I've tested quite a lot of different student and artist grades paints in terms of opacity over black strips and also tinting strength. I used miligram scales for this to make sure the amount was the same for both tests, and I tested single pigment colours from all around the colour wheel that were common to all paint brands (only lightfast pigments, PB29, PB15, PG7, etc..). What I found was there are large differences between pigments *within* each brand. So for example one company might have weak yellows, but strong blues.. and another the opposite. I guess this is how they save money on the student grade single price point. What this means is if you mix and match between brands depending on the specific pigment you can find *good* levels of pigmentation at student grade prices..
This is a great comment for this video. Thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge. I completely agree that different colours within a brand can vary as well. Great advice on mixing and matching! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
I find DecoArt to be exceptionally suitable for children's craft projects, such as stone painting. Although Arteza offers a high caliber of paint, its pricing is relatively steep. In my acrylic work, I predominantly utilize Windsor & Newton Professional. I employ Pebo white paint, as I integrate it with other hues for rendering foliage and seascapes. For those seeking economical yet reliable options, I highly recommend Shuttle Art as a versatile and effective choice. Conversely, the paint from Ink Lab has proven to be the least satisfactory in my experience. Given my location in the UK, the availability of brands may differ from those accessible in other regions. Thank you for the insightful video!
I just want to thank u.. as a newbie to acrylic painting I really found this informative… u deserve triple thumbs up for the time and info u put into making this. ❤
I appreciate it. It took a lot of work but I wanted to share a lot of info that would have helped me when I was starting out! I always thought heavy body was the best of the best. But over time I’ve realized it really depends what you want the paint to do! Yes, some are better than others but each need to be compared in their own respective grade and line. Anyways, I’m glad you found it useful!
This is super, super informative. I once fell victim to buying paints that didn’t work for me at all, so I’m trying to make sure that I now know the paints I buy from here on out. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!
Great upload. I’m a big fan of Winsor & Newton Galería colors. Never tried the pro option though. I live in Spain so different brands are available here. Amsterdam and Acrylic can be found in most art stores. Thank for sharing
Hi Brian, Thanks for taking the time to test these products, sharing your thoughts and including some products that we manufacture. There are a few thoughts that I have to add that you might may want to consider for future videos. Our low viscosity probably has to just be shaken up here, I think it has settled over time but there is a shaker ball inside to reconstitute the product. As well, opacity and tinting strength should probably be tested in conjunction with flexibility and adhesion, like as you noted at around 33:00, where another brand cracked relatively easily, although being very opaque. The best way to think of this is that sand would be very opaque but it is not very good paint. For an acrylic painting to last years and years it must have some flexibility to prevent cracking from developing over time, over the years we have tested and compared many very strong products that are also incredibly brittle so would probably not qualify at least to us as very good archival paint. You can test flexibility by pouring or using a palette knife to place a small dot of colour onto a non-stick surface, then removing it and twisting or stretching the product until it breaks. The more flexibility the better. I also recommend to get a milligram scale, these are not too expensive purchase but they will ensure accurate measurements when comparing tinting strength. It can be really surprising the difference between using the accurate scale and measuring by eye. I definitely recommend testing a colour like Phthalo Blue, just make sure you test the same kind red shade or green shade between brands, you may want to look at overall glossiness as well, as this can be an indicator of how finely pigment is ground and if there are any fillers in the product.
Hey thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. I’m sure everyone watching appreciates it as well. I know my tests aren’t perfect. I have admired your products for quite a few years so I was surprised with the low viscosity. I had shaken it but maybe not enough! I have some pthalo blues of a few paints and will gather some others to continue my tests. I like your flexibility test idea. I will use that in future comparison tests.
Can you please explain the glossiness part in detail? I've seen some paints more glossy, actually more plasticky if I may say and it looks cheap. Does it mean, it has more binder?
I appreciate the comment. I hope it can help out many people! I had no idea about so much of this information when I started so I hope this helps some artists out!
I love Atelier as it is the most versatile paint you can get. Slower drying to reopening, just not matched be any other. Golden open is great and the open mediums mix with golden heavy body to slow it when you need it. Best combination ever. Abstract is my favorite to play with as the quality supersedes the price by lot. Holbien that i want to try as i just love tgeir aqua duo oil paint and watercolor.
What a stunning video, thank you very much for this great comparison. In fact, it's almost always GOLDEN, that wins 😉 Two more paints to consider: Lukas Cryl and System3.
