Part 4 Swatch of Schmincke Horadam Professional Watercolour Paints Dot Card: Browns, Greys & Blacks

The last quarter of the Schmincke Horadam Watercolours dot card swatch - which was an unexpectedly lovely surprise to me!
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[@cindyfromsydney7693]

Oh that third row is beautiful❤ I have the mahogany brown? the granulating one because I was trying to be frugal and make my own super granulating colours but I really am far too lazy to do it 😂 Kimberly Crick is a great channel for watercolour and she replicates many of the suoer granulating colours if you are interested. Have you tried any handmade watercolours? OMG you are in for a treat if you haven’t. I’ve not bought any English handmade water colours apart from The Art Spirits beautiful gold set which I highly recommend, and her crazy glitter set which is absolutely fabulous but unfortunately it looks to be no longer available. I have a lot of other handmade paints from other countries tho if you’re interested in names. For someone who doesn’t know how to use watercolours I have a out of control collection 😂 I’ve decided that collecting is also a hobby 😂

[@helencryer]

Well, I did try to make Supergranulating ones, when I already had a few and didn't like them as much as the pre-mixed ones. I have a beautiful selection of them!! No, I haven't tried handmade watercolours, but I daren't! I need to stop buying paint! You must use your paints though surely?! But yes, collecting is a totally separate hobby, and brings its own joy!

[@sonyaoart]

I’d say I’ve nearly half of the paints you swatched here and somehow I’ve found more I want. Thanks for sharing your dot card!

[@helencryer]

Oooo - what a great collection you have! Thanks!

[@juliebromfield1865]

I too like the Blue Payne's Grey and that Mahogany Brown speaks to me 😄

[@helencryer]

Yes, two of my faves ❤️

[@AndreaSmallArt]

Hi Helen - thank you so much for your videos. I only recently found your channel and am now happily going through the back catalogue! I really appreciate the chance to see lots of different art materials in action. Andrea 🙂

[@helencryer]

Thanks ever so much! I'm so pleased!

[@E4Alabbasy]

Thank you for the swatches 🥰 I think you'll enjoy their auper granulating swatch cards as well!

[@helencryer]

Thanks! I think I probably own most of them! 😁

[@racechick2033]

Brilliant blue violet is stunning and I am not fan of blues. It reminded me of wild cornflowers. I also liked the subtle greys and reddish browns. Thank you for sharing your love of colour with us. ❤

[@helencryer]

Thanks Panda! Yes, it's such a vivid gorgeous colour!

[@teekierudite5108]

Some beautiful colors in there, kinda funny the Indian Red ran away lol. Really loved that mahogany brown; I wonder how the green umber would look if there were more pigment. The bottom row of pigments really impressed me with their intensity. Really nice video, thank you Helen!

[@helencryer]

Thanks! Yes - it'll probably turn up stuck to the bottom of someone's foot, and splodging round the whole house! I'm quite intrigued by the green umber, I suspect it's really useful. I love my Daniel Smith German Greenish Raw Umber.

[@ladyhollman9534]

Ivory Black ,Burnt Umber … I’d need to see the others less watered. They look quite interesting

[@artmix700]

I have to say Paynes Grey Bluish is one of my favourites😍 mind you I am a sucker for Paynes Grey in general! Thank you for sharing🙏🏼

[@helencryer]

Yes, it's gorgeous!! I'm trying hard not to buy more paint, but it's on my wish list!

[@Flora-v6u]

Oh dear…again, quite a lot to add to the list here…mahogany brown & payne’s gray bluish to name just 2. Thanks for the colour therapy 😊

[@helencryer]

Haha, yep! Those two seem the favourites mentioned so far!

[@awatercolourist]

The transparent brown looks like a useful colour. Mahogny brown is beautiful, I have it.

[@helencryer]

Agree with both of those - definitely want to get hold of Mahogany Brown. Maroon Brown isn't strong, but it's interesting too.

[@awatercolourist]

@@helencryer I love the strong granulation of the Mahogany brown. It’s beautiful on it’s own and very useful in mixes.

[@awatercolourist]

Id like to try the Green Umber. It looks unique.

[@helencryer]

I have Daniel Smith German Greenish Raw Umber, which I find really useful - not too dissimilar.

[@awatercolourist]

@@helencryer Thanks. I’m not a DS fan, though.

[@helencryer]

😭

[@awatercolourist]

@@helencryer Sorry, but I’m not 😄

[@FaithAnnNB]

I love earth colours!! I’ve tried a number of these. From the “new to me” colours, Maroon Brown and Mahogany Brown are 2 that I’d definitely like to try sometime. They look like they’d be very useful for various landscapes. The third row does look like a great set of colours. So many paints, so little time…

[@helencryer]

Yep, I really those two as well. I've been having a major sort out of my craft and art cupboards the last couple of days, and though I have been accumulating another 'haul', I need to stop buying paint!!

[@FaithAnnNB]

@@helencryer Ha… yes… my “low buy” was fantastic for the first 5 months of 2023. I stuck to my goal and only used gift cards that I got for my birthday/Christmas/mother’s day for any art supplies. So proud! Then, in June, “vacation season” started and I felt that I was entitled to a “treat” since we didn’t have any big vacation plans for summer… that sort of opened the flood gate and I ordered some paints and gouache on 3 different occasions (including this week). SO… it’s time to get back to the low-buy because I seriously have enough paint for YEARS. (I just love the pretty colours SO much.)

[@helencryer]

So relatable!!!!

[@martinanelsonartandpsychol6478]

Love the Mahogany!!! I am not an expert, but I could imagine that in autofocus the camera is trying to focus on the the movement of the the brush and therefore the color swatch is sometimes out of focus.😄

[@helencryer]

Yes, or on my hand or brush handle. I only film on my phone, and I had a look at the settings briefly before swatching, but it wasn't immediately obvious how to switch autofocus off. I'll have to research a bit more!

[@awatercolourist]

First!

[@helencryer]

Dahhhling... lovely to have you here! (Said in a posh lady voice - don't ask me why!!)

[@awatercolourist]

@@helencryer You didn’t have to add the bracketed comment, it was obvious from Dahhhling 😂😂. I was thinking of fancy 1930’s actresses 🤣.

[@helencryer]

Spot on!

[@awatercolourist]

@@helencryer 😂😂😂