Schmincke's Random Grey! 🖤🎨

[@Kaninchenbau]

Oh that's so neat, I'm glad they put those leftover pigments to good use!

[@awatercolourist]

This paint is just perfect for a monochromatic study. The blue granulation would add just enough interest without distracting from the over all composition.

[@Dan.B.Artist]

It could make some really beautiful mixes and colour separations. It's kind of poetic a beautiful colour made from their leftovers.

[@EveBolt]

I agree! I like it a lot, I hope they keep making watercolor versions of it so that we can see more variants on this idea :D

[@gailbrule1744]

I have not one, but two tubes on their way to me...😂. I saw it used in another video and fell in love. I missed it at Jacksons but found it at Wet Paint in the US. Also saw recently that St. Louis Art Supply also has it...for now.

[@EveBolt]

Good to know! It's such a pretty color, two tubes sounds like a great idea :)

[@nataliaespinosa9508]

I've been mixing up whatever's left on my palette after painting and dumping it in a pan. I call it Nat's grey (:. I think it's like this random grey but at a personal scale (also, free paint! and an easy way to create a neutral that matches my palette).

[@dbdsar112358]

Excuse me while I clean up the drool trail I seem to have left on my way here 🤣🤣 I love that it's in watercolor now! So exciting!!

[@SarahAndBoston]

I always learn so much from this channel! Thanks for the links. I like Gamblin's explanation that the grays often lean green because Phthalo Green is such a bossy color.

[@thebooksofmylife]

I already ordered this paint (hope it gets here on Monday... and as it's after midnight here, I guess I mean today 😆), because the idea of all the leftover colours mixed together sounded amazing, and after seeing the colour I was sold. But I have to say, after seeing your video, I can barely categorize this colour as grey.😅 I ordered it aware that I might not like the colour (art shop swatches are never correct), but this came as a wonderful suprise. This weird, a bit shiny I think, mix of colours just brings a smile to my face. Can't wait to use it as a speciality colour! ✨ Thank you for the video! 😁😊

[@EveBolt]

Thank you! I hope the paint will get to you fast! And I agree, it's not a grey if you look at it up close XD

[@PaintinHiding]

love the close up swatches, thank you Eve 🥰👍🏻

[@EveBolt]

You’re welcome 😊 Granulating colors are so much fun to look at up close :D

[@colorsmith659]

I am thinking since quite a while of buying the liquid charcoal. Could never push me over the edge to really do it. Seeing your swatch I instantaneously reconsidered and ordered two tubes Random Grey instead. Now I know why i waited so long... And being a temporal thing just adds to the fun. And you're right about always finding new colours.

[@PaulOniel534]

Thank you, perfect timing for me!

[@Finkeldinken]

I really like this idea. I can't decide whether it's kinda greenwash-y or not, but the grays are always so pretty and I could see them shine in monochromatic paintings especially.

[@EveBolt]

I agree! It's literally the color of some tree trunks! ♥

[@LanaGoesArt]

Thanks! I didn't see Schmincke came out with the watercolour version. I've been waiting for this for so long! :D

[@lindyashford7744]

For people who want to work with monochrome then this is a bonus. Something you cannot achieve by diluting black or by just mixing a couple of pigments on your palette. And because you have a whole tube of it great for doing a series of work. If you think you will need more than a tube then get more if you can…. Hoping to get a tube for myself, as monochrome is definitely something I am using more, but consistency of mid grey tone is hard to achieve and I do not really like most grey watercolours, but I can see from you sample I would like this. It would be interesting to see it highly magnified! And to do a lightfastness testing on it…

[@saltweave4535]

this year's grey is so lovely! I hope they'll continue from here on out, and eventually we might get to see a Random Grey compilation comparison of how they might look different over the years.

[@ma-rhianmck6919]

They usually switch medium. Last year's random grey was in oil. so there won't be another random grey watercolor every year.

[@softandcosy]

what!! i didn’t know they did this, i love this year’s

[@EveBolt]

It's relatively new! I think Schmincke only started doing this last year? I also love this year's :D

[@awatercolourist]

I thought Random Grey was made from pastel offcuts? The idea is very good. I like how they are using waste products rather than throwing them away. And the fact that the grey will be different every year gives buyers something to look forward to. It’s such a neat idea to make a special edition product without consuming more resources.

[@cerealnana]

Thank you for making this video!

[@chantelmcskimming6633]

Sounds really neat -- love your vids ☺️

[@LonitaFraser]

I bought a tube a couple of weeks ago. Haven't used it yet though. I can hardly wait to do some really water sloppyness on Yupo with it. :)

[@EveBolt]

On Yupo? That's interesting :D

[@LonitaFraser]

@@EveBolt I know it's a bit dicey in the after-time, having to make sure the thing never gets wet or touched, given it's Yupo and all, but I LOVE the way heavy water use with watercolour on Yupo works out. It doesn't cauliflower the way things do on paper, it leaves smooth water lines, and if you manipulate the yupo/water while its drying, you can get sets of waterlines that are reminiscent of smooth tree rings. It's fab. :)

[@ohbli_oh]

It’s a great idea but not knowing the pigments means the lightfastness will never be known without tests etc. fun for sketchbooks. I want to make my own random grey mix now

[@steffy2]

Most of schminckes catalogue is relatively light-fast and since it's a grey a component loosing it's vibrancy shouldn't affect to overall color too much

[@fuzzydragons]

ooh that is so pretty 😀

[@jennw6809]

Hey by the way I also see that YinMin blue is coming in watercolor and other media, and they have Green Porphory listed as coming soon as well.

