Yes Lindsay, there are people who enjoy watching paint dry and I am proudly one of them! So don't worry about the length of the videos, it is enjoyable to see all the colors, watch you mix colors, and more importantly your commentary is educational. Your observations about pigment color and consistency, and your comparisons to brands you have personally used are all very interesting. You are informative and an excellent educator, so bring on the swatching videos, of any and all mediums and the viewers will come. Thumbs up👍! Lisa

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@Brembelia

Жыл бұрын

Ditto. Lisa 2.

I am lucky, I live in Poland and they are sold almost everywhere here. I really like them.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

nice! I am so glad we can get them here, what a bargain!

@Amywazwaz06

5 жыл бұрын

I was just in Poland in August. If I had seen this video before I went I surely would of went searching for them.

@purupurumi

4 жыл бұрын

Which one you recommend? Renesans or the roman szmal? I have cousins in Poland, i hope i can get those beautiful colors.

@eagrinstead1

2 жыл бұрын

@@purupurumi Did you end up getting any from your cousin? Will your cousin adopt me?😉 I'm dying for Roman's larger Aquarius set!

@agnieszkavarstadt1294

Жыл бұрын

@@eagrinstead1 But you can get Szmal's at Jacksons!

Watching you swatch and get excited about the colors is not boring to me at all. I learn something from you all the time and I surely do appreciate it very much. Becky B

I can watch swatching videos for hours. And I’ve been dying for a thorough review of these paints. Thank you thank you thank you!

I really enjoyed the color swatching and I learn from you just by listening to you, an expert artist. I also placed an order for some of the paints on Sunday and I should have them in a couple of days. Thanks for all you do for your viewers.

I actually appreciate seeing you swatch these Lindsay. I am so new to watercolors and feel very clumsy with swatching. Yours are so neat and tidy. Thanks for this!

I am just starting with watercolors. Thank you for demonstrating your watching technique. This is very helpful and informative. 😊

Hey Lindsay! Thanks for this video!! I really enjoy watching you swatch your paints, because it is very relaxing and also you make very interesting comments while you are swatching... Thanks! Please make more of these

Thank you for teaching me how to mix colors. I want to learn how to paint. Great job.

I watched in 2 parts, but enjoyed seeing how you do your swatches. The paintings are very pretty, too. Thank you for being such a good teacher.

I love doing color swatches and watching you do them!

Wow! Lindsey......where do you get your energy? You post so many videos in such a short time frame. I just watched your gourd video, amazing, thank-you! You have family.....kids, husband, home and other things in life. Could you please bottle your energy!. Oh and by the way....you are my inspiration!

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you:)

@CydMindful

5 жыл бұрын

I agree! Love you soooooo much

I love watching the swatching videos! I can spend HOURS swatching out pencils and paints!

I’ve learned a lot about swatching and can see the value of why you need to do this. I am a beginner and it makes sense to see the values of the paint you are going to use and get a feel of how the paint flows and combine. It’s a great reference point. Thank you

Thank you, Lindsay. As a noob to watercolors, I appreciate the details you go over in your videos, especially in the review of all the different types and brands of watercolors. Never too long, not possible ;D

Yes glad you swatched on camera i learned A LOT!

This was so relaxing :) It was good seeing the radial mixing swatch, the stamp looked a bit daunting, but after you showed it, I realized it was quite simple. And having you explain the large swatch stamp and what the abbreviations meant - that was very appreciated! The colours were so gorgeous, they seemed to have that magic that hand made paints seem to have, but still be consistent. The greens were breath taking! Thank you!

You must have read my mind, because I've been thinking " I wonder if Lindsay would show how she does her paint swatches?" And I saw new uploads, Yes! I was so happy. Thank you very much Lindsay. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas

I enjoy swatching and watching others swatch. It’s a second hand thrill! These are beautiful, and I cannot believe the tube price-very affordable. 🌸👍

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

thanks!

