Holbein Artists Gouache Review - WINTER Irodori Japan 12 Tube Set.

[@amber6607]

I enjoyed all of these paintings. Thank you for sharing 😊 your Mountain is amazing 👏 ❤️.

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you! That was my sketchiest one too, haha.

[@amber6607]

@@BeckyTregear lol 😆

[@mmmdisciple]

I love your artwork and your Awesome KZbin channel. Thankyou so much!

[@firdyk]

I love your abstract one Becky:)

[@Julie-vy3oz]

Fun to see these sets and your lovely use of them. Thanks for sharing. I may have to buy that gold!

[@BeckyTregear]

The gold is so lovely - I liked the other one too, but I can never resist a super yellow gold!

[@Horsewoman-pt2ku]

It will be great to have them all and pick what you want.

[@BeckyTregear]

I can't wait to put them all together to see what the whole colour palette will look like! I've deliberately waited until I've tried all four separate sets so I can make one big swatch of them all afterwards.

[@shadowguard3578]

All three paintings are lovely. I don’t know what it is but the abstract painting is my favorite one again!

[@BeckyTregear]

I'm starting to really enjoy making weird abstracts, haha!

[@FourInchCats]

Love this one too! The colours are gorgeous! 🌸

[@BeckyTregear]

They're such pretty colours....that gold!! But I wish there was a yellow, lol!

[@phyllisd3705]

One scene you could do is a cozy interior (lots of wood furniture to incorporate the browns), a jewel-toned quilt, and the blue/grays for a window showing sky and snow.

[@BeckyTregear]

That sounds so pretty!! 💙

[@nicole-ee7ec]

i also loved the mountain! i think your work with those paints are really impressive, you are really creative!

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you! I struggled with these, so sometimes I get completely random paintings which I hadn't planned to do at all, lol.

[@fuzzydragons]

the mountain is lovely! 😀 love that hummingbird blue

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you, and yes it is a beautiful blue! 💙

[@JorjaZanetta]

Very beautiful video!!!

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you 😄

[@NanaBeth1]

This would be my favorite so far. But I can see where it would be difficult to use as a stand alone palette. I think you did a fantastic job of utilizing it. I really like the cardinal-it's a happy, kind of goofy painting!

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you - haha yes she turned out rather comical. 😂 I just love pictures of birds with their wings in motion!

[@Azkademon]

great video, I really enjoyed this winter set, your paintings are fantastic but for me it was the abstract one yet again! loved it! I would have gone all winter wonderland fantasy and just made up some frozen blossom trees set in a cave with them colours with strange ethereal creatures in many hues :D

[@BeckyTregear]

Ooh that's a great idea for a winter painting! My mind was a blank I'm afraid, lol. 😂

[@Azkademon]

@@BeckyTregear it happens all the time to me, I find myself staring at the wall most days hahaha :D I actually surprised myself with that idea ;)

[@le2382]

I actually love this palette of colours! The moment I saw this set I imagined painting a cold, night winter scene by the water, with moonlight, Northern Lights, maybe a glacier, maybe moonlight. It’s so moody and beautiful in its way. I do think it would work nicely with the autumn set, since that one has all the yellows. Overall, it’s a beautiful set but a bit challenging, which I personally like. 😊

[@BeckyTregear]

I love your ideas! These palettes definitely work well all together as one giant set of colours, haha.

[@jasminetea3396]

Haha the squid is so random but can I say that's my fave out of the 3 (which are all very pretty). I love that antique gold colour! So pretty!

[@BeckyTregear]

I thought the squid would be the most fun sticker to include, and I did actually flip to that sticker page at random, haha! 😂

[@pennycandyys]

Excellent work. I love the way you make a paint legend in your book, and then paint pictures with the palette, it's very helpful! Also it seems of course that the picture on the front of each season palette was painted in the colours included in each season/box. Once I realized that was probably the case I was really surprised at Winter's picture, because it's just beautiful, but I'm surprised they were able to achieve it with Winter's colours.

[@BeckyTregear]

It definitely helps me to look back at swatches with paintings next to them! Winter was the most challenging palette for me; I'd have picked a few different colours I think. Also a future video to make; rearrange them all into what I would consider as seasonal palettes. The debate it may cause though....haha!

