My 10 Favorite Watercolor Colors Revisited. It's My New M. Graham Tube Set

[@TreasureMapsGenealogy]

It's about time. I wrote to M. Graham asking for a Steve Mitchell set back when you had 100K subscribers. I think they should have come to you long ago.

[@Everyoneisanartist776]

Agreed!

[@hiimlolo9811]

I am SO appreciative of the fact that you always go for transparent colors but moreso I am so thrilled you got to collab with your favorite paint company! Congrats!!! I can't wait to see you play with them more

[@yuikoh.9905]

Congratulations! You're the first KZbin watercolour channel I subscribed to 4 years ago when I started using watercolour paints in my artwork. I learn a lot from your videos and visited "8 favourite colours" video numerous times (together with other videos) to learn again and again. Just recently I visited the 8 favourite video again, wishing there was a set available from m.graham selected by you. I couldn't believe it when I found this video this morning. I will add what I am missing from these 10 colours and will be looking forward to your tutorial with the palette. Thank you so much for your effort in making invaluable videos for such a long time.

[@makeitvanilla6313]

You were the one that pointed me in the direction of M. Graham, and they are my favorite! Congratulations Steve!

[@tart377]

I found your video from 5 years ago when I first started learning watercolour, it introduced me to M. Graham (which turned out to be one of the most affordable high quality brands where I live) and what are still some of my favourite colours. I love your new set and can't wait to see what you make with it in the future! Thank you for the wonderful content.

[@NancyTipton-u8e]

Love the simplication in the setup of this palette…and yet plenty of colors…with room to add more or leave empty. Thank you for sharing. And congratulations!😊

[@stevemurray6543]

Two of my favorites, you and Wet Paint. Thanks for everything for all these years.

[@jenthulhu]

Couldn't happen to a nicer, more deserving guy. Congrats!

[@silvanacecchini9701]

Congratulations . Love everything about your channel. Last week in my first in person class since February 2020, I painted a small landscape and realized how much you influenced my spontaneous painting style. Needless to say the teacher was impressed . Thanks for sharing your gift .

[@mjpete27]

Congratulations Steve! Putting a palette together with a manufacturer is an accomplishment many artists strive to do. I have all of these colors in DaVinci paints. I have the neutral tint because I duplicated Denise Soden’s (In Liquid Color) Wildlife Palette. It was the first time I ever used a neutral tint paint in watercolor! I sometimes still feel a bit lazy not mixing my own, but it sure is an incredible time saver and making painting more enjoyable is a good thing! I am looking forward to seeing you create some paintings and videos featuring your custom palette. I believe that you never stop learning about painting, well if you want to be better that is, I still have a lot to learn. Yes, even after 30+ years of painting I am Learning and I thank you and others for sharing your expertise with others here on the Tube! I did catch your possibilities at towards the end of this video any other options?

[@linlippy3358]

I'm so excited to see this! Besides which it's a significant savings on my favorite brand! Thank you so much for this collaboration and I hope you do more sets, such as a floral set and a sea set, etc., that way we have your years of experience at our finger tips and that's priceless!

[@labaccident2010]

Oooooooooh! I don’t need more paint but i reeeeeally want this!

[@jillmitchell6828]

I bought them. Playing around with mixing them, the colors and blends are all gorgeous . It’s an amazing set. Thank you so much.

[@taylors726]

Congratulations, Steve! I'm very excited for you. I was one of those who picked my first palette colors based on your original video. M. Graham has not disappointed. Thank you for all you do for the watercolor community!

[@plowestudio]

Me too!

[@concopcai]

THEY ARE ARRIVED ^^ Some days ago this Color Set came to me to Germany ,Bavaria and they are great ! Thank you so much for it.They are really gorgeous !

[@BeckyTregear]

Wow, that's so awesome that you have your own box of watercolour tubes! And M.Graham paints are so wonderful. I really like their cobalt colours, especially the violet and teal.