Golden is the overall the highest quality brand for acrylics, for airbrush/ink consistency paint concidere schminke aero pro witch i place in the first place with golden, I have many brands tested here and the difference in brand you will see, it with other colors especialy transparent color like phtalo green, quinaqridon pigments, it is with these color that you will see the real superiority of golden and with the line of pigments choose for their colors, Windsor et Newton professionnal is impressive too for colors that i have buy, but i have no phtalo or quinacridon in this brand
I appreciate your comparison of paints but I feel you didn't do DecoArt justice. You picked there lower quality paint of there line. Next time test the DecoArt Americana, and there highest pigmented quality in their line is their DecoArt Traditons line and their Extender to thin it. They have a "big" line of different types of paints which do different things. Please give them an opportunity to prove themselves. Dollar Store DecoArt Craft paint was lowest quality of their line.
I really appreciate this comment! I'm sure many will read it and find it useful as well. I didn't know that they had higher pigmented paints. I will definitely check them out for a future video!
@@BrianSloanArtist pretty good I like the heavy body the best in liquedex and masters touch I do like both fluid and heavy body in masters touch. I find there are some colors I don’t like though pigment wise there isn’t any coverage. Thank you for this video it was great!
Please for the sake of clarity (lol) learn to say opacity. You just need to say Oh Pass City and run it all together. I found it a bit confusing to hear you talking about transparency which is obviously the opposite and kept confusing me. I stuck with it because its interesting content, for which I thank you x.
I've tested quite a lot of different student and artist grades paints in terms of opacity over black strips and also tinting strength. I used miligram scales for this to make sure the amount was the same for both tests, and I tested single pigment colours from all around the colour wheel that were common to all paint brands (only lightfast pigments, PB29, PB15, PG7, etc..). What I found was there are large differences between pigments *within* each brand. So for example one company might have weak yellows, but strong blues.. and another the opposite. I guess this is how they save money on the student grade single price point. What this means is if you mix and match between brands depending on the specific pigment you can find *good* levels of pigmentation at student grade prices..
This is a great comment for this video. Thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge. I completely agree that different colours within a brand can vary as well. Great advice on mixing and matching!
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Thanks for the advice; it’s much appreciated.
If you want to be sure the pigmentation is one of the highest in entier line of color try golden artist colors overall unbeatable in term of quality
@@RichardPhippsArt thank you
This video deserves millions views
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I find DecoArt to be exceptionally suitable for children's craft projects, such as stone painting. Although Arteza offers a high caliber of paint, its pricing is relatively steep. In my acrylic work, I predominantly utilize Windsor & Newton Professional. I employ Pebo white paint, as I integrate it with other hues for rendering foliage and seascapes.
For those seeking economical yet reliable options, I highly recommend Shuttle Art as a versatile and effective choice. Conversely, the paint from Ink Lab has proven to be the least satisfactory in my experience. Given my location in the UK, the availability of brands may differ from those accessible in other regions.
Thank you for the insightful video!
Thank you for sharing your experience for everyone to learn from as well! Much appreciated!
I just want to thank u.. as a newbie to acrylic painting I really found this informative… u deserve triple thumbs up for the time and info u put into making this. ❤
I appreciate it. It took a lot of work but I wanted to share a lot of info that would have helped me when I was starting out! I always thought heavy body was the best of the best. But over time I’ve realized it really depends what you want the paint to do! Yes, some are better than others but each need to be compared in their own respective grade and line.
Anyways, I’m glad you found it useful!
Good Video I've been looking to get acrylic paints for my sister
Its really neat seeing the low viscosity ones, its apparent the test was not their intended use case.
For sure! Still interesting to see how they performed!
This is super, super informative. I once fell victim to buying paints that didn’t work for me at all, so I’m trying to make sure that I now know the paints I buy from here on out. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!
I'm glad this could be useful for you!
Great upload. I’m a big fan of Winsor & Newton Galería colors. Never tried the pro option though. I live in Spain so different brands are available here. Amsterdam and Acrylic can be found in most art stores. Thank for sharing
Thanks for the comment. It was my first time trying the professional winsor & newton and I was not disappointed.
