✨ Big & Cozy Art Supply Haul ✨ Watercolors, Acrylic Gouache, Ink & more // Artist Shopping Splurge

[@mandarina_morada]

Every Cobalt or cadmium color will be toxic! Now, if they are already in watercolor form you shouldn’t really worry! You would need to actually eat the paint for it to be harmful for you! When you should beware about this pigments is when they are in powder or spray form, that’s when they are easily inhaled and of course, will be bad for you! But don’t worry about painting with them!

[@MoniDmajor]

Thank you so much, Mandarina! I actually do know that but that big hazardous icon and bold text on the packaging got me a little scared for the first time 😂 Usually there is just a little note. Your info here is very useful and I will be very mindful when using them! Thanks so so much for sharing this, I hope watercolour noobs will read your comment because so many people aren't aware that some paints are toxic. Have a great day!

[@mandarina_morada]

@@MoniDmajor aahh thank you! i agree that big bold warning are off putting haha you seem to be very informed haha i enjoy watching you a lot :)

[@Hexe.Mueller]

Toxic paints are not a Problem for the User. but for environment. they destroy drinkingwater. get informed. schmincke schreibt dazu: Generell sollte man das Einbringen von Farben und Hilfsmitteln in die Umwelt vermeiden und Mal- und Farbreste fachkundig entsorgen. Dies geht einfacher als gedacht und ist ein wichtiger Beitrag zum Schutze der Umwelt. Für Farben auf Wasserbasis empfehlen wir die folgende Methode als umweltschonende Entsorgung von Malabwasser durchzuführen: das Malwasser wird in einem offenen Behälter/Glas gesammelt die festen Partikel setzen sich ab, während die Flüssigkeit darüber stehen bleibt die Flüssigkeit kann nun über den Abfluss entsorgt werden, die Feststoffe werden nach geltendem kommunalem Gesetz entsorgt (z.B. über den Hausmüll*) sorry war mir jetzt zu blöd es auf englisch zu übersetzen. Viele Grüße

[@mandarina_morada]

@@Hexe.Mueller ??? Im not sure what you mean and I dont understand German. Some pigments destroy drinking water yes, but they can also be a problem if they are consumed, normal use of a WATERCOLOR wont hurt anyone, but spray paint or powder are definitely harmful if inhaled constantly. Heavy metals are bad for anyone and anything, i am not sure what you are "correcting" me here for?

[@nancyloomis3046]

Cobalt and cadmium continue to be popular in paints because they produce such vivid, lightfast and stable colors that go way back in painting history. (Cobalt violet is gorgeous.) But most major brands are now making favorite colors that are cadmium-free.And yes, besides eating the stuff, I guess you’d also have to smear it all over your body for it to be dangerous. One more serious caution that I would take seriously is if you use pastels with these ingredients…the dust containing can do harm if breathed over a long period of time.

[@jean-rd4tw]

I love what you said “all these great art supplies don’t make you a great artist”. A great Artist can use any medium to create great art.

[@MoniDmajor]

This is so true! I was the most productive and creative when I used to just use a graphite pencil and ballpoint pen!

[@somedwarf1059]

No one has self control at peters art. I was there once and they have so many products and so many different brands. I fell in love with that store!

[@MoniDmajor]

I know right?! It‘s so cool to hear that I am not the only one who shops there and thinks they are amazing, it’s like they exactly know what we want and need!

[@georgecooper9766]

Shadow green (often called perylene green if you wanna find it in other brands~) is a fave of mine too. I love mixing neutrals and blacks from greens so it's been a great addition to my palette and at least somewhat fills the hole Prussian blue left in my heart when I finally took it off my palette due to its lightfastness issues that I was in denial about.

[@MoniDmajor]

I have Perylene Green PBk31 from Roman SZmal as well as Shadow Green freom Holbein and ShinHan Pass now (because I am addicted to this colour 😂) but after having tried them I must say I still love the ShinHan version most, it is just extra special (darks are darker, watered down a tad more vibrancy). I got asked why would I buy same colours across brands and it's for that reason, they all differ so much sometimes despite sharing the same pigment (my best examples Buff, Naples Yellow, Caput Mortum, Lavender, Burnt Sienna). Since I don't sell my art and store them in the dark lightfastness is not that relevant to me atm but it's so sad hearing about Prussian Blue's lightfastness issues. I rarely use it myself but I feel so bad for you all who depend on lightfastness, because it is such a gorgeous colour!

[@pennypop408]

I will not buy anymore art supplies.....lol...Great haul you are going to have lots of arty fun, thank you for sharing :)

[@MoniDmajor]

Yeeeeees, I don't know how many times I said this haha! Thanks so much for watching, so glad you liked it!

[@cazkiwinz4300]

Just found and subbed yesterday.... I am sooooo here for huge hauls! 🤘😍🤘 I’m just about to start collecting a few Luminance and more Polychromos.... I got my Derwent Drawing Pencils and Graphitints sets of 24 finished last week.... I LOVE them!

[@MoniDmajor]

I never tried the Derwents, do you like them?? Also, happy to hear you like big hauls, so do I! Thanks so much for subbing and sharing your art supply appreciation 😊🙏🎨

[@cazkiwinz4300]

@@MoniDmajor The Derwent Drawing Pencils and Graphitints are gooooorgeous, luscious, yummy, delicious.... and being 24 set tins, not too expensive-ish.... but they’re so delightful, the DP are creamy and dreamy neutral tones... and the Graphitints are surprisingly colourful when hit with water.... and I just love the Derwent pencil smell lol. The Inktense, ofc, are a lush pencil as well 🤌💋

[@MoniDmajor]

@@cazkiwinz4300 So glad you love them, I hear more and more how much people love them :) nothing worse than art supply purchase regrets and even better they are not too pricy!

[@luneleaart]

Happy belated Birthday💜I think it’s the one time a year you shouldn’t feel guilty for treating yourself. Such a lovely spring pastels haul, so perfect to watch as I paint pastel coloured macaroons.