[@Pomelo.Digital]

Oh my days!! This is SO exciting! I cannot believe you got to collaborate with M. Graham - they are my favourite brand! Can anyone say ‘favourite-squared’! Great video.

[@chelreyes6008]

Congratulations!! Your video on the 8 colors convinced me to invest on M. Graham paints. I’m glad I did, you’re one of the artists here in KZbin whose reviews can be definitely trusted.

[@RBartsy]

Congrats! I love your videos: explainations, technical art methods, paints & colors you use, variety & number of videos, how you break out topics to easily try & find again plus there is the wonderfully silly sense of humor making me laugh! Thanks!

[@diannaa5631]

So happy for you.you deserve the honor.you've been so helpful getting beginners on the right track.been an artist all my life but finally got brave enough to get into watercolors late in my life.you made switching mediums a delightful journey.thank you

[@charleneh8374]

I needed an excuse to return to my watercolor. This is it! Ordered kit and palette. Will take a 1st row seat and pay attention! Thank you and Congratulations!

[@daveaquilante4158]

Congratulations Steve! Thank you for turning me on to M Graham. They are a great line of watercolor pigments. I will definitely invest into the colors I don't have already as per your suggestion. Once again thank you for all you do for us all! Bless you Steve!

[@stephanie.kilgast]

Awesome, congrats on that! Some of my favorite colors too and I love M Graham paints!

[@megperry5586]

I love M Graham, thanks to you I have some of these colors, can't wait to see you use them. I need to learn how to mix better without getting muddy. Looking forward to this

[@judesartstuff8782]

oh my goodness I live pretty close to wet paint and absolutely love that store! its so exciting to see one of my favorite youtube creators and one of my favorite art stores in the same video!

[@millerscott2781]

Congratulations! After watching these years you have a M Graham set. I’m looking forward to seeing your creativity with theses. Thank you for introducing me to these wonderful paints!

[@vatiammatri]

Thanks Steve! I'm not in a position to get this set right now, but you inspired me to recreate it from my stash. It took several hours of pigment and brand comparisons to come up with a facsimile. The hardest was substituting for PY110 Indian Yellow. I came up with PY65 Perm Yellow Deep from the Mijello Pure Pigments. The most fun I had was mixing PV19 & PG7 to come up with a comparable neutral tint. There's so many great darks one can mix with those two pigments, gorgeous. I'm going to do the mixes on the subsequent videos for this set with the palette I created (mix of DS, Mijello Gold PP, Maimeriblu) and see what I learn. It was hard to find a good good comp for the M Graham Quin Rose btw. Maybe one day I can compare your M. Graham set to this one, I look forward to that. Thanks for all the teaching you do and for covering the basics! Say hi to Reese 😊

[@bevann716]

Congrats Steve! Thanks to you I have been using and loving M Graham paints. Watching you and your videos started me on my journey with watercolor. I am still learning but absolutely love the characteristic of watercolor. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and love of watercolor with us.

[@InLiquidColor]

Congratulations again, Steve! So well deserved!

[@mindofwatercolor]

Thanks Denise! Very kind of you to say so.

[@daveaquilante4158]

I'm so excited! I just got my mind of watercolor 10 color watercolor set!!! I just did my swatches and making a color wheel to test them out. I can't wait to use them on a watercolor subject and see how the feel and perform. Thank you Steve for all that you do for us! Sending my heart full of gratitude to you and your family! God bless!

[@adunzoroq33]

How did I only realise this!!! Love the M. Graham's so so much and only learning these were your palette! Thank you! :)

[@diannaa5631]

I got into watercolors with you.you are so easy to listen to,understand and learn from.i have all these colors and will now build a travel palette.thank you for sharing your journey with us.hugs n blessings

[@alisonhendry2928]

So excited for you! Love these paints and go back to M. graham so often after venturing away to try others... silly me. You were the first KZbin watercolour artist I subscribed to sooooo many years ago and still love it when you post. I am going to explore your ideas with the split primaries... love transparent c9lours as I am a big glazer... thank you for sharing and all you give.

