TOP 40 (best!) PIGMENTS by handprint.com : swatches. Which color is missing?

Below is the link of the directory of handprint where you can find the top 40 pigments! ENjoy!
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If you want a scanned image copy of my swatches of the top 40, you may download it from my google drive:
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Do you agree with the top 40? which pigments deserve to be on top 40?
#watercolor, #BestPigments,#handprint
Thank you!!!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Download the scanned file here: drive.google.com/file/d/1lqDh97Zkqu0ndm3rzJFM1rXtFqlpRJuT/view?usp=sharing Hi. Here's the list of the TOP 40 Pigemnts. It is exactly 40' 1. PV19 2. PR122 3. PR108 4. PR179 5. PR209 6. PR254 7. PO20 8. PO73 9. PY37 10. PY35 11. PY110 12. PY129 13. PY150 14. PY153 15. PY154 16. PG7 17. PG35 18. PG17 19. PG18 20. PG50 21. PB15 variants (PB:15:3, PB15:1, PB15:6) 22. PB16 23. PB27 24. PB28 25. PB29 26. PB35 27. PB36 28. PB60 29. PV14 30. PV15 31. PV16 32. PV23 33. PBr7 34. PR101 35. PO48 36. PR206 37. PY42 38. PBk9 39. PBk31 40. PW6 * Cadmium Yellows PY35 and PY37 are in 1 article by Bruce. Don't be confused. 😉

[@KittehNow]

Awesome

[@mendyhand3895]

Thanks for your hard work! I love swatching. Pigments are fascinating. Thx! 👍

[@InLiquidColor]

It's great to have Bruce's list in video form! Thanks for sharing it with us, Allan.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi Denise. It's my pleasure to have it compiled visually for those who are looking for a pigment choice reference. ☺️

[@Spiroffd]

What a wonderful thing to do for the art community! It’s very generous of you to offer this. I also sent you an email.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hello. Thank you. It's my happiness to do oc things for watercolor so sharing it would make the reward a thousand fold.b🙏☺️🎨 already sent the file. 😉

[@Spiroffd]

Thank you again and I will certainly encourage tell everyone about the video as well. 🙂

[@thejoydecision724]

I’d love it if the website was updated or augmented. This is still such a helpful guide though. Don’t they look lovely swatched out together!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I agree. Lots of artist depend on handprint but it seems it remained untouched since more than 10yes ago. Many paint brands need to be checked too and pigments as well. Thank you.. ☺️🙏🎨

[@renmuffett]

Bruce is very much retired. I spoke to him years ago and said he wanted to update it but was pretty burned out on working on it. He is getting on in years.

[@thejoydecision724]

Renee L. Marks that’s really understandable. That must have been a mammoth amount of work. It has been awesome resource for the community for years!

[@koskey06]

This is a awesome reference for someone who wants to build a palette. You cant go wrong with any of these colors

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you and thanks to handprint.com too! :)

[@opabinnier]

Great work. Congratulations! You have added a great resource for us. (Also I must add that your swatching technique is way superior to that of most of us!)

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you, Pindar Corinna. 🙏 I'm happy that this video is helpful to many. 😊🎨🙏

[@alicem1111]

This was really fantastic! I’ve never seen the top 40 list painted out! Thank you!🌈

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Glad you liked it, Alice!! It was really me, who was looking for a compiled/painted version of the top 40.. but i cant find one, so i did it myself. :)

[@erickn]

Great job Allan, very useful resource. Thank you very much for the video and the scanned image. And btw, many other of your videos have been a great help for me.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Glad the videos were helpful, Erick. 🙏 thank you for watching. 😊

[@creativesolutionstoart]

Excellent video! Bravo! I totally agree with u about the PY 42 and the PBK 11

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thanks for watching! I whish those were really included,,, i can actually make a top 50. hehe

[@jenthulhu]

Awesome video! I have most of these, mainly because I consult Handprint before selecting pigments. Thank you!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Glad it was helpful! you're welcome andnthanks for watching. 😉🙏🏻🎨

[@nadeaner.cowley513]

Wow what a great video. Thanks for sharing♥️

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you! ")

[@kittyinque]

Ahh this is awesome! Saved me heaps of time. I usually end up going down the handprint rabbit hole xD

