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student grade and pro watercolor pans are all individually wrapped if they're any good. You can purchase individual replacement pans without having to buy an entirely new set - AND if the paint gets beat up or crumbles a little in shipping, it won't contaminate *all your other pans* that way. Edit: A few tips, ADC -- Spray the paints with some water before you start painting to activate them. Use the white of the paper instead of the chinese white, and lighten colors by adding MORE water rather than white paint. Work from light to dark. If you're trying to cover a larger area with a small brush, wet the area of the paper you want to fill with water first, then go back in with paint on the brush while the paper is still wet. It'll eliminate some of that streakiness. The Backruns with the cheap paint are unavoidable, BUT you can minimize them by figuring out which pigments in the cheap paint are more 'aggressive' and not placing them too close to sections of other colors that are still damp.
Just adding on that when I was taking art in school, I was always also told to have two cups of water. One for washing my brush and the other for activating the paints. I admit, I've only seen him testing the watercolors so I dont know if he swaps to two cups of water. I also dont know how true that holds but the logic that my art teacher gave me was having clean water to activate the paint with meant you weren't muddying and contaminating your other colors, a very real concern with pan water colors.
@@otterlylost2029 my preference most days is to use a water brush and have a rag handy (though most of my watercoloring is more on the go sketches anymore)
All true if you want to use them like it should... lol. But I don't think it was his intention. I think he used the wrong paper. It looks like cardboard or something. If you use good watercolor paper, the paint react differently. Now the paint soaked immediately in the paper and I think that's why you got that streakines. I used these cheap paints before and yes you can work with them, but the chalkines.... and once you used the good stuff it's hard to go beg to the cheap material lol
@@pfunpfrau there is room for a slightly thicker brush. But they have to make a choice. Mine in the command series was thicker. It was a round 6. And I only use it when I go away and take my little sketchbook. But most of the time I take my 48 pan pallet that is stuffed with extra pans everywhere I can... lol and I take my regular brushes. I have a big handbag so I can have it to take a lot with me lol...
My wife does watercolor, and she has a couple of those sets. And my understanding is that they are individually wrapped so that different sets can come with different colors, but also so that you don't have to buy a whole new set just to get the one color that you've used. That is, The Replacements are packaged exactly the same way as the original
It's literally folded plastic. Takes 2 seconds to unfold one. Not enough effort for him to have even mentioned. A 2 year old could have a few open in seconds.
For me, after experimenting with cheap and expensive art supplies, I've found that the only thing that changes is the quality of colors, or the ease of applying the medium. You can make beautiful art with a $1 12 pack of #2 pencils and some plain paper lol. I've always argued that it isn't necessary to go expensive. But if you enjoy it, always treat yourself!
@@That1GuyArt yo I was scrolling through the comments and found you, I’ve been subscribed to you for like a month or two, it’s funny that out of all places this is where I find you again
Lol, I was saying in my head. "No, nothing in that cheap kit is awesome." It's so funny & heartwarming that he enjoyed them so much though. It truly takes a love of art to see products that really annoy other artists as incredible.
The Winsor and Newton brush is meant to be a travel size one so you can just take the little palette with you with a piece of paper and do some plein air painting. I agree that it's not the best for large paintings though.
It's made to be used with a pocket sketchbook, so in theory 3.5x5 inches roughly size canvas paintings. and should be used with watercolor paper for best results.
As a watercolor artist myself, i definitely predict the cheaper one will not win in the end. Also just love that you included watercolor! :) Love this series :)
*Edit, my choice stands!* I agree! But it has a strong start! If you do watercolor in the future, ADC, fresh water is your friend cause the pigments will carry in the brush hair. And I'm halfway through so he hasn't said yet, but the paper is definitely a factor. Aha! Watercolor paper. (Still even within that, there are VAST differences in paper, but I'm glad it wasn't sketch paper). It would be interesting to see you use the same materials, but switch the brushes. 🤔
The cotman range is a student grade and is what I would recommend anyone wanting to get into watercolours, the consistency is like professional watercolour pans just using more synthetic pigments, please give your kids a set like this as the dollar store ones are so infuriating to use and give watercolour a bad name as well as can make you go off using watercolour.
I must protest that this specific cheap set were pretty special, but usually I say parents should ALWAYS invest in quality supplies to properly teach children. I never studied and my first experiences came late in life due to lack of quality growing up.
I agree with ADC sometimes cheap product can be way better than the expensive stuff and this is why ADC does really interesting concepts on cheap v expensive to give others who are new to certain products better info which isn't a bad thing. But don't get me wrong the saying "what you buy is what you get" is kinda true but not all the time imo.
