Daniel Smith Essentials Set Review; Mixing Black, Grays, Skin Tones with Primaries

[@angiewright-artist8246]

Great review my friend!! For my friends that are transitioning from that first cheap set we all buy thinking they are professional colors to a good base set... this is the set I always recommend first. I like that my students learn color mixing as they go and once familiar with mixes slowly adding in and exploring more primaries a cobalt violet, burnt sienna and cobalt teal come next lol. Great video my friend xoxo cheers from Canada

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Haahha. The primaries then our favorites.. For me, i can live with only the primaries plus my 3 weird combo - Teal (PG50), Caput Mortum (PR101) & Perylene Green (PBK31). 😂 Yes, these 6 coloe are great for beginners. Beginners need to learn the value color mixing. 😊 Thank you for dropping by, my friend. Take care always and happy 🎨!

[@angiewright-artist8246]

@@AllanJayQuesada I so smiled and laughed my friend you are forever my fellow pigment nerd that I love talking to. Glad your doing awesome, thank you as well xoxo loooove my pr101 hahaha now I want to try perylene green , I'm in love with rich green gold d/s right now haha... I'm going to write it down!!!

[@Ixoracraft]

Hi Allan, how do you mix the colors? Do you mix it on your palette first and then apply to paper, or you do a glazing ( wet on wet)?

[@suzanne_atkinson]

this is so helpful for the skin tones with a limited palette...I saved this and come back to it over and over...and finally took notes on the color combos.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi Suzanne. I'm glad it was helpful. Continue playing with these mixes and enjoy. Sky is the limit.. thanks. ☺️🎨

[@araya52]

I am a beginner and I just purchased the DS essentials set and had no idea how to mix colors but your video has helped me tremendously! I have saved the video to refer back to. I love how you took these six colors and made a beautiful landscape painting. Thank you very, very, much!!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I'm glad it was helpful to you. Enjoy your beautiful set. Thank you so much too. 🙏

[@alisonmeier5826]

Oh, man, but do I genuinely wish I had seen your video before spending my hard earned cash on other paints! Bought a whole lot of Cotmans and have been very dissapointed with using them at low intesity. I was told that as a complete beginner, I should not buy something like Daniel Smith, but that advice was sooo wrong! Instant subscribe.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@alisonmeier5826 😊 i have used Cotmans, and they're good as student grades. I think you should be using pro grades already because you are seeing Cotman's low intensity.. i always advise artists to get the best supplies that they can comfortably afford. So, by all means, get yourself an upgrade. I believe someone else's trash can be someone else's treasure. So go ahead and gift your Cotmans to someone else or sell it so it won't be wasted. Thank you for watching and subscribing. 🙏

[@alisonmeier5826]

@@AllanJayQuesada Absolutely. Planning to donate to my local school, if they'd like them.

[@jupiterscorpio4206]

I like the darker brown skin tone inclusion excellent review! I love the sample painting this set is definitely on my list.

[@Itsme_1648]

I have watched so many others who could not achieve the neutrals & skin tones that you achieved. Great job!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

thank you for the compliment J. J. since this is a limited color selection, i did my best to achieve those mixes for the demo. i wanted to prove that even with this limited color selection, one can actually achieve a wide range of colors. 🙏🎨

[@creativesolutions902]

Wow you're really good! I do love mixing colors and the warm and cool range, But I really like my burnt sienna ️ ☺️

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hahaha. Thank you!☺️ Well, if there will be 7 essential colors, Burnt Sienna would be the 7th. It's essential for instantly making grays (mixed with Ultramarine) that are deep yet transparent. ☺️

[@sadie4479]

Wow you sold me on this! I’ve had it in my cart for months now, but seeing how vibrant the colours you can make has definitely made me want this set!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Happy to have helped. 😃 You won't regret getting this set and you'll definitely make lots of color mixes from this. 😊

[@LaviniaNova]

Great video! I've been wanting to upgrade to a professional set and this looks like it would be the one. I usually swatch colors, but not a mix of them. I need to do that!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Glad it was helpful! Yes, you really need to mix more cause it's a fun way to learn the medium too. Happy painting. 😊

[@GezButterworth]

Great video. Thank you so much. I’ve just got this set today. I can’t wait to try them out. Best wishes, Gez

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi Gez. You just got one of the most recommended sets ever. 🎨🙏🏻😉 Enjoy your new paints and thank you too. 😉🙏🏻🎨

[@janetwebber7814]

Brilliant. Love the loose floral you did. Would love to see a tutorial. :-)

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you Janet! 😊 I actually have a set of florals tutorials. I made a playlist with it. i hope youd be able to check it out. :)

[@targa9]

Very helpful❤

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you 😊

[@lindacomer5850]

Thank you!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

You're welcome! And thanks for watching as well.

[@mizukigoto1347]

So envious 😱💕

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hello. 👋 Why naman? This set is a small set.. Madali mo lang po ito mabibili. 😊 🎨

[@mizukigoto1347]

Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada because DS is pricey 😆

[@berniegarbosa390]

Thank u sir Allan excited na ako sa order ko😍😍😍

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Ay ano po ang inorder nila? 😊🎨

[@luisabarreira6421]

Very good!!! thank you!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you luisa. 🙏

[@yasmins8699]

Ty so much I love your reviews and for beginners it's so much knowledge. I m using camel artist water colors, I m looking to upgrade to better ones, sennelier, or mijello not the pure pigment, or Daniel Smith or shminke. In India we do not get many options, plus they r expensive.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

You are so welcome! and Thank you too. You are lucky you have Camlin in India as for me, those are the best if we match the price to quality. But trying out those brands you've mentioned would really give another level of experience. Try one or 2 from those brands you've mentioned and that is enough for a blast already. :)

[@rennierdalisay9478]

