When I was in middle school during quarantine I used to wait on the edge of my seat for you to release these videos. Watercolor was and still is my life and my joy, and I'm currently writing my college essay surrounding the building of a palette and creating symbolism through that and all that jazz. I had to go back to watch this video as a reference for my essay since you had such a big impact on the start of my nerding out about pigments and such, and I guess I want to say thank you for putting this video out there! Still much appreciation and love for your work, -Allison :)
th-cam.com/video/mFUwh31gTXo/w-d-xo.html I'm learning watecolor too. Here's a great video I found today and remembered your comment. I hope it helps ❤️
Carolina Arias Carolina!!! Hey!! 🙈💖💖💖!! I’m delighted to hear you enjoy to lavender- it’s sometimes tempting to pick up more paste colors from Holbein. They are so pretty!
The way you talk about pigments blows my mind! So much knowledge! One day I’ll be there, I hope 😋... I might have to re watch this video as I have some of the brands/colors you mentioned and I’m intrigued to use them in a different way... Loved the video! ❤️
I recommend watching Denise Soden's "In Liquid Color" TH-cam channel. It is incredibly valuable for anyone interested in watercolour pigments. I believe that's how Tori got so very interested in them as well.
Hello Tori, I just wanted to say that you got me really interested in pigments. I hope someday, after the sketchbook challenge, you make a video about it (explaining how it works and so on). Keep up the good work and thank you for the good vibe >w
I found out about the coral/gold/green skin tone hack this week by accident! I was doing a color mixing exercise and mixed opera with green gold and it was astounding how cute it was !!!
Daina opera mixed with anything 😩 so good 👌✨✨✨ makes such cute glowy skin tones. The quin Coral is my way to curb opera usage. But guh, opera - love that color!
I have to say the "fun zone" method of palette organization is new to me and it's making me really happy lol. One day I will nail down the perfect palette and be more intentional with my choices but right now I see watercolors and it's all a fun zone for me hahaha.
wow this video really opened my eyes to how a professional structures a palette, not from only personal preference but knowing all the pigment info and how it impacts the mixes they make
I loved this video so much! It was really cool to see your thought process behind picking and arranging the colors for your main palette. As a side note, "quinacridone" is such a beautiful word...it's fun to say and fun to hear!!!
You should check out denise (aka In Liquid Color) and Dr. Oto Kano! They both have loads of videos about pigments, especially "pigment spotlight" by denise :)
I love that you encourage artists to work with what we have ❤️ personally im not professional and im not in a place where im happy enough with my art or art style to purchase anything more expensive than the materials I’m using right now because i know the quality won’t fix me or my art so i wanna wait till i feel like I’m really ready to go for that quality stuff.
I love seeing what colours other artists use. It gives me a better idea of what colours to try next! That quinacridone coral is definitely on my list now :)
I bought the Daniel Smith Intro set and I can confirm that it makes learning color mixing simple and fun. It’s a great set to start with once your serious about investing in watercolors and an awesome introduction to the brand if you’ve never tried their paints before
This has been my favorite video so far! This series in general has renewed my passion for pigments, and researching them. This takes me back to when I built my own custom palette way back in 2018, whoa! And I got myself a few new “just for fun” tubes based on your experience with them. Thanks for sharing! :D
I'm going to miss this series when you're done the 31 days... I watch the previous day's one every morning when I settle down to work on my final animation project every day!
i did digital art since forever, but am slowly transitioning to traditional art because artists like tori makes it look so much fun (and i'm indeed having the time of my life!) ❤️ i can already relate to wanting to buy all of the colors lol thanks for the video!! it was super satisfying 😍 can't wait for tomorrow's!!
always nice to see how other artist layout their palette, can help give you ideas on how to layout your own or show you how you might be doing something wrong :)
And that is why I always look at the sets offered by a brand when trying to decide which ones i might put in a palette. Somebody was actually paid to create that combination so it's always worth having a look at, at least, or even using it as a starting position. Of course no set ever works for absolutely everyone's preferences but it's so much easier for me to start from something that works and figure out what I would like to improve, or what kind of direction i'd like to shift it in.
Thank you for the way you pick a fun pallet I lov it because at times you don’t go for a lot of colors in the collection we have. I ordered some Daniel smith samples to pick what colors I would like to purchase bcuz they are expensive but worth it. Can’t wait till I make my fav pallet 😍💞
I’m a color mixing beginner so this was amazing seeing what goes in to making a personalized palette. I would love to see son e videos where you explain how you mix colors or at least the fundamentals. I would definitely watch that!!
