I think collecting "convenience" mixes in acrylics is essential. When you mix your own, by the time you get the right color, it starts to dry out before you can use all of it - especially in big pieces painted over time. These beautiful tube colors save money because you're not wasting paint. Anyway, that's my rationale! 😽
I totally agree with this. Thank you for sharing your perspective on it! I just like to grab a certain colour sometimes; the ease of doing that when I'm in the middle of a painting is important especially in acrylics, and I hate wasting paint!
@@NatashaNewtonArt if I were a professional artist instead of a hobby artist I would definitely do that! I love my watercolors bc I feel like I can use every bit with no rush or pressure. Acrylic does have so many advantages!
Have you tried a stay wet palette? I've only just discovered this and oh my it is a life changer!! my golden heavy body stays wet for literally a 5 hour painting session :) you can buy these or just make one with kitchen roll and parchment paper (I made it myself). Seriously changed my mind on acrylics completely!
@@rhi963 You should try a stay wet palette they keep your acrylics workable for longer (they work for gouache too),you can but ready made ones but you can make your own stay wet palette too.
Uhh!! I am so glad you got some new Golden acrylic tubes, I just have one so far and love it, always wanted to expand but wasn’t sure which colours to get. This will be super helpful! I wish you could see my excitement, similar to my son finding chocolate eggs in the kitchen garden and all over the garden and pots. 😆👍🏼 back to watching! 🧡
Hi Alyona! 🖤 I do show a quick shot of all the Golden paints I currently have on my art cart, but I've been meaning to film a more in-depth video about them. I also have lots of their colours in my favourites list on Jackson's just waiting for some of them to come back into stock, so I can definitely talk about them in more detail, showing how I use them in my artwork and swatch them etc! They have some delicious colours! x
I just love your videos. I have been feeling depressed lately and it’s hard to feel excited about my art supplies or making art. But I really enjoy watching other people enjoy new supplies. I can tell you really cherish them and can’t wait to use them. Because of that and the general calm/positive vibe, I find your videos so uplifting.
Hi Anna! I'm so sorry to hear that you've been feeling depressed recently. It's so awful in so many ways when you feel like that. I hope it passes soon and you feel much more inspired and excited again. Sometimes watching other people can help reignite our own excitement! I do really cherish my art supplies - each one is chosen after a lot of thought and research. It's lovely to hear that you find the videos uplifting. Thank you for watching! x
Yey another unboxing video. I love the colours you choose and the granulation on that dusky pink is something 😍 I always enjoy a swatching video, it’s so relaxing. Thanks 💕
Hi Natasha, would LOVE to see the golden colours swatched if you get time. There’s so few swatching vids for golden and if you’re shopping online like me, it really helps to see someone swatching colours 🙏
You really made me laugh when opening your package, only because I am exactly the same! 😆 I ALWAYS miss the little rip tag🏷 ! Lovely choice of colours and catalogues 💝🎨
Another excellent unboxing, once you manage to get past the packaging! 😂 Thank you for my lovely pen! It’s an excellent addition to my burgeoning pen palette! I also love the selection of paints that you swatch here. The names alone are fun to say, and I don’t think I’ll ever tire of hearing you say “Schmincke Horadam Super Granulating!” I was trying to pick a favourite of these paints, but soon realised that I couldn’t (is it just me, or does anyone else feel bad for the other colours if you try and pick a favourite?) Although the ones with a subtle iridescence and interesting granulation do have a little something extra, I rather like that added element of the unpredictable that one can get with these. I look forward to seeing them appearing in your future paintings. Thank you for another enjoyable film! xxxx
Schmincke Horadam, Batman! 😂😂😂 I'm so glad you like your pen - I look forward to seeing the artwork you create with your collection of pens now! And I know EXACTLY what you mean about picking favourite paints. I felt so guilty for dissing some of the Daniel Smith dot card colours the other day! These new ones are all beauties though - I can't wait to make my palettes! xxx
Beautiful choices. I love the new Schmincke colours but they are really expensive. I did an experiment and mixed them myself with the pigments they mention and it was pretty good! But, I agree with you, it’s easier when it’s all mixed for you. Still, I’ll wait before I invest. Love Irit. She has good ideas. Looking forward to your paintings.
