Series 4 Colours from Daniel Smith

[@gardengirl5330]

I love Serpentine Gen I have the color in many of my pallets; I call this color my “dirty green”. I use it frequently in botanical paintings. Tip: I add a little honey to all of my DS Primatek paints when pouring a pan and this really helps the paint rewet easier. I pour the paint into the pan, dip a toothpick into the honey and stir into the paint.

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

Your videos are so calming and satisfying to watch, they should be classified as ASMR !!!!!!

[@yashny]

My thoughts exactly

[@Victoria-so1in]

Agreed!!

[@lucianasser]

After watching this video, everything made sense to me now! All the names make complete sense to why the colors are so expensive and are considered series 4. My father is a geologist and only now (after hundreds of years, haha!) I finally noticed that the pigments are ACTUAL crushed gems. That's why they are so expensive. I can't believe it took me this long to realize that! LOL

[@krudler406]

seperntine and piemontite are two of my favorite colors. the more water you mix them with the more they will granulate/separate. the serpentine precipitates out that brown, very cool. sodalite is also amazing, and i find jadeite much nicer than viridian. all great colors indeed.

[@everartokelli]

FYI, Piemontite, Sodalite and Serpentine are all available as Daniel Smith watercolor sticks, which are more affordable ($8.74 USD in the US) and they rewet beautifully. I use Piemontite frequently, love the separation which makes very natural landscapes and urban sketching building, it's similar to Indian Red but more transparent. I recently got the Sodalite stick, it's gorgeous and I'm still learning how to add it to my work.

[@zara4leafclover]

@Helen Gillis Some sticks are softer than others. In general, they're firm but not overly so, I'm able to cut them and put the piece in a half-pan no problem. Reweting them is very easy and end up working just like normal half-pan.

[@everartokelli]

@Helen Gillis Sketch-a-doodle is correct, they're really like pans, maybe a bit softer. The DS sticks are softer than the Winsor & Newton sticks which pretty hard. I just cut them down and put them in full pans, haven't tried to use them like watercolor crayons yet. There are a least a few YT videos about the sticks.

[@catsontherise4300]

I use the sticks too...they are a much better deal and last forever

[@mtordy]

Fantastic suggestion. Hadn't thought to grab the stick.

[@everartokelli]

@Helen Gillis Not that i've noticed, but I don't live in a very hot or humid climate. You can buy empty DS storage boxes made for them for about $4 USD, but I happened to have a little plastic box that was the right size for the 5 sticks I own.

[@gaelhillyardcreative]

Sodalite is so delightful. Sorry, couldn't resist!

[@aylinbegum5744]

I have Sodalite and Lunar blue. They are very useful.

[@callmekite]

My favorite is the Serpentine too. Thank you for the video!

[@kix949]

I have just binged the videos for Daniel Smith series 1,2,3 and 4. 😆 This is great information! Thank you!

[@lukasrohde376]

Piemontite and sodalite are some of the BEST mixing colors I've found. Their textures and hues mix and granulate beautifully with pretty much any color Jadeite is one of the few greens I use as it is the best mixing green I've found. Kyanite and amethyst I use less often but the pay are amazing for adding interest to grays and shadows.

[@adorablegodzilla5628]

The Garnet is actually quite amazing with a bit more water. It makes a pink-brown wash that looks like Utah desert sand. I can mix a similar colour but the wash never dried as even as the Garnet.

[@recoveringsoul755]

Garnet is the birthstone for people born in January, a really deep red stone

[@WildPortraitArtist]

Amethyst is one of my favourite colours on my palette. So expensive but soooo pretty.

[@zara4leafclover]

Most of these primatek colors are the best ones. Amethyst, Piemontite and Jadeite are all in the primatek set and they're gorgeous. Sodalite is great in moody mixes since it granulates. Piemontite is great in landscapes and so is Jadeite, and they're strong but do mix well with others. Heads up that Amethyst varies tube to tube, mine is sparkly like Kyanite some are less. Also, my Sodalite rewets perfectly fine, I find that the primateks in general vary tube to tube more than normal pigment colors.

[@mtordy]

I just started getting back into watercolors so I grabbed a limited palette of colors but my one "splurge" was a 5ml tube of sodalite. I've always liked the look of it as a rock. I haven't had an extensive opportunity to use it but my go to black is now sodalite and burnt umber. When I'm out sketching during the summer, Barn swallows are a common subject matter of mine and sodalite is a good match to their main feather color, which really helps for capturing them quickly.

[@forteartists]

I think I’ll give kyanite a try for painting night skies. Thx for the swatch vid, Teoh!

[@sheripatson5787]

Daniel Smith is best quality watercolors in my opinion " so many combinations can be used to create different hues and color saturation . these seem like comforting colors

[@belken22]

Those greens are beautiful! Thank you for another great video and for sharing your talent and knowledge!

[@arrozallyster]

I've been planning to buy watercolors from this brand and I can now really tell that this is a must!!

