Watercolour Gift Ideas (Shopping at Straits Art)

Here are some ideas on watercolour supplies to get as gifts and presents for your friends or yourself, for Christmas, New Year, and other occasions!
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[@jacqulyynw]

Clara is so sweet to share her business with us out here in internet land. Teoh, thanks for taking us to see such an awesome store, every visit is great. It's so lovely to see a small business thriving and being part of the community.

[@clarawong3492]

Thank you for your comments

[@gauravimungekar6738]

That shop is just a paradise to me!......I had never seen ,A shop full of artistic material!

[@clarawong3492]

Thank you for your comments

[@shortyangel2010]

watching people browse art stores is so satisfying

[@rashone2879]

What an enticing product review...and what a spectacular art supply store. I order from Dick Blick.I live in a town that has only Hobby Lobby. Your art supply store is like looking in a bakery window at all the delicious desserts! Thanks for this video.

[@elsagrace3893]

Oh, that was fun! I would love to shop there.

[@rashone2879]

Oh, me too! Art supply heaven.

[@Cortesevasive]

That lady ,has a nice shirt . :3

[@clarawong3492]

Thank you ,

[@vangogo6819]

Thank you Teoh, and thank you Clara for letting us have a peek at some watercolor goodies! You are so right Teoh, watercolor artists love box sets, even though I have enough I will be giving my husband hints about a new set that I would like(White Nights). 🤗

[@caligirliniowaworld]

It’s amazing how many brands they carry in that little shop... a lot of shapes in the States carry a limited amount of brands

[@lizziedae91]

If im ever lucky enough to come to Singapore im calling ahead to have Clara prepare me a box like that!

[@heatherduckett7749]

Wow! That was Delicious especially when Clara was helping a customer and you did a Slo-mo pan of all of those scrumptious art supplies.

[@zaxe8058]

I just went there yesterday and it was kinda awkward but thanks for telling us about this place ! Thanks for the heart !

[@soulsisterssurvivorssister8463]

Wow, this shop is incredible for their selection!

[@cherripaterson6066]

neat store! Its nice to know there are good products out there, that are made from quailty materials. thanks for bringing this to us.

[@joergbrueggemeyer2418]

Awsome and beautiful store😊

[@chammikaiser7740]

Looks like a great store to spend a wonderful couple of hours either buying or just wishing!!!

[@smithanandari]

I got the same palette as the thumbnail! My wishlist would be the collapsible brush pen.

[@KimberlyCrick]

Just when I thought I didn't need any more supplies... You opened the box at 5:28 and I may have drooled a little when I realized the two little holes next to the brushes are made to hold them upright while you paint??? I'm so curious about how good those included brushes are. Then I saw how many individual watercolor pan refills they had in that store, and the coliro/finetec metallic pans.... oh man, the art stores near me never have this variety of watercolors! Lovely store :)

[@BeckyTregear]

The Holbein and Sennelier sets are adorable, I haven't seen those before!

[@jia01510]

Oh lots of goodies in that box!!

[@halamohammed9307]

Thanks alot for your help.. really appriciate this.. keep going plz.. waiting for more nice helpful videos

[@isabellecade277]

Thank you to help us to choose some gifts ! These are good ideas and nice products. This shop seems to be big and very complete.

[@yarinageshonen]

I love the store and I learned a new thing or two. Thanks for the tour Teoh.

[@bicali_pierfishing1567]

Wow so beautiful the blue set of watercolors paints 🎨

[@Phiilo0]

I cant really draw or paint but this video is so satisfying 😍

[@bicali_pierfishing1567]

I just started using my tombow dual brush markets as watercolor I used a flat watercolor brush to do a background I'm loving my tombow dual watercolor markers 💯👍

[@Arovarel]

Great video! I will add some of these to my wishlist

[@zacharywood9416]

Great review, Teoh (and Clara)! Thank you for sharing this video. 🐥

[@teohyc]

Welcome 😁

[@lvmylord54]

So much eye candy! Love seeing the products. Thanks.

[@bicali_pierfishing1567]

Hello good morning happy Wednesday morning December 12 I enjoy seeing your art supplies videos you are amazing and a great artist 🎨✍🎭💕 blessing 👼🙏 my friend

[@omnart]

These are one of my favorite kinds of videos! Keep up the great work!

[@VioStarclad]

I'm still trying to decide between Rembrandt and Sennelier for artist quality watercolor. And I still want to try out White Nights as well! So many paints...

[@dees3179]

Paints are tiny, get them all! In seriousness, you can justify more than one brand depending on what you use them for. For example I like sennelier tubes in the studio but they are too runny to take outside. I use different colours outside too as I tend to paint different subjects so clearly that means different paints....... Very easy to spend money that way.....!

[@teohyc]

They are all quite good. Get one that is easy and inexpensive for you to get refills and tubes.

[@richieray6619]

Sennelier surely wins if you glaze a lot. If not, Rembrandt.

[@zheuces]

always so informative and nice!! thank you!!

[@bwong8765]

I liked that shop a lot, the people working there were really nice and helpful. The small Schmincke travel tin box looks really cool, but unfortunately it's so expensive. :(

[@jeanbCA]

Thanks for a really useful and fun video, Teoh! Your videos (and blog posts, too) are always so helpful, because you take the time to explain the WHY along with the what and how - for a beginner like me, that kind of insight from a working artist is priceless 💛🧡❤️ Happy holidays from California, USA! 🌊

[@teohyc]

Welcome 😁

[@alec7513]

clara is so sweet, thanks for the recommendations Teoh, I always enjoy your videos

[@clarawong3492]

Thank you

[@alec7513]

@@clarawong3492 If I ever go to Singapore, will definitely go to Straits Art

[@nicks931]

Darn it Teoh, you have me spending again!!!