[@pennycandyys]

@@BeckyTregear Good point, those swatches would be a great reference! I can't help thinking with those Irodori palettes that, while they probably want everyone to buy them, they are more geared to either Japanese people, people who paint in the traditional style of Japanese people, or people who are buying all four sets at once, to make up for the lacking colours. I'm not sure, but you made good points with the winter palette. Just out of curiosity, did you consider painting any Japanese pictures/subjects with them?

[@BeckyTregear]

@@pennycandyys I actually lived in Japan for a year a long time ago, haha. Of course when faced with what to paint, I went a little blank and chose ideas that immediately popped into my head. Japanese style paintings would suit these colours well. 😊

[@pennycandyys]

@@BeckyTregear Oh! That's cool, did you get much chance to experience art there though? Haha, that's funny that you lived there, but blanked out, but not unusual at all I think. Yeah, I think Japanese style paintings would suit these very well since they are a 'Japanese palette.'

[@judithf9297]

Hi Becky, so nice to see you again. No matter what you paint it comes out wonderful and those colors are so pretty, you right though the yellow is missing. And so enjoyable as always to hear your voice, your excitement. I hope you are ok and your hand is fine by now. I had things happening here where I live, not pleasant, unfortunately, but too long to describe here. Maybe in an email. Be well!🌹🌺😊

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you so much! My hand is definitely better now, after I made myself rest it properly for as long as possible. I hope things are improving for you now, and take care! 💜💙❤️

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

I do think you came up with some great paintings considering the colors you had to work with. I especially love the last two. Again, abstract suits you! Although I do love that winter mountain. 😀 Another fun video, Becky - I always look forward to them.

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you! Abstracts are so difficult to do, at least to make them look like something and not just a random blob of mess, haha. Ahh this one nearly got the best of me. I was sick when I filmed a lot of the video but I think I got away with it, LOL!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

@@BeckyTregear you definitely got away with it! It didn't come across at all in your video, and I'm impressed that you still had all these videos out considering what you and Nick have been through. Whew!

[@BeckyTregear]

@@MirandaWatsonArt I used up all of my videos made in advance so I am back to square one again, lol!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

@@BeckyTregear I have been trying so hard in the last 3 weeks to get ahead but it's just not working and I don't even have the you-know-what excuse that you do, so I get it! So much to do!

[@chaosinca]

I really like the abstract- the colours are beautiful. I must admit- when you added the squid I found it very random but it somehow made it quite cool 😊 a difficult palette indeed!

[@BeckyTregear]

That entire abstract is one of the most random things I've done in a while, haha. I just flipped open the sticker book and the squid immediately caught my eye so I thought it would be funny to add it on. 😂

[@moonchaserstudio]

Oh I have gouache envy. Lol I really want that autumn set. I think the gold in the winter set worked well, being there was no yellow. It was a nice touch of sparkle. I have so many other brands to use up. But it seems mosts artists have a big array of supplies. Lol

[@BeckyTregear]

There are just so many art supplies to be had, haha! I am really enjoying these gouache sets, I can't wait to swatch them all out together to see them all aide by side. Coming soon! 😁

[@Artsy_cosplay18_FanChannel]

Nice review. I really loved the cardinal drawing, there such lovely birds unless its 5-6 in the morning lol. I like the Alizarin Crimson it's a stunning colour

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you - so cardinals are noisy birds? Alizarin Crimson is so beautiful, and very hard to let go as a pigment. Permanent versions are just never quite the same. 😭

[@Artsy_cosplay18_FanChannel]

@@BeckyTregear Your welcome. Yes they're noisy but it depends on how close they are like most birds, they're songs are very loud, especially if there on a branch very close to you. I know it isn't the same :(

[@Elvraie]

Beautiful colours, but as you said, the colour's choice is a bit puzzling. As well as a pale yellow, a silver and an electric blue would have been good. The paintings were excellent. Have a great week, Becky.

[@BeckyTregear]

Most definitely! I was greatly wishing for a yellow. It's the most difficult set of them all, from what I found. Spring is coming up next. 😆

[@hahiestand]

The blue black formulation is the same as M. Graham’s Payne’s Gray. To make indigo, they add PB15 to it, so indigo is three pigments. Your abstract had a lovely glow to it!

