3 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN PURCHASING PROFESSIONAL WATERCOLOR PAINTS/ SWATCHING ROSA GALLERY

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

I really loved these but here are reviews of other paints including student grade : REVIEWS kzbin.info/aero/PLH6gy0TgTjz8t250AQCFmOdSh15WdmoCS

[@sueallen952]

LOVE Rosa paints, I've got the Urban set, monopigmented and a general set. I never thought I would ever find a paint I loved more than schmincke!!! These paints are gorgeous and reasonably priced and the Titanium white wow!!!! I've just ordered the swatching book but wish they did one with more pages, don't they know how many palettes artists have????😂

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

Right? The Rosa paints are wonderful!

[@dianestrickland2685]

Thank you Denise for helping me understand all the information on this palette, and showing me other things that matter--like how it moves even in such a small square! I purchased it because it did receive good reviews as professional paint and it was really the only one I could find in my snack bracket. I'm 6 months into watercolour classes and now online tutorials and these paints made all the difference in me finding pleasure in learning to paint. Watching you use the diary and annotate each swatch is fantastic. I now understand the value of the diary and will get one going for myself to learn more about my paints and how to work with them. New subscriber!

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

Yea!!! ❤️ You just made my day! I love it!!

[@mishayx5258]

Love the video. Your accent is lovely. Ive got this swatch book, yet to use it but i cant wait. Going to be so relaxing. Them rosa paints look super i will need to try them at some point. Tho i really need to start to use the paint ive already got, the whole getting colors in the wrong order is soo easy. I sunno how mamy times i need to do the arrows to show they are switched places haha

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

Every one of my viewers are so kind! I’m hard on myself!

[@snuuby5468]

I noticed your watercolour swatch book. I have seen them on sale on Aliexpress. I am wondering how good is the paper. It is comparable to Baohong paper for CP textured 140lb watercolour paper. Does it warp with wet on wet, pill, lift well etc.? Can you put swatches on the back of the paper or is it one-sided? I am also looking to purchase some Rosa Gallery paints open stock in tubes. What do think about the cobalt turquoise? Is it close to cobalt teal? If the cobalt paint is good then it is an unbelievable price as they are a series 3 paints.

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

@@snuuby5468 hello! Thank you for your questions! The swatch book is 100% cotton and I do use them on both sides. Back side is blank so I usually do a painting or just more swatching. It does not seem to pill or warp and it does lift well however o haven’t had too much experience with baohong paper so I can’t comment. I just have tried it a couple of times. Compared to arches I would say it is less textured that arches 140 cp but still has good texture. I like the swatch book to keep swatches organized. I am going to link another video for comparison of cobalt teals. The turquoise I used in this video has pb 15 in it which is a phthalo and really strong. Rosa has a cobalt teal though. I tried to find it on Amazon 🤷‍♀️ it is on Jackson’s. www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/rosa-watercolour-paint

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

@@snuuby5468 here is a video comparing Cobalt Teal colors kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3nFpad4jddnh5osi=NJyYTwdvI3EjeZ2G. She seems sweet!

[@mjpete27]

Hullo, I have only seen the original swatch books at Jerry’s Artarama and fairly priced. They have 2 different papers one for water based paint the other is for oil based paint. I might question the quality of a product from one of those knockoff websites. I have never been disappointed with a purchase from Jerry’s Artarama and I have thought about getting one of those swatch books, but I have been working with a system for 30+ years and I am simply not looking to start over with my paints! If I was starting to create a record of my paints? You can bet that I would use these swatch books!

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

@@mjpete27 the ones from Jerry’s are really good! I prefer them over the knockoff brands!

[@nattyw495]

I have real real moments too where ive messed up lol..the colors are really pretty i think my fav color is the olive green but im a huge green ,brown ,gray, kinda person ..this set is deftly going on a future xmas list..ive put my self on a tight art buy only at xmas and birthday..basically its really helps on overwhelming my little art space which is limited area..doesnt the honey binder have a remarkable difference in movement as the binder is probably thicker..im really looking forward to next year purschase plus looking forward to you using these paints in future art pieces..

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

They are really great! 👍

[@kashiomi_art]

Lovely video!! I think you definitely have neutral black mixed up, maybe the manufacturer mistakenly put the label on a wrong pan. I have it, it doesn't look like this, it's definitely the color which you'd imagine neutral tint to be.

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

That’s what I thought too!

