Trying Out 54 Schmincke Watercolor Tubes! Is it really that great?

[@danieljamesbinderystu2968]

I actually just purchased 2 of the Schmincke Horadam luxury wooden box set of their complete color range of 140 tubes, about 8 months ago. I kept one set in the tubes, and poured the other into full pans. I also have their entire 45 color range of the super granulating colors. As a professional artist and Bookbinder, they get used up rather quickly though... well, atleast the lighfast colors do. Schmincke is an amazing art supply company, and are a staple in my art studio and bindery. Along with all of their different mediums.... from their Airbrush acrylic ink line, soft pastels, acrylics, and the only other artists Gouache I'll used besides M graham, is Schmincke. Schmincke gouache is my absolute favorite, and must have. I cant say enough good things about schmincke, they are extremely reliable and consistent. You did an excellent job with this review mate. Have a great one

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you DJ for sharing your experience and thoughts. Schmincke is really reliable and I love the fact that they have a range of products for every artist. It makes their brand even more dependable. I also am looking at their gouche rigtht now especially the white. As I use white gouache for highlights. I currently use Holbein White gouache but i still would want to try Schmincke's. You have thoughts about it's opacity and quality?

[@PositivelyNice]

Can’t agree more. Schminke is my one and only. The only other one that feels somewhat good is Lukas Aquarelle… less popular brand but oh my, Lukas is great.

[@phillipstroll7385]

Although I do believe schmincke to be a great all around performance paint it just isn't one of my favorites. Unless I'm in the mood to spend months layering a peice. I think that's where schmincke paints really shine, In layering. There just isn't any "personality" in the paints. Which is great when your goal is to replicate the classic masters. However, with so many modern makers whom add so much life and personality to their pigment grind is hard for me to pick schmincke over daniel smith. Because not only can I get vibrancy from less with less effort and no layering, but the way the pigments are milled gives each one a type of personality in and of themselves. Which makes me pick daniel smith almost every time over any other paint manufacturer. Followed by QOR when I'm feeling a little more modern / childish / abstract. White nights when wanting vibrancy without personality. Schmincke when I want flatness or that old world feeling or when I want to layer, layer, layer.

[@thegremlyn343]

Love how you painted the water and reflections on the sample. It's something I struggle with to get right.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you Lucy. It feels tricky but when learned it, it's gonna be easy. Even easier than the details. I'm sure you're gonna get it very soon.

[@stayseekate]

Ahh finally you reviewed schminke! I want it but it’s too expensive… I feel like the Mijello mission gold pure pigments is a much more reasonable purchase…

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you for watching Kate. Mijello is definitely great for its price especially if you live in Asia. Colors are vibrant and would go a long long way. 😊

[@aprilgarcia8224]

Love the way you swatch the colors and do a painting as well. Genius. Love it.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you, April. Happy painting! 🙏

[@luminous3087]

Thank you 🙏🏼 great video. Very thorough 😊 I appreciate it!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you. I'm glad you appreciate it. Have an artsy week ahead. 🙏

[@HEIDICAUSEY]

I LOVE all the swatch cards.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yay! ☺️ glad to know, Heidi.

[@attorneycarissa]

You make it look so effortless. Wow.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you attorney. 🙏

[@bikerdash27]

Thank you, Great presentation, 😃

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you for your appreciation. 🙏

[@chedoodles]

I love Schminke💝 I've since get to try it bec of your shop! Thanks so much😊 It's an added pallete to my existing paints

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I'm glad to be part of your Schmincke discovery and experience. Thank you. 🥰

[@Thoughtspresso]

I bought my Schmincke from your store! So thank you so much!! I loved them!!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@KobieK Schmincke is not easy to find in the Philippines that's why many customers are happy that i sell handpoured pans which are cheaper even from the pans sold by Schmincke. I am grateful to all my customers and i am vocal about it. If customers are thankful for the services or products that make them productive, healed or satisfied, then that should be fine. We thank our teachers, doctors, dentists, etc. for serving us even if we pay them through cash or through our taxes. It's kknda like that. Being thankful doesn't make one a brainless.

