Roman Szmal Aquarius Watercolor paint review | Pasqualino Fracasso Set

[@tatianalp4221]

Una delle selezioni palette più belle che si possono trovare

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Sono d’accordo! Una meraviglia! Colori incantevoli e qualità straordinaria. Grazie per il messaggio 🙂

[@tatianalp4221]

@@WatercolorElisabetta è uno dei miei preferiti che uso di più ne ho un bel po'

[@janinawiegratz8464]

Lovely set and a thoughtful review- thank you! My alltime RS favourites are: Nickel Azo Yellow, Goethite, Cherry Quin Red, Cobalt Blue Deep, Potter's Pink. For convenience mixes I love Ocean Blue, Misty Morning, Shadow Violet light, Przybyzs Grey.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you Janina!! I will check them out! ❤️ great useful comment. Have a lovely weekend! Elisabetta

[@chris5355]

Thank you, Elisabetta; they are lovely paints - a beautifully presentation, elegantly phrased and beguilingly accented...

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you so much Chris! This is really very nice to hear…have a lovely evening! (Or day, it depends where you are 😊) Elisabetta

[@anitadavidson1266]

What an extremely interesting set. I purchased many Romal Szmal colours open stock - they all came individually wrapped with a hand coloured swatch on the wrapper which I find to be an indication of quality. Loved your review, and it made me feel very guilty for not playing with my own colours. I have said before that I feel I could open an art store, yet am an absolute beginner artist. Quite ridiculous and this is why I am in the process of making palettes of various brands and colours for you to try and hopefully enjoy. Many thanks for all the time you put into your videos 🎨🖌👩‍🎨👍🏻

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hello Anita!! Happy you are back on my channel! Do not feel guilty at all please! Collecting paint is a great hobby! And it’s probably less expensive than collecting Hermes or Gucci handbags, and it takes up less space…we deserve colours in our life. have a great weekend Anita with some painting and maybe some shortbread biscuits (I’m crazy about them) …thanks a lot for your very nice message 😀 Elisabetta

[@anitadavidson1266]

@@WatercolorElisabetta Oh no Elisabetta, don’t help me justify my hoarding!! I tell you what, some day I will pile up (yes I do mean that) all my supplies and take a photograph, I bet I could make your eyes pop! Having said that, your comparison to Gucci or Hermes seems to have given me a second wind! 😂 I’m not into clothes etc and don’t smoke or drink, so… 😇😎😇 xx PS - Shortbread is the food of the Gods! 🤭😋

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Ahaha partners in crime we are! Have a lovely Sunday ❤️

[@anitadavidson1266]

@@WatercolorElisabetta You too Elisabetta! 👋🏻👩‍🎨🎨

[@michemman]

Hello Elizabetta! So the memorable colours in Roman Szmal are all of the greys. The grey you medically need is called Misty Morning, A light to mid cool grey. It is my favourite in my collection of his paints. It separates into a bright cobalt kind of teal and pinky red, with the edges of the hard edge, having the pigment like a cloud with a silver lining. You could do a picture with just this one colour! If you make the colour float on a lot of water, you see the separation of the greys, particularly special on 100 % cotton. All of the greys need lots of water to see this effect. You should have room for 4 more colours in your large palette. There are some pale gemstone colours, which are also lovely and delicate. You can also bend the palette metal wings first, at an angle, then click your pan into the groove towards the metal wing first, then down, which will stop them moving. You can also use a glue stick on the mixing surface of the palette with a wetted tissue, to keep your palette clean, non staining, non beading, and non abrasive. This little trick works for all plastic, metal palettes, new or old. You can clean them with rubbing alcohol first if they are old :) In kindred spirit, Eliza Australia xx 26th of October 2022 11:57pm Have fun, paint more!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you so much Eliza! I think I will buy some new pans to stop them from moving! This Misty morning sounds amazing ❤️ thank you so much for your precious message!! Best, Elisabetta xx

[@michemman]

@@WatercolorElisabetta Or use some blue tack under them, and pack the sides with paddlepop sticks.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you for all your advice Eliza!! 😍 I will make the best use of my palette!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

@@michemman yes Blue tack is a good idea thank you 😊

[@pythonsequel2924]

I love your swatching videos. So relaxing. And beautiful paints.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you so much! A few words, but it feels great to read them. Have a lovely Sunday evening!!

