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Thanks this video is so helpful. I’m just so dummy when it’s come to watercolor and colors mixing this helps me to understand it.

Okay, your demonstration convinced me! My goodness, everything about creating high-quality watercolour art is expensive, isn’t it?

Thank you, this was very helpful.

I don't use them , but plastic palettes stop beading with use (or intentional treatments) so this is a misleading comparison. In the US many professional artists use higher quality plastic palettes that don't bead (John Pike etc). There are lots of YT videos of professional artists painting with plastic palettes and they aren't struggling to see the colors because their palettes don't bead up.

My conclusion after watching this is that 99.9% of people will be more than fine using a synthetic brush

Tis not the sword but the hand that wields it...

I'd rather have seen a comparison of an imitation sable brush. I have one that acts like a real sable, but would have loved to have seen if the faux Kolinsky works as well as a real one

I like this split primary set, bought it recently. However I find the New Gamboge too orange, it created only browns when mixed with either blue. I've bought a single pigment cad yellow to replace it, gives me a wider range of greens.

Very helpful tutorial. 😊

Thank you

Be better to have a painting of a Siberian mink not a squirrel behind you so people can make the connect that sable comes from the tail of an animal who is generally trapped in the wild for their fur or else kept in cages piled on top of each other with no bedding. Many are skinned a live. Not worth that cruelty just for a painting. Winsor and newton synthetic sable brushes are so similar to sable they are even softer and make the most beautiful washes. Aqua elite brushes have a pin sharp point even in their size 12 brush.

Straight to the point - answered my question. Thank you for your efforts to info and support artists.

Great explanations on color mixing. I'm new to this and trying to grasp how to mix colors. I just purchased this set and am experimenting.

What series is that Maestro, a 10, 11, or 35?

I ve found a brush called Zen! I was in shock! The price? 5 euro ....better than a zibeline 60 euro one! The origins? Who knows?

Hey mate, great videos! I’m a beginner and just got the DS essentials set. Why is it that warm red to warm yellow create the most vibrant orange colour, same with cool yellow to cool blue to create a vibrant green… but then we end with cool red with warm blue to create the purple. What is it about those two colours that make it work different?

Been waiting to get DS watercolor! Thank you for this lesson!

A few thoughts: 1)Using larger brushes will will almost always improve your art, and give much more of a benefit than switching to the best expensive brushes. Since expensive brushes are....expensive, it is often impossible to go very large with them. 2)You can paint just as well with a $20 brush as you can with a $200 brush...you just have to understand the characteristics of your brush, and learn how to use it appropriately to achieve the effect you desire. Can't get a thin line with your your #20 synthetic? Use a rigger for the thin lines... 3)Squirrel hair used to be the sable alternative...now squirrel costs as much as sable used to... 4)I've found that often the CHEAPEST brushes give me the most joy and best results. 5)Princeton Neptune and Raphael SoftAqua are as good as I'll go...a couple of those, and then a motley collection of cheap junk, and I'm good. 6)Most 'good' artists'/pros do not use very expensive brushes. I've seen many using synthetic/squirrel blends and even full synthetic. I've literally only seen/know of a couple of pros who use sable, and that was a long time ago when sable didn't cost anywhere near what it does now. I suspect even THEY would be using synthetics if they were still around today, because synthetics have really improved a lot over the last 40 years or so.

Thank you very much 🙏😊

The budget paints seem like too much hard work to mix colours and in certain light you could see the gloop whilst you were doing the pigment strokes, especially in the yellow. I would call the budget paints kids paints because there is a few fairly descent student grade paints eg. Cotman, De Vinci etc.

thank you, im new and this seems so sensible.

Awesome demo! I think it can be tempting to buy those huge 24-color sets, but... in the end, quality speaks for itself.