[@Thoughtspresso]

@@KobieK Because he was a really nice shopowner who dealt with all of my dumb questions with helpful tips and examples, and was patient with me in the time I couldn't afford it? Just because I pay money for goods and services doesn't mean I have to be an a-hole to the people who deliver them, like you, sir. Good morning. :)

[@vikkiartlover2171]

Schminke are my favourite ones 🥰🥰🥰 French ultramarine is my fave. The granulation is gorgeous. Love this watercolours so much

[@AllanJayQuesada]

And I understand you why. 🥰

[@labaccident2010]

I’ve slowly acquired more Schminke, they’re just so smooooooooth.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Definitely agree. 🎨

[@gunther744]

Another excellent review Jay Quesada!!! I have a suggestion for you: can you do the same review of the watercolour paper as you do of the colorors? Thank you for your work!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you! I am gonna do the paper review hopefully very soon. I need to show a parallel testing across my paper brands review. I cant wait but will definitely need to plan it out well. 🙏

[@annettefournier9655]

Thank you Alan. I'm in the US and these are very expensive here . I like good flow so nothing special here for me for the price. If I lived in Europe though I would definitely be using these. But I have just as good more affordable options in professional grade. Thanks again .💜

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thanks too. That being said, i belive you're favorite is none other than the Qor watercolors. Theyre from US and are best known for unmatched flow. 😊

[@annettefournier9655]

@@AllanJayQuesada I have 12 QOR colors! So you are correct there. Lol. Turner watercolors from Japan, M Graham, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Sennelier and Cotman are all on my daily working pallet. Bit I have other pallets too. Daniel Smith, Rosa watercolors from Ukraine, Mission Gold, Paul Rubens, Pretty Excellent, Art Whale. Etc. They all do different things well . I don't think I'll run out of paint in my lifetime since I only ever refill 10 colors. 😆😍

[@greekveteran2715]

Even though I'd prefer a palette of colours, some from Talens Van Gogh others from their Rembrandt series, I'd still choose Schmincke just because they are not so intense and vibrandt when they dry out, like the Talens cours. It's all about personal preference. I'm a vintage/retro guy, I don't like flashy paintings, I like muted down coulrs,closer vintage look! Happy New Year!!

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Interesting. I also have a mood for muted palettes. And it's more frequent than my vibrant mood. Schmincke is really easy to use and non intimidating for the features you mentioned. 😊

[@Christine_R]

I like their watercolors and gouache the most. Some of these I don't like as much like the French Ultramarine. They dry down quite perfectly and most of them are easy to rewet. Turner's Yellow is also a yellow that I want to try it looks like a lovely soft warm yellow that is not on the orange end of the yellow spectrum. I have discovered Perylene Violet quite late in 2022 and I know a lot of people were talking about it how great it is but I would use it as a shadow color or for a moody color palette. I know that Lee Angold uses PV29 paired with PBk31 to create greys. Delft Blue is my favorite dark blue from Schmincke and I like to mix it with English Red or any other warm transparent PR101. They also have an Indigo but it's not that lightfast and I think that this mixture is a good replacement.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I love Schmincke and I'm glad that they're expanding their already huge range. The deep and moody colors you mentioned are few of my favorites. Perylene Green PBk31 and PB60 are both in 20color set. Mixing them is exciting as they're transparent and strong. Perylene Violet is really great on it's own but I've not tried mixing it yet with other colors. I might just try one of these days. Thanks for sharing. 🎨

[@LowKey_izildura]

Hello, Allan)) Love your videos, they are very thorough, thank you for the work you`re doing. I think you have a small typo there: Schmincke uses PY216 for their Turner`s yellow. I have the same pigment also from the White Nights range, they use it for their Naples yellow light and Naples orange. I think A Gallo also has that pigment somewhere in their range. I am in Europe and I love Schmincke))

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Oh yeah. Sorry for my delayed response and for the typo error. 🙏 thank you for noticing. But yeah, i appreciate this pastel pigment and have also tried Naples range in White Nights. 😊

[@justacatwhocantype]

You finally reviewed the Schmincke watercolors! I was waiting for you to get around to making a video about these. Absolutely love these watercolors, and Schmincke gouache is amazing as well. If I ever had to settle for just one brand of watercolor, this one would be it. Just a pleasure to work with, with so many lovely color options. Have you tried their transparent orange? I was surprised to not see that on your list. If you haven't then you totally should try it, it is absolutely gorgeous. I love this color for mixing skin tones, neutrals and natural looking greens, and I have added it to all of my palettes.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hiiii again! 🐈 yes, i love Schmincke and I understand why it is no.1 on your list. I regret actually to not have included transparent orange in this list. I purchased a tube 2 weeks ago and it's definitely a great orange for its intensity and transparency. ☺️

