New Mixed Media Materials & How To Use Them

I've been saving up all of these new art supplies over the past few months so that I could share them with you in one long video! We'll look at some of the new Schmincke Horadam Naturals watercolours, their new Liquid Earths and tiny Retro Watercolour Palette, a 15-colour palette I've put together of Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils, Daniel Smith watercolour sticks, and also some Derwent Inktense and Tinted Charcoal pencils. I'll talk to you about layering mixed media materials and how I intend to use these new supplies.
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[@kriksis]

I'm still in the intro part and just wanted to let you know that your snapshots from your studio are like candies for our eyes. So beautiful, I hope you will do studio tour. Okay I am going to watch more now. :)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ah thanks, Kriksis!

[@roxannemaguire9844]

Yes!!! Isn't it just so charming!!! 🧡

[@KittehNow]

Gorgeous colors... another lovely video. Thank you.

[@Lala_B]

I buy the DS paint sticks and cut a chunk off to place in a small palette pan. Works a treat!

[@roxannemaguire9844]

Well!!! Wasn't that just SODALITE - FUL!!! ☺️ 🧡 Loved everything, Natasha - especially favour the DS watercolour sticks that you chose!!! Have fun mixing and playing!!! Thank you for such a lovely video again! 🧡💙🧡

[@samberger3346]

😂 Such a good pun.

[@fabd8067]

So pun-ny! 😂😂

[@Insidekimsworld]

For the mustard pencil, I blend it with bark or willow. That will mute the yellow quite a bit. I love my Inktense sets.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Good tip, thank you!

[@patriciaperrin8757]

This is the first time I've see the Daniel Smith watercolour sticks in action - they look so good. I especially like the Sodalite!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

They're so much fun to use!

[@erinaceus]

I'm not sure if you like to use a tin when you are painting plein air, but if you don't want to take the entire Daniel Smith stick with you, you can shave off a tiny bit into a half pan and use it in your regular kit. Thank you for sharing all these lovely goodies with us. Kind regards (sodalight!)

[@TheTerrylwg]

I've learned the hard way that we should never get rid of art supplies. It's one of Murphey's Laws that whatever we get rid of, we will, one day, wish we had them still.😢

[@rachelkashani]

I am the very happy recipient of your past watercolor pencils and I love taking them to my local coffee shop when I draw and paint ❤

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

It's lovely to hear that they're being used! :)

[@kellyh4344]

Oh the watercolour sticks look cool! I’ve never seen them in any art shops before did you buy them off Jackson’s? I’ve recently started experimenting with mixed media so this was a great video for me.

[@LynGrace-io3tq]

I have just been working with the Schminke naturals and they are certainly more jelly like but are amazing for florals! Painting banksias they give such a natural looking structure to them! Green Slate and Rugen chalk are amazing for this textural finish. But yes totally different paints to their normal ranges. So happy you swatched these Natasha. 😊

[@polgara28]

I love Sodalite! It's one of my all time favorite DS colors. I have it in the stick and tube. Thank you so much for not only sharing your new "toys" but also showing us ways to play with them. Your new cabinet really is gorgeous, what a find! ❤

[@k.b.1996]

Thank you so much for the video! I'd love to see a comparison between the Daniel Smith watercolor sticks and Neocolor's II as it's not very clear to me where they differ. Thank you

[@nottaholiday]

Can I thank you for introducing me to coloured pencils a while back, it has been such a revelation to amp up the textural elements in my artwork. I saw you using them and it was a huge wow moment for me. Your videos are wonderful and so helpful in showcasing items and approaches to using them. thank you Natasha

[@ChrissieNicely]

I'm so-da-lite-d to see a new haul and swatching video from my favourite colour swatchist! Just beautiful! 😍❤

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Aw, thanks Chrissie! 🧡 (I like what you did there with the Sodalite too!)

[@britbrat4559]

I'm sure this has been said but if not....your natural watercolor is holding brush strokes because of the separation at the top. The glycerin is the culprit lol

[@awatercolourist]

9:56 Hello 👋🏼. Try mixing the Horadam Naturals with water on a palette first, they will behave more like watercolours. They do not have ox gall in them, so they will not flow like the Horadam watercolours. If you want more flow, buy natural ox gall or synthetic ox gall. I can’t remember who manufactures them, but Schmincke has natural ox gall and MaimeriBlu has synthetic ox gall.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you for the tips! I'd like to try them properly on watercolour paper and I'll use a palette next time too!

