Don't Be Fooled by the Packaging & Price // Art whale Watercolor Tubes Review

Today we are going to look at the Art Whale set of 24 watercolor tubes I recently purchased off Amazon: amzn.to/3lqkcN4
*affilate links used in this review
Set of 24 tubes: amzn.to/3lqkcN4
Set of 48 half pans (review coming soon!) amzn.to/3C3GKch
Folding palette: amzn.to/3Cdu2I6 (this will likely be cheaper if you find it in a big box store)
Pros:
*price
*pigment info disclosed on tubes and swatch (Pigents all check out a having good to excellent lightfast reputations)
*large 15ml tubes
*saturated strong color
*dries down well in palette without cracking
*Rewets well after dried in palette
*Colors mix well
*Glazing is possible.
*Easy to handle, you will not have to compensate for any properties with this paint
*Sturdy storage box
Cons:
*Palette is not included
*I think there may be an error in the pigment notations for madder lake and olive green
*All browns except light red are a mix. they performed fine but they are all PR101 based with a black added.
*The cereulean blue was very stiff and hard to squeese out of the tube but it painted out fine.
Bottom Line: These are a great buy if you can snag them for under $40. You can't go wrong with this much paint of this quality. The pigments are tried and true and going by the pigments disclosed I think they actually downplay, or under-promise, their lightfastness. That ultramarine blue is the best I've seen in a student/budget range. I've never heard of this brand "art whale" before but I am excited to see what else they come out with!
I hope you enjoyed this review of Art Whale tube watercolors.
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[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks Lindsay. " don't get these if you don't need paint". Ha! I'm going to start a chapter of WCPA. Watercolor Paints Anonymous. For Paintaholics like me. I think possibly these have some sort of filler in them. It's not excessive gum arabic because there is no shine when dry. I took a tissue and rubbed it over my swatch card and did get the tiniest amount of color on the tissue but it was noticeable. Don't care though as these perform so well and the granulation is awesome!

[@kathleengoski5203]

QUESTION Hi Lindsey, I am a beginner and purchased these as well as receiving the Miya set for Christmas as I mentioned in another comment. I have cased your beginner tutorials to create my first three paingings and I wanted to mention that the cerulean blue in this set came hardened in the tube. I managed to wrangle enough out to fill my 1/2 pan that I got a set with a palette to fill with these. As you may know this color "cerulean blue" is used alot. I needed to refill and at that point the tube split....any suggestions, or should I just purchase another brand to replace. I did look on Jerry's for some options. Please let me know what you think.

[@ginabadeaux9319]

@@kathleengoski5203 i bought 2 sets of the tubes ,my ceruleans were both hard so i contacted them an they replaced both with two new blues ,perfect ,

[@kathleengoski5203]

@@ginabadeaux9319 thank you Gina. I will inquire about a replacement.

[@watercolourartincapetown2919]

“No paint is good to eat - EVER!” 😂 😆 😂 😂 I think that’s a universal truth

[@TheNurseWhoLovedHim]

It's always nice when you run across a budget friendly paint that meets your expectations. Thank you for sharing the info. Might do a little early Christmas shopping for a few little artists on my list.

[@phillipstroll7385]

If you're still interested in these, they are on sale now on Amazon for the next 9 hours. I got them for $10.50 using the deal and a coupon. Don't put them in your cart until you are ready to check out because once they are in cart you only have something like ten minutes to finish your order.

[@lynncooper1781]

"Early morning treasure, to see such beauty, the morning sun painted with colorful hues,silence has spoken, I shall park my boat." Awesome Lindsay 🥂👍🙂❤

[@melstampz]

SO glad they're back in stock! Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge & insights with us. Appreciate it so much

[@tonyabeauchamp3087]

Thanks for all that you do! I love your energy! I watch your videos just to relax sometimes.

[@axon130]

Great in-depth review, as always. Thanks Lindsay!

