My Favorite Watercolor Colors (recommendations from a professional artist)

[@koskey06]

Finally another win newton lover!

[@Pointebrush]

Oh absolutely! I’ll admit I’ve strayed at times but I always keep coming back 😉

[@Scottlp2]

@@Pointebrush OK gotta ask: if you are using tube paint, are you adding glycerine, do you live in e.g. Seattle, or just living with the fact the WN tube paint doesn't rewet really easily? I use. DS and M Graham because both rewet super easily.

[@Pointebrush]

@@Scottlp2 Hi there! I don't add anything to my watercolors (glycerine or other) and I've never had trouble rewettting my WN. I usually add a couple of drops of water from a dropper about 5 minutes before I start painting to let it "marinate" ;). I live in the Northeast so the seasons and humidity vary considerably. That being said, I've been using DS a lot more recently and have loved them (mostly for the color offering). It might also be worth mentioning that my style doesn't require me to use all that much paint. I work fairly small and somewhat drier than the juicy ultra wet on wet artists out there lol Hope that helps!!

[@Pureimagination200]

QoR by golden are so much better. Windsor and newton are not good

[@eileenboffo6300]

I love that you use items from your home to organise your supplies, a refreshing change from the usual KZbin artists! 👏🏼

[@mariannevandenheuvel-artist]

What a very interesting color this Rose doré is. Beautiful name also. It looks to me that it’s not an easy color to work with. Your nickel azo yellow looks also like the gamboge of Rembrandt. Remarkable color. Also very interesting where the name gamboge comes from. Love your video’s and nice appearance. 👏👏

[@debbrantstevens8826]

Have you tried the W&N transparent yellow? Transparent orange? Aqua green? Quin Violet? You can get some fab mixes and being transparent are so much more flexible. I've had some lovely greys for pigeons becoming reddish purple for their breast plumage. My hubby laughs at how much I love my mixes in fading blob swashes gradually changing one into another! Aqua green I can use Almost as a blue.

[@Pointebrush]

I haven’t tried any that you mentioned (but something tells me I absolutely should asap! 😉 ) Thank you for the recommendations and for sharing! 💕

[@bugleaf9603]

thank you for this video and your insight!! the way you explain the colors and why you use them personally is really helpful

[@Pointebrush]

Thank you so much Catherine! I have a few more videos about colors and watercolor swatches coming in the pipeline so stay tuned! 😉

[@katec9893]

It's always very interesting hearing about what other painters use. I love perylene green, green gold, quinacridone magenta, quinacridone gold, paynes grey, opera rose, gambodge yellow and ultramarine blue. I also have this incredible colour which is a very old Winsor and Newton unlabelled half pan of what looks like cobalt violet, but it's more pigmented than their current cobalt violet.

[@Pointebrush]

I agree! I always love seeing what other artists are doing because it gives me ideas for what I can incorporate in my work. Thanks for watching and for sharing your favorites! ps. That unlabelled W&N color sounds amazing!

[@Scottlp2]

Pretty close to what I'm using. One exception: what makes you prefer gamboge yellow to e..g. Hansa yellow?

[@Pointebrush]

@@Scottlp2 You know it's entirely personal. I'm naturally more drawn to the warmer tones of those gambogey yellows ;) It's like asking you if you are you a coffee or tea drinker? I'm coffee all the way lol

[@manofmagic1803]

Im finding so many amazing artists as I just fall down the rabbit hole. And omg, that red. Ahh! I use the same ones.

[@Pointebrush]

Haha! Thank you and hope you enjoyed it! (And welcome to the rabbit hole 🐰)

[@matildaandersson8862]

It would be so interesting with a remake of this video 😊 If these colours still are your favorite?

[@deeanncross7674]

So fun to see your WN favorites with a few DS added. I dry my WN paints in half pans with glycerin because they have a hard to rewett reputation. I sometimes wonder if glycerin affects the outcome of the paints on paper in any negative way. I've never done a comparison. Has anyone ever addressed this? So glad to see your channel grow. It's a joy to watch!

[@Pointebrush]

Thank you so much DeeAnn! So kind of you to say! I don't add glycerin or any other binder to my paints and I can't imagine that it makes that much of a difference. The classicists would probably say the more you dilute the pigment in the paint formula, the less concentrated it ends up, but you can probably counter that with layering and glazing. No one is going to be examining your painting with a microscope to check on pigment concentrations (I hope!! lol)

[@joykruczay]

Your presentation and diction is outstanding. Thanks for the great information.

[@Pointebrush]

Thank you so much and glad you enjoyed it! ❤️

[@dannychen1064]

when you pulled out the greens and said one of them is a fan fav and the other is off the beaten path, I thought Cascade Green was the fan fav for sure lol! This paint is very popular for its color separation for a while now. I just don't know if I can handle that separation.

[@Pointebrush]

That’s how I felt about it (and a lot of Daniel Smith paints) at first. But then I learned to love the feeling of “letting go” and allowing the paints to surprise me. It’s oddly liberating 😂😉

[@glendapaul8040]

Hi, I have watched a few of your video clips now. all very helpful so thank you. I find your voice nice and clear and the background music restful and not too intrusive. I look forward to seeing more. thank you for sharing and hello from New Zealand :)

[@Pointebrush]

Thank you for your message! Glad to have you on here with me and happy you’re enjoying my videos!

