🎨 My Artist Grade Watercolor Palette Collection 2019! 🌈 🌈
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- This is a long, chatty style video. I talk about my different artist grade watercolor palettes, their pros and cons and how well they work for me. It focuses more on the palettes themselves as opposed to comparing brands of watercolor paint, but I do explain why I like or dislike ready made sets from different brands and which are the best choice, in my opinion.
These kinds of videos are very hard to film, as they contain so much information, so please take that into account. You can always watch this video in 1.25 or 1.5 speed to make it shorter :)
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Jackson's 19 wells ceramic palette-
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Robax palettes-
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cheap plastic palette-
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blue palette-
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What colors are in my rainbow palette?
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Empty metal tins-
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Daniel Smith ultimate mixing set-
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Paul Rubens 24 half pans set-
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White Nights 36 full pans set-
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White Nights 24 full pans in the 36 palette-
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Gansai Tambi 36 pans set-
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Aquarius paints from Poland-
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Gouache palette-
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There are many options with the robax palette. Basically from 19 wells to 106, and many option in between. Well size can be half pan size to huge wells. The center insert can be changed where is countless option.
They also work with artists to accomodate their needs if they want something special. Palette size can go from 8" to 18"
Even has ceramic mixing insert for the center.
Oh and I thought I'd add that I've seen some people remove the Kuretake pans (a selection for whatever they're painting at the time). But of course, you still need a mixing palette or plate. However, this would be a way to reduce the use of desk space.
"nobody needs that much paints..." yeah, right... on the other hand, why have one palette of paints, when seven or eleven will be enough. :)
Lol guilty as charged!
This is a fun and very informative video on palettes. I have just recently found your channel and I LOVE your color choices... You're a girl after my own heart! Great job~
Thanks so much Jane!
Love these types of videos 🙂
I was very taken with your long fingered beautiful hands! They reminded me of my own when I was much younger. Thanks for sharing. I have a lot of watercolor too. LOL. Thanks again. I enjoyed the video and am looking forward to seeing more.
Haha thank you so much! It's from my piano playing days ;) Gotta share the watercolor love!!
She faaaaaaaaancy tho 😻 I’m also an art hoarder 💕 but I don’t have the excuse of a professional job haha.
E M you’re not alone 😀!
You don't need an excuse. Some people collect baseball cards, some collect art supply. That's a great hobby. ;)
I always enjoy seeing your watercolor palettes, they look so beautiful and well-loved. The White Nights plastic palette is what I use for my studio palette and I'm really happy with it; it's the largest palette I can fit in my space and I've been able to customize it by inserting generic half pans on their side instead of the normal orientation (52 half pans will fit this way). I've looked for different palettes to replace it, but I just love the design of this one and most others are too large for my area.
Great idea! It's so important to find a system that works for you, really great you found how to make the most of that palette!
Fabulous video ☺️.. so informative, interesting and enjoyable. I love your channel and I love your style.
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
I know... we can use the Daniel Smith palette for carrying earrings when we travel. : ) OOXXOO Linda
Haha good idea!!
If you have more paint than you can use, consider donating to youth shelters or other community agencies that could use them. They’re always appreciative of donations like this. Just a thought.😊
Absolutely! I donate art supplies regularly 😊
The Aquarius does come writ a pallet when you buy it on the other side
Love ❤️ these types of videos
Glad to hear!
@@iritlandgraf I got the meeden pallet porcelain pallet
Great video. I like metal tins best. I do remove the insert and put magnets on the pans to hold in place. Some of the prongs are sharp and with my occupation I can't risk cutting my finger.
Great tip!
I got the large White Nights watercolour palette to put the White Nights tube paints into using generic watercolour full pans. The full pans that I have did not fit into this palette, so I filed the little nubs on the palette down. Now I can use any full pans that I have, no matter what brand. I really like this palette. 😊
Thanks for sharing!
Your turquoise palette is my goal👍makes my eyes so happy❤thanks for the great video
Haha yes it makes me happy as well 😊
@@iritlandgraf awe, I was actually really inspired by your colour choices, and made some new pans for a strictly bright palette (sometimes muddy things when I get too excited) and to keep a shading/neutral palette(which I'm sure I'll barely touch🤭). You are heaven sent🥳
You're too kind! I hope you'll enjoy that system as much as I am, it's still working really well for me!
