⭐COTMAN vs PROFESSIONAL - WINSOR & NEWTON tube watercolour paints | Rose Painting (2022)

NEW for 2022 : COTMAN vs PROFESSIONAL - WINSOR & NEWTON tube watercolour paints | Rose Painting
Hi Guys!
In todays video I am comparing Winsor and Newton's student (COTMAN) grade watercolours with their professional watercolours in tubes.. I previously compared their dry half pan watercolours in a video several years ago but in this video I wanted to make the comparison more thorough. I have done my best to include as much information as possible to show you what the similarities and differences are and to help you decide which is best for you.
In part 1: Swatching and comparing the properties of the two ranges
In part 2: (at 15:37) Demo painting of two identical roses using a variety of watercolour techniques.
I really hope you find this video useful. If you have any questions, please drop them in the comments section below and I will do my best to answer them.
Thank you for watching!
Sarah
Reference photo used for the rose painting: (Pixabay)
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Music (KZbin Audio library)
Shattered Paths
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[@geraldineconway1865]

This was a brilliant demonstration Sarah, not as huge a difference as I thought. I started with Cotman and still have a large palate and a good few tubes of it still. It’s perfect for sketchbook and personal work. I didn’t realise that the light fastness was so good on the cotman range. Thanks Sarah for consistently putting out great videos.

[@stefnedupreez8072]

My preferences are Cotman for some colours, Professional for some colours, and the rest I go between Schmincke, Daniel Smith, M Graham, etc. There are just certain colours in each that I prefer and go back to.

[@serenityjewel]

In my experience, as long as you don't do a lot of mixing, good student grade paints work just as well as professional grade.

[@sarthakgautam5311]

I have been waiting for this for a very long time. Also my cotman tube paints become chalky and have a weird texture after 3 or 4 layers whereas I can even go up to 6 layers for the pro range. Im a little crazy I do more then 6 layers, i even tore 100% cotton paper, this video shows the diffrence and I like how you mentioned how the pro range is thicker and more pigmented. This vid was very useful and was great like usual!

[@oalternativo]

Bottom line: same thing.

[@lori900]

First of all, your side by side duplicate was amazing!! I've always wanted to know since I have the Cotman paints already. At a glance, not a lot of difference (but like you said, straight out of the tube because they do not rewet that well - fantastic assessment) but upon closer inspection, the Professional is so vibrant and blends gorgeously. While I continue my learning journey (only a little over a year now), I will continue with Cotman (as I am mainly painting approximately 70 individual invitations of flowers at the moment). Thank you so much for this.

[@gadamis]

As a beginner I really appreciate this demonstration. 😁

[@StanWatt.]

Should white be in your palette?

[@throughmyeyes9940]

Excellent video; there are a number of professional watercolor artists whom use Cotman watercolor paints on a regular basis.

[@Jaymorganhair]

I love how you explain the process as you go along. I’m just getting into watercolor and have been using the cotman primary colors to start off. I’ve learned a lot from it and recommend others starting off to do the same. I’m excited to learn more from your channel. Do you usually use pencil to sketch out your paintings? Can you see it under the color when done? What type of pencil do you use?

[@LuzJulianna]

Thank you so much for this video,Sarah 💝

[@sandysanzenbacher7313]

This is a very good comparison video and I am happy to see the outcome. Both of the paintings turned out so lovely.

[@hiralparekh1187]

This video is perfect. I absolutely loved how you explained the difference. I am starting out with watercolors and this makes watercolor buying decision way easier.

[@colleenmcchesney1482]

Theses are both gorgeous paintings. Right now I am pleased with my complete set of W&N Cotman Watercolors. I will definitely upgrade to the professional as I run out of the student grade paints. Thanks for sharing this wonderful informational video with us.

[@jasonray9250]

Really helpful comparison. Thanks for this!

[@rebeccanewberry3176]

Loved this updated review! I actually use the tubes so this was extra helpful. I'm really happy that the Cotman performed so well. Thank you for sharing (again!).

[@neidedegouvea]

Thank you very much for the review! It helps a lot when deciding which one we can and would invest on 😊

[@debbieritter1096]

I didn't see a difference in the paintings- thank you for the demonstration, helpful!

[@wanderingstar5673]

Excellent video and comparison. Being new to watercolor , I now feel comfortable starting with my WN Cotman 14 set.

[@wunna8657]

Very nice thank you for this I think I quite like the cotman range now 😊