Caran d'Ache Gouache Studio 15: Swatching + Comparing the white to Schmincke Horadam
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- čas přidán 12. 12. 2020
- In this video, I unbox and swatch the Caran d'Ache Gouache Studio set of 15 colors in pan form (incl. white in a tube). Also-driven by curiosity-I compared the white from this student-quality set with the Horadam gouache titanium white by Schmincke, which is finest artist quality.
The paper I use for swatching is a mix media paper by Canson.
Hope you find it helpful!
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Also instead of using titanium (permanent) white you should use zinc white for mixing. Titanium/permanent is more opaque for highlights and layering
I'll look into it for when I shop art supplies again, thank you!
Hi i think the stickers are for the box because the crayons or tube gouaches are also in the same box, or very similar. If you have a box of pan gouache, a box of tube gouache and some crayons, you will find this necessary.
Oh, that makes sense! Thanks for the explanation! Finally the mystery is solved for me. :)
About the stickers: All of Caran d'Ache tins are red and do not have text printed on them about have the products that are inside. The stickers are intended to identify the content. They are helpful especially if you have many red tins filled with Caran d'Ache products :-)
Thank you, Berolina! That's actually pretty neat. :)
That’s what I thought! I put the gouache tube sticker under the caran d’Ache Geneva letters
I just got the Pelikan Opaque Paintbox set of 24. I was really pleased with it, the colors are very vibrant, just as vibrant as the Carn D’ache Gouache Studio.
That's great! Isn't it fun to find an art medium you really enjoy? :) Happy painting!
It sounds to me like you have a bit of a German accent, would I be correct?
Btw, thank you for sharing those fantastic ideas and supplies that you use. Cold pressed paper and your stencils, such great ideas.
You're quite gifted. Thank you once again for sharing.
That's right! I'm German.
Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you got some useful info out of the videos. :)
Enjoyed your video 😊 I think the stickers are just a little added gift. Like apple stickers if you buy an iPhone
Thank you, Chelsea! And yeah, that's what I thought about the stickers. The transparency just caught me off guard, I guess. 😅
I mean you can hardly see what the stickers actually are. 😚
The stickers can go on the red case and they show up I believe
i have both the tubes and pans from caran d'ache i love both jut the pans more so far
I haven't tried the tubes yet. What do you prefer about the pans?
Thank you for the review. I'm interested in the Caran d'arch pan gouache for plein air.
I had read that zinc white was better than titanium white for mixing. Maybe the Caran d'arch is more of a zinc white.
I enjoyed the review. Again, thank you.
Thanks for your comment. :) I couldn't find any information on the exact pigment they use, but it's called "Deckweiß" (opaque white) rather than mixing white. That's all I have. :) Have fun painting outside! :)
@@oilonpaper various people have contacted Caran d’Ache for pigment information, and the white is PW6, or Titanium White. I think that is what I would expect for the only white in a set of gouache, and perhaps especially in a set which is not quite as opaque as the best gouaches are. Zinc white (“Chinese white”) is what is typically in watercolor sets, but there opacity is not the goal. I wouldn’t mind supplementing this set with a zinc white as well, though.
Thanks for this review. I've got a question: Can the pans be removed?
Yes, they can be popped out super easily, so you can rearrange them or put new pans in. I've seen them being sold individually in European online shops.
The white is a mixing white, rather than a permanent fully opaque white.
I agree she should have put a zinc white instead which is meant for mixing. Titanium aka permanent white is too opaque and is for highlights and layering
as the caran d ache boxes all look pretty much the same you can use the stickers to mark the box with what is in it. E.g. I have Neocolor 1 and 2 and I used the stickers to see which one is in which box
That is actually pretty neat! Thanks for the comment. :)
I got this colours for school and always wondered why my watercolours reacts so different to those of the other students. Just a view months ago I recognized that they are gouache not watercolours: the shop lady made a big mistake and my arts teachers never told me that I was working with a different medium. All the hate for water colour painting was thanks this unpleasend experience. All in all they are okay - watercolour like but much darker and don't mix as nice and pastellic.
I still don't know what to think about them.
Oh, sounds like you much prefer how watercolors behave over gouache. The strength of watercolor lies in its translucency and the mixing effects you can get with them, for sure. I hope you'll be able to try out "real" watercolor in the future! But maybe look up gouache painting on CZcams, there might be some inspiration to get for now. :)
@@oilonpaper Oh, no. I loved acrylic painting, but if you should learn how to watercolour, this kind of medium is kind of frustrating. 😅
@@brigitteerhardt8006 Oh, I get it! Yes, if you use gouache with lots of water, I don't find it that pretty either. 😅 Its strength definitely lies in its opacity.
If you were being taught watercolour techniques but had this set it would have been very tiresome. Using gouache techniques would have been less offputting. Try using them with the right technique and they might surprise you.
I honestly have no idea what to do with these paints. I don't want to use them like watercolour paints because I have plenty of them and they are not really like other gouache paints so I'm stuck 🤷♀️
Not like other gouache paints meaning not as opaque/not as streak-free? I'm just guessing. I still haven't tried any other gouache even though I have a brand-new set of Winsor & Newton to be broken in. 😅
But I like the Caran d'Ache for mindless doodling. I find that so relaxing. And because they come in the cakes, there's no tube squeezing, just all easy and fun. Maybe as an inspiration for you...? Just mindless doodling? Guilt-free? No pressure to create beautiful art. Just painting circles and wavy lines. Maybe you'll enjoy that.
Thank you. I guess you're right. Just get to and because if I don't nothing will happen 😁
@@pollyod1 Exactly! 😊
I have these paints as my first gouache set and my initial impression of it is that it's disappointingly transparent. I thought that it was just this set but turns out other gouache brands can be transparent as well (except for colours that already contain white in them). The colours straight out of the pan are pretty dark and pigmented so I usually add a bit of white and they become way more creamy & I also find that prewetting them with a lot of water + mixing the transparent colours with the opaque ones (brown, grey, ochre, black) seems to make the paint behave much more like normal tube gouache. It requires a bit more effort but still really fun to work with. I mainly use this set for doodles, painting thumbnail sketches for bigger paintings or when I simply feel too lazy to use my tube paints. The white tube paint when dried up is still surprisingly creamy when rewetted and it doesn't crumble like my winsor and newton gouache so they do have their pros and cons.
They're stickers. You stick them on something.
I think i stick with watercolor.
Watercolor effects are so beautiful! So yes, if you love watercolor and know how to use it well and don't miss anything, gouache is not the step to take. That's great!
Besides, if you already have watercolor, all you need is a tube of white gouache to use with your watercolor to turn them into gouache-like colors to see if you like the effect at all. No need to buy a whole gouache set to get the feel for this medium.
Happy watercoloring! 😊
@@oilonpaper i gave a serious thought on buying the 7 or 8 or 15 caran gouache set...because I want to use it for concept art illustrations...or maybe i should just buy acrylics...but...i guess before I make any decision...i should finish my stock of wayercolor paper...which is plenty. I Appreciate your video.
@@oldmalayawatercolor849 Well, as I wrote before, if you don't want to commit to buying a set, but you're still curious, go for a good quality tube of white gouache to mix with your watercolor paints to make them opaque. :)