You sable brush reminds me of a squirrel brush. My sable brush is soft but springs back to its shape. I have Escoda reserve. Love mine great video

You want to get it as gift? Are you mad? Why you are calculating cost vs quality. Be specific & transparent. If you want to draw& deliver best paint you need to invest on best quality. My name is sai from USA, Using red sable brushes from DAVINCI , which may last longer at least for 3 years on daily use.

I do believe that sable can be better depending on how you use it … but his comparison is unfair and the results are exaggerated. He should have compared the Colineo from da Vinci or even better imho the Escoda Versatil. This comparison is ridiculous and these brushes hold an extremely fine tip. The finest tip I saw so far is escoda Perla …

You just broke the purpose of the knowledge you seem to have. Why not make all the other colours (2nd, 3rd) out of this 6 primary? What am I missing ?

Best exaltation on colour theory yet! I have bought 3 primary colours from DS: Cobalt blue, Alizarin crimson and Cadmium yellow ( and 1 Payne's gray). I am considering getting this set of double primary colours. Should I return the Payne's gray? I was wondering how come you don't have more followers. Are you new on TH-cam? I am a biologist and want to paint life with watercolour Thanks for publishing these awesomely pedagogic videos.

Thank you for this information!

I have Davinci Maestro series 35 Kolinsky sable brushes- they are the BEST. They hold tons of pigment and warer and still have a needle point. Getting them really helped my painting. The high quality hand made synthetic brushes are good, but there is still a significant difference to me. I always reach for the sable brushes first. The size 8 is the largest one I have of the Maestro- just can’t justify the cost for the larger ones .

IKEA white plates are cheap and easily available. Just buy a couple of them. Love them

So I’m guessing no brush company has paid you off. Nobody doing watercolor wants snap back. I know this and I’m a novice (at best) I make my own out of road kill

I’m wondering about the Taklon fibers. Are they biodegradable? How good are these for the environment? I see people on TH-cam saying that they use vegan brushes. I think it’s misleading but I could be mistaken. I’m sticking with my Kolinsky sable brushes🤣

Very enjoyable tutorial, with so many techniques clearly explained and demonstrated. Thank you for making it available.

I love expensive one too but need to consider my level of painting and budget. Some day I will have one for sure

It’s starting to break up and loose consistency because you are pushing WAY harder with the synthethic one just to prove a point. The differences are not that big if you are objective in comparison. There are DaVinci syhthetic brushes that hold up just fine with your sable one.

this is a great review! thank you for the demonstration! when i was first starting out years ago, several of my synthetic brushes of varying quality were notorious for developing hooked points after just a few months, and i felt that their tips wore down very quickly. in comparison, i have a Kolinsky sable brush that’s over 40 years old, and it performs like it’s brand new - every time. i think there’s something to be said for the longevity of natural hair; in theory, one or two brushes could feasibly last you your entire career if cared for properly!

how much is 35Q in US dollars??

I have a couple plastic ones I got from the dollar store. The beading was slowly getting better over time, but it was pretty annoying. Until I learned a hack-take a glue stick and scrub it into the wells, and wipe it off. The beading has stopped. I really appreciate your insight about the layout though, I hope to upgrade my palette one day. Another pro for plastic is how light-weight they are, makes it easier to move between rooms.

Only one question. Who on earth is charging you £25 for a Daler Rowney Aquafine 26 Round? That’s rip off pricing!

Must work on the my pointing timing 😂

Mixing the greys was really interesting. Looking forward to that tutorial 👍🏼

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Love it too🎉

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Love love love it ❤

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100% agree with you. Always keep your eyes open for big sales.

❤ love flamingo’s this is great! Thx for the full tutorial !!

Very interesting and well explained. Thank you for your time!

Very nice explanation. I paint dogs, there is a definite need to know color theory. Looking forward to how you set your palette. I think every artist does it different. You might try to put links to the items you use in the description. Most artists on TH-cam use Amazon, but I know that isn’t a one stop shop. There is also a program through Amazon where you make a page of things you use or find essential. If a subscriber buys from your list a small amount of the sale comes back to you.