[@jackieojeda6101]

I have been watching and waiting for a pallet just like this. I love all the colors but I will have to grab a few more to be completely happy!! Perfect timing for me! As always great video, have a great weekend! 👍 😃✍🎨🙏👋bye for now.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi Jackie!! Thanks a lot for being back on my channel and for your kind words…you are right I feel I can integrate this set as well! Let me know, if you wish, about your purchases and if you enjoyed them. Here it’s raining, great weekend for art 😂 I wish you too a lovely weekend ❤️ 🎨 ☕️ Elisabetta

[@jenneke9763]

I don’t yet have any Roman Szmal paint, but will definitely start keeping an eye out for sales at Jackson’s! I missed the last one. Your rustic apple on the dishcloth is lovely! The colors of the curated palette were unusual…I will look the artist up to see how he uses them in his work. I went over to Instagram and, wow, the orange on the pottery plate is so vibrant! How you captured that glaze on the plate is gorgeous!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you Jenneke for your kind words! I think Jackson’s art is having a sale right now!! I think I will grab some paint during the weekend… have a look!! It might be worthy to integrate this set with an Alizarin Crimson, an Indian Yellow and maybe a Payne’s gray and a Sap green…thanks for your message and have a great weekend! Elisabetta

[@maryannprzybycien2013]

I just ordered the Roman Szmal travel pallet and I can't wait to try them! Your apple came out very nice. I also want to save up for som A. Gallo paints. My maternal grandparents were from Arnara, Italy. My father's side from Poland. I will have the best of both worlds! ❤️

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Dear Mary Ann, I am sure you will enjoy your new palette! Personally, i find that A.Gallo is absolutely a brand to try, but I find the price point a bit too high so I’m happy with my small set… whereas I would like to integrate my Roman Szmal with more pans! Guess what? My mother was from Sicily whereas my father was Austrian and originally from Czechia!! We have a lot in common…I enjoy having such a mixed background ❤️ thank you so much for this message and have a lovely weekend! Elisabetta

[@Jlalode]

Thank you Elisabetta. I love to watch your swatches videos! I only have a few pans: Potter's Pink, Misty Morning, Ocean Blue and Quinacridone Burnt Sienna. Very nice and affordable.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you so much Johanne! They have such evocative names…I will look into those! Have a nice Sunday and thank you for stopping by. Elisabetta

[@alexklimczak4622]

I like Roman Szmal paints. I love the perylene green deep, the ocean blue, and Przybysz's Grey. The only problem is that, if you live in a humid climate, they don't fully dry in the pan, and are always a bit sticky due to their binder.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Dear Alex, thanks a lot for your message and your suggestions! I think these paints are currently on sale on Jackson’s…so I might grab some extra pan during the weekend! Our climate here is not particularly humid, but to be honest I like paint that stays sticky! I like Sennelier for instance that never really completely dry out. I prefer that to some Winsor and Newton that, despite gorgeous quality and colour, dry as hard as a rock 😰 in a pan. Have a lovely weekend!

[@heddynae]

I agree. They stay always sticky, I’m not even in a humid climate.

[@SN-sz7kw]

Actually it’s the same in a colder dry climate. They are somewhat similar to M Graham that way. I still like them.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

@@SN-sz7kw so do I! I like them better when they sit soft in the pallet

[@awatercolourist]

That apple you painted is very nice. I like your selection of paints for the apple. The towel is also nice; the cobalt is a perfect match for the towel.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

You have a very very good eye!! I thought cobalt was perfect. Thank you dear friend!

[@awatercolourist]

@@WatercolorElisabetta Always a pleasure 😊

[@ceciliagatti5187]

Grazie della recensione! Saranno il mio prossimo acquisto ☺️

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Ciao Cecilia!! Penso che ne varrà decisamente la pena, ti piaceranno. Ti auguro un buon weekend! Qui a Torino dove abito pioverà quindi…potrò dipingere un sacco! Ciao e grazie Elisabetta

[@ceciliagatti5187]

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[@mariram]

Ciao Elisabetta! Grazie per il video, anch'io adoro gli acquerelli di Roman Szmal. Ti consiglio di aggiungere una generosa quantità di acqua all'Aquarius Black. È un colore molto granulato! I miei preferiti della gamma sono: Cobalt Green Deep, Perylene Green, Ultramarine Pink, Cobalt Violet Light, Manganese Violet, Cobalt Violet Deep. Sicuramente nessuno ha bisogno di tutti questi colori viola. Ma adoro usarli nei "mixes" e in generale guardare le loro sfumature pure

