45 Colors of the Schmincke Super Granulation Sets : Complete Color Range Watercolor Review

And I am again back! Ive been wanting to have this review and I am so glad to finally done it after months of completing these sets. :)
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[@jennw6809]

Hey Allan! So good to see you. I know this way of swatching is your longtime format, but it would have been nice to see larger swatches for these colors. Granulation happens best when pigments flow across wet paper freely (on a slant), and then are left untouched -- which is easier in bigger swatches. The more you move the paint with your brush, the less they will granulate -- because as they are trying to clump, you are smoothing them back out.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

That's true and I agree. But i cant go away with the format. So I am actually considering of doing a separate swatching and sampling for each of the super granulation set.. to show more of the effect. There I'd probably make bigger swatches. 😊

[@jennw6809]

@@AllanJayQuesada I would love to see that!

[@croenan]

Holy cow! That's like $1000 of watercolor paint! What a great friend. They look amazing, maybe I can try them one day.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I bought all of these. Some friends only help bring some items home for me as these are not available in the Philippines. Quite expensive, but i get them back, since i hand pour them in pans and sell them locally.

[@oaktharas]

@@AllanJayQuesadahi, just want to let you know, lucky you. 😂 as of now Sep. 2024, super granulation are pure garbage. Out of 10 tubes, 2 are completely trash( I emptied the whole tube. It was just glycol, no usable part at all) 6 doesn’t granulate , and only 2 are “normal”. Normal being Not full of “separated pigment and glycol”, and can granulate. So those two sets were returned to Amazon. I have 4 other sets on the way. At this point I’m just curious how many of them would be “normal, how many are whole tube trash.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@oaktharas oh that's terrible! But i have actually experienced that, too. I bought a set of forest granulation for a friend. And turned out that her forest green was just binder. Only around 5%pigment. Felt like she was just pouring hony out of the tube. She also emptied the tube, yet still no thick pigment came out. Got it from Jacksons. After a few days, they replaced it with a new tube, sending it all the way to the Philippines. 😔 yeah, yours is still worse. Good thinking Amazon replaced it for you.

[@oaktharas]

@@AllanJayQuesada no~~ Amazon’s two I just returned; got two from Jackson’s, Glacier and Shire. 5 out 10 are relatively normal, so slightly better. But given the very high price point, 50% loss isn’t really acceptable. And from my personal observation, the excessive binder is proabbly in there to create super granulation effect; but they need to “stay in”, once they have separated, even if I mix them back in with a toothpick, that tube can no longer granulate.

[@oaktharas]

@@AllanJayQuesada you friend probably should have just returned .😅the reason I didn’t want replacement is because the chance of getting a completely normal set ( 5 of them all being normal) is proabbly next to none

[@deborahcorreale352]

Very nice review, thank you. I absolutely love how you put together your swatch cards, what a great way to put together a notebook not only of swatches but also having a small painting to see how they work together. Beautiful!!!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you so much Deborah! Yes, originally, the swatches were meant to be compiled in my leather journal.. but now, theyre too thick! haha.

[@Stimkie]

Amazing as always. The granulation jn those is wonderful and for some reason, I am so drawn to those pinks.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thanks so much 😊yes, the pinks are gorgeous. :)

[@waymire01]

I have one set, the tundra, and while they are beautiful they aren't very useful. I wound up putting together a palette of single pigment granulating pigments commonly used in the collection and appreciate it so much more. Not only can you mix similar colors, you can mix a ton of others by simply experimenting, some even more beautiful. You also have the individual pigments to use on their own or in combination with a basic palette. These supergranulating combinations are much better off used as an accent or special effect in a limited area of a painting. One use I did find is in a faux stained glass painting, they are quite lovely as individual panes of glass and the black lines give the needed separation. They also make beautiful backgrounds. They do not mix well, almost everything combines into a murky grey or brown. The two exceptions are the single pigment volcano red and yellow, however the texture of those two is really not pleasant, gummy and gritty.

