This might be the best watercolour set I've ever used...

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UPDATE: For anyone that was interested, the 35 pan palette is now available here: www.studioofmm.com/store/35palette

[@babytuksbaby]

For the last pan you could insert some schmincke oxgall. I like to use it with mijello because on top of being non-granulating it’s a bit lazy on paper and doesn’t spread on water like western watercolors. The oxgall helps adjusting that property a bit

[@studioofmm]

I’ll look at picking some up. Thanks for the tip!

[@davidssubwaycookies190]

I didn't know that, that helps so much thank you👍🏾

[@Kyomiibrown]

@@studioofmm If you are an animal advocate you can get synthetic oxgall rather than real oxgall. Mission Gold don’t contain oxgall hence why they don’t move on the paper. They are really nice watercolours though.

[@floydfloart1240]

@@Kyomiibrown I have the synthetic by QoR, I love it it works great.

[@cindylouwhobohl6983]

I just bought a set of these to try because I heard how vibrant the colors were and how well they performed. I haven’t tried mine yet but was told to shake each tube before squeezing them out. Thanks for a informative video. Can’t wait to try mine. I can’t believe how expensive art supplies are in Canada. It’s literally double of what we pay in the states!

[@MaikoSeikaRIN]

I've been wanting Mijello watercolors for the longest time. I was looking out for this 34set but unfortunately couldn't afford it this time around 😭 so I got my hands on the 12set Mission Gold instead 🥲 which is far better than nothing. But hopefully I will upgrade my watercolor palete and get more colors. Because the quality of this paints is so good. Really love your videos 🥰💕

[@dan13ljks0n]

That Bright Opera is screamin' on the paper! Don't think I've ever encountered a pink that bright in watercolors.

[@Skinnychelle48]

I lovvvvvvvvve my Mission Gold Watercolors, soooooo beautifully vibrant and creamy!

[@thistlearts5161]

I totally agree! They are beautiful and incredibly pigmented. Since I mostly draw humans, especially portraits and nudes, the fact that they don't granulate is good for my stylistic choices and purposes. I would definitely recommend them to anyone! Amazing quality/price ratio

[@thesleeplessspook]

What a beautiful set. I use Mission Gold myself frequently and actually like that they don't granulate, but they can if you use salt water or mix some Daniel Smith Lunar Black in if that's what you want. Very versatile!

[@gillinacook1477]

I love my Mission Gold paints. I have the 26 pure pigment set. All single pigments. Beautiful. I do have other brands too. 😊

[@jessieg8851]

Yes 🙌🏻 best set ever

[@a.humphries8678]

I just got some and squeezed them in to the pans...a very satisfying, beautiful experience. :)

[@starr-starr]

First set I bought after Cotman. Agree with the person who suggested adding a touch of ox gall or synthetic ox gall if you want a little more flow. Mission Gold and Holbein dont put any ox gall in their paints, so they tend to stay where they are put. It’s part of their painting tradition. But that also makes them good for beginners IMO. I started with the 24 pure pigments, and eventually collected all but 2 of their pure pigments, including a couple that are very difficult to get outside of Asia. I love this line of paints, and they are wonderful to paint with. The other thing I like is their color chart, which is great for learning how to mix colors. I spent hours as a newbie just putting together the pigments on that chart. I learned a lot! Also, I ran lightfast tests on them, and their ratings are quite accurate, at least for the mid-Atlantic. A two star will definitely fade - bright clear violet I’m looking at you. Thanks for your take on this brand!

[@studioofmm]

That was something that I wanted to mention and completely forgot! Definitely wish that the 1 purple in the set was more lightfast.

[@DavZell]

Do you have a link to that chart or somewhere that shows it? Thanks! Edit: I think I found it on someone's site. lifeimitatesdoodles.blogspot.com/2016/09/review-mission-gold-pure-pigment.html

[@katarinaholik]

Love my 24 pure pigment set

[@tabbi888]

I have the 40 pure pigments from mission and love them, they were very cheap too considering the quality.