I honestly like all your videos and love the swatching and paint review videos so I don't mind your long swatching time or your being talkative in videos. I really enjoy that you are telling us what comes to mind when you see the color swatch while you do it and when you explain different properties and characteristics of the paints or a color. I have been wanting this paints for months now and the fact that you they have tubes now and you gave them your stamp of approval makes me want them even more. I could get a few pans out of that 15 ml tube for just $2 more!

Your excitement is contagious :) Fun! Thanks

I DO actually like watching all of your swatching. Thank you for making and posting these videos!

Good price and yummy colors, thanks for the review, I definitely will be getting a few to try!

The tubes are $5.50 for Series 1 only.. The Series 2 are $6.50 and the Series 3 are $7.25. The prices are based on the pigments that are used. Just an FYI so no one is shocked when they go to order and the total is not what they expect. For beginners- it is normal for paints to have tier pricing based on the pigments used to produce the paint. Thanks for the great video. Love the review videos; even if it does make me want to buy more paints.

@lindsayface4750

13 күн бұрын

*cries in 2024*

I love paint swatching videos. I love to have them up while I’m drawing or painting - it’s nice and informative without having a plot I need to follow. Denise at In Liquid Color has several of these that are a couple hours long, and I watch them over and over again! The length is a feature, not a bug!

@cassiescreations9828

5 жыл бұрын

I love your profile pic. It looks like a Blue Grosbeak that migrates here during the winter! The black around their eyes and top of the beak, with the way their features are situated makes them look angry. I love it. Did you draw it?

Thanks for the review Lindsay, these look like really nice paints. I love the cherry blossom sketch you did, I bet it will look beautiful matted and framed. 💞💫

Loved your chatty swatch-a-thon, thank you Lindsay! I like long unhurried videos. And listening to you is always a pleasure. The Renesans paints are gorgeous. I have some, and I love them. 😃

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

You are so sweey, thank you:)

This is such a great learning tool. I always learn something from you. Precious indeed. Hugs Lindsay ❤️I bought a set, these are lovely. Thanks Lindsay

You told us about these before and I am so glad i bought them, i love this set! What you are showing us now is so important i have learned a lot watching this! Thanks so much!! I want to buy the swatch stamps and do this with all my sets, so i will learn how to mix better!! Only because i learned this from you!!! Thanks again!! :)

yes you are right on the potters pink, its a traditional classic English colour and is part of the PR 101(plus other pigments) family such as English red, Venetian red, Indian red and caput mortuum, (some paint have different configurations for this colour). thanks for the video

Oh boy another set of wc paints for me to collect!!!! Thanks Lindsay😂 I just finished White Nights. I LOVE the Waffle Flower stamps. I swatch the same way you do and use the other stamp for my pigment info cards so that my color chart binder (for all colors of my markers, paints etc) can be complete too.

I sat through the entire thing because what you talk about is so interesting....I learn more from you than any other utube painters I watch. You are so interesting and very funny, I get very excited when I see you have posted a video even a mix media which I don’t do just because you are so interesting

Swatching fun!! So good thank you I'm inspired

I just ordered 3 tubes. Thanks for the wonderful review.

Great review. This watercolors do look very nice and the price it's interesting too. Thanks for sharing :)

Those cool primaries are soooo pretty.

Enjoyed Every. Single. Moment.

My favorite is the "muddy green" trio. I love murky colors.

Your awesome!!! Loved watching this video.....Thankyou

Really enjoyed learning about these! I've become a watercolor addict and the supplies are getting expensive...OOPS! But I've realized that good quality paints and paper are very important in order to have any kind of successful outcome of your project. Always looking for high-quality alternatives to the big name paints!

I saw eve bolt do a review on those. they look really bright. No you don't talk to yourself. You talk to us. And I agree. I like swacht video's. I dont know why. Nothing exciting about it. Its just so pleasing to watch. Specially if you get a really bad case of the giggles hahaha. And YES I am LAAZY. I save the wrappers. One no environment waste. Two: they have all the info on it,including code numbers so the store can find them, Three: If they change wrappers they usually change something in the paint; easy tell tell if you save the wrapper :P

I loved this video! Thank you so much. Very informative and extremely helpful.