This video was amazing! I loved how you explained your palette setup and how each paint serves a purpose. I recently switched around my little Meeden palette and took added some new colors like Anthraquinoid Red from DS, Transparent Pyrrol Orange from Qor, Dioxazine Violet from Qor, and Quinacridone Gold Hue from Qor. I've been aiming for a mix of deep, moody primaries with a few pthalo and quinacridone paints for interest. I'm going to miss this series when it's over, they've been so much fun to watch!
Thanks for sharing your palette! The Quin Coral, Quin Gold, Green Gold combo for skintones was so new for me that I can't wait to try it. I don't do a lot of portraits, but I do keep a portrait palette and I never thought to add DS Green Gold, even though it's one of my favorite greens.
I have M. Graham's maroon perylene too, and I love it. It's great for cool skin tones; I've mixed it with yellow ochre for that, but I find I go back to it all the time for various things. :)
Really enjoyed this palette tour! I also have lavender... it's just too pretty not to include it. I found it interesting that you don't have any browns or earthy tones (aside from yellow ochre). I love burnt sienna, transparent red oxide, and English red to name a few. Ahhh Tori I wish I could share my palettes with youuuu! 'Rona be gone, we've got important colors to play with! lol
Amy Earls transparent red oxide in oils is the way to my heart, guh! And for English red light - I only have it in Lukas. To be honest - I don’t have many earth tone watercolors. The ones that I do have are Japanese or Korean. We know how those are multi pigment blends and kinda perform differently. I would love to one day get my hands on a legit tube of earth tones - the ones Denise Soden raves about.
gosh tori, is love to learn some mixing techniques from you and for you to talk lots about pigments and how theyre different/react! youve so much knowledge, id love to see more videos like this after this challenge
I'd love to see you do a few limited palette sketch (3-4 colors that you choose) and show us how you use them, the mixes you can achieve, etc. I'm starting to think about making my own palette with better artist grade paints and I think it would help narrowing down a bit to which I'd like to try. Good paints are a bit expansive and I don't want to spend money on colors I know nothing about. I watch other watercolor artists as well, so it helps seeing what colors they use and how they use them. Thank you for sharing your art and your palette with us :)
Wow, I didn't think I would enjoy this series so much, but I have been absolutely loving it. I am sad it's going to end soon but I don't what her to get burnt out :(
I am absolutely addicted to your sketchbook habit series now! It's also nice to see that there are more swatch-crazy artists out there 😂 Also I think it is super funny that you mention Daniel smith's essentials set as being very similar to your split primary set. I actually just purchased the essentials set recently! It is absolutely wonderful and I recommend it to anyone looking for a solid starter set of really high-quality paints😊
Your colour choices are beautiful. They are arranged logically and I love how clean and organized your information is in your sketchbook. I’d love to see more colour mixing ideas. Have you tried deep scarlet from DS? It’s beautiful and creates gorgeous mixes for some dark, haunting colours. By the way, your cat is stunning!
allison d If you plan on using a large brush, wells are always a pleasant to get paint from. However, if you like the ability to swap and rearrange colors often I’d recommend using pans to pour your paints in and just buy full pans instead of half for bigger “well” space.
@@saltteas I am the type to swap but I kind of ruined the snap of my old brushes from pans so I am going to sacrifice the ability to swap for better paint access
Great video. It was nice to hear your thoughts on the colors you chose. BTW, the last time I saw a tube of DS PO49 on ebay, it sold for over $90. So...good luck with that. lol
I was so surprised that you didn’t have perylene green on your main palette. You seem to use it frequently in other palettes you’ve demoed for us, but I see you’re considering it to replace phthalo green. I don’t think it makes a great convenience green, but I do think I would rather mix all my greens, than not have perylene green on my palette :)
itsteganyay yea! I find myself mixing my greens with my core colors. I do have a slight little smudged of phthalo green on the lid whenever I need it. Thank you for chatting with me about it! I’m feeling more inclined to swap out the colors now
gosh i love hearing you talk about pigment properties! i have no idea what most of it means but i've already learned so much and its so fascinating to me. also, i was wondering what you mean by 'designer colours' i've heard you say that in reference to the mijellos as well and i couldn't find out what it means?