[@JacquelineJax]

I have always loved this watercolor

[@rebeccahesser8057]

Absolutely adore my Mission Gold pure pigment set and I have mixed in some granulating colors to play. Mission gold has a gorgeous granulating black W615 Cobalt Black that I like better than lunar black from Daniel Smith even. I also own the white class from mission gold and they are really fun to play with also.

[@tabbi888]

I love the pure pigment set too. nice to know about the black, could make some interesting mixes.

[@spiritsjoy]

Love mission gold watercolor, i bought the 36 color 7 ml set with palette first which actually has all the colors you have with the inclusion of white and black. Loved that set so much that i bought the 24 + 2 pure pigment set. I may pick up your 34 15ml set to refill mine since i am still using and enjoying the color range.

[@Skinnychelle48]

I have them, so stunningly beautiful!

[@ennelle2024]

Thank You. Ordered them!

[@Brembelia]

I wish you would compare Shinhan with your Miiello Mission Gold set. I agree that it would be better to put black and white in a 6 tube set with other things like operas, for those that want it. Another thing that would improve sets is not having 2 or 3 of the same color, warm, neutral, and cool. It only cuts down on variety like greens or purples.

[@annihilator45]

I love my mission golds!

[@aprill551]

I also have the pure pigment set and adore it.

[@a.humphries8678]

Do they smell weird? I've been using them for a few weeks and today I noticed they have a string mothball smell.

[@aprill551]

@@a.humphries8678 Mine didn't smell at all that I noticed.

[@valasafantastic1055]

It’s great for variety to have lots of different watercolours! More is best for me personally. I like all but for different styles/reasons. I also premix custom and convenience colours in empty half/full pans so this set would be ideal for me!

[@a.humphries8678]

How do you do custom colors?

[@valasafantastic1055]

@@a.humphries8678 You study the pigments and practice making mixes with different colours and pigments. Using tube paints you already own and reserch on youtube and purchase specific tubes to fill in the best pigments/colours for your collection. You take swatch and written notes. You review the colour mixes you made during this study/practice and find the best ones. then you try several similar colour mixes. Both from the pigment and visual hue standpoint. Then you test them on paper right next to each other with clearly labeled written notes. Also indicate the approximate ratio (ie: 1 part yellow 2 parts blue) of the individual paint used in a given mixture. After this you find the best of the best, cream of the crop custom mix/convenience mix. Then you prepare empty half/full pans with magnets stuck to the bottoms and a magnetic metal pallet (or other empty pallet configuration to your taste) Then you squirt approximate ratios of those exact selected tube paints into the empty half pan and use a stirring stick (such as a toothpick or knitting needle) to thoroughly mix them. if the paint is hard to re-wet or very dry (or you live in a very dry climate) You can also add a drop of real honey and/or vegetable glycerin. Now swatch out and test the mixed pan. If the mix is 'off' correct it by adding more of the colour (colours in the case of a mix that uses three or more separate tubes). If its too full get another empty pan and push some into it using your mixing tool or a pallet knife. Then add more as needed and mix until the colour is as close as desired to your perfect selected 'cream of the crop' colour you were aiming for. Thats exactly step by step what I do anyways! Hope it helps.

[@a.humphries8678]

@@valasafantastic1055 wow!! This is great info! Thank you for taking the time to respond and sharing this. I can't wait to give it a go.

[@valasafantastic1055]

@@a.humphries8678 Your welcome. I hope you create many useful custom mixes! Its really a time saver when you are actually sitting down to paint!

[@katiealleena2049]

Jeez that bright opera looks like highlighter ink lol. I have been meaning to try this brand's single pigment line for awhile now. For drying watercolor, a tip I've learned is to fill especially full pans about 1/3 to 1/2 way, let dry and then fill the next 1/3 or 1/2 etc until it's filled to the top. It tends to prevent cracking. If you like a lot of the non-granulating properties of this, the first professional set I'd ever used was Sennelier :D I switched for Qor eventually and then a few other brands for more of that granulation I like to work with. But I think you'd really like that brand, too.