I Love. it too ! is it possible to do a video or a comment of a breakdown of the Colours you chose for that Special Pallette? I have been trying to put a very Similar Pallette together but am struggling because of my lack of knowledge of what is out there and the quality . I am a new Subscriber! I just found you through another CZcamsr who reccomended yourchannel, and I'm So excited to be here!
I bought a palette that looks like your rainbow palette at either JetPens or AliExpress. So look around if you're on the hunt!
Thank you for this video, in fact, all your videos are very helpful. My question is if CZcams has changed the way we can link to other sites for products and where to get them? I can’t see the tiny arrow that dropped down your suggestions. 38:35 01-12-23
Thank you! Wow, no idea what CZcams has done, will look into it!
I wish I’d had this video to guide me 5 years ago, I had to buy sooooo many different palettes (and pans) before I settled on the ones that are right for me. Ditto the paint storage options, or how to store the tubes, pans that aren’t in active use! I’m finally happy with my set up- studio, travelling and quick reference storage. All logged on the Sortly app, so I can quickly see which pigments I have (and where!) when I’m watching CZcams vids. Thanks for leading us through your journey, and for lifting the lid on your gorgeous pigment stash! By the way, why are there so few coloured metal palettes available to buy? Why would people who love colour want boring black palettes!?
Right??? We need colorful palettes!! The reason I made this video was to help people, so they can learn from my mistakes, but there's also no replacement for one's own experience. Different things work for differnt people, so while researching is crucial, at the end of the day, one has to try things to see if they work... If one's lucky one can find a good system fast, but for some of us it takes several tries to get it right ;)
I think most watercolorists must go through this process of working out your best palette setup.
Hi Irit....which Robax palette are you showing here....from the site...there are several 15" palettes....be curious to know, if you would be so kind to measure and tell me the number of wells...thanks in advance...Janis
It's the 85 Wells one 😊
I love your colors I would love to make one but not the big wheel one because too over whelming, lol
By now I have watched quite a few of your videos, but still don't know which watercolour brand I should go for. Since I am not an artist nor wealthy I am doubting between White Nights & Sennelier La Petite Aquarelle (student grade but said to be ok). WN seems less transparent/more sedentary but as I am new to this medium I doubt whether that be a good or 'bad' thing and better buy Sennelier LPA. You or anyone any wise words? :D Thank you!
Hey, first of welcome to the watercolor world! Secondly id recommend White nights as it is artist grade and trust me if you're able to find them at the same price it's a steal! Sennilier is one of my all time favorite brands and their student line is also amazing! W&N is less transparent (which is a bad thing cause transparency is a characteristic of watercolor) but pretty good for student grade! If you are in particular only looking for student grade paints then l love Van Gogh, my absolute favourite student line! I'm not sure but you can probably find them on Amazon or Jackson's or pretty much any other online art store, but out of the brands you mentioned White nights is the way to go! So as a summary here's my ranking:
1. White Nights
2. Van Gogh (if you can find them)
3. Sennilier LPA
4. W&N
Hope this is helpful! Also I'd recommend checking out the mind of watercolor, he's an awesome painter and teacher, if you have any problems with different techniques cause he has amazing explanations for them! Good luck on your Watercolor journey! And remember whatever you do DON'T join the ̶d̶a̶r̶k i mean palette addict side!
Just watching this again.
Have you seen the new White Nights metal palettes?
If not you will love the colours. Plus they can fit upto 35 full pans. ♥️
I just looked and they seem great! Definitely better than the plastic! The biggest one I saw fits 24 full pans. I ordered an empty one to try out! Thanks for the heads up!
@@iritlandgraf oh that's great. The colours are so pretty. There. Is a pre filled one that has 35 pans on the UK site but as yet they only sell the smaller one empty. I need, OK want lol, the larger one. 😁
Ohhhhhh my gosh just love this pallet- didn’t really like the color selection don’t get me wrong they were beautiful but had some gaps in the neutrals and earthy tones. Got a the confections vintage pastels and the DS jean Haines set- filled a couple of gaps but need some of the Aquarius.
I feel in love with the Jackson’s palette but I’m in the USA and it’s overseas and the shipping was more than the actual palette. Have you found them other places? Thanks any help would be appreciated.
Argh shipping is always such a bummer... Well I looked around and I think I found something very similar (if not identical) at Cheap Joe's, it's a bit more than Jackson's, but I think for what it is it's a fair price. Here's the link -
www.cheapjoes.com/catalog/product/view/id/26628/s/american-journey-sojourner-porcelain-palette/category/702/
If you want a large gorgeous ceramic palette and you live in the US, go to cheap Joe's on internet and buy the cavalcade. It is awesome!