godsandheros I wanna know your favorites!!! I’m thinking about making a second palette, the one in this video is my basic main- do everything palette. I want a new palette of special and wow. You be so sweet and looking out for me! The phthalo blue red shade was an intentional buy. I’m curious to if I prefer it to ultramarine or not. I’ll most likely opt for turquoise, but thought I would test them all out at the same time. Maybe the red shade will go in the new palette 🤔
@@VictoriaGedvillas let me sum it up dioxazine violet is an absolute must for creating realistic blondes, especially being a hairdresser, the same logic applies to cool down the warmth and create platinums and beige blondes. quin rose is my ride or die cool red, it's the perfect inbetween tone of red and magenta, and having tried using both quin red and quin magenta in it's place, just didn't yield the same results that quin rose gives you. green gold (PY129) is quickly becoming a staple, it's a great warm green for mixing skin tones and earth tones, and easily can be pulled cooler by adding PG7 so i don't really find myself missing a brighter spring green like the green gold on your palette. ultramarine and phthalo blue (GS) will probably always be my warm and cool blues, they are too perfect and i don't really have a desire to try other blues because i feel it would just be a waste. there's a reason they remain staples in so many palettes and starter sets, you know? they're reliable. those are my faves, and some stuff i am experimenting with it. i recently put quin burnt orange on my palette to see if it would make it easier to mix up some warmer hair colours and so far it is working out wonderfully for that purpose, but i had kicked quin gold off in order to fit it in and i really miss quin gold, so i need to find it a new spot. i also swapped, i think it was perylene scarlett, for vermillion to see how it is as a warm red and the jury is still out as i haven't used it enough to feel one way or another. on first impression it feels maybe too deep in tone, but it just may come down to using more water in my mixes as i'm not used to it yet.
Hello! ❤️ Art Philosophy has a sale going on for their Artist Grade Watercolor Tubes. I am interested because it’s only about 5USD for a 15ml tube but I have barely seen any reviews on the paint. Can you please review it or take a look at it?
Beverly Anne Raquiza The name of the company is Art Philosophy. I think their previous name was Prima Marketing because they sell the same watercolor palettes called the Watercolor Confections Set. Here’s the link for the tubes: www.artphilosophy.com/product-category/art-philosophy/watercolor-tubes/
Just in case you're still debating on the Prima / Art Philosophy watercolor tubes, I just tried them. While I was really happy with the paint quality, I noticed that a lot of the pigments that they use are fugitive. Just about every red/pink, bright yellow and several of the blues will fade over time. If you're not worried about hanging your art on the wall, such as a present for family or for art for sale, then it could be a fun paint to play with. Though a good selection by ShinHan would be about the same quality for even lower price per tube. Even the cost per tube for Mission Gold is only about $3 to $4 per tube when bought in a set, with much more of a selection than the 18 colors Art Philosophy has right now. When the Art Philosophy are not on a special sale, the $8-$12 a tube price tag is up there with what you could find Daniel Smith or another really high end lightfast paint for (and you'd have a lot more choices of quality pigments).
I have some tubes of PO49 for sale. I actually have all three colors with the pigment, quin gold, undersea green, sap green. You can find them on FB market, or you can contact me directly if you are interested. I enjoyed your palette tour! I also have quite the collection of watercolors!
Tori: Has her palette all organized by opacity and mixing Me: picks a random spot on palette I'm building my first custom palette, so seeing these types of videos just makes me more excited to do it! You have also convinced me to get that lavender Holbein.
Do you have any suggestions for sites or books to use to learn about pigments and such? I love watching your videos and they make me want to learn more about my watercolours than just "hey I think this looks good with this"
in love with the moon excellent question, the turner colors from 2018 - the tiny tubes were from the 18 piece set. The remaining colors - they were either gifted or purchased individually
Do you have an "affordable" watercolor kit that you would recommend? Like favorite affordable paint tubes/set, affordable sketchbook/paper pad and affordable brushes/set?
the daniel smith split primary one she recommended is solid and around $20 on amazon, i'm sure she would also recommend the paul rubens cotten sketchbook that can also be found on amazon roughly between $16-18, you'd probably need a palette too which the one she's using in the video is, i believe was $8 the last time i purchased, and brushes the creative inspirations 4 piece set is $12 that are wonderful to start with, which tori has reviewed on her previous channel and speaks highly of :)
A really great value set is the Pretty Excellent/MeiLiang 36 pan set. I bought mine for £19, but I've seen it for like £13 on Amazon. I don't think there's a better value set around tbh.
if you want a sketchbook not specifically for watercolor I love the illo square sketchbook because it is a perfect size for me, it is kind of like mixed media and I think it works great with alcohol markers.
Hi Tori! Where did you research pigment properties? I have a book but it is outdated and doesn’t match the colors I have, and the Windsor and Newton website doesn’t have much more than the basic facts (I use Windsor and Newton since it’s what I can afford)
Sofie E I 100% feel you on this. All my books are outdated too and old tutorial books reference colors that are no longer on the market or fugitive. Handprint is a great start, I have a few newer books that are ok - I’ll make sure to showcase them in a later video!
for me, i binged watched a ton of watercolour videos on here. i just soaked in as much as i could and i feel quite confident about pigments and how they behave just from watching youtube (and of course experience now). it was especially helpful when i was starting out with the medium and choosing the my first paints.
