Mission Gold Watercolour Swatch Party

[@macCALICOmac]

This music made me tense AF. 😂

[@TammyNewmanArt]

🤣🤣 awww sorry! Lol

[@rayne6737]

I saw your previous comment to Jay that you didn't like the Mission Gold. Although I have both the old and the newer pure pigment sets and they do behave differently and I love them. I also have Daniel Smith, Qor, Sennelier and Holbein ( got the Holbein accidentally, they sent watercolor instead of gouache). I have the brands that I have specifically because they all behave differently from each other. It depends on what I am painting and what I want from the finished product that determines which brand I use. However, my DS and Qor I often use together. Anyway back to my point of commenting, lol, I got the pure pigment set for mixing specifically as I just love mixing but also because the other paints they sell do indeed have a lot of multiple pigments in one paint color. I just knew that would lead to some issues mixing. Maybe you should try replacing a few of those most disliked multiple pigment tubes with some single pigment colors and then try planning a few paintings specifically around the brands specific characteristics and you might like them more. Sorry, I didn't finish the video. Nothing wrong with it but I tend to get very sleepy when listening to videos with music on KZbin. Not sure why but I do. I know, I'm weird, lol.

[@TammyNewmanArt]

Aww thank you for watching the video and I’m sorry if the music bothered you. It’s hard to find the right balance at times 😊. I think my issue with MG is that they’re very expensive for me in the uk, more than Daniel Smith and QoR. The money I paid for the set I got, I would expect (at least the standard paints you get in all the professional grade watercolours) to be single pigments. I just felt a bit cheated and because they are so expensive, I don’t want to replace them with the pure pigment set. I do however think they’re lovely to paint with and I like the fact that they are slow moving as it gives me more control. It’s a shame that my view on them has been tarnished

[@millyfluidart7482]

Thanks for this wonderful review very happy after muting it lol One question Tammy Here in the USA I bought the sigle pigment set of 24, 15 ml for 61.00 I would have spent 3x that price for Daniel Smith and any of the professional grade watercolors mentioned on the video , Im a beginner at this medium so Im hoping I can make it work, Do you think that adding a flow medium or ox gall will help with the flow?

[@LindsayKitson]

Great video :) I only have one Mission Gold paint that I found in the bargain section of my local store - Permanent Magenta, I think, PR122. It's a beautiful colour, but every time I use it, I forget that the brand lifts so easily, even after it's thoroughly dry, and even with colours that normally don't lift easily, and I end up with it smearing when I go to layer over it :P I'm sure for some peoples' styles that would be a feature, not a bug, but I do a lot of layering, so I find it infuriating.

[@TammyNewmanArt]

Awww thank you for watching the video. They do lift easily but as you said, no good for layering. The set I bought was their normal set and they have lots of weird pigment mixes that I would expect for a professional range.

[@LindsayKitson]

@@TammyNewmanArt I definitely agree there too; colours that in any other brand are single pigment, but in MG, they inexplicably have something added.

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

Nice selection. Even though I own that Bright Opera I'm still always amazed at how bright it is. Are you a fan of your Mijello Mission Gold Watercolors?

[@TammyNewmanArt]

Aww thank you, honestly no I’m not 😢. Mainly because they are very expensive and the set I brought wasn’t the pure pigment set (I didn’t know it existed lol) so there are some random pigment mixes that I’m just not a fan of. Honestly I prefer QoR to them

[@JayNathanWatercolor]

@@TammyNewmanArt Aww shame you're not happy with it. I'm sure the pure pigment set is much better. Some of the color mixes Mijello have in this set are a bit odd. I've still never tried QOR but definitely plan to some time soon. QOR, Roman Szmal, M.Graham and Turner are all on my to try next list.

[@TammyNewmanArt]

Yes I’ve heard the pure pigment set is fantastic, unfortunately I won’t be purchasing it any time soon! QoR are fantastic, I love them! I’m really happy with Holbein as well

[@macCALICOmac]

I find these re wet so easily and are so easy to get big blobs of intense pigment. Even more so than my DS.

[@TammyNewmanArt]

Awww thank you for watching the video! They do re wet easily, I’m just not fussed on the set I have - they make muddy mixes.