I also have the Cavalcade and love it. 💘
Do you think you could do a video on your more artist grade paints and materials as most people cant afford expensive paints or items? Maybe you could this item x is a good substitute for xy and z? Im sure other people would greatly appreciate a video such as this. Thank you and have a great day!
Hi Danielle, I have a video about my recommended supplies for starting out or being on a budget - czcams.com/video/VBqQsNDKNyg/video.html
Also, if you go to my website-
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you can join my mailing list and get a shopping guide that will save you money. I do recommend using artist grade paints. In my recent gift guide I also link to some budget options.
Great video, always helpful learning likes and dislikes on palette choices. Like you I’ve enough paints to last a lifetime, but don’t regret the brand choices I have. Daniel Smith is my favorite brand out of all. I do love Sennelier as well. I need to look to see if you have a video of your favorite colors palette, I love turquoise too! I so agree White Nights is a great choice for anyone starting out instead of student grade. Thought I’d share how I use my Robax, and agree the pans are too small for larger paintings. I use the large Robax as a holder for my filled & indexed Robax pan inserts. It’s so easy to remove only the colors I’m using on a painting and return to the appropriate main Robax Wells once the painting is complete. I also have the smaller Robax to make a temporary palette made from the larger Robax. Once I’m finished with the painting, I return the pans to my large main Robax. Hope my post makes sense ??? Thanks so much for sharing!👍👍👍
Totally makes sense and a similar set up would work really well for traveling too! Especially for tube paints I love that flexibility of the inserts, same concept like all my metal tins and half pans. Thanks for sharing! ❤️❤️
I have schmincke horadem, Winsor and Newton professional and Daniel Smith watercolors... even though w&n is a good quality I don't use them so much. as I like the easy use and pigments of schmincke more. Daniel Smith I love their 2 pigments colors as you really see both pigments but I find schmincke still easier and smoother to work with. right now I use schmincke and Daniel Smith as some colors are more saturated from Daniel Smith than in my palet from schmincke. the pigments from some Daniel Smith are to fall in love at. for me schmincke and Daniel Smith are challenged to each other and both for me bring the right balance in all colors for what I make. a recommendation to try.
I totally agree with everything. I LOVE Schmincke, the formula is unbeatable in my opinion, especially with the pan paints. Luscious, pigmented, perfect. Daniel Smith have an unmatchable shade range, especially when it comes to their unique natural pigments, if one loves granulation paints (which I do), a few from DS are an absolute must!
Do the roman szmal pans fit in the white nights palette?
no, sadly.
On the ceramic palette do you have to cover it between uses?
Only if you want to, I don't always
Where is your tin for the rainbow palette from?
It's a discontinued set by Vicki Boutine... I haven't seen others, but you can find really cute pink and blue ones on Amazon by Meeden- amzn.to/2Jdzb9j
Thank you rit...I really enjoyed this video...could you do a video about your Schmincke watercolours alone sometime please? Love ...XOXO
My precious???? Good idea! I will add it to the list 😁
I bought tube paints in a set just to try them and a tin full of half pans. I filled the half pans about 3 quarters full and they all crumbled. Do you know what I did wrong?
You didn't do anything wrong! This happens sometimes with cheaper paints... I haven't had that happen with artist grade but even artist grdde paint will sometimes crack as it dries, depending on the formula and pigment.
you can mix in vegetable glycerin with your wet paints and they shouldn't crack. not too sure on amount but they don't really impact the formula
@@ninaram1738 Thanks ❤Big hug Sherry
@@ninaram1738 Do you know where I can get some? Is that in stores by the oils? Or in medical area?
@@scrapgirl1265 i think you could find it by oils and cooking things but if you can't it's pretty cheap online
You clearly use them. Sometimes I think I have too much and then my hubby tells me that 8 use them. So no, I don’t have too much. I m a pretty prolific artist.
Such a pity that White Nights don’t make/sell that large palette any more.
I just found this video (at 6 in the morning WHY AM I STILL AWAKE), I love seeing people's palettes! Just an FYI re: the bright turquoise tin: they're on Wish! I just ordered one earlier today. It took a bit of digging to get to the colorful tins, and I couldn't find a lot, but I got a bright turquoise and what is hopefully a nice cool emerald green colour. I'll end up with a few more palettes than I intended, but I'm sure I'll find uses for them 🤦😅 why I decided to buy an empty black tin when I'll be getting the Prima Marketing Tropicals set (which uses an identical tin) I'll never know, but I guess backups are always good? Or something?
