1-YEAR Lightfast Testing - 4 BRANDS + Painting! Etchr, Daniel Smith, Paul Rubens, Schpirrer-Farben.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yay Paul rubens! I love those paints! Great illo too!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Yes, I was so glad to see they performed so well! It solidified a choice for a gift for one of my family members.

[@moma-b]

Bloopers are always my favorite part. ☺😇

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

I know, it's such a bummer that I lost them, darn it!

[@Elvraie]

Very interesting for Paul Rubens watercolours and great little painting. As well as for the aspen's painting. See you on Friday, have a fab week. V.

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Yes, I was surprised and happy with the Paul Rubens. What a great little set! See you Friday. 😊

[@KimberlyCrick]

Oh dear. The Schpirrer-Farben! That purple and green in the Etchr set too, yikes! Thanks for sharing. I would totally be interested in the Etchr giveaway. Was it the color selection or the way the paint performed that caused you to not enjoy that set as much?

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Yes, those were really fugitive. As far as the Etchr watercolors, they are hard to re-wet and some of the colors just don't have the payout that I was hoping for. I'd like to give them away because I know I would never reach for them first even if I wanted to paint with something different. Other than those 3 or 3-1/2 colors, though, the lightfastness has been far more impressive than I had hoped. I would send these to you in a heartbeat if you were planning on doing a review on your channel with them! Let me know. :-)

[@katarinaholik]

yeah some of the purple pigments are problematic so no surprise for the purple.

[@KimberlyCrick]

@@katarinaholik I was surprised because it's supposedly made from PV23 dioxazine, not the cheaper pv3 or the common fugitive red/pink dyes mixed with blue in most bargain sets. The PV23 in most pro brands like dsmith/winsor/schmincke/rubens can surpass a full year of sun without any fading. There's probably fillers/undisclosed additives in the Etchr paints sadly. I was less surprised about the green after seeing it was mixed with PY74, that yellow reliably fades in mixtures.

[@KimberlyCrick]

@@MirandaWatsonArt I'd love to review them and have been meaning to work on an Etchr brand overview video and webpage entry since I've collected some other stuff from them like the sketchbooks and ceramic palettes. Have you tried the metallic Etchr colors? I haven't yet, but they look like they are made by Superior (artsy/tinge) the brand that so often copies Paul Rubens but never gets the quality right lol. I'd be happy to send you some stuff too, I'll think about what I have extra of and make a list. Maybe we can have a fun swap of goodies :D I'll send you an email soon!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Yes, that would be great! I'll keep an eye out for your email.

[@janesoriano2068]

it's amazing you do a whole year light-fastness test

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Thanks, Jane. I'll keep them going, too.

[@rootwoman123]

Excellent video. Thanks!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Thank you for being here!

[@erikaleighart]

Since you were kind enough to share your lightfast test results, I thought I could take the time to do a Google expedition to see if I could find that artist’s name. I know I hate when stuff like that happens (when I can’t quite make out a name etc.). So anyway, I found it! Herb Mignery is his name. Thank you for sharing your results, and your artwork!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Sweet, thank you! I saw you had made a few other comments, but KZbin made them disappear for some reason before I could read them. They aren't even in my "Held for Review" area. Strange. I appreciate you looking up this artist!

[@erikaleighart]

@@MirandaWatsonArt So you *could* see them! I was like, “I took 15 minutes looking for this guy, and she wanted to know who he is…I’m gonna get this post up there!” But when they kept disappearing, I figured it was user error and that I did something wrong. So…that makes me feel better that they actually did sort of come through. :-)

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

@@erikaleighart Yes, I could get a preview of the first three words or so, but then when I clicked on the message to read it, I would be told that the "Comment Was No Longer Available." I'm glad you kept trying - thank you!

[@jennw6809]

@@MirandaWatsonArt It may be that Erika was posting links - KZbin automatically deletes them!