[@MoniDmajor]

Oh wow! I haven’t even thought about that, you are right, most of the colours look so much like spring! It’s my favorite season and I am so into pastel colours. I love that you are painting macaroons, I will actually put it on my things to paint, macaroons are so pretty looking and delish 🥰 Thank you so much 😊

[@ColorfullyOptimistic]

Oooooh gosh all of those beautiful art goodies!

[@MoniDmajor]

Awww, no way! I have been watching your videos today while responding to my comments after a 4 week Social Media hiatus and now I see you commented! Thank you so much, what an honor! Keep up the amazing work, I have fallen in love, Kori ❤️❤️❤️

[@cinderblockstudios]

Looks like someone loves pastel tones

[@shadowguard3578]

Enjoy your supplies and I hope we get to see your amazing artwork!

[@MoniDmajor]

Thank you so much, Shadow! I am about to sit down and do a watercolor painting now and I am super nervous about it considering how rusty I am! Can't wait to share it when it's done :) Hugs ❤️

[@shadowguard3578]

@@MoniDmajor you’re welcome! Whatever you create I know it’s going to be great ❤️.

[@JessicaCEP]

I love caput mortuum paints as well! And cobalt teals! And super granulating colors!

[@MoniDmajor]

Cobalt teals are awesome! I have the Schminbcke version and that one Roman Szmal Cobalt Sea Blue - loving it!

[@emmasheppard2639]

Don’t be so hard on yourself, you only have one life. Enjoy it xxx

[@MoniDmajor]

That's a great perspective on this splurge, you are right, better enjoy 😄 Thank you so much for all the love, you are so kind and you made my morning! ❤️ Have a fantastic weekend, Emma

[@ezequielmora-mendez4008]

I love art supply hauls watercolors are great and can’t wait to see more of your work with it

[@MoniDmajor]

I am glad you enjoyed it and today I am starting a new painting :) I am a little nervous because I got a little rusty with watercolours. Anyway, thank you so so much!

[@delmar5652]

Happy Birthday !

[@MoniDmajor]

Thank you so much Delia ❤️❤️❤️

[@tracyburcham7350]

Beautiful colors!

[@MoniDmajor]

Thank you, Tracy!

[@danieljamesbinderystu2968]

You should check out Sennelier ink-brushes! I have the 36 colors ( 24 regular & 12 metallic colors ) and they are like watercolor inks... but its permanent, pigmented and lighfast inks. They do rewet slightly on certain papers... but they are like a water-brush that you would paint with, but filled with permanent pigmented inks. I absolutely LOVE them. Thanks for sharing your haul 😀 I love seeing what people get it! Have a great one! Ps. My favorite potters pink, HANDS DOWN Winsor & Newton professional!

[@MoniDmajor]

Okay, wow, this is actually the first time I heard of Sennelier Ink-Brushes! I just wrote it down to go and check wether or not posted a video on them, they sound like so much fun (and very convenient😂)! Now that I worked with it I do agree: W&N Potters Pink WINS!

[@Lauraisabelgonzalezart]

22:46 Roman Szmal shopping as you continue to share! BTW.... Please PLEASE try Renesans Polska Polish Handmade Watercolors! You'll love them too!

[@MoniDmajor]

Laura, I never heard of Renesans before, or maybe I might have but I never watched a video or seen swatches anywhere, name sounds familiar but hearing now that they are good and Polish brand I am kind of obliged to try them - AFTER my temporary shopping freeze that is, haha 😂 My walktet needs to recover

[@nadeaner.cowley513]

Great video, love the haul. But I wish we could have see you swatch everything in real person tho, realtime swatching videos are some of the most popular videos on youtube; they get tons of views. A different video of you swatchinf everything would have been so fun. But i love seeing all the art supplys either way. Thanks for sharing and much love. ❤

[@MoniDmajor]

Hey, Nadeane! Thank you for your nice comment and your feedback! I am so sorry this is disappointing, I maybe failed to explain why I decided not to make swatching videos this time and I know how much you love seeing the Real Time swatching. Thing is, I really don't have much free time and this haul has over 50 watercolours. After my last haul I had three swatching videos spread over the course of several weeks, because filming and especially editing takes up so much time. I had no time to do a painting because of it because all my free time went into the Haul follw up video making. Even though I love swatching I don't want my channel to be a swatching channel exclusively. People have started to reach out to me asking for new paintings and why I rarely paint, where is my Gouache Skin Tone palette video / Studio Tour etc., so I feel like I can't serve everyone's needs and gotta compromise. And right now I just feel like I want to paint again - it's been so long! I hope you understand and are not too sad about it, if I was a full-time art youtuber I would definately do the real time swatching but unfortunately I try to make the best with the time I have. That said, I remeber how much you loved my swatching videos and how happy that makes me to this day! I'll be forever greatful. Thank you so much for your love and feel hugged ❤️

[@carmeldee08]

I’m going to be visiting Berlin soon and was looking for the some art stores, Then I came across your video. I’m going to check out Peter’s Art Store.

[@MoniDmajor]

Wow, this makes me happy, so this video came right in time! Have fun in Berlin and yes, if you want to go art supply shopping this is the place! it’s cozy but they have so much!

[@cate7777]

Those are the best present a girl can get. Congrats and thanks for sharing your loot with us.

[@MoniDmajor]

Gladly! Thank you so much for watching and I agree 100%, I don’t want diamonds, I want pens and paints 😅

[@Xplodinggiraffes]

Very cool art supplies you got there!😌

[@loveisfreedom777]

Ohhh Roman Szmal

[@MoniDmajor]

Now that I got and tried them I think this is my new go to watercolour brand! I expected them to be great but I am absolutely in awe now!

[@loveisfreedom777]

@@MoniDmajor hehehehe sounds like my first encounter with them. I got a free sample by... of course, Peter's Art 😀 (yes, I am guiltyyyy as you) and tried and was like: "OMG OMG OMG OMG" and bought a big pile of them. So unique! Enjoy your time with the new stuff and thanks for the mouthwatering video 😀

[@KetchupCanvas]

I love your videos so much! They are a ray of sunshine in my gloomy day 😊 I don't know much about painting, but watching this video and seeing the swatches has made me really consider it! Thanks for being so great!