[@sondrabrown442]

Great review, so nice to hear your opinion of these, thanks Lindsay!

[@Pebblesmas]

Wow, thx, and gorgious paintings again, you are such an amazing artist!! And your reviews are sooo complete 👍

[@bookishindian]

Absolutely in love with that bird painting you showed in this review! Thnks for the review and the inspiration to paint; as always!

[@stanky6261973]

Love this review! I also love the paintings that you did with these paints. I love what you had to say about these fabulous paints. And 15ml! WOW! Fantastic! Tfs, Lindsay.

[@Linda-qq5mg]

You sure know your paints! This was an excellent review! Your paintings are lovely! Thank you so very much.

[@reppeplucw]

Thank you Lindsay. Love your reviews. These paints do sound and look great. I'd absolutely love to see a tutorial on the bird painting or something similar. The painting is beautiful and I would love to learn some techniques for doing a background like it.

[@carmennunez715]

I love your excitement on your review, I am so glad I got it and I will be getting my 48 set today as well. I love how you talk about the pigment information because that is something I would like to learn about. I will get me information chart and make notes based on what you said. You are the best.

[@janicek9399]

Great review! I ordered the 48 half pan set, I hope they are as good. Loved your paintings, they are beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[@ColorfullyOptimistic]

I saw these and was curious! It always amazes me the hidden gems out there but also just shows price doesn't always determine the quality of things. Thank you for picking these up and sharing!

[@jom6829]

Great review, but I wouldn't expect anything else. Your paintings are glorious. Now off to watch you do them.

[@bowiespace]

I bought these when you first mentioned them. I was looking for some nice tube paints. Thank you as always for your great comments!🤗

[@silylily1212]

Thank you! I found these on sale so gave them a try and they are great! A nice step up from Cotman. So creamy smooth and the colors are vibrant!

[@pauladams7407]

Thank you for this review! I've been curious about these.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

My pleasure!

[@Shelleyweaver84]

This is lovely and the fruit in the jar was beautiful too x

[@RoySATX]

Amazed and very appreciative of your knowledge of pigments, and thankful you share it with us.

[@michelleannette7994]

Just got some. Your idea to stock up for classes was great!

[@vondasmith8046]

Hank you. Trying them out soon. Adding to my humongous amount of supplies I already own! Some things are just so fun to collect and try out. Looking forward to taking a few of your classes.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks!

[@triciab8751]

My hubby ordered me the 48 set. I hope they are as good!!!! They get here tomorrow (hopefully).

[@oddlandstar]

Hey Lindsay!! I love your videos because you review underrated inexpensive/ even expensive art supplies that usually turn out to be gems! You’re very honest too. I don’t know if you would but I would really like it if you reviewed the Croma Flagship and Croma Lite alcohol brush markers. Apparently The flagship markers have a super brush nib! There are a lack of reviews for these markers online that are recent so I just thought to ask you!! Thank you ❤️

[@created2bless322]

Question? Gorgeous paintings! I want! I love these and the painting of the bird is one I would love a tutorial on! Yes?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I might! There have been several requests!

[@taylorjudi]

@@thefrugalcrafter make it several plus one! I would love a tutorial.

[@mjpete27]

Wonderful review! It is nice to find that diamond in the rough and to be the first is a real deal too! I have more than enough paints but for classes this would be great and so economical to! I bought the DaVinci Paints 37ML tubes for outfitting a class and that was a good way to go too. I try to go with single pigment colors especially when starting Adult students as I have found it leads to less mud than multiple pigment paints, not always, but the frustration of poor paint is not a burden to dump on any beginner. I am really enjoying your painting videos and I must say I avoided your channel for a long time as my wife is the "Crafter" and I try to steer clear of her bailiwick ! I just want to say thanks for doing WWM as that brought me here and I am so glad to watch your content!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I think the term crafter is inclusive and makes people feel welcome and I am glad you are here! Those 37ml tubes are a teacher's best friend. I Renner ordering them from the artist magazine in the 6 color mixing sets when they first came out! They were as cheap at Cotman!

