Green Gold PY129. A watercolor hidden gem

Hello friends!
I’m Elisabetta, an Italian watercolor artist with a passion and a curiosity for art supplies and pigments.
Today we are swatching and comparing quite a few different brands of PY129 Copper Azomethine Green (aka Green Gold): Winsor & Newton, Daniel Smith, Maimeri, Rembrandt, Roman Szmal, Qor, Lukas, Daler Rowney, Old Holland and Wallace Seymour.
Green Gold is an hidden gem for watecolourist. Great in mixes, it is also excellent for glazing. I would love to explain to you why I love it so much, swatching out different brands and mixing many color combinations!
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LINKS Hereafter my affiliated links to the products swatched:
If you live in Europe, I suggest to visit Momarte, my favourite online store. They are very friendly and have extraordinary offers and sales. They ship internationally and will help you in English if you contact them.
MAIMERI BLU www.momarte.com/prodotti-per-...
- DANIEL SMITH: www.momarte.com/prodotti-per-...
WINSOR & NEWTON www.momarte.com/prodotti-per-...
REMBRANDT www.momarte.com/prodotti-per-...
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Jackson's Art (this link will give you 10% discount if it is the first time you shop at Jackson's Art):
Daniel Smith Rich Green Gold www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/dan...
Maimeri Green Gold www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/mai...
Winsor and Newton Green Gold www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/win...
Old Holland Green Gold www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/old...
QOR Green Gold www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/gol...
Daler Rowney Green Gold www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/dal...
Roman Szmal Deep Green Gold www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/rom...
Sennelier Brown Pink: www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/sen...
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Ciao from Italy
your Elisabetta xxx
#greengold #watercolor #py129

[@karenmorgan4250]

I love.seeing someone with as many paints as myself. And with a love of colors that rival’s my own! Thank you for the wonderful and valuable impute.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Yes, watercolor collections are so satisfying and addictive!! Thank you for you kind comment 🫶

[@michelemarchesani5139]

I was just thinking of you dear Elisabetta. You wear your tender heart on your sleeve, it's why we love you so much! xo

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Michele you are always an angel. ❤️❤️❤️thank you for your sweet heart.

[@wendychampness1901]

So glad to see you’re back, I knew you would be. Yes, art is an antidote to difficult things in the news and in life❤

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you Wendy. Art really is a antidote, you have chosen a perfect term. Thank you for your comment. ❤️

[@melaniedoran2026]

Aw Elisabetta, we love hearing your voice.. It is lovely and your opinions on color are too.. It is such a difficult time.. But He is our God and IAM. Take care.. It helps to share in these times and a brief break may help out hearts and minds..

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

This is so very kind. Take care Melanie and thanks a lot for reaching out!

[@kimranson4775]

I just found your channel. Thank you so much!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank to you!!

[@sherryfurr9115]

Thanks for this comparison. I have green gold in a couple of palettes, but never knew what to do with it.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

I understand, it’s an acquired taste! I hope you will experiment with it now….thsnk you for your comment!

[@AFAskygoddess]

I bought a 15ml DS tube at a clearance sale for $4. I put it in a half pan and NEVER tried it until now. Thanks ❤ I had no idea that it made such a wonderful mixing pigment.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi!! First of all, you have a wonderful dog! And yes, it has taken me a while as well to figure out how to use it! Thank you!!

[@annewillis4673]

Art is therapy ❤ I love and appreciate what you do. Thank you 🙏

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you Anne. It is therapy indeed ❤️

[@elaineg60]

Ooooohhh…the Roman Szmal! 😍. I have DS and White Night’s version..neither of which I’m a huge fan. They’re ok and I just used the DS in a fall painting with my PO49, PO73 , PB29 & PR102 and mixed a few to make a olive green & brown. My girls are coming next month and we’re heading up to Buffalo where my younger daughter is to look at apartments. She said over the weekend she’s banning me and my eldest from going to a nearby art store “that’s got tons of your painting junk”-which, of course, means it will be the first place we visit. 😂. They apparently carry a lot of the European brands..so, putting aside some money, JUST IN CASE😁

[@markdonovan1540]

Get in that store like a rat up a drainpipe, you won't regret it😅

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Elaine, I so love your comments! You sound like a very artsy, tight family. Take your piggy bank along with you!! Enjoy your trip 😊

[@leannet3854]

I check pigment interbrand before spending on any tube of paint coz they are sooo pricey. Thank you. This has been very helpful. It helps me choose just one.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you so much for your feedback!