[@jennw6809]

100% agree with your comments! Why does Schmincke want to take all my fun away; why would I not want to be able to play with the mix? Schmincke is the Daniel Smith of Europe -- super extra with a bloated line!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yes you're right specially agree these aren't meant to be mixed to each other. The 2 single pigments specially the yellow is not even strong enough for mixing.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Haha. I think Schmincke did these sets to have special and granulating colors just like the DS' Primateks. And at the same time to spoil artists who are lazy to mix their own special colors.hehe

[@EugeniaLoli]

The best way to save money with Schmincke's 45 super-granulation colors, is to go only for their primary equivalents: the Galaxy set of 5, Volcano Yellow, Volcano Red, Forest Green, and Glacier Blue. Basically, you get the equivalents of the cool and warm primaries, and a payne's gray, a purple, and a green. These 9 colors can mix most of the rest of their colors. Price comes at just $63 online as of this writing, compared to hundreds of dollars if you get all their sets. Just mix the right colors, and save!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yes, I agree. The formula is provided on their website, so one just needs to get the right proportionsnof pigments to achieve a certain color. 😊

[@KobieK]

How is that? Only Volcano Yellow is yellow, where is the other primary yellow you are talking about?

[@EugeniaLoli]

@@KobieK You don't need another yellow. Most stuff can be mixed with just these. Although there are some Desert yellows to pick if you want a cool one.

[@KobieK]

@@EugeniaLoli Okay thanks! I wondered because you said "you get the equivalents of the cool and warm primaries" and I was looking for the cool and warm of each of the yellow, red, and blue, in the list of colors you listed.

[@dianaromig732]

Most excellent swatching and beautiful painting 🎉

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you Diana. 🙏

[@libellula3313]

Now in Europe they are sold in sets of three in cardboard boxes for 23/ 25 euros per set. As paints they are excellent and very good quality. Thanks for the review.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi. Yeah, i also sa saw at Jacksons UK that there are 3 tubes sets now and are only 5ml. Thank you.

[@cmumford1477]

Thanks for the wonderful review!! I would love to see a video of larger swatches by colour ( eg: all the greys, all the blues etc.). I am thinking of making a small palette for urban sketching and would like to focus on grey... Regardless, this review of the entire range is truly helpful!!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

That;s actually a great idea. the greys are good for urban sketching, I agree. :) Thank you.

[@maraschino16]

Super excited of the hand pour tundra set i’m getting from you! Thank you so much for the review 🙏🏼

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hope you're enjoying it now po! Thank you again. :)

[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks Allan. I have the galaxy and deep sea small tube sets. The more water the better the granulation shows. I find them a bit weak and I like colors that can be strong so I can get good range of values. I prefer the dusk colors from Van Gogh because I get granulation and good values. To each there own. Thanks again for showing the swatches for all the super granulation range. Good to see you.💜

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yeah, i agree that they're a bit weak specially as compared to their usual colors.. perhaps it's a good idea to do comparison video with the dusk of VanGogh. 😍

[@annettefournier9655]

@@AllanJayQuesada oh good idea!

[@mcruz2187]

Thanks for showing all the colors. It would be a great idea to see each set in action. Can you please make a video using the Tundra set. That is my favorite set 😍 Thanks for great review.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

that's my favorite too! oh my. I really hope and wish I could do that and for the rest of the sets. That will be so useful for the community as well. :)

[@danieledonaldson6574]

Hi Allan! I am a fan of your videos, especially because of the natural birds songs and rooster call :) I recently ordered some half pans (all the volcano and 2 more). Those were my first Schmincke and I am surprised how much work they need to reactivate (in comparaison with D Smith or Rembrandt or Sennelier I own). I put a drop of water on each and it seem to make the pigments separate in the pan. I will have to learn to appreciate them...