I agree, they are quite expensive! I managed to get this one on a bit of a deal (they had a watercolour sale with a few pounds off), so that was lucky! I really enjoy Irit's channel - even though her style of art is very different to mine, I love her way of looking at colours / colour mixing. :)
Another great haul and swatching videos,It's really nice to see how you are expanding your colour palette and how you are selecting colours to do this,but also to hear your thoughts and raesons for choosing certain colours. I have the Jenkin's Green in my acrylic stash and in a watercolour too, it's fantastic rich colour that you wil definitly love,it's great for mixing darker tints and making tinted blacks. I have used the Fabriano Artistico paper in 300Lb for years, it's a great workhorse of a paper that I use for acrylic, watercolour and it's really good for gouache and mixed media too,it will be perfct for the Holbien acryla gouache that you like to use. The Pitt artist's pens are such a great brush pen highly pigmented and consistant in the lines and marks you can make with them,again these have been a staple of mine for years. Sample paper packs are great for painting miniatures or small studies and I often turn paintings I make on them into cards to send to friends. Jacksons are a great supplier to buy from and they do package their orders so well,and their own brand of Procryl brushes are the ones I use for working with gouache,as they are great for this medium and it's obvious they are made from qaulity materials. Rembrandt are actually a really great range of watercolours I have a few colours in my stash and also some acrylics in this range too,I find their earth tones in their watercolours a particularly good and layer really well. Looking forward to seeing how you use al these new paints in the future especially the golden acrylics. As well as having swatch sheets on my studio walls (and in sketchbooks) I also have companies paint charts on my walls too I find having them around me is inspiring as well. It's good to have a mix of mixing colours and also 'convienience' colours too,I have both in all the mediums I use,it's not always easy to mix a particular colour the same each time,so a ready made one can give you that, especially if you are working in a series of paintings,but I also like to mix with this type of colour too.I love that these haul and swatch videos are like us getting another little peek behind the scenes of your work and they are realy insightful and realy inspiring and sometimes make us want to go shopping too! The swatch sheet you painted,all nine colours actually look reaaly good and work well together,a possible colour palette maybe.... P.s Natasha it's me Matt French,I just changed my profile name on youtube for practical reasons so it's the same as my web site and Blg and Pintrest page/board.
Ooh, I didn't know you could get a Jenkin's Green watercolour - do you mind sharing which brand it is, please? :) It's great to hear that you've used and love the paper I've chosen! I haven't used it yet as it only arrived the other day, but it looks lovely and is SO thick, which is really what I need, especially for larger paintings. I love how knowledgable you are about so many different types of art materials, Matt - thank you for sharing that knowledge and experience with all of us here. 💖 And you're so right about it being quite difficult to always mix your own colours with acrylic; it takes a fair amount of time to get the correct colour each time, and you always have to factor in the fast drying time of acrylics and the fact that you don't have long to work with them because of this etc.
I have just one tube of Rembrandt (and I love it). I learned that it is a paint with a honey binder, so if you squeeze it into a palette (rather than using it from the tube), it will never fully dry. It makes rewetting it much easier!
I had a similar experience with the Jackson box- cutting into it and then realising there was a tab! Really curious to see how your larger paper painting will turn out Natasha. Ooo that S&B sample sketchbook looks like a really good idea to try to test them out, I think I've only ever used one of their books.
Hi Mel! I felt like such a doofus opening that box! 🤪 The large sheets of watercolour paper are sooo thick - I'm really looking forward to working on them. And I didn't even know about the 'samples' section on the Jackson's website until recently! They have so many different paper samples and it's a great way of trying new papers very cheaply. I wish they'd do the same for paints!
I love seeing all your products. I esp love watercolours. The Primatek definitely work better straight out of the tube. I put some in pans and they don't work as well. Especially the ones that have a jelly-like consistency like Piemonte Genuine. I look forward to your colour mixing as much as your swatch videos. Thank you. You've become a fave of mine. I've enjoyed binge watching your previous videos while I play with my watercolours. Would you consider swatching your Golden acrylics for us please? And doing more mixed media works. It's good to see how to use all the supplies for inspiration.
Thanks so much for your comment - I'm so pleased that you're enjoying the videos! A Golden swatching video is definitely coming soon - a few people have asked for this and as I've recently ordered a few more colours, I'll have more to show! I really need to put some more painting videos up. I've been so busy with art hauls / testing new supplies / swatching just recently that there hasn't been enough time to film any actual art-making. But I'll try to show some more of my process soon. :)
Love Jackson’s. Irit has such fun color palettes and I have definitely gotten a color or two on her recommendation. She uses Lukas Naples yellow reddish (a color I got and love!) Rembrandt is such a lovely paint brand same as Van Gogh paints. Can’t wait to see your color combinations in your palettes. You have such a stellar sense of color!!