[@juliab.8200]

Du bist der erste Tester bei dem mir diese Marke gefällt. Davor habe ich die Schminke nicht gemocht 🙋

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Ahww. I would take that as a compliment. I have the same feeling as you before. I didn't like Schmincke before too. But as I got to know and used it more, I became more appreciative of it. 🎨

[@bpfking324]

Thanks you so much to make this swatch schmicke color singer pigment too many color to choose now i know right color how it so very helpful

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you too. Im glad to have helped. Happy painting. 🙏 🎨

[@dramaticona]

Thank you for the review

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thanks too. 🙏

[@SarahNotSara]

Thank you for your thorough reviews. I really enjoy them and respect your opinion. I wonder if you've ever tried the Roman Szmal range of watercolours? I just purchased a lot from Jackson's (but live in Australia) and am in love with the shades and strong granulation in certain ones. I believe most are single pigment too. Have a nice day. 💟

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi Sarah. Thank you. 🙏 I got 3 sets (12 colors each) of roman Szmal and also added few more pans. I bought some when i was in Barcelona and also bought some at Jackson's. I love the quality of Roman Szmal and their price is really reasonable. I will do proper review soon. 🙏

[@Peachykraft]

Schmincke violet looks beautiful

[@AllanJayQuesada]

It does! 😊

[@kathyhackney7950]

I don't love that sap green color. It reminds me of an ice pop lol but that tranparent yellow ochre though.. 💘

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Same thoughts really.

[@lenimagrove8517]

Hello, Thank you very much for your very informative tests. If it were possible, could you also test the Akademie range from Schmincke ? They would be sheaper than Horodam, and perhaps of good quality and fastness to light ... hé hé. Thank to you 🥰

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hello. Thank you too. Yes, i have already bought a set of the Akademie. Will be reviewing them this year. Happy painting. 😊

[@lenimagrove8517]

@@AllanJayQuesada Thank you Allan !

[@reneecp1905]

Hello! I really enjoy watching your videos. You obviously have tried quite a few watercolor brands. Do you have a favorite, one that you keep going back to? Sorry if this question has been previously asked and answered. I am a new subscriber🙂

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hi Renée. Thank youu and welcome to mh channel. I am currently using Daniel Smith. It's my favorite and it's what I use for professional works. 😌

[@rdendelacruz4332]

Nice!... Hindi ko agad napanood to kanina sa school due to my graphic arts and design class..... Finally!.... Curious ako dito though i dont like this brand😅😑

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yes aral ka muna jan. Hehe. Dati rin, hindi ko sila masyadong feel. It took me years bago ko sila na appreciate tlaga. Hehe

[@LunaBianca1805]

Maybe your humidity levels and such are different in the Phillipines, Allan 🤔? The granulating colours I got dried down on my palette aren't gooey at all. If any they dry a bit harder than the non-granulating ones 😁 But then again our German temps are - I'm pretty sure a lot lower than yours usually wound be and the humidity is usually not so high and if it gets higher than usual, we have thunderstorms in the evening and the air is much less humid and colder afterwards. That said, what a wonderful test painting again. I hope you enjoyef the paints, I know they're kinda pricey overseas, so I'd probably go for other professional colours instead. They're pretty local hence cheaper than DS or Da Vinci to me and make a lot of my palette, but I'd probably chose one of the other heritage brands were I somewhere else than Germany or Central Europe ^^'

[@AllanJayQuesada]

The humidity is always a factor.haha. but most are only goey coming out from tube. But all of them dried perfectly in pans. Schmincke gave me the best handpouring process as they settle and dry evenly on pans asnif they're machine poured. 😊 i get the tubes in different price range and sometimes I get lucky to get them on sale at Jacksons. In just need to be patient and save up that's why it took me yrs to build this collection.hehe. and yes, i enjoyed them really. I was also lucky to have bought their rare Ynmyn blue. thank you. 🥰

[@LunaBianca1805]

@@AllanJayQuesada I was soooooo tempted to buy the YinMn blue, too, but was too undecided for too long ^^' I'm kinda looking forward to that pigment becoming more readily available, it seems to be such a beautiful colour 🥰

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@LunaBianca1805 basing from other reviews, it is really a lovely warm and granulating blue. But I believe, if just for it's look, it may be easily replicated using ultramarine or cobalt blue deep along with other pigments.. i am gulty of getting it only for its rarity. Hehe.