@@ADCArtAttack whilst I agree your cheap set was good as a paint it wouldn’t give you the ability to do the same things as a professional watercolour. Those are hard to mix, create a consistent colour wash … they also will quickly fade in many cases. That is all fine for throwaway art of day a young child but the reason it’s worth investing is that if you want a good watercolour to practice watercolour with. And by this I want to make it clear that I am talking washes. Layering without staining I would always recommend the cot man set, I agree that the brush in that set is tiny but as it’s a sketch set it’s a travel brush used for sketching rather than block filling, most watercolour uses a mix of brushes for different jobs that would be considered a fine liner so wouldn’t have the amount of water retention as you don’t need it. The set you had is designed to go field sketching which is why you have a loop underneath to let you hold it securely as you paint. Oh you asked why the individual wrapping it’s because it protects the paint as moisture can make them sticky. A further reason to choose a set like that is environmental as you can replace individual pans or alter that paint palette to your own needs, rather than having to buy another whole set. I guess what I am trying to say is that watercolour painting uses a lot of different techniques which the cheap pallets can’t do. (The cheap sets tend to be due based rather than natural pigment so they don’t work the same for example if you want to lift colour or create a wash or layering technique )I think in truth there needs to be a distinction between a water soluble paint and a water colour paint as the two are very different things. The cot man range is probably Google’s most recommended as it is an affordable set to get into watercolour painting especially when a single half pan of paint (which is the size in your set) can cost over £8. I am not though disagreeing with your perspective if you just want a water soluble paint it’s fine. It is not however., a great paint for watercolour. Sadly I learnt that the hard way as like you I am not professionally trained and I bought paints that style but sold by the craft stores as watercolours only to become frustrated that I couldn’t follow the techniques used for water colouring I hope this explains why I made my comment, as it pains me that I spent so much on products over the years that are sold a bit misleadingly or come to that they were very misleading ! I love your videos very much thank you for sharing your creativity, experience and mad art skills with us
@@claudioschumi87 hi the only reason I say this is as I’ve put as a longer reply to adc is that when it comes to watercolours there are a lot of techniques you use that can’t be done with this style of paint. These paints are amazing considering pound sets I’ve bought but they are totally different to the style of paint watercolorists use, for example these paints are more likely to use a dye rather than a pigment so it’s not possible to manipulate the paint in the same way. I got so frustrated trying to teach myself with similar paints to the cheap set but sold by craft stores at a premium as watercolours which is why i recommended cotman for anyone wanting to get into proper watercolour painting. As a student set they are really cheap when one paint the same size in that set at professional level csn cost up to and sometimes more than £10. I think the problem is that people like me see the cheap sets and don’t realise that there’s a huge difference between a water soluble paint and a watercolour paint. Which is why like you I love these comparison videos as they let you see the difference x I hope this explains my original comment x
@@LindzTheLooneyOfLondon very true... my grandkids may use my watercolor paints when they come and they love it. I guides them and try to make the painting they make beautiful. kids should use good materials, but not on their own. My kids did a lot of art, and used my stuff. And I tried to learn them things they didn't learned at school... but when they were painting on their own that cheap watercolor was good enough... I use schmincke, senelier and Qor. And I prefer schmincke above all... As tip I can say, buy a Corman and if you like watercoloring, everytime a pan is empty replace it with a professional grade paint. At the end you will have a whole set of high quality paint without to invest that money in 1 time. And save up money. Ask money for birthdays and Xmas gifts. Or give them a clue what you want... like I want arches paper for my birthday, or a pan or 2 professional paint. Or that kind of brushes. Or ask for a gift card from your local artstore... once people find out you are really happy with it, that you can be excited to receive 2 tiny little pans if paint, they are relieved that you are a person they know what to give as gift... lol. I should go to sleep... I am talking to much lol
Watercolors are my jam! The cheap ones might have a bit of tempra in them for the chalky or it's just filler? With the Winsor & Newtons, they're individually wrapped so if you run out of one colour, they actually have refills. Also if you use the Winsor & Newton pen before painting, it doesn't bleed just so long as you let it settle on the page (much like before using markers). You might be the only person in the world who loves that little plastic brush that came with the cheap ones lol!
This is why the W&N are individually wrapped: they are sold separately so people can either create their own set or replenish a pan when running low. The reason the brush is so tiny is that this set is meant for quick on location paintings, that are usually about postcard size. As you said, the cheap set aren't watercolor but a type of gouache or poster paint. In order to create watercolor, you need to use a transparent binder, so the paint doesn't come out opaque, also, the pigment needs to be of a better quality to preserve the translucent effect.
Great video. Winsor took the cake. The control and colors were top notch. Maybe have a different brush to go with that little brush and it looks like it is a solid water color set! (I am not an artist so take my opinion with a grain of salt, haha)
I actually prefer the more messy, inky look of the cheap paints. I think the bleeding worked great with the style you chose for your illustration. Needless to say though, the pigmentation and mixing abilities of the expensive paint was incredible 😍
about the wraps, on the wrappers you have color names, lightfastness info and pigment numbers so you can replace the paint and be sure your work will not fade.
Interesting Approach - never thought of bringing Watercolor and Fineliner together. And the individual wrapping Winsor did with their paint - I think you can buy the colors individually and put your palette together as you like to work with. And it prevents cross-contamination of the paint during transport.
I think the Windsor and Newton ones will do great However, surprisingly, the cheap paints made a way better look on Falcon than the expensive paints. I can speak from experience. But ADC, you made my day. Maybe my week. But yeah, cheap is far better than expensive imo
something you could have done with the cheap one to make new colors is get a clean your brush and get a lot of water in the brush, chose a color and drop the colored water on the plastic thing. Then repeat the process with a color you want to mix it with and drop in next or in the other colored drop and there you have a new color.
The other issue is that those $1 watercolors are not lightfast. They are made with dyes vs pigments and will fade sometimes in as little as a couple of weeks.
Amazing to see another great cheap vs expensive video, ADC. Your channel is great to watch. Glad to see your hand is better, judging by the lack of cast. Sorry to hear about that. But, all that matters is that you're fine, and back for another great video.
It's usable but unfortunately It could be a permanent pain due to this ongoing pain I'm feeling when I rest on the hand, I have to be careful and hope. But thank you so much for your concern :)
@@ADCArtAttack Despite that, don't let that pain deter you from enjoying your art, and creating content we enjoy. Best of luck to you, and you're welcome. 👍
I haven't finished watching yet, but i just woke up and now I realize how fast you talk. Lol. The thumbnail made me click, because The Falcon And The Winter Soldier was an epic series.