If it helps there’s this website called handprint .com that has tons of information about watercolor pigments and other related topics. Though I’m not sure how frequent it updates. www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/waterfs.html
@@VictoriaGedvillas thank you so much! You replying to my comment makes me feel so special, I'm a little spellbound right now lol. Thank you for inspiring me to keep going and growing with my art! Sending lots of hugs! Thanks to those who also commented, you all are super helpful!
Love these watercolor videos! Can’t wait to see more. What is your view on toxicity of paint? I just created a limited palette with the least toxic pigment I could find and I am not entirely happy with the options. My palette ended up being French ultramarine, Mayan blue genuine, Azo yellow, yellow orche quinacridone red, and Mayan red (All from Daniel Smith). A lot of the pigment have unknown long term hazardous effects, organ poisons, or are carcinogens. Thanks and love your art!
Could someone explain to what phthalo or Holbein mean? Is it just a brand or just the name of the paint? How does it apply to the paint and what does it say about the paint?
Grekchsterv ahh ok thanks and is that the same for all the other names she’ll mention in front of colors for example Cadmium or Oprah(and other ones that I can’t think of right now)?
@@kevinnguyen68 cadmium and others like quinacridone are again just family of pigments! these are organic compounds used to make pigments for paints and have a specific tone/hue to them. while opera i believe is a type of extremely vivid pink paint.
miraxterrik that particular row of colors are mixes from the core color in my palette. Its to test which muted and dark colors I can mix. Hope this helps!
I love this! The one thing i truly lack as.. well a human, is Organization skills! I love seeing the paint mixtures and all the information about them. Definitely would love to see more content like this
When I was in middle school during quarantine I used to wait on the edge of my seat for you to release these videos.
Watercolor was and still is my life and my joy, and I'm currently writing my college essay surrounding the building of a palette and creating symbolism through that and all that jazz.
I had to go back to watch this video as a reference for my essay since you had such a big impact on the start of my nerding out about pigments and such, and I guess I want to say thank you for putting this video out there!
Still much appreciation and love for your work,
-Allison :)
you have convinced me to get green gold because of those skin tone mixes
That's what I'm thinking!
I've had it for years but never thought to use it for skintone mixes, I'm excited to experiment
Green gold is a gorgeous color for making all kinds of mixes! I wouldn't be without it.
Swords and Spectacles is there any certain mixes that you use green gold for? Just got it in the mail
I've had a greenish yellow/green gold for awhile but I never thought to use it in skin tones till I saw Tori using them and now I'm obsessed
Me: see this video
Also me: open art store website on another tab
Tori: Don't do it, pretty please
Inuami to be fair - I do it all the time too 🤣
After the sketchbook challenge is finished, I would love to see a video about mixing colors. Mixing colors is something I struggle with sometimes.
th-cam.com/video/mFUwh31gTXo/w-d-xo.html
I'm learning watecolor too. Here's a great video I found today and remembered your comment. I hope it helps ❤️
the fact that you have lavender in your main palette makes my pastell heart feel so validated
Carolina Arias Carolina!!! Hey!! 🙈💖💖💖!! I’m delighted to hear you enjoy to lavender- it’s sometimes tempting to pick up more paste colors from Holbein. They are so pretty!
I normally wait for the weekends, but nowadays I actually look forward to the weekdays because of Sketchbook Habit. I absolutely love this series :)
The way you talk about pigments blows my mind! So much knowledge! One day I’ll be there, I hope 😋... I might have to re watch this video as I have some of the brands/colors you mentioned and I’m intrigued to use them in a different way... Loved the video! ❤️
I recommend watching Denise Soden's "In Liquid Color" TH-cam channel. It is incredibly valuable for anyone interested in watercolour pigments. I believe that's how Tori got so very interested in them as well.
Argastic thank you!!!
This is the definition of satisfying!! I was waiting for this so bad💗
Escarlet you are far too kind! Thank you for watching!
Hello Tori, I just wanted to say that you got me really interested in pigments. I hope someday, after the sketchbook challenge, you make a video about it (explaining how it works and so on). Keep up the good work and thank you for the good vibe >w
Hey! If you want in depth people gment info then check out handprint. come or the colour spotlight by denise sodden!
Yay another sketchbook diary, as always super satisfying to watch. Pallette tours are so fascinating, I love seeing every artists style and function 😊
Amazing illustrative video!!! THANK YOU! ❤️👩🏻🎨🎨
I found out about the coral/gold/green skin tone hack this week by accident! I was doing a color mixing exercise and mixed opera with green gold and it was astounding how cute it was !!!
Daina opera mixed with anything 😩 so good 👌✨✨✨ makes such cute glowy skin tones. The quin Coral is my way to curb opera usage. But guh, opera - love that color!
