My Top 5 Favorite Watercolors: Yellows

Welcome back to my new favorites series, featuring my "Top 5 Favorite..." Through this series we're going to look at my favorite colors in each color family, overall brands, and supplies such as papers and brushes.
Today we are taking a look at my favorite yellow pigments. These are not necessarily recommendations for EVERY watercolorist, but rather a way for me to share what I am currently enjoying using the most in my own studio. What do you think of this list? Did I mention your favorite? Be sure to share your favorites in the comments below!
Yellow Ochre Color Spotlight on Sadie Saves the Day: • Yellow Ochre w/ In Liq...
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[@Prof_Granpuff]

Me: ok me dont fall in love with Quinacridone Gold You: *paints those oranges* Me: ok new plan,

[@4zengrl]

I think you just said--in a much nicer way--what I was thinking. All the people who are lucky to have stockpiled Q Gold already know and understand it's value. As stated in the video, PO49 ran out "years and years ago." Let's move on.

[@lorijones9579]

I LOVE Sennelier's Yellow Sophie. It's gorgeous, vivid, and bright. I bought it because I had to know what a paint called Yellow Sophie looks like. It did not disappoint.

[@burningwiththesun]

I bought it based on your comment a couple of months ago and it's stayed in my permanent palette since then. I Love it so much, thank you. I also recommend isoindolinone yellow deep by holbein it's my only other yellow that I use (besides Naples yellow) and it's beautiful! Also Delft blue by grumbacher finest. The granulation is stunning and the color is so deep!

[@goingslowlynowhere]

I knew a rather nice horse named Sofie decades ago. That is good enough reason for my sake to pick it as my next yellow to try! 😃

[@lorijones9579]

@@burningwiththesun Isoindolinone yellow is another one of my favorites. It's stunning.

[@lorijones9579]

@@goingslowlynowhere The name of a horse that corresponds with the name of a new paint color is as good a reason as any to try it.

[@marutsingh166]

Thankyou so much for recommending it... it’s a very beautiful color and now has a permanent place in my palette

[@SharonNolfi]

My favorites are DS Quinacridone Gold and DS Hansa Yellow Medium. Thanks for another interesting video!

[@MalamikArt]

These are so helpful I'm saving them to come back to! Yay!

[@marybirder5663]

I absolutely love your video's and find them so helpful. It''s invaluable to see the color mixes swatched out so we can see how versatile each color can be. I am one of many who missed out on the Quin Gold, PY49, so sadly this beautiful color will never make it onto my palette. Because of this, it's unfortunate your #1 pick is a pigment (PY49) we can no longer get our hands on. Please continue posting these great, instructional videos!

[@crystalinedreams6039]

thanks for another great informative video! i love the way you have done the charts in this series, that part helps so much. :) looking forward to the next. have a great day

[@InLiquidColor]

I'm so glad you liked it!

[@teohyc]

Nice. Now I'm inspired by Winsor Yellow to created a limited granulating palette video 😂

[@InLiquidColor]

I look forward to it! I'm curious to see if WInsor Yellow does the same as Mission Gold's in mixes!

[@MattbyNature]

YES! I've been looking for a granulating yellow (and red) for the same purpose. My dream is a grey mix that separates into red, yellow and blue... But then again: can't have everything

[@alejandromorales9516]

Amazing yellows! I don't use Lemon Yellow, but the other four you chose are all on my palette. Thank you for those Perelyne Green mixes. I'm going to try those out!