@@ADCArtAttack lol. I was like woah. That doesn't matter. You killed that artwork. Yeah no need to apologize. I just thought it was great that I was able to keep up after just waking up. Good work.
It was really cool to see you use this medium. You colored like you were using markers. From what I've seen, people usually use the fluidity of watercolors to their advantage, but you used them as the technical artist that you are. Very cool. I'm like you. I prefer markers and colored pencils, but you've given me some ideas with paint... ☺️
I have the large Windsor and newton set, they come individually wrapped so that you can either buy pans that you want (and set aside colours you don't want ect) or you can just replace pans 1 at a time. When I bought my set there were a couple of colours I know I'll never use, so I've put them away (still wrapped) in my art supplies and put some of my own colour pans in place Awesome work once again x
I really enjoyed this comparision. I really like that you did a real test with the cheaper colors. you layered and blended and didnt just slap it on and make the winsor look better automaticly. I do pick the Winsor & Newton
I love the whole piece! I think it's incredible! I love how you were able to create a well-defined image with one of those weird plastic paintbrushes on the $1 paint set side, and really love the definition and nuances in color that you were able to get with the W&N side. If I had to pick a favorite, though, I'd have to pick the W&N. The opacity of that white paint is incredible!
One thing i totally love about your videos, is, that you cut in those clips that is unscribted, so that the video en awesome and funny to watch. Insted of cutting most of the video, you cut it in, i really like that, it gives the viewer depth and personality and gives the give meaning, and in some cases the viewer remembers the video. That is why i love to see your videos :-D
I like idea of others who may feel inspired to know that video making isn't perfect and we all make errors :) so I appreciate this comment. It's very easy to remove them, but I like them :)
I'm gonna choose the $35 one cause I had that $1 when I was a kid and...yeah..Not many achievements XD Okay brb after watching the video. Edit: Um I'm gonna pick the $35 one but honestly the $1 one had me stunned. Both were amazing!!!
The tiny brush they give you is intended as a travel brush you can keep in the travel palette, and is anticipated for use on much smaller pieces like in a sketchbook
I have actually used both of these sets and found they're both fairly good. You'll be surprised, the cheap looking brush works better than you'll expect!! :D Reeves also do a good set. The type of paper you use also makes a massive difference when using water colours!
*Whispers!* Let water soak into your paint for a minute or two and it'll go right onto your brush! Then right onto the paper! As Emily Artful says: Light thin layers, build build build! I hope you work with watercolors more in the future, once you're used to the steps it's very soothing to use them. PS if you like laying it on thick and matte, try gouache!
I actually have the little Cotman set. It's brilliant for plein aire work. Frankly, you'll see a bigger jump in quality when you go to tubed watercolour rather than comparing two types of dry pans. One other tip for you or anyone else used to using markers: try watercolour brushpens! You fill these up with water, mix your colour (with a diff brush), and then suck up your colour into the brushpen. Talk about control over custom colours as well as gradients during application! Cheers, MB. ...oh! And use more of a dry brush technique as this will be closer to your markers.
ADC these are really good! Every watercolourist everywhere cringing cus they are awful..( and hideously chalky ) and yes you don't blend watercolour like that.( Also not convinced they are actually watercolour they look like water activated poster paint cus they are far to opaque) But we love you anyway!! lmao. Cotman is the student range that's why they are 'cheaper' for good watercolours. They are all individually wrapped so you can replace them and customise your palette. Which every watercolourist needs. :) pro Winsor and Newton are literally labeled professional. Cotman will be better less filler. The Cotman are streaky because you are using to much pigment and not enough water.. you are supposed to build up in layers rather than putting down one thick patch...But I'd love a later comparison to pro watercolours to
Hi, ADC and Bob! I would love to see you draw Loki, maybe for a Cheap vs Expensive comparison. Loki is my favorite Marvel character and I'm so excited for the Disney+ series!
I'm pretty sure that they were individually rapped because you can buy them separately. They did their own assortment but if you don't like a colour or you want to change it you can buy it alone, without searching for a different package that contain the colour that you want, plus a lot of colours that you don't need.
As an occasional watercolor artist myself ...I have used some supercheap paints and also the mid range brands and it makes a big difference"Sometimes"😅 .. success in this medium can depend on your paintbrush, paper and also techniques and skills of the artist.
All decent watercolour pans come individually wrapped, honestly watching this is like watching an alien learn what paint is. Saying the individual wrapped paint is a down side and not necessary 😂 I mean even the fact you've never seen those terrible plastic brushes before! I never used them as a kid but I've definitely seen them a million times. ADC...Alien Does Colouring o_O
I’m using Windsor & Newton water colors and they’re certainly one of the best out there. Here in Germany we actually differ from „water color“ and „aquarell colors“ bc the latter will last longer and not lose color (more UV resistant).
As Joe Auerbach said, the Winsor paints are easilly replaced by buying a single paint package, rather than the whole set. And you can mix them As for the kids paints being like washes: I think it might be because they are easier to clean up from surfaces you don't want them on. Kids don't always stay inside the lines (nor the paper)
Love how you manage to use both types of watercolors, no matter the quality you did a great job on both sides, however I prefered the right side more. As an artist I don’t use watercolors because I can’t control it as I wanted. Much love!!! Ahh send love to Bob Quack!