[@silkspinner7010]

Thank you for this video we need beauty to remind us that there is still light in the world. Green gold is one of my favourite colours

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

It’s a beauty! Thank you for sharing.

[@melaniedoran2026]

Thank you for mixing with the others.. I am fairly new and I do really appreciate it!!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi Melanie!! Actually, when I started painting, I watched a lot of videos on KZbin. It really helped me to grow as an artist. Thank you!!

[@morrisonwatercolors]

Pleasant surprise to see a new video from you. I appreciate your explanation for not posting for awhile. I have been going through similar things (very busy, feeling very sad about world events, etc). I really wish there was less conflict in the world. But art can be a good escape. I like Green Gold as a pigment. I have the Daniel Smith Rich Green Gold version only. I bet your database of colors is very impressive!

[@morrisonwatercolors]

Beautiful color mixes!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hello Morrison! I’m petrified by sadness, fear and horror …especially when I think about our kids. Yes, I have built quite a nice collection through time! Every month I buy some tubes…I look for special sales…it’s fun! And not too expensive. It’s the same budget of one family dinner at a restaurant (also a valuable experience!). Thanks a lot for always being so nice and insightful. Take care!

[@lisaharner3720]

I just received a tube of Maimeri green gold yesterday and this video came into my feed. Great timing! Need to do some swatching! ❤

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

A gorgeous gorgeous color!! Enjoy it!! Maimeri is an underrated brand, not as active as Daniel Smith or Schminke in new launches, but the quality is extraordinary ❤️

[@rebeccaneef6070]

Great review! I also think of Winsor & Newton as the benchmark, and I've been looking for the "best" brand for this pigment as well. One you may enjoy, which I recently discovered, is by Michael Harding. I find it to be the best of all that I've tried. Like you, Rembrandt has been my favorite, and Da Vinci also makes one I love, second to the Rembrandt, but the Harding version is just as exquisite, slightly more pigmented (although that is not important for me with this particular pigment), just as smooth and transparent as the Rembrandt. Where the Harding really excels is being more easily rewet after being left to dry on the palette, which is the way I prefer to use my watercolors. It is a about the same price, at least here in the US. Buying from Blick, both Rembrandt and Harding are about $1 per ml. However, I could be okay with only having the Rembrandt if I couldn't also have the Da Vinci and Harding versions. All are top-notch. It has become a core color on my palette!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi Rebecca!! Here in Italy Rembrandt is very affordable. I have tried some Michael Harding and it's wonderful paint!! I'm slowly building a collection but it's very expensive.... about Da Vinci, it's my pain point! I have tried some colors, and they are just wonderful, so easy to rewet, and loaded with pigment...the only problem is that they are not sold in Europe. So sad. Thanks a lot for your message I really loved reading it! Take care!

[@didiirwin]

Elisabetta, I am so very happy this video appeared on my feed today! I believe everything happens for a reason and the timing was so perfect for me to discover a paesana, based in Italy, no less. I love the way you give the pigments life as you educate us on the history and provenance of the brands. Fantastic!! Sono molto felice. Hearing your beautiful accent and seeing your lovely European handwriting just adds magic to the already wonderful mix 🤗 I have subscribed and look forward to watching ALL of your videos! Take time for yourself and take good care. Tante belle cose ❤️✨🇨🇦

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi Didi!! I see you are Italian Canadian?? I’m so glad you liked my video! Sono felice che ti piaccia 🤗. What is European hand writing ? Mine is so messy 😉 ! Thank you so much and enjoy!! Ciao a presto

[@giespel68]

This colour reminds me of autumn leaves. Maybe mix with some deep red. I really want to try this. Thank you for the video:)

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank to you!! Yes, I think it’s perfect for warming up autumn foliage. Thank you for your message! 😊

[@elenaz8381]

Thanks for the video and also for your sense of humor 😊

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you!! I don’t like to take myself too seriously 😀😉

[@jenneke2]

It was lovely to see another video from you, Elisabetta. The situation in Gaza and Israel is horrifying…one feels so helpless! 🙏🏼Another artist KZbinr, Ifat Flowers, lives there and has posted a couple videos since last week, her voice heavy with sorrow over what is happening…also to her friends and family. I have Qor WN, and DaVinci in green gold. They’re all great and as you said, very similar. Looking at your swatches, though, the Lukas seems to glow…not chalky in the least! I have a few Lukas tubes and I do like them, especially their neutral tint which is made without the addition of any black pigment.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Jenneke, I think that Lukas suffers from bad word of mouth… tubes are very fine and they have great prices! Neutral tint is a great way to darken and mute colours, I like it better without black, thanks for telling me about Lukas. I will probably replace my current one with Lukas then when it’s over! Take care my friend.