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Im glad it helped. :) I was also looking for a compiled visual of the top 40 but couldnt find one, so i did it myself instead. hehe

[@karenmorris11]

Great information. I would love copy!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Sure, just send me your email. :)

[@awatercolourist]

This is an excellent video! I had wanted to check Bruce’s Top 40 pigments but you saved me the hassle. I really, really appreciate your efforts :-)

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I'm thankful for your appreciation to my effort, Ahmed. I'm happy the compilation was helpful. 🙏🎨

[@rhcommissions6067]

Im back again I love ur vids po PLEASE REVIEW THE SCHMINCKE WATERCOLOR

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hello! Welcome back. 😁 As of today, I only have 19 colors from Sennelier. And I'm thinking of adding 6 more to make it 24.. by then it will be ready for review. Thank you. 🎨😉

[@pennypenpen5371]

Brilliant! Just what I've been looking for 👌 Thank you! 😊

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I'm glad you find it useful. Thank you for watching. 🙏

[@blackpanda7298]

thank you thank uuuuuu Allem

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yooure welcome and thanks too!

[@JoseGonzalez-wq5jd]

What are the runners up after the top 40? Because it looks like some of those are going away.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Bruce did not mention runners ups, but some of mine are PR233, PBr11, PV55

[@elf6460]

Thank you so much for doing this for the art community. I, like many others, can get into the pigment rabbit hole! I have sent you an email. Hope to hear from you soon!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

You are so welcome! and thank you too. Sent it. Enjoy! :)

[@mariaabulencia]

Oh💕 please send me a copy along with my next purchase via your online store 🙏 Thank you 😊

[@mariaabulencia]

Such thorough research. Fantastic investment. I intend to purchase my chosen colors and build up my collection. Thank you so much Allan for your dedication to art and artists. BLESSINGS, * Maria

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hahah. Hello po. Sorry hindi po ako nag pprint.hehe. pero pwede nyo po idownload ung pdf file na nasa pinned comment po. 😊

[@jennw6809]

Amazing, thank you so much for doing this. I have most of these due to Bruce :) I always wondered why he didn't have a simple list of the top 40! I wonder what he is up to these days.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I enjoyed compling this. Thank you. I think, he wanted us to look at his work closely so he did not spoon feed that much. Hehe. Maybe he is up to something more demanding now.. or maybe he is very old to do the same things. But i hope one day, the blog gets updated under his supervision.

[@jennw6809]

@@AllanJayQuesada Me too! It's such a great resource. But the question still remains - which color is missing? I read someone else say they only counted 39 -- I guess Bruce missed one?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@jennw6809 it is exactly 40. Those guys didn't count and read well Bruce's descriptions, or didn't follow the chart i did very well. I think they got confused because in a color article, there's 2 pigments listed (PY37 & PY35 both cadmium yellows in one article). Now I listed down the 40. And will make a separate pinned comment for everyone's shortened reference. 1. PV19 2. PR122 3. PR108 4. PR179 5. PR209 6. PR254 7. PO20 8. PO73 9. PY37 10. PY35 11. PY110 12. PY129 13. PY150 14. PY153 15. PY154 16. PG7 17. PG35 18. PG17 19. PG18 20. PG50 21. PB15 variants (PB:15, PB15:1, PB15:6) 22. PB16 23. PBB27 24. PB28 25. PB29 26. PB35 27. PB36 28. PB60 29. PV14 30. PV15 31. PV16 32. PV23 33. PBr7 34. PR101 35. PO48 36. PR206 37. PY42 38. PBk9 39. PBk31 40. PW6

[@jennw6809]

@@AllanJayQuesada Wonderful!! Thank you for this!!!! I have subscribed and look forward to seeing more of you.

