Oh yes, everything is so much more expensive here! But at least there are a few local Aussie art companies, which produce some decent enough products. 😊
Oh, that blue-grey is so pretty! Definitely my favorite out of this set. I'm so glad your father is doing well. What gorgeous flower gardens! I really enjoy your sketchy page - it's fun to do that sometimes and it's always nice to go back through later and see all your little creations. This is a neat little paint set - I like the idea of it and the paint actually looks quite pretty.
Thank you, I was kind of surprised at how good the paint is, lol! When the paints are extruded into pans it can be so hard to tell the quality of them.
Just bought these today. New to water painting and was just buying something not too expensive to try. Thanks so much for this video Becky. Terrific coverage of this product. I feel I made a good buy! Now to try them out! 😊 PS your sketches were wonderful
Thank you for your lovely comment, I hope you enjoy your paints; I think it's a nice little set to work with, and good quality too, which is always a win! 😊
Yay a new video. We missed you. My wife thinks you are absolutely adorable. She loves your accent, seemingly positive tone (whatever the fk that means) and believes your opinion is honest. We look forward to your videos.
I actually love this color palette so much! The second row are my favorites. I love that blue grey and dark green especially. I know what you mean about the dark green being an important color and the Payne’s grey of course! I think a brighter green would’ve been useful too but yeah it’s probably in one of the other sets. Dark green is so gorgeous that I think it’s my favorite! I love the floral sketches especially the “octopus” flower haha! I hope your hand feels better, those darn colored pencils can be so straining! I’m also happy to hear that your dad is doing well:) I would definitely consider this set as like a travel set. It just contains so many of my favorite types of colors!
The dark green is a real winner! It's a fun set and quite useful too. Hand has been pretty sore but wearing a brace has helped. Such a nuisance though and I've realised just how much I rely on it in every day life! My left hand has had to try and pick up the slack. 😂
This is such a lovely set! I wouldn’t get it (purely because I don’t need more paints) but I’m tempted to compile a similar set in maybe a little travel palette 🤔 You’ve got such a good eye for photography, though I vaguely remember you mentioning you doing photography in the past (or was that your partner?). Happy to hear that your father is doing well, please take care of your hand x
Thank you so much! Yes I used to be a full time photographer before art took over, lol. I still do it for fun, and it's more enjoyable this way. It is fun making up travel palettes, and great to pick your own colours for that "perfect set". 💜
@@BeckyTregear right, I knew there was something, and it's something big! Hahaha. I'm glad you still take photos for fun, it's important to do that. I think my "perfect set" would be 80% quinacridones hahaha!!
What a great little set and lovely paintings! I hope your hand is getting better and I'm glad your dad is recovering well. Yesterday, I found out that Derwent is selling from 1st April, sets of Chromaflow up to 72 pencils. The best is that they are selling single pencils, too. Pretty soon, I hope, they will be available at Jackson's. Have a great day, Becky and see you on Friday.
Thank you so much! Wow, I didn't know that about the Chromaflow! Just in time for my sore hand....lol. I hope it isn't an April Fool's joke by Derwent, haha! But I looked them up and there's a picture of the tin on Amazon. Interesting.....verrrrry interesting!
I saw the thumbnail of a TH-cam video and thought first, seeing the parrot on the front of the tin, that she had the 12 set... I checked about 2-3 weeks ago on Derwent website and there was still nothing.
So sorry about your hand-please take care. Wonderful video- I enjoyed all of it. I thought your park bench was fantastic. Old park benches are rarely straight!
Thank you Becky excited to wake up this review this morning in Western Australia had to watch it and comment before leaving for work! What a lovely little set and very cute sketches. Hope your hand feels better soon. Thats the reason I only use colour pencils in mixed media my hand can't take it. Also thank you for the link. There is a sale on those paints at spotlight haven't checked the other link yet.
Oh yes it would be early WA time! 💜 I did notice Spotlight has them on sale for, is it $18 each? That's a great price! I got mine for $24 and that was on sale from $30, lol! Not sure what the other sets are like but I do remember there is some overlap with colours, so check the back of the boxes. Ultramarine was in more than one set!