[@awatercolourist]

Welcome! I haven’t tried it myself, but maybe I should. I have a pan of ox gall and the Caucasus earth. Edit: the Caucasus Earth will still be gloopy on the palette, but it will spread better on the paper. It wasn’t streaky on my Khadi paper.

[@lawsdraws]

Sodalite! :D I just got a few Inktense pencils myself, and you have colours I don't have, so now I must get them! If you don't have Leaf Green, Asphalt or Dusky Purple, they are muted and gorgeous.

[@wendybellamy1437]

Sodalite! Fascinating to watch and listen to. Your enthusiasm is inspiring. Lovely 🥰

[@michellecampbell4194]

Sodalite! Lol. I think I would return the Horadam Naturals. They look terrible.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I love the colours! I think they'll be good for using as a base to work on top of. I also need to try them on proper cold pressed watercolour paper. :)

[@michellecampbell4194]

@@NatashaNewtonArt oh yes that might be better. They looked so smeary? (Is that a word?😂) on the paper you used. That was a big reason I wasn’t liking them. 😊

[@jacquiclaydon8516]

Not tried many of those items at all but I'm only at the beginning of my painting journey 😊 Loved the sodalite though 😉

[@heidiphillips6866]

Sodalight! Beautiful colors❤. You’ve made me curious about expanding into an earth toned palette. I absolutely LOVE Paynes Gray in every form. The Daler Rowney FW acrylic ink is one of my favorites and I think it would go quite nicely with the Derwent pencils.

[@helenag.9386]

I he a good idea to just curate a set of pencils - I have the same watercolour pencils but I don't pull the whole set because so many of them i don't like the bright colours - so I'm pulling out my favourites on the desk I can pencil!

[@gabischmidt2753]

Hello Natasha, I enjoyed this video so much! I love the bark from Derwent Inktense too. It is a colour that you can use anywhere when painting. I've seen the Schmincke naturals in other videos but haven't tried them yet. I look forward to seeing what you paint with them and how they behave. Sorry, unfortunately I'm late to watch your video. Sodalite:) Your studio looks so cosy:) Have a nice day! Gabi:)

[@jrsinsf]

Soda light? Is that low-cal? Thanks for posting your new materials. The Inktense pencils look interesting. I think I'm going to supplement my Albrecht Durer pencils with "The Natasha Newton Collection".

[@martinanelsonartandpsychol6478]

Just bought nearly the same colors of the watercolor sticks including the sodalite. 😊 The Gamboge is really great too, if you want to draw over darker colors. 😊

[@suepalmer9613]

So delighted I stayed until the end! Great video, with lots of food for thought!! Sue from Palm Desert, California 😊

[@angelahunnel9425]

Sodalite is a beautiful color, but i also really like the blue next to it. I've been loving blues/greens lately! I love watching your videos! They are inspiring!❤

[@jessicabaca5186]

Have you tried the Mink color in the inktense line?

[@PatriciaVoinescuArt]

Sodalite (hopefully that's how you spell it) Thank you for a very informative video💚

[@natsumisayuri7819]

Sodalite is a great color got it in a stick that I've yet to use but the tube is great, really like the undersea green and since some of the pigments will be discontinued I just bought a spare one 😆. The Schmincke Naturals are really interesting I tried the rugen chalk with the kamala it made great mixes with indigo. Your video's are great but seeing all this lovely stuff to try, can be a bit of a budget hit because I like collecting.

[@meganesergerie5382]

Do you know which pigments will be discontinued or which paints will be impacted? I would appreciate more precisions if you can!

[@natsumisayuri7819]

@@meganesergerie5382 It is every color with PO 48, I bought some Winsor & Newton Quinacridone gold but that was a new mixture. Not sure how long Daniel Smith has stock of this but some other brands came out with new formulas for this pigment.

[@meganesergerie5382]

@@natsumisayuri7819 thank you so much for replying! I thought quinacridone gold was already discontinued. The PO48 is in a few mixes I have and it is the replacement with PY150 in quinacridone gold. I am surprised that now PO48 will also get discontinued because it was a replacement for PO49.....?!

