I love Daniel Smith in the tube, especially the ones made with ground gems. I am also really digging Paul Ruben in the tins. I have more watercolors now than I'll ever use in my life, but I'm always on the lookout for something new and different.

@RebelUnicornCrafts

6 ай бұрын

I'm right there with you- I love art supplies!

@giulitorelli

Ай бұрын

I think most of us creatives enjoy hoarding supplies ad much as creating with them😅

I love tube paints because I like having more to fill my pans when they run out. And I just enjoy looking at them all!!! 🤓

@RebelUnicornCrafts

6 ай бұрын

I totally know what you mean 😍

The tubes are so much more cost effective, too! You get so much more pigment in a tube than in a half pan

@RebelUnicornCrafts

5 ай бұрын

They certainly have that potential. I've also had some pricey tubes separate disappointedly early 😒

Wow! I didn’t know about drying the tube watercolors. Great information!❤ THANK YOU!

@evelynharper6346

2 ай бұрын

Not all brands will do this. A lot will dry out and just break up and not reconstitute into its creamy state. This is really bad advice. You could waste a lot of money.

@piggletimpact

2 ай бұрын

@@evelynharper6346what brands have you had do that because I have never seen that happen before

Omg thank you so much !! I feel like I waste so much of the tube paint if I just need a little bit

@RebelUnicornCrafts

Жыл бұрын

It's so tempting to squeeze out a bunch!!!

Daniel Smith are my favorite brand, tubes and pans. I like that I can mix from the tubes but I found it really enjoyable if I am painting on a whim and I have an array of colors all out and ready to go. I do use pans for my tube paint as well.

My collection of paints far outweigh my talent or experience! I won a set of Windsor and Newton tubes from @splatterandbloom in October and I’m using a tin with half pans. My favorite is the Payne’s Grey-it’s absolutely beautiful! I also have a small Cotman pallet I like and Prima watercolor Tropical set that’s very bright and pretty. Pretty sure I have a lifetime supply of paint at this point! 😂

@RebelUnicornCrafts

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I understand this all to well!

Thank you. Good info.

@RebelUnicornCrafts

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 😊

My favorite is Kuretake, vibrant, smooth colors and in large removable pans that are easy to hydrate. I'd say they're a cross between the small pan kits and the tube style paints.

@RebelUnicornCrafts

5 ай бұрын

Sounds beautiful and lovely to work with.

@charlottesmom

3 ай бұрын

I was about to buy a set of Kuretake watercolors but know they are not very lightfast and that is important to me. They look like wonderful paints to mess around with though.

@serenityjewel

9 күн бұрын

@@charlottesmom They are just as light fast as most other brands. If someone is crazy enough to put them in direct sunlight with no UV protection, the reds, oranges, and yellows will fade. Almost all brands of red, orange, and yellows fade if they’re not protected in direct sunlight. However any professional should know that their watercolor paintings need some type of UV protection - be it glass or sealant - and no one should be hanging any work of art - from watercolor to acrylics- in direct sunlight. I understand it’s a KZread thing to “test” different brands and colors in direct sunlight with no protection but that’s a ridiculous test.

Thank you for sharing this! I have some inexpensive tubes and wasn't sure what to do with them. I will get empty pans.

@RebelUnicornCrafts

5 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

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@RebelUnicornCrafts

2 ай бұрын

Which brand do you like best?

Thanks so much for the information. I want to buy tubes, Windsor Newton. I've never bought pans. You have answered so many questions i had. Thank you!

@RebelUnicornCrafts

6 ай бұрын

Of course! I hope you like them and have fun painting with them! I love talking about supplies. I talk about some of my faves on my supply guide if you want even more information tinyurl.com/supplyguide

@jerryaubill163

6 ай бұрын

@@RebelUnicornCrafts I will check that out. What brushes do you recommend?

Oh thank you thank you thank you. I have been wondering about that!!

Daniel Smith, White Knight, and Rosa Gallery

Why am I sooooo afraid to try! Why??? All the supplies…+ ….fear = 😢😢😢😢

@RebelUnicornCrafts

5 ай бұрын

I totally understand. But you don't need much and can start on a budget too. I have a supply guide that helps break down what you're looking for and I'm here to help along the way. tinyurl.com/supplyguide

❤

Favorites are Qor, & Holbein

@nicolesmith1309

4 ай бұрын

Me, too.

What are your favorite brands of affordable watercolor paint?

Have you ever tried mixing tubes of watercolor paint with Dr Martins ink? I used to combine pallet watercolors & Caran D’Ache aquas with Dr. Martins a long time ago.

@RebelUnicornCrafts

6 күн бұрын

Ooo interesting combination

I just love you.