[@MoniDmajor]

Emily, I just got teary eyed here ... wow! This is the greatest compliment I can ever get, that you feel inspired to go and paint! Thank YOU!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@annatheartholic6432]

Happy belated Birthday 🥳 And never feel guilty for treating yourself... you work hard and it´s not as if you just let the stuff sit and "collect dust", you put everything to good use ☺ I fell IN LOVE with your selection of Luminance pencils.. I had to write them down cause I NEED them 😅 I am VERY new to gouache but I feel like I want to start investing in some new colors and this video was really helpful... and all of the wonderful watercolors... ooh my... I might have to do some shopping soon 🤩 Greetings from Finland xx

[@MoniDmajor]

Thank you so much for making me feel less guilty of treating myself and also, I am glad you found something nice in here to grab yourself, the selection of the luminance pencils was very random but I can't deny, that palette looks so gorgeous! Greetings to Finland from Germany ❤️❤️❤️

[@franckalcidi599]

Look forward to seeing more of your work. For me I'm more a watercolor person and haven't dabbled into gouache paints yet so really looking forward to seeing what you can do with those nice watercolor paints. :)

[@MoniDmajor]

I got very rusty with watercolours so I am curious myself how painting with them will go! I will definately practice a lot and it's great to have you and knowing there are so many people who are better at a medium than me so I can learn! Thanks so much, Franck

[@franckalcidi599]

@@MoniDmajor You're most welcome. I'm definitely happy to help if you get stuck or wants some tips and techniques when using watercolours. That said I'm sure you will be just fine and will produce some lovely work.

[@jamatwar]

Thank you for reminding us that it’s about practice.🥺

[@MoniDmajor]

Gladly! It really is true, owning materials means nothing if you don't use them and too many things can sometimes even overwhelm you! I made the best progress when I only had a few paints and pens. But it's nice to splurge sometimes :) Thanks for watching ❤️

[@zenfulkatoria]

I think you literally have every art supply. Lol great haul! Thanks for sharing. I just splurged on a few irodori tubes and the Gansai Tambi pastel colors 😊

[@MoniDmajor]

Oooooh, what a good loot! Irodori is really nice and Gansai Tambi I never tried (see, I don’t have everything 😆) but I heard so many good things about them and I have been resisting to buy them for years now, but I think it’s safe to say I have enough and my wallet will slap me if I attempt to buy anything anytime soon 😅 Anyway, so glad you enjoyed this haul and have fun with your new goodies!

[@mald379]

Haha, i mentioned shaky hands in the last haul, but now i feel even more connected to you! I'm polish as well and my unnecessarly big haul from Paper Concept store just arrived - full of holbein gouache, haha. Roman Szmal watercolour is amazing and honestly very comparable to Winsor & Newton, i love using both, but RS is obviously cheaper - but is only in full pans and sometimes i do need a tube or a small pan. I cant wait to see what youre going to do with all that goodness! However I'm already dreading what i bought because also withfull time day job its way easier to buy stuff than actually paint with it.

[@MoniDmajor]

We are the polish-shaky-hand-artist-squad 😂❤️ I heard of Paper Concept several times now, I really gotta look it up (or maybe not, I am afraid I will just see something I want ...). This is good news that it's comparable to W&N, so I can just stick with Roman Szmal from now on because I love them and want to support this brand. And oh my god, I FEEL you! Buying stuff is indeed easier than actually painting! I always need a clear head and no time pressure whatsoever to actually sit down and paint, and that combo is not often the case 😄 Testing and swatching new stuff seems easier, hehe! Anyway, thank you so much!!

[@nika0731]

Alles gute zum Geburtstag 🥳

[@MoniDmajor]

Das ist ja lieb, tausend Dank!!! ❤️

[@julieholt2864]

Happy birthday! You deserve to treat yourself.

[@MoniDmajor]

Thank you so so much! Now I feel less like a crazy art supply addict 😂❤️

[@elesriil]

Russet green from Irodori is my favourite colour in the series. Gorgeous haul.

[@MoniDmajor]

I just looked up that russet green and it is so stunning! Thank you so much and sending you hugs ❤️ You got this

[@WeblightDreams]

Oh I have some of those Turner Acryl Gouache, love them too!! I'm on my second buying freeze year and I also gave myself permission to buy for Christmas and my birthday but even on my second year on a buying freeze I still haven't even made a dent on the supplies I already have.

[@MoniDmajor]

I know exactly what you mean, I just tidied up my room and wanted to rearrange stuff and found so many art thingies I completely forgot about, so this feels like a haul in itself, rediscovering art supplies you haven’t used (some I never even used in a painting, which is a shame!). I am so excited to use them now, so that’s my new mission 😉 That way the freeze hurts less

[@softandcosy]

the deep sea violet omgg

[@MoniDmajor]

I know right?? Never thought I would fall in love with a violet, it’s so gorgeous, I could fill an entire page with just it and put it on my wall!

[@Chopanflores]

I’m so happy you like the caput from sennelier! One of my favs

[@MoniDmajor]

Now I remember! You recommended this Capital Morton to me and I am so greatful! Such a gorgeous colour, makes me want to give Sennelier another chance, the two only colours I got had extreme binder issues? but not this one!

[@kajusuraj9621]

Very mouthwatering haul! Loved watching

[@MoniDmajor]

That’s how I feel about Hauls as well so I am very happy to hear that you seem to have enjoyed this one 😄 Thank you so much for watching!