I am really getting inspired by the genuine mineral paints, although I don't own any yet! They are so beautiful. It is lovely to see them in use so thank you! I may try some of the dot cards first too, great idea💝
The dot cards have been such a good idea - I've discovered paints I love that I probably wouldn't have looked at before, and it's saved me from making some expensive mistakes too!
Wow, that dusk pink went on my wishlist instantly. When I first used the super granulating Schmincke colours I was a little underwhelmed as they don't tend to do a lot left to themselves as Daniel Smith watercolours do. But if you move them around a bit, add a bit of water, drag them here and shove them there, the colourseparation's really interesting. Considering your interest in pale blueish greens, you might want to give the glacier green a try, it's one of my favourites.
I love your colour palettes! I would definitely recommend getting Golden heavy body colour chart witch is also just 10p but it’s hand painted! And there’s one for their metallic paints as well. Really nice and accurate colour references.
Thank you so much for telling me about these - I looked on Jackson's and they had both of them for 10p each (!) as you mentioned, which was so much cheaper than the hand-painted charts from other brands. They'll feature in my next art haul!
I have Dusk Green from Royal Talens, just from their student-grade Van Gogh range. It's absolutely gorgeous. Roman Szmal has similar really beautifully granulating colours, like Aquarius Green. I just got their 12-pan set and am really enjoying it. My favourite watercolour paints at the moment are Schminke Horadam, but they're so expensive I'm buying them pan by pan.
Beautiful colours!! I only started buying Daniel Smith watercolours so I’m really interested in your swatches. So far I’ve got Cobalt Teal Blue and Potters Pink, which I both love. They actually mix beautifully - my swatches turned into a fading hydrangea, so that’s about the colour you’ll get 😊
That Dusk Pink is so unique and beautiful.. I just made a purchase a few days ago but might make another just for that color. I love Dan Smiths cobalt teal blue for a pop of color as you mentioned. Another way I use it is to mix it with another color and when the wash dries the cobalt teal separates out a bit because of the granulation and it creates a very beautiful pattern. Definitely a method to experiment with before putting into practice on an important piece though
Great choice of art supplies... I love the Tundra Pink and may consider purchasing that one... I think I have the others... oops... too many art supplies? Maybe...but they make me happy :) thanks for sharing and take care
I'm sorry to hear this. Bloody Brexit! I have nothing to say except that I didn't vote for it. It's making it so difficult re: customs / sending stuff to the EU / receiving parcels etc.
Brexit has not affected the prices for me at all in South Africa. I’ve always had to pay extra duties, etc. And to use normal postage like that takes 6 months or more to receive items. But I can see how it affects you all.
Hi. New to the channel. Just binge watching your videos. I wanted to say love your videos, your swatches are so neat! Inspired to do this myself for my colors. The jazz music at the beginning of this video reminds me of the Peanuts. (Charlie Brown) felt nostalgic. ☺️
Hello Natasha hope you and Dominic are both well. the Jenkin's Green in watercolour is also made by Golden it's in their QoR watercolour range. I use a stay wet palette for my acrylics, but discovered it's easy to actually make your own,using a deep baking tray, paper towel,greaseproof paper and thin sponge or foam. I love the fact that in the community around your channel we all talk to each-other in the comments and share our knowledge and experiece. I have learned a lot from you videos and from others in the comments,it's like in a small way we are all playing a part in each-other's creative journeys and that's really vital in the current climate we are living in.I think Jenkin's Green as a colour is exclusive to Golden,I think many paint companies own colours of paints in their ranges or have ones created esecially for them.I keep a colour mixing book,like a little sketchbook and I write down how I've mixed colours,paint ratios etc,Brands used etc,and swatch them next to the notes,an artist friend told me about the idea a few years ago now and I've kept the mixing notebook ever since.I can't always get the exact mixes each time but I come very close,of course pigments used in paints change sometimes.But it's a useful reference book,especially if I'm working on a series of paintings and have the same colours in them. You will love the Fabriano paper when you use it,it is my prefered paper because it is so versatile.Thank you for all the knowledge and insights you share with as in your briliant videos. P.s there is a video here on TH-cam posted by Iris Borgers called "David Hockney shows his sketchbook" that I think you wil love.
