Jackson’s Quinacridone Gold Watercolor - Not What I Was Expecting

In today's video I'll be taking a look at Jackson’s Quinacridone Gold watercolor. It was not exactly what I was expecting but I’m still pretty happy with it.
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[@JayNathanWatercolor]

Apologies for the sound quality. Microphone gremlins strike again 🤣

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Sound was just fine to me. 😊 Thanks for this video; have not tried Jackson's WC, but next time I order I will try a tube. 💐

[@marietteacocella4988]

I do like it and can see some blue at the top. Nice.

[@jennw6809]

Well since PR206 is being discontinued, and they have to reformulate anyway, my guess is that Sennelier has decided to substitute their gold ochre for the quin gold -- at least in the Jackson's line. This may or may not happen in the Aquarelle line. I just checked their website and their color chart has not been changed yet. It may just not be up to date or they may be hoarding their old stock for their own use.

[@moonlightgator]

Thank you for sharing I actually like cheaper watercolors. I don't want to pay 25 dollar for Holbain if I can get a 5 dollar paint that looks the same.

[@robertanderson5237]

PR206 was discontinued, forcing reformulation by many paint manufactures. If you search hard enough you can still find some older tubes with PR206 available, but I guess not for long.

[@melissacole8376]

They’re so similar. I use the Holbein quin gold and love it, but I would definitely be interested in trying the Jackson’s version. I kind of like the subtlety of the glow it’s giving off.

[@lmac_z]

I suspect part of the issue is that pigment PR206 is no longer available. Only those companies who have a stock pile of the pigment like Daniel Smith will continue to make their colours containing this pigment until it runs out. Thanks for the swatch of the Jackson’s Quin Gold. It’s quite nice. And very interesting information when compared to Sennelier’s corresponding tubes and the Series.

[@raulbudusan]

The only problem I see with the Jackson's one is that py119 and py83 are a lot less lightfast than po48 and py150... but if this is not a problem, they are both beautiful

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

Ah right. I guess one would have to perform their own lightfastness test on it.

[@magentaindigoart]

I use this one too, finished a 10ml tube and got a full pan to test the pan formulation. In most cases quin gold even works as the only yellow in my palette. When I need less vibrant and subtle colors I prefer Jackson's quin gold, I feel it won't overpower a painting easily. For deeper and more glowing results I gravitate to Winsor and Newton or Roman Szmal versions. The Holbein seems really nice as well 😊

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

I like using the Winsor Newton and Roman Szmal versions too but the Holbein is still my favourite. That might change though if I start using this Jackson's one in my paintings 🤣

[@awatercolourist]

Wow! What are the odds of picking up my tablet at the same that you uploaded your video! Excellent timing 😂

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

Haha! I don’t think you ever put your tablet down. 🤣

[@TracyIndy]

👋 it's not like I receive any advance warning, but there's always a new video each time I turn on my tablet too. 😂

[@melissacole8376]

They’re so similar. I use the Holbein quin gold and love it, but I would definitely be interested in trying the Jackson’s version. I kind of like the subtlety of the glow it’s giving off.

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

I like the subtlety too. I’m more impressed by it than I thought I would be.

[@Makachopping]

WOW I am actually surprised at how nice it is! I'm not a huge sennelier fan to begin with but that's a beautiful color

[@Christine_R]

Jackson's Quin. Gold looks like Raw Sienna (how it's often made in gouache). It's okay but I would prefer Aussie Red Gold from Daniel Smith over the Quin. Gold. It's just a little brighter and more luminous looking.

[@aeli999]

I've not used any Jackson's brand paints but it looks pretty nice. I would miss that glow though. I'm not familiar with PY119 so I looked on Kim's site, as I usually do. lol According to her it is lightfast, but she only had a few brands to try. It may be one of those that differs greatly depending on brand (like PY3).

[@martinanelsonartandpsychol6478]

Haha, same here. Always look at Kim’s lightfastness tests before I decide for (or against) a new pigment.

[@markdonovan1540]

Someone get him a new mic for Christmas please. The many paint manufacturers he regularly features in his videos should be falling over themselves to sponsor Jay Nathan.

