That gold ink, at the end was SO GOOD!! The perfect finishing touch to a beautiful project 👏👏👏👏 Thank-you for sharing your process with us Becky! And thank-you for doing a still-life - I find that genre of art so interesting, but it's sadly so often overlooked! Thank-you! 🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏
Thank you, it really needed the gold to lift it, and any excuse to use metallics or shimmers is good enough for me, lol. I do love a good still life! As you say, it's an underrated area, but they're so much fun to do.
It turned out gorgeous! Really, really gorgeous! The granulation looks amazing. I don’t think you could’ve picked a better subject matter for this demo haha! I’ll have to check out the free reference photos for artists because sometimes I get frustrated with finding them😂
Thank you! The only downside of the Facebook group is that the photos tend to be all over the place, but now I tend to save out pictures as they pop up on my feed for future use. Much easier that way!
What a great result. Makes me wish I had some granulating watercolors.... Ill have to add them to my wish list .maybe I need an art shop trip he he....I think the saunders waterford paper is a great paper to work on if you run out of the canson. Thanks Becky for your video.:)
Thank you! Some of those paints I am sure have gone up in price, like the Sodalite...they're getting really expensive! 😭 Eckersley's once had a Buy 2 get 1 free sale, which is how I got around half of my Primateks. I like Saunders paper too, and Fabriano, so there are plenty of alternative options, thankfully. 💜
This is the first practical demonstration for using the DS Primatek paints in an actual painting rather than just swatching them individually. And it's great! Unfortunately for my bank balance it's changed my mind about them completely. This painting is so rich and uses such lively colours, that I feel I must get some of them. And if Daniel Smith don't send you some freebies to use in another demo - then they're fools!
Loved both the painting and the one in the sketchbook. Someday I want to get some metallic or sparkling paint but unsure which one. Loved the Amethyst but will admit a fondness to them. Have many Amethyst clusters in my house. In the 80's and early 90's when my husband made knives, he started adding some interesting materials to his folder handles. That gave us the excuse to go gem & mineral shows. Bought much more personal pieces than ever for the business.
I love amethysts too, and I have a few in my collection. They're so pretty! I love going to gem shops and shows, haha. I have some metallic paints but have still yet to find a set that I think is amazing. Maybe one day!
Thank you! The photo is a very popular one on the Facebook reference photo group. So many people have painted it! 😂 (I hope I referenced the photographer..I think it is by Gillian Merritt?)
I just reviewed this wonderful video again, because I was planning on adding additional PrimaTek tubes to my collection. Seeing them used in an actual painting makes a huge difference. Jane Blundell did a lightfast test on Rhodonite Genuine, and it faded a bit for her, so I'm staying away from that one for the time being. I'm loving Green Apatite, Amazonite, Mayan Blue, Diopside, and Zoisite, but my favorite right now is Hematite Genuine. You might try it, since you love granulation. Of your list, I have Amethyst, Fuchsite, Jadeite, Serpentine, and Piemontite. I'm torn between adding Blue Apatite, SB Turquoise, and Garnet. Decisions, decisions. ☺It's hard to choose when you want them ALL! Again, great video and I LOVED the amazing painting you produced with these amazing colors.
Thank you, I am so glad it was helpful! It is always so hard choosing colours, especially when they cost so much. Rhodonite seems to be the most dodgy of them all and can change colours over time. I haven't tested my own tube though. Ooh decisions with those three....SB turquoise is so much more expensive, and it does dry rock hard in a pan, but will rewet quite well nonetheless. I like all three...garnet is quite a useful reddish brown...ahhh I can't even pick from my own set of colours! 🤣🙈
I love granulating watercolours, but I refuse to give Daniel Smith any more business until/unless they become more honest with their marketing practices. Thankfully, with some effort, you can find some fabulous granulating colours in other brands (even though it takes some effort to put together a palette).