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you - Payne's Grey it is! 😆❤

[@nicole-ee7ec]

the last one is my favorite tho!!!

[@BeckyTregear]

I am so glad it actually turned out, because there was a long while where I thought it was going to be an epic fail, but the stickers pulled it into something that made more sense, lol!

[@eltrym]

Hi again Becky (I just commented on your autumn video). The reds in this colour pallette would be really good as red winter berries. Infact, my thinking of using these paints is to try to paint the trees, flowers and skies of each season. I'm not sure how I'll get on but that is how I plan to try using them. X

[@BeckyTregear]

If you put all of the sets together, it creates one mega palette and there is endless potential for paintings. 😊 (Not that I am advocating buying all four boxes - it's just what I ended up with, lol!)

[@pennypop408]

Oh I love this set.....I was so hoping you would use it to paint cherry blossoms in winter or magnolia trees. I guess its not really a pallet for ozy winters our colors are so different but so right for japan. Gold would be a fab highlight color but I would sneak a little yellow ochre into the set just to round it out. Thank you so much for the video Becky awesome as always.

[@BeckyTregear]

That peony colour would mix with white to make an excellent cherry blossom colour - why it is in the winter set and not spring is a mystery to me, lol! I'd have swapped it for yellow ochre, which would have made life a bit easier when it came to the paintings. Oh well, at least I got something, and onwards to to the next season! 😂

[@pennypop408]

@@BeckyTregear lol yes cherry blossoms themselves have a mind of their own when it comes to flowering in Japan. They look stunning against a snowy backdrop but equally at home in spring bringing in the new year of prosperity. I love the set its on my list now lol.

[@RamoArt]

I looove the genuine Alizarin Crimson. At first I thought the color palette was odd, especially considering Alizarin Crimson is made from a plant that doesn't bloom during winter. The gold also seemed misplaced... Then I figured out the color palette is probably holiday inspired. Mh. I'm not inspired by this set at all. Your mountain painting, however, is very inspiring to me! I went hiking in the Alps a couple of days ago and your painting brought me right back.

[@BeckyTregear]

I didn't even think of the holidays, mainly due to Christmas being in summer for me, but that actually makes a lot of sense now that you've pointed it out. The Alizarin Crimson is just about a perfect colour for poinsettias, lol. But it is still a confusing set and I wish it had a yellow ochre and maybe silver instead of the gold (you will soon see where silver ended up, lol).

[@cate7777]

No yellow? I think that I would go ahead and get the yellow out from one of the other boxes and call it a day, lol. I like your sea scape. That one is truly mixed media. As for the palette, I have it, but I think I would combine it with my other palettes since it is a limited palette anyway. I haven't gotten around to messing around with it yet. One of these days...

[@BeckyTregear]

It so needs a yellow! I decided for the purposes of the video to not include one as extra but oh how I wanted to! 😂

[@lylebobroske5172]

I liked this video. I always learn things from you, and appreciate it. These colors, I can't remember if they are unique to just these season sets and not the original 18 set? I haven't gotten into guauche yet but am thinking about it. Karen from Canada

[@BeckyTregear]

I'm definitely more into gouache after using these, I really like them a lot! I am not sure about the tubes being unique; it's possible that they are mixed and named for the sets, but I really need to go and do some research as I haven't looked at the regular sets that Holbein have released.

[@mariasteffen78]

@@BeckyTregear Beautiful artwork! Holbein has 2 main gouache ranges, Acryla and Artists Gouche. The Irodori range is a special series of the Artists Gouache. These seasonal sets showcase the open stock range of 48 colours 😊

[@AlexisCassandraArt]

This series is addicting to follow haha!! The winter palette is challenging. Of course my favorite color has to be the indigo/Payne’s grey mix blue, it’s gorgeous! You’re doing some great abstract work lately. It is a nice change up and a fun, different way to play with colors. I also liked the Matterhorn and bird(cardinal?) a lot too. I’m not sure what I would’ve painted with that palette. Probably just some penguins, as I always do😂 I was about to say a polar bear, but you’ve already done that with another set a while ago I remember! I’m excited for Spring next honestly because that’s the season I’m currently in!🌸🌼