[@annadownya]

I'd love to see you do a painting with both the lightfast and non lightfast paints and see a practical demonstration of how fading paints look in art. I love Paul Reubens, they were my first "grown up" paint. Now I'm pretty much a Daniel smith girl. Love your piece.

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Okay, I'm definitely doing that! It actually occurred to me this morning when my video released and I was looking at the title that it could have been interpreted that I also had a painting that was lightfast tested. When I realized that, I was kind of sad that I didn't have one! So yep, definitely doing that. Thanks!

[@CreativePhenomenonArt]

Oh man. I missed so much. This was great very informative I love the fun painting towards the end. Very cool. You are my painting buddy today. 🤗💕

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Hey, glad to be your painting buddy today! So glad you caught the unexpected "unsubscribe" and are able to catch up when you can. I love the Aspen tree paintings - I ended up doing about 5 of them, lol.

[@nadeaner.cowley513]

Such a great video!! Thank you for sharing❤🧡💛

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Thank you for watching, Nadeane.

[@BeckyTregear]

Paul Rubens held up amazingly well! I'd love to get a set of those, and it's great to know they won't budge in sunlight. Not a surprise that Daniel Smith did well; all of those colours are rated excellent lightfastness from what I remember. That Schpirrer-Farben set's a total bust, eh! 😂 Etchr held up pretty well too, all things considered. Very useful tests, I am so thankful you've done them because they take ages to set up, lol. I love using old calendar pictures for references. I have an entire drawer full of them, and soon there will be a whole load more to add into the collection from this year. I like the cute illustrations in the calendar you used, and your painting was great! I love the sketchy look....really fun! ❤ P.S I love the finished Aspen tree painting too!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Thanks, Becky! This was a fun video to do for so many reasons... First, the paints (other than S-F and 3 Etchr colors) were all amazing. Secondly, YES, calendars make awesome references, and I love to keep them around. Third, I've been dying to do that painting! I can't wait to look at the other tests I have in the window when their time comes. I finished one more Aspen tree painting today, too, so more updates to come!

[@urbangypsy69]

@@MirandaWatsonArt I've done some incredible southwest/west facing window tests on Paul Rubens, Pretty Excellent, Paul Rubens student grade tubes and...since all come from the same source, everyone is in for a really cool surprise. They're exposed for many, many hours of the day and held up so well.

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Oh, nice!

[@elflordsjourneys]

Looks like Paul's would be a nice set to purchase some day.😀

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Definitely!

[@dianethoroughman9541]

I love your light fast test. I think when I can afford it I will get some Paul Rubens paint. The etchrs paints did pretty good too. I like another commenter suggestion of creating artwork with both lightfast and nonlightfast paint.

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Paul Rubens is good paint to work with. I love the suggestion of hanging two entire paintings in the window. I'm definitely going to do that.

[@AlexisCassandraArt]

The first sets were great but that Schpirrer Farbon set oh my! The orange faded basically to white! Etchr looked pretty good besides royal purple and lime green. I liked that cowboy painting (calendars are great to use for reference pics)!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Yeah, that SF paint was horrible. So much for their claim that they use the same recipe as professional-grade paints! I live using calendars for reference pictures.

[@GeorgeontheRocks]

Cute quick painting. Thanks for the update. Love the birch tree paintings.

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Thanks, George. It was a fun one. Now to finish four more birch tree paintings...

[@Julie-vy3oz]

Great video- interesting to see the results. Paul Rueben’s hot press paper is my favorite. AND it’s affordable. Score!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Yes! I just bought the paint/sketchbook combo for a Christmas gift for one of my family members. The lightfast results decided it for me and I enjoyed doing my cowboy painting on their paper.

[@WeblightDreams]

Oh very interesting. Love that you did a light fast test for them and a whole year minus the other that was only 6 months. Also loved the painting at the end.

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Thanks, Dora. All four of these were one year. I'm glad I put these in the window when I did because time flies! It was a fun painting to do. Glad you're here. Hugs.