Tori's voice is so pleasing and relaxing and it's like music to my ears. I love just listening to her voice :D
Thank you for always wanting to listen and connect with us Tori! Your thoughtfulness really makes this feel like a community
I'm always so patiently waiting for these videos, thank you for uploading!
I adore your sketchbook habit series. When I’m in a rut, I come back to get inspired by your past videos ❤
I have to say the "fun zone" method of palette organization is new to me and it's making me really happy lol. One day I will nail down the perfect palette and be more intentional with my choices but right now I see watercolors and it's all a fun zone for me hahaha.
(Commenting twice but-) I really love when you talk about the technical aspects of why you choose colours! Palette building is a fascinating topic
wow this video really opened my eyes to how a professional structures a palette, not from only personal preference but knowing all the pigment info and how it impacts the mixes they make
This is a really good idea on how to arrange your pallet. Makes a lot of sense to me too. Thank you for sharing
I could watch palette videos all day (and I do lol.) I love seeing into an artist's thought process as to why they pick certain colors for daily use.
I loved this video so much! It was really cool to see your thought process behind picking and arranging the colors for your main palette. As a side note, "quinacridone" is such a beautiful word...it's fun to say and fun to hear!!!
I wouldnt even know where to begin with making my own palette. Making one seem so fun.
Theo Allen I know! She talks about the way pigments work in such an informed way and I have no clue how to do it haha
@@cutiepiedaina right! I have two watercolor palete that I use faithfully both are premade.
You should check out denise (aka In Liquid Color) and Dr. Oto Kano! They both have loads of videos about pigments, especially "pigment spotlight" by denise :)
I love that you encourage artists to work with what we have ❤️ personally im not professional and im not in a place where im happy enough with my art or art style to purchase anything more expensive than the materials I’m using right now because i know the quality won’t fix me or my art so i wanna wait till i feel like I’m really ready to go for that quality stuff.
Yes!!! Thank you!! I have been looking at that palette you made through your old channel for months!
I love your color selection! Also, hi Macaroon! ♥
i have been working with gouache for nearly a year now, and your videos have me reaching back for watercolor to just sit down and get to know again.
I love seeing what colours other artists use. It gives me a better idea of what colours to try next! That quinacridone coral is definitely on my list now :)
This is such an interesting and unique lay out, Tori. Thanks for sharing it with us!
I am always so incredibly inspired by you and your work
I bought the Daniel Smith Intro set and I can confirm that it makes learning color mixing simple and fun. It’s a great set to start with once your serious about investing in watercolors and an awesome introduction to the brand if you’ve never tried their paints before
This has been my favorite video so far! This series in general has renewed my passion for pigments, and researching them. This takes me back to when I built my own custom palette way back in 2018, whoa! And I got myself a few new “just for fun” tubes based on your experience with them. Thanks for sharing! :D
I love quin coral! It’s sure a clean bright red and I feel like it doesn’t lean too warm or cool. Makes me think of tulips☺️
Watching you mix skin tones was so mesmerizing! It would be amazing to see a skin tone mixing video from you!
This was such an uplifting video. I loved all technical explanations behind your color choices. Yes, please show us this palette in use.
This is literally the video I needed i think I’m about ready to finally make a custom palette
Jameel Carroll happy to be of service!! Enjoy building your palette!
i've been so curious of your main palette for so long, so thank you for giving us this peak and glance! :) I hope to see more pieces with it!
I LOVE Daniel Smith's French ultramarine. It's in my main palette as well! such a lovely color. The granulation is excellent too
I'm going to miss this series when you're done the 31 days... I watch the previous day's one every morning when I settle down to work on my final animation project every day!
i did digital art since forever, but am slowly transitioning to traditional art because artists like tori makes it look so much fun (and i'm indeed having the time of my life!) ❤️ i can already relate to wanting to buy all of the colors lol
thanks for the video!! it was super satisfying 😍 can't wait for tomorrow's!!
always nice to see how other artist layout their palette, can help give you ideas on how to layout your own or show you how you might be doing something wrong :)
I would love otto see some of your colour combos! In particular, the skin tones you can make with your interesting choices!!
And that is why I always look at the sets offered by a brand when trying to decide which ones i might put in a palette. Somebody was actually paid to create that combination so it's always worth having a look at, at least, or even using it as a starting position. Of course no set ever works for absolutely everyone's preferences but it's so much easier for me to start from something that works and figure out what I would like to improve, or what kind of direction i'd like to shift it in.
Thank you for the way you pick a fun pallet I lov it because at times you don’t go for a lot of colors in the collection we have. I ordered some Daniel smith samples to pick what colors I would like to purchase bcuz they are expensive but worth it. Can’t wait till I make my fav pallet 😍💞
I’m a color mixing beginner so this was amazing seeing what goes in to making a personalized palette. I would love to see son e videos where you explain how you mix colors or at least the fundamentals. I would definitely watch that!!