[@MermaidInTheWater]

Hi! Great video! I don’t focus on yellows very much in my watercolors, but my top 2 would have to be Quin gold (I only have Daniel smiths hue ) and nickel azo yellow, which makes up the DS Quin gold hue and DS Indian yellow. I find they are great for skin tones in portrait painting as well as creating the most beautiful greens I’ve ever seen. Yellow ochre and any variation of PR101 make beautiful natural skin tones as well and i use hansa yellow medium for my bright oranges. I was surprised at the greens that perylene green created when mixed with all these yellows! I’ll have to definitely incorporate that more into my painting! Thanks for another lovely video! I love this series! 💛

[@KittehNow]

HUGE help for a beginner!!!! Thank you

[@StrawberryLegacy]

PY150 and PY154 are my favorites for mixing as well! Straight from the tube though, I'm addicted to the warmth of PY65

[@kaytexfolkart3412]

I absolutely love your videos... there is one downside tho... I always have to shop after I watch them!!!!!! Thanks for doing these so informative videos!❤️

[@kaylaanderson5349]

Just got an M. Graham Nickel Azo Yellow from my wonderful husband for an early Christmas gift! This has me so excited to try it out!!!

[@InLiquidColor]

Yay! I hope you like it :)

[@AdolosFlow]

My m graham azo yellow uses PY 151 🤔 I just recieved daniel smith's cadmium yellow and found them to be so similar in tone, I opted not to use daniel smith's cadmium until I use up my azo yellow. Upon further inspection into the colors, I noticed daniel smith's contains py151 in it, as well as py 53 & py 83.. no wonder it looked so similar to me and I cant justify having such similar colors in the same palette at the same time. 😅 i've been learning so much about pigments themselves and watching your videos is helping me understand the details of the colors more, which helps me understand why/ what it is that I like about certain colors. I'm slowly piecing together a palette that works for me at this moment, so thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into these videos. You have been and continue to be an amazing source of information on youtube. And for free. Bless your heart ❤

[@EveBolt]

Beautiful yellows and mixes, again! How do you keep all those swatch cards you make? They look like they'd be useful references for mixing.

[@calamityjitt667]

Yellows, yey! ^^ great to see the common choices side by side with mixtures, this is really super helpful :) Thank you!

[@InLiquidColor]

I'm so glad!

[@calamityjitt667]

In Liquid Color ^^ wondering if next week in reds the sennelier French vermillion will appear :) considering it as warm red, since my cool one is pr122 and warm yellow will be either py65 or py110... Feels better choice than po71/73 orange since it sits more "in between"... But a bit scared of its power XD (on the other hand... Phthalos are powerful too and I love them all...)

[@Cchouette]

The colors by Schmincke are more vibrant 🎨 Just try them to be convinced 😉

[@fufufuaru]

Ooooh 2 minutes in and I already learned a lot. Thank you for that info on cool and warm yellow mixes! I used to hate nickel azo yellow, but as I painted more, I found that it's super useful in giving my main yellow more variety/body/character (I dunno how to properly describe it haha)

[@InLiquidColor]

I totally agree! THere are several colors that took me a while to warm up to including nickel azo yellow and raw umber.

[@fufufuaru]

I also recently noticed that nickel azo yellow actually has some sparkles in it. I was so confused at first because I was sure my brush was clean and it hasn't been used with my amethyst paint. Tried to search for other people who noticed it too but can't find anyone else..

[@maryalgar8779]

Love these colour spotlight videos Denise. Yellow is one of my least favourite colours - at least cool yellows, but I do love the warm yellows and agree with you wholeheartedly about DS Yellow Ochre and Quin Gold. Appreciate the info on Lemon Yellow and love how it mixes with Perylene Green (also on my wish list).

[@shetanchan5126]

This videos helped me a lot in picking up some warmer yellows. Makes me so exited about the yellows that will arrive shortly =) I have the Schmincke PY3 and PY175 (I prefer the PY3 of Schmincke) and PY150 by Winsor & Newton. I LOVE that PY150. Hopefully today my PY65 and PY154 will arrive ^^ (both W&N). I new that the Quin Gold would be your top 1 =D

[@MDCampbell]

Another fantastic examination of specific colors. Great job on this, as always. Yellows have always been annoying to me, as there's so many on the market in so many brands! This is really great to help narrow the field down a bit and give some bright perspective! Thank you!