[@Athanais157]

I love Peters Art🤗 They have brands I don’t get anywhere else here in Germany 👏🏼

[@MoniDmajor]

Exactly! That’s why I love them, they seem to know exactly what we crave! 😄 So good we have a place like this, ordering from Jackson‘s is very pricey and I like to shop in person sometimes instead of online

[@Athanais157]

@@MoniDmajor Since the Brexit I haven’t ordered at Jacksons. 😔 Sometimes I ordered at Gerstaecker or at Kunstpark. 🤗

[@AnnieNoodle]

I bought Turner Acryl Gouache after watching your videos and I LOVE THEM. I really want to get the Japanesque line, keeping in mind their strange properties. I did a painting on a wood panel with my Turners, and I loved it. Going to be painting on more wood panels, for sure!! I'm on a spending freeze too. Except for paper. And maybe some gouache. And those Japanesque colors. Hahaha!! I think we have very similar spending freezes. 😅 Oops!!

[@MoniDmajor]

Glad to hear you got to enjoy and love them! That’s the great thing with Acrylic Gouache, you can paint on most surfaces and it looks so super smooth! And girl, I feel you when it comes to putting a freeze on spending - and kinda feeling you can’t do it 😅 I hope I won’t buy any more but when I watch videos or receive suggestions I have a hard time! I am way too curious!

[@CreatingCuteArt]

I’m so glad they’re working out for you, Annie!!

[@rebekah2602]

Same here; I had Holbein before, and after watching her video I purchased turner AND liquitex acrylic gouache. 🙂

[@AnnieNoodle]

@agh I really want to try them!!

[@Chloe-zr9lk]

I GASPED when I saw this! The long (really not that long i promise, you are doing great) swatching video :)

[@Chloe-zr9lk]

or just a new swatching video, even better :)

[@MoniDmajor]

I am so glad you like swatching videos! I hope I can do some more, but currently I got so many other videos I promised to people, as mentioned in the video, but I will definately make more swatching videos in the future! Thank you so so much ❤️

[@Chloe-zr9lk]

@@MoniDmajor whatever you want, you do, i just like your videos. Swatching videos are just extra fun. its like christmas, vicariously

[@diannedupuis2960]

Great video ~ You are very talented 😊

[@erina_aloe]

I like to dilute pentel sign pens with waterbrush in sketches and doodles. It could work as classic duo "inks and water" with fountain pens but lines are smooth. And you could use them as washes and doing linework next. Love-love-love. And your color selections are amazing! Pastel and Galaxy together ❤️ Also if you are enjoy White Nights watercolors I could recommend their new line "granulation" within 15 new colors - "mists" on Blue pigment and "shades" on Black. They are nice and vibrant but also cheap.

[@MoniDmajor]

Oh dear, that just shows how ignorant I was! I was certain everybody would use them like me, for waterproof lineart! Wasn't even considering to do it like you, so thank you very much for this tip, is definitely something I will try in my sketchbook! Also thanks so much for revealing to me that White Nights also has granulation colours now... oh lord ... I said I am not gonna buy anymore but now I am considering getting them - NOOOOOOO 😂

[@erina_aloe]

@@MoniDmajor me also make a promise not to buy any paints and use what I already have but when I see swatches it was just "get them here right now", especially Hematite Mist, Violet Shadows, Grey-Pink Mist, Grey-Blue Mist, Taiga Mist, Green Shadows, Aquamarine Mist and Chromium-Cobalt Mist (and it's half of all frankfully speaking 😁).

[@MoniDmajor]

@@erina_aloe Sooooo hard to resist! The struggle is real

[@helenthehobbitwilliams5466]

Belated happy birthday! Amazing haul, I'm in love with pretty much everything you bought 😂. I too am on a spending freeze, it is really hard not to buy all the pretty art supplies 😭. Buying art supplies, swatching art supplies and using art supplies are 3 seperate hobbies 🤣

[@MoniDmajor]

"Buying art supplies, swatching art supplies and using art supplies are 3 seperate hobbies" - I AGREE 100%!!! 😂 Thank you so much for your birthday wishes, Helen! I feel you btw, let's see if I can stick to my self imposed spending freeze, I am afraid I will not, it's so hard to resist but I'll try 😄

[@kmeldrom6932]

@@MoniDmajor the three hobbies listed by the commenter above are right on target, and your reply is SO true. I think of it all as my “Collection,” lol.

[@jackielubeck]

Nice. Interesting shopping.

[@DarkisArt]

@9:30 ur music selection is excellent! Loved listening to the wonderful music in the background. Also thank u for sharing ur haul! I loved @11:07 the Myosotis Blue, it’s such a gorgeous color and it matches your nails :). I have a pale rose or something very similar in acrylics from Golden and I love it, I did a small collection with a that color & will probably do it again in the future. It goes very well with teal.

[@MoniDmajor]

This is so cool that you are commenting on my music selection, it means so much because music is my other passion and it is important to me that it matches the mood! That pale Rose by Golden you mentioned makes me wanna go and look it up! See, this is what I mean, I tell myself not to buy anything but I constantly go and research art supplies 😅 Anyway, thank you so much for this!

[@DarkisArt]

@@MoniDmajor ur welcome! It’s called “Titan Mars Pale” pw6, pbr6 pigments by Golden Heavy body acrylics.

[@sonja__k]

Was für ein großartiges Video. Ich bin schon so gespannt auf deine Reviews und Swatching Session(s?). Du hast natürlich recht, viele Farben und Materialien machen einen nicht zu einem guten Künstler. Dazu reichen prinzipiell auch ein Bleistift, eine Menge Papier und viel Geduld und Spucke. Aber diese Farben und Fläschchen und Tiegel sind einfache soooo verführerisch, da kann man doch gar nicht widerstehen. Ich habe vollstes Verständnis für deinen Mega-Haul. Und ich bin einerseits total neidisch, dass du persönlich bei Peters Art einkaufen kannst, als auch erleichtert, dass ich das nicht kann. Meine Einkaufstüte sähe sicher genau so aus, wenn ich in dem Laden drin gewesen wäre. 😂

[@MoniDmajor]