[@brendadudley6474]

I really appreciate all your research and explanation. You help me make an informed decision and save money. Thank you.

[@ClarkFineArt]

Clicked the link and went to take a look at these, lol your viewers have “sold out” Amazon and they don’t know when or *if they will be back in stock. Man I knew I should have jumped to take a peak when you first started talking about them. Also looked at the pans, yup that coupon has left the building lol. I put them on a watch list, we will see if they come back in stock. Great review!

[@infamousS709]

I have never heard of them and so glad you did this video! I am looking for good paints for my students and this looks like a great find :)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Glad it was helpful!

[@terryclark4589]

Thanks for the review. They look great! I'm swatching my new Rosa's today. Do I need more watercolor paints? Not sure.😉

[@coldmountainpix]

I just ordered the 48 pan set. I figured at 24 bucks it was a steal! I saw someone else do a swatch...I'll be RVing for quite sometime soon so I need my paint in pan form.....not that I dont already own 50 sets lol...couldnt resist the $10 off!! Thank you for the review...i wish the ultramarine was sold in single tube...I can see me buying the set just for that granulating goodness :)

[@natalierice6528]

Thrilled to see your review in these after you mentioned them last week. I ordered them last week and have been enjoying them since they arrived. Like I needed another set of watercolors!🤦‍♀️I had a $5 coupon pop up on Amazon too. The only issue I had was my tube of that pretty cerulean was almost dry. It dispensed as a very firm turd and would not stick to the pan. I also thought the cobalt blue was going to be chalky and was pleasantly surprised that it did not dry chalky. Thanks for the lovely review.

[@natalierice6528]

Update: after a year, I contacted the company thru Amazon and they replaced my tube of cerulean blue, no problem. Also, I just ordered them again. Not as cheap as the first batch, but still a good price of $35.

[@ChrissieNicely]

Thanks, Lindsay! The tubes look like Mission Gold and it is quite likely that some manufacturer in China just mimicked them (although I have not looked at/compared the pigments at all). Out of all those companies in China I find it's quite possible they started their own line, isn't it? And, funnily enough, politically speaking, Amazon does their advertising for them! The Chinese have always been a clever people!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I'm 99% sure they are made by Superior. I found and old listing for almost identical paint but it was like $68 when it was live. Simeone told me there are 3 similar superior tube sets for $70 each on foreign sites.

[@Amywazwaz06]

I have the mission gold set also. And when Lindsey showed the tubes, that was my first thought. These look like the mission gold tubes I have. Of course I do not know anything to be able to figure that out.

[@ChrissieNicely]

@@Amywazwaz06 Lindsay has it all figured out. 😊🥰 However, it's a question of who duped whom here, I reckon! 🤨😅😘

[@amyprince2081]

Hey Lindsay!! Fellow Mainer and painter, here. No paint is safe to eat, Evah!! Girl, I am on a squeaky-tight budget and just LOVE the fact that you do these reviews for us!! I am definitely going to have to buy some Art Whale watercolors!! All because of your review!!! I have a couple of pans of different quality paints, but have started leaning into the tubes instead for better color payoff. You are my She-ro!!! I can finally afford to get these images out of my head and onto a page!!(for an affordable price!) Thank you so much for all you do for the art community here on KZbin!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Evah! 😆

[@cynthiacaldwell5073]

Thank you for the review! I actually ordered them yesterday. I’m planning to use them with my art students. I also saw this brand has 100% cotton watercolor paper pads very cheap. I’d be interested to see your opinion of these.

[@brasilecoms6297]

I loved all those paintings! Great review!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks!

[@ZarpeParadise]

I almost bought these but saw your "watching paint dry" and ordered the Phoenix. I've been very happy but of course, now I'm totally curious!! I'm an Artaholic at heart and LOVE your reviews over the years!!! Thank You!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I almost bought a back up set at this price 😆

[@ZarpeParadise]

what the hay, ordering now!