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

Fortunately the mic is fine. It's the dummy using it that's the problem 🤣

[@TracyIndy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@TracyIndy]

@@JayNathanWatercolor No one can fault you for the great service you're providing to all of us. :)

[@awatercolourist]

I don’t have either; but I did get the W&N Brown Madder PR206 and Jackson’s sent me the PR179 version 🙄. PR206 is no longer produced, as you might know. That might explain why you received a quin gold hue with a different pigment mix.

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

It would be nice if Jackson’s updated their website once in a while 🤣

[@awatercolourist]

@@JayNathanWatercolor TRUE! Hear that Jackson’s?

[@martinanelsonartandpsychol6478]

I use the one from qor it has the same pigments as the Holbein. Not a big fan of PY150 though. Started to use the Quin gold deep (only one pigment: PO48) and liked it much better. But that has has been discontinued too now. 😢

[@traciesawrey9084]

I have 3 quin golds Roman szmal py150 & po48 Daniel smith po48 & py150 Windsor Newton pr206 pv19&py150 Love them all 😊

[@opabinnier]

Well done for spotting this, Jay. I first thought: what the hell are you up to Jax? Know what? Seeing your vid I actually prefer the Jacksons Quin gold/quin ochre or whatever... and the Jax quin/cobalt green mix looks superior to me, more subtle and more to see... for once it's nice NOT to have PY150 lurking in the background! Each to his own, eh. (But no, I do love Azo Yellow) I do use some Jax tubes... I have a couple of tin boxes filled with Jax and Cotman tubes- about 3 dozen or so (one box for earths, one box for the others). These are used in 3 different palettes. (I also made up a couple of palettes with Turner tubes; I'm a loyal fan or Turner... but I can't be without Cotman or Jax- both full of good stuff)

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏

[@TracyIndy]

That was a happy accident. Jackson's paint tubes give you great quality for a small amount of money. I would use that color. PY150 can be overwhelming some times. I've enjoyed many of their other paints that I have purchased in the past.

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

I don't know if they're exactly the same as Sennelier but I quite like the few pans I have here.

[@TracyIndy]

@@JayNathanWatercolor That was awesome that you thought to check Sennelier. 👍

[@brigitteitg]

It’s good to know that there’s another nice Quin Gold mix out there, now that PR206 and PO48 are being phased out (Schmincke uses PY150 & PR101 and should hopefully stay the same). I’ve got W&N Magnesium Brown PY119 and it’s a nice orange brown (less reddish than PO48) - a good base for Quin Gold in my opinion.

[@TracyIndy]

Great idea. I'll have to try that. Thanks

[@emilymaness]

This is very interesting. What I want to know about the Jackson’s is whether or not their formulation is toxic or not. I try to paint non toxic as much as I can.

[@lindyashford7744]

Interesting. I like the green that you mixed, mostly convenience greens are not so nice, a lot less natural. I am ready to buy four Jackson’s colours, one is their Alizarin Crimson hue or whatever they call it, I hope they have not changed that! That will serve a double purpose, to complete a limited but decent set of Jackson’s, as well as to add three colours to a different set. I wonder if the tubes are the same formulation as the pan you showed…. Your comparison shows a very nice colour pigment mix indeed, it is lively without being overpowering. IMO none of the Quin gold versions around now actually looks like the original, but never mind! I would be interested in how you get on with the other colours you got as well, the tube versions have a few quirks, but I think the extruded versions might be a bit more consistent as they are already dry.

[@shadowguard3578]

I have the Daniel Smith quin gold. I don’t really know what to do with it. I bought it because at the time I kept on watching videos mentioning quin gold. I’m not fond of the DS quin gold. I find that the yellow undertone is very strong. Interesting video, thanks!

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

I tend to just use it for mixing greens

[@shadowguard3578]

@@JayNathanWatercolor useful tip, thank you!

[@awatercolourist]

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[@JayNathanWatercolor]

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[@monsoon_magic2874]

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[@awatercolourist]

@@monsoon_magic2874 Ooooh a doughnut! No one gave me a doughnut before 😄

[@awatercolourist]

@@JayNathanWatercolor Santa with no presents? I just want PO49, PG10, PR206, PO48 and PY153 😆