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Ciao Maria! (Sto tirando a indovinare il tuo nome 😄). Parli con un’appassionata di violetto e quindi sfondi una porta aperta 😂….mi sa che darò una bella occhiata nel weekend…grande scoperta questi Roman Szmal! Grazie mille per il messaggio ed i suggerimenti . Buon weekend! 😍

[@mariram]

@@WatercolorElisabetta Ho inventato questo pseudonimo rispecchiando la prima metà del mio nome. Ma nessuno riesce a capire come si legge :) probabilmente avrei dovuto continuare con "basic" Marina. Comunque, hai un nuovo abbonato ;) Guarderò altri video sul tuo canale in questi giorni. Grazie e buona giornata!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Grazie! Ho visto che era palindromo! Spero ti piacciano gli altri miei video! 😍buon weekend

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Marina è un nome bellissimo, ce ne sono pochissime ora, invece da piccola ne conoscevo tante…

[@actuallyfrankie]

I would have preferred a true cerulean instead of that Blue Sky, and perhaps another green instead of the two different turquoises? I'm a fan of cobalt-based pigments now, after you did that wonderful series of them! I actually like lavender for skies and as a gently neutralizing pigment for greens. Honestly, having seen the other Roman Szmal sets, this seems to be the best set of all that they offer!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

I must try a good use for lavender which is an exquisite colour and this sky is to try out! Thank you so much for you kind message 🥰

[@tavenchristensen3157]

Hello ….. I must watch more swatching of Roman Szmal paints. I’m interested in the depth of mass in the cherry colour. It’s hard to find the “old fashioned” cherry hue. (Not the dark burgundy hue…I have that one.) I’m looking for the colour of a pinkish orange with an overtone of red. And very transparent. It’s a specific hue and I’m having a hard time finding it. Rom Szmal MAY be it. 💥 So far it looks the closest. 😊 I just have to see what the mass looks like. THANKYOU for swatching them out to us. It helps a lot! Blessings from Canada 💟✝️ . ps… In 1993 I went to Italy on my Honeymoon. We seen a lot of Countries in the Mediterranean area. Had the time of my life!! If I could… I would move to Italy or Portugal. Even Spain. 💕The people were so kind and I LOVE the Italian way of life. - [ Apologies for the long comment.]

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Actually it’s maybe a long comment but it’s a very lovely one! If you stay tuned, I will soon swatch and compare different brands of Quinacridone red/coral including this Roman Szmal…I’m sure you will find what you are looking for! Thank you a lot for appreciating my country! I have never been to Canada, the closest I have been is Maine….a wonderful trip with husband and son when the latter was still willing to travel with us…❤️I wish you a great Sunday.

[@tavenchristensen3157]

@@WatercolorElisabetta THANKYOU, I’ll be watching‼️🙂

[@sonyaoart]

I bought their five paint starter set and was really impressed, so I bought more colours open stock. I am, like you, not a big fan of colours containing white so this palette wouldn’t be my first choice. That said, the colours are all beautiful. Loved you apple sketch, I’ve painted the same one a while ago. I have to catch up on most of the other prompts for that challenge though

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi Sonya! I have just followed a Sonya on Instagram, is that you? let me know! I am also catching up with previous prompts of the Still Life challenge, they are all great reference images. Thanks a lot for stopping by! If you have any suggestion about new paint by Romans Szmal to add, I would love to listen....have a great week Elisabetta

[@sonyaoart]

@@WatercolorElisabetta Yes, you did follow me on Instagram this morning. I have to admit I've not used my open stock colours yet. I didn't have an empty tin to put them in, but I've ordered one so I'll be able to have a look at them all soon. My favourites from the starter set are Aquarius Green and Caput Mortuum which are both in your set, they both granulate beautifully :)

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Great! Thanks for your reply!

[@martinanelsonartandpsychol6478]

Thank you for your swatches. I would really enjoy the video of the the apple (just as a sketch!) in a bit slower motion, maybe with some little hints. To understand, when/wher you did let the color dry. Just a thought 😊.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Martina, just to let you know, I let the colour dry at least twice ….if you wish, I have over 15 Watercolor classes on Skillshare that are really explained step by step! You can use my referral link in the description box for a free trial! Thanks for your kind message, Elisabetta.