Winsor and newton is worth it.... I still think the Winsor and newton are worth the price, and quality... not only did the look better and more precise after they dried, but also you can buy replacement colors as you run low to keep your pallet or mix and match if you want other colors. As an artist that dabbles in water color quite often I have found Winsor and Newton to just be more vibrant and easy to use option. I love the outcome in todays piece, even the contrast with the two watercolors is good. I like the shading and tone variations in the Winsor and Newton side.
A lot of water colors come individually wrapped. One of the reasons is that they can come loose from their little cases and break apart. I’ve had this happen. You can also perhaps not put one in if you don’t need it. I know that the Sikora Koyie watercolor kit does not come individually wrapped, but they are even smaller and not as good quality. But almost every other watercolor kit I personally have purchased comes individually wrapped. if you want ones that are not, you’re spending a good $60 for only if you colors and they tend to come from Japan. But you’re also getting a whole pan instead of a half pan like these are.
Knew the Coatman’s was gonna kick the hobby paint ! Coatmans are student grade water paints, highly recommended for art students, you are right the new paint brush that is in this set is horrid, this is a travel set though, I would recommend taking another brush (well three to be truthful) you did a great job.
I have both at home, Winsor Newton for me and dollar store paint for the kids. If it's anything like mine, WN will be fantastic and $ store will be like tinted chalk. That tiny try of WN will last at least 30X as long as my dollar store garbage. edit: your dollar store has far superior paint! It looks like the watercolour school supplies I had as a kid. my stuff has almost no pigment (which is fine for toddlers)
The cheap side didn't do too bad. I remember when I was younger the water color pallete wasn't like water color it was sticky and smelled funny was very plasticky lol
The Windsor and Newton paints were individually wrapped to make you feel like they were more precious and more carefully curated than the competition's. It's 90% psychology.
It'd be neat to see you color a coloring page with different supplies. Once with markers, once with pencils, once with water colors, and once with crayons.
My prediction is the cheap might be less pigmented but still good enough for us who want to try them. My conclusion would be the exact same as your, i believe I’d personally buy the 35$ pack and use my own brush. Keep up the great content your a LEGEND!!!
Here's a tip! Usually when using watercolor, you use more water to brighten the color, instead of mixing it with white, which makes it more pastel. : ) Mixing with white works too of course, but diluting with water is just the "standard". The reason the paint felt very thick was that you definitely put on a thick layer! I think you perhaps were trying to get to much color out of the medium, it usually looks less strong : ) Sry if im being rude, just want to help.
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Hi adcartattack i love your vids 😁
The livestream was awesome
Could you try another drawing with the water colors but just different brushes??
I Like it a Lot Especially Using a Water Color that's Awesome.
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student grade and pro watercolor pans are all individually wrapped if they're any good. You can purchase individual replacement pans without having to buy an entirely new set - AND if the paint gets beat up or crumbles a little in shipping, it won't contaminate *all your other pans* that way.
Edit: A few tips, ADC -- Spray the paints with some water before you start painting to activate them.
Use the white of the paper instead of the chinese white, and lighten colors by adding MORE water rather than white paint. Work from light to dark.
If you're trying to cover a larger area with a small brush, wet the area of the paper you want to fill with water first, then go back in with paint on the brush while the paper is still wet. It'll eliminate some of that streakiness.
The Backruns with the cheap paint are unavoidable, BUT you can minimize them by figuring out which pigments in the cheap paint are more 'aggressive' and not placing them too close to sections of other colors that are still damp.
Just adding on that when I was taking art in school, I was always also told to have two cups of water. One for washing my brush and the other for activating the paints. I admit, I've only seen him testing the watercolors so I dont know if he swaps to two cups of water. I also dont know how true that holds but the logic that my art teacher gave me was having clean water to activate the paint with meant you weren't muddying and contaminating your other colors, a very real concern with pan water colors.
@@otterlylost2029 my preference most days is to use a water brush and have a rag handy (though most of my watercoloring is more on the go sketches anymore)
Also, the point of the tiny brush is so you can take the whole set with you fairly easily.
All true if you want to use them like it should... lol. But I don't think it was his intention. I think he used the wrong paper. It looks like cardboard or something. If you use good watercolor paper, the paint react differently. Now the paint soaked immediately in the paper and I think that's why you got that streakines. I used these cheap paints before and yes you can work with them, but the chalkines.... and once you used the good stuff it's hard to go beg to the cheap material lol
@@pfunpfrau there is room for a slightly thicker brush. But they have to make a choice. Mine in the command series was thicker. It was a round 6. And I only use it when I go away and take my little sketchbook. But most of the time I take my 48 pan pallet that is stuffed with extra pans everywhere I can... lol and I take my regular brushes. I have a big handbag so I can have it to take a lot with me lol...
My wife does watercolor, and she has a couple of those sets. And my understanding is that they are individually wrapped so that different sets can come with different colors, but also so that you don't have to buy a whole new set just to get the one color that you've used. That is, The Replacements are packaged exactly the same way as the original
Thank you, I was wondering as well!
This is the exact reason. You can replace them as you go and get new colors to mix and match.
Yep you buy loose colours to click into your palette box from W&N and it's so easy
It's literally folded plastic. Takes 2 seconds to unfold one. Not enough effort for him to have even mentioned. A 2 year old could have a few open in seconds.
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You are the artist that taught me that you don’t need expensive art materials to make awesome art. Thank you sooooo much.