Liebe Sonja, tausend Dank erstmal für deinen lieben Kommentar! Wie gesagt, ich muss mich langsam echt zurückhalten mit den Kunstkrempel-Einkäufen (kommt nicht oft vor aber WENN, dann wird's teuer), aber Du hast natürlich völlig recht, wenn die alle immer wieder tolle neue Farben rausbringen, dann kann man ja gar nicht anders als zuzuschnappen! 😂 Hehe! Nee, im Ernst, ich glaube die besten Fortschritte habe ich echt gemacht als ich nur eine Palette und wenige Stifte hatte. In letzter Zeit hatte ich echt viel Stress und Zeitdruck und dieses "neue Sachen kaufen und ausprobieren" gibt mir Serotonin und es ist ein Leichtes sich einfach hinzusetzen und mit den Farben zu spielen. Um jetzt wirklich etwas Anständiges zu malen, da brauche ich immer viel Freizeit und einen freien Kopf. Aber jetzt sehe ich ein, dass ich für's Spaß mit meinen Farben haben nicht immer neu kaufen muss. Ich glaube, jetzt habe ich genug für viele Experimente und man kann definitiv immer das Beste machen aus dem was man hat. Das war ein langer Text 😂 Ich wünsche Dir jedenfalls einen wunderbaren Tag und noch mal vielen Dank für deine lieben Worte ❤️

[@CreatingCuteArt]

This is already so awesome!! I'm laughing and just enjoying it even more since I have background from our call! You are amazing and I'm so glad you got yourself some celebratory gifts!! Ok I am sure I will have more comments as I keep watching 🤩🤗❤️👍😎😆

[@CreatingCuteArt]

Omg the Luminance pencil color palette looked amazing, when you flashed to the swatches I literally caught my breath. I've had my eye on the Pentel sign pens since I saw them on Anca Pora Illustration and now I'm even more tempted!!

[@CreatingCuteArt]

Watercolor is definitely my comfort medium! The Turner palette was gorgeous too (the Beryl 🤩🤩🤩)!

[@MoniDmajor]

@@CreatingCuteArt I know right??? I can’t wait to use them in my next painting for final touches! This palette was not intentional, I just picked the ones that I did not own and spoke the most to me and I was amazed myself when I saw the swatches!

[@MoniDmajor]

Maggie, it makes my day hearing I have you reasons to laugh 😍 Thank you for being awesome and cheering for me losing self-control over art supplies haha 😂 Feeling less guilty now!

[@MoniDmajor]

@@CreatingCuteArt I have been waiting for your comment about your comfort medium in anticipation, since you are so good at working in pretty much all mediums I was not sure which one it would be! You are the bestest and I wish I could hug you 🥰

[@mdetky]

I LOVE the light & bright aesthetic of your videos and art space! Would love a space tour/how to store your arts supplies. (Currently struggling to make all my supplies look pretty & organized 😆)

[@MoniDmajor]

Maryrose, I am glad you like my aesthetic! I am struggling with storing art supplies myself and it took me years to finally get to a point where I feel like everything s stored in a way that I can grab something quickly but it's not too cluttered. That said, I always gotta make a big clean up after a painting session, my room becomes such a mess 😂 I will definately make a Studio Tour! Thanks so much for your kind comment, I appreciate it so much!

[@amalathisdreaming]

Artur Przybysz is Polish watercolor artist from Lublin. There is also a set of watercolors that has colors handpicked by him, also from Roman Szmal of course. Personally, I love the concept of art supply brands inviting artists into collaborations.

[@MoniDmajor]

I searched him up and his pieces are absolutely stunning! that’s how I found out about that curated set you just mentioned. The concept of is really great and is becoming more popular and I welcome this as well, since a “regular” mixing palette with the same standard colours, no matter the size, rarely ever appeals to me. Daniel Smith is good at it but so unaffordable here in Germany, so it’s great to learn Roman as mal does that as well

[@JessicaCEP]

Those Roman Szmal boxes are so cute! I also ran out of space for them in my storage boxes and on my swatch book…

[@MoniDmajor]

I know right? And yes, that's the only downside, I also don't now how to store all these full pans, I think I need to get more empty palettes, I filled three palettes with this haul and I am out now

[@sonja__k]

@@MoniDmajor Just take the inside tray out of a 24 full pan metal box, discard it put magnets under your pans and you can fit up to 39 full pans into one large box (four rows of pans in horizontal directon, one row put vertically). 😉

[@jannahlyon]

I am also in love with Roman Szmal paints, I like to store them in the White Nights 35 Full Pan Lilac Palette - it will only actually store 33 Roman Szmal pans as they are ever-so-slightly longer than the White Nights full pans, so you can only but you can fit in 6 on the top and bottom rows - but you can fit some half pans in the gaps :) You can get it a Jackson's. Thanks for sharing this huge and inspiring haul!

[@masja1790]

Now THAT is what I call a haul if I ever did see one 🥰 Happy B day 😊💕 You should try W&N's Rose dorè. Sooo besutiful. I loved the dusk pink, deep sea violet and tundra orange best 😊

[@MoniDmajor]

Ummm, ugh.... damn! I just looked up Rose Dore and I really want it! It's the perfect deep coral red! I have an addiction problem 😂 thanks for recommending it, I put it on my list for next year (let's see if I can wait 😂). I agree with all three picks of yours, they are in my top 10 in this Haul! Super glad you liked it and thanks for your your congrats ❤️

[@masja1790]

@@MoniDmajor You can't wait...and you shouldn't 😉 Love your content. Hugs 💕 Ps. I have an art supply addiction too...and I am not mad about it 🤣

[@PinkWytchBytch]

Happy birthday and very glad to hear your feeling better from Covid 👏 These are all so lovely, I can easily see so many I must add to my wishlist! Horizon Blue stood out like a gem, that one specifically is top of my list! I’m so glad to see such a nice video of so many calming happy colors, all the White Nights colors you got I’m definitely eyeing, my country has been being very strict on letting Russian-anything be ordered from nearly anywhere. My fiancé luckily was able to find a handful for me before the tariffs hit 🥲

[@MoniDmajor]

Thank you so much! I filmed this Haul when the Russia thing was still fresh and I think I got lucky that they were still in stock here. This is good news your fiance found some for you! I am amazed by how easy they are to rewet and I in hindsight I am sad I did not get more of their colours that don'thave white in them. The ones I got are beautiful but definitely very opaque with PW6 in it so they go into my Pastel Colour Palette. I don't know where you are from but I can recommend Roman Szmal if you are in Europe. Anyway, again: Thank you so so much!

