WHITE NIGHTS Watercolors: First Impressions- 35 color palette

In this video I unbox, swatch, and demo the 35 color White Nights Watercolors by St. Petersburg in their metal tin. Join me for my initial thoughts and first impressions on using this affordable artist grade watercolor palette!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Unboxing
2:24 Swatching
3:25 Painting Demonstration
6:57 First impressions on the palette
7:15 Finished painting
7:23 Outro
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[@brognaarts3266]

What color is essential to have in your watercolor palette? I think mine is Ultramarine, because I love blue!

[@NikkiDraven]

So hard to choose. red violet I think. Lovely work, such a pity paper didn’t help the process

[@brognaarts3266]

@@NikkiDraven That’s a great one! I’m pretty excited to test out all the violets in this palette. I’ve never had so many purples before!

[@avashevlin1758]

Single pigments green gold or cobalt turquoise light!

[@brognaarts3266]

@@avashevlin1758 those all sound AMAZING! I don’t have any of those at the moment. I’ve been wanted to get a cobalt turquoise. What brand would you recommend?

[@thetwelve5922]

@@avashevlin1758 me too!!

[@j.s.elliot7121]

Lovely painting! I'd say cobalt teal is becoming one of my favorites. It's such a beautiful color.

[@fidgetyhuman]

Beautiful work! 😄

[@brognaarts3266]

Thank you Amar! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@masayoART]

Thanks for sharing

[@eBookHoarder]

I have White Nights paints too. I got them before the world events and probably will supplement with Roman S since they are scarce now. I don't know which colors I really need nut I really want the Geranium Red. I am trying to trade Ultramarine Violet for it.

[@kubrau93]

Hi, I loved your video. What do you think about the Auroleon Yellow? Is it the same with lemon yellow or the hanza yellow? And also what do you think about the reds in white nights?

[@brognaarts3266]

Hi Kubra! I am glad you like the video, thank you for watching. I haven't had too much time with the yellows in this pallet in particular but my go to yellow is usually a cadmium yellow medium for portraits of people with fairer skin. A lot of the yellows in this palette are fairly opaque which could be a problem to some depending upon the artist's painting style. I was having trouble with the Naples yellow because it was giving me muddy grey opaque mixes due to its opacity. This set does not have the white nights Hanza yellow, I believe that is in the 36 color set in the plastic case so I unfortunately cannot give you an informed opinion about that color.. As for the Auroleon yellow this is the most transparent out of the yellows in this particular palette and I have a feeling it will become my go to soon. It is a warmer yellow similar to the cadmium yellow medium, but not as opaque. This means it will have cleaner and more transparent mixes. As for the lemon yellow, it is a typical cool yellow, and will mix easily with blues to make nice green tones. But it is more opaque than other lemon yellows that I have tried from other brands. As for the reds in the pallet, I love the selection. You have both warm and cool reds and a larger variety of opacities. Of course the cadmium red is more opaque. I honestly really like the Rudy, Carmine, and the Madder lake red light. the Ruby is a cool red, the Carmine is more of a pinkish red and is really nice for pink flowers when diluted a lot. And the Madder lake red is a warmer red that is not as opaque as the cadmium red. Some of the other reds are warm and lean more to orange to me. I personally like to mix my oranges so I can get more specific and varied skin tones. I hope this helps, Please let me know if you have any more question!

[@kubrau93]

@@brognaarts3266 Thank you very much for this elaborate answer. I really like White Nights. I bought some of the paints in tube and some of them in pans. I personally find blues very vibrant and effective. I have Bright Blue, Ultramarine and Indathrene Blue in tubes. I am not so sure about the earth colors. I think the best part of white nights is blues and reds.:) Besides it is cheaper than any other artist quality paints which are sold in Turkey. :)

[@brognaarts3266]

@@kubrau93 Yes their price is unbeatable compared to other artist grade watercolors. I've had this palette for maybe 3 weeks now so I am still exploring what it has to offer. Happy to help!

[@yurinaka99]

I'm really interested in the tin itself.. Can you fit one more full pan per row like you can in many tins like this?

[@brognaarts3266]

There is defiantly some extra room in the rows. I wouldn't say you could fit another full pan though. You may be able to fit another half pan but it will be a tight squeeze. But I do like the metal tin. You can take all the paint out easily to clean the case and move the colors around to whatever you would like.

[@yurinaka99]

@@brognaarts3266 Thank you very much for the quick and thorough answer! This helps a lot with planning my order for this tin and 'some' (:D) Roman Szmal pans. I really enjoy metal tins for the reasons you've listed!

[@brognaarts3266]

@Selina Geiß Absolutely! Let me know if you have any more questions! And feel free to DM me on instagram if you'd like more info. I can send you pictures of the pallet. It is right next to me know. 😂 Also let me know how you like the Roman Szmal pans compared to the White Nights! I'd love to hear your opinion.

[@yurinaka99]

@@brognaarts3266 I actually don't own any White Nights colors, I just found the empty tin at Jackson's. But I'm definitely looking forward to comparing Roman Szmal and Schmincke!

[@brognaarts3266]

@@yurinaka99 Ooo! Sounds great! Let me know what your findings are!

[@shrutihegde8443]

Do full pans from other brands fit into the case?

[@brognaarts3266]

Yes! They should be able to fit. I haven’t tried it myself with other brands full pans yet, BUT…The pans fit into a sort of metal row tray with a clip/ stopping at the back, and you can move that stopper around to accommodate for different pans/ snugness.

[@irritatedlibrarian9057]

Yes. White Nights full pans are a bit smaller than regular full pans. With this tin you can fit 7 White Nights and 1 half pan per row, or 7 regular half pans.

[@SuperLisa78]

what's the difference with the plastic box of 36 pans?

[@brognaarts3266]

I believe some of the colors are slightly different. I know this set had sap green which I really wanted and the other set did not. I also went for the metal because I thought it was more environmentally friendly and may last longer.

[@SuperLisa78]

@@brognaarts3266 Oh! Thank you for your answer! 😃And yes. I finally decided to buy this 34 pans palette. 😌 The shades are magnificent! 😄They are pigmented, vibrant but also so delicate.😚 Thanks again for your interesting and Amazing review!👍🏻😘

[@jalsiddharth]

I'm confused. Isn't a half pan 2.5ml and a full pan 4-5 ml? Can someone enlighten me on this? Thanks.

[@fidgetyhuman]

Half pans are 1.5 ml and standard full pans are 3-3.2 ml. White nights full pans are a bit smaller at 2.5 ml (almost like a 3/4 pan). The standard pan size is constant across brands like Winsor & Newton, Schmincke, DS etc. White nights, Yarka, Ladoga (all made by Nevskaya Palitra) use the 3/4 pan size.

[@jalsiddharth]

@@fidgetyhuman thanks so much buddy!

[@joycegentile8552]

Both Cobalt and Cerulean blue are slightly enemic ( lacking strength)

[@brognaarts3266]

Interesting 🤔 they looked very cloudy to me which is a weird way to put it I guess. I couldn’t tell if it was a white pigment variant in them or they were granulated but what you said may be the cause of that cloudy look I saw.