PO48 Watercolors, featuring Daniel Smith, Rembrandt, Della Magna Watercolors and more

[@derwood206]

Its one of my favorites and I have these but never lined them up against each other and I see I DO have a preference for the Daniel Smith Quin Burnt Orange and the Della Magna version of Quin Rust Orange! I am definitely stocking up a little in case they should stop being available although I know Daniel Smith said they ave quite the supply to last some years :) Thank you again for your beautiful video; i immediately felt put at ease and relaxed as the video began and enjoyed the color and mixes.

[@stiviwonders]

I appreciate your kind words, Daren! Many watercolorists' first exposure to PO48, especially in North America, is via the Daniel Smith line-up so that is understandable. I intend to keep a healthy stock of this pigment too as preparation for future use. Della Magna's take on PO48 is heavenly. I love its robust power while maintaining a clean profile. It is beautiful on its own and glorious as a mixing color. As always, thank you so much for being here!

[@ChantelleArts]

what a unique colour, I haven't got this one 😮

[@stiviwonders]

@ChantelleArts It truly is! This pigment is one of my favorite quinacridones. 😍

[@matthiasaronjonsson3066]

Okay ... now I want Sleeping beauty Turquoise from Daniel Smith :') I already have Roman Szmal's Quinacridone Burnt Sienna and Della Magna Quinacridone Rust Orange, beautiful colors! Rembrandt's version surprised me the most from this video, very pretty :)

[@stiviwonders]

Hahaha, with PO48, Sleeping Beauty Turquoise has found another place in the watercolor space. The Description box has the links, in case you want to read up on each pigment featured. I am thrilled to have Rembrandt on this line-up because we don't often hear about their PO48. Lovely to hear from you and thank you for being here! :-)

[@matthiasaronjonsson3066]

@@stiviwonders Thank you too :]

[@stiviwonders]

@@matthiasaronjonsson3066 I forgot to mention that the Sleeping Beauty Turquoise one will come alive again on the channel soon. 😉

[@matthiasaronjonsson3066]

@@stiviwonders I'll be looking forward to seeing that ❤️☺️

[@mmopsieii9132]

Thanks for your helpful video. I have a PO48 from QOR and it’s also beautiful. It’s a fantastic transparent mixingcolor.

[@stiviwonders]

It brings me joy to hear that this video has been helpful! I can imagine QoR's PO48 to be a fabulous mixing color. PO48 is one of my favorite pigments to use as value modifier. Happy painting and thank you for being here!

[@jaspalette]

Just want to tell you your video made my day😢❤

[@stiviwonders]

Sending you hugs! I am glad the video is there to accompany you and I hope you are feeling energized now. ♥️

[@Ancienttowers]

I've always thought of you as my SWATCH QUEEN! Nobody swatches quite as elegant as you do. Quin orange rust of PO48 has been this love /hate pigment for me, personally. When I saw your mixes, I was shocked. You picked such lovely compliments for PO48. My favorites were 1st: indanthrone and PO48, and lastly 2nd: DS Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine w/ PO 48...the granulating magical properties were out of this world. Don't you agree? Wow, great video Stivi

[@stiviwonders]

Thank you! I am glad that the mixes and the PO48 presentation could offer a fresher perspective. This pigment holds a special place in my heart and I will definitely miss it someday. For now, I will keep celebrating its beauty while it's still available. Thank you for watching!

[@Ancienttowers]

@@stiviwonders Oh, no worries my most intellectual Diva swatcher! (Yes, after a few years of watching, reading, and experiencing your videos...in which your poetic-like prose starts to penitrate one's brain in seemingly subsequent formulae. Firstly, the brilliant catchphrase - ...'let the colors speak, for themselves'. Next, a varite of one dimensional viscous pigment(s) are lathered with clean water, upon artist grade tools of the artists' trade. Then, a singular dab or swift kiss of prepared paint falls onto hdrophagic tome...an ecstatic explosion in miniature unleashed...the all to quick supernovae of polytechnic mastery combine to release complex alchemical magic, or in my Surgical Practitioner eyes the most enjoyable expression of pigment and materials playout upon the rods and cones of my irises. Antiosmodic gradients implode and explode in alarming speeds, fighting one another, like variable continental shelves, jumping and diving against their selves. It's total euphoria for the next few seconds. It's gilding the Lilly...upstrokes to display the mass tones into a few well gradaded swatches. - from a poetic intellectual...my consciousness likes to laughingly call... STEVIA shew, that was a bit much, lol maybe it made sense. I felt wordy, I did.