Before you crucify DS, please think about the following deep dive I did regarding worldpigmentday's evaluation of PrimaTek. Right from the FIRST analysis she did, I found a huge lie. This is a direct quote from her Instagram post: "First up is DS 'genuine amazonite. I'm going to explain how I did this analysis so you can see how this method works. But here's the spoiler: the pigment in this paint is over 90% phthalocyanine green." NOW, any artist knows how staining phthalo green is! ALL the DS PrimaTek paints are 1 & 2 on the staining scale. Phtlalo green is 4!! So, I painted a swatch of Amazonite to see IF it was really easily lifted. The swath I lifted from the middle of my swatch was COMPLETLY lifted out, because Amazonite Genuine is indeed a 1! I don't know the true qualifications of worldpigmentday. I don't know her background other than how much she likes to brag about them. What I DO know is she could NOT have found Amazonite Genuine to be OVER 90% phthalocanine green! It's not possible. Try it yourself, even if you don't have Amazonite, paint a swatch of phthalo green. Let it dry, and try to lift it! It will NOT lift! I have 9 PrimaTek colors. All are either 1 or 2 in staining quality! EVERY paint worldpigmentday claims DS mixed with the minerals in their PT line have HIGHER staining qualities than the actual PT color! That means she didn't do any of the research she claims she did! BTW, DS was the FIRST watercolor company that printed their pigment colors on their tubes of paint! They pushed other companies to do the same, otherwise we would have NEVER knows what was in them. I hope this helps, but I dub this controversy a NONtroversy!
Excellent. Looks beautiful. I have 4 of those but this has convinced me that Amethyst is worth buying. Shelley Prior Fine Art TH-cam channel also painted from that reference photo if you want to see her outcome. Both are excellent outcomes.
Good question, I am hopeless at remembering to put specific music tracks in! Actually now I've listened to it, I remember it is As Long As We Breathe by Dream Cave. They have loads of amazing tracks on Epidemic Sound.
Garnet is an odd one; it's a reddish brown but it also seems to change a bit. When it is concentrated it is a lot browner, but when it's washed out over a larger area of paper it goes quite red. Can also be the light picking up red tones in it.
I absolutely love your painting@BeckyTregear . You have inspired me in so many ways. I don't have any of the primatek paints. But I think I am in love with them already. Can't wait to start collecting them. They are unique for sure. Well done and keep up the good work on your channel I love your channel.
The granulation of the paint really gives the impression that if you touch the pots, they would feel like pottery. Thanks for another interesting video.😎
These are so lovely I think you’ve used Watercolour perfectly here I’m thinking about getting sleeping beauty but I keep avoiding it because I heard that it was fugitive do you love it
I haven't done a lightfast test so I can't say for sure how lightfast or fugitive it is, sadly! I do like it, but it's a little weak in tinting strength. It's one of those ones where I bought it with birthday money due to its hefty price but it isn't as amazing as I want it to be. Now I want to get this paint set out and use it again! 😂
@@BeckyTregear I know exactly what you mean. I love the Jadeite. Mayah Blue Gen and manganese Blue and Cobalt teal blue from DANIEL SMITH but I don't love that they charge so dang much for their watercolor when Roman Szmal has amazing quality and great prices so I have pretty much switched. At the same time I haven't really calculated how many pans I get out of the tube of 15 ml tube. So might not be all that much if you look at it that way. lol. I just reviewed the White Nights granulating color. OMG they are amazing.
Thank you so much! I was very happy with how this painting turned out. Trust me, I have plenty of duds in my art collection, it's just a matter of continuing to paint and improving over time. 🤗
This came out so good I paused and showed my husband. He liked it, too. I have everything in your palette minus sugalite and garnet. I have some other colors, like Blue Apatite Genuine and Purpurite genuine, which I absolutely love both. These colors are so fun to play with. Thanks for the video, see you in the next one 🙂
I giggled when you said 'fuchsite'. Because, mentally, I'm twelve years old.