We are, thanks Matt! How are you? I hope you're doing well. :) I've searched and searched for the QoR watercolour in Jenkin's Green, but Jackson's don't have it and I could only find it in acrylic form when I Googled it. I would absolutely love watercolour Jenkins Green (I wonder if I can make it if I can't find it?!). I've started keeping a mixing book, like you! It all started when I mixed some colours I loved for my last collection of paintings and I didn't want to forget how I'd mixed them. I used the Jenkin's Green acrylic with Payne's Grey and Titanium white yesterday and it made a beautiful soft green. I'll definitely be checking out that Hockney video - thanks! Have a lovely Sunday. :)
@@NatashaNewtonArt I got my tubes of Jenkin's Green watercolour while ago as a gift from friends in America,in a care package. I wonder if it might be worth contacting Golden directly and asking them about it.Or as you say making it yourself,if you could find out the igment information for the colour,but do think about contacting Golden,I find companies are willing to answer any questions you have for them especially if they know you use their products.I make progress in my recovery every day. Hope you and Dominic have a lovely sunday too.
i enjoy mixing colors but honestly having convenience colors has a huge appeal to me it's like looking for something that u can't find and then find it later too late ambition gone lol
The fuchsite genuine I found difficult to rewet in the pan, I wonder if it was an old tube. I love Daniel Smith colours. I can recommend the lavender which is a lovely fresh colour. I have Lamp Black which is quite intense, interesting texture when dry. I could be wrong but I think it contains soot.
The dot card I had of the Fuchsite (which was dry paint, obviously!) rewet easily, so maybe it did have something to do with the age of your tube? I'll have to check out the Lavender as that sounds lovely - thanks for the recommendation! I also have the Lamp Black in my palette and I love it. I think you're right about it containing soot!
ZOISITE geological info is amazing...Tanzanite is in the gem family with shades from blue to purple as is Thulite a beautiful pink. In the world of gem stones Tanzanite is highly prized....Look up Tanzanite and gaze in delight. My personal favorite is Bondi Blue. Copying color and getting it right is a fascinating pursuit.
That’s exactly how and why I swatch my entire palette, loose and slightly gradated with maybe a few more extra bits dropped in. Far from perfect but extremely informative for me
I've been doing art hauls lately too but all on Fabriano 100% cotton cold press pads to make my own vintage cover sketchbooks. Omg I've been having so much fun with Kettle stitch binding. And now I have I have own high quality sketchbooks with interesting covers. I've not allowed myself to buy watercolour paints lately as I just want to Learn go use what I have first. And cull out any art supplies that no longer floats my boat..im not an artist by career so I shouldn't own as much as I do lol that's my guilt anyway.
I had a massive cull of art supplies both last year and this year, where I went through everything and sorted out what I no longer need or want and mostly gave it away (or sold a couple of batches of art supplies for much less than I'd originally paid). It felt good to only be left with the supplies I will use and that inspire me! And since then I've been allowing myself to gradually invest in higher quality, artist grade materials that I will use and treasure. Your sketchbooks sound really lovely! :)
Yes, I know from my own experience of sending orders to the US that the prices have gone up so much in the past year. It's because there are fewer planes in operation at the moment during Covid times (at least I think that's what I read somewhere!).
I’m on a self-imposed “no buy” this year and I’ve instead decided to “shop my stash”, only creating art with what I already have in the way of art supplies. Four months into the year and I’m still going strong, but these haul videos are helping scratch that itch! Have you tried the British Earth Natural Pigments Watercolour Set from Choosing Keeping? They are GORGEOUS (especially for landscapes), have a lot of texture, and a few of the colors actually show up and look stunning on black paper. Natalie @avoink
It's a great idea to do that sometimes! I've gone through phases like that too; it's a good way of making the most of the materials you already have and making sure you actually use them! I haven't tried those watercolours from Choosing Keeping but I do know that exact ones you mean as I loved the look of them. ;) I'm currently on a CK ban though as I've spent quite a lot there over the past few months! I'm allowing myself to purchase art supplies from Jackson's because I can use my affiliate credit and reward points (and if I need to put a bit of money towards the orders, it only tends to be a few pounds after those are taken off!).
Ooof, these art hauls are making me want to buy new supplies, despite having bought new things only a couple of weeks ago!
I can only apologise, Rachael - I'm a terrible enabler! 😂
@@NatashaNewtonArt I have a few gouache paints in my wishlist, so I may treat myself... although I may have to wait until payday!
