Rembrandt Watercolor - NEW Collection, swatch and first impressions: part 3 of 4

[@PaintinHiding]

sorry for the multiple comments but there's a lot of your content to go through and i want to show support by comment :) at around 9:20, don't worry too much about filming issues, you're an artist first and foremost, not a filmographer. you're doing a great job so far. just the fact that you're sharing this with the youtube community is beyond brilliant. also, thank you for your metaphors and explaining the colours. i think the swatches are one thing but your explanation really helps make it or break it. i'm not picky about my yellows but when it comes to reds/magentas, i'm rather picky about which one i like. and the fact that you put in the time to explain how one colour is cooler or warmer, or "this one is more red and the other is more purple" really really helps us viewers when purchasing new paint. for example, i thought the PY83 (in your yellows video) would be a nice slightly warm yellow but seeing your swatch and you saying it's definitely an orange has saved me from buying a tube that i would've wasted money on. apologies for the long comment. overall, just wanted to say thank you for your time and generosity in sharing this with us, and thank you to the person who sent it to you. :)

[@MandyvanGoeije]

No need for an apology...I love your response! And thanks so much for your kind words! I'm glad to have been of help.

[@redforrori]

Aww, don't run them off. I love hearing families, dogs, birds,--life going on in people's houses. Chatter--it's lovely and so underrated until our loved ones are gone :( Well, now I need to go get a whack of Rembrandt to try!

[@MandyvanGoeije]

Hehe...sorry for your purse...the Rembrandt IS great! And thanks for the comments about the chatter. I prefer 'allive' videos over well-orchestrated and clinically clean too :-)

[@_Obey_]

I wish you did zoom in closer, I could barely see the pigment and lightfast info. And seeing the colors up close and personal would've helped me too to see their texture. Thanks for the video though!

[@MandyvanGoeije]

I so get that, but it's impossible to zoom in that close and keep a sharp and representative image. I don't own a professional studio, but try to make the best of what I have. I do hope my videos give you an impression so that perhaps you can try a color that you like for yourself or perhaps find a store that has a hand-painted color chart.

[@jillshort9241]

Glad you're unscripted; it's more fun and laid back that way! You've convinced me--found a pretty good bargain on a 12-set from Jackson's, so I just have to wait until it makes it across the pond. So in 2 or 3 weeks I'll be painting with Rembrandts (but, unfortunately, not like Rembrandt).

[@MandyvanGoeije]

You'll just be a really awesome Jill Short! And the Rembrandt will help you do that. And thanks so much for your kinds words...

[@greekveteran2715]

Thank you for these series of Rembrandt! Cant afford artist quality,so I build a Van Gogh/Rembrandt set. To be honest,I like their colours way more than any other brand and I've seen them all swathed! I'M going to order 2 of the Rembrandt 110 red sables as my 1st "good" brushes. Maybe a 6 and an 8 to compliment the set of synthetics I own. This video helps a lot,thanks again!!

[@MandyvanGoeije]

You're welcome. And Van Gogh paints really are fantastic. I think the only reason one would need to step up is when a specific pigment and its characteristic is required or when a color, like PG50, is not available in Van Gogh. Other than that, Van Gogh is truly wonderful. I use it a lot too.

[@2112Dahlia]

Green earth - PG23, I use this a lot. I paint florals and it is perfect for subtlely dulling down light pinks and light washes of red without going overboard if I were to add a little too much, as might happen if I use a phthalo green for example. By the way Cobalt Teal by M Graham is also PB28 and it is a nice shade, only a bit bluer than Schmincke's Cobalt Turquoise

[@MandyvanGoeije]

Ah! The moment I read your words, I saw it before me and can't wait to try and achieve a porcelain-like antique light pink. I'd never thougth of green earth to achieve that, but since it's so tender, I suppose you're right. I'm going to give it a go! I don't have the M. Graham cobalt teal. But I think the Rembrandt is indeed also a tad bluer than PG50. But I'm going to look into that for sure!

[@charlesb6490]

Hello Mandy. True Green Earth pigment is a very old, antique. I tried the Old Holland version mainly. It was mainly used for subtle flesh tone variations, in grain, values, tints, shadows for portraits during the Middle Ages or Renaissance. You can surely use it for any kind of subtle hue or chroma shifts (neutralising without dulling since it's transparent) in florals or landscapes too, since the hue is a rather natural yellow green. You can also adjust other earth colours like ocres, for architecture. I think you get some kind of Naples yellow mixed with burnt Sienna. You can effectively study in watercolor, how old masters worked even if it was with very different mediums.

[@MandyvanGoeije]

Yes, that's true, the Green Earth pigment is great for toning down without dulling down red hues. The Rembrandt one is the most beautiful version that I"ve got and it works great for that. I do'nt know about studying the old masters...I'm not sure I'd be able to go there...