[@ginabadeaux9319]

i think we did good getting these ,i ended up buying two of the tube sets ,the cerulean were hard ,i got them replaced by art whale very good service ,i got my second one for 23,00 the first was more ,it is a very good buy ,my mgrahams were 106.00 for 10 tubes

[@cherylnlytton]

I was looking at the colors in the 48 count tin and noticed I recognized the "stranger" names on many of the colors... including misspellings. I went through my swatches and saw that my set of Superior "Tinge" was the one that matched the names. It is the one in the aqua blue tin.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I wondered about that! I have the artsy 24 set that came in the same design outer box as the tinge and I loved that set!

[@65sunnyday]

Good review, Lindsay! Thanks!

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Woooowwww! That granulation is amazing!

[@RoganClipsforyou]

Thanks. Well spoken. I personally do not support PRC. Well as much as I can and that I know of.

[@nerdywatercolorist6551]

Wow! The granulation on ultramarine is so beautiful!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Its crazy! I love it!

[@andreaharutunian3838]

Hi Lindsey, loved this review ... Looked on Amazon for the Art whale Watercolors and found a 48 half pan set on sale for $24 ! The pan comes wrapped in a nice cloth (and it's in a pink tin ( like Paul Rubens) ... I did research and all said pans are same as the tubes so I bought it, can't wait till it comes tomorrow... PS all the reviews on Amazon were excellent...

[@jenthulhu]

I have this set. It's very nice. Lots of fun to paint with.

[@janicek9399]

I ordered the 48 set too, I couldn’t believe the price for 48 half pans. Can’t wait to get it!

[@teresafuller3912]

nice for you...I'm looking at them right now on Amazon and they're $34.95, at 8:07pm est

[@andreaharutunian3838]

@@teresafuller3912 oh my! Ordered them last nite and the 48 pan set was $24 and change! Maybe a one day sale??? I'm going to ck again...but mine coming tomorrow ( wednesday)

[@andreaharutunian3838]

@@teresafuller3912 yep price went up fr last nite!

[@krabfingers8473]

The paint looks good so I checked out their store on Amazon, turns out they sold 100% cotton watercolor paper! Sadly it's been out of stock for awhile :( It looks promising and cheap too! (One review said it was $25 for two pads of 24 sheets.) I will try to contact them to ask if they will restock their paper.

[@PamelaRodriguezPamDesigns]

Thank you for your review of these paints! I’ve always believed you get what you pay for. Rarely do you get more. I love your paintings using these.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Not always I finding lately with art supplies from eastern Europe and Asia, in those cases sometimes you get much better than you pay for. For western brands cheap price often means bad quality tho as they often have the stuff made in China and marked up. When you buy direct from the manufacturers on Amazon you can get a steal (until it gets popular anyway 😆)

[@starr-starr]

Man those look good. I’m trying to hold off. I’m in a good place right now and actually using a lot of my paints. Then I’ll feel ok about buying more! Those paintings look great, that sky! And I love the bird. Jerry’s has a Creative Mark folding palette that is somewhat similar to that R&L. Fewer wells, but more space for half pans. I have a couple of those cheap palettes with wells on both sides. So aggravating because I have to leave it open until it dries. I have a number of other nice palettes, but find I still go back to my first 2 cheap ones.

[@kwdkctln]

First I wanted to say appreciate your suggestions and thank you for sharing your experience. Unfortunately I went to the link at Amazon and the paint set shown was Gone. The page said they did not know when they would have the product again, so it looks like your positive review has wiped out their stock. I will try another source &/or keep my eye out for when they restock. Thanks again for the tips. K

[@tradingpostfarms]

So I ended up getting the art whale tubes for an occupational class I'll be doing at the center where I work. Personally I absolutely love these paints but I worry about the mixing capabilities because they are not perfectly transparent. However they are very vibrant, like nearly as vibrant as my qor, a little goes a long way which should serve me well in class. I'll add to this once I paint something, but I love the granulation!