For me, after experimenting with cheap and expensive art supplies, I've found that the only thing that changes is the quality of colors, or the ease of applying the medium. You can make beautiful art with a $1 12 pack of #2 pencils and some plain paper lol. I've always argued that it isn't necessary to go expensive. But if you enjoy it, always treat yourself!
@Eli Abramson its the artist that makes good art, not the tools make a good artist. But good tools can make a good artist better👉
You don't.. however better quality is normally good for storing work properly. It can affect things like blending, lifting, pigment.
lol just wait till the next video
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cheap art supplies: I'ma make this mans whole career
HAHAHA . I LOVE Cheap supplies - More money for food lol
@@ADCArtAttack 😂
@@ADCArtAttack you gotta budget videos my man and it’s not bad when you can find something for a dollar and make a video on it
*stares at Jazza*
Yup
@@ADCArtAttack how do you spend so much money just on art suplies
@@That1GuyArt yo I was scrolling through the comments and found you, I’ve been subscribed to you for like a month or two, it’s funny that out of all places this is where I find you again
You're the only person on the planet that likes those cheap plastic brushes!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 true they should forbid them...
Lol, I was saying in my head. "No, nothing in that cheap kit is awesome." It's so funny & heartwarming that he enjoyed them so much though. It truly takes a love of art to see products that really annoy other artists as incredible.
The Winsor and Newton brush is meant to be a travel size one so you can just take the little palette with you with a piece of paper and do some plein air painting. I agree that it's not the best for large paintings though.
It's made to be used with a pocket sketchbook, so in theory 3.5x5 inches roughly size canvas paintings. and should be used with watercolor paper for best results.
As a watercolor artist myself, i definitely predict the cheaper one will not win in the end. Also just love that you included watercolor! :) Love this series :)
*Edit, my choice stands!*
I agree! But it has a strong start!
If you do watercolor in the future, ADC, fresh water is your friend cause the pigments will carry in the brush hair.
And I'm halfway through so he hasn't said yet, but the paper is definitely a factor.
Aha! Watercolor paper. (Still even within that, there are VAST differences in paper, but I'm glad it wasn't sketch paper).
It would be interesting to see you use the same materials, but switch the brushes. 🤔
The cotman range is a student grade and is what I would recommend anyone wanting to get into watercolours, the consistency is like professional watercolour pans just using more synthetic pigments, please give your kids a set like this as the dollar store ones are so infuriating to use and give watercolour a bad name as well as can make you go off using watercolour.
I must protest that this specific cheap set were pretty special, but usually I say parents should ALWAYS invest in quality supplies to properly teach children. I never studied and my first experiences came late in life due to lack of quality growing up.
I agree with ADC sometimes cheap product can be way better than the expensive stuff and this is why ADC does really interesting concepts on cheap v expensive to give others who are new to certain products better info which isn't a bad thing. But don't get me wrong the saying "what you buy is what you get" is kinda true but not all the time imo.
@@ADCArtAttack whilst I agree your cheap set was good as a paint it wouldn’t give you the ability to do the same things as a professional watercolour. Those are hard to mix, create a consistent colour wash … they also will quickly fade in many cases. That is all fine for throwaway art of day a young child but the reason it’s worth investing is that if you want a good watercolour to practice watercolour with. And by this I want to make it clear that I am talking washes. Layering without staining I would always recommend the cot man set,
I agree that the brush in that set is tiny but as it’s a sketch set it’s a travel brush used for sketching rather than block filling, most watercolour uses a mix of brushes for different jobs that would be considered a fine liner so wouldn’t have the amount of water retention as you don’t need it. The set you had is designed to go field sketching which is why you have a loop underneath to let you hold it securely as you paint.
Oh you asked why the individual wrapping it’s because it protects the paint as moisture can make them sticky. A further reason to choose a set like that is environmental as you can replace individual pans or alter that paint palette to your own needs, rather than having to buy another whole set.
I guess what I am trying to say is that watercolour painting uses a lot of different techniques which the cheap pallets can’t do. (The cheap sets tend to be due based rather than natural pigment so they don’t work the same for example if you want to lift colour or create a wash or layering technique )I think in truth there needs to be a distinction between a water soluble paint and a water colour paint as the two are very different things. The cot man range is probably Google’s most recommended as it is an affordable set to get into watercolour painting especially when a single half pan of paint (which is the size in your set) can cost over £8.
I am not though disagreeing with your perspective if you just want a water soluble paint it’s fine. It is not however., a great paint for watercolour. Sadly I learnt that the hard way as like you I am not professionally trained and I bought paints that style but sold by the craft stores as watercolours only to become frustrated that I couldn’t follow the techniques used for water colouring
I hope this explains why I made my comment, as it pains me that I spent so much on products over the years that are sold a bit misleadingly or come to that they were very misleading !
I love your videos very much thank you for sharing your creativity, experience and mad art skills with us
@@claudioschumi87 hi the only reason I say this is as I’ve put as a longer reply to adc is that when it comes to watercolours there are a lot of techniques you use that can’t be done with this style of paint.
These paints are amazing considering pound sets I’ve bought but they are totally different to the style of paint watercolorists use, for example these paints are more likely to use a dye rather than a pigment so it’s not possible to manipulate the paint in the same way.
I got so frustrated trying to teach myself with similar paints to the cheap set but sold by craft stores at a premium as watercolours which is why i recommended cotman for anyone wanting to get into proper watercolour painting. As a student set they are really cheap when one paint the same size in that set at professional level csn cost up to and sometimes more than £10.
I think the problem is that people like me see the cheap sets and don’t realise that there’s a huge difference between a water soluble paint and a watercolour paint.