[@martinanelsonartandpsychol6478]

I would like your classes, but I had already a free trial some month ago and I didn’t like it too much. Obviously that was before knowing that you have classes there. Thank you for your kind answer. 😊

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

I might try a tutorial sooner or later and see how it goes! Thank you Martina for inspiration. 🙂

[@vatiammatri2660]

Great review, they look lovely! How do they compare with the Rosa Gallery paints? Any similarity, or big difference? Just curious! Thanks 😊

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hi Vati! Actually, I find that Roman Szmal is closer to Daniel Smith both for hues, range and behaviour. Rosa Gallery has this incredible dispersion on paper that is quite unique…they are both beautiful in my opinion but different. I hope Roman Szmal launches tubes! Take care Vati and have a lovely Sunday 😊

[@vatiammatri]

@@WatercolorElisabetta thanks so much! I'm eyeing the Jackson's sale and the Artur Prysbysz palette, and maybe the Urban Sketchers palette. Not that I need more paint 🤭🙃 You have a lovely Sunday too!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

@@vatiammatri yes I think you need more paint. So do I 😂

[@vatiammatri]

@@WatercolorElisabetta 😂😂😂

[@shadowguard3578]

The colors are lovely but it’s heavy on the earth tones. I have some RS pans but I would still like to get the Jane Blundell palette. It’s currently out of stock on Jackson’s. It’s on my wish list, but I’m not sure if I will get it because I have enough watercolors to keep me going for a while 🤣! I enjoyed the pigment comparisons and your artwork. Thank you!

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you Shadow guard! I also could stop buying colours and still keep painting for a few years 😆 however it’s a less expensive hobby than buying tons of shoes or Gucci bags!!! And it takes up less space…. 😉 Let me check up this Jane Blundell set! Just for window shopping 😀 I only know her DS set, is it different? Thanks for stopping by!! And have a lovely Sunday.

[@shadowguard3578]

@@WatercolorElisabetta you’re welcome! I haven’t compared the RS Jane Blundell set with the Jane Blundell DS set so I don’t know if there is much of a difference. I’m just drawn to European brands of watercolor. I have a few tubes of DS watercolors and I know they are great quality, but I don’t know…. it would certainly be less expensive for me to buy DS watercolors than some of the others I have 😁! I know what you mean about the price of designer handbags. I used to be a handbag addict 😅. Fortunately for me I stopped buying designer handbags years ago, though I do wish I had purchased the classic Chanel handbag decades ago, before the price became astronomical! I wouldn’t buy one now I have an art and art supply hobby instead! I’ve been through a Copic marker phase, coloring book phase, coloring pencils phase, watercolor pencil phase, card making phase, and now I’m on my watercolor journey. I’m hoping I’ll stop at the watercolors!!! I don’t want to explore gouache, oil paints, acrylics and soft pastels. Did I miss anything out?! Though I do have some soft pastels but I rarely use them. I occasionally use them when I want to correct a mistake in my watercolor painting, though my watercolor pencils usually do the trick! I think I probably appear to be quite mad. 🤪

[@shadowguard3578]

Oh, I did forget oil pastels.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

@@shadowguard3578 not at all!! Healthy attitude!! You remind me of someone…myself! 😆 and you really made me smile! Thank you!!!

[@shadowguard3578]

@@WatercolorElisabetta you’re welcome! Glad you think it’s a healthy mindset. We’re creatives and collectors. 🤩

[@phillipstroll7385]

I have yet to try this brand. Your thorough review along with sample painting do make them very appealing. It's hard for me to vere away from camlin and Daniel smith. I know, couldn't be more extreme in the price range, but inexpensive professional quality with high control works for me. Why pay $13.00 usd for a tube I can get from India for $2.00.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Thank you Philip for your comment! I have never tried Camlin but I didn’t know you could buy it outside India…are you based in the US? Here in Europe Roman Szmal is very inexpensive. I will check Camlin now! But I don’t think it’s sold in Europe…take care!

[@phillipstroll7385]

@@WatercolorElisabetta yes, I am in the USA. Camlin is available on Amazon, but at a mark up. I travel to India to buy my art supplies when needed. I can get a set of 24 11ml tubes there for $4.00 usd. On Amazon they are around $11.00 usd - $20.00 usd. Which is still a fabulously inexpensive price for the highly extreme quality they are. I find them very comparable to daniel smith's original watercolor line. Meaning, not much granulation except in the expected granulating pigments; such as ultra marine, Mars black, etc. Colors we'd expect to granulate. Other than that they are easily controllable, extremely affordable and highly lightfast. Then there is the 100% cotton watercolor journals. Pennies on the dollar. Most are less than $4.00 usd. I fill a suitcase full of journals and watercolor paper, and another suitcase full of watercolor paints and extras.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Philip! I just checked Amazon Italy, 21 euros for 24 colours!!! There is a schooner on the box

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

But it says Camel

[@phillipstroll7385]

@@WatercolorElisabetta yes it does. Some call it camel, camlin kokuyo etc.