[@lindyashford7744]

Could not do without Irgazin yellow and I also like a granulating black, there’s a choice for me, Kremer or Aquarius. They are better value than DS. I also really like green earth pigments, and potter’s pink, though I can see this would lead to an even bigger palette, but who cares! I really liked the permanent Alazarin you chose, but could not see which it was, please post the manufacturer, this is a colour I need to replace. A shame because I have a large tube of JACKSONS alazarin crimson which is a gorgeous colour, but if it is fugitive it will have to go along with any other instances. I am not sure now whether you had an instance of PG7 which is another staple colour I love. Well done for putting this together, no convenience colours and no pastels that can be mixed anyway. (Mind you I do have these in budget varieties like White Nights, just for fun value.) It is always good to see a pigment being painted out, you get some indication of how it will handle. I could see some pigments do not wash out to white or very pale, for instance as they are so strong. A very useful and informative video, thanks.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I love Aquarius and Kremer too. I wish they had tubes too. Permanent Alizarin? There is no P.Alizarin on the list or you mean Permanent Rose? I really see that pg7 is a staple color, but on my subjects, usually mix it with a red to get a neutral tint. pg7 is really strong and staining so it intimidates me using it alone. hehehe Thank you for watching and for appreciating my efforts too. hehe :)

[@kaileilani22]

Green gold...?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

If it's PY129, yes, I'd love to include that. 😊

[@NanaBeth1]

Sure do miss your videos.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Been too busy lately Beth. But im now back. Thanks alot. 🙏

[@Vintagebeautyca]

thank you so much for that! invaluable video! bravo!

[@dirtyblueshop]

I came across this video while looking up if there already was such a thing! I was thinking about a ''making the top 40 pigments into paint'' but Im sure it can exist next to each other 😅 Great video!!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hahaha. I was almost looking for the same before doing this video. Wasnt able to find what i was searching for, so I did my own. 🙃😆 thank you.

[@watercolorsbyling5104]

Hello can you do a top 10 brands? 😊 i would like to know if sennelier is better than m graham and qor. I really value your inputs. Thank you for all these informative reviews. 💕

[@sharonstratton1726]

Great video, are you still offering the swatch print out? I would love a copy. Thank you.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hii. I share the digital file. You can download it. The link is at the pinned comment and at the description box. Happy painting. 😊

[@ArtistWizardry]

Glad I have most of these paints. I think there are some newer paints that wasn't part of the testing on Handprint, probably. I think we could add W&N Transparent Orange. IT's soooo pretty.. and I'm not exactly an orange fan. Jackson's Art site doesn't list the pigment but I think it might be the same as Schmincke's Transparent Orange, PO71 (which is not in the top 40). I'll double check when I get home and check the tube. **checked the W&N tube but no pigment number listed. Just DPP for the color code. I'd say it's almost identical to Schmincke's PO71.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

W&N's Transparent Orange is PO107. It's also one of Jane Blundell's favorite orange along with Da Vincis Benzimida Orange or PO36. That make me curious.. I'm not an orange fan too, as a I prefer mixing them, but I hope I could explore the color more.🎨😁

[@Woohchaiell]

I have schmincke transparent orange. it's beautiful

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@Woohchaiell this really makes me curious about that color now. 🤔😉

[@hannahthufvesson]

I want to love the W&N with wild abandon, but my lightfastness test showed fading in mid to light washes after just four months in a South West facing window. It makes my head and heart hurt. It's THE most gorgeous orange, but, if it doesn't stay that vibrant? I don't know. Others seem to have different results with their lightfastness tests.

[@rosawolke2788]

Thank you for showing the top 40 side by side :) Kimberly Crick also did massive lightfastness tests and brand by brand comparisons (all well documented on her website), and she found PB27 to be fugitive (the color may come back when stored without sun exposure for a while but not in light washes and this includes mixtures) and PV14 seems to be chemically unstable a better choice could be PV49. Kimberly Crick did her own list of her favorite lighfast pigments which includes in addition Potters Pink (PR233), Lunar Earth (PBr11), Cobalt Violet (PV62), Manganese Blue (PB33) and Mahagony Brown (PBr33). A little remark 🌼, Chromium green oxide is PG17 (PG18, Viridian looks more similar to PG7) but both are excellent lightfast 💕 other lighfast pigments are blues: PB71, PB72, PB74, PB86, greens: PG23, PG26, Fuchsite Genuine, Green Apatite Genuine, Jadeite, Serpentine, brown: PBr24, yellow: PY43 (natural form of ochre), PY53, orange: PO107/dpp, white: buff titanium (PW6:1)

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you for sharing these infor. I love and frequent Kimberly's website and KZbin. They're really helpful. 🙏 i hope Handprint goes back to life and update his list and probably make a top50. Yeah, i got a mistake at the green pigments. Haha. ✌️ those pigments selected by Kimberly are also some of my go tos now. 😊

[@mariakellner5429]

