This is my 2nd time seeing this dot chart on a video. It seems like each row, from the yellows through the reds) is the same color, but the color progresses and becomes darker in value from left to right. Do you see that too? (I was wondering as I don't have a dot chart yet). If that is the case, it seems like you would only need one color from each row and pick the value you want to use most often (ie. from the lightest to the darkest from each row.)??? Maybe its just me, but I'm having a hard time seeing how the colors vary in each row except for the change in value (intensity of the color). (I just tried my first Schmincke watercolor from a tube I bought and loved how smooth the color lays down. I've stayed away from this brand because of the price, but I found it to be very nice.)
The colors are made from different pigments, even though many appear to be the "same" color, or a different "value" of the same color. Two yellows may look nearly the same, but they will not make the same green when mixed with a certain blue. A yellow might even make brown when mixed with blue, for example. Also, pigments differ in how transparent or opaque they are. Some pigments are also smooth, or granulating. There are many videos and books about watercolor pigments, mixing, and color theory.
I'm surprised to find that sooo many of the Schmincke colors are opaque. Almost too many for an artist range in my opinion. I thought about getting the Perylene Green instead of the Daniel Smith one, which is much more expensive in my region, and suddenly saw its opaque. Most of their perylenes are opaque. Come to think of it, almost every color I really liked here turned out to be opaque. I really don't know what to make of it... I considered ordering some Schmincke (don't own any yet), but might have to reconsider the brand. I've heard so many good things about them, so I'm a bit confused. I have the dot chard on the way, so we'll see...
Hi Palmira! Dot chards are a great start for sure. I was at first confused too, because all I could hear about Schmincke Horadam is how beautifully vibrant yet transparent they are... when I first got my palette comparing to White Nights, Mijello and Daniel Smith I was surprised about both, the vibrancy levels and transparency too. But I have to say it takes time to get to know Schmincke Horadam, and now that I have added few more [very vibrant and transparent] colours to my palette I am much happier and can get the desired watercolour effect. And I noticed I am reaching a lot more to Schmincke Horadam palette these days than to any of my other palettes. I would say have a good play with the dot chard and pick just a few colours that you love the best, doesn't matter if they are not the classic yellow, red, blue. Once you get comfortable with those then add the "necessary" colours to complete your "first" palette set up. Then you can learn to mix those and eventually expand a little further. I would probably not recommend buying they palettes all set up as a lot of colours are pretty opaque in those palettes. Hope this helps :)
I meant to say the palettes with their pre set colours tend to have a lot of opaque colours and it becomes a bit of a waste of money, as you will need to replace a lot of colours from their palette with the transparent colours.
Alyona Infashionlove A set doesn't really interests me. I'm looking for a few colors (mainly bold darks) to complement my existing palette... For transparent vibrancy I have my Sennelier's - way more affordable for me. There are a few beautifully bold colors I fell in love with (the preylenes for example). Sennelier doesn't make 'em, and Daniel Smith's are ridiculously expensive here (significantly more so than the Schmincke). I thought the new Schmincke perylenes would be the answer until I suddenly noticed all(!) are completely opaque, which doesn't work for me at all... and so are many others. So frustrating. Then, out of curiosity, I checked how many from the whole range are opaque, and found a nearly a quarter - opaque. I was stunned... I thought maybe it just seemed a lot, so I checked Daniel Smith's as well, and there are only 7 opaque in nearly double as many colors in the range. How crazy is that? I wouldn't mind so much, it's just that every color I really liked and was considering getting I later realized was opaque. Not semi-opaque. Completely opaque. I have not yet found a color I like that I can actually use. I don't (yet) get the love shown to this brand, but as you said, maybe it'll change after I swatch the dot card, and see it with my own eyes. But for now, I had to swallow Daniel Smith's Perylene Green's price...
I realise this is an old comment, but just fyi opaque doesn't mean bad. Opaque just means you dilute it with more water to get it transparent. Opaqueness has no impact on quality of the paint.
toxic ingredients in watercolors are not by brand but by pigments. you have to look up each pigment to find out it's makeup. watecolor pigments can contain several toxic ingredients, e.g. cadmium, cobalts, nickel, aluminum, lead, etc.
I had to fast forward this video to the end for comments because the choice of music was so difficult to listen to. I much prefer anything with a more soothing pace if I’m going to be watching swatching for a period of time. I am sad because I would have loved to watch it.
I understand, music is a personal choice. You can still watch the swatches and just mute the video and play some of your own relaxing music instead. :) That's usually what I do in a situation like that. :)
@Dianna A A lot of folk don't know that we can slow the video down by going to the settings button at the bottom right of the frame. Doing this, I was able to read the names / or pause the video to read them. I do for all the fast-speed videos, and the slower speech at 75 also helps (at 50, it's possible, but slurred), as I find most ArtTubers tend to speak quickly. You can also mute the sound and have your own playing instead. maybe try both and see if it works for you?
Very helpful. Thank you.