[@gouwsteven]

So Roman Szmal PO48 have a bit of opacity 😯 Very Interesting!

[@stiviwonders]

It appears to have a defined transparency but I can see where you're coming from. The "clay orange" display is deceptively suggestive of some opacity.

[@gouwsteven]

@@stiviwonders Ah I see.. 😆

[@stiviwonders]

We can both see it. 😎

[@martinanelsonartandpsychol6478]

Love your color mixes 😊😊

[@stiviwonders]

This warms my heart. Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@jeannes]

My favorite pigment! 🧡🧡🧡

[@stiviwonders]

@jeannes Truth is, I made this video in your honor! You and many others asked for this multiple times. It is a palette staple for me too, along with PO49. I am so happy to see your comment. Thank you for being here! 🧡

[@jeannes]

@@stiviwonders Thanks so much! Really enjoyed the video. I especially liked how you showed what a great mixer PO48 is. P048 + P060 is one of my favorite combos. I also love how if you add P048 to any granulating blue, aqua, or green, you get these beautiful organic mossy mixtures. It's a very versatile pigment for landscapes and foliage. Plus mixing P048 with a bright transparent yellow makes a classic golden color.

[@stiviwonders]

@@jeannes I agree on all points! Thank you! This pigment is particularly useful when painting scenes that are inspired by nature. My favorite yellow pigment to mix with it is PY153. It acts as my Burnt Sienna whenever the moment requires a fully transparent and intense earthy orange pigment.

[@akpul1220]

I have Daniel Smith and M Graham quinacridone rust love them both. Will try Della Magna. Beautiful washes. Thank you.

[@stiviwonders]

Thank you for watching! I highly recommend the Della Magna one. It is delightful to work with.

[@cinderblockstudios]

Fun highlight, too bad it's a color that no one can buy anymore.

[@stiviwonders]

It's saddening that pigment production has ceased but PO48 is still available in watercolor and oil forms everywhere. Thankfully, I stocked up on dry pigments a while back. Since this is a watercolor palette staple for me, I have started building a healthy PO48 inventory for future use.

[@awatercolourist]

Your mix with ultramarine is interesting; it’s almost black. I actually get a green with mine. I’ll have to mix my PB29 and PO48 again to see whether I can get a black. Which PO48 and PB29 did you use?

[@stiviwonders]

It sounds as though you are referring to PO49 + PB29. I can post a photo on the Community Wall soon. This mix is not black at all, it's a deep bluish-gray that is reminiscent of a post-blue hour light. With wet-on-wet, the warmth from PO48 is more visible. But with wet-on-dry, it is a nicely textured bluish gray.

[@awatercolourist]

@@stiviwonders Thanks for the clarification! I do not have PO49. I distinctly remember PO48 mixing a green with blue. Perhaps I got my blues confused? Perhaps it was PB15 that I had used? I’ll mix them again when I am free to see what happens.

[@andreafranne]

@@awatercolourist In this video she mixed PO48 with Indanthrone blue (PB60) from Daniel Smith and got a black colour, maybe that’s what you’re thinking of? I also loved that mix :)

[@stiviwonders]

No worries. There is that possibility as PO48 with PB29 would produce beautiful neutrals. I do see some hints of deep forest grayish-green on this one. Beautiful touches, I would say. I will post the photos later today.

[@stiviwonders]

@andreafranne Thank you! I love that one too. PB60 + PO48 is an intense gray-green. It's perfect for misty mountains or rainforest scenes.