Not sure how to send my email

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Sorry for my super late reply. 🙏 if you still need them, you may download it here : drive.google.com/file/d/1lqDh97Zkqu0ndm3rzJFM1rXtFqlpRJuT/view?pli=1

[@zee_draws]

Thank you for sharing this info to us sir. Salamat :)

[@AllanJayQuesada]

You're welcome. 😉

[@marilynbrown3194]

So glad that I found your channel this morning. Cant wait to watch all your videos. Have you thought about reviewing paper? Thank you. I would love to get that chart. How do I email you?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you for watching the videos, Marilyn. I hope you enjoy even those which are old and very raw. please email me at [e-mail]

[@sexcpied7824]

the amount of watercolors you have by now makes me want to collect watercolors too HAHAAHAHAH

[@AllanJayQuesada]

yes, you should start now while theyre cheaper. :)

[@sexcpied7824]

Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada worth it naman po ba? AHHAAH

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@sexcpied7824 yes. kaya nga di parin ako tumitugil sa pag collect eh. Besides, i handpour and sell the others at my shopee store. So win win. Hehe

[@barbaramannle5767]

This was so useful, thank you. I would love to have the scanned image copy. I will email you. Thank you so much

[@AllanJayQuesada]

hello Barbara. I get too many requests. may i confirm if ive emailed to you already?

[@rdendelacruz4332]

Ahahahaha.... Finally.. Nakita ko din😅😁...... Buti nag marathon ako ng 2days....puro ito lang pinapanood ko... AHAHAHAHAHA... Thank you kuya!

[@ohbli_oh]

Such a good idea, I’ve never seen anyone swatch the handprint colours 😊☺️

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you so much. but sorry for my late response. 🙏

[@melanieshelton7566]

Where’s the Nickel Titanate Yellow? PY53

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Sadly, it is not included. it couldve been a unique addition as a yellow ideal for skintone mixer and early morning skies.

[@heartilyhandwritten]

Wow! I'm learning from this! 👍👍👍 Thank you, Sir Allan!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

You're welcome Po. 😉🎨

[@awatercolourist]

I am surprised that these pigments did not make it on the list: cobalt blue deep PB74, potter’s pink PR233, quinacridone red PR209, genuine yellow ochre PY43, genuine red ochre PR102 and the rest of the phthalo blue family. I am not sure about the light fastness of these pigments, but at least the phthalo blues should be part of the list, especially the PB15:6. PY153 is no longer in production, so I do not understand why it was included. I am astounded that Bruce chose to omit the ochres, considering they were the very first colours ever to be used by humanity.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

hi Ahmed. Thank you for your attention and keen observations. let's tackle each pigment you have mentioned. :) 1. PB74 is shade i prefer for warm blue. the reason that it MAY not be included in top 40 is it's not widely available. very few make that pigment, specially during the time when Bruce created the list. 2. PR233 is a lovely and unique color. I suspect it wasn't included as it is not usually a color for mixes, therefore not very versatile to be put on a palette (as recommended for top 40) 3. PR209 is included in the top 40. please watch at 6:35 4. PY43 is a color i am also expecting in top 40. Maybe, Bruce counts PY42 as a close sister of that pigment so he put PY42 at the top40 instead of PY43. 5. PB15 family (PB15:3, PB15:2, PB15:6) are all part of the TOP40. Please watch at 6:12 Also, another Phthalo Blue color in the pigment of PB16 is included in top 40 apart from the PB15 family. Phthalos are included in the top 40 both blues and greens. 6. PY153 This is said to be "discontinued", however, up until today, Sennelier still makes and create Sennelier Yellow Light using PY153. you may check this product link from jacksonArt www.jacksonsart.com/sennelier-watercolour-21ml-sennelier-yellow-ligh

[@awatercolourist]

@@AllanJayQuesada That is a very detailed reply :-) Thanks for taking the time to write it and thanks for pointing out the paints that I missed. It’s funny you mentioned that Sennelier still produces PY153, I was checking that out earlier today.

[@jennw6809]

@@awatercolourist I was rewatching this video and reading along with Handprint - I notice Bruce writes, regarding PY 42, "I like any of these paints in place of other raw siennas or the more opaque yellow ochre, which are more common watercolor artists' choices for an earth yellow." He certainly included PY 43 and the others in his reference, it just didn't make his top 40.