[@InLiquidColor]

So glad it's helpful!! :)

[@ellenschmidt3005]

Enjoying these videos tremendously! Love to hear what your favorites are so I can compare them to what I have in my palette. I happen to have D.S. Nickel Azo Yellow but haven't used it much. I'll have to give it another try!

[@joannegrrl]

I'm so not surprised by your top selection! I also managed to get 6 tubes before it disappeared in the local area... :D

[@InLiquidColor]

Hahaha :) Ooo, you lucky duck!

[@kaichidraws7787]

I love PY150 and that characteristic glow. I just really really love it. The next yellow I like is PY65 i use it mostly to make oranges.

[@kaichidraws7787]

Speaking of orange I would love to see them in this series to. I only have 2 of them in my pallet - Mijello Red Orange - P073 and DS Quin Gold (if that count as orange the reformulated one). Interested to see other oranges I can add in mine. Thank you for this spotlight loving it.

[@InLiquidColor]

Don't worry, we'll get to them! :)

[@myincredibleartgarden1493]

I didn't know that about the pigment for Quin Gold. I have plenty of it by M Graham but, of course, it's *Nickel* Quinacridone Gold. I'm sure there is a difference but I still love it and use it a lot. :)

[@lucytyson6275]

Bummer about Gold Quinacradone PO49 being gone. I was able to purchase 2 tubes last year on Amazon before they ran out of it. I couldn't believe my luck in finding it there of all places. I still have a half tube I am using sparingly so I have a total of 2 and 1/2 tubes of it in my stock. Love your top 5 favorite videos Denise.

[@ArtFadil]

yellow sophie from sennelier is my absolute favorite. I havent seen anything quite like it.

[@jengoodwyn2715]

I love Windsor & Newton Naples yellow and hanza yellow deep. But what strikes me is the beautiful greens you can mix! I find watetcolor greens usually very unsatisfying in states they are sold. Something is just .... missing. This really helps!

[@InLiquidColor]

Thanks Jen! Try our PY150 or PY129 for great greens! I have Color Spotlights taking a closer look if you want to see what they mix up :)

[@palmirafarkash1492]

Gorgeous! Super helpful as well... I was sure I'd find rich green gold PY129 in there somewhere. Or wait, I think I vaguely remember you saying you don't really care for it at some point? Can't remember. In any case, it will always be one of my own personal favorites :)

[@InLiquidColor]

I haven't used it much, but I hear its good for landscape palettes!

[@McQuizzical]

Thank you. Can I ask if you've tried and reviewed pigment PY110, Daniel Smith Permanent Yellow deep please?

[@StephenMarkTurner]

I have a row of high chroma paints, from the green to the orange side of yellow). PY129, 154, 150 and 110. I see 'pure' yellow as somewhere in between 154 and 150, how about you? Those paints dilute very well, if you don't want really eye poppin' yellow, you can thin them way down. I also like PV23 as a neutralizer for these paints, you get a nice gradation of darker and duller as you add more 23 (my fave is 154 and 23).

[@InLiquidColor]

I think that's accurate :)

[@KarenLKlink]

How lucky am I. I have nearly an entire 15 ml tube of quit gold I got about eight years ago and never opened until now.

[@nou257]

Karen Klink whoa! is it not dry yet? what brand is that?

[@cigimon4]

you should also add a card with just the colors you used in the mixes in place

[@lpettersson3318]

Does your Nickel Azo Yellow 150 sparkle? My does from Daniel Smith, like a PrimaTek mixed with dark and granulated colors it's really beautiful.

[@InLiquidColor]

Hmm not that I've noticed. I'll have to go back and look.

[@lpettersson3318]

Thanks can't find that information about the color. Waiting answer from Daniel Smith about my 15 ml. I can send you picture if you want.