[@barbarahowell2549]

Love all your new to you products. I have the Albrecht Durer and the Inktense and love them. Sodalite

[@boopeep9670]

Sodalite. you’ve sold me on a few more art products as well as your channel. I subscribed and I am so glad that you played with your new supplies longer than you intended. The time flew by thank you for a delightful video. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

[@julienotsmith7068]

You can use an alcohol blender on Derwent Inktense pencils if you want them to dry faster.

[@vulcanknitter1830]

I love sodalite! Inspiring video. Thank you.

[@avirtualcanvas7584]

Sodalite,a great colour, and as someone who loves mixed media too, so lovely to have this gift if a video from you. The Derwent Inktense were the very first artist quality material I ever purchased and they remain my absolute favourite,for me hey are the perfect pencil for mixed media because of how they dry which makes them great for layering. The tinted charcols are a great pemcil too. I recently got a full set of the watercolour sticks in all the colours, I won them in a competition I entred a while ago and totally forgot that I had entered. But they have such amazing potential for mixed media,because of the diffrent ways you can use them. Great to see you talk through your sketchbook and how you used the materials in them. It made me laugh when you just couldn't resist mixing with the Schmincke retro palette,sometimes you just have too with such lush new paints!. and I agree the tin es have an art deco look to it, Look forward to future videos with these new treasures as you work and experiment with them. (Matt) P.s lovely opening shots of the studio too, love the book case/cabinet abd the bird painting taped to the wall.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Wow, congratulations on winning the full set of watercolour sticks! That's amazing. :) So glad you noticed/liked the different start to the video too!

[@avirtualcanvas7584]

@@NatashaNewtonArt Thank you,I wonder if Shmincke in the liquid earth paints were inspired by the Wallace & Seymour paints as they look similar to those.You do have a wonderful view from your studio window. (Matt)

[@GeodesicSoul]

Sodalite! Always inspiring! Thank you.

[@mimo4000]

Sodalite! So delightful to see your new supplies! Enjoy!

[@arlyhelm6219]

I think some people will hear “sodalite” as “So delight!”

[@beverlystarr-davidson3566]

The schmincke mineral paints work so much better once in a pan and dried! And I was wondering what you’d think of them against the Wallace Seymour paints. I’ve made a nice little palatte with both.

[@beverlystarr-davidson3566]

Sodalite!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

That's good to know! Thank you. :)

[@azpartam3566]

i struggle to use the light coloured dissolvable pencils, cause it feels like i could have just diluted a more saturated version.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Good point!

[@CarolineWilson-v9w]

Sodalite :) thanks for the great video.. it’s nice to see how excited you get about art supplies (so glad it’s not just me!) x

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@sheepofpaper1906]

Just talking from my experience: If you squeeze the Horadam Naturals in a pan and let them dry, the slight sticky / jelly texture goes away. 🎉

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks for the tip!

[@helenag.9386]

Oooh goody - a haul! I can't resist a haul!

[@FruzsiH]

Sodalite 🩶 (This is the only colour I have from DS watercolour sticks, but I use it pretty often. I cut off a piece and put it in an empty half pan. For me it's easier to use it this way.) Wonderful, interesting, inspiring video! The Sanguines are beautiful! All the water-soluble pencils are gorgeous! I would like to add more colours to my Inktense pencils (only have three: Bark, Oak and Iron Blue), Light Olive will be added for sure. I had recently tried mixed media, and found it liberating (maybe it's not the best word, sorry). It was a relief that I could add the details as precisely as I wanted using Neocolor II or a pencil. Thank you for the video! P.s.: I agree with Kriksis, the intro showing the studio was lovely, I stopped the video sometimes to look at the items.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video (especially the beginning!). I'd like to share more of my studio in future videos. I think that 'liberating' is a very good word for mixed media. :)

[@michellef1847]

I would use the white paint on top of darker colors....

[@pascalineh4792]

Thank you so much it’s so relaxing and interesting. Please which sketchbook are you using? Thank you

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! It's a Pith Oroblanco. :)

[@marionbik2022]

Sodalite! Great stash… not so sure about the veggie paint…

[@TAka-dc1rb]

So delighted Thank you for sharing 😊

[@karenemmerich2572]

Sodalite! I loved the colors in the little watercolor palette. As always, a lovely video to watch and listen to while making some art myself. Thank you, Natasha ♡

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you so much!

[@heatherleutscherwarren9459]

Great video - love the products! sodalite!