Which is why like you I love these comparison videos as they let you see the difference x I hope this explains my original comment x
@@LindzTheLooneyOfLondon very true... my grandkids may use my watercolor paints when they come and they love it. I guides them and try to make the painting they make beautiful. kids should use good materials, but not on their own. My kids did a lot of art, and used my stuff. And I tried to learn them things they didn't learned at school... but when they were painting on their own that cheap watercolor was good enough...
I use schmincke, senelier and Qor. And I prefer schmincke above all...
As tip I can say, buy a Corman and if you like watercoloring, everytime a pan is empty replace it with a professional grade paint. At the end you will have a whole set of high quality paint without to invest that money in 1 time.
And save up money. Ask money for birthdays and Xmas gifts. Or give them a clue what you want... like I want arches paper for my birthday, or a pan or 2 professional paint. Or that kind of brushes. Or ask for a gift card from your local artstore... once people find out you are really happy with it, that you can be excited to receive 2 tiny little pans if paint, they are relieved that you are a person they know what to give as gift... lol.
I should go to sleep... I am talking to much lol
Watercolors are my jam!
The cheap ones might have a bit of tempra in them for the chalky or it's just filler?
With the Winsor & Newtons, they're individually wrapped so if you run out of one colour, they actually have refills.
Also if you use the Winsor & Newton pen before painting, it doesn't bleed just so long as you let it settle on the page (much like before using markers).
You might be the only person in the world who loves that little plastic brush that came with the cheap ones lol!
This is why the W&N are individually wrapped: they are sold separately so people can either create their own set or replenish a pan when running low.
The reason the brush is so tiny is that this set is meant for quick on location paintings, that are usually about postcard size.
As you said, the cheap set aren't watercolor but a type of gouache or poster paint. In order to create watercolor, you need to use a transparent binder, so the paint doesn't come out opaque, also, the pigment needs to be of a better quality to preserve the translucent effect.
Did you know that a wise man once said: MOVIN ON
Great video. Winsor took the cake. The control and colors were top notch. Maybe have a different brush to go with that little brush and it looks like it is a solid water color set! (I am not an artist so take my opinion with a grain of salt, haha)
So satisfying seeing the prices in euros as an European 😂
Yes lol... I am already expert level converting dollar to euro.. as the USA PEOPLE provide good art videos.
It’s not about the paint, it‘s your ✨talent✨. Omg you‘re so talented and I‘m learning so much from you, thank you 😭💕
Please If you like painting, have a look!
Thank you so much!
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@@volonteville2150 omg this is so pretty 🤭✨
Than you so much!!
I actually prefer the more messy, inky look of the cheap paints. I think the bleeding worked great with the style you chose for your illustration. Needless to say though, the pigmentation and mixing abilities of the expensive paint was incredible 😍
I never knew that cheap art supplies are that good!😅 Moral: just have fun with art no matter what medium or materials your using!
Definitely! I have even used charcoal from a cold fireplace and that was a fun experience.
Your hand looks like it got better. I’m so happy you were able to draw without pain😊
I like the $1 water color it just looks more bright BTW your art skills are amazing
about the wraps, on the wrappers you have color names, lightfastness info and pigment numbers so you can replace the paint and be sure your work will not fade.
Interesting Approach - never thought of bringing Watercolor and Fineliner together.
And the individual wrapping Winsor did with their paint - I think you can buy the colors individually and put your palette together as you like to work with. And it prevents cross-contamination of the paint during transport.
This is AMAAAAZZZIIIINGGGGGG you should make a flip book someday
Would love to, but I'm too OCD for that, I would struggle to NOT be perfect
Yayyyy I got a like
Ah oh 😂
their individually wrapped so u can purchase speficic color cake replacements
I love that you keep the bloopers in this video. It's hilarious.
I think the Windsor and Newton ones will do great
However, surprisingly, the cheap paints made a way better look on Falcon than the expensive paints. I can speak from experience. But ADC, you made my day. Maybe my week. But yeah, cheap is far better than expensive imo
Those intros are legendary😂😂
something you could have done with the cheap one to make new colors is get a clean your brush and get a lot of water in the brush, chose a color and drop the colored water on the plastic thing. Then repeat the process with a color you want to mix it with and drop in next or in the other colored drop and there you have a new color.
The other issue is that those $1 watercolors are not lightfast. They are made with dyes vs pigments and will fade sometimes in as little as a couple of weeks.
Watercolor is my primary medium and it's so interesting and fun watching you use them. As always both turned out amazing.
Awesome comparison! Its amazing how well u used the cheap watercolor paint! 😊
He used Watercolors so differently that it looks better than if it weren't different.
Amazing to see another great cheap vs expensive video, ADC. Your channel is great to watch.
Glad to see your hand is better, judging by the lack of cast. Sorry to hear about that. But, all that matters is that you're fine, and back for another great video.
It's usable but unfortunately It could be a permanent pain due to this ongoing pain I'm feeling when I rest on the hand, I have to be careful and hope.
But thank you so much for your concern :)
Get well soon..
@@ADCArtAttack
Despite that, don't let that pain deter you from enjoying your art, and creating content we enjoy. Best of luck to you, and you're welcome. 👍
I haven't finished watching yet, but i just woke up and now I realize how fast you talk. Lol. The thumbnail made me click, because The Falcon And The Winter Soldier was an epic series.