[@kathyhackney7950]

I just want to say I live in WV US and mine are a little gooey not hard AT ALL

[@bpfking324]

I hope you can be show all schmincke swatch you have one day

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yes, i want that to. Or maybe ill swatch their dot card for a full range. 🙏 😊

[@rafaelasis9164]

can u try the seamiart artist grade watercolors, i wanna see how it performs with that low price range

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I am actually eyeing on it at Shopee. But I have a suspicion that it is on just on par with Superior watercolor. We'll see. 😊

[@tabbi888]

Personally these are my favourite, however I like Windsor and newton also and for a cheaper option I love the pure pigment set from mission. Personally I don't like Daniel Smith and won't buy them after learning they lied about their ingredients, particularly with the primatek range where they were caught using unlisted pigments to boost the mineral colours. I find this to be untrustworthy and deceptive of Daniel Smith and will never use them as a result. All they had to do was to be honest and list all the ingredients so at least we'd have a better understanding of their projected performance especially where lightfastness is a concern.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I understand and respect your side on the DS issue. While I agree that they should've just listed the real ingredients of their materials, I'm still using them now for the reason that I've really been used to their paints. I hope DS learned from this and that they'd still do something about it to regain the trust of many. I love many other paints brands and I love exploring more as well.

[@louregietalboresvillaruz9281]

Schmincke Watercolor Painting Tubes Was So Many Colors

[@AllanJayQuesada]

😍 yass

[@ozdenk9557]

Hi ! Nice video ! And could u review Sennelier l’artiste watercolor one day please ?

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Yes I will. I love Sennelier. I have been usinh it in some of my tutorials here specially in my florals. 😊

[@ozdenk9557]

@@AllanJayQuesada oh thank you very much! Can’t wait, I hope it will be soon ☺️

[@creativecolours2022]

Hi there :) . The napkin test doesn't indicate if the paints are chalky but if the paints have enough gum Arabic in their mix in order to stick the pigment on the surface of the paper. If you do the same test on high quality gouache paints that are full of chalk you are going to see that the napkin will come out clear. It has nothing to do with chalk that is after all a pigment by itself. It has to do with the binder.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

I agree and definitely get your point. That is why i also mentioned in the video that "it means, the paints adhere well on paper". This is the case for Kremer paints. They're richly pigmented, but many colors dont contain enough binders. They dont contain chalk, but they seem to be "chalky". Napkin gets dusts. By saying chalky, I meant, it seemed like chalk or it resembles chalk. It may appear confusing, but yes, i checked the dictionary 😄 it has 2 meanings, either rich in chalk or resembles chalk. And since many cheap paints contain lots of extenders (not limited to chalk) have been circulating, chalkiness had been associated to having that powdery and dusty finish. Again, chalkiness being only used to describe the paints to be like chalk, which is dusty, powdery and doesn't stick permanently on surface. If Id like to say that the paints contain chalk, i would just say "it's like gouache", but no, that was not what i wanted to prove. I wanted to just really show if the paints adhere well on paper or not, cause if they dont, theyre just like chalk which dont really stick permanently on surface. Im not very good on explaining but i also hope you get what I mean. 😊

[@creativecolours2022]

@@AllanJayQuesada Ok I see now what you meant when you've said chalky. We've lost it in the translation. lol No offense meant. You can fix the chalky paints by mixing a bit of Gum Arabic into them. Even those that are in solid form, pans etc. Wet them in order to dissolve and then add the Gum Arabic. As for the Kremer ones. You are right ... some of them are not that well made. I prefer to buy raw pigment and make my own watercolors. It is easy and so much more affordable because with let's say 50 grams of raw pigment you can make loads of watercolour paint. I buy in raw pigment form the colours that I use most, Ultramarine, B. Sienna and such things and then I mixed them with Gum Arabic into watercolours. You should give it a try yourself to see how satisfying is to make your own watercolours. You can even make your own pigment by using different colours of soil because all the earth colours are actually soils. Processed but soils.