[@lorenawolfman9333]

Sodalite-ful!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

:)

[@jessicabaca5186]

That was sodalite-ful to watch 😊

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! ;)

[@riverAmazonNZ]

My fave inktense is sienna gold but prob too bright for you! You’d probably like ionian green. Sodalite ;)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I have the Inktense block in Ionian Green - a lovely colour!

[@Lala_B]

Can you tell us about the sketchbook you’re swatching in? I like the binding and size. Thanks!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

It's the Oroblanco from Pith Supply. :)

[@susanstraun5346]

Lime-Green Sodalite!! Just found you today and have subscribed.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you, Susan! Welcome to my channel.

[@PerfectlyImperfectColour]

first time watching your channel. i found you sodalite ful! new subscriber!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you so much!

[@firdyk]

Sodalite. Love the ds wc sticks you chose

[@firby7341]

it was sodalite (so delight? not sure what the word means sorry) watchintg this in the background while having a go at a small coloring page with some watercolors =)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Sodalite is a paint colour (and mineral!). :)

[@bobbisidorenkov5563]

Sodalite! I really enjoyed the video!

[@arricamartin2045]

Love your reviews and material videos. I hope you are on the mend... sounds like you have a cold.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I think it's just mild allergies!

[@awatercolourist]

Cute fat blackbird? Very scientific 😄.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I'm an ornithologist, you know.

[@awatercolourist]

@@NatashaNewtonArt 😂

[@MagpieSkies]

Sodalite, one of my faves. ❤

[@feathersandparchment7149]

which sharpener do you use?

[@nancyloomis3046]

Love your sketch drawings! ❤

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you so much, Nancy!

[@LisaZoe86]

I'm super interested in the watercolour sticks! They look like fun. ❤

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

First impressions: they are!

[@kriksis]

Such a relaxing video! I did enjoy the longer format and I think many of us like that. :) Those Daniel smith sticks are so beautiful! I also enjoyed liquid watercolours and texture. SODALITE. :)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Can't wait to experiment with the Daniel Smith watercolour sticks. :)

[@dianneholst3209]

I’ve never seen anyone try to use watercolours straight on the paper before.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I've seen several people do it when they're just testing them in the way I was here (that's where I got the idea!). I don't do that when I'm painting.

[@marionwigzell7334]

Sodalite 😅 (-: Marion 🎉

[@ilgaleja]

Sodalite, a delight!

[@muhlenstedt]

Please, studio tour!❤

[@nataliarodrigiues1105]

Sodalite. Love the watercolor sticks

[@dcdszgage2125]

Sodalite ! Loved it to the end ❤

[@bibamakes]

a patron who takes so much delight from your videos!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Love it! ;) Thank you.

[@Anne-gi4vc]

would enjoy seeing your experiments with the watercolor sticks - always intrigued by them. sodalite....fabulous group of supplies.

[@MissDorafil]

Oh... sodalite :)

[@awatercolourist]

53:36 There is actually one thing: may you please swatch the Daniel Smith Buff Titanium, the Schmincke Caucasus Earth, the Schmincke Rügen Chalk and the Schmincke Liquid Earth Chalk together? And may you mix them with earthy yellows such as siennas and ochres? And PY53 and PY216 (Turner’s Yellow by Schmincke or W&N) if you have these paints? I have the Caucasus Earth and I want to see how it compares to Buff Titanium. I bought it to use as a buff paint, but I think it’s a bit too green for that. I’m not surprised, PG23 is green earth. Mixing Caucasus Earth with yellow actually yields greenish yellows.

[@sonja__k]

Great video, Natasha, as always! And Sodalite really is a lovely colour. 😉 I haven't yet tried Schmincke's Naturals (and probably won't for now, I've got much too much supplies to work with), but I've seen other people use them online, and it looks like they're best working on 100% cotton paper (they're supposed to lay down much smoother and less streaky on there). Maybe that's worth a try.