Planning to buy this watercolor sa birthday ko🥺💙💙💙😄

[@AllanJayQuesada]

you might have it by now. i hope you're loving them. :)

[@shekinahcortez237]

Wow! Very helpful po itong video na to sir! Dami kong natutunan :D yeyy mas lalo akong naexcite para sa set ku :3

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hehehe. Very good. 😊 🎨 Iuoload mo rin dito sa KZbin ung painting processes mo para documented. 😊 Enjoy your ds set po ulit ang Happy birthday 🎂 . 😊

[@shekinahcortez237]

@@AllanJayQuesada haha magyoutuber narin po ako haha char

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@shekinahcortez237 and why not.. Ako nga, medyo nagsisisi ako na now lang ako halos nag start.. If noong college pa, baka mas malaki na na improve ko.. Na-document ko pa ung progress ko. 😊 🎨 Start ka na rin. ☺ 🎨

[@shekinahcortez237]

@@AllanJayQuesada di pa po ata ako ready para dun sir :3 mejo di parin ako confident sa art ko eh hehe

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@shekinahcortez237 don't think about it. wala naman perfect dito and you can actually learn in sharing here. (medyo mas mababait ang mga tao rito minsan kaysa sa GP..hehe) kahit sa mga foreign groups.. pag humingi ka ng advice, matitino sagot nila.

[@PaulaBean]

I started out with this set of colors, but I bought them in 15ml tubes (I couldn't buy the set anywhere cost-effective).

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yes, bigger tubes give bigger savings.

[@ujjainimukherjee2267]

Thanks for this, I was wondering to get or not

[@AllanJayQuesada]

It's a great set for starters who want to be minimalist and to those who want to really learn mixing their own colors. You're welcome. 😉

[@ujjainimukherjee2267]

@@AllanJayQuesada i already have senellier aqua mini... I am torn between mission gold or ds. My experience in art has been the expensive and high quality materials have some innate quality that make s you pick up painting again.... I felt sennlier like some magical poetry..... Creamy, highly pigmented decadent paints...... I dont mind spending if the experience is such. I keep on lending my sets to friends..... Most have gone ahead and bought their own sets.

[@AlexYorim]

These watercolors should not be confused with an American soldier who allegedly did a bad thing in Subic in 2005. Anyway, it's a very versatile set for anyone who wants to paint with high quality watercolors on a budget.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

oh that guy. tsk tsk.. Yes, this is a great starter set that could actually be enough if you are on a budget or if you want to be minimalist and basic. :)

[@AlexYorim]

@@AllanJayQuesada True

[@carolmarashian2]

Thank you, I learned a lot about this limited palette AND a very useful swatching method. Just curious… did you make a stencil to do your setup? And which size do you cut your paper to for this six ring notebook?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hii. You're welcome and thank you too. No, i didn't use stencil. I just use the same measurement in every swatch. But making a stencil from cardboard is a great idea! 👍 the paper is around 6in x 8x .

[@ShellyColours2]

It would have been more helpful if the video wasn't sped up during your mixing as we could not see the ratios you were using, a very important detail. I tried to slow the playback speed down but it was impossible to see what you were doing.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Sorry about that. Although I've shown some possible mixes here, the main intent of the review is a general view of the paints. Also, I myself have no exact ratio for those mixes. It's more of estimates until i get the desired color. It's more of the possibilities we could get from the colors, not a mixes tutorial. Although it would've been more useful to include an actual speed video, I couldn't do that as it would make the video very long, which will be inconvenient to the majority of the viewers who request for videos shorter than 30mins or better if shorter than 15mins. I think the best idea is to have a dedicated video that tackles on possible mixes and the ratios of those mixes using these 6 colors.

[@EarlsArt]

ANDAMI MONG ESSENTIALS SET SIR EHEM BAKA NAMAN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hahaha. Essentials Set lang ba gusto mo? 😂

[@EarlsArt]

HAHAHAHAHHA basta artist grade sir push na haha kaso ang mahal parin po kase nyan HAHAHAHAHAH

[@EarlsArt]

wow 'lang' rich kid ka talaga sirrrr, sana all HAHAHAHAHAH

[@EarlsArt]

OMYGAD CASSIE 2ND LANG AQ HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hahahahaha. Ipopost ko rin ito sa GP, dun ka nalang bumawi. Hehe

[@EarlsArt]

HAHAHAHAHAA paubaya ko po muna sa iba this week HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Swan-rb4yg]

No pink?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

The Quinacridone rose in light washes can make a nice pink. 😊

[@Ixoracraft]

Hi Allan how to make a cream or buff titanium color from this pallets?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Basically, buff titanium's color is a pastelled brown. In the absence of white, you may achieve a close to buff T. color by adding more water to brown. Use the 3 warm primaries to achieve the better brown. 😊

[@Ixoracraft]

@@AllanJayQuesada oh ic . Thank you so much. Allan do you have a complete guide on color mixing?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@Ixoracraft my pleasure. 😊 a color mixing guide video? No, i have not done that yet, but thanks for the idea. 🙏

[@Rasanarasa]

🙏😊

[@AllanJayQuesada]

🙏😊 Keep Safe!

[@sexcpied7824]

Sir Allan dahil sayo napabili ako ng Daniel Smith😭

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Anong set binili mo? Sulit naman yan. Investment yan.

[@sexcpied7824]

Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada primary and secondary set po ata tawag don

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@sexcpied7824 ah basta may warm and cool versions ng primaries, ok na yan. Pag gusto mo mag add ng other colors, meron sakin. Hehe

[@iprobablyhaveapoint]

Sana may trabaho nako ahhaha

[@EarlsArt]

periodddddd

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi. Naku, don't be in a rush. 😂 Pag nagwowork ka na, you're gonna miss being student din. 😊