@cassiescreations9828

5 жыл бұрын

I love looking at profile pics and I adore this cat! Did you draw it?

I love swatching. I think Waffle Flower is genius to come up with those stamps. This was very relaxing and informative. I too would like that documentary on paint making in Poland 😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️🖍🖌🎨🕊

Love swatching... someday I’ll cover the walls in my studio with only swatches 🌈

Ooh, aah, Potter’s pink. 💕🤗 I dream of having potters pink especially for vintage-y rose watercolor paintings. Yum. 🎨

@blondelebanese9922

5 жыл бұрын

I LIVE for Potters Pink. LOL 😆

It's my favourite watercolors :) Welcome from Poland

The blues and greens are particularly nice. I love Renesans, passed on most of the browns as they live in a set which already contains a Kremer landscape set which has those I need, and the two brands work well together. The tube line has a slightly different range to the pans and the names are a bit more precise I feel. It is certainly a brand to watch the quality is really great.

I love them. Not my only brand I use but nice. I use tubes and put them in full pans. Full pans are a bit better for my needs.

AHHH! You swatch one of the blues into the other blue when glazing ... still love your videos.

Great video!!

Loved the swatching. I would have loved you to name all the colors and pigments while doing it though. I'm planning on getting the 12 color palette plus 2 colors.

Hi Lindsay these are so lovely and thanks for showing us your swatches I am always looking for new ways of doing them. I love your videos and really look forward to your emails. I went into the shop to buy some of these lovely paints but they are not posted to Australia, very sad. Cheers .

excellent review

I just ordered some!!!!

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

enjoy:)

LOVE LOVE LOVE your cherry blossom tree painting. Do you have a video posted making that one?

I have the winsor and newton potters pink, it granulates like crazy. It’s a bit insipid for floral pictures but it’s a lovely pink for cloudy sunsets. I might have to get the renesans one now though!

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to use it more

Not boring at all. I ordered some tubes, once I swatch them I may order more.

Daniel Smith and Windsor and Newton have a potters pink. I actually really like the Daniel Smith Potter's Pink for the stuff I do.

I have a 24=2 palette of pans, and have been dying to find out what you big watercolor teachers would think of them, and their behaviour. April is awesome and D.S. can wait, I am getting the tubes asap.

Amazing

I watched all the way until the end of the video. I actually did like seeing you swatch the whole set. I liked hearing the different comments along the way. For someone who is a beginner I find it fascinating to hear all the details you talk about. I liked learning how you did the swatch. I learned quite a few things also This set of paints looks really nice. The additional colors you added in the middle are a must have addition to the 24 set. The Etsy seller would do herself good to make a listing for the exact colors you searched with the exception on not duplicating the burnt umber ( I think that was the deuplicate). And instead adding the potters pink in place of the duplicate. I bet lots of others beside myself would be interested in buying the exact same set as you swatches. Call it the Frugal Fan set.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Amy! I'll add that info to my blog post that will be up on monday:)

@kathyl4692

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I’m interested in the exact colors you swatched. Thanks Lindsay, I really enjoy all your videos.

Thank you for this helpful video. These paints are very bright, but quite a few look opaque even the lighter ones. They sound like a great deal though, so if I start going through paint a lot faster than I have been doing, it would be well worth getting these.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

lighter colors are usually more opaque because they contain white pigment

These seem so lovely. They have gone up in price-only $.50 per pan now $4.00 it a good bit of an increase by $1.50 more per tube now at $7.00 a tube. I’m curious if they are still as amazing of a value comparing them to other paint tubes similar in price. Ultimately it’s just nine dollars total more if one were to purchase six of the tubes. There’s so many professional grade tubes of specific colors I’m needing to order so I might still try these having just now seen this lovely helpful video.

I loved this video. I can’t seem to find find prices on the Polish website. I wanted to see if it was less expensive to order the paint directly from Poland. Thanks so much Lindsay.