[@ciannacoleman5125]

I got the Da Vinci Green Gold due to Denise Soden. I havent played around with uses for it yet though.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

It’s a fun color! I use it mostly in landscapes, to be honest, and it adds a wonderful glow. Cheers!

[@E4Alabbasy]

I Adore this pigment 🥰 I use at to substitute yellows in my palette since I don't like yellows very much. I love roman szmal's version but Lukas version looks great as well! I would definitely get a tube since roman szmal only comes in a pan. Thank you for comparing 🥰

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi! I agree! Lukas is very beautiful. I use it as a yellow too, for mixing skin tones as it mutes red. Have a great weekend!

[@lindyashford7744]

I do agree with you over Lukas, I have really enjoyed whatever w/c tubes I have had from them, I also have a halfpan set of 24, no complaints. Green gold is an essential colour for me, it adds such luminosity and warmth. I have several brands including your baseline W&N. I think I too use them as a baseline. Especially for naming of pigments! The very expensive Pip Seymour and DS seem very suitable for very large paintings, both are characterful. It is very easy this week to be quite despairing of the world, please take care of yourself in all the dreadfulness, which we can do so little about.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

I am really happy that someone shared my opinion about Lukas! Tubes are very fine paint with accessible price! I’m glad you appreciate green gold as well: I gave the feeling it’s really growing in popularity! Take care and thanks a lot for your constant contribution to my channel!

[@alinatr2693]

If you haven't already,you HAVE TO try A Gallo handmade watercolors!!! If you're already in italy maybe you can visit one of their stores to get some inspiration..and new colors😂😊

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi Alina!! I have a few AGallo paint!! Although they are so expensive that I hesitate to add new paint to my small collection…A. Gallo is not sold here where I live unfortunately. I will have a look in next restock! Thanks for writing!

[@alinatr2693]

​@@WatercolorElisabetta sometimes they have little sales,I bought them with a birthday gift card,so It didn't hurt so much to spend that kind of money😂

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

@@alinatr2693 I will keep my eyes open! 🤗

[@djhadaverde]

Hola! I was waiting for this video ;) I love the mixes, this is a very versatile colour and I appreciate that you like it as well. You are right, it's perfect for skin tones! I never used for that, thanks for the discovering! The portrait is awesome. Try not to think too much about the terrible events. Turn off tv and digital newspapers for a while (really difficult as it's everywhere) but I try to do so because it makes me sick what it's happening... Take care my dear! Besos y abrazos desde Canarias! Don't forget to sing along: All we are saying is give peace a chance - John Lennon.

[@djhadaverde]

I forgot to tell you that I only have the Daniel Smith and QoR ones.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

“Only” is a big word! It’s already a lot if you’re not as obsessed as me. But maybe you are! 😀. Thank you Estivaliz for your words. I thought you might like the video. I have also included your stil de grain by Sennelier! A beautiful colour. I value John Lenin’s words and I am a huge fan of his music. ❤️

[@ChantelleArts]

nooooooo youve told everyone about my secret weapon ❤❤❤❤

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

😂sorry I gave your secret away 😂❤️❤️

[@mariarecuencocanas3653]

I love this color too and I have some brands wich I find interesting, like Sennelier's brown green, a PY129 a little softer than the others. Among the multipigmented, Gallo's green gold is very similar to the ones you have swatched. There are another line, more greenish and also multipigmented, that I love, like Daniel Smith's green Gold, Gallo's verde fico and Rosa Gallery's Aureoline Green. It is like a softer, yellowish olive green, ideal for the new born leaves in spring. And that's it, thank you again. Just remember that painting and loving colors don't harm anybody and help to ease our mind in these difficult times.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Yes Maria you’re right. No harm! The harm is for my wallet because now I would like to buy the Sennelier you mentioned and maybe the A.Gallo as well. Take care! And thanks for your comment.

[@lindyashford7744]

Hey, I liked the Rosa gallery Aureoline Green too, it is lovely. I am quite a fan of using different brands for different purposes, Rosa are very flowy, and sometimes that’s what I want and if I want to paint without a lot of water, in a very immediate way, then that extra flowy ness works really well when other brands might seem a bit dry.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

@lindyashford7744 I find it far more flowy than QOR!