[@wongbetty9144]

In love with sodalite great colour for starry night

[@ndiehl9207]

I have the Kyanite which I love. The shade of blue is very pleasing to me and the sparkle is nice too. I also have Serpentine and got it because of the separation of colors which I think is fun. Always enjoy your videos and analysis!

[@traciestroud]

Great video! I make my own "sap green" mix with Serpentine Genuine and PG7 that I keep in my main palette.

[@nicetrayyy]

In general, I think the blues look really great! I really like the texture of Kyanite and Sodalite, although I also like the intensity of Garnet. Great vid as always! :)

[@lorincinar]

Hello Teoh, thank you for sharing this video with us. It is always helpful to see colours on paper before buying them. I own sodalite genuine and serpentine genuine from series 4 watercolours. I mostly use Sodalite for painting shadows or if I want to darken/neutralize the colour.

[@JoAnneMOwens]

Hi Teoh! If you are going to do a vid on the sparkling DS colors thought I would mention Fuschite Genuine and Red Fuschite Genuine, amazing amount of sparkle! Thanks for the swatching

[@musicalmemoriesacademy134]

I just received several of these colors after watching your video! So excited to try them myself after seeing them here! Thank you for your reviews!

[@taylorjudi]

I love these colors. Thank you fof showing them. I like thd Sodalite best.

[@AlexYorim]

Those watercolors are a gem! Literally! I find Garnet, Amethyst, Serpentine, and Jadeite to be gorgeous colors. Also jadeite is pronounced as jade-ite. They're extracted from jade gemstones.

[@recoveringsoul755]

Jade comes in many colors from green to blue in different intensities

[@ThisFar]

I have Serpentine genuine and I love how it can go from Dark mass tone to neon-y yellow green! Sodalite is my another favourite. 😍

[@YukinoKary]

Nice shades of colors * ~ * 🎨 💝. It is relaxing to paint and of great patience and detail

[@InTheBlackBoxTV]

Great Video Teoh. My favourite is Sodalite, it is always in my palettes. Although it dries hard I had no issues reactivating it. Looking forward to watching the video about series 5 ^_^

[@showandtellmeg]

Sodalite is my absolute favorite Daniel Smith color. Its more expensive, but it completely replaced indigo for me, which was my previous favorite, because of its granulation.

[@arcuda2001]

hi , Teoh .. I use the piemontite, and amethyst quite a bit .. the amethyst is gorgeous, because I feel it's so much more subtle than the other purples, and piemontite is also wonderful .. very rich , chocolatey brown with wonderful granulation .. thanks so much for the reviews 👍👍 i'm norakag on instagram .. thanks again !

[@carlamariestudios]

Thank you for the helpful tip on Sodalite genuine. I will keep that in mind when using it!

[@CufflinksAndChuckles]

These are wonderful minerals! When you plan to purchase these, note that knowing color theory isn't good enough. You also have to learn about how each of these minerals react to other pigments and minerals. For instance, Serpentine Genuine didn't react the way you'd think it would if you combine it with certain reds, yellows, and blues. It's a bit of a learning curve, but it's worth it because they offer you more techniques that regular transparent watercolor palette is capable. The only downsides are the steep learning curve we talked about and the fact that these colors are still pretty expensive.

[@hArtyTruffle]

I just love the Primatek range. I doubt I’ll buy the Sleeping Beauty Genuine again though. Can mix very similar for way less £££s. Love Sodalite and Piemontite, Serpentine and Green Apatite in particular.

[@cbolivar3518]

I did have the chance yet to use Daniel Smith watercolor, but based on your review, I will most definitely check them out as soon as I got the opportunity,...., and the budget to do so.

[@fionamckay]

I have Sodalite and Serpentine and love them. I use them often. The Sodalite is a great colour to blend with others. Also have Jadetite and Amethyst. Like both but don't use them as much. I like the way Piemontite settles into blacks and a light pinky brown.

[@spiritsjoy]

I like a lot of these colors but that swatch you showed of the Fired Gold Ochre was so luminous! I know you were showcasing the other colors but im going to have to find a tube of that Fired Gold.

[@Sides3Sides]

Thanks for this. So many colors to chose from. This saves me so much time/money!

[@Funksquanch]

This is a great idea for watercolors.

[@labaccident2010]

I have garnet in my main palettes, and just got sodalite, and blue apatite is on the way. I’ve found myself using more blues and grays lately

[@FifteenMPH]

Love this video series. Thanks for sharing!

[@森下典樹]

I appreciate DS primatek products, really. So many beautiful colors out of the reach of common artists. One can have a stone nearby yet have no luxury to invest grinding machines or they have the equipment but impossible to get so many stones.

[@gunter4665]

Amazing pallet, gonna try to use it in my digital painting

[@MM-ex3rs]

Love the serpentine genuine! I would look into for some botanical painting

[@lunakat5763]

I have a few of these colors some of them get rock hard in the pan. I mix a drop or two of vegtable glycerin into the pan it takes care of that problem 😊

[@geckonia]

I just painted a chart with some of these 😍 and am using them for a landscape next.