[@justacatwhocantype]

"Chalky" has, for whatever reason this may be, come to have several meanings in the art community here on youtube and probably elsewhere as well. Some people use "chalky" in the literal sense of the word, like you did, meaning that there is a notable chalk content in the paint, some peope use it to describe that a paint is very matt and kind of cakes onto the paper (like gouaches and many inexpensive watercolors do), and some people use it like Allan does, describing a paint that can be rubbed off the page after it has dried. I think this first started with the very cheap kind of watercolors that can indeed contain a bit of chalk (things like watercolor cakes) and then people just ended up using the term for other watercolors as well, regardless of actual chalk content, as long as they behave similarily in any way.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

@@creativecolours2022 thank you. Yes, i get that advice too. Some also tip to add drops of honey or glycerine on the gum arabic for them to get moisture and minimize being powder like. But still thr gum arabic is the main thing to bind the pigments and let then stick on paper. Wow! You're making your own paints! I have also been collecting jars of pigments from Jackson's and Sennelier. I currently have 24. But i havent got the time and courage to start actually making the paints.haha. i have doubts if the preservative we have here are the right ones (clove oil) cause rhere are alot of types. There are food grades and there are scents and non food grade. Got no idea which one to choose. Do you have recommendations? The Philippines is so humid and pan paints easily get molds so I'm very particular to anti fungals and the likes. With regards to making my own pigments, that's a whole new level of skill for me to discover. Hahaha. Arent soils and stones filled with organic matters that might soon affect the paint behavior? How do you handle along the process? Plus the mulling and grinding is laborious. 😆

[@creativecolours2022]

@@AllanJayQuesada A few drops of clove oil will prevent your paints to mold. But in the mix except Gum Arabic you have to add bee honey too that has anti fungal properties. And in case you make your own Gum Arabic solution then you'll have to add honey in the Gum Arabic too. But lets say that you start with a ready made one. The ratio between the pigment and the Gum Arabic is 1:1 for regular colour and 1 part of pigment and 2 of Gum Arabic for Earth pigments that have the tendency to absorb the gum arabic. Earth colours need more honey too and perhaps some drops of glycerin ( that you can buy from the pharmacies ) because they tend to dry rock hard. Mulling them is very easy. Use any hard and flat surface like a bath tile, or a thick glass, or a marble tile. You can mull them either with a muller that you should buy or with anything else that has a flat surface. The flat bottom of a bottle for instance. Or the underside of a spoon. I used to use the underside of a glass candlestick. Because it is flat, round and has a "handle" . Your paints are ready when you don't feel the pigment scratching under the muller or whatever you use when you mix them. Larger pigment particles give more granulating paints. If you grind them for longer the particles of the pigment become smaller and the paint gets more staining rather than granulating. The rest you are going to see them in practice if you make some paint a couple of times. But it is very easy. And it doesn't really worth to buy some colours. If you want any help contact me on my website's mail. Search for Marialena Sarris and you will find me.

[@parthbatra7828]

Are you not coming to India you said earlier to me

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hii. Yes, i was in India from May 17 to June 5. I was so busy from work, i haven't had time to edit videos. This Schmincke video was recorded in May. My videos in July are my sketch tours and art haul in Bangkok, India and SG. 😊

[@rdendelacruz4332]

Ah kuya, saka na po uli ako bibili sayo ng tube.....napagastos sa laptop eh😅

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Hahaha. Sure po anytime. 😊

[@geraldeguzman26]

Gawa na po Kayo Ng coloring books 😁

[@AllanJayQuesada]

Dream ko rin yan. 😊

[@geraldeguzman26]

@@AllanJayQuesada gawa po Kayo. Tapos watercolor paper sya.

[@Oozaru85]

I think I'll stick with my Sonnets and White Nights and invest the extra money in good paper instead. See no point in wasting so much money on watercolors as a hobby artist, honestly.

[@AllanJayQuesada]

And you can actually even use White Nights as a professionalal artist. 😉 have fun. 🎨

[@lenimagrove8517]

Moi aussi je m'en tiens à Sonnet (vraiment agréable) : ses 10-12 (sur 24) couleurs résistant à la lumière, mais les autres en sont loin et avec ou sans dilution elles ont disparu en quelques mois ! Dites moi s'il vous plait si vous avez eu ce problème ? Moi je dois ajouter White Night (2 jaunes cadmium, red light et quinacridone rose, qui ont les vrais pigments, avec espérance à la lumière) et aussi 3 Schmincke (PY150 jaune Nickel ou Izo - PG18 vrai viridian -PR254 vrai et beau scarlett). Je n'ai pas encore tout reçu, j'espère que ça se mélangera bien.