[@melaniedoran2026]

Dearest Elizabetta.. I love to hear your most beautiful accent. Praying for those in Israel. Hugs from here..

[@melaniedoran2026]

Oh for some reason this color reminds me of baby poo.. I just can't help it.. Not my favorite. (I was a neonatal nurse for many years)

[@shirleywells-turner8562]

Hi Elizabetta, I am new to your channel and I love hearing your voice, so calming. I wanted to ask a question? do you have all your tube paints in a palette or do you choose your paint once you know your subject? thank you Shirley x

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi Shirley, welcome to my channel! I have several palettes. Most of them are divided by brands. Then I have some palettes with selected colors from different brands. One palette is for portraits! I very seldom use paint straight from the tube…

[@reneaclark7689]

I have recently discovered green gold. Mixing it with perylene green gives the best sappy mixes. I dislike Lukas, I had some older tubes that I really enjoyed. Got a whole split mixing set and was so disappointed, after drying on the page the pigment turns powdery and wipes off the paper. Eta: I use da vinci brand green gold

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Da Vinci is like a unicorn for me! Impossible to buy in Italy. 😭. I am honestly content about my Lukas, but I understand the majority agrees with you. Now I ask myself: what’s wrong with me?

[@reneaclark7689]

@@WatercolorElisabetta nothing is wrong with you! Da Vinci is a wonderful paint brand, I wish they shipped internationally.

[@melaniedoran2026]

Ah, I can see wheat fields, Beech leaves, oak leaves.. So when painting... If you want the darker color you want paint thicker, if you want the yellow you paint thinner?

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Yes exactly! Although I think it is very interesting also for glazing and layering. Thank you for your comments!

[@sonyaoart]

The Rembrandt version is the one I have in my palette. I have the QoR, too, but I tend to go for the Rembrandt because it’s cheaper. I’ve swatched dots of a few other brands and like you, I’ve found there isn’t much difference between them. I don’t hate Lukas but I’m not massively impressed with their paints. They tend to be very chalky. I’ve heard the quality has gone down since they were sold and production was moved though, so maybe that’s why people have such strong feelings about it? At the end of the day, it’s only paint.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Ahaha you are so right! It’s only paint! Actually, I think Lukas is victim of a sort of watercolour mobbing…I know quite a few artists that use it in a beautiful way….Also, most brands swatched today are almost interchangeable, including Lukas! Take care!

[@tolekz3689]

What about nickel azo yellow py150?

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

It’s very beautiful and I have a whole video about it! Look for my cobalt Yellow /Aureoline video!

[@markyteo]

Interesting, how the lemony yellow base don't mix with any red to produce a brilliant orange.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Yes, you definitely get a muted combination!! Is probably the greenish brown in it that mutes reds. Thanks for this insight .

[@markdonovan1540]

I love the Daniel Smith Rich Green Gold, but I've had a problem with the bottom half of a 15ml tube drying rock hard inside. The cap has always been replaced correctly after use. I've only used a little for swatching and filling one full pan so far. I don't know if the hardened paint in the tube will be usable with some wetting until I use up the top half that has still remained soft. It's expensive paint, so this kind of thing shouldn't happen.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Yes, you’re right! On the other hand maybe there was a microscopic hole? If you write to them maybe they can replace it. If I were you I would cut the tube and use it as a pan. Thank you for commenting Mark!

[@markdonovan1540]

@@WatercolorElisabetta I'll cut the tube once I've used the wet paint that's still in good condition. I was thinking of taking it all out and putting into a small container and adding some glycerine or gum Arabic, but it might mess up all of it. I could try sending it back, but it's been over 6 months now. I'll just put it down to bad luck this time.

[@LauradB65]

😂 lieta di sapere che non sono sola, non ho tantissimi colori ma anch’io ho un foglio Excel con cui ne tengo traccia

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

😂😂😂 mi porto dietro l’impronta del mio lavoro 😂😂in colonna il colore in riga la marca 😂😂 e tu? Che ridere!!!!

[@LauradB65]

Un foglio per produttore, prima colonna colore, poi codice, pigmento trasparente./semi/opaco, formato tubetto demigodet godet intero, e in quale palette li uso 😂 anch’io impronta del lavoro

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

@LauradB65 ma se sofisticatissima! Il prossimo passo è fare una macro per gestire il database 😂