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi Danièle. Thank you. I agree with your observation. The Super Granulation set is a bit harder to activate as compared much more to the regular Schmincke. Yes too some colors have pigments separating in the pans. 😊 some love it, some dont. But we can learn to love it. 😊

[@danieledonaldson6574]

@@AllanJayQuesada I surely will try my best :)

[@Discofoxx1]

The Sample Painting is beautiful. Would you like to do a sample painting with all of the sets separately?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

given the luxury of time, Id really love too. That would explain the theme of each set well. :)

[@generalfang1537]

Hello Allan! Nice to see you again :) This is such an amazing video regarding about Schminke Horadam! As usual, I enjoy watching you review art supplies from Malaysia

[@AllanJayQuesada]

terima kasih! :)

[@marijkevv11]

Love this, thank you so much for sharing, love from Amsterdam, Holland💜

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you, too Marijke. 🙏

[@SoYeahChrisCrafts]

Glad to see your content again Allan :) Was looking forward to your video since you stocked it in your shop.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yes! Im glad to be back again.. kaso di parin maka upload ulit sobrang busy. :)

[@SoYeahChrisCrafts]

Hahaha job comes first! Alsooooo because of your channel nainspire ako mag post ng content din hahaha

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@SoYeahChrisCrafts hahaha. Now, more budols will come your way din. 😁

[@dneel468]

Hi Allan, nice to see you. Was wondering if you had to pick one set what one would you pick? I think I would pick the forest. They all looked so lovely all lined up and I love the boxes.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Good choice! but I might choose Tundra. :)

[@Everyoneisanartist776]

Way to go! Great review

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@michaeldignelli2595]

Your Back!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

yes! :)

[@chedoodles]

OMG U GOT THEM ALL😍 I'll be ordering again hohoho

[@AllanJayQuesada]

for collection, review and reselling purposes. hehe. Yes, goi ahead specially with the Haze Set as it is limited Edition.

[@ninafairyart]

Yeah! Can't wait to watch this! Hope you're doing well Allan! The seascape is beautiful 😍 If you were to pick say 4/5 individual colours to add to a basic set what would you recommend? I love granulating paints, but feel that I would enjoy them most used with some non granulating colours. I really enjoyed this review, thank you! 💕

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi Susan. Im doin fine, just so busy with work and stuff but all good. Hope you're all well too. Gracias. 😊

[@JudeandherPencil]

What?! This is awesome, this video will blow up. This was exactly what I was looking for and couldn’t find, a look at all the sets. Thank you thank you!!🫶❤️

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Im glad it was helpful to you. thanks too! :)

[@dianefrazier6704]

Your painting is stunning!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you so much, Diane!

[@nancyloomis3046]

I have 2 sample sets super granulating 1/4 pan size from an Etsy seller..I have Deep Sea and Tundra. I love them and would like to get some more. Another wc channel said to watch for duplicate colors in other sets, so that's something to double-check.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

yes, there are colors that look closely the same, but not exactly the same. you need to look and examine the completed swatch of all the colors to see and select only the colors that appeal to you. :)

[@kathyhackney7950]

Same but I have haze and tundra. Little quarter pans and I LOOOOOVE THEM I also got an extra sample of deep sea blue. Its so beautiful 😢

[@ginabadeaux9319]

the artist john lasondra is one of my favorite painters he uses acrylics and i love to watch him paint ,he lives there where you are ,im sure you know him ,im not buying these even though i want to ,i have a 12 set i put in full pans its so special,im in love with my art whale paints i bought 5 box sets of them ,its so cute how you said i love to help my paints move,

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Oh. John Magne Lisondra. Yes, I see his works in some pages I follow. He mostly makes landscapes. Great works. Art Whale paints? Havent heard of this. Where is this made?