[@mjpete27]

Sometimes when I watch your spotlights I get nervous, I like that you used so many DS Paints as I am not their biggest fan and I can usually suppress the desire to purchase them more easily! Love re-watching these videos and I know now that viewers need to comment as well as click the Like button!

[@thenobleartist5865]

Okay, am I crazy? I didn't see any mention of Winsor Yellow but it's mentioned in the comments and the description.

[@joyfulldj]

I am still in ahw over the yellow and violet mix, my schmincke does that too only more muted,but sooo pretty. I dont care for the nickel yellow on its own,but i love your mixes with it,lol, i probably would use it to mix a conveniance colors

[@InLiquidColor]

Agreed! I don't like either nickel azo yellow or raw umber on their own, but they're both great for mixing!

[@joyfulldj]

Haha burnt umber however... jummm

[@MattbyNature]

My favourites are Schmincke's Aureolin Hue (PY 151) which I use as a neutral-is yellow and Danial Smith's Nickel-Azo Yellow for its pushy nature. As I said in the other comment: now I'm also interested in the PY 154 (which Schmincke has as well). Maybe I'm gonna get that once the Aureolin Hue is used up (which is gonna take me a while - yellow is not a colour I'd use a whole lot)

[@InLiquidColor]

I'd be curious to see Schmincke's version. I imagine it's closer to WN than the Mission Gold one here.

[@MattbyNature]

Well, they do make small tubes as well - if you wanted to, I could purchase one (they're somewhat affordable in Germany) and send it to you

[@InLiquidColor]

That's very kind of you to offer but I wouldn't want you to have to pay shipping. Id love some pictures though if you get to try it out! :)

[@MattbyNature]

Ok, let's see if I can get my hands on it!

[@jeralyncabaluna5819]

I alway ran out of yellow

[@paulwhite760]

I feel like eating these colours

[@LeesChannel]

Good thing Cadmium Yellow didn't make the list

[@katherinesimonds622]

OMG... HAVE YOU SEEN THE PRICE OF THE QG 15ML TUBES NOW??? OVER $25-$33 EVERYWHERE. GLAD I STOCKED UP WHEN I DID. (SORRY.. CAPS KEY IS STUCK)

[@LeesChannel]

Hold shift and your caps will become lower case

[@SuzetteG316]

Try shopping at Jerry's Artarama online. There have fantastic prices there and free shipping for orders over $35 (domestic, don't know what if would be if you are outside of the US). I buy all of my Daniel Smith watercolors there (and a few other brands now and then if the mood strikes me).

[@tomlaw8821]

Why did all companies at the same time stop using PO49? Will it ever come back? Hazardous materials?

[@irritatedlibrarian9057]

In the words of Emily Artful, it's been "mined to f*cking death and are dodo bird level of extinction, so you can't get them anymore"

[@nou257]

why is my ds yellow ochre look brighter and yellowy than yours? it looked exactly like raw sienna to me

[@marybirder5663]

@Elisa Shay---Just about every color is going to appear differently in these YT videos. You have to factor in the camera, lighting, your computer screen etc. You *might* get a better comparison by going to the Daniel Smith website or other watercolor manufacturers.to see color comparisons. Hope this helps!

[@jeralyncabaluna5819]

1:00 is it just me or the lemon yellow looks more green-ish?

[@jeralyncabaluna5819]

4:25 it looks fine now. I think it's the camera. Or because it's dry

[@InLiquidColor]

Jeralyn Cabaluna cameras are notoriously bad at picking up yellows. I try my best to even them out in editing but can't always and they do seem to do better at the dry colors

[@jaimeanderson9238]

All of them are that way until the very end of each so I can't watch it.

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

Not fair...quin gold...not a hue....

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

So disappointed. Your favorite is not available . I wish you could have picked another yellow for #1. I will never have the joy of the real Quinn. gold. Boo hoo. Otherwise I LOVE your tutorials, your descriptions etc. Thank you.