[@awatercolourist]

@@jennw6809 Hi Jenn! Thanks for your reply. I gathered as much from other comments. I understand his point; PY42 tends to be a touch more vibrant than their natural counterpart. Not always, mind you, Gold/Golden Ochre tends to be more vibrant. Generally, though, PY42 and PR101 tend to be more vibrant than PBR7, PR102 and PY43. I assume it’s because PY42 and PR101 do not have the impurities of their natural counterparts, but I could be wrong.

[@jennw6809]

@@awatercolourist sounds about right. He didn't particularly say WHY he preferred the modern counterparts in this case, but Bruce did seem to have a bias towards the more modern pigments. I like both!

[@lyndalseaton9777]

Awesome love them all, any way to have a copy with publishing my email adress , cheers

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi, you can email me at [e-mail] Thank you. 😉🎨

[@sassycat378]

Great idea but am not comfortable putting my email here. Any other options to get the sheet?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi! Sure, you may email me at [e-mail] 😉🎨🙏

[@josefinacamposlozano7870]

Please make a review of Sennelier watercolor!!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I will, soon! but yes, Sennelier is truly great and one of my favorites. :)

[@rolfflor7223]

Wow. I have studied Handprint for some time. You did a terrific job with this and I think handprint should link to your wonderful upload!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you so much. I hope handprint could do that. It would be useful to many and for my channel as well. But sadly, i think Bruce of handprint doesn't anymore maintain his website. 😔

[@rolfflor7223]

@@AllanJayQuesada P.S. Have you seen Kim Crick’s website. It has some very interesting features as well. You may want to do some swatches using her ideas?

[@lhemz2366]

Kindly send me too. I've been looking for this and on the hunt for the outer circle (high saturation)- the green, aqua, blue and blue violet, if there exist saturations similar to pyrolle red.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Please send me an email at [e-mail]

[@lhemz2366]

@@AllanJayQuesada Thank you for accommodating my request. Have a blessed day!

[@Woohchaiell]

I can't find PY153, and what I've found about sennelier is that it doesn't look like true PY153. What are your thoughts?

[@Woohchaiell]

think I can forego PY153 and use PY154 instead?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

PY153 or gamboge is a rare color now.. some people say it is discontinued already. I was also surprised to find that Sennelier has py153. While their py153 doesn't look very gamboge, I still included it in the list to complete handprint's top40. Sennelier Yellow light is not very orangey but leans more to the warm side so I assumed it may be a 'variant' of the rare pigment. I'm not sure as I'm not an expert but if Sennelier's 153 is suspicious, then you can go for 154. Happy painting. ☺️🎨

[@jillkama7614]

Incredibly useful! Thanks

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you! 🎨🙏

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

Great overview.....job well done.....

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you. 😊🙏🎨

[@ednaquiles2963]

Now what paints are these plz?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

These are from different brands. The brands are written per color. Thr lower most text in each swatch is the brand.

[@lorijones9579]

Well done! Thank you for this.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you too. 😊

[@finessence808]

This is an amazing video, I sent you an email!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you! Will forward to you the file later this day. ☺️

[@emilywhite4992]

This is marvelous!! Thank you so much for putting this resource together!! I'd love a scan to reference, if you're still sharing it?

[@justtheletterV274]

There’s actually 3 kinds of PV15. Ultramarine Purple: Avaliable in every brand except Blockx, Da Vinci, and Isaro. Ultramarine Violet: This color is avaliable only in Windsor and Newton’s Smalt Blue, Maimeri Blu’s Ultramarine Blue, and the Ultramarine Violet of Blockx, Da Vinci, and Isaro. Ultramarine Magenta: Only by Daniel Smith’s Ultramarine Red and Stephen Quiller‘s Ultramarine Violet Red Shade and also there’s PR259, Ultramarine Pink, avaliable by Roman Szmal, M Graham, and QoR only.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

thank you for sharing these. I have most of the colors you mentioned and im happy to have them. Sadly, handprint's website hasnt been updated since long time ago. :(

[@jennw6809]

Actually on Kremer Pigments, if you look under Pigments then Assortments, you'll see a set of 35 different shades of ultramarine pigment, some of which are PB 15 and some PB 29.