I bought these when you first reviewed the pans because I am new at water color....I love them. She sent them out immediately. I would order from her again.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

great to hear! She does ship quick (especially for me because we are in the same state!}

have you got any yet from Roman Szmal at Aquarius watercolors in Poland? I LOVE them so much! can't wait for you to try them!

I would be ok with the instant replays of any of your painting videos! Can you tell me the name of the Magenta you ordered separately, and used for the mixing swatch? Thanks.

Would love to see tutorials of all 3 of the pictures you made from these paints! PLEASE??!?!??

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

you can find them all on my youtube channel:)

Top row , second blue you used the first blue to glaze 😎

I can't believe I'm watching paint dry and think it's great. Lol. The greens are really nice. And since I'm so bad at mixing greens(guess I should pay attention to the tones and pigments). These seem a good option. I get a little lost Still on the circle swatching.👍

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

The circles is just to show mixing with primary colors.

@annettefournier9655

5 жыл бұрын

@@thefrugalcrafter Yes, which is an important skill and I get lost with the yellow to primary warm and cools, hence mud. Lol. I got the neutrals though. That's some progress. Thanks Lindsey 😘

Personally I loved this video. I do swatch but haven't glazed. I see how useful that can be. You always educate and we have fun while learning. I still have so much to learn I love your videos you are a wonderful teacher. I'll look for those swatch stamps.

Ok, I need to quit watching you! Lol I keep purchasing all your recommendations. I’ve already ordered the swatch stamps and now I want to try these paints too! By the way, I enjoyed watching the this whole video. I feel that I learn so much by just listening to you. The visual part is just a bonus! 😬👍

Some colors come in both tube tubes and pans but many colors are available in only one or the other.

Love this review! bw: photos on the Renesans website show their pans with the imprint info "1,5 ml" .... (Schmincke gives 1,8ml for theirs)

@thefrugalcrafter

2 жыл бұрын

They do seem a bit smaller so it makes sense. Thanks for the info!

I know this is an old video bc I'm going through and watching them all but at 38:45 you dipped into the previous blue when the brush wasn't wet enough! Just thought I'd comment since I caught it but I love your videos!

your such an enabler LOL just to let you know, on the top row 2nd color on the far right, you redipped your brush in the 3rd color from the right in your tin to do the swatch with the flat brush. Just so you know when you use your swatch card. Love your videos

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Donna:)

Does anyone know what colors she used to do her primary triads? Like the names that the company gave the paint. I.e: primary is quinacridone red, transparent yellow; cool is ultramarine blue, etc.

Lindsey, Thank you so very, very much. I watched and learned from your for years. I am just getting back into watercolor and I'd love to try these. They are stunning. But, I have a problem and hope you will help me with it. I painted for years with Sennelier paint but wanted to try a U.S. honey based brand so I tried and absolutely loved M.Graham paint. Then about 8 years ago I started having problems with it. There is a strong wet dog odor that I smell when using it. I wrote Steve, at MofW, and he said it had happened for a short while when he used it on some Arches, but dissipated almost immediately. Not for me. It seems I am allergic to their honey. Too long a story but I did check with them and it's all me. Can you tell me if there was an issue when you tried these. I'd love to get some but don't want to go through the experience I had again. Thanks again for all you do. You are amazing!

@thefrugalcrafter

4 жыл бұрын

I have not noticed any odor with this paint. I think. Arches paper has a slight odor be cause of the gelatin sizing.

Enjoyed! I have 1 comment and 1 question please: When you were doing the triads, as a beginner, I don't yet know the names of the colours in the pallet, i.e. red, yellow and blue primaries, but what are their names and what are the names of warm and cool colours. Sorry if daft question. I looked on your blog to see if it would give me the names of colours in the triads but no. At 46.44 in video there is a beautiful scene with 3 boats and on left a wonderful colour array of leaves, both so gorgeous

@thefrugalcrafter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm not sure what I picked as this was long ago but I pick cool versions of a primary and warm versions of a primary and see how well the create secondary colors. You can pick any red, yellow and blue you want and experiment. It's how you learn:)

Lindsey, the price has increased. $7/tube, $68 for the 24 half pan tin and $175 for the 48 tin. Have you heard of Rosa Gallery paints? It's from Ukraine - also very nice colors. I paid about $19 for 12 full pans. I heard that they are very close to the Renesans paints.