The I totally messed up! I usually slow down my speaking, but I was live streaming and I just went blank lol it was super over the top fast. Apologies
@@ADCArtAttack i don't really care how fast you speak as long as i can hear what you are saying 👍also you don't need to apologise it was amazing 👌🏻
@@ADCArtAttack lol. I was like woah. That doesn't matter. You killed that artwork. Yeah no need to apologize. I just thought it was great that I was able to keep up after just waking up. Good work.
Yay for the upcoming coloring book!!
It was really cool to see you use this medium. You colored like you were using markers. From what I've seen, people usually use the fluidity of watercolors to their advantage, but you used them as the technical artist that you are. Very cool. I'm like you. I prefer markers and colored pencils, but you've given me some ideas with paint... ☺️
Sasuke hat looks dope where did you get it
I'm not sure they're in business anymore, an old instagram I met at a convention - Anime hats i think was their former name
@@ADCArtAttack omg he replies ?!!😭😭
@@jaswanthlucky5318 I try :)
What a great drawing adc!🔥 both sides are cool and I like winser and newton more👌
Yeeeeesssss. Not been waiting long at all 👀😜🤣
I apologise in advance haha
I really enjoy your videos so much, the humour, chaos, talent and just general awesomeness make for a fab video 😍
I have the large Windsor and newton set, they come individually wrapped so that you can either buy pans that you want (and set aside colours you don't want ect) or you can just replace pans 1 at a time. When I bought my set there were a couple of colours I know I'll never use, so I've put them away (still wrapped) in my art supplies and put some of my own colour pans in place
Awesome work once again x
I really enjoyed this comparision. I really like that you did a real test with the cheaper colors. you layered and blended and didnt just slap it on and make the winsor look better automaticly. I do pick the Winsor & Newton
I love the whole piece! I think it's incredible! I love how you were able to create a well-defined image with one of those weird plastic paintbrushes on the $1 paint set side, and really love the definition and nuances in color that you were able to get with the W&N side. If I had to pick a favorite, though, I'd have to pick the W&N. The opacity of that white paint is incredible!
One thing i totally love about your videos, is, that you cut in those clips that is unscribted, so that the video en awesome and funny to watch. Insted of cutting most of the video, you cut it in, i really like that, it gives the viewer depth and personality and gives the give meaning, and in some cases the viewer remembers the video.
That is why i love to see your videos :-D
I like idea of others who may feel inspired to know that video making isn't perfect and we all make errors :) so I appreciate this comment. It's very easy to remove them, but I like them :)
I'm gonna choose the $35 one cause I had that $1 when I was a kid and...yeah..Not many achievements XD Okay brb after watching the video. Edit: Um I'm gonna pick the $35 one but honestly the $1 one had me stunned. Both were amazing!!!
I'd love to see you do another comparison where you use the Windsor & Newtown brush with the cheap paints and vice versa.
The tiny brush they give you is intended as a travel brush you can keep in the travel palette, and is anticipated for use on much smaller pieces like in a sketchbook
I love the pencil and eraser that come in there with the collapsible brush really 👍👍👍👍
There is a clear difference in quality. Awesome demo.
@ADCArtAttack Individually wrapped = fancy! Your good watercolor pans will come like that. Individually wrapped like candies!
I think they are all individually wrapped to ensure their safety so they don’t break on the way to you and they show you what colour they are x
Also because they probably sell them individually, if you run out of one if them
Been waiting for this video for a long time
I have actually used both of these sets and found they're both fairly good. You'll be surprised, the cheap looking brush works better than you'll expect!! :D Reeves also do a good set.
The type of paper you use also makes a massive difference when using water colours!
Beautiful artwork. I working my way to watch Falcon and the winter soldier
Great channel and love your passion for art! Congrats on 500k+ subs! #roadto1Mill
*Whispers!* Let water soak into your paint for a minute or two and it'll go right onto your brush! Then right onto the paper! As Emily Artful says: Light thin layers, build build build!
I hope you work with watercolors more in the future, once you're used to the steps it's very soothing to use them. PS if you like laying it on thick and matte, try gouache!
You really are brilliant. 👍🏻 love watching what you can do especially with child’s stuff.
I actually have the little Cotman set. It's brilliant for plein aire work. Frankly, you'll see a bigger jump in quality when you go to tubed watercolour rather than comparing two types of dry pans. One other tip for you or anyone else used to using markers: try watercolour brushpens! You fill these up with water, mix your colour (with a diff brush), and then suck up your colour into the brushpen. Talk about control over custom colours as well as gradients during application! Cheers, MB. ...oh! And use more of a dry brush technique as this will be closer to your markers.
adc:WHAT KIND OF EVIL HUMAN BEING MADE THIS BRUSH
adc again:NVM THIS IS SO GOOD ITS PERFECT
ADC these are really good! Every watercolourist everywhere cringing cus they are awful..( and hideously chalky ) and yes you don't blend watercolour like that.( Also not convinced they are actually watercolour they look like water activated poster paint cus they are far to opaque) But we love you anyway!! lmao. Cotman is the student range that's why they are 'cheaper' for good watercolours. They are all individually wrapped so you can replace them and customise your palette. Which every watercolourist needs. :) pro Winsor and Newton are literally labeled professional. Cotman will be better less filler. The Cotman are streaky because you are using to much pigment and not enough water.. you are supposed to build up in layers rather than putting down one thick patch...But I'd love a later comparison to pro watercolours to
Hi, ADC and Bob! I would love to see you draw Loki, maybe for a Cheap vs Expensive comparison. Loki is my favorite Marvel character and I'm so excited for the Disney+ series!