[@dannyortega6686]

Thank you so much for what you bring to the world. You have inspired me to paint again after a 20+ year hiatus. Best Regards.

[@dannyortega6686]

Ordered the set.

[@redbeard365]

Your first 8 color video was a game changer for me. I went out and bought every one of those colors at my LOCAL art store (Oregon Art Supply) and have been using them ever since. Of course after you use M.Graham watercolors you get hooked and I did purchase more colors. BUT I have you to thank for introducing me to that palette and they have served me well. I look forward to buying this set!

[@debbievermilyea4037]

Bravo! Congrats! You have every reason to be proud. You're a wonderful artist and fantastic person. ....very happy for you. This is awesome.

[@magdalenaholt2967]

oh..a new video from you. . .this absolutely is pure JOY!! Thank you, really needed this today!

[@Julie-vy3oz]

I was so grateful for your original video. I had no idea how to get started and you provided great and very useful suggestions.. This collection is beautiful and so great for mixing!

[@squadiodatamj5998]

Hey Steve, I was there 5 years ago, when I first ventured into the world (and mind) of watercolor. And I am delighted to be here today (just moments after you posted)......with many thanks for so much fun and time together. I've just curated and assembled MY first palette and life is good.

[@jillmitchell6828]

I absolutely love this set, and I love mixing. And only having 10 colors, plus white. Your color choices have been wonderful. Thank you again!!!

[@elizac.9355]

Congratulations!!! I'm still a beginner so think I'll stick with the earlier "favs" and then move up to your new "set". Cheers and best wishes.

[@LilDivette]

Wow, collab of the Titans-congratulations Steve!!! 🎉 🎨👏🍾

[@CastleMc]

Just bought your M. Graham set+ excited to get started!! Thanks for creating it

[@Sathiera]

Congratulations, Steve!!! That’s amazing and so exciting!!! Great colors and something you should be proud of. God bless!

[@naomibauer4938]

I ordered your M.Graham set and happy you have been honored with it! Congratulations! Looking forward to our new videos with this set.

[@sharonbroadrick5341]

So... excited to have ordered and my set of MGraham on the way! I think I've watched all your videos, anxious for new ones helping with this MGraham set! Thanks for sharing this !

[@angelaw7963]

Wow I was literally just at wet paint after watching your older video! Wet Paint is an amazing store! So cool you worked with them!

[@AngelBomb5000]

Awesome set! Wet Paint is my local art store- they are the best! Think I’m gonna walk down there and pick up the set. I’ve not used M Graham before. I’m looking forward to giving them a go. Congrats again on the collaboration!

[@condorreades2148]

Three years and nineteen days after you posted this video, Steve, I was able to order the set from Wet Paint. Have never used M Graham so looking forward to trying the paints out. Mostly use Winsor Newton, Daniel Smith, and Sennellier. The price on this was good and seven of the colors were not ones on my regular palette so didn’t feel redundant to buy them. Glad you did this video and created this basic set.

[@mindofwatercolor]

You'll also find at least 3 videos on how to use these colors. Thanks and enjoy!

[@wulfseig1864]

Congratulations Steve! So happy for you. I got this set as an early birthday gift. I've been wanting some M. Graham in your favorites for a long time. Glad I waited. So, thanks for my birthday gift, in a roundabout way. Again, Congratulations.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@wulfseig1864]

@@mindofwatercolor 🙂🙂🙂

[@firmamentbubbleboyaskstobe7076]

Congratulations, that’s a wonderful thing to be a part of. Your channel is great, have enjoyed your tutorials and watercolor banter since I found it a little over a year ago. Wish it had been years ago, perhaps I would have gotten into watercolor and gouache sooner, but at least I have grown to enjoy both media immensely. Many thanks for your dedication to teaching us all your insights into these lovely media. Prayers to you and to all 🙏😊🙏

[@jopace9118]

This is fantastic! I will order these! I want you to know that I see you as my "college" watercolor class. I follow some others, however, your superb content and knowledge ring so true, I seek you out. Thank you so much.