@RebelUnicornCrafts

6 сағат бұрын

🥹 you’re so sweet

Thank you!

I love Blick gouache, but I've done beautiful art with Crayola kiddie pan watercolors.

@RebelUnicornCrafts

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely! That's a nice set to start to get your feet wet with watercolor.

@charlottesmom

3 ай бұрын

Prang are also cheap and wonderful for messing around with. 👍🏻

How long will the tubes last just sitting if I don’t paint super often?

@willcookmakeup

8 ай бұрын

Like literally years. I would recommend getting a tube turn key to keep them rolled down all the way to eliminate trapped air in the tube. Same thing you'd do with toothpaste to push the product all the way down to the opening. That said, it in some ways doesn't really matter if air is in there, as to make them into pans we'd squeeze the paint out an allow to to dry anyway. But they don't "expire" necessarily and can generally always be reactivated by water. There are some vintage water color sets that are over 100 years old that are still usable

@So_salty

7 ай бұрын

@@willcookmakeupthank you- very cool! 👍

Plus...you can pre-mix your own colours!!

And you can share with art friends!

Where did you get your pallet?

@RebelUnicornCrafts

6 ай бұрын

This is actually the palette from my website- rebelunicorncrafts.com and then I added a few of my handmade colors to fill up the spots I leave blank for that option.

@kaelynmartin9280

6 ай бұрын

@@RebelUnicornCrafts Okay, they're beautiful. I was referring to the mixing pallet with the six wells. Sorry, I should have been clearer.

You may never see this comment but as a TEACHER of "art" in the true sense of the word I will let you know that it is never about the brand. ALL artists should explore everything because just like with foods, there is something unique from each brand and the colors. If you ONLY bought food at ONE restaurant your whole life you miss out on something that just goes POW in your mouth. Same with paints! I may prefer Winsor Newton or Mijello Gold, but you will find several colors from other brands in all my palettes I just have to use like Daniel smith for the granulation in my landscape palette, or Winsor Newton Orange to mix with the blues that make them so vibrant in my travel palette. Manganese Blue from M Graham is a color I just gotta have that is in all my pallets! I honestly think it is more important to teach students to use better brushes and paper than to just stick with one brand of paint because PAINT is all about the pigments and mixes, color theory is really where it is at in art. I also usually have two colors of a die based paint to use as a first wash for many of my paintings for the underpainting which can come from cheap Koh-i-Noor Anilinky set I got for 12 bucks. I am enjoying watching a few of your videos and hope you inspire many people to jump into the wonderful world of watercolor. It is just such a beautiful way to paint and honestly so very travel friendly to do plein air or Urban Sketching with!

@RebelUnicornCrafts

2 күн бұрын

Absolutely. There are definitely palettes out there that’ll cause more frustration than good, but in my supply guide I mention quite a few different brands. Some can be overwhelmed with the amount of options, so I just hope to try and lower that threshold that some might have to get started.

Can you do this with gouache paints too?

@nicolesmith1309

4 ай бұрын

Yes, but they don’t work quite as well, in my experience. A clear acrylic case with silicone “stay wet” seal layer with clap is often used to keep gouache wet and airtight for keeping gouache wet and clean over several days. Fresh is always best, as far as gouache is concerned, in my opinion. Hope that helps.

I just bought a set of the 5 ml tubes of Winsor & Newton watercolor paint to make my own palette tin. When I was squeezing the tubes to fill the pans they were filled with a lot of air. I had to squeeze 4 or 5 times for paint to come out. Is that normal for the tubes to be full of that much air?

@RebelUnicornCrafts

2 ай бұрын

Not unusual. There should still be 5ml of actual paint in there though.

I have an entire basket of Daniel Smith paints I’ve done this exact transferring technique with, and lemme tell ya, SOME COLORS DRY WAY SLOWER THAN OTHERS

Wait so what's the brand lol

@RebelUnicornCrafts

8 ай бұрын

The tube paints I reach for (and on my table in the video) are by Qor and Daniel Smith

@willcookmakeup

8 ай бұрын

@@RebelUnicornCrafts thank you!!!

I bought tubes and put them in pans and they got like rubber and didn't activate properly with water was all chunky. It was a cheap paint going to try with some good tubes.

@RebelUnicornCrafts

5 ай бұрын

Oh no, that sounds awful! I have yet to find a reliably good really budget tube paints, but if you check my supply guide, I've got some recommendations to help that are not completely a splurge- tinyurl.com/supplyguide

Do i have to wet my oaper before using water colors?

@RebelUnicornCrafts

5 ай бұрын

Wet your paper- no. Wet your paints- yes, for best results. Wetting the paper will make the color disperse more, whereas applying the paint to dry paper will let the paint stay where you put it.