[@ashleyhawkeswatercolor]

Happy Birthday!!

[@MoniDmajor]

Thank you so so much, Ashley!! ❤️

[@themightierpencil]

PBk31 is an elite pigment, great choice. I have it in almost all of my palettes as my preferred "black".

[@MoniDmajor]

It really is, I have not managed to mix anything that looks like Perylene Green, my mixes are always more dull and lack depth!

[@dorotac4594]

Cześć, to jest pierwszy filmik jaki oglądam na twoim kanale i taka miła niespodzianka, fajnie natrafić na polską twórczynię. Pozdrawiam i przyznaje, że bardzo lubię Szmala

[@MoniDmajor]

Jak miło poznać innych polskich artystów na Youtubie! ❤️ Pozdrowienia z Niemiec! No, i potwierdzam że Roman Szmal to cudowne akwarele!

[@CTisMe]

Happy birthday to you! That gouache looks fun

[@MoniDmajor]

Awww ❤️ Thank you, CT!

[@fuzzydragons]

its so hard to resist buying supplies when they are right in front of you lol 😀

[@MoniDmajor]

Absolutely! I should have not gone there for in person pick up 😂 Too late, too late!!!

[@WillowRoseArlen]

Aw, great reasons to celebrate with some new supplies, happy belated birthday and congrats on the subscriber milestone! Your choice of supplies makes me feel we have a lot in common. I am jealous of the art store you have near you with all these supplies, I am sure I wouldn't be able to resist if I had a similar shop. I really want to try the turner acryl gouache and also the caran d'ache luminance pencils. With a haul like this you must be so inspired to create! And I'm excited to see what you do with futuer brand collabs, too. 😀

[@MoniDmajor]

Willow, I am sorry I haven’t responded before, I just noticed that ALL of your comments no matter where, they get flagged and held for review! I don’t understand this, you aren’t even using triggering words! Thank you so much for this and you are absolutely right, we have a lot in common and super excited to created, indeed!

[@WillowRoseArlen]

@@MoniDmajor that's crazy, I wonder why? Thank you for letting me know. 😕

[@rebeccapage4411]

Happy birthday! n/a pigments are not listed in the pigment database, often because they're brand new or simply smashed up rocks like Lapis lazuli.

[@MoniDmajor]

Rebecca, thank you so much for educating me! I assumed that not available means they can differ from tube to tube, but this makes more sense.

[@lozantoninocreations]

There are so many wonderful YT artists in Germany. What's in the water there?

[@MoniDmajor]

This is so sweet of you! I think the same about people from Spain or Latin-America 😊

[@ginathomas8039]

This was so much fun to watch; thanks for making it! I love your production quality as well; I know how long that shit takes to film and edit!

[@MoniDmajor]

Haha!! I love how you put it 😂 Indeed, that shit takes forever and it's a tedious process, so I really appreciate that you like the outcome! Thank you so so very much

[@ginathomas8039]

@@MoniDmajor you're most welcome! Thanks for putting in the effort to make something beautiful. 💚

[@magentaindigoart]

I hope you enjoyed your birthday ^_^ these art supplies look lovely, you are going to have so much fun with them! Roman Szmal paints are my fav part of the haul, I love their quality. Many years ago I only felt comfortable doing digital art but as I felt more and more confident in my abilities I turned to traditional art. Watercolor is my comfort medium now XD It's been some years I've been super into granulation and yeah the texture as the paints dry just makes me happy XD

[@MoniDmajor]

I absolutely agree! Roman Szmal is awesome (probably my new favorite brand) and just like you I used to do digital art and feel very comfortable with it, but when I moved to traditional art I fell so in love with art making :D And I agree as well that watching granulating paints dry brings so much joy! Lately I would just swatch, mix and experiment instead of actually painting something 😂 watercolours are just so stunning and I just remembered your magnetic experiment on Instagram ❤️❤️

[@magentaindigoart]

@@MoniDmajor thanks Monika, you are so nice for remembering my experiment ^_^

[@karenemmerich2572]

I just found out about your channel and I'm really enjoying your videos 😊

[@MoniDmajor]

Wow, I am so happy you stumbled upon my channel and even more glad to hear that you enjoy them! Thank you so much Karen for letting me know this and welcome 🤗 Wishing you an amazing day! 😘

[@miss_socrates]

Haha u Peter's art jest tak ciasno że zawsze się boję że coś zrzucę haha pozdrawiam z Wedding'u 🙃

[@MoniDmajor]

Haha, potwierdzam! nawet mi się zdarzyło ale na szczęście nie było świadków 😂 Pozdrawiam!

[@rebekah2602]

I’m curious about the watercolor medium/blend extender… I switched from acrylics to oils because the blending is so much better with oils! I’m finishing a new painting using oil in a fraction of the time it took me to complete a similar painting in acrylic, just by switching to the slower drying medium.

[@MoniDmajor]

I absolutely agree with you! I also prefer oils for the same reason! That watercolor medium is gold, I am absolutley amazed by how great they work with traditional Gouache and Poster Colours without changing their behavior, you don't need much of the medium, a little goes a long way

[@rebekah2602]

I didn’t think to add it to gouache!!! Now I’m really interested!!! (I have increased my acrylic gouache collection because of your videos ♥️) I love designer gouache, but the acrylic has really locked me in. Can you use this product extender with acrylic gouache?

[@MoniDmajor]

@@rebekah2602 So glad I inspired you to buy some Gouache 😊 I haven’t tried it myself but I know that some people use retarding mediums for Acrylics with Acrylic Gouache and it supposedly works, I got myself Turner Acryl Gouache retarding medium and I put it into a tiny spray bottle with water and give my acrylic Gouache a spritz, it really dries slower on the palette!