[@WeblightDreams]

@@MirandaWatsonArt Aw I thought you had said one was 6 months lol nevermind then. 😊

[@NaomiCoutureArt]

I love the cowboy painting you did, and with no sketch! Really good to see the Paul Rubens paints haven't changed as I have had my eye on them :)

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Thanks, Naomi. Yes, I'm really happy with the Paul Rubens set. I bought the paint with sketchbook bundle this morning because of it for a gift for one of my family members.

[@eileenvalachovic9435]

You had perfect timing with this video. I was looking at Amazon US pre Black Friday sale and saw Paul Reubens sets. Loved your "doodle" painting. Thank you so very much for the testing and sharing your results. The past few weeks, I've been away OR recovering from the trip. Am in awe of your being able to post videos between your trips. May you and your family have an awesome Thanksgiving.

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Oh, good! Thanks for watching and commenting as always. Love hearing from you. Yes, posting with trips is quite a bit challenging, but I try my best! Have a great Thanksgiving as well!

[@INCWorks]

I'm not familiar with the artist who did the calendar pieces, but I like his style. Great job recreating the cowboys!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Thanks! The artist was identified on one of the comments. I can't see it from my phone, but it's in these comments somewhere.

[@myownstuff3704]

Been watching your watercolor comparisons for a while now and have to give you a big thanks putting them together and sharing your findings. Using watercolor pencils myself, they present their own problems when traveling or doing plein air work, so I've been looking at different travel watercolor sets. I have an Etchr journal but didn't realize they made paint sets as well. Would you mind tossing my hat in the raffle for the Etchr set as well? Thank you!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Oh, it's very nice to hear from you, thank you! I may end up sending the Etchr watercolors to Kimberly Crick to review, but if not and I end up doing a drawing, I will definitely add your name. Have a great week!

[@jennw6809]

I know we've looked at the Schpirrer-Farben before but what strikes me this time is - even the earth tones turned to grey. That's very unusual, so maybe it indicates that they were not even bothering to use PBr 7 or PR 101. Which is odd, because those pigments are really cheap. Perhaps they are dye-based rather than pigment based. It looks like the phthalo green and blue were the only ones that survived.

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Yes, and the las tone with the car painting showed 4 of them that actually look like they might be lightfast. I'll be curious to see how they do with even more time in the window...

[@koskey06]

Well I'm finally gonna pull the trigger on Paul Rubens.... I don't sale our display mmt art "as of yet anyway", so paying crazy money for artist grade paint for every color don't make sense for me..... but I do like the peice of mind that my paints will last tho

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Yes! Because of this test, I actually went and ordered the set with sketchbook for one of my family members for a Christmas present. Only $21 total! It is nice to use affordable paints yet you know they will stand up just in case.

[@sueallen952]

Been itching to know what the etchr are like, if you do an international giveaway that would be awesome. The paul Rubens did good. Love your paintings did you use a ref photo for the cow Boys?

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

I have several videos on my channel using the Etchr watercolors - so watch those before you decide if you want them, lol. I don't mind doing international giveaways even though I worry I'll get the addresses all wrong and it's a bit expensive, lol. So far, everyone has received their supplies. I'll think about it! Yes, I used that calendar I showed in the video as my reference. That calendar is a hoot!

[@katarinaholik]

love this one. I think you should avoid lemon yellow and a green a bit, I think your art would look so much better if you avoided the greens

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Thank you. It would be hard to avoid the greens because I love them, lol! But I have been wanting to try muting my paintings down a bit, so I'll keep that in mind.

[@jennw6809]

OH mystery solved, you swatched the Etchr on Canson (XL I'm guessing!) Yeah, that makes all paint look bad :-)

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Well, that was a bad decision on my part!

[@corriemcginnis4400]

I hope that's a snake in the image 😳🤣

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

Hahaha, I almost said in the video that is was a snake and not a pile of... well, you know what. You're the first that saw it, though! Lol!

[@corriemcginnis4400]

@@MirandaWatsonArt 😁I knew it was a snake. I just couldn't help myself 😁