[@UandMeGod]

You are such an amazing artist! I LOVE the bird painting! I mean ALL your paintings are so good! But the bird and that background color it just really caught my eye! I will check out these paints for my 18yr old who is really turning out some pretty amazing realism art with pencil these past couple years and has branch out into water color painting this past year with a very limited amount of supplies. I think I will buy this and wrap it up and give it to her for her birthday next month! She will love it! Thanks again Lindsay! ***Dang! They are currently unavailable! lol Oh well! Hopefully they will get them back in stock soon!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

The rosa gallery sets are great too and you can purchase colors once at a time when she uses them up. They are also a good deal in sets on Amazon. D8ngle pans are cheaper on etsy tho.

[@UandMeGod]

@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you! I will go check them out! I appreciate the info!

[@3ooth]

they look lovely for sketching, i'm tempted

[@thefrugalcrafter]

If you have friends who paint you could easly share a set and fill a few palettes.

[@georgesgentry5835]

Nice review Lindsay. TFS.

[@blackpanda7298]

I definitely go the only set available on Amazon Canada ❤ it come Thursday I’m going to put them together with my Shinhan and my mission gold

[@pinkflamingo5628]

Lindsay!!!! More to tell my therapist, lol 😂😂😂 Too much fun stuff and not enough time!!! Seriously, I may have a problem. Getting to the point we may need to get a rider on our insurance or I open a store. ☺️😇🎨 They’ll be here tomorrow, btw. Have a good evening 😂🥰🤗🌴🌺

[@thefrugalcrafter]

😄

[@jeffreyschwarz3699]

Went on Amazon and looked at the different watercolor paints. The Artwhale really looks like Mijello paint which is a high quality paint and charges about the same price for each tube in the $24 set.

[@mariaalejacardozoenglish4job]

I was thinking to buy the Mission gold o es but these got me thinking... Thanks for the review your painting are awesome.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Glad it was helpful:)

[@junkjournalmavenwannabe]

Thanks for this excellent review!

[@Reeflections]

Thank you! And you're very talented! Blessings ❤️✝️🙏🏻

[@michaelannfitzgerald8742]

I think you just saved my butt and my wallet lol. This past year I have taken on some students and recommended Cotmans for a first palette but the refill tube sets are expensive. These are cheap enough that I can buy them and refill my students pallets myself. Thank you so much! 🙏💚

[@thefrugalcrafter]

And they seem better than cotman to me

[@michaelannfitzgerald8742]

@@thefrugalcrafter Ooo fantastic!

[@natalierice6528]

They are much more saturated than Cotman.

[@michaelannfitzgerald8742]

@@natalierice6528 Thank you so much!

[@marjorieclinton6780]

I was so excited when I received my art whale paints. While waiting for them I spent time making up a pallet in my mind placing all the colors where I wanted them to be and looking forward to my experience of painting. The second tube opened watery which was a pattern for about four other tubes. One tube was totally dry. I opened up the tube and attempted it to scrape out the dry paint hoping to reconstitute the paint with no success ended up throwing all of it away. After allowing time for the paint to settle I was very disappointed in the paints consistency because 50% of the paint had a thick film. And not easy to a mix. I am determined to make this work making this opportunity a learning experience. I really do appreciate your time and your diligence to find affordable painting supplies.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Oh no. I am so sorry to hear this. My cereulean blue was stiff but I could still squeeze it out. You can cut away the tube and put the paint chunks in a palette. However I think it is unacceptable that your paint arrived this way and I would ask amazon for a replacement or exchange.

[@marjorieclinton6780]

Yep it was the cerulean blue. I was really looking for it to using it. I will check out your suggestion and let you know how it goes. Again thank you for what you do to promote art

[@rmuller366]

Just clicked links to Amazon and both are currently unavailable. ☹️. Will keep checking. Thanks for the review. Excellent as always Lindsey. Blessings to you!