Great tip! I love my colored tins!!
@@iritlandgraf I have a thing for non-standard travel palettes of all kinds - they're what first got me interested in watercolor at all tbh. Puches, wallets, pencil cases, handbags, watercolor tins... Basically I love things that are supposed contain other things 🤣
I also really like my St. Petersburg/Yarka/White Nights paints but did not like the plastic case it came in. I changed mine to this case - which is very compact as well as cute (affiliate link): amzn.to/2vLhRkF I just use magnets to hold the pans in place but alternatively you could use a little wall tack (amzn.to/2DUFdc5); I recommend using this in your other palettes as well if you need something to hold but don't want it to be permanent. Edit - I also found these tins! amzn.to/2vHMYxh
does this artist tend to mix colours less than i would, due to the amount of colours they have?
Haha are we addressing the class?? I don't know. I do a lot of mixing... I also know artists who rarely mix in a palette and let the colors mix on their paintings. Some stick to a very limited palette and some use a large variety of pigments and paints, constantly trying new ones. I think as long as one has a good knowledge of colour theory, how many paints one uses is not that significant. Whatever works for you!
@@iritlandgraf I wasn't sure if you were likely to reply yourself or not so asked it like that 😂 thanks for your response!
Haha my pleasure! It's definitely an interesting topic, limited palettes have lots of advantages, but then there are all these pretty colors... Gotta find that sweet spot ;)
I get an uneasy feeling about the Aquarius range. The company doesn't seem to have a website, and it's not clear whether it's possible to buy a dot card, and if so, then how to buy it. The paints may well be good, I have nothing to say for or against them, but the whole setup is like a hush-hush undercover mission. Sure, Jackson's sell them, but the vendor can't take the place of the manufacturer, so to even try to make this brand a significant component of the daily paint setup, I personally would like to obtain and swatch a dot card and have a good close look at all their paints. If anyone knows how to get a dot card, please tell me too. I'll love you forever for it! :-)
me, i just do two plates ( small ones ) ... for my mixing, and for the toilet paper to dry the brush! I don't need these "fancy" ceramics!, too big for my table ...
I wish I could be a minimalist! I really believe it allows one to focus more on creating and less on collection supplies.
@@iritlandgraf But, You love this, that you may brag about them, lol!
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... that palet wheel that can spin.. I looked at it as I love it but.. 55 dollar for package send to Europe.. no thanks .. crazy
Yeah that is crazy! I got mine a couple of years ago and it wasn't that much.
Costs $70 to post to Australia! 😭
@@BeckyTregear they are nuts... it can be send out way cheaper.. on the other hand.. what I seen its delivered by a world wide company that delivers within 3/5 days overseas and the palet is from porcelain.. which is somewhat fragile and heavy.. that makes it probably so expensive to deliver overseas countries.
Ouch Rebecca!! But I do think that's just the cost of shipping these days (annoying for us, but not up to retailers...), and it is affected by weight and size, these palettes can get big when wrapped. I've had a really good experience with the company, they were very responsive, so I don't think they are making any extra $$ on shipping... I'm so sorry to recommend something that is not available to everyone around the world! I treated myself to mine for a birthday, and now that I'm considering getting a smaller one, I will wait till I am in the US to make a final decision, as I also don't want to spend so much money on shipping. I also think that while this is definitely not a cheap option, if one has the budget, and already experience with palettes, a long time painter, that can pretty confidently say this system is the right one for their studio (+ travel options), it might still be a good purchase. A good palette can last you decades and make painting easier and more pleasurable. So in that perspective, a practivally once in a lifetime buy, I think it's worth considering. Having said all that, there are other options that are much much more affordable and work well for many people.
@@iritlandgraf To be fair, I think it is just US international shipping in general that's expensive, not just from one specific company like Robax. Plus our exchange rate is pretty terrible too, so it worked out at around AU$300 in total for the big set, lol! Such is life....I'm still interested to see such products, and I've no issues with you showing the cool things you have, from local companies. It's not like my studio will currently fit that huge palette wheel anyway, not without some serious tidying up first, haha!
Lol so now I am curious what kind of doctor are you and is your husband a doctor as well
Lol I started a residency in internal medicine (didn't finish), my husband is a general physician :)
Your palettes are a mess and you have WAY too many colors.
Lol, thank you watercolor police😂😂😂