This video was amazing! I loved how you explained your palette setup and how each paint serves a purpose. I recently switched around my little Meeden palette and took added some new colors like Anthraquinoid Red from DS, Transparent Pyrrol Orange from Qor, Dioxazine Violet from Qor, and Quinacridone Gold Hue from Qor. I've been aiming for a mix of deep, moody primaries with a few pthalo and quinacridone paints for interest. I'm going to miss this series when it's over, they've been so much fun to watch!
Thanks for sharing your palette! The Quin Coral, Quin Gold, Green Gold combo for skintones was so new for me that I can't wait to try it. I don't do a lot of portraits, but I do keep a portrait palette and I never thought to add DS Green Gold, even though it's one of my favorite greens.
I have M. Graham's maroon perylene too, and I love it. It's great for cool skin tones; I've mixed it with yellow ochre for that, but I find I go back to it all the time for various things. :)
Really enjoyed this palette tour! I also have lavender... it's just too pretty not to include it. I found it interesting that you don't have any browns or earthy tones (aside from yellow ochre). I love burnt sienna, transparent red oxide, and English red to name a few. Ahhh Tori I wish I could share my palettes with youuuu! 'Rona be gone, we've got important colors to play with! lol
Amy Earls transparent red oxide in oils is the way to my heart, guh! And for English red light - I only have it in Lukas. To be honest - I don’t have many earth tone watercolors. The ones that I do have are Japanese or Korean. We know how those are multi pigment blends and kinda perform differently. I would love to one day get my hands on a legit tube of earth tones - the ones Denise Soden raves about.
this is so incredibly smart i never thought to do a study on my own palette, im going to hope to do this right now
gosh tori, is love to learn some mixing techniques from you and for you to talk lots about pigments and how theyre different/react! youve so much knowledge, id love to see more videos like this after this challenge
I'd love to see you do a few limited palette sketch (3-4 colors that you choose) and show us how you use them, the mixes you can achieve, etc. I'm starting to think about making my own palette with better artist grade paints and I think it would help narrowing down a bit to which I'd like to try. Good paints are a bit expansive and I don't want to spend money on colors I know nothing about. I watch other watercolor artists as well, so it helps seeing what colors they use and how they use them.
Thank you for sharing your art and your palette with us :)
Wow, I didn't think I would enjoy this series so much, but I have been absolutely loving it. I am sad it's going to end soon but I don't what her to get burnt out :(
daniel smith is my dream😍
Yay! I always look forward to your videos and I always draw or paint along with your videos?
Oh thanks to let the colors in the description ❤️❤️❤️
I am absolutely addicted to your sketchbook habit series now! It's also nice to see that there are more swatch-crazy artists out there 😂 Also I think it is super funny that you mention Daniel smith's essentials set as being very similar to your split primary set. I actually just purchased the essentials set recently! It is absolutely wonderful and I recommend it to anyone looking for a solid starter set of really high-quality paints😊
I got an ETCHR sketchbook because of you!! :) So far so good!
Your colour choices are beautiful. They are arranged logically and I love how clean and organized your information is in your sketchbook. I’d love to see more colour mixing ideas. Have you tried deep scarlet from DS? It’s beautiful and creates gorgeous mixes for some dark, haunting colours. By the way, your cat is stunning!
I just got the Daniel Smith introductory essential set. This video was the final push ❤️
Thank you. I'm trying to set up my first palette and this actually helped me a lot.
I’ve been on a journey to create my own custom palette and this was so inspiring and satisfying! 😍
Your voice is so sooothing and soft
Question if anyone has an answer, is it easy to pull a color/paint out of a welled palette?
allison d it’s possible to wedge and peel them out. It’s kinda satisfying 🤣
allison d If you plan on using a large brush, wells are always a pleasant to get paint from. However, if you like the ability to swap and rearrange colors often I’d recommend using pans to pour your paints in and just buy full pans instead of half for bigger “well” space.
@@saltteas I am the type to swap but I kind of ruined the snap of my old brushes from pans so I am going to sacrifice the ability to swap for better paint access
@@VictoriaGedvillas What do you do with the dry paint? Do you put them in another pallet/pan or use it up on a plate, or what?
yes, i do it sometimes and use my palette knife. i generally have no issues. you might have some trouble with honey based paints, though
Great video. It was nice to hear your thoughts on the colors you chose. BTW, the last time I saw a tube of DS PO49 on ebay, it sold for over $90. So...good luck with that. lol
Your pallet is well loved!
I'll send you a half pan of the OG quin gold!
