a lot of reviewers tend to prefer more dry brush or more controlled brush work, but I really love wet in wet techniques on cold press. I n my opinion these paints are amazing on Fabriano Artistico cold press 300 gsm paper and they are even more stunning on a rather unknown brand of vegan 100% cotton watercolour paper called DMD watercolour paper available in Europe. As a learner I purchased these watercolour paints (a set of 12) as unfortunately my Van Gogh paints were shifting and fading upon drying in a rather unpredictable manner. I compared the Rembrandt watercolours with the set of Van Goghs and found them to be a lot better rather than a bit better. Unfortunately many people look down on Artistico paper but I really love it, i bought a 10m x 1.4m roll which equates to 56 cents (EU) per A4 sheet and pricewise its on par with many budget watercolour papers (no cotton or 25% cotton). The performance and behaviour of these paints is very much dependent on the watercolour paper brand (%cotton, milling method, texture) and on the style of painting (personal preferences). I didnt find these opaque, in fact I found that the opacity decreased on my DMD watercolour paper. So for anyone out there looking for vegan-friendly watercolour paints this is a really good option and I would buy this instead of Van Gogh even as a student. Perhaps I had a dodgy Van Gogh watercolour paint set, but Rembrandt watercolours very beautiful colours and worth every penny. I will be trying them on my Hahnemühle Bamboo paper too.

@Fers_Ibarra

3 жыл бұрын

Hahnemühle Bamboo so amazing paper, never expected... It`s surpriseme! :D

Thanks for this! I got a new Rembrandt set and am checking in your back catalogue, as I knew you would have something. I enjoyed the paintings and the different swatching ideas. Thanks Denise!

I bought just one tube of Rembrandt and it was Sepia, as I thought It could be a good mixing paint with my student's grade Pentel ones (they are not that good, but they get the job done), and I really loved the colour! The quality is way superior than the other ones I have and it has even a beautiful subtle granulation when it dries. If I had the money, I would totally invest in a set, but here in Brazil, good artist's grade paints a very hard to come across and when you find them, they are so expensive. Thank you for this video, Denise, really loved it!!!

I have both the Van Gogh and the Rembrandt. Of all my paints, these are my favorite

I love that method for swatching colors! I might have to borrow that. Thanks for another great video

I just got some Rembrandt Pastels and I hope to get them sorted and ready for use! It has been over 30 years since I have used Pastels and I am a little anxious about it! I know you are a perfectionist, but I would bet the footage you are un-happy with would be good enough for many others here on KZread! Thanks for you being YOU! Cute swatch pages too!

Great video Denise! 😁 I only have 4 of the rembrandt tubes. I love the swatches. They came out so cute.

The gum tray is a great idea. With my luck, I'd be chewing ultramarine flavor before long. ;) Thanks for a fun video!! Now. I have to redo all my swatch cards now! Thanks Denise! When you do the DaVinci review, can you swatch out cupcakes?? Pl-uh-eeze!!

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Hahah I know! I have to redo mine too! Sure I'll do the DaVinci's on cupcakes :D

paint samples in an old gum package is GENIUS!!!

I live outside the US. Rembrandt was my first venture into watercolor. Your comments and experience were very helpful in determining my skill level and style versus the way paints + paper act. Thank you .

All swatching should be like this! 💜

Now I have to go buy some paints... AND GUM! hahaha! You are Review Queen! Thank you, Denise! Paint something fun and not for work to get your juices going again! I say a Blizzard character!

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! My friend is coming over in an hour or two to go to my local art store - I'm in trouble!! I promise to be good :) and yesss haha. I'm dying to paint some more favorites. Have you seen my Brightwing or Misha from here on the channel a while back? I'm working my way up to humanoids :p

The rock and mushroom swatches look so lovely!

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charlie :)

Great review, Denise! I noticed in the description box the list of your favorite supplies and corresponding links, nice! Looks like a lot of work went in to getting it together, just like your videos, but I really do appreciate your effort! :D

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kelly! I will sheepishly admit that I didn't know until very recently that I would upload an automatic description for my videos *facepalm* I will still try to make sure the specific video materials are also added but this will save me a lot of time in the long run so that I don't have to keep going back and forth looking up the same Amazon links over and over! Such a relief and I'm so glad it's appreciated!