[@mateusbottaro8728]

The week green earth is very useful to tone down and neutralize flesh colours, it is enough green to neutralize but wick in a way that doesn't mess things up

[@MandyvanGoeije]

Absolutely. I never used green earth until I got it in my collection. What you say is true...green earth tones down flesh colors in a lovely, natural way, without muddying them up. Also pinks in botanicals. I guess a few years on I've learned to appreciate the color :-)

[@awatercolourist]

PG23 can be used for palm fronds. Some palms have very pale green fronds that just have PG23 written (painted?) all over them.

[@PaintinHiding]

omg! yayyy! i did not expect you to do 4 hours of content on this. can't wait to watch it when i get back from work. XD

[@MandyvanGoeije]

Hehe, it's becoming my trademark! ;-) Have fun!

[@suzisandpiper]

Hookers green is simply named after the painter who requested a green to be made that was truly a convenience green to work in all the landscape mixes, it was made at his request so quite appropriate to be named after him. It was made to be used in mixed not on its own, but in landscape work it is an excellent easy green to get to all your greens....I should add I never had it on my palette until I did a workshop with Charles Evans two years back who said it was the only green you needed (landscape painting!!!!)...and I have to admit I've found it useful...tbh i tended to like to start even with phthalo green and mix my own but I have been converted! Lol

[@MandyvanGoeije]

:-) Thanks for the background on this color. Such stories really do help to look at a color a little more closely, right? I'll try the hooker's green on a tree some time and leave my sap green be for once...

[@suzisandpiper]

I find it so helpful and love learning snippets like this....I watch most of your videos and love learning how you like to use certain colours too 💕

[@suzisandpiper]

@@MandyvanGoeije 💖

[@PaintinHiding]

13:05 i wouldn't mind it if you sang every time something granulates ;) i love PG50 as well!! i have sennelier's PG50 turquoise green, it's nice and bright. can i ask, how would you say this Rembrandt cobalt turquoise PB28 compares to that sennelier one? would you say the rembrandt one is more blue and duller? or the same but just less opaque?

[@MandyvanGoeije]

I'm going to show you that! I'm looking forward to doing so, since I love both!!!

[@PaintinHiding]

@@MandyvanGoeije oh~ i sure wasn't expecting that, well, i will eagerly look forward to it :D if you love them both, that's already sounding very promising hehe~

[@MandyvanGoeije]

@@PaintinHiding I'm mixing the video RIGHT now. It will be online later today...😊

[@vigdissketches]

Hi. Sorry for posting question on an older video, but I am going to buy a PR 101. Does the Rembrandt red iron oxide granulate? I can see it's not marked as granulating.

[@MandyvanGoeije]

Hello Vigdis, no problem :-) Officially it doesn't granulate, but I've just checked and the paint does produce some texture in my swatch. It's not a flat color. There even seems to be a vague difference in tone too. I'm thinking, if you like granulation, this might be a perfect color to use along with granulating medium.

[@vigdissketches]

@@MandyvanGoeije Great, I Will definetly test that 😊

[@sigrunella1]

Mandy, have you had a play with granulation mediums? I haven't tried it myself but have been considering it since I love granulation also.The only red/orange colours I have tried that have come somewhat close to granulating are Daniel Smith´s Mayan Orange and Mayan Red, they have very subtle granulation that is beautiful in delicate flower petals. Winsor and Newton´s Rose Madder Genuine also has a subtle granulation but that colour, although beautiful in both hue and texture, unfortunately has lightfast issues.

[@MandyvanGoeije]

Hello Sigrún, yes I have, but it's not quite the same as using granulating pigments. The texture looks more like sprinkling or spraying salt finely on top. I have found a super beautiful mayan red that granulates lovely. Only, I don't know if it's available anymore since it was handmade by someone local. And one of the Rembrandt reds seems to granulate, even though it isn't supposed to, so I'll look into that one and share if the granulation remains consistent.

[@lylebobroske5172]

This would have been so much more enjoyable if we were zoomed in closer. 💖💖☺☺ Karen from Canada

[@vigdissketches]

Those turquoises are beautiful.

[@vigdissketches]

I love the yellow ochre, by the ay. It was the first Rembrandt color I bought, and I find it stunning.

[@MandyvanGoeije]

Yes, they definitely are!

[@MandyvanGoeije]

It is! It's quite different from most of the ochres I have.

[@redforrori]

Also... PLEASE never script! I am so bloody tired of scripted, stilted, over-produced, videos. :( Your swatching videos are some of my very favorites!

[@MandyvanGoeije]

Thanks! And no, I never will...it's not for me :-)