[@lakukaracza1878]

Szmal also has PBk31 and I absolutely love it ❤️

[@MoniDmajor]

I have 3 PBk31 now: Szmal, Holbein and ShinHan - and even though I love all of them the ShinHan version (Shadow Green) I still think is the most gorgeous one - deep rich darks and when diluted it hasan ever so slight turqoisey touch! Szmal and Holbein are a little less saturated

[@mf1203]

21:30 only found the video now. I completely agree with this about the WNP colours. Sp disappointed with the streaky colours, hopings some other brands have better ones.

[@DorotaSobolewska15]

I think Szarość Przybysza (Przybysz's grey) took its name after one of the Polish watercolour artists, Artur Przybysz, who, by the way, created his own Aquarius palette (including Szarość Przybysza in it)

[@MoniDmajor]

Thank you so much for clarifying it! I researched and saw his Aquarius palette as well as his incredible paintings, Artur has master level watercolour skills!

[@Artist_with_Problems]

you should try Indian Gold from White Nights it's one of the best substitutes for DS Quinacridone gold.

[@MoniDmajor]

Aww, thank you so much for the recommendation! I got mostly pastellic colours because I plan on making a pastel colour palette but in hindsight I feel like I should have definitely gotten at least a few colours without white pigment in it, so this recommendation is much appreciated and I am putting it on my list (for next year 😜)

[@Artist_with_Problems]

@@MoniDmajor yeah, it will surely be a great color if you ever want to create a versatile mixing palette. I appreciate info about the W&N medium for gouache, I have a few jars where it's pretty old and dry so it will help to revive it.

[@MoniDmajor]

@@Artist_with_Problems I revived mine, as a tip! When they are rock hard it can take 1-3 days, it’s best to add water gradually and keep the jars in a really warm place (I put mine in sunlight in that plastic container you saw in the video, put a wet towel in there so it was warm and humid. Next day you stir to check on them, it might take a while for the water to dissolve the rocks, and when I felt like it’s starting to get creamier and easier to stir, that’s when I added the medium - it helped dissolving those tiny hard rocks of paint and my paints are really nice and wet now!).

[@Artist_with_Problems]

@@MoniDmajor I will surely try :)

[@staceydailey6394]

I have been having the worst day since thankgiving 2021. Thank you for such a relaxing video. I love art supplies. I wish I had your budget for them. 😆 🤣 😂 but it's all good, keep making these videos! I'm happy to enable your collection! 💖

[@MoniDmajor]

Thanks Stacey! I am really fortunate to have managed lowering my expenses to the absolute lowest, so everything that is not rent or food has been saved for annual art supply shopping or studio lights, filming materials etc.. I hope I did not make you feel bad, that's what always worried me about Hauls that it might be the case. Thank you so much and have a great day!

[@staceydailey6394]

@@MoniDmajor nope I don't feel bad at all! It's your job as a KZbinr to create content, and while "shopping your stash" is popular these days, nothing comparison to shiny new tubes, lovely labels, and the swoosh of new bags. It's all like like birthday cake, rainbows, and cotton candy clouds of happiness. I find so much pleasure in such hauls! I subscribed after your last haul and I was happy to see this one! Keep making content because I'm here to happily consume it! 🥰

[@ameviko4467]

i love szmal watercolors, at the art shop i usually go to there's few series and each is differently priced, really big price differences, so it's always a gamble which ones i choose hahah but fortunately i never picked the most expensive ones

[@MoniDmajor]

Roman Szmal are definitely in my top 3 Watercolours, and depending on where you are in the world they really are the best bang for the buck! I got more after this Haul :) Like you, I am always on the lookout for the best prices

[@robertweinblatt2018]

I just bought my 30 th full on watercolor sets😱🤪😜

[@MoniDmajor]

This is fantastic! I like you a lot! 😆

[@kevinvillasuso7307]

Great job. I Hope you have more free time to do more videos and collaborations

[@lynnnasal4451]

MONI - Do you use the BrushEX that erases watercolor and eliminates the need for masking fluid? I found a supplier in the US, but it is expensive so I want to make sure it works. It comes from Germany so I am hoping you know something. Thanks! Loved your video - OMG I am so addicted to art supplies - and you should see the amount of yarn I have for knitting and I have managed to sell half of it.

[@MoniDmajor]

LYNN! ❤️ I just looked it up as I have never heard of it before. If that really works it might be a game changer for some! I am a little sceptical to try it myself and I will probably wait for more people to review it. What if you erase succesfully? Can you put more paint on top? And also what if your paper is rough or cold pressed would the eraser also reach those deep indentations? So many questions! Such an amazing tip from you either way, I will keep my eyes on it! Thank you so much for this and super glad you liked the video! Greetings from a fellow art supply addict, you're not the only one 😄❤️

[@hansendesigns]

Never say “i won’t buy any art supplies”, always put away money in your budget every month for buying supplies. Just like groceries, living expenses, savings, retirement, art supply fund. Then you have no guilt and everything is in line. Sometimes you’ll save up your art fund a few months to get supplies, no worries. 🌸

[@esta.g]

Loved your video! It was so well put together for such an amazing haul 😊 Happy belated birthday to you! I really enjoyed watching and have already filled my shopping list. I'm curious, what is the sketchbook you used for the watercolours?

[@MoniDmajor]

You have no idea how happy I am to hear that you enjoyed it and even found some new goodies for your Shopping List! I have swatched in two different sketchbooks, the standard looking swatches I made in my Hahnemühle Watercolor Book (coldpressed) and by the end of the video you see some more looser swatches in my cheap Arteza Watercolor Sketchbook (I think Granulation looks amazing in it!)

[@esta.g]

Thank u so much Moni :) The super granulating watercolours looked amazing in the Arteza watercolour sketchbook! I'll have to look into it. I used some of my s.granulating paints on Arches 100% cotton watercolor paper and I feel there wasn't a very distinct colour separation. Thanks for the recommendation! :)

[@SycoraxSnow]

I would recommend trying out some of the none pastel colours from white nights for a better picture. The pastels are great and dry bright but their main range colours are more representative of their popularity and use in post soviet countries. In terms of Windsor and newton - Kimberly has a great video on the colours from them that perform amazing, sadly terra vert in the pans is terrible and not a good representation at all :) have fun with all the exploration!