Don't worry, I always think that too! I assume it is pronounced like that as in German fuchs....and not fewsh....which is also hilarious when said! 😂
Love this reference photo. Have finished the video yet I’m akeep watching
That gold ink, at the end was SO GOOD!! The perfect finishing touch to a beautiful project 👏👏👏👏 Thank-you for sharing your process with us Becky! And thank-you for doing a still-life - I find that genre of art so interesting, but it's sadly so often overlooked! Thank-you! 🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏
Thank you, it really needed the gold to lift it, and any excuse to use metallics or shimmers is good enough for me, lol. I do love a good still life! As you say, it's an underrated area, but they're so much fun to do.
Your painting is wonderful. Among Primatek, I like Rhodonite so much
@@diadumenos82 Thank you, and yes that one is a very pretty red!
This turned out great!! I made a drawing of this reference photo with my Derwent Drawing pencils - it’s probably the most used photo in the group! 😊
Haha I think so! She shared all of the artworks that people had made from the photo, so I thought I would add mine to the collection too. 😁
@@BeckyTregear Yes it’s fantastic to see other people’s interpretations! Great idea to use granulating watercolours, I might have to repaint it too 😃
I love the effect that you achieved with these paints. Beautiful!
Thank you! Their granulation is beautiful and they work so well for certain kinds of subjects, like old pots and rough surfaces. 😊
Wow! A fantastic piece of work and great info on the pigments. Thanks very much from England. X
Thank you so much. ☺️
It turned out gorgeous! Really, really gorgeous! The granulation looks amazing. I don’t think you could’ve picked a better subject matter for this demo haha! I’ll have to check out the free reference photos for artists because sometimes I get frustrated with finding them😂
Thank you! The only downside of the Facebook group is that the photos tend to be all over the place, but now I tend to save out pictures as they pop up on my feed for future use. Much easier that way!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Gorgeous 😍
Really nicely done. Shows just how good these Primatek paints can be.
I had a lot of fun painting with these! 💜
Lovely bright painting. Getting to use those granulating paints like that.
Thank you; it was the perfect photo for granulating paints, with the textures on the pots and background. ❤️
Wow. Wonderful!
Thank you 🙂
I really like the pot to the left Becky, that’s a fav combination of colours for me.
Thank you! I like those colours too...the Jadeite in particular is lovely and dark.
Beautiful painting and fun paints! Loved seeing your sketchbook painting - thanks for showing that!
Thank you! I forgot to schedule the time again, lol. Was wondering at the number of views in an hour....oh, ok 7 hours....🤣
What a great result. Makes me wish I had some granulating watercolors.... Ill have to add them to my wish list .maybe I need an art shop trip he he....I think the saunders waterford paper is a great paper to work on if you run out of the canson. Thanks Becky for your video.:)
Thank you! Some of those paints I am sure have gone up in price, like the Sodalite...they're getting really expensive! 😭 Eckersley's once had a Buy 2 get 1 free sale, which is how I got around half of my Primateks. I like Saunders paper too, and Fabriano, so there are plenty of alternative options, thankfully. 💜
The painting’s gorgeous. I love fuchsite and rhodonite, so pretty.
Thank you! I need to get this palette out again I think - it has been a while!
This is the first practical demonstration for using the DS Primatek paints in an actual painting rather than just swatching them individually. And it's great! Unfortunately for my bank balance it's changed my mind about them completely. This painting is so rich and uses such lively colours, that I feel I must get some of them. And if Daniel Smith don't send you some freebies to use in another demo - then they're fools!
Thank you, they were a lot of fun to paint with for this picture! 😊
that painting looks amazing! 😀 the granulating paints were perfect to use for this photo
Thank you, I am really happy with it. 😊
Loved both the painting and the one in the sketchbook. Someday I want to get some metallic or sparkling paint but unsure which one. Loved the Amethyst but will admit a fondness to them. Have many Amethyst clusters in my house. In the 80's and early 90's when my husband made knives, he started adding some interesting materials to his folder handles. That gave us the excuse to go gem & mineral shows. Bought much more personal pieces than ever for the business.
I love amethysts too, and I have a few in my collection. They're so pretty! I love going to gem shops and shows, haha. I have some metallic paints but have still yet to find a set that I think is amazing. Maybe one day!
wow stunning pieces
Moulin du Roy paper is out of stock in stores from Brazil as well. Hopefully it’s temporary and they will be back soon… Nice painting!!!