@@BeckyTregear 21 dollars and you were too late with your warning I could not resist the lure of the sale and free pick up over 50 dollars so got 3 sets ahhhhahaa
@@BeckyTregear How do you decide on which paints to use at any given time? Is about texture and colour tone, are you influenced by the surface of the what you are painting on? Is it instinct? As a non artist I have would be completely overwhelmed by choice! You mention in your current video about taking it easy because you've hurt your hand so less pencil more paint. I know as a musician it's easy to forget about the physical side of music, is this also the case with art? Wishing you a speedy recovery. 🌸 💜
@@FourInchCats Oh yes, I have been shocking for not taking care of my hand and doing stretches etc. When I'm in The Zone I forget....I guess I have learned the hard way this time! More care will be taken in future for sure. As for choosing paints, it is mostly purely whim, whatever takes my fancy at a given time. Other reasons include the colour range I might have in a set, whether I want granulating or non granulating colours, do I need to use lightfast pigments for something that might hang on a wall, or is it just going into a sketchbook. And which set am I "feeling" right now, if that makes sense. I am sure different instruments are much the same. Tenor vs Baritone, steel vs nylon...the different sounds they make etc.
Hi Becky, thanks for the video! :) Do you think you could test out the metallic set from this range? I've been wanting to get some metallic watercolours for a while now but I'm unsure of how well the effect would translate in a cheaper set like this, but more expensive ones like winsor and newton are $$$$$$$.
I picked up the Mont Marte metallics set a while ago and am in the process of trying to get a review together. It doesn't look to be coming out until June though, due to my upcoming travel schedule. 😬 But I'd put them in the "they're ok but not amazing" category, lol. If you live near a Kmart, they had some cheap metallic pans in golds and colours, about $3 per set and those are actually pretty good! Worth checking out if they still have them. 😊
So sorry about your hand. Hope you do better soon. Loved your sketches. I have a couple of small Koi waterbrushes in travel gear. They come with stoppers so you can leave them with water. They make two different size barrels. If you had one in the shorter barrel, it might work in the waterbrush space.
In the 90's I had trouble with carpal tunnel in both my wrists (computer related). I didn't need surgery. What did help was massage and some exercises. I can't take anything with aspirin so anti-inflammatory drugs were out. Also, for me braces helped. So I do feel your pain.
You’re so talented. Try sleeping in the splints. I’ve had carpal tunnel and de quervain's in the past. The splints help, but I ended up with surgery in the long run. I hope your feel better
Thank you! I have just been wearing the brace during the day because night time is hopeless. The first night I woke up with my face mashed into the velcro straps, so I gave up on that, lol! 🥴
kmart have some curious supplies in their art section i hadnt seen last time i was there. colour pencil skin colour set (i guess you wouldnt be able to test that right now). watercolours in tubes. resin kits. and theyve changed their alcohol markers to a white more copic-like style, i guess theyre around the same quality as before, but the colour choices seem less neon now. maybe time for another art on a budget video...? :)
They keep releasing all sorts of stuff! I am very curious about the resin, and it is much cheaper than anywhere else. I am sure I will pick up some more bits from KMart eventually. 😊
Hi Becky, total newb here. Just.bought the Nature collection of this set. How do you clean the brush between colours? Is that what the sponge is for (off camera)? Thank you for this product overview/review.
Oh great, how are you liking the nature set? If I use the waterbrush, I'll either have a small pot of water next to me to wash it between colours, or a paper towel....or yes even the sponge will work for a little while, but I find tissues and towels to work better in the long run. And squeezing a little water through the brush will help rinse it through too! 🙂
I love watercolor sketches and yours are lovely! I have a question: what is the issue with watercolor beading? I use plastic palettes and I’m happy using them. Anyway, I hope your hand heals soon, and yes stay away from coloring pencils! A few years ago I had to avoid coloring pencils because of my wrist and shoulder problems. I’m better now and do use coloring pencils but I take longs breaks as well.