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you, and yes I immediately thought of polar bears because I can't get enough of them. We've been watching a show called Arctic vets and they rescue so many of them. They're really beautiful animals! But yes I had painted them with watercolours so I thought I would try other ideas for this video. 😂 Spring is coming up next, in time for the current season where you are. 😊🌸

[@sueallen952]

Some funny comments on here Becky lol. Loved the mountain painting, have you seen the Arrtx empty bamboo palettes? They hold 12 half pans and have a perspex magnetic top they are really lovely. They are £8 on amazon, don't know what that would be in your money, I fell in love and ordered 4 lol

[@BeckyTregear]

I haven't seen those, at least I don't think so. I'll have to see what they cost here! There is also one which has a plastic airtight clippy lid that I am interested in. Would be great if I could get a 48 well one for all four sets. 😆

[@chaoticgremlinart]

Even though the gold is pretty , I would have replaced it with yellow ochre or some other earthy yellow for this palette but thats just my opinion. The paintings came out beautiful by the way 😊

[@BeckyTregear]

Any yellow would have been helpful - ochre would have been a good one for winter!

[@afos32]

Colors are a little off I agree love the paints

[@MixedMediaCraftsbyDiane]

That is a beautiful gold! They could have replaced a brown with a lighter silver, otherwise a pretty palette. I feel that the iron oxide fits in the fall palette. Can you purchase these open stock? Thank you for the review.

[@BeckyTregear]

I've been thinking the whole time that certain colours would be better in different seasons, so I'd move them all around, haha. I know that Holbein sell their gouache as open stock, I am just not sure if these ones are specific to the sets or are just from the general range. I hope to find this out soon!

[@nattyw495]

I like this winter set i would actully like to buy this set and try guoche ...im going to put this set on my xmas list, wait can you tell me where what country the holbien company makes it paint in???...in usa if we see a cardinal its supposed to be a sign of a past loved one coming to vist you...i like the music its very uplifting...maybe a posca pen would sit over a sticker.....mikelle art mom🎨✍👩‍🎨

[@BeckyTregear]

From what I've read, Holbein was founded in Osaka, Japan and it looks like they manufacture all of their products there, among three factories. I actually lived in Osaka for a year many moons ago, and I wish I knew what I did now about art and could have found their headquarters. It is really close to where I worked and did all of my shopping too! 😂

[@jennw6809]

Yeah, the sets are weird. They all have at least one repeat color. But I *guess* you could think of these sets this way: Summer (rainbow/basics), Autumn (earth tones), Winter (darks) and Spring (pastels). Still, I think it's so much better to keep them as one set. These are a reboot of the original Irodori which were sold (I think) in sets of 12, 24 and 48. Those sets were possibly more useful!

[@BeckyTregear]

I like them all as one big set; they are much more useful that way. It was fun making all of the videos though, and I love the tubes; they're so pretty!

[@jennw6809]

@@BeckyTregear Yes and even though I'm not one to save boxes usually, the boxes are exquisite. They are so tempting. But I'll try to get open stock.

[@ChelleBeeby]

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[@joannaplichta9677]

You know, I don't find magenta a random colour for winter. Actually I noticed when you look at winter landscapes on snowless days, purplish version of magenta is an underlying tone for them. It's most apparent in the evening sky, but once you notice it, it's everywhere. That's why the reddish purple jacket the girl wore at Netflix series Nisseer was in such a harmony with the wintry landscapes - it stood out, but never clashed. In fact, analysing the colour palette of that series first gave me the idea, but later it was confirmed in observing actual landscapes.

[@BeckyTregear]

I love your perspective on it! Now I will be looking for magenta. It's winter right now though and looking more in the dreary grey spectrum....I shall have to look closer!

[@ChristinaTodd1970]

Agh! Becky, you still have way too much water in your wet palette. You shouldn’t see any puddling or pooling AT ALL. You may think it too dry but you’ll be amazed at how much better it works with about 1/3 of the water you have now.

[@BeckyTregear]

I was having trouble sticking the paper down when the sponge is dryer so I need to figure out a better solution. Gouache also melts faster than acrylic from what I have seen, lol.

[@ChristinaTodd1970]

@@BeckyTregear Get a fine mist sprayer. The palette paper should be wet when laying it across the sponge but as fine mist sprayer will help. After you have the paper down lay a piece of kitchen roll over it, without rubbing, to soak up extra water