[@reneboykin]

I ordered mine today from Amazon. Thanks

[@tracyvis2101]

Nice! I saw a KZbin review a couple of weeks ago on the art whale half pan set. It wasn’t very well done so I’ll be looking forward to your review of them! They were wrapped in a pink cloth kind of like the Paul Reubens watercolors. Maybe that’s the mystery company.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It's not Paul rubens. These are identical to my artsy set by name and number and doodle hog 36 and altenew 24 by looks.

[@AridescentArt]

Another set of paints added to my Amazon list!! 😂😬 seems like a great buy.

[@TuxieTude]

Hi Lindsay! So exciting. I really love all the paintings you did with these. The landscape is my favorite 🥰 Please do a tutorial of it. 😁 Which low cost paints are your favorite or you think are the best? These, the Rosa watercolors or Paul Rubens? Thank you. 💜💜💜

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Hmmm, is go for rosa or Paul rubens artist grade because they have been around longer and I don't know where this brand comes from to be safe if you asked me to pick favorites. I have more experience with PR so if probably say them:) of course they are more expensive than these.

[@TuxieTude]

@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you so much!

[@Megzamani]

I got these and they are great.

[@nadeaner.cowley513]

OMGosh!!! That granulation is incredible!!! Love me some granulation!! Schminckes French Ultramarine is beautifully granulating as well...Its so funny in the beginning of my watercolor journey I used to hate granulation and only seek out paint that was super flat and transparent, now I absolutely love granulation!!! Id get that set just for the Ultramarine..lol. great video, thanks for sharing!!💙💜🧡

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Enjoy!

[@Trish_Carmichael]

I tossed a few on the trash thinking my paints were bad xD In my defense I will say I didn't have access to internet back then and no one around me knew about these things haha

[@Skinnychelle48]

I love these paints and I love Mission Gold, I love lots of bold and vibrant color. Purchased a Winsor Professional set, disappointed with the vibrancy , the Raw Umber is so weak.

[@justacatwhocantype]

These do look nice. I looked at their different sets on the American Amazon (we don't have this brand here) and I thought that the pan set looked so much like the Superior pan set, the one that comes in the metal palette. Looking at the comments here, I guess I was right and other people noticed it, too. Not a set for final work, but they definitely look like a nice choice for sketchbook stuff and playing around. And I completely love the packaging with the whale, appreciate that much more than companies trying to make their stuff look all fancy.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It sets expectations that it is fun and young I think. Like doodle hog with the hedgehog on the box. You don't expect Schminke but it's great for the price.

[@firdyk]

Beautiful sketches very vibrant

[@seventy7070707070]

thanks for the review!

[@michellec9368]

Thanks for another great review, binging on your lastest low cost watercolors sets. I recently watched the one you did on the Meilang 36 set and hoped to purchase it soon, or was until I just watched this one. I’m not sure if you reply to videos you posted 2 months but if do which of these these is better for a beginner or if your aware of one even better but that’s less than $25. I’d love your advice and love your channel as well.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I think I'd go with meilang

[@vickistracey7264]

These look great! 😍 Unfortunately they are not available in the UK 😭

[@amberali4166]

Hello so beautiful and nice water colour

[@annettefournier9655]

Oh, and they took the coupon,(pronounced coopon!) I'm from New England lol. Off. So now they are $30.98 which is still a steal of a deal for 24 15ml tubes. I'm resisting the half pan set. I. Too much of a beast and jam my brushes into them.😉

[@flychk1229]

Yeah, yeah, don't buy if you don't need....I laugh in the face of common sense! I actually ordered from the link you had in a video yesterday. I love granulation and I'm glad I saw this video. Thanks for all of the information! I just feel free to 'waste' paint learning when I can find decent paint cheap. Not exactly sure WHY I'm saving all my 'good' stuff...it's not like I'm going to suddenly wake up one day and be a Lindsay! HAHAHA

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You will be you and that deserves good paint too!