[@studioofmm]

It’s definitely a bright one, haha! A bit unusual for an opera pink colour to be included in a set of this size but it can be a fun colour to incorporate. Yeah I definitely shouldn’t have gotten carried away with filling up the pans fully, especially with the size that they are. I’ve always been intrigued by the Sennelier paints and the Qor ones always look so cool! More to add to the wish list lol

[@fuzzydragons]

love that peacock blue! Wonderful looking portrait, def worth putting these on the xmas list for a gift 🙂

[@ginabadeaux9319]

how can you wait so long to open your beautiful paint ,i have so many watercolors my shinhan and mission golds are so awsome i have 3 sets of these ,have fun making beautiful art

[@studioofmm]

It took every ounce of self control that I had lol

[@shushu7574]

I wish I had NOT bought the 36, 7ml set including palette years ago but did not know enough at the time. Should have bought the single pigment set or Started with Daniel Smith 15ml primary colors. One of the benefits of tubes is that you can create your own convenience mixes. In this set even ultra marine blue and cobalt blue are mixes and they should not be. There are 4 fugitive colors. Even indigo is fugitive because it’s mixed with Prussian blue so that makes no sense as now it cannot be used as a neutral tint. The bright opera pink however is decently less fugitive than most brands so that’s a good thing. Also none of the colors granulate. I do LOVE this palette design though but it cannot be bought separately. Because I love the palette I reach for this set more for practice and journals, than my White Nights set whose paints I like better than mission gold.

[@ennelle2024]

I have no idea of what 'fugitive' paints are so I guess they'll work fine for me. lol

[@ennelle2024]

Just checked out what 'fugitive colors' mean. Still don't care. lol

[@drbettyschueler3235]

I love Mission Gold paint. I'm at the end of my colors, unfortunately, but they are hard to find at a price I can afford.

[@nerdywatercolorist6551]

So, mission gold has some paints which actually granulate heavily! (Personally I am a huge fan of granulating paints.) As you mentioned, they are cheap as well. The only think I dislike about them is that they carry multi pigment mixes. They do have pure pigment set, but that is pretty expensive. Also, they don't carry a PBr7 burnt sienna/burnt umber which is a HUGE let down for me. But overall, i am extremely impressed with them! They are really really high quality!

[@ER-vv3rh]

Mission Gold has pbr7 burnt sienna.

[@nerdywatercolorist6551]

They do? I never saw that in my local store! Dang.

[@ER-vv3rh]

@@nerdywatercolorist6551 if you see their new brochure, they have several burnt sienna , including pbr7 version.

[@georgecooper9766]

Yeah I have the 24 pure pigment set and they have 'burnt umber' colour made from pbr7 but it's called van dyke brown (their naming is very odd). Idk if they've updated the naming a bit since then cos I've had this set for a couple of years now

[@AbraCassandraCrafts]

Dang I'm jelly. I've been trying to get my hands on those paints for months. They've been sold out for so long. ERUDA art made me want them lol

[@bettysumners4089]

Hello, Thank You for such indepth info on both your fave paints & paper ! Also, ordered your 35 narrow pan & love it ! My ques tdy is.... do U love your Mission Gold paints as much as U expected ? I bot the 35 color set after seeing your video last fall. Lovely selection of colors but, they are vibrant when hitting the paper but appear much duller as they dry. Yes, watercolors dry liter, I don't mean that, I mean "dull" as in, not the lovely brite/intense colors I expected. Especially the reds/purples & greens. Pls let me know, is it just me or has anyone else noticed this? I do glaze 2-3 times but still feel tad disappointed w/vibrantsy. Thank U, Betty Sumners, Napa, Ca.

[@Lauraisabelgonzalezart]

So excited that you picked them up as they too have been on my radar for a while! May I ask what other non-granulating Watercolors you were considering? 🤔 Edit: I just looked at the link you provided for us to purchase the set and I'm taken back by how reasonably priced they are! I thought they'd be over $200 lol... I'm definitely buying!