Really really clever idea for watching - I LOVED this one :D

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Liron!

Your swatchbook is pretty thorough, especially in terms of brands! I don't think I've seen that many PV19 swatches in anything else ;) These colors look great and I just love that method of sending out samples XD

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks Eve :D I do have quite an array! And yes, that sample pack was so clever! I don't usually chew or buy gum but maybe now I have an excuse lol.

@silkeschumann7261

7 жыл бұрын

Next time I buy sweets I will evaluate the package for reuse in my art supply. Luckily not only gums come in these packages. I prefer cough drops, cookies or pralinées to gums. And thanks to the object swatch idea I will no longer drag my feet when it comes to swatch out the colors. 💙 💚💛 Thank you so much.

Have been using Rembrandts for over a year, now, I think, and they have become my favorite non-honey paints, edging Da Vinci by a whisker (although I've subbed a couple of DV's in my Rembrandt set). They may seem a tad less transparent in application, compared to, say, Sennelier, but the effects are fine when dried, at least for me. Maybe the thing I love most is how easily they pour out of the tube. Most of the colors pour in a very liquid fashion, which helps me not make a mess when pouring into pans. I waste less than with the paints that tend to come out in turd-blobs that you then have to stir and try not to make a mess with. I was impressed enough with Royal Talens to order the Van Gogh 24-Set, which I've already had scads of fun with. BTW, I've been using W & N Professional paper (cotton) which seems to have more tooth than CP Arches but a bit less than Arches Rough. It's very easy to guide the paint on this paper.

Lovely video yet again. I've been wondering about these paints for a while because I can get them in half pans where I live for quite a good price. I really do trust your opinion the most! Well I just finished starting an acrylic piece but really want to paint with my watercolors too! Thanks for the video!

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Arttu Paavola thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad to be able to provide helpful resources. Good luck with your painting!

Your paints look rather opaque. I was wondering if it's the paper. I use Fabriano Artistico Fine (cold press 300 gsm) and they are really transparent. Surprisingly, I found the Daniel Smiths to be rather opaque in comparison. So maybe its the sizing on the paper or the texture. ...

Hi Denise! I just found your channel on KZread. I've gotten so much from your videos! Thank you! I have a question...which would you recommend? Turner or Rembrandt? I'm really having a difficult time deciding!

The swatches were super cool, love your videos!! I do wonder if you know of any watercolor paper with a similar feeling to say cardstock, I've tried arches hp but I don't really like the texture

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony! Hmm my best guess would be to try Bristol board or paper. It's not as absorbent but is smooth. I have my big watercolor paper comparison videos if you want to watch those for more info on lots of paper types!

Lots of info. Cute creative on the swatching, and really gives more info on painting with them. Enjoyed watching you paint the jelly fish and you have a card you can mail out too. Wow. Thanks!

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Essie!

Great swatching approach! Overly sloppy unevenly wet swatches were always seemed a little off to me, and seem to dry horribly. This is more helpful

I use the gum packages too.

I love these mini sketches! Though I don't know why but the microns tend to bleed on me when I use them under watercolor so I prefer the Pitt pens.

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Hmm, that's odd! Are they fully dry before applying the watercolor? I have a single PITT pen that I totally love and hope to be able to get more soon!

Awesome, they are a nice brand but I generally prefer the van Gogh due to the cost and I find them the same.

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

From my limited experience with them both, I agree that Van Goghs are very high quality and similar to their artists line.

@rentedtux1883

4 жыл бұрын

@@InLiquidColor yep. The van Gogh are really not student paint.

I am off the paint jellyfish...:)

It's the Strathmore paper causing those white dots. Kim Crick has a whole post about the issues that the Strathmore 500 paper can have, especially if the sizing has gone bad.

@InLiquidColor

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! I swore off Strathmore a long time ago haha.

@irritatedlibrarian9057

2 жыл бұрын

@@InLiquidColor I unfortunately only realized it after I bought a few of the mixed media sketchbook on sale because the first few pages were so nice! But then the speckles started a few pages later.... I'll use what I have because I don't want to waste money, but I won't be buying them again.

I don't know, the layering looks are just not works for me. But their watercolour pencils are amazing.