@thefrugalcrafter

4 жыл бұрын

I saw a review from Kimberly crick art, they look lovely.

Hey, can you do a review on the Ohuhu tubed watercolors, please because I want to know if they are good or not

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know they made watercolors. I'll have a look:)

What paper do you use to swatch 2atercolor paints

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Sorry, I forgot to ask, do you swatch out all of your colored media's, like markers, pencils, gouache, oils, acrylics, oil pastels and soft pastels, etc,etc? Again, sorry for asking so many questions. Thanks again.Becky B

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

I do for markets and watercolor pencils but not oils and acrylics or regular colors pencils because I find the colors to be accurate enough

Are the links missing? Also, swatch the second blue from the right with the wrong blue?

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

The link is in the video description at the top, it will take you to her shop and you can see all the products she offers. Click on the tubes and you will go to the page with tubes etc.

Lindsay, how are these paints compare to Rosa Gallery? Thank you

@thefrugalcrafter

Жыл бұрын

I haven't tried Rosa tubes but the Rosa pans rewet better than dried down renesans pans. The renesans have a bit more binder I think. The renesans pans flow better than Rosa pans. Overall I'd say the quality is similar.

How does the transparency compare to Sennilier? I love their transparency for my portraits.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

I'd say definitely to the tubes and it depends on the pans as the pans don't seem to have as much honey as the tubes.

@varvarabarbara7471

5 жыл бұрын

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Hi Lindsay. I hear you from time to time when you talk about paints you also say like PB 19, being new to watercolors I don't understand what that means. Is it a standard color number or something and where would I get a list of those numbers and colors. Your videos have got me trying to do watercolors and now stamping and making cards. Which pegstamps should be sending you a thank you card for my order. Lol. Wish you would do a basic video on watercolors for those of us new to it. I have seen your other beginner videos guess I kinda feel like I'm still missing information. But thank you for your wonderful videos please keep them coming. From someone with limited abilities you have shown me something I can do even if I don't do it well.... yet!

@alinamarcinkowska8317

5 жыл бұрын

I believe it means the pigment used in each pan.

@dees3179

5 жыл бұрын

It is the pigment number. The letters refer to the colour family, i.e. 'y' is yellow. Then the number is a standard reference to the chemical or mineral used to make the pigment. The company can process the pigment differently and get a different shade but I would expect the characteristics (transparency, granulation etc) to stay mostly the same. You might see a third element which is a colon and another number. This means a really different process to the pigment resulting in different colour or behaviour. One of the reasons it is useful to know is you could have two blues that look pretty much the same. But with different pigments. They could have different tinting strength, staining, transparency, granulation etc. By knowing the pigment number this becomes broadly predictable. They are generally known by standard name such as 'azo yellow' for artists paints and then most student lines made by the same manufacturers. The more fanciful names are generally seen on paint aimed at the craft industry. This paint isn't by definition bad, but you might need to work a bit harder to find the pigment info. You also see that certain pigments are more light fast. If a colour is called xxxxx 'hue' it is not the pigment that the name would normally indicate. Often you see this with alizarin chrimson, the original if which is fairly fugitive. This could be good or bad. It might be a cheaper combination of pigments substituting for the original to save money. It could be a more light-fast pigment/combo replacing something really fugitive. It could be a replacement for a pigment which is no longer available. Some paints such as sap green are always a combination although which pigments are used is not standardised. They are useful for convenience if you find yourself mixing the same thing all the time. But you can find that if you want to add that mix to a third or fourth pigment you could get mud. You might want mud, that is fine. But by knowing what you mix together you have more control over the results.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

yes, it is the chemical name of the color

@blondelebanese9922

5 жыл бұрын

Dee S Damn, thank you so much. You just taught me how to ‘read’ my tubes of watercolor paints! That’s incredible. I really owe you one, my dear. Annie in TN Namastè 🙏😊

@dees3179

5 жыл бұрын

@@blondelebanese9922 glad that was helpful. I'm just impressed anyone understood that through all the typos. I was typing on my phone and I am most assuredly not part of the digital generation!