[@teohyc]

Wait for the next art supplies shopping video in a few days time 😂

[@nicks931]

@@teohyc Can't wait! I found a box of Daniel Smith essential mixing set at Michael's today for... 60% off. Score!

[@melissabridge5687]

I love when you visit Clara ! You have a big smile on your face the whole time you are in her store. TEOH HEAVEN!!!

[@clarawong3492]

Thank you

[@melissabridge5687]

@@clarawong3492 I wish your store was near me. I live in Kansas City,Ks!!! Lol!

[@klo3525]

clara is sooooo cute!!!🥰🥰🥰

[@KimberlyCrick]

If anyone else was eying that Holbein Pro Compo Travel Kit with the brushes and water bottle at 5:28 it has been discontinued. I was bummed I looked all over for it online until I found a note that it is no longer made, so if anyone who has access to this store wants it - it might be one of the last ones in existence!

[@debsmith7050]

Helpful

[@niemand3301]

are you going to review the new van gogh box sets? i'd love to see your opinion on them!

[@teohyc]

I've reviewed them on my blog before. They are student grade paint but perform well. They get used up quite fast though

[@niemand3301]

yes! ive seen those! they recently released a few new versions of the portable pallete with different colour combinations, like vibrant, muted and nature. i was really curious what your thoughts were on those color combinations. though now that im looking into it im not sure if these palletes have been released internationally yet.

[@PuppetMaster8707]

I would be the easiest person to shop for over the holidays because pencils are all I would want cheap ones good ones amazing ones doesn't matter just PENCILS ahahaha

[@PuppetMaster8707]

@Yasmine S. Thanks for the advice I was simply any pencil I can draw with even cheap #2s LOL

[@oksanatymoshenko8770]

Thank you, Teoh, for a nice review! Schminke portable wonder had me deeply amazed! :))) I wonder, what can go wrong with it? all things have drawbacks - big or small, but it's better to realise those in the very beginning and assess if it is that big a drawback for you personally. What drawbacks have you found in that box, as I don't see it in your videos..

[@phillblake6829]

It’s a very old design I think it’s the perfect travel palette

[@teohyc]

It's a nice box. The integrated water bottle can refill the tray two times. Downside is there are only two mixing wells on the cover.

[@oksanatymoshenko8770]

@@phillblake6829 yeah! it has a terrific antique feel to it :))) if one says this palette was used by some Great Artist - anyone would believe ;))))

[@giaonguyen3799]

Okay tell me why i dont live near blick, nor small art store like this, it might be more expensive in smaller store but I wouldn’t mind lmao. When i got my driver license i would think about which art store to visit first tbh xD

[@LiveLaughPaint]

Have you ever tried the Holbein watercolors? I would love to get your opinion on them.

[@teohyc]

I've not

[@bradfordyorks5055]

Thanks, Teoh. I'm not choosy - send me anything you like........

[@Cortesevasive]

Is Rembrant watercolours better than White nights ? how they compare ?

[@IAMSOUND99]

Teoh made a review on the Van Gogh ones (when they were sold as 12 colors, they added 2 free in the new plastic version) they granulate less than the rest of the same price range. I bought the Van Gogh box and i would def. recommend them! (with a pentel aquabrush set) edit: Rembrant and Van Gogh are the products sold by the same company in Netherlands (i would assume their watercolor quality is identical)

[@Cortesevasive]

@@IAMSOUND99 Netherlands are crazy land , there are so many good art /pen /shops . Van gogh 12set is like 18euro , Rembrant 12set is 52euro xD likely because of the metal box . White nights 36set is like 43euro

[@IAMSOUND99]

@@Cortesevasive oh wow thanks then i must be wrong on the watercolor quality being the same if it jumps to 52euro but yeah they make awesome stuff, Van Gogh is my first set, didn't expect that good of a product under 20euro

[@teohyc]

I've not tried Rembrandt before. They are supposed to be artist grade paints (vs student grade Van Gogh), so they should be comparable to White Nights or better.

[@Cortesevasive]

​@@IAMSOUND99 Well hard to say about quality , big brands tend to do price discrimination , the point is to make people pay the maximum they are willing to pay .While the manufacturer wouldn't reduce the quality standards nor downgrade the equipment so the diference in quality might be insignificant . .

[@hansendesigns]

🎄👍

[@MrJairo3259]

I cant find these matterials here in brasil so must have to import them and become very expensive!!😓

[@quilesca6769]

Omg, Australia has nothing on this!!! And it’s 2019

[@YnaDv21]

I wish she was my aunt

[@djchan8085]

How much is the white Knight?

[@teohyc]

You can check the price on eBay and Amazon.

[@djchan8085]

Teoh Yi Chie I mean at the store

[@Vgladstone1]

Senneier is 14 colors

[@tydelbarrio9193]

would've been great if you mentioned the prices.

[@teohyc]

Pricing really depends on where you buy them. You can research prices on dick blick, Amazon, Jackson's Art.

[@meowmeowla]

Just wondering ,what are those cake colors (24) seen at kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4Owq5qkgLSor7M ?

[@davelester1985]

You made it over ten min so you can make more money, nice.

[@jdub3853]

And!!! Only 4 shopping days left until my birthday... I hope my wife sees this video! Quick!

[@teohyc]

Replay this video "accidentally" in front of her

[@justabaritone845]

Teoh Yi Chie hahaha

[@noone-sr3gj]

A lot of People spel ven gohg wrong

[@riceroll]

Great video as always Teoh! By the way, what are the items on display at 10:04?

[@teohyc]

Those are glass dip pens