[@Athanais157]

I have the Same set and some Open Stock colors to compliment the set and I love the paints. 🤗

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Hello Anika! I’m looking into buying some open stock tubes but I will take my time….any suggestion? 🫣

[@Athanais157]

@@WatercolorElisabetta Depends on the colors you prefer normally. I really like the following: Quin. Gold, Quin. Red, potters Pink, cobalt violet light, Ultramarine pink, misty Morning, manganese violet, cobalt coelin Blue, przybysz‘s grey, Quin. Fuchsia, shadow violet light, hematite violet shade, cobalt Blue Deep, cobalt Green Deep, ozean Blue, cobalt violet Deep, shadow grey, Napfes yellow Deep, aquarius Brown, manganese Brown and the permanent alizarin crimson. 🤗 it seems I am a little Bit color addicted 🙈

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Yes you are!! I can relate very well 😨thank you for this list!

[@Athanais157]

@@WatercolorElisabetta You are welcome 🤗 I love my colors and they make me happy. I think that is Most important. 👏🏼😻

[@morrisonwatercolors]

This looks like a very nice set, and how lucky that you had that spare palette available! The Buff Titanium, Naples Yellow, and Shadow Violet are my favorites from this set. Thanks for posting this video. By the way, in Italian what is the difference between Ciao and Salve? I always thought ciao meant goodbye but it also means hello?

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Ciao Morrison! Thanks a lot for your lovely message. 😊 You are completely right!! Ciao means both hello and Goodbye, but we only use it as an informal salutation with friends or to kids. The formal salutation would be Buongiorno or buonasera, depending on daytime. These two also are used both as hello and goodbye. Salve is more unusual. It is used when you don’t want to be too formal, but CIAO would be too informal. In Italian these nuances of respect are very important! For instance when I walk my dogs, we usually are informal among dog owners. But someone much younger than me might be hesitant in saying Ciao, fearing to be disrespectful; at the same time buongiorno would be too formal and almost rude!! So Salve is the perfect compromise!! I know it’s complicated so my explanation is maybe even more complicated! 😂 have a great weekend! Ciao! Elisabetta

[@morrisonwatercolors]

@@WatercolorElisabetta thank you for the nice explanation! I have been to Italy once and it was so beautiful I would love to return. Also the Italian language is so pleasant to the ear, I would love to learn to speak it. So thanks for the quick lesson! Ciao! 😊

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

I hope I made myself understood 😂 which is what I always hope while I edit my videos and I hear my Italian accent 🤭

[@atalantamountain]

​​@@WatercolorElisabetta Elisabetta, as a Finnish dog owner who has spent several days in Venice three different times and lost one's heart hopelessely somewhere amongst those old palazzos, bridges, ripples and reflections, and tried to learn a little Italian before the journeys, this helped very much. I also liked your video so much that I started to re-arrange my watercolor hoar.... well, supplies and took my Roman Szmal -colors in their own palette. The problem is now I need an other bigger palette. But like you said, somebody collects bags, and you can't even paint with bags.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

@atalantamountain dear Atalanta, I hope you brought your dog to Venice! ❤️ Italy is a very dog friendly country. I take my 2 dogs with me everywhere! Fun detail: ages ago I worked for a dogfood company which had offices in Finland, so I travelled a lot to this place called Vasa and the dogfood brand was Serti (I think it’s just Purina now) . Small world!! ❤️

[@elvenham1]

I haven't seen the whole video yet, but I wanted to add that this brand has some wonderfully granulating pigments. I think the paper you are using does not really show that property well, sadly. That Aquarius Black is very granulating, so it was surprising to see it so flat here.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

Yes you are right, not the best paper to show granulation…I will definitely change paper in the future! I was surprised too as I use PBk11 from Rembrandt and it’s very granulating! Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment! Elisabetta (I hope you can finish watching the video…😃)

[@awatercolourist]

First!

[@awatercolourist]

This one looks exciting! I’ve never seen this set before.

[@WatercolorElisabetta]

@@awatercolourist it's amazing paint!!! currently on sale I believe on Jackson"s Art!