[@MoniDmajor]

I agree with you, already shared this exact thought with some people, I wanted to set up a Pastel Palette but in hindsight I feel like I should have gotten at least a few more paints without PW6 in them. I love both W&N Potters Pink and Aqua Green so much, the only paints that I do not like are Daniel Smith Prussian Green and White Nights Caput Mortum. Roman Szmal exceeded my expectations and I am in love!

[@SycoraxSnow]

@@MoniDmajor I really recommend Irganzin yellow if there’s any one colour you gotta pick from white nights xD can’t take credit for this quad but it would add to a cool quad along with three colours you already have - Irganzin yellow, caput mortum, dunes and mint- they mix really well and make for some cool colours :) romans range is amazing and has filled in a lot of colour gaps :)

[@tamarakao]

Hi, Moni! Nice video, thanks for your review. I’d recommend trying Rosa Gallery watercolors instead of White Nights. Rosa Gallery is high-quality, budget-friendly, and made in Ukraine. You won’t regret giving them a try. White Nights, on the other hand, are produced in Russia, and it would be great if sanctions against the aggressor country were enforced in all areas. My hometown is shelled every day, which is why I’m forced to live in Poland. Poland is a wonderful country, but there’s no place like home.

[@tobiokageyama8801]

You might like viviva watercolors for travel

[@MoniDmajor]

Oooooh, I heard of them and I think I even saw a video of someone using them, I was always very curious about it. I saw they have several different palettes to choose from.

[@thecrazylifeandtimesofacra2629]

for me im really just getting into art and have nothing its a lot trying to get any supplies gathered up just to have things i can work with ughhh its so much

[@MoniDmajor]

Awww, I feel you! I remember how it was for me when I started out many many years ago, I was in my training and barely had any money and it was hard for me to deicde what exactly to get, especially since I did not know what medium is best for me. After all these years slowly building my collection and having tried so many things I can say I wish I had started out with a basic set of watercolours (you can mix most colours!) + white gouache (you can use it to cover up mistakes or mix it with watercolors to create Gouache). I decided to start out with Alcohol Markers instad, but it became very expensive! You just need too many of them to create all kinds of shades, they dry out quickly if you aren't careful. Anyway, I hope this haul does not confuse you, like I say in the video, at the end of the day practice is most important and there are so many amazing artists who use just have a graphite pencil, pencil sharpener + eraser and do incredible stuff! In fact, the more limited you are the more one can focus on practicing foundations (like when I was a teenager, I only had pencils). That said, of course I can not deny how difficult it is to see amazing paints and pens in various colours, it's just too tempting! Thank you so much for your comment, Crazy daizy ❤️

[@nafordebi]

The luminance are also each one is lightfast ….. all of them

[@MoniDmajor]

They are, and the more I use them the more I fall in love with them, some of my papers don’t like Polychromos or Holbein, but Luminance always adheres to anything

[@pambutterflyhigh]

Wow girl how many?? 😵😵😵 I WISH I had the same wallet... 😂☹️

[@MoniDmajor]

Nah, better not, my wallet is empty for good now 😅😅😂 I rarely do art shopping but when I do I really turn my brain off - not good!

[@pambutterflyhigh]

@@MoniDmajor 😂😂😂🥰🥰🥰

[@Thebookrat]

I’m so afraid to use Caran d’Ache products, because I’m afraid I’m going to love them and then have to buy them. 😂💸

[@MoniDmajor]

That's how it went here, I tried them and now I got even more... I do not regret, though! But damn, wouldn't mind if they were just a little cheaper 😂

[@maggiegregory8399]

Any three of the greens or lavenders

[@jumanas4012]

could i mix metallic acrylics over gouache ? since both are water based ?

[@MoniDmajor]

Jumana, do you mean wether or not you can mix acrylics with gouache? I've done it before and it kinda works, though this mix is not permanent when dry so it's best to not go over it with a super wet brush, it would dissolve the Gouache.

[@Simonej008]

What's the point in buying other colors when you can mix them? I save a lot of money by buying a pack of primary and secondary colors.

[@MoniDmajor]

I hear you! I think there is no general rule what’s the better option, I agree that buying huge sets of colours that you might end up not using can be a waste of money. Though, wether you buy convenience colours vs. primaries and secondaries might cost the same at the end of the day as you are out of your basic colours faster since you use them a lot. That said, I have too many paints and it’s my guilty pleasure, I love convenience colours a lot. Especially a nice vibrant Coral is hard to mix and I have yet not managed to mix a proper Perylene Green / Shadow green. Anyway, thanks so much for sharing this and I am glad mixing works best for you

[@patrycjaruszczycka1621]

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[@MoniDmajor]

Dziękuje i pozdrawiam!!! 😘

[@nafordebi]

Let them share there products with you you may find your new favorates and bonus people have just put as a disclaimer that it may take time to get To to to them so you may give them your full attention,, especially as you have a day job

[@MoniDmajor]

I love jumping between mediums at the moment, I rarely have time for art but when I do I enjoy it so much just playing with art supplies instead of trying to do a legitimate full piece

[@Mopsbpv]

You only having 2k followers should be criminal 😤

[@MoniDmajor]

Haha! This is so nice! Me personally I am super surprised that I even got to a thousand, 2k is crazy to me! Imagine 2000 people infront of you 😄 Thank you so so much for your kindness, I feel so motivated now!

[@kashiomi_art]

Why would you buy white nights in april of 2022... :( has been enjoying the video up to that point. At least disclose that it's a russian company that hasn't spoken out against the war. it seems like your channel is about good vibes and positivity, but that's just so upsetting how many watercolor artists don't care...

[@MoniDmajor]

Kashiomi, I hear you. Your comment really got to me and had me restless all day. I made a long public statement in my community tab on this subject. I am sorry my video disappointed you.