[@pennysugas3240]

I just ordered your new favorite set of M Graham watercolor paints & am so excited to get them. I also just ordered more Arches watercolor paper on a BOGO sale at Michael's so I'll be ready to paint to my heart's content!

[@maggiedoor6093]

I subscribed ages ago and only use M.Graham watercolour and love them. ( Due to watching you use them) Somehow I missed this video, congratulations.

[@cassiescreations9828]

Congratulations, again, on another watercolor set release! I definitely recommend it as I have eight of those colors except the Phthalo Green and Neutral Tint. I also bought the same pallette with the ramps about a year ago. Of course, I love your gorgeous trees on the packaging - one of my favorites.

[@pattycyr8662]

This is fantastic - congratulations! Thanks for going over the various colors.

[@darkmoonlady2002]

I used M Graham watercolors in my college art classes in the early 2000s and they're still good. I love them. They're awesome for learning. Congrats on your new set. It's been so fun watching your channel grow.

[@lorrainebrown6364]

Happy for you! I also tend to go for my M Graham paints. Even with oil paint, their paints are beautiful.

[@AAPL07]

Love your show and love M Graham watercolors (Azo Green!). So very happy about this.

[@capbin146]

I have a studio palette of m Graham discovered through you years ago. Watching you pour them out was luscious. They are getting a bit easier to find in 🇬🇧. Looking forward to seeing you use them. Enjoy

[@helengibb856]

I ordered this set. So glad I did, as I had wanted to try M Graham paints. I am used to painting with Sennelier paints so the feel of the M Graham paint is very similar. The colors in this collection are lovely!

[@1Letter23Numbers.]

Congrats on the collaboration with M.Graham. I'm looking forward to the upcoming videos for you to show how you can mix colors.with this set.

[@randyarwine8138]

My kids just surprised with this set for my birthday. Been on my wish list since you introduced it.

[@karenpolo129]

Steve, congratulations!!!! ,👏👏👏👏 I'm so buying this set. Love, love the colors🤗

[@deborahraenelson]

Happy, happy, happy to see your release. Never tired of hearing your recommendations of colors and WetPaint.

[@shyamalideb]

Congratulations Steve! It's a very nice set!

[@MARIAdianeMARIE]

Wow! Congrats Steve! 😍

[@karendirmish2696]

Am interested in setting up some colors from M. Graham and this will give me a start. Thanks for the introduction Karen Dirmish, who is starting to develop personal palette. 11:54

[@heatheredwards7158]

This set is beautiful! And I loved that you worked with Wet Paint on this; Wet Paint is my happy place. :)

[@ilsamalsi5267]

Congratulations! You're one of my favorite watercolorists and I'd love to be able to get this set. (I just bought a professional set of my own from a different brand so I'll have to space out my purchases. M. Graham is my dream brand!)

[@pollyexparrot3123]

That's amazing news! Congratulations! You deserve this so much! I hope they keep it as a permanent product! I always wanted to try M. Graham and this is just the perfect opportunity :D

[@pamelamoniz608]

Just purchased this set. This will be my first with MGraham. I am really looking forward to some tutorials on mixing and using these!

[@ShaddeyNNM]

Absolutely love M.Graham paints, the color selection is lovely!

[@kabluey5971]

Congratulations Steve. I already purchased it when Wet Paint notified me (it's coming on Monday, so really fast service by Wet Paint, they're great!) I got your DS palette luckily, as it was sold out when I waited only 1 day, but Wet Paint did put together another batch. I'll probably add another blue and maybe another yellow (I live in the Southwest), though the green is an excellent choice (I actually add that one to my palette). It was a great price too for 15 ml tubes. Thanks, gave me a reason to get some more watercolors (lol) I have been meaning to get a set of MG paints (I tried a handmade dot card from ebay but had not decided on what colors so.....) I love that they're all single pigment too. Great choices.