[@aylinbegum5744]

I probably missed to buy Serpentine. I want to come back to comment here the quick check of my Daniel Smith watercolors. Already I can say Rich green gold is for me a must have.

[@aylinbegum5744]

Hi Teoh! Generally and especially for granulating paints it is better to swatch with a quite flat brush and smooth about 0,8 mm or 1 cm.

[@noelderecho9633]

Daniel Smith are one with really vibrant colors

[@_Obey_]

I have Putpurite, Sodalite, Blue Apatite, Mayan Blue Genuine, Jadeite, Green Apatite, Serpentine and Piemontite on my DS studio palette of 48 colors. They are frequently used and I don't want to live without any of them! I can barely say which one I love most! However I know that Serpentine, Green Apatite, Purpurite and Piemontite are used most. I also own a lot of other Primatek, such as Amethyst, both Fuchsite, Bronzite, Kyanite and such, but they are on a specialised Primatek palette. For amethyst I can only recommend to NOT pour it in a pan! Mine dried almost rock hard, it lost around 95% of its tinting strenght, no comparison to Amethyst out of the tube! All the other Primatek I own, with exception of Lapis Lazuli, I have no problem rewetting any of them. Edit: I just saw that you have problems with your Sodalite poured in a pan. Weird, mine works perfectly, I didn't notice any loss of color strength 🤔

[@JessicaCEP]

Garnet and piemontite look amazing to me. I’ve had serpentine genuine on my wish list for a long time…

[@geminigirl68]

Would love to see all the sparkling colors in one video!

[@chaosinca]

Fyi Blue Apatite fluoresces under uv light, which is really interesting as the lightfast rating is also good. Opera Pink also fluoresces for example; but this is due to the fluorescent dye used which is unfortunately fugitive. DS Manganese Blue Hue ( series 1) also fluoresces but with good lightfastness.

[@stephen7971]

That jadeite color slaps big time!

[@saravanlandegem4616]

Huge fan of the Sodalite! Nice vid yet again!

[@Chris8118sirhC]

The piemontite looks like raw umber violet. I like the granulation on this color. How much red is in it? I’ve seen swatches where it’s a lot more red

[@LeesChannel]

Amethyst is beautiful to paint with, but it dulls and loses color until it is basically a sparkly dark gray. Not what I'd consider lightfast at all.

[@mrkotlek97]

Sodalite is my love 😍

[@supersimp4811]

nice colors

[@FayeWulf]

HAHAHAHA, Im glad Im not the only one that thought Sodalite sounds like a soft drink. When i got Amethyst years ago, I couldnt believe how beautifully sparkly it was but over time with everyone making sparkly colours, it has sort of lost its interest for me. I much more prefer separation colours like Piedmont now.

[@stephaniealex1852]

Love sparkles ✨

[@cris.sandman4599]

Is garnet genuine brown or orangy red because in some videos it looks different

[@purity2706]

Another helpful review, I really depend upon your color analysis. Thanks, Teoh!! Can I ask how long it would take to receive an order from you to the US and do you take PayPal?

[@teohyc]

Seems like the delivery is around 3 weeks now with delays due to the pandemic

[@purity2706]

And PayPal?

[@teohyc]

@@purity2706 PayPal yes

[@mhergoparian174]

Hi Teoh hope you are doing well. I was going to ask if you have Mars brown from white nights, I thought sicklerite wasn’t similar but I was disappointed when I got it and turned out muted . Any thoughts of similar colors to Mars brown from white nights ?

[@teohyc]

Daniel Smith has a few PBr6. Check the swatches on Jane Blundell’s blog

[@mhergoparian174]

@@teohyc i did see the swatches on her website and on that basis i chose ds sicklerite genuine ... but it turned out completely different ! I was disappointed since i thought the pics were exact !

[@creativesolutionstoart]

To tell you the truth, I just like these because they are made from real gemstones, and I collect real gemstones ☺️

[@ttl7346]

cool

[@森下典樹]

ultramarine genuine is quite romantic, yet the mineral pigment is too expensive yet too weak in the DS tubes. I can get mineral ultramarine where I live much cheaper and better and even to choose many shades varieties made by different grinding process.

[@edzejandehaan9265]

Tbh I don't really see "must have" paints here. Though they are lovely colors, especially the greens. I would keep to more mainstream colors from the cheaper series. Also I do my best to keep the number of paints in my palette as limited as possible.

[@saeromhong5919]

Hi!! Are you considering doing the same for Series 5 watercolors?

[@alliyahq4878]

Love how muted these colours are

[@steveografie4059]

While the colours look really good, I can't see myself picking these up given its price tag!

[@hannahthufvesson]

I don't have any problems rewetting my Sodalite Genuine! :)

[@ichirofakename]

Thanks for this useful info. I'm tempted by Amethyst and Sodalite... Pleased to see these are $17.24 at dickblick.com, expensive but not prohibitively so. For me.

[@richardmika2136]

when watercolor cost more than a high end centique