Are these similar to Roman szmal? And do they granulate nicely?

@thefrugalcrafter

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't used the Roman Szmal but colors like ultramarine, potter's pink and mard black granulate wonderfully.

I love swatch videos. You don’t mention anything about the lightfast qualities (unless I missed it). I will go to the website to see if the lightfast info is listed there. Thank you.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

All of the pigment info is on her website in the listings, I go by the pigment info for the lightfast predictions but the tubes have the rating on them. They go by the Blue Wool Scale where 1 is fugative and 8 is excellent and all of the tubes got ratings of 8 excellent which I would expect knowing the pigment numbers. I will mention this to April and see if she will put the light fastness on the site next to the color names if she can. When I am in doubt about a pigment I reference this website: www.artiscreation.com/Color_index_names.html that way you can check the pigment info and see before buying. Handprint is also a good site but it is harder to navigate. Keep in mind these sites for with the ASTM lightfast ratings where ! is excellent, 2 is good, 3 is OK but not great and 4-5 is fugative

@ALittleCreative

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this wonderful review, Lindsay. I will work at including lightfastness information in the next few days. I do know that they only use pigments that have proven to be lightfast, but I understand that specific information is helpful so I will add it ASAP.

@KatieReadsKoziesAndMore

5 жыл бұрын

thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich This is awesome information, Lindsay. Thank you for the info. I’m very interested in buying these paints.

I have the same set but there is an area in the stamp which dies t come into contact. Most annoying

Hello again, if I don't have the swatches stamps, what sizes do you make the rectangular shapes for the swatch cards? Thanks for all the help and encouragement you have given me. Thanks a mega load. Becky B

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

All different sizes lol! These are about 1/2"×3/4" but I swatch them larger (about 2"×2") in my binder.

@beckyb4074

5 жыл бұрын

@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you very much. I appreciate you more than you know. Becky

Hi, hello, you never mentioned the names of most of the primaries (and the cools and the warms either), just the colour. (Unfortunately iIt's kind of hard to say at the shop "yeah, I want *that* red!") Could you please tell me what the name of the colours (possibly with pigment numbers) are you used in your sets? Also, you used the wrong blue on the top row (second to last) to draw the extra vertical line.

I keep missing your streams 😩

👍

I really want those stamps to do my swatching too...I am not very neat and they would help my. I have never done stamping so I don’t know what I need, I think I need some kind of block to stick the stamp too and an ink pad????

@Amywazwaz06

5 жыл бұрын

linda lopizzo yes. As Lindsey said she is using ranger archival ink to stamp these images out. You could use a stamp block. But I would say get a stamp positioned tool like a misti or tim holtz brand. That way you can get better stamping and less mistakes. There are so many videos you can find to help you use them your first time.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

Yep! They have a kit that included the block and ink:) but that is all you need, just be sure it is waterproof.

OK I went to the website to find out what the color looked like that I ordered, and I found not all colors are listed there.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

did you click through the photos, I thin they are all swatched out but you have to click on the tubes and click to advance the photos. I never counted up the colors but I'd think shed list them all. I just receive all the colors so I will be panning and swatching them soon myself and I'll post the photos when I do.

8.00 now

i can purchase the renesans for 11 polish zloty that is like 2 dollars and 50 cents..

Hi, Lindsay. What can I add to these paints so they're not as runny once poured in a half pan? They make a mess everywhere. It's been nine months since I poured them and they still run all over the place.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 жыл бұрын

This is an issue with all honey based paints. I live in a cool climate so I dont have much of an issue but I recommend keeping the palette flat and put traveling with it in hot humid climates.

@ArtsiRosi

5 жыл бұрын

@@thefrugalcrafter yes, i figured since M. Graham paints are similar, except these are down right runny and way more liquid-y than MG.