[@flychk1229]

@@thefrugalcrafter ❤️

[@loracharis6814]

17:56 Love this painting.

[@ianjackson5834]

maybe for some one who is dipping the toes in to pro ish quality but not available to me in the UK at this time and availability is a important thing for pro paints

[@jenthulhu]

I got an Art Whale pan set through Vine (I'm a Vine voice--we don't actually get the stuff for free, btw, we are assigned a tax value for each thing we order and we have to pay taxes on the things we order). Personally I believe these are made by Paul Rubens.

[@jenthulhu]

I forgot to mention my reason for thinking it's Paul Rubens. The set I got was packaged identically to PR--in a sturdy box, wrapped in a chamois cloth. And the pre-printed swatch paper is just like the one offered by PR in their sets. I realize that may be a thin reason, but I've never seen any other brand package like this.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks for letting me know. I didn't know that. Thanks for your insight. The PR pans serm like they are liquid poured but the pans in the photos look extruded. That daid I'll dance a jig if when the 48 pan set arrives it is PR pan quality as I have been waiting for a sale on their 48 pan set.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Oh, just seeing your reply. Artsy and Tingue paints (made by Superior I beleive) also come packaged that way so that was my guess (that it was by superior brand)

[@jenthulhu]

@@thefrugalcrafter Aaaah--that would make more sense. I didn't realize they had the same packaging (I should have, as I have a Tingue palette, also from Vine). Do you feel like the quality of these paints is similar to the Artsy and Tingue paints in some way?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

@@jenthulhu I don't notice a similarity (more than any tube to pan) between the art whale tubes and artsy pans but I am pretty sure the artsy 24 half pan, altenew 24 half pan in the metal tin (and possibly etched 24 set but I don't have that) tongue (because the outer cardboard box us identical to artsy) and doodle hog 36 set (not the other sizes tho, they are different and the company doesn't even know why lol) are coming from the same factory. If you compare your tingue and art whale pans will you let me know if they are the same? Another viewer said they thought these look like one of the superior 24 tube sets that are $70. Superior makes the artsy and tingue pan sets I am 99% sure. I feel like such a detective 😆

[@waymire01]

You need to review the Marie's Master watercolor. I'm highly impressed. They are nothing like the previous Marie's lines. They are not as vibrant as these, more of a soft gentle watercolor such as Winsor Newton. Beautiful transparency, dilution, and finish on the paper. A few quirky mixtures is the only issue I have with it. Jerry's has them exclusively I think, about the same price point as Cotman. Individual tubes and sets available. Almost no reviews available. Allan Quesada has one though if you want a look.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I noticed them at Jerry's. I wondered if Phoenix made them as I noticed some similarities in color numbers and packaging. I wondered if they were the same as the Phoenix "professional" tubes. The regular Phoenix tubes were junk imho.

[@mikepolo2887]

Hmm they look decent indeed. It would be perfect if they had a 12 set without the weird mixes.

[@urbangypsy69]

Tubes are very nearly the size and color of Mijello. I’ve got all of the Mission Gold sets and many of their single pigment line beyond the large set of their single pigments. I’ll check the Art Whales mixes against the blue label and the single pigment set. I wonder if these are seconds? The box is sturdy. The swatch sheet is very “Rubens”. A lot of complaints happened re: Cerulean Blue being dried up. Mine was thick, but certainly not worse than the earliest release of “Genuine Tiger’s Eye” from DS. Idk. My nine month constant light facing west test was good. 🤷

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I think these are made by superior. I still really like them. Superior packages a lot of their products like Paul Rubens.

[@elizekohler6199]

Beautiful ❤️

[@Skinnychelle48]

I just bought the pan set and the tube set and I love them! I also bought White Nights and I like the Art Whale sets better. Regret buying White Nights. 😕

[@carolpoltorak9334]

Hello Lindsay, Thank you so much for the great review on this tube set. Are you planning on getting the Art Whale 48 tin palette and doing a review on them too? Have a great day! :-)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes! They should arrive next week!