[@greekveteran2715]

What prof.watercolor colors,would you suggest to someone who wants to jump from beginner level using van goghs, to the pro watercolours? I have Sminchke,Winsor&Newton,Rembrandt available where I live. Any suggestions for colors from their pro lines? thanks in advance and Merry Christmas

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

Great question! I am only familiar with Schminke and Winsor and Newton. It is a personal choice and depending on your budget I think both brands are great! I haven't used Rembrandt but I hear from other KZbinr's that it is a great brand as well. I would personally go with what my budget can afford. Van Gogh is a great student quality paint brand to and I think it is Rembrandt's student line. Anyone correct me if I am wrong.

[@greekveteran2715]

You're right! Since you mentioned Schmincke, first, I'll get 3 or 4 Schmincke colours, to replace the colours that have finished and theoriticaly,also upgrade the quality a bit too! Thank you for replying! Have a very merry Christmas!!@@DeniseSmithCreative

[@carolgreen5586]

Daniel Smith watercolor

[@SuzyMoon864]

Paint companies can put whatever lightfast ratings they want on their paint.

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

The best thing to do is to know your pigments 😃

[@cowbutt6]

I love Rosa watercolours, but if one looks up the pigments they use on e.g. handprint, then it would seem some of their lightfastness ratings are probably optimistic (as are the similarly-formulated White Knights in the same problematic colours - reds, pinks, etc).

[@phillipstroll7385]

Don't be so hard on yourself. We have all watched our colors on the wrong spot more than once.

[@phillipstroll7385]

Actually, I know youtubers don't want to hear this because it puts a fake in their marketing powers, but there is no standard to indicate professional from student. Hence why most professionals use "student grade"paints. The only ones that I know that do not use student grade are those sponsored by paint manufacturers. Point being, there are plenty of great student grade paints out there. Look for single pigment paints. White knights is great. Most I know use cotman tube paints.

[@elaineg60]

Sending this to my friend who I talked into getting some Rosa’s..AND I gave her some pans I made from tubes of Rosa’s and White Knights. ALL of mine are single pigments. She got a set with a lot of mixes and said she’s getting some chalkiness..which actually surprised me. Rosa’s is SUPPOSED to be ONLY pigment and gum Arabic…which, I have to question, at least with some of them. I WILL say, I got my mono-pigment sent specifically to test with some Chinese mediums to use on xuan paper. (Long story); but, besides Kuretake, these were the best ones to use on my xuan paper (I make a brushwater with mingjiao dissolved in it (Hu mingjiao is a glue made from recycled fish bones and is in most Asian paints); it makes the water/paint control/absorption much easier on delicate xuan paper) Overall, ESPECIALLY considering the price, I love Rosa’s! On sale, you can get tubes for less than $6 on Omnia Pro Art Supply on Etsy (they also sell white knights!). Unfortunately, because of the situation in Ukraine, they rarely re-stock; and when they do, they have a big sale and sell out of the best colors really fast. Their pans are obviously even cheaper and I highly recommend checking out the single pigments that weren’t in your set! Their PR122 is probably their most popular, and unfortunately, hard to find unless you get it in a set or can catch them when they restock. And you just reminded me..I need to go TRY and find my burnt Sienna…HOW I could lose a tube of paint..🤦🏼‍♀️..I have NO idea…I keep asking Dr Kitty Leela, but she insists she’s “only” hiding my ink stick..🙄😹🤷🏼‍♀️. (Chinese ink is made with floral essences and some with added TCM Herbs. We have NO idea what, but Leela is obsessed with something in it…NOT to eat or drink, she just rolls on top of practice paper with dried ink, carries it around, basically like catnip. My ink stick that was still in its taped up box, she also carried around…somewhere. One day I’ll find my rabbit brush, ink stick, practice paper..and probably my burnt Sienna, tucked away somewhere..)

[@phillipstroll7385]

@@elaineg60 aww, cute Lil kitty

[@nattyw495]

​@@elaineg60maybe she secertly a artist and is creating art pieces on the down low and selling them..seems really supicious...lol

[@Lauraisabelgonzalezart]

I consider White Nights to be wonderfully professional imo! They're more opaque too! Like my Renesans Polska and Rosa Studio+Gallery! I enjoy them all! And I did use the Cotman tube colors for almost 2 years before replacing them with the professional range.

[@DeniseSmithCreative]

Cotman is a good one