[@justtheletterV274]

@@jennw6809 I said Ultramarine Violet (PV15) not Ultramarine Blue (PB29)

[@jennw6809]

@@justtheletterV274 Sorry, that was a typo, some of the selection is PV 15.

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

PBK11 is one of my favorites. It has to be added on my palette. It just moves perfectly.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

yes. I cant. live without PBK11 too. :)

[@Mochikoiya]

So many pretty colours!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Trueee!

[@RanGotPunkd09]

crying over the pigments I can't afford. I can't even watch this video without crying. XDDD

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Cadmiums and the cobalts? Don't be sad. You'll have them soon. 😉🎨🙏

[@RanGotPunkd09]

@@AllanJayQuesada I mean all of it XD Daniel Smiths are just so expensive especially while living outside America. Hopefully soon! I aim for these quality paints! But in due time! >

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Schmincke is even more expensive.😆 But I prefer DS. Out lside America? Where are you from? Yes, you'll have them soon. They're great and we deserve quality materials.

[@RanGotPunkd09]

@@AllanJayQuesada I do always hear that from other artists...and DS performs way much better than Schminke. Actually I am from the Philippines too XD

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Ohh. Hahaha. I thought you were not Pinoy. Hahaha. Tama, for me, mas ok din Ang DS. ☺️

[@SathishKumar-pw9fu]

excellent chart...but few brands pigments are better than the list you mentioned may be bruce mcvoy of handprint's list little outdated because its done few years ago for example PG50 cobalt teal is best from QOR,DS version is too on greenish side...also your mentioned PR101 List are on opaque side many transparent red oxides from daniel smith and m Graham are there but anyway you mentioned B.sienna from W&N that's fine .why didn't mentioned PB29 from Davinci its gorgeous. also anthraquinone blue PB60 from m.Graham and cerulean blue and Cadmium lemon from M.graham both are rated high by Bruce in Handprint My REquest to you do a seperate M.Graham Review

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yeah, I agree,. I hope Bruce updates his list or maybe add 10 more to make it top 50. Some pigments like PBr25, PR102, PY43, Pbk11 are some of my favorite pigments that are also strong and lightfast but were not in the list. Yes, the PR101 are more common as opaque as Indian Red, Caput Mortum or violet iron oxide,, but it has more transparent version for thr browns of winsor newton and vangogh even ShinHan PWC. In some cases, as ive mentioned in the video, I personally chose the colors rather than following bruce's comment for two reasons.. either i dont have his recommendation or I prefer a certain version from another brand. for the PB29, I chose Old Holland because I based it on Jane Blundell's comment that the Ultramarine Deep of Old Holand is the most granulating PB29 ever.. But I believe, PB29 of Kremer is more granulating, unfortunately, I dont own yet a PB29 from Kremer.. Yes, I will review my MGraham soon.. currently, I have 43 tubes.. still thinking to add few more.. much happier if i could complete all the 70 colors. :)

[@SathishKumar-pw9fu]

@@AllanJayQuesada thanks for your reply I too have 46 MG tubes but only a few more to add like azo orange,mineral violet and cobalt real.not all the colors are special in MG.currently I started accumulating new rembrandt 10 ml tubes colors are fantastic

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@SathishKumar-pw9fu when I bought my MGraham paints back in 2017, I had less knowledge about which colors and Pigments are great investment. I have very little browns, which is one of the strength of MGraham. So I'm thinking of adding browns. I have both azo orange and Cobalt teal and I must say that those two are great specially the Cobalt teal. MGraham cobalts and cadmiums are expensive but are worth it. Do you feel like the Rembrandt paints are better than MGraham?

[@SathishKumar-pw9fu]

@@AllanJayQuesada no MG have their unique strength..but Rembrandt introduced so many new pigments like pv55,pr202,,po62 and so many disk colors in fact all dusk colors are there in vangogh line too.i found Rembrandt's cadmium are little vibrant and flow better than MG in my opinion

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@SathishKumar-pw9fu The dusk colors in VanGogh areactually beautiful, but the pigments are just a mix of PBk11 and pv19, pv23, pg7 and py128. I am interested more to rembrandt's new colors though. I have some cadmiums of rembrand from the 12color set, and theyre really nice to work with i agree. unfortunaly, Rembrandt are really expensive in Philippines.