[@EveBolt]

There seems to be a weird bug on the site at the moment, a lot of discontinued colors and sets are visible but out of stock, with no restock date. I think green Porphyry is one of these, but the YInMn is real! :)

[@jennw6809]

@@EveBolt Yes I have noticed that too, I swear the site is acting VERY strangely!

[@sallysims5090]

Great idea to reduce waste and make interesting colors. Do they (or other manufacrurers) do this with acrylic, do you know?

[@kmeldrom6932]

Thanks, just ordered ;-)

[@TheNintenBits]

Ordered. Thanks!

[@EveBolt]

Hope you like it! :D

[@TheNintenBits]

@@EveBolt I think this will be great to use for simple backgrounds and value studies! It seems to act like a supergranulating color, which I've been wanting to try, so this is great! The one bummer is that I'm U.S. based so they said it'll take 10-23 days 😅 I'm patient though!

[@steffy2]

ahhhh....I told myself I wouldnt buy paint again so soon but limited edition colors with unique textures are my weakness ..... thanks for the video though! seeing swatches of this kind of color really helps in deciding whether or not to buy a color like this c:

[@JessicaCEP]

Really pretty! I ordered it!

[@EveBolt]

Hope you like it! :D

[@awatercolourist]

Premiere! (Is that how you’d say it in French?)

[@amandahilliard6642]

Looks like a mix of cobalt blue and pbr7 or caput mortum

[@Lemu_with_a_shirt]

Oh, so unnecessary, but it looks really fun. I like it.

[@Lollero200q]

Random

[@EveBolt]

Indeed!

[@Lollero200q]

@@EveBolt random grey 150+ plus pigments just in 9ne tube 🤣

[@Lollero200q]

@@EveBolt btw. Thanks for the DIY watercolor making tutorials!

[@jennw6809]

Hahah they are selling us their palette dirt, swept up off the warehouse floor, as "limited edition!" They are so very extra. This is perfect for whoever buys that ridiculous "Hordam watercolor wheel" that's almost $1000, that would clearly be horrible to paint out of, and how can they even justify that price for a ridiculous metal and plastic holder.

[@GingahSnapsArt]

The salvaged colors are actually coveted, especially within acrylic and oil communities. Each being a snapshot of what pigments were most popular at that time (which colors were made most by the manufacturer). Since Schmincke has been releasing multiple super granulating paints recently - this Random Grey being extremely granulating shows that. You don't need to buy it if you don't like it. (: I agree with you, the wheel is very impractical and silly. But salvaged colors actually are really useful and neat. They show a history you can't see otherwise

[@waymire01]

So they are selling mud... as a special edition. SMH Just goes to show you can literally sell anything if you have the right advertising.

[@EveBolt]

It's not mud! It's surplus that might've ended up in a landfill, or wasting away at the back of a warehouse. This way, we get something fun to use in our paintings :)

[@kmeldrom6932]

it’s kinda like the eco-friendly paints I think … they use additional leftovers from processing other colors instead of “digging” additional pigment. So it saves some material from the dump. I hope.

[@GingahSnapsArt]

These actually show a history that you can't see otherwise. (: The salvaged colors are actually coveted, especially within acrylic and oil communities. Each being a snapshot of what pigments were most popular at that time (which colors were made most by the manufacturer). Since Schmincke has been releasing multiple super granulating paints recently - this Random Grey being extremely granulating shows that.

[@waymire01]

@@EveBolt It's literally no different than someone asking you if you want the leftovers on their mixing palette... but telling you it's special and charging a premium for it. You don't even know if it's lightfast or toxic because you have no idea what's in it.

[@kmeldrom6932]

Ok Eve, here’s a second comment because I’m laughing … this is NOT helping my no-buy-22! 😂🌺😂. The sale I regret not jumping on was Roman Szmal, but I bought *ahem* a few anyway. And I just labeled, sorted and put them all in numerical order 🤨🫤🤭 … not how RS works. So, that’s on my list, lol. I seriously wish he would label the pans. That’s such a task and literal pain to endure before painting. My hands would appreciate it, and he could use it as a selling point. Consider the average age of his customer is maybe 40? Ohhh yeah … labels are good ☺️ I digress … I kept it to 2 tubes of this lovely color - it’s basically palette dirt - which is usually pretty in some way, imo. Use them up on blank sheets. Toning them. Had others in my cart but talked myself down, mostly because I couldn’t figure out how much you need to spend for free shipping lol. I’ve enjoyed these videos. Heads ups (?) are great 🌺