This is my 2nd time seeing this dot chart on a video. It seems like each row, from the yellows through the reds) is the same color, but the color progresses and becomes darker in value from left to right. Do you see that too? (I was wondering as I don't have a dot chart yet). If that is the case, it seems like you would only need one color from each row and pick the value you want to use most often (ie. from the lightest to the darkest from each row.)??? Maybe its just me, but I'm having a hard time seeing how the colors vary in each row except for the change in value (intensity of the color). (I just tried my first Schmincke watercolor from a tube I bought and loved how smooth the color lays down. I've stayed away from this brand because of the price, but I found it to be very nice.)
The colors are made from different pigments, even though many appear to be the "same" color, or a different "value" of the same color. Two yellows may look nearly the same, but they will not make the same green when mixed with a certain blue. A yellow might even make brown when mixed with blue, for example. Also, pigments differ in how transparent or opaque they are. Some pigments are also smooth, or granulating. There are many videos and books about watercolor pigments, mixing, and color theory.
Where did you purchase this? I can’t seem to find them anywhere.
I believe this one I purchased on Amazon, but my Daniel Smith dot card I got from Jackson's art.
How many colours do you have in your collection?
I'm surprised to find that sooo many of the Schmincke colors are opaque. Almost too many for an artist range in my opinion. I thought about getting the Perylene Green instead of the Daniel Smith one, which is much more expensive in my region, and suddenly saw its opaque. Most of their perylenes are opaque. Come to think of it, almost every color I really liked here turned out to be opaque. I really don't know what to make of it... I considered ordering some Schmincke (don't own any yet), but might have to reconsider the brand. I've heard so many good things about them, so I'm a bit confused. I have the dot chard on the way, so we'll see...
Hi Palmira! Dot chards are a great start for sure. I was at first confused too, because all I could hear about Schmincke Horadam is how beautifully vibrant yet transparent they are... when I first got my palette comparing to White Nights, Mijello and Daniel Smith I was surprised about both, the vibrancy levels and transparency too.
But I have to say it takes time to get to know Schmincke Horadam, and now that I have added few more [very vibrant and transparent] colours to my palette I am much happier and can get the desired watercolour effect. And I noticed I am reaching a lot more to Schmincke Horadam palette these days than to any of my other palettes.
I would say have a good play with the dot chard and pick just a few colours that you love the best, doesn't matter if they are not the classic yellow, red, blue. Once you get comfortable with those then add the "necessary" colours to complete your "first" palette set up. Then you can learn to mix those and eventually expand a little further. I would probably not recommend buying they palettes all set up as a lot of colours are pretty opaque in those palettes. Hope this helps :)
I meant to say the palettes with their pre set colours tend to have a lot of opaque colours and it becomes a bit of a waste of money, as you will need to replace a lot of colours from their palette with the transparent colours.
Alyona Infashionlove A set doesn't really interests me. I'm looking for a few colors (mainly bold darks) to complement my existing palette... For transparent vibrancy I have my Sennelier's - way more affordable for me. There are a few beautifully bold colors I fell in love with (the preylenes for example). Sennelier doesn't make 'em, and Daniel Smith's are ridiculously expensive here (significantly more so than the Schmincke). I thought the new Schmincke perylenes would be the answer until I suddenly noticed all(!) are completely opaque, which doesn't work for me at all... and so are many others. So frustrating. Then, out of curiosity, I checked how many from the whole range are opaque, and found a nearly a quarter - opaque. I was stunned... I thought maybe it just seemed a lot, so I checked Daniel Smith's as well, and there are only 7 opaque in nearly double as many colors in the range. How crazy is that? I wouldn't mind so much, it's just that every color I really liked and was considering getting I later realized was opaque. Not semi-opaque. Completely opaque. I have not yet found a color I like that I can actually use. I don't (yet) get the love shown to this brand, but as you said, maybe it'll change after I swatch the dot card, and see it with my own eyes. But for now, I had to swallow Daniel Smith's Perylene Green's price...
I realise this is an old comment, but just fyi opaque doesn't mean bad. Opaque just means you dilute it with more water to get it transparent. Opaqueness has no impact on quality of the paint.
These are some beautiful and vibrant colors, but I'm a little concern because I think they contain nickel. Is this correct?
toxic ingredients in watercolors are not by brand but by pigments. you have to look up each pigment to find out it's makeup. watecolor pigments can contain several toxic ingredients, e.g. cadmium, cobalts, nickel, aluminum, lead, etc.
I had to fast forward this video to the end for comments because the choice of music was so difficult to listen to. I much prefer anything with a more soothing pace if I’m going to be watching swatching for a period of time. I am sad because I would have loved to watch it.
I understand, music is a personal choice. You can still watch the swatches and just mute the video and play some of your own relaxing music instead. :) That's usually what I do in a situation like that. :)
Done too qiickly.hard if not impossable to see the paint color name
@Dianna A A lot of folk don't know that we can slow the video down by going to the settings button at the bottom right of the frame. Doing this, I was able to read the names / or pause the video to read them. I do for all the fast-speed videos, and the slower speech at 75 also helps (at 50, it's possible, but slurred), as I find most ArtTubers tend to speak quickly.
You can also mute the sound and have your own playing instead. maybe try both and see if it works for you?