Your art is so distinct! Also that “and this is bob!” gets me every time!
OMG JAZZA GAVE YOU A KNIFE!!! YOU GOT TO BE PRETTY AWESOME!
The right side is my favorite, hands down!
I'm pretty sure that they were individually rapped because you can buy them separately. They did their own assortment but if you don't like a colour or you want to change it you can buy it alone, without searching for a different package that contain the colour that you want, plus a lot of colours that you don't need.
So, I was just chillin on a SunlessKhan video and realized you play RL. You're just the best. Honestly.
As an occasional watercolor artist myself ...I have used some supercheap paints and also the mid range brands and it makes a big difference"Sometimes"😅 .. success in this medium can depend on your paintbrush, paper and also techniques and skills of the artist.
Thanks for the lightpad tip!!
All decent watercolour pans come individually wrapped, honestly watching this is like watching an alien learn what paint is. Saying the individual wrapped paint is a down side and not necessary 😂 I mean even the fact you've never seen those terrible plastic brushes before! I never used them as a kid but I've definitely seen them a million times. ADC...Alien Does Colouring o_O
I’m using Windsor & Newton water colors and they’re certainly one of the best out there.
Here in Germany we actually differ from „water color“ and „aquarell colors“ bc the latter will last longer and not lose color (more UV resistant).
As Joe Auerbach said, the Winsor paints are easilly replaced by buying a single paint package, rather than the whole set. And you can mix them
As for the kids paints being like washes: I think it might be because they are easier to clean up from surfaces you don't want them on. Kids don't always stay inside the lines (nor the paper)
Liked that head bob when he you introduced yourself
Another video from ArtAttack giving me a HeartAttack from amazingness
Love how you manage to use both types of watercolors, no matter the quality you did a great job on both sides, however I prefered the right side more. As an artist I don’t use watercolors because I can’t control it as I wanted. Much love!!! Ahh send love to Bob Quack!
Winsor and newton is worth it.... I still think the Winsor and newton are worth the price, and quality... not only did the look better and more precise after they dried, but also you can buy replacement colors as you run low to keep your pallet or mix and match if you want other colors. As an artist that dabbles in water color quite often I have found Winsor and Newton to just be more vibrant and easy to use option.
I love the outcome in todays piece, even the contrast with the two watercolors is good. I like the shading and tone variations in the Winsor and Newton side.
The winsor Newton are quite nice, the packaging is very beautiful :)
The reason for the individual wrapping is for the shelf life and integrity of the paint.
A lot of water colors come individually wrapped. One of the reasons is that they can come loose from their little cases and break apart. I’ve had this happen. You can also perhaps not put one in if you don’t need it. I know that the Sikora Koyie watercolor kit does not come individually wrapped, but they are even smaller and not as good quality. But almost every other watercolor kit I personally have purchased comes individually wrapped. if you want ones that are not, you’re spending a good $60 for only if you colors and they tend to come from Japan. But you’re also getting a whole pan instead of a half pan like these are.
Knew the Coatman’s was gonna kick the hobby paint ! Coatmans are student grade water paints, highly recommended for art students, you are right the new paint brush that is in this set is horrid, this is a travel set though, I would recommend taking another brush (well three to be truthful) you did a great job.
The pigments are individually wrapped because you can buy each pigment separately.
I like mixing with those red brushes from the first water colour pac
And I recommend to use Winsor and Newton cotman products for watercolor painting 🎨🎨🖌️🖌️
Maybe you could put one of those foam pencil grippers on the W&N travel brush to make it more comfortable to hold?
Both looks good to me but the right side stands out more..always love your videos man..👍
Man Bob's gotten sassy. I love it
BTW the right side, worth the price and will work well for bigger projects. I almost never use the brushes that come with the sets.
I have both at home, Winsor Newton for me and dollar store paint for the kids.
If it's anything like mine, WN will be fantastic and $ store will be like tinted chalk. That tiny try of WN will last at least 30X as long as my dollar store garbage.
edit: your dollar store has far superior paint! It looks like the watercolour school supplies I had as a kid. my stuff has almost no pigment (which is fine for toddlers)
The cheap side didn't do too bad. I remember when I was younger the water color pallete wasn't like water color it was sticky and smelled funny was very plasticky lol
I think this calls for a cheap brush set VS an expensive (or mid priced) brush set!
The Windsor and Newton paints were individually wrapped to make you feel like they were more precious and more carefully curated than the competition's. It's 90% psychology.
I like it. Pretty good for your first try. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
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the cheap paint is so Beautiful 😻
The winsor and Newton one. I use them myself together with Van Gogh watercolor. They are so smooth, i love them 🥰
It'd be neat to see you color a coloring page with different supplies. Once with markers, once with pencils, once with water colors, and once with crayons.
My prediction is the cheap might be less pigmented but still good enough for us who want to try them. My conclusion would be the exact same as your, i believe I’d personally buy the 35$ pack and use my own brush. Keep up the great content your a LEGEND!!!
Here's a tip! Usually when using watercolor, you use more water to brighten the color, instead of mixing it with white, which makes it more pastel. : )
Mixing with white works too of course, but diluting with water is just the "standard".
The reason the paint felt very thick was that you definitely put on a thick layer!
I think you perhaps were trying to get to much color out of the medium, it usually looks less strong : )
Sry if im being rude, just want to help.
ADC art attack is uploading videos at late night still I woke up to watch it 😴😴
love the bloopers
I love these videos so much! I am a little cheap and these help me decide on art supplies 😬😂
Really enjoy the Falcon piece