[@rootwoman123]

Are you selling them and, if so, how can I buy them?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Which one? The chart? Or the paints?

[@rootwoman123]

@@AllanJayQuesada Do you have a link to your store where I can buy these products?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@rootwoman123 are from the Philippines? yes, I have a shopee store limited to Philippine shipping.. My products there are sold by brand. The top 40 colors in this video are from different brands. Here's a link of my Shop. Just message me there and I can recommend you sets depending on your need.😉 shopee.ph/allanjayquesada

[@rootwoman123]

@@AllanJayQuesada Nice shop. You have some products I've not seen before. Unfortunately, I live in the US. Let us know if you decide to ship worldwide.

[@barbarapascoe5673]

Fabulous thank you.

[@Horsewoman-pt2ku]

I would love to get this top 40 colors. Thanks for doing this.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

hii. If you havent emailed me yet, you may download it from the pinned comments or the description. :)

[@rootwoman123]

Where can buy them?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

It depends on where you are from. This list of colors are of different brands as not all brands have the same pigment collection.☺️🎨

[@rootwoman123]

Both and how much?

[@giomarconibalgue6668]

Did you order your Da Vinci paints from the actual site and had to pay alot for the international shipping? I'm assuming you're from the Philippines also hehehehe

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hello, yes from the Philippines. 😉 I ordered directly from their site but I had them shipped to the address of my friend and cousin in US. And they brought the items here in PH when they went home. The Shipping fee depending on the courier if it is gonna be shipped to the PH will take atleast 3k because I ordered 12pcs 37ml tubes and 12pcs 15ml tubes plus primary sets which I sold in Shopee.

[@giomarconibalgue6668]

Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada ohh are you still selling them?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@giomarconibalgue6668 the tube sets are sold out. Sorry. But if you want, I sell hand poured set of the 24 colors since I have lots of paints already.

[@giomarconibalgue6668]

Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada ohh that’s great! could i get a link to where i could check them out?

[@giomarconibalgue6668]

Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada Thank so much for the video and for responding by the way! I’ll use this to curate my own palette in the future.

[@angiewright-artist8246]

Excellent video my friend I shared to my Facebook and business pages. It took me forever learning all this information over the last 2 years so I think this is a great resource to start learning about it. Great job Allan, Cheers from Canada my friend xoxo see you on fbook xo

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you so much for sharing it Angie. I would like this compilation to reach as many artist as possible to maximize its use. I've also really been wanting to this eversince since I myself am looking for a visual compilation of the most reliable pigments.. I couldn't find anyone on KZbin who has done this compilation, so I took the initiative. Cheers from the Philippines my friend. Yeah, see you in FB. 🙏🎨😉

[@hannahthufvesson]

Thank you, Allan! This is one of the most awesome videos I have come across! So happy I follow you here! ☺️

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Welcome, Hannah! I have been looking for a compilation of the top 40 before doing this. could find one, so I made it myself. I think getting to know the best pigments is very important to serious artists building their palettes. so, i hope more people see the value of the top 40 of Bruce. :)

[@renmuffett]

Love this. I have been studying Bruce's Handprint website since 2008 so this is nice to see. I was a little confused at 1st at your choices of the top 40 pigments because according to Bruce, the exact brand of those pigments can vary a lot or very little. So, I thought you would have those top 40 in the same brands he prefered. Then I saw one of your brands that is not mentioned on handprint and understood you are just putting down your own brands of those pigments. I enjoyed the swatching. Although my favorite Perylene Maroon is Winsor & Newton. Its a brighter more Crimson color than MGraham's version that is brown blood color in comparison. One of those that are very different in hue. Blessings!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi, Renee. Yes, most of the colors that I didn't follow in Bruce's preference were the items I didn't have. That got me curious about winsor and Newton's perylene maroon. I believe I have a tube of it from the vintage paint seller, but I didn't choose it because it was an old tube and the colors "may" be different now.. I'm not sure. So I ended up with MGraham. Thank you Renee. 🎨🙏😉

[@hannahthufvesson]

The St. Petersburg White Nights Venice Purple (PR179) is pretty much identical in hue and strength to W&N! ☺️ Definitely worth trying!

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

@@hannahthufvesson thank you

[@oreku4991]

Firsttttt

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hahahaha. Uso parin papa Ang 1st 1sts. Hehhehe