[@doralevitt2879]

Hi dear, I loved your video. As I was watching you I was looking through my swatch book that I finally made to compare the different companies I have, and I had SM Quinacridone Coral and Prussian Green I wanted to try, as well as WN Rose Gold and a few others, but unfortunately I just don't have it to plunk down over $15 for a small tube of paint. All my brands I have are student grade going from very transparent to very pigmented and opaque, but it's so hard to want to try the higher end companies. ☹️

[@Pointebrush]

I totally understand where you’re coming from and art supplies are pricy these days! What helps ne is to remember that a collection doesn’t get built overnight and often it’s better to add one color at a time over the course of many months and years. That way you can fully savor the wonder of each new color of your watercolor palette family.

[@camamaja]

If you like nickel azo yellow try either rembrandts nickel azo yellow and/or winsor and newtons greengold. same hue, same mixing results and better for the wallet.

[@Pointebrush]

Love this! Thank you for the recommendation! My wallet thanks you 😉

[@alisonhendry2928]

I am doubling that other Winsor &Newton lover. I reach for this brand over and over and over time I know what they are going to do and faithfully do. Sennelier is my next go to as they have amazing pigment load, rewet easily and are fabulous bang for your buck. I am not a cadmium lover, but I agree they are spectacular in depth.

[@Pointebrush]

Hi Alison and welcome!! Winsor and Newton truly is a classic and very elegant choice. Do you use Sennelier tubes or pans? I haven’t enjoyed the pans as much as the tubes so not sure if it’s just me or if there’s a difference in the formulation. Thanks for watching! ❤️

[@alisonhendry2928]

@@Pointebrush I use Sennelier tubes. I have not purchased pans for any product for 8 years. Beginner set, then graduated to professional grade tubes. Fast learner.. my first pans were Cotman.. best of the best student grade I think. Oh and look Winsor &Newton yet again 😂😂

[@ad6449]

It does seem, to me, that there is a difference between the Sennelier tubes and pans. I do prefer their tubes. The glazing that Sennelier offers is so luminous that I just can’t stay away from this brand.

[@ad6449]

Thank you for a very interesting and useful video.

[@Pointebrush]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it!

[@morrisonwatercolors]

These are nice color choices. Rose Dore is a beautiful color and is also one of my favorites. It is similar to DS Quin Coral but has more of a salmon tint to it. Have you tried any of the pyrrol or perylene colors? Pyrrol scarlet for example is a beautiful red, and perylene maroon is another favorite, both from DS. :)

[@Pointebrush]

Thank you for watching! I just got a Pyrrol red from DS and am enjoying it! Would love to try their scarlet too. I’m finishing up my WN Scarlet Lake right now so maybe I’ll try that when it’s time to restock 😉

[@bettysumners4089]

Thank U for your "great info" videos ! Have U done a top 10 fave colors from Roman Szmal's collection ? Watched U swatch them & can't wait to try myself. (will start w/1/2 pans to get more colors). What wud b your top 10-15 faves to add to a collection. They appear t/b on sale this week. Have enjoyed the other Polish brand, Renesans, love WN ! & my Son brings me Holbein from Japan, (teaches English there). Thank U for any suggestions U may have. Betty Sumners Napa, Ca

[@Grandma_Jizzzzzzzard]

You are rather delightful ❤

[@iadenicole931]

You should try jadeite green by Daniel Smith. I’m sure you’ll love it. It’s a very rich green, leaning on the warm side.

[@Pointebrush]

Ooh just the sound of that sounds right up my alley! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@gadamis]

This was very helpful. Thank you!

[@Pointebrush]

Oh I’m so glad! Thanks for watching!

[@chihiuchan2512]

I also wish to know what lipstick you're wearing, that's caught my eyes either

[@Pointebrush]

Of course! I use YSL Le Rouge in all my KZbin videos. My color is 1 (Le Rouge). You can also get the same look for less with True Red by L'Oreal ;)

[@Megzamani]

Thank you

[@Pureimagination200]

I have bought every brand of watercolors out there. My favorite is QoR by golden. Windsor and newton are not good and I bought sunnier (sp.) from France and not great.

[@divinemelody3215]

The only problem I ever have with watercolor tubes is I can't get the paint to stop coming out.. can you please help.

[@loveandlife4222]

I enjoyed this video although my paints are primarily Daniel Smith. And although I enjoy piano music, it was very distracting to have this music playing in the background. I found my concentration on the music and not really what you were talking about. I would turn off the sound but I can’t or I won’t hear what you’re saying. The music really is bothering me.

[@Pointebrush]

Thanks for your feedback!! As a new KZbinr I’m still trying to figure out a lot about video editing and sound so thank you for your patience and sorry the music was too loud! I’m working on it 😉

[@Grandma_Jizzzzzzzard]

@@PointebrushI loved the piano music. It’s impossible to please all but I appreciate your openness to feedback ❤

[@robbd44]

You can turn on closed captions.

[@mariajosegarciabarroso1006]

Margot. Tengo una inmensa pena. 😢de no entender el idioma, me encantas. Mi consuelo es traducir los comentarios. Pero claro. No es igual. Un saludo