Thank you! I am pretty sure the paper has been discontinued, but the UK still seems to have it so I have no idea. 🤔
What a beautiful painting😍
Thank you 😊
Lovely painting. That was fun to watch.
Thank you very much!
I love your swatches, l wish my handwriting was that neat! 😊🌸
Haha thank you 😊
This painting and photo are so beautiful
Thank you! The photo is a very popular one on the Facebook reference photo group. So many people have painted it! 😂 (I hope I referenced the photographer..I think it is by Gillian Merritt?)
I agree Becky- they are still lovely paints !
Beautiful painting Becky
Thank you 😊
Both are lovely, but I liked your first painting better. It had more of your soul 🥰
Thank you! 🙂
beautiul thank you
I just reviewed this wonderful video again, because I was planning on adding additional PrimaTek tubes to my collection. Seeing them used in an actual painting makes a huge difference. Jane Blundell did a lightfast test on Rhodonite Genuine, and it faded a bit for her, so I'm staying away from that one for the time being. I'm loving Green Apatite, Amazonite, Mayan Blue, Diopside, and Zoisite, but my favorite right now is Hematite Genuine. You might try it, since you love granulation. Of your list, I have Amethyst, Fuchsite, Jadeite, Serpentine, and Piemontite.
I'm torn between adding Blue Apatite, SB Turquoise, and Garnet. Decisions, decisions. ☺It's hard to choose when you want them ALL!
Again, great video and I LOVED the amazing painting you produced with these amazing colors.
Thank you, I am so glad it was helpful! It is always so hard choosing colours, especially when they cost so much. Rhodonite seems to be the most dodgy of them all and can change colours over time. I haven't tested my own tube though. Ooh decisions with those three....SB turquoise is so much more expensive, and it does dry rock hard in a pan, but will rewet quite well nonetheless. I like all three...garnet is quite a useful reddish brown...ahhh I can't even pick from my own set of colours! 🤣🙈
@@BeckyTregear Great information!
I love granulating watercolours, but I refuse to give Daniel Smith any more business until/unless they become more honest with their marketing practices. Thankfully, with some effort, you can find some fabulous granulating colours in other brands (even though it takes some effort to put together a palette).
I understand; I also have Schmincke's supergranulation colours and they're really good too. 💜
Before you crucify DS, please think about the following deep dive I did regarding worldpigmentday's evaluation of PrimaTek.
Right from the FIRST analysis she did, I found a huge lie. This is a direct quote from her Instagram post: "First up is DS 'genuine amazonite. I'm going to explain how I did this analysis so you can see how this method works. But here's the spoiler: the pigment in this paint is over 90% phthalocyanine green."
NOW, any artist knows how staining phthalo green is! ALL the DS PrimaTek paints are 1 & 2 on the staining scale. Phtlalo green is 4!!
So, I painted a swatch of Amazonite to see IF it was really easily lifted. The swath I lifted from the middle of my swatch was COMPLETLY lifted out, because Amazonite Genuine is indeed a 1!
I don't know the true qualifications of worldpigmentday. I don't know her background other than how much she likes to brag about them. What I DO know is she could NOT have found Amazonite Genuine to be OVER 90% phthalocanine green! It's not possible.
Try it yourself, even if you don't have Amazonite, paint a swatch of phthalo green. Let it dry, and try to lift it! It will NOT lift!
I have 9 PrimaTek colors. All are either 1 or 2 in staining quality! EVERY paint worldpigmentday claims DS mixed with the minerals in their PT line have HIGHER staining qualities than the actual PT color! That means she didn't do any of the research she claims she did!
BTW, DS was the FIRST watercolor company that printed their pigment colors on their tubes of paint! They pushed other companies to do the same, otherwise we would have NEVER knows what was in them.
I hope this helps, but I dub this controversy a NONtroversy!