Thank you! Beading bothers me mainly because it is more difficult to see the colours mixed together, and also when going back to pick up more paint - it's nicer when they form a good puddle. I've used plastic palettes that have been pretty good, usually once they've been scuffed up a bit. My favourite is ceramic or porcelain because that works so well for making pools of paint. It's just a preference thing really! Yes, I will need to change my arting habits to let my hand rest fully. It has been in a brace all week - seems to be coming right on its own through rest, thankfully!
@@BeckyTregear you’re welcome! Yes rest is a great healer ☺️. I avoided colored pencils for approximately one year. I have thought of porcelain palettes but in my mind I keep thinking they’re going to be heavy, they will chip, and I’m clumsy so I’m afraid I’m going to drop it full of paint! I test my paint on scrap paper or in an out of date and my almost out of date planner. 😀
@@shadowguard3578 I buy used porcelain dishes from charity shops, and those work great! Anything white; a plate, small trinket dish, I have found all sorts of weird and wonderful things. The Aussie dish I used in this video cost a whopping 50 cents, so if they chip or break it isn't the end of the world. I have also found plenty of free ones that were going to be trashed. 😁
Those are actually great colors to have in a landscape palette and bonus there is no black or white like you mentioned. I hope your hand/wrist is feeling better, that really sucks.
Nothing beats professional paints! ❤ I use them almost all of the time, but I don't mind little travel sets for quick sketches, as long as the paint is of decent quality. I never warmed to Cotman; I have a small set but honestly these Jasart ones feel better to use, lol.
I found that in an op shop for 50 cents, lol! Places like Vinnies and Salvos etc quite often have white porcelain dishes and plates that work really well as watercolour palettes. ❤
Do you mean are they non-toxic? I'd say they probably are but I guess it depends on the pigments they use (eg cadmium and cobalt are two which can be quite toxic in high levels) Watercolours in general are pretty safe because they are bound up in binders, and are not in dry powder state. I mean, having said that I always exercise a bit of caution when using any art supply: avoid drinking paint water, washing my hands after I've been painting etc. I guess if you have specific concerns it is best to contact the company directly. 🙂
@@BeckyTregear Thank you. I am asking this question because I'm quite concerned with the color gamboge in one of the packs I'm planning to buy my niece 😁
Great review and good to find an Aussie reviewer - so many reviews of palettes that end up being too expensive for beginners in Australia 😞
Oh yes, everything is so much more expensive here! But at least there are a few local Aussie art companies, which produce some decent enough products. 😊
Nicely done page. I hope your hand feels better soon 🌺
Thank you! Resting seems to be helping.
Oh, that blue-grey is so pretty! Definitely my favorite out of this set. I'm so glad your father is doing well. What gorgeous flower gardens! I really enjoy your sketchy page - it's fun to do that sometimes and it's always nice to go back through later and see all your little creations. This is a neat little paint set - I like the idea of it and the paint actually looks quite pretty.
Thank you, I was kind of surprised at how good the paint is, lol! When the paints are extruded into pans it can be so hard to tell the quality of them.
Just bought these today. New to water painting and was just buying something not too expensive to try. Thanks so much for this video Becky. Terrific coverage of this product. I feel I made a good buy! Now to try them out! 😊 PS your sketches were wonderful
Thank you for your lovely comment, I hope you enjoy your paints; I think it's a nice little set to work with, and good quality too, which is always a win! 😊
great video😻 I was literally like “yeeey, Becky has posted!😻” get well soon, hope your hand will feel better after some rest.
Haha thank you! It is feeling better for resting.
Yay a new video. We missed you.
My wife thinks you are absolutely adorable. She loves your accent, seemingly positive tone (whatever the fk that means) and believes your opinion is honest. We look forward to your videos.
Haha thank you! 💜 I try to be extra upbeat in my videos as it is easy to fall into a monotone and then it sounds super boring, lol.
Pretty paints. I like the flowers and the park with the bench. Great job!
I actually love this color palette so much! The second row are my favorites. I love that blue grey and dark green especially. I know what you mean about the dark green being an important color and the Payne’s grey of course! I think a brighter green would’ve been useful too but yeah it’s probably in one of the other sets. Dark green is so gorgeous that I think it’s my favorite! I love the floral sketches especially the “octopus” flower haha! I hope your hand feels better, those darn colored pencils can be so straining! I’m also happy to hear that your dad is doing well:) I would definitely consider this set as like a travel set. It just contains so many of my favorite types of colors!