[@miaRembetissa]

Wow! Congratulations!💐 I remember the "old" video but M. Graham was then not available in Germany (at least I wasn't able to find)- But - lucky me - a local store now has the whole range AND they are only slightly more expensive than Schmincke Horadam (about 1USD per tube). I will surely try as I made first experience with honey based colours (Aquarius/Roman Szmal) and I like how easily they rewet.

[@paulah317]

Congrats, Steve. I love your channel and reviews. I have a few of M. Graham paints and they are so brilliant and go a long way. I took copious notes and will be filling in what I don't have. Maybe one box at a time.

[@paulah317]

But I think they come in a box of 10?. Gotta go check out Wet Paint!!!!

[@eileencollins3126]

I ordered and received the palette and paint. I am really looking forward to seeing your future videos using this set and plan to follow along if possible.

[@paulah317]

A year later and I just ordered the set from Wet paint. I'm excited to have a palette of one brand of all single pigment colors. I'll be reviewing the other videos on mixing the colors.....thanks for the info.

[@bethbenton3727]

I’m so happy to see this! I’ve been trying to figure out a transparent, single pigment, split primary palette for a while and here it is (plus some)! I’ll definitely be buying your set. Thank you! 😊😊😊

[@yourscriptwriter]

I just purchased 8 M.graham's tubes last month. I chose the colors based on your video 5 years ago and now you're telling me you have your own set? Haha! I dont regret it anyway. I love their Payne's grey the most. Congratulations on this!

[@mindofwatercolor]

I like it too. I use their Payne’s gray all the time. Remember as I said in the video, theses don’t mean “best!” It’s just a good base set.

[@TheMarionetteKitty]

Omg! Congratulations! This is awesome!

[@UraniaOfTheGalaxy]

Congrats Steve, that looks like a great set. I have most of those M. Graham pigments, and they are my favorites because they re-wet so easily and they are vivid. I especially love Perm. Alizarin Crimson, Azo Yellow, Ultramarine Blue and Diox Purple. Guess I'll run over to Wet Paint and pick up Neutral Tint. Thanks!

[@mariatony40]

Congratulations, Steve. A set of your favourite colours of you favourite brand must have been a dream come true. I must have listened well to you about the colours and colour mixing you do: I have all these colours, apart from Dioxine Purple from M. Graham, (and I have the Neutral tint from Schmincke.) so I'm looking forward to your tutorial about them. I find M. Graham paints are really nice paints and though it has been difficult at times to get them in Europe, they last for ever, so it's been worth the trouble!

[@sabihashehzad7391]

Wow,😲 Great surprise❤️ Loved it 😍 Well deserved 👏

[@JessicaCEP]

Congratulations, this is very beautiful! I bought it! Only had neutral tint already! Can’t wait to use these! I have anthraquinone blue and it is delicious!

[@josephfiore2843]

Thanks! Always cool to check other peoples palettes. And another thumbs up for the Mijello Palette

[@MayBrox]

Awesome 😀 Congratulation m💐 M. Graham watercolors are my favorite too, and I totally agree on the neutral tint. I have that in almost all my pallets. Thank you so much for showing 😀

[@MarkBegbie]

Congratulations. I just received the M Graham "Pacific Northwest" set and loving them. Now I have a reason to expand on them.

[@grannysmithart]

congrats on your new Steve Mitchell palette ! when your daniel smith palette came out, i was disappointed as i am not a D S fan, so hurray for creating one with a beautiful brand choice. Your color choices are interesting, a bit different from the traditional split primary palette, so am excited to see your future mixing videos.

[@recoveringsoul755]

Some people live in areas of high humidity and cannot use M. Graham, at least not in a travel pallette, because they never dry out enough to move.