[@carolpoltorak9334]

Ha Ha! You make me laugh because I realize that you can not pass up on a deal for a good watercolor. I completely agree! :-) I will be really looking forward to your review and how they “stack up” to the rest (ie: Pretty Excellent, Paul Rubens, White Knights, Lukas, Turner, Van Gogh, Artsy/Superior, Phoenix, etc. to name a few.:-) Also, I think that you are due for another watercolor palette haul review video. I believe that your collection has grown since the last two and we might need an update. Ha Ha! Shhh…Don’t tell your husband. Lol. I think your viewers love watching them. I know that I do! Thank you for all your great opinions and knowledge with a fun bubbly personality. Always such great reviews.

[@twizzle1710]

The 48 colors are due into Amazon on August 7 at $34.99

[@tradingpostfarms]

So this is an update to my earlier comment after receiving my art whale paints, and let me tell you at first I was disappointed simply because I dont own any off brand paints, when i started i committed to quality, I used cotman until I saved for professional paint. And that's all I've had. But these colors are really unique, the blues and the earth colors are spectacular, I literally tried to get mud and all I ended up with was strong granulation, and really interesting color separation from the multiple pigment colors, very cool. Highly recommend.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Im glad you are liking them!

[@CreatingCuteArt]

Ok I didn't need paint but I got these anyway lolol 🤣 (they were just so cheap!!)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It was hard to pass up!

[@nancyhappily9503]

I'm getting more curious about watercolor painting and don't understand what granulation is why it's important. I always rely on you videos for honest reviews. Thanks for another great one.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It refers to the texture in a wash of paint. I love it but some people don't. It is totally personal preference.

[@lincasey248]

Some pigments leave a granular texture- good for textured paintings like landscape- not my preference

[@nancyhappily9503]

@@thefrugalcrafter thanks for explaining it to me.

[@nancyhappily9503]

@@thefrugalcrafter thanks for sharing your knowledge and talents

[@nancyhappily9503]

@@lincasey248 thanks Lin, I will have to check out some paints and see if I like it or not

[@shariyoung4064]

Purchased today for $21.50 using your link. Thanks. 12/27/22

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks and enjoy!

[@arteriasartsinteriordecor4872]

Curious, did you do a video of the bird on the left side of your sketchbook? Really like that one. Have a good day!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Not yet bit I might!

[@Horsewoman-pt2ku]

Love the bird painting and the others. Did you video them?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I didn't record most of my WWM paintings because I painted outside and away from my camera. I might redo and film some of them tho!

[@brendacollinsdeeks7268]

I love the granulating watercolours so these sound wonderful but don’t appear to be available in Canada.😔

[@Skinnychelle48]

Nice review! Lovvvveeee ur sketch as well! What sketchbooks are those?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

My friend Rosie made me the handmade one with arches paper and the other is Arteza

[@Skinnychelle48]

@@thefrugalcrafter very nice!

[@RuiandCarla]

Hi Lindsay. Thank you so much for all the videos you share! You are a gem. Was wondering what your thoughts are on their gouache set that comes with lids. I bought them but I am on the verge of returning them because i am afraid they will dry on me. :( Thank you so much in advance.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I have not used them but since they have the lids I think they would be OK since you only have to open the colors you want to use.

[@ZE308AC]

This one would of been good for uni or college art classes.

[@creativesolutions902]

Hey Lindsey :-) wonderful review! Didn’t catch it if you mentioned it, but did these dry down well without cracking? Thanks!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

They dried down great. I didn't have to add anything to it either. They are a great buy I think!

[@deborahbloom4624]

Are the round holes in the Royal Langenickel palettes to hold paintbrushes? I've never seen that in a palette before....

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes but I rarely hold my palette or use that many brushes for watercolor. I think it is probably used that way for acrylics at an easel.