The dark green is a real winner! It's a fun set and quite useful too. Hand has been pretty sore but wearing a brace has helped. Such a nuisance though and I've realised just how much I rely on it in every day life! My left hand has had to try and pick up the slack. 😂
Pretty set and beautiful page! 🎨
Thank you so much!
Glad your Dad is doing better 💙 Take care of your hand/wrist. Interesting watercolor; seeing Australian art supplies is a very good thing :)
Thank you! I like to use Aussie supplies when I can as they are nowhere near as common on TH-cam so it is fun to share those!
This is such a lovely set! I wouldn’t get it (purely because I don’t need more paints) but I’m tempted to compile a similar set in maybe a little travel palette 🤔
You’ve got such a good eye for photography, though I vaguely remember you mentioning you doing photography in the past (or was that your partner?). Happy to hear that your father is doing well, please take care of your hand x
Thank you so much! Yes I used to be a full time photographer before art took over, lol. I still do it for fun, and it's more enjoyable this way. It is fun making up travel palettes, and great to pick your own colours for that "perfect set". 💜
@@BeckyTregear right, I knew there was something, and it's something big! Hahaha. I'm glad you still take photos for fun, it's important to do that. I think my "perfect set" would be 80% quinacridones hahaha!!
Hi from Sydney Art by me ,I love there acrylic paint so must get some to try .
I don't think I've ever tried their acrylics, I should check those out at some point. 😊
Spotlight have these Jasart Byron paints.
Great review.
Thanks
Yes, I saw them there recently! I think they were once in a 50% off sale, so it's worth keeping an eye out for future sales. 😊
Nice review! ☺️
Thank you! 😊
I hope your wrist feels better soon! Your art work (as usual) is amazingly beautiful! Much love, from South Africa.
Thank you very much! ❤
The colours are lovely.
And I hope your hand gets better soon :)
Thank you. 😊❤️
pretty flowers 😀
really like that dark green
I just used my pastel one now.. painted a landscape.. ws fun watching you. My first time using watercolor.. I'm in New Zealand..
Oh great, how are the pastel ones? I'm originally from Auckland. 🙂
What a great little set and lovely paintings! I hope your hand is getting better and I'm glad your dad is recovering well.
Yesterday, I found out that Derwent is selling from 1st April, sets of Chromaflow up to 72 pencils. The best is that they are selling single pencils, too. Pretty soon, I hope, they will be available at Jackson's. Have a great day, Becky and see you on Friday.
Thank you so much! Wow, I didn't know that about the Chromaflow! Just in time for my sore hand....lol. I hope it isn't an April Fool's joke by Derwent, haha! But I looked them up and there's a picture of the tin on Amazon. Interesting.....verrrrry interesting!
I saw the thumbnail of a TH-cam video and thought first, seeing the parrot on the front of the tin, that she had the 12 set...
I checked about 2-3 weeks ago on Derwent website and there was still nothing.
So sorry about your hand-please take care. Wonderful video- I enjoyed all of it. I thought your park bench was fantastic. Old park benches are rarely straight!
Thank you! I think the actual park bench was a lot straighter than my....uh, "rustic interpretation". 😂
Thank you Becky excited to wake up this review this morning in Western Australia had to watch it and comment before leaving for work! What a lovely little set and very cute sketches. Hope your hand feels better soon. Thats the reason I only use colour pencils in mixed media my hand can't take it. Also thank you for the link. There is a sale on those paints at spotlight haven't checked the other link yet.
Oh yes it would be early WA time! 💜 I did notice Spotlight has them on sale for, is it $18 each? That's a great price! I got mine for $24 and that was on sale from $30, lol! Not sure what the other sets are like but I do remember there is some overlap with colours, so check the back of the boxes. Ultramarine was in more than one set!