[@elaineg60]

Sorry if I missed it, but are these available individually? I really like 5 or 6; but they are in different sets. Thanks!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yes theyre sold open stock/per tube and per pan. 😊

[@marigasudaisuki]

Hello sir!! Thank you for the very informative video, really appreciate that you let us see these paints in action. I just have a small inquiry; I noticed you mentioned PR108 does not granulate in other brands, but I have a Cadmium Red Deep PR108 from holbein that does? and I checked some other brands' Cad. Red (making sure they all used PR108), like M. Graham, and Qor, W&N, Da Vinci through online color charts and those granulate too. I was under the impression that almost all versions of this pigment DO granulate, so I was surprised to find you say otherwise. Do you mind clearing that up?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hiii. Thank you Amanda. I appreciate your observation, really. While it's true that PR108 may really granulate, it does not in my opinion usually granulate to the "level" that Schmincke calls "super" granulating. Also, most PR108s that I use are from the warms to mids (Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Scarlet) don't have the granulation I can compare to PR233 or PBr6. In the deeper versions of PR108 like Cadmium Red Deep, the texture is probably more visible as it's a deeper color and is more i contrast with the paper. I have the PR108s in Qor and W&N but only the warm and mid. In Mgraham, i have all the PR108s and theyre beautifully opaque with only very soft granulation making me enticed to use them in portraits. 😊

[@jennw6809]

It's true that other cads can granulate a bit, although I find it to be a bit different than say the cobalt pigments. It's my belief that Schmincke just puts granulation medium into Cad Red Light and calls it Volcano Red. In other words, we could do it ourselves.

[@tradingpostfarms]

I'm a little jealous, I have a sample set of the tundra colors, and I really like them.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

the tundra colors are my favorite here. :)

[@luisrabutiv1124]

Hello Arch. Allan! Can you please make a speedpaint/live video of a perspective manual rendering in architecture some time soon? I really like your channel!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Sure thing po! Just waiting for the outline so I could do it in a more structured way.:) Thank you po. :)

[@Christine_R]

Hey Allen! What do you think of them so far? I have some favorites and recreated some of these with what I have. Deep Sea Indigo could be pretty interesting on it's own in a value study.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi Christine. I think these paints are great on their own, but most can be recreated really.. just like what you do. I specifically love their grays and the colors that have dual colors. 😊

[@noorallawati5390]

I got galaxy & vocano. I loved them so much so I got the pan set with 40. I wonder which set is it missing. Im not into mixing n all, so just got the sets. Getting them separate is way pricy! But the box with 40 half pans is good at 350$

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@noorallawati5390 ohh. I think it's the Haze set that's not included in the 40 since it's limited edition. Add the Urban set and there's 50.

[@noorallawati5390]

@AllanJayQuesada any way to get those 2?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@noorallawati5390 i think they're still available on Jackson's. 😊

[@ladyhollman9534]

What do you think of the Urban (limited edition) Set?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi Lady. 👋 I have just ordered the Urban Set and im excited for it to arrive. Although looking at the colors online, i already have questions about it.hehe i think i need to update this video or make another one once the Urban arrives. ☺️

[@PaintinHiding]

u got all of them! NICE! 😆

[@AllanJayQuesada]

yes, as wished and hoped. :) haha

[@bpfking324]

Wow !worth a fortune

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yup. Hehe

[@sandjune2753]

I have the shire set, so beautiful. Allan what colours did you use for the sunset picture in this video please ?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

hii. Thank you. The colors I used are at 19:24 :)

[@maria.3649]

Wow,more watercolors😆they look nice but I'm not tempted this time.I've recently made a palette with all my single pigment granulating watercolors and I'm gonna try to mix most of schmincke colors myself.They are too expensive IMO plus it is hard to find a way to use them for a painting,they work better for background washes when you use a lot of water

[@MaTTheWish]

Na, you Need these.