[@grannysmithart]

@@recoveringsoul755 i agree, it is a problem with this brand. I have a palette similar to Steve's, which i put at the bottom of my bag, laying flat so nothing spills. Of course if you are hiking or tossing your pack around, this isn't gonna work for you. Otherwise, M. Graham is a great brand.

[@eileent8989]

@@recoveringsoul755 I keep reading this, but I live in a notoriously humid area and have never had any sign at all of that problem with my 30 or so MG colors....studio or travel. In fact, MG itself is located in Portland, OR and many Portland artists use the brand. The owners of MG are watercolorists themselves and have been in Portland since the founding of the company. It's 100 degrees here today, very humid and my paints are just fine. Moreover, I've never even met anyone who has had that melting experience and I ask at every opportunity in case there are certain colors to avoid, but as I say, I can't find any MG victims :=) I wonder whether It is just an internet rumor. I remember someone ranting years ago about having the problem (handprint site?) and, since then, I've occasionally heard that opinion cited, but I can't remember anyone else ever stating that they spoke from personal experienceI. Steve has said that he doesn't have this problem either in South Carolina....studio or travel.. The internet gives everyone a soapbox, with a loud echo and strange results sometimes. My theory about the original rant is that he traveled with the paint in pans before the initial set-up drying time was completed. The blackberry honey does make the initial set-up period considerably longer about two weeks here. However, thereafter, the paints simply remain a tad softer at the center, compared to other brands, making it a joy to to touch with the brush from the first stroke of the day. I love using them. The honey is a natural anti-fungant and anti-bacterial. If the claims of runny paint were really true, I don't think that artists would put up with it. I wouldn't. No one would buy MG when there are so many decent alternatives. PlS. I'm going tohave towithdraw my assertion that I've never heard anyone complain from experience. There are some such people right here ! 😂

[@recoveringsoul755]

@@eileent8989 I watch a pretty big channel in Singapore, and the humidity can be 95% or something crazy like that. He even has a dehumidifier in a cabinet with his sketchbooks or they start to grow mold. that's where I heard it and he seems pretty honest. I'm not sure at what percentage of humidity it would begin to be a problem, may be OK most places.

[@klb430]

I got one! I've never used M Graham paints before and this seemed like the perfect set to give them a try!

[@chantalp.146]

Congratulations Steve, this is a well deserved recognition! 🌺🌺

[@susanhepburn6040]

Many congratulations, Steve! Thank you for the video.

[@TradIrishHarper]

I am beginning my journey into watercolors and have been agonizing and searching and researching a palette for landscapes. I found one on a blog and found it to be very pricey based on the number of color and brands. I asked some local artists and was directed to your M. Graham set. So straight forward and uncomplicated but with enough room to expand it if need be. It’s very versatile

[@mindofwatercolor]

And I have several videos on how to mix with those colors. Make sure to check those out.

[@cynthiagarnham9956]

Just order the set and the butcher pan and the pallet.. I'm so excited . Love your videos and so looking forward to learning how to watercolor paint. ❤ 😃

[@tdelphia1]

Congratulations Steve! You are a great evangelist for M. Graham and this is long overdue! I kind of wish you had been able to go to 12 colors so another blue was in there. But, that’s just among my color addictions…I always have more blues than anything ;-)

[@AJ-po4sr]

Congratulations Steve. So happy for you.

[@kelseywood1582]

Congratulations I love both you and m. Graham

[@kimleon-guerrero9980]

Thank you Steve, I love this video, now I have to go see how many of these colors I have. M Graham is my favorite too next to Daniel Smith. I even have a couple of these empty pallets on hand so I’m now going to go have some fun. Thanks for always inspiring me. I’ve been in a creative slump lately and this is helping to motivate me. Your long time subie from Guam. 🌴🤗🌴

[@NamiNaeko]

My m graham Co watercolors are still my favorite and your recommendation years ago was the start of my love with this company. Also Azo green is the most beautiful color ❤️ it's my favorite

[@Queenread82]

Hey!!! This is great - congratulations! I like those colors too.