@@BeckyTregear 21 dollars and you were too late with your warning I could not resist the lure of the sale and free pick up over 50 dollars so got 3 sets ahhhhahaa
@@firdyk Haha well I really hope they're all good sets. 😂 I'd love to know how you go with them once you've had a chance to try them out! 💜
What fun!
Thank you, they were!
@@BeckyTregear How do you decide on which paints to use at any given time? Is about texture and colour tone, are you influenced by the surface of the what you are painting on? Is it instinct? As a non artist I have would be completely overwhelmed by choice!
You mention in your current video about taking it easy because you've hurt your hand so less pencil more paint. I know as a musician it's easy to forget about the physical side of music, is this also the case with art? Wishing you a speedy recovery. 🌸 💜
@@FourInchCats Oh yes, I have been shocking for not taking care of my hand and doing stretches etc. When I'm in The Zone I forget....I guess I have learned the hard way this time! More care will be taken in future for sure. As for choosing paints, it is mostly purely whim, whatever takes my fancy at a given time. Other reasons include the colour range I might have in a set, whether I want granulating or non granulating colours, do I need to use lightfast pigments for something that might hang on a wall, or is it just going into a sketchbook. And which set am I "feeling" right now, if that makes sense. I am sure different instruments are much the same. Tenor vs Baritone, steel vs nylon...the different sounds they make etc.
@@BeckyTregear thank you, really helpful 😊🌸
I purchased the seascape set and it’s lovely. I love the tin setup. I also think the paints had a really nice pigment load.
Yay, I'm glad that set is good too! 😊
With that little palette if you remove the sponge or the aqua brush you could add a couple half pans with glue dots to round out your colors.
Great idea! I tend not to use the sponge (I forgot in this video too, lol) and the brush was kind of annoying so no loss there if I left it out. 😂
Jasart is sold here in Nz too 😊
Great urban set good to use in Byron bay.
Hi Becky, thanks for the video! :) Do you think you could test out the metallic set from this range? I've been wanting to get some metallic watercolours for a while now but I'm unsure of how
well the effect would translate in a cheaper set like this, but more expensive ones like winsor and newton are $$$$$$$.
I picked up the Mont Marte metallics set a while ago and am in the process of trying to get a review together. It doesn't look to be coming out until June though, due to my upcoming travel schedule. 😬 But I'd put them in the "they're ok but not amazing" category, lol. If you live near a Kmart, they had some cheap metallic pans in golds and colours, about $3 per set and those are actually pretty good! Worth checking out if they still have them. 😊
@@BeckyTregear thanks for the quick reply!! :) i'll keep an eye out for the video and at kmart then :)
So sorry about your hand. Hope you do better soon.
Loved your sketches.
I have a couple of small Koi waterbrushes in travel gear. They come with stoppers so you can leave them with water. They make two different size barrels. If you had one in the shorter barrel, it might work in the waterbrush space.
Thank you, I am wearing a brace which has been helping a lot. I have seen other brushes with the little stoppers. Maybe I got a dud, lol!
In the 90's I had trouble with carpal tunnel in both my wrists (computer related). I didn't need surgery. What did help was massage and some exercises. I can't take anything with aspirin so anti-inflammatory drugs were out. Also, for me braces helped. So I do feel your pain.
Thank you for the video! I nearly bought this paint set online but decided to go in person. It’s tiny! Settled with Faber castle instead XD.
Yes they are quite mini, but fun nonetheless. I hope you enjoy the set you bought. ☺️💜
You’re so talented. Try sleeping in the splints. I’ve had carpal tunnel and de quervain's in the past. The splints help, but I ended up with surgery in the long run. I hope your feel better
Thank you! I have just been wearing the brace during the day because night time is hopeless. The first night I woke up with my face mashed into the velcro straps, so I gave up on that, lol! 🥴
kmart have some curious supplies in their art section i hadnt seen last time i was there. colour pencil skin colour set (i guess you wouldnt be able to test that right now). watercolours in tubes. resin kits. and theyve changed their alcohol markers to a white more copic-like style, i guess theyre around the same quality as before, but the colour choices seem less neon now. maybe time for another art on a budget video...? :)
They keep releasing all sorts of stuff! I am very curious about the resin, and it is much cheaper than anywhere else. I am sure I will pick up some more bits from KMart eventually. 😊
Hi Becky, total newb here. Just.bought the Nature collection of this set. How do you clean the brush between colours? Is that what the sponge is for (off camera)?