[@maria.3649]

@@MaTTheWish Luckily I don't😆

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hahaha. 😆

[@jomcevoy9329]

Can you share your palete colors with us, please? Brand and color. TY

[@ginabadeaux9319]

I want those boxes as much as the paints I got Daniel Smith pbk 11 coming tomorrow .my art whales are a deal made in china.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I'm late to reply..hehe. but i know you're enjoying the paints now. Im still curious about the artwhale paints eventhough they come from China.

[@little_renatinha]

hey, how are you? I'm sorry if you said it in the video, but how long did you wait from putting the colors down on the paper to doing the swatches? Did you find them easy to rewet? thanks for the video!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hii Renata. Im doin great. I hope you're fine as well. 😊 not so long. Maybe around 30mins. They're not actually easy to activate but it seemed that the 1st drop has got more binders being the paints are at the top of the tube.. I guess that caused some colors to dry faster and seemed like theyre plastic-ky hard. You're welcome 😊

[@waymire01]

I have the tundra set in pan form (poured from tubes) and it rewets well. I do find they drink up a lot of water but as long as you keep going in with a nice wet brush no scrubbing is needed.

[@little_renatinha]

@@waymire01 thank you!

[@louregietalboresvillaruz9281]

So Many Colors good work Allan Jay Quesada

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yes. :)

[@parthbatra7828]

Try brusto artist half pan

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hiii. Are you from India? I will be visiting Mumbai, Amristar, Nanded and Delhi in Mid May to June. Do you have any store suggestions where I can buy some Indian made Watercolors like the Brusto?

[@parthbatra7828]

Also do visit sitaram stationers in Delhi it is also great and if you can got to Kolkata you must visit stationery for their brushes

[@parthbatra7828]

@@AllanJayQuesada do remember to buy the half pan not the tubes

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@parthbatra7828 oh. Are the Bustro pans better than the tubes? Thanks for tips.

[@parthbatra7828]

@@AllanJayQuesada yes

[@koskey06]

I still dont understand why granulation and premade separating colors are so popular right now..... watercolor is known for smooth,transparent, luminous colors. Have a few single pigment colors that granulated is nice to have like ultramarine blue or cobalts, etc. And using themnin mixes to get beautiful, unpredictable effects is awesome and fun. But paying a premium for just a few pigments mixed with other in diff combinations and trying to sale it to us just makes no sense to me! When with about 5 colors added to your palette.....a few you prob already have....you can make any amd all colors you see here....

[@AllanJayQuesada]

You are actually right and on point. But the way I see it, the reason why some people patronise these marketed mixes is simply because of 3 things; 1. They are too lazy to mix. 2. They don't want to experiment. 3. They have no idea about pigments and the codes and formula at all. It may seem simple, but to some, it is not. Like baking bread. If mixing the colors we need is the key, we only need Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow and maybe black. If our printers can maximize those 4, we possibly can too. But again, not easy for all.

[@duoduopeng2998]

mmmm. a bit sad. I just have a metal box of 40 granulaing colors

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Why sad?

[@ladyinblack3398]

So easy so make videos like this if you get these fortunes donated for your channel....I doubt he purchased all himself

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi. Yes, i purchased all with my own money. most of these are from Jackson's Art in UK. I buy online. They can prove it. If there are instances companies give me paints, i always mention it. And i also have a store of paints here in the Philippines.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

And as i have said in this video, i also re sell these paints by pouring them in pans. So there is nothing impossible here. I am a paint collector myself, and this Schmincke paints aren't even the only ones i have.

[@EugeniaLoli]

Please consider locking your white balance on your camera. Every time you move your hand, the colors shift, as the white balance of the camera changes. It's very difficult to understand how a color actually looks like if the WB keeps jumping. Every camera allows you to set and then lock the WB, and even if you shoot with your phone, there are third party video recording apps that can do that (e.g. Filmic Pro).

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you for pointing it out. I was thinking why the color shift happened in this video alot and never thought of the white balance. Thank you. Will find that setting on my camera. I'm using a Sony zv1. 🙏