[@fabd8067]

So-da-lited to watch another one of your videos!! 🤣🤭 So sorry I just had to join in & steal everyone else’s punny joke! 🤪 No seriously Natasha ~ I get excited whenever I see that you’ve released a new video & have to savor the moment for a special atmospheric time to enjoy watching them! 💚🩶💙🤎 I always love your choice of colour palettes, even though I’d naturally go for more colourful choices, I’m REALLY LOVING ‘your colours’ of late!! I’d be very interested in seeing further videos on how you use both the w/c pencils (again such a gorgeous 15 Natasha colour set!;) & the Derwent Inktense pencils (which are now added onto my ever growing list of arts supplies to try out!🤪) Oh and how you use your Neo II’s as well… Thx again for all your lovely videos! 🙏🏻🎨💚😘

[@jam4441]

Love your supplies videos, always great quality products. Thank you. If you are wanting a nice mid to light brown in the Inktense line I would recommend "Bistre (179)" or "Saddle Brown (1740"). Also a dark green would be Iron Green (1310) and a really nice muted natural green is "Leaf Green (1600)" ." Iron Blue (840)" or" Deep Indigo (1100)" are both very moody dark blues you might like and finally one of my favs is a Derwent watercolour pencil (different from Inktense) it is a very dark grey/blue/black called "Ivory Black (67)" which is also great for sketching. BTW I love your work from your patrons sessions with Kriksis. Sodalite .

[@tracyvis2101]

So-dalite-ful!

[@donnacarraway9182]

Love the inktense pencils and I do quite like bright! Most of the products look fun! Personally I wouldn’t be happy with brush strokes showing as in the Hordam Naturals but then I don’t enjoy using hot press for most things because I find it more difficult to get my wash really smooth. I’m not the most experienced though!🙃 Thank you!

[@maureenkyle3967]

DS watercolour sticks? Oh no…. feel… restraint… weakening……… Sodalite is awesome! ❤️

[@christinawassell5875]

sodalite Cheers!

[@__ink__]

Hi @NatashaNewtonArt 👋, thanks for all the lovely videos. It would be so nice if your videos had time stamps in them. Grts from AMS

[@karenjacobs3775]

Sodalite. Loved the watercolour sticks: good to see the variety of marks you can make with them. Very curious about you building up a mixed media piece using these different materials and seeing all the steps/decisions you make (and why). Thank you for sharing!

[@ecclessiastes]

what day do you meet for zoom everyweek? thanks

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

We meet once a month for 1.5 hours. Usually on a Saturday at 6pm UK time (but it can vary).

[@PaulaScardamalia]

Thank you for all of this. I have the Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils and appreciate seeing which ones you chose for an out and about palette. Also enjoyed seeing which Daniel Smith sticks you chose because I purchased some a while ago. And yes, I love that sodalite. ;)

[@ldelpiere]

So delights

[@AnnmArt]

that was sodalite-full - ha, I'm stealing everyone's jokes ... the supplies bring us so much joy, I've been eyeing that Schmincke palette too.

[@pagewhite61]

Sodalite! Great video, I really enjoyed seeing all the materials. The Schminke Naturals remind me of some of the DS Primatek colors in terms of how they behave, and the Wallace Seymour too. I’m very interested in those Derwent tinted charcoal pencils, I think I’d really like those. Thanks for the video!

[@jessicastrideart]

Sodalite😊! I was interested to see you using the Derwent Inktense pencils. I’ve had a huge set of them for years but have always found them too vivid for even me! I really must have another go, especially with the colours you’ve chosen here. Thanks Natasha for a lovely video. x

[@jerryogorman5895]

So delight

[@sijiepeng5953]

so delight

[@julielondon3359]

Sodalight!

[@lauraflint6533]

As always a lovely video - Sodalite! It's quite fun to use some water with the Derwent tinted charcoal pencils, I find it acts a lot like a watercolour pencil and activates the colour more. I would love to know which zoom drawing sessions you've enjoyed joining?

[@christineosmond9024]

Saw another artist using the DS sticks by spraying the paper first, then using a wet stick. The colors really pop. Most don't like using them dry as they are a bit scratchy. The sodalite genuine is the first stick I ever tried.

[@SandiSchario]

I have been wanting to try Daniel Smith watercolor sticks and have had them in my cart but haven't push the buy button. I have so much in the way of supplies want to try them all! I am sodalite to watch more of your viideos!!

[@daisiesandsunflowers5587]

Love the effects of the watercolour sticks! Sodalite!! Very interesting video. I've been riveted to my screen to see how each material works on the chosen paper...interesting that the brush strokes really stayed in the horadam naturals. I loved the "play" with mixing the traditional palette colours, as well as you taking time to make marks on top of others. Didn't mind the extra time one bit. Thank you, Natasha!

[@PumpkinBecki]

What a lovely range of colour and marks! So-dalight-ful for mixed media fun ❤

[@karlam9989]

sodalite! Your genuine fan:)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! :)