[@studioofmm]

Mostly I was looking at the Holbein and Shinhan paints as they were also fairly easy for me to get in Canada. I know! It’s crazy, haha! That was also a reason I went with the Mijello ones other than my probably decade long interest in trying them out.

[@doralevitt2879]

Can you please tell me what brushes you use?

[@NimmDir]

I totally love the palette! Mijello's own is way too huge for me and so are the "regular" ones with the space for the brush.... Have so far the palette from the White Nights, because they have simply filled the brush space and the palette is thus very compact. Your variant I also like VERY well, especially with such a large set :D

[@studioofmm]

Bulky palettes are the bane of my existence lol I just design and 3D print whatever I need now.

[@ohsfer11820]

I guess its way expensive in your country because of shipping cost and taxes. Cause here in Asia I can order that in Korea for 100 usd

[@a.humphries8678]

Do they smell weird? I've been using them for a few weeks and today I noticed they have a strong mothball smell.

[@mutterbuffin6916]

Has anyone tested the Archers and Olive watercolors? I've only found like 1 review on them and haven't seen anyone talk about them

[@bettysumners4089]

I love Holbein & Renesans paints, but can't wait to order this 34 color set. U make them sound FAB !where did U find that 35 well palette pan ? I also need a narrow box. Thank U for this video.

[@studioofmm]

I designed and 3D printed the palette myself. Technically I can make more if there’s an interest for them.

[@scoiataeli]

They are not granulating? 😢 Good to know! Thanks for the review.

[@studioofmm]

That’s not necessarily a bad thing; a lot of people find granulating paints too “splotchy” for their paint style. Really depends on personal preference.

[@ginabadeaux9319]

@@studioofmm mine granulated this morning i put a large brush in 3 blues and then into my magentas i saw granulation ,i love to put saran wrap on wet paint it makes tree branches so well

[@bettysumners4089]

Hi, my son teaches English in Tokyo, w/hunt for the 34 Mijello Gold set there & bring @ Thanksgiving He brot my hand picked Holbeins last Spring (@ affordable $$). What I was asking abt was that palette U put your tube paints in. U said it was 35 wells & narrow enough for your table space. (a count of 7x5 wells, I heard U say). can't find on Amazon. It looked like white plastic & I assume comes lid. Pls. where can I find one ? Thank You, Betty Sumners

[@studioofmm]

Hi, just wanted to let you know that the palette is now available here: www.studioofmm.com/store/35palette

[@RumoHasIt]

I honestly wasnt the biggest fan of this set. I really wanted to, but it isnt great for doing transparent, realistic portraits which is what I mostly do. They are so vivid and yet they dry so matte, they end up looking dusty in my WC sketchbook. That being said, the amount of paint you get for the cost is pretty good.

[@JacquelineJax]

How did you get the ink jet to print. My paper won’t work.

[@studioofmm]

I always put it through a rear paper feeder so that it doesn’t have to try to bend through the printer and have the print settings set for thick cardstock.

[@ennelle2024]

I had to kind of push it to get it started from rear feeder. If you can set the thickness of your paper in your printer it helps also. If not gently help it get started from rear feeder

[@averymorgan1369]

Are they shiny in reflection when they dry or did i just get a bad set or mAybe its user error😣

[@studioofmm]

Mine don’t appear to be particularly shiny in the painting. Could be the paper.

[@crystalkincaid3274]

How did you make the palette? Is it 3D printed?

[@studioofmm]

Yes. Really should have mentioned that at some point in the video, whoops 😅

[@DavZell]

@@studioofmm what filament do you use? Have you ever used it for a mixing area, and how staining was it? Thanks!

[@studioofmm]

It’s a local company’s band of PLA. I actually make an entire range of art supplies products with it that include various types mixing dishes: www.studioofmm.com/shop This particular filament is very “hard” and cleans up incredibly well. There will alway be some pigments that can leave a bit of stain but I believe I’ve been able to get my own supplies back to mostly white with using stronger cleaning products.

[@dgf6275]

Nice. New Subscriber

[@carolynmccully6712]

$250 with shipping to Australia. Not great but the reviews have been too good to not make the purchase...