Excellent. Looks beautiful. I have 4 of those but this has convinced me that Amethyst is worth buying. Shelley Prior Fine Art TH-cam channel also painted from that reference photo if you want to see her outcome. Both are excellent outcomes.
Thank you - it's a very popular reference photo; such a great subject! Amethyst is one of my absolute favourites - it's so gorgeous!!
Wow❤
Thank you! 🙂
Very good. What was the actual piece of music or the musician? The link just goes to a music web-site.
Good question, I am hopeless at remembering to put specific music tracks in! Actually now I've listened to it, I remember it is As Long As We Breathe by Dream Cave. They have loads of amazing tracks on Epidemic Sound.
@@BeckyTregear Thanks. I found it on their youtube channel. I really like it.
I love it! Does garnet look more red or brown when dry? Kinda got confused with the lighting. Thanks for a lovely video!
Garnet is an odd one; it's a reddish brown but it also seems to change a bit. When it is concentrated it is a lot browner, but when it's washed out over a larger area of paper it goes quite red. Can also be the light picking up red tones in it.
More red
Looks só pretty *-*
Thank you! I had a lot of fun with this. ❤️
Lindo!!!
Sleeping Beauty is gorgeous indeed and costly.
So expensive! 😵
I think "Fuck-site" is pronounced "Fyoo-shite."
Too many pigments in one painting. The result is super muddy and off tone.
But i guess you were trying to include them all at once
I absolutely love your painting@BeckyTregear . You have inspired me in so many ways. I don't have any of the primatek paints. But I think I am in love with them already. Can't wait to start collecting them. They are unique for sure. Well done and keep up the good work on your channel I love your channel.
Beautiful!
Thank you 😊
The granulation of the paint really gives the impression that if you touch the pots, they would feel like pottery. Thanks for another interesting video.😎
Thank you! The pots were a perfect subject for the paints to showcase their texture. 😁
Beautiful!!!!
Thank you 🙂
These are so lovely I think you’ve used Watercolour perfectly here I’m thinking about getting sleeping beauty but I keep avoiding it because I heard that it was fugitive do you love it
I haven't done a lightfast test so I can't say for sure how lightfast or fugitive it is, sadly! I do like it, but it's a little weak in tinting strength. It's one of those ones where I bought it with birthday money due to its hefty price but it isn't as amazing as I want it to be. Now I want to get this paint set out and use it again! 😂
@@BeckyTregear I know exactly what you mean. I love the Jadeite. Mayah Blue Gen and manganese Blue and Cobalt teal blue from DANIEL SMITH but I don't love that they charge so dang much for their watercolor when Roman Szmal has amazing quality and great prices so I have pretty much switched. At the same time I haven't really calculated how many pans I get out of the tube of 15 ml tube. So might not be all that much if you look at it that way. lol. I just reviewed the White Nights granulating color. OMG they are amazing.
Wow, this painting turned out so well! I, too, love Moulin du Roy (shouldn't it be "Roi"?)
Thank you, and I have absolutely no idea how Roy is pronounced in French, so I was guessing lol!
I got these colors. Really fun
Just came cross your TH-cam Chanel. Terrific painting!
Thank you so much! ☺️💜
Just WOW! I Do have these paints but I lack your skills. You have given me a goal!
Thank you so much! I was very happy with how this painting turned out. Trust me, I have plenty of duds in my art collection, it's just a matter of continuing to paint and improving over time. 🤗
Beautiful painting and fun paints!
Thanks for sharing my friend
Thank you 😊
Beautiful!
EXPERTLY done!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you! 💚
Great video Becky, great job of a difficult subject matter ❤
Thank you! 😊
This was a wonderful demonstration! Thank you!!!
Thank you 😊
@@BeckyTregear Thank you for not being "that type of channel"!
Happy painting!!
This came out so good I paused and showed my husband. He liked it, too. I have everything in your palette minus sugalite and garnet. I have some other colors, like Blue Apatite Genuine and Purpurite genuine, which I absolutely love both. These colors are so fun to play with.
Thanks for the video, see you in the next one 🙂
Aww thank you! 💜 Purpurite is definitely one I'd look to get!
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