Hi Brian, Thanks for taking the time to test these products, sharing your thoughts and including some products that we manufacture. There are a few thoughts that I have to add that you might may want to consider for future videos. Our low viscosity probably has to just be shaken up here, I think it has settled over time but there is a shaker ball inside to reconstitute the product. As well, opacity and tinting strength should probably be tested in conjunction with flexibility and adhesion, like as you noted at around 33:00, where another brand cracked relatively easily, although being very opaque. The best way to think of this is that sand would be very opaque but it is not very good paint. For an acrylic painting to last years and years it must have some flexibility to prevent cracking from developing over time, over the years we have tested and compared many very strong products that are also incredibly brittle so would probably not qualify at least to us as very good archival paint. You can test flexibility by pouring or using a palette knife to place a small dot of colour onto a non-stick surface, then removing it and twisting or stretching the product until it breaks. The more flexibility the better. I also recommend to get a milligram scale, these are not too expensive purchase but they will ensure accurate measurements when comparing tinting strength. It can be really surprising the difference between using the accurate scale and measuring by eye. I definitely recommend testing a colour like Phthalo Blue, just make sure you test the same kind red shade or green shade between brands, you may want to look at overall glossiness as well, as this can be an indicator of how finely pigment is ground and if there are any fillers in the product.
Hey thanks for watching and commenting.
I really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. I’m sure everyone watching appreciates it as well. I know my tests aren’t perfect.
I have admired your products for quite a few years so I was surprised with the low viscosity. I had shaken it but maybe not enough!
I have some pthalo blues of a few paints and will gather some others to continue my tests.
I like your flexibility test idea. I will use that in future comparison tests.
Can you please explain the glossiness part in detail? I've seen some paints more glossy, actually more plasticky if I may say and it looks cheap. Does it mean, it has more binder?
Awesome video Brian. Proud of you and how far you've come in the world of art. You're awesome (:
Thanks man! I appreciate it.
@@Matbart perfect 👍
You should have tested Sennelier Heavy Body Extra Fine, they are incredible.
This was super informative, thank you for taking your time to do this!
I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching!
I want to thank you for your extraordinary work done to complete this comparison!!!!
You're welcome. I'm glad you found it useful!
This comparison is an incredible work. It is a great help for all artists. I am glad I found it. I subscribe :)
I appreciate the comment. I hope it can help out many people! I had no idea about so much of this information when I started so I hope this helps some artists out!
I love Atelier as it is the most versatile paint you can get. Slower drying to reopening, just not matched be any other.
Golden open is great and the open mediums mix with golden heavy body to slow it when you need it. Best combination ever.
Abstract is my favorite to play with as the quality supersedes the price by lot.
Holbien that i want to try as i just love tgeir aqua duo oil paint and watercolor.
I really appreciate you taking the time to leave your experience for the rest of us to learn from!
What a stunning video, thank you very much for this great comparison. In fact, it's almost always GOLDEN, that wins 😉
Two more paints to consider: Lukas Cryl and System3.
You're welcome.
Thanks for the addition of paints to try! I'll check them out!
Golden is the overall the highest quality brand for acrylics, for airbrush/ink consistency paint concidere schminke aero pro witch i place in the first place with golden,
I have many brands tested here
and the difference in brand you will see, it with other colors especialy transparent color like phtalo green, quinaqridon pigments, it is with these color that you will see the real superiority of golden and with the line of pigments choose for their colors, Windsor et Newton professionnal is impressive too for colors that i have buy, but i have no phtalo or quinacridon in this brand
@@julienfauvaux2055 Thanks for the input!
System3, they look cheap.
wowzers!!
No kidding...haha. I hope people will find it useful. I learned a lot through the process!
I heard Nova is good.
Thanks for sharing!
thank you a lot!!!
You're welcome!
I appreciate your comparison of paints but I feel you didn't do DecoArt justice. You picked there lower quality paint of there line. Next time test the DecoArt Americana, and there highest pigmented quality in their line is their DecoArt Traditons line and their Extender to thin it. They have a "big" line of different types of paints which do different things. Please give them an opportunity to prove themselves. Dollar Store DecoArt Craft paint was lowest quality of their line.
I really appreciate this comment! I'm sure many will read it and find it useful as well.
I didn't know that they had higher pigmented paints. I will definitely check them out for a future video!
Do you ever use masterstouch?
I haven't even heard of it! I knew I would miss some brands..haha. Do you use them? How are they?
It's Hobby Lobby brand
Makes sense. We don't have Hobby Lobby in Canada.
@@BrianSloanArtist pretty good I like the heavy body the best in liquedex and masters touch I do like both fluid and heavy body in masters touch. I find there are some colors I don’t like though pigment wise there isn’t any coverage. Thank you for this video it was great!
Thank you for sharing this!@@JessBarwickArtist
Please for the sake of clarity (lol) learn to say opacity. You just need to say Oh Pass City and run it all together. I found it a bit confusing to hear you talking about transparency which is obviously the opposite and kept confusing me. I stuck with it because its interesting content, for which I thank you x.
Haha thanks for the advice.
Sorry , you talk too much !
Haha, too much info to share!