Thank you for this product overview/review.
Oh great, how are you liking the nature set? If I use the waterbrush, I'll either have a small pot of water next to me to wash it between colours, or a paper towel....or yes even the sponge will work for a little while, but I find tissues and towels to work better in the long run. And squeezing a little water through the brush will help rinse it through too! 🙂
I love watercolor sketches and yours are lovely! I have a question: what is the issue with watercolor beading? I use plastic palettes and I’m happy using them. Anyway, I hope your hand heals soon, and yes stay away from coloring pencils! A few years ago I had to avoid coloring pencils because of my wrist and shoulder problems. I’m better now and do use coloring pencils but I take longs breaks as well.
Thank you! Beading bothers me mainly because it is more difficult to see the colours mixed together, and also when going back to pick up more paint - it's nicer when they form a good puddle. I've used plastic palettes that have been pretty good, usually once they've been scuffed up a bit. My favourite is ceramic or porcelain because that works so well for making pools of paint. It's just a preference thing really! Yes, I will need to change my arting habits to let my hand rest fully. It has been in a brace all week - seems to be coming right on its own through rest, thankfully!
@@BeckyTregear you’re welcome! Yes rest is a great healer ☺️. I avoided colored pencils for approximately one year. I have thought of porcelain palettes but in my mind I keep thinking they’re going to be heavy, they will chip, and I’m clumsy so I’m afraid I’m going to drop it full of paint! I test my paint on scrap paper or in an out of date and my almost out of date planner. 😀
@@shadowguard3578 I buy used porcelain dishes from charity shops, and those work great! Anything white; a plate, small trinket dish, I have found all sorts of weird and wonderful things. The Aussie dish I used in this video cost a whopping 50 cents, so if they chip or break it isn't the end of the world. I have also found plenty of free ones that were going to be trashed. 😁
@@BeckyTregear you rescue unwanted treasures give them a new purpose. 🤩
Those are actually great colors to have in a landscape palette and bonus there is no black or white like you mentioned. I hope your hand/wrist is feeling better, that really sucks.
I am enjoying the palette, and the paint itself is much better quality than I was expecting, yay! Thank you - hand is heaps better now! 💚
You can find them in NZ as well😊
Nice! 😊❤️
Just bought this. You will find that the brush lid fits on the other end of the handle and makes it longer.
Oh that's good to know!
I started painting with a cotman set and have a few student sets but I won’t buy anymore because I’d rather spend the money on pro paints now. Tfs
Nothing beats professional paints! ❤ I use them almost all of the time, but I don't mind little travel sets for quick sketches, as long as the paint is of decent quality. I never warmed to Cotman; I have a small set but honestly these Jasart ones feel better to use, lol.
to remedy the short brush try putting the cap of the brush on the other end when you are using the brush this should make it a little longer
I want the Australian shape palette where did u find that please
I found that in an op shop for 50 cents, lol! Places like Vinnies and Salvos etc quite often have white porcelain dishes and plates that work really well as watercolour palettes. ❤
@@BeckyTregear yes I found one out the front of someone’s home , they were getting rid of yesterday , with handles so cute.
Are these watercolor safe? I want to buy jasart art supplies but im not sure wether its safe or not.
Do you mean are they non-toxic? I'd say they probably are but I guess it depends on the pigments they use (eg cadmium and cobalt are two which can be quite toxic in high levels) Watercolours in general are pretty safe because they are bound up in binders, and are not in dry powder state. I mean, having said that I always exercise a bit of caution when using any art supply: avoid drinking paint water, washing my hands after I've been painting etc. I guess if you have specific concerns it is best to contact the company directly. 🙂
@@BeckyTregear Thank you. I am asking this question because I'm quite concerned with the color gamboge in one of the packs I'm planning to buy my niece 😁
💜💜💜tfs💜💜💜