I was so surprised that you didn’t have perylene green on your main palette. You seem to use it frequently in other palettes you’ve demoed for us, but I see you’re considering it to replace phthalo green. I don’t think it makes a great convenience green, but I do think I would rather mix all my greens, than not have perylene green on my palette :)
itsteganyay yea! I find myself mixing my greens with my core colors. I do have a slight little smudged of phthalo green on the lid whenever I need it. Thank you for chatting with me about it! I’m feeling more inclined to swap out the colors now
I love this video, it’s so good :)
I have to sleep now but this is going to be the first thing i'll do tomorrow
gosh i love hearing you talk about pigment properties! i have no idea what most of it means but i've already learned so much and its so fascinating to me.
also, i was wondering what you mean by 'designer colours' i've heard you say that in reference to the mijellos as well and i couldn't find out what it means?
Im early yey! Thank you for posting, i really am into watching this sketchbook habit!
oooo thank you for this, my main palette is somewhat similar but has my own favourites in it
godsandheros I wanna know your favorites!!! I’m thinking about making a second palette, the one in this video is my basic main- do everything palette. I want a new palette of special and wow.
You be so sweet and looking out for me! The phthalo blue red shade was an intentional buy. I’m curious to if I prefer it to ultramarine or not. I’ll most likely opt for turquoise, but thought I would test them all out at the same time. Maybe the red shade will go in the new palette 🤔
@@VictoriaGedvillas i typed out a whole long reply and YT ate my comment i want to cry
@@VictoriaGedvillas let me sum it up
dioxazine violet is an absolute must for creating realistic blondes, especially being a hairdresser, the same logic applies to cool down the warmth and create platinums and beige blondes.
quin rose is my ride or die cool red, it's the perfect inbetween tone of red and magenta, and having tried using both quin red and quin magenta in it's place, just didn't yield the same results that quin rose gives you.
green gold (PY129) is quickly becoming a staple, it's a great warm green for mixing skin tones and earth tones, and easily can be pulled cooler by adding PG7 so i don't really find myself missing a brighter spring green like the green gold on your palette.
ultramarine and phthalo blue (GS) will probably always be my warm and cool blues, they are too perfect and i don't really have a desire to try other blues because i feel it would just be a waste. there's a reason they remain staples in so many palettes and starter sets, you know? they're reliable.
those are my faves, and some stuff i am experimenting with it.
i recently put quin burnt orange on my palette to see if it would make it easier to mix up some warmer hair colours and so far it is working out wonderfully for that purpose, but i had kicked quin gold off in order to fit it in and i really miss quin gold, so i need to find it a new spot.
i also swapped, i think it was perylene scarlett, for vermillion to see how it is as a warm red and the jury is still out as i haven't used it enough to feel one way or another. on first impression it feels maybe too deep in tone, but it just may come down to using more water in my mixes as i'm not used to it yet.
omg this is so usefullll thank you so much Vic :D
God i love hearing you talk
...............its the language of the grates. 0o0👏👏👏👍👌🔥
Hello! ❤️
Art Philosophy has a sale going on for their Artist Grade Watercolor Tubes. I am interested because it’s only about 5USD for a 15ml tube but I have barely seen any reviews on the paint.
Can you please review it or take a look at it?
Hi! Whats the name of the watercolor brand? Thanks in advance!
Beverly Anne Raquiza The name of the company is Art Philosophy. I think their previous name was Prima Marketing because they sell the same watercolor palettes called the Watercolor Confections Set.
Here’s the link for the tubes: www.artphilosophy.com/product-category/art-philosophy/watercolor-tubes/
@@sophia0_o390 thank you so much! 😊
Just in case you're still debating on the Prima / Art Philosophy watercolor tubes, I just tried them. While I was really happy with the paint quality, I noticed that a lot of the pigments that they use are fugitive. Just about every red/pink, bright yellow and several of the blues will fade over time. If you're not worried about hanging your art on the wall, such as a present for family or for art for sale, then it could be a fun paint to play with. Though a good selection by ShinHan would be about the same quality for even lower price per tube. Even the cost per tube for Mission Gold is only about $3 to $4 per tube when bought in a set, with much more of a selection than the 18 colors Art Philosophy has right now. When the Art Philosophy are not on a special sale, the $8-$12 a tube price tag is up there with what you could find Daniel Smith or another really high end lightfast paint for (and you'd have a lot more choices of quality pigments).
I have some tubes of PO49 for sale. I actually have all three colors with the pigment, quin gold, undersea green, sap green. You can find them on FB market, or you can contact me directly if you are interested. I enjoyed your palette tour! I also have quite the collection of watercolors!
Tori: Has her palette all organized by opacity and mixing
Me: picks a random spot on palette
I'm building my first custom palette, so seeing these types of videos just makes me more excited to do it! You have also convinced me to get that lavender Holbein.
“Pretty please! Use what you have.”
How do I tattoo that on my brain?
If those dirty palettes does not look as satisfying as it should be, idk what is
Do you have any suggestions for sites or books to use to learn about pigments and such? I love watching your videos and they make me want to learn more about my watercolours than just "hey I think this looks good with this"
How do you keep track of all of your colors that aren't on this palette? Do you have a secondary palette?
Did you buy these tubes individually or in sets?
in love with the moon excellent question, the turner colors from 2018 - the tiny tubes were from the 18 piece set. The remaining colors - they were either gifted or purchased individually
Do you have an "affordable" watercolor kit that you would recommend? Like favorite affordable paint tubes/set, affordable sketchbook/paper pad and affordable brushes/set?
the daniel smith split primary one she recommended is solid and around $20 on amazon, i'm sure she would also recommend the paul rubens cotten sketchbook that can also be found on amazon roughly between $16-18, you'd probably need a palette too which the one she's using in the video is, i believe was $8 the last time i purchased, and brushes the creative inspirations 4 piece set is $12 that are wonderful to start with, which tori has reviewed on her previous channel and speaks highly of :)
A really great value set is the Pretty Excellent/MeiLiang 36 pan set. I bought mine for £19, but I've seen it for like £13 on Amazon. I don't think there's a better value set around tbh.
I have to get a new sketchbook soon, do you have any recommendations???
if you want a sketchbook not specifically for watercolor I love the illo square sketchbook because it is a perfect size for me, it is kind of like mixed media and I think it works great with alcohol markers.
Hi Tori! Where did you research pigment properties? I have a book but it is outdated and doesn’t match the colors I have, and the Windsor and Newton website doesn’t have much more than the basic facts (I use Windsor and Newton since it’s what I can afford)
Sofie E I 100% feel you on this. All my books are outdated too and old tutorial books reference colors that are no longer on the market or fugitive. Handprint is a great start, I have a few newer books that are ok - I’ll make sure to showcase them in a later video!
for me, i binged watched a ton of watercolour videos on here. i just soaked in as much as i could and i feel quite confident about pigments and how they behave just from watching youtube (and of course experience now). it was especially helpful when i was starting out with the medium and choosing the my first paints.
If it helps there’s this website called handprint .com that has tons of information about watercolor pigments and other related topics. Though I’m not sure how frequent it updates.
www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/waterfs.html
@@VictoriaGedvillas thank you so much! You replying to my comment makes me feel so special, I'm a little spellbound right now lol. Thank you for inspiring me to keep going and growing with my art! Sending lots of hugs!
Thanks to those who also commented, you all are super helpful!
As much as I love M.Graham, I'm sad I can't use it in my travel palettes because of their honey formula ;0;
Hi I'm kinda beginner on watercolour is there any sketchbooks you recommend that aren't to expensive
Those moments when I’m not sure if you’re saying “core” or “QoR” 🤣
URGGHHHH
Love these watercolor videos! Can’t wait to see more.
What is your view on toxicity of paint? I just created a limited palette with the least toxic pigment I could find and I am not entirely happy with the options. My palette ended up being French ultramarine, Mayan blue genuine, Azo yellow, yellow orche quinacridone red, and Mayan red (All from Daniel Smith). A lot of the pigment have unknown long term hazardous effects, organ poisons, or are carcinogens.
Thanks and love your art!
Could someone explain to what phthalo or Holbein mean? Is it just a brand or just the name of the paint? How does it apply to the paint and what does it say about the paint?
Holbein is a brand and phthalos are a family of pigments ranging from blues to greens
Grekchsterv ahh ok thanks and is that the same for all the other names she’ll mention in front of colors for example Cadmium or Oprah(and other ones that I can’t think of right now)?
@@kevinnguyen68 cadmium and others like quinacridone are again just family of pigments! these are organic compounds used to make pigments for paints and have a specific tone/hue to them. while opera i believe is a type of extremely vivid pink paint.
flower child ahhhh thanks so much!
@@kevinnguyen68 you're welcome! ♡
What is that blue that you swatch at 0:32?
miraxterrik that particular row of colors are mixes from the core color in my palette. Its to test which muted and dark colors I can mix. Hope this helps!
Are we not gonna talk about how she didn’t post a video for THREE DAYS
And if she’s has something going on that she doesn’t wanna tell us that’s ok, that’s alright
No videos on the weekend 👍
Victoria Gedvillas ohhhh
I love this! The one thing i truly lack as.. well a human, is Organization skills! I love seeing the paint mixtures and all the information about them. Definitely would love to see more content like this