I think collecting "convenience" mixes in acrylics is essential. When you mix your own, by the time you get the right color, it starts to dry out before you can use all of it - especially in big pieces painted over time. These beautiful tube colors save money because you're not wasting paint. Anyway, that's my rationale! 😽
This is the EXACT reason I dont quite enjoy acrylic because I mix almost every color I use for about 10 minutes each 😂
I totally agree with this. Thank you for sharing your perspective on it! I just like to grab a certain colour sometimes; the ease of doing that when I'm in the middle of a painting is important especially in acrylics, and I hate wasting paint!
@@NatashaNewtonArt if I were a professional artist instead of a hobby artist I would definitely do that! I love my watercolors bc I feel like I can use every bit with no rush or pressure. Acrylic does have so many advantages!
Have you tried a stay wet palette? I've only just discovered this and oh my it is a life changer!! my golden heavy body stays wet for literally a 5 hour painting session :) you can buy these or just make one with kitchen roll and parchment paper (I made it myself). Seriously changed my mind on acrylics completely!
@@rhi963 You should try a stay wet palette they keep your acrylics workable for longer (they work for gouache too),you can but ready made ones but you can make your own stay wet palette too.
Uhh!! I am so glad you got some new Golden acrylic tubes, I just have one so far and love it, always wanted to expand but wasn’t sure which colours to get. This will be super helpful! I wish you could see my excitement, similar to my son finding chocolate eggs in the kitchen garden and all over the garden and pots. 😆👍🏼 back to watching! 🧡
Hi Alyona! 🖤 I do show a quick shot of all the Golden paints I currently have on my art cart, but I've been meaning to film a more in-depth video about them. I also have lots of their colours in my favourites list on Jackson's just waiting for some of them to come back into stock, so I can definitely talk about them in more detail, showing how I use them in my artwork and swatch them etc! They have some delicious colours! x
My favourite of the new Schmincke colours is Tundra Violet, definitely worth a check out!
Oh yes, I've seen that - it's gorgeous!
I just love your videos. I have been feeling depressed lately and it’s hard to feel excited about my art supplies or making art. But I really enjoy watching other people enjoy new supplies. I can tell you really cherish them and can’t wait to use them. Because of that and the general calm/positive vibe, I find your videos so uplifting.
Hi Anna! I'm so sorry to hear that you've been feeling depressed recently. It's so awful in so many ways when you feel like that. I hope it passes soon and you feel much more inspired and excited again. Sometimes watching other people can help reignite our own excitement! I do really cherish my art supplies - each one is chosen after a lot of thought and research. It's lovely to hear that you find the videos uplifting. Thank you for watching! x
Yey another unboxing video. I love the colours you choose and the granulation on that dusky pink is something 😍
I always enjoy a swatching video, it’s so relaxing. Thanks 💕
Thank you! I love filming them. :) The Dusk Pink is even more gorgeous than I expected! I'm very excited to use it.
Hi Natasha, would LOVE to see the golden colours swatched if you get time. There’s so few swatching vids for golden and if you’re shopping online like me, it really helps to see someone swatching colours 🙏
Thanks for the suggestion, Kendall! A few people have asked me whether I would swatch the Golden colours, so a video will be coming soon. :)
The tundra pink and dusk pink are so very beautiful Wow love them x
Aren't they gorgeous?! So pleased you love them too. :)
Ooooooooo Golden paint 🎨🤤😍
So absolutely gorgeous! One of my new obsessions. :)
You really made me laugh when opening your package, only because I am exactly the same! 😆 I ALWAYS miss the little rip tag🏷 !
Lovely choice of colours and catalogues 💝🎨
I really did make a pig's ear of it! 🤪 Thanks - I'm so pleased that you liked what I ordered!
Another excellent unboxing, once you manage to get past the packaging! 😂
Thank you for my lovely pen! It’s an excellent addition to my burgeoning pen palette!
I also love the selection of paints that you swatch here. The names alone are fun to say, and I don’t think I’ll ever tire of hearing you say “Schmincke Horadam Super Granulating!”
I was trying to pick a favourite of these paints, but soon realised that I couldn’t (is it just me, or does anyone else feel bad for the other colours if you try and pick a favourite?) Although the ones with a subtle iridescence and interesting granulation do have a little something extra, I rather like that added element of the unpredictable that one can get with these. I look forward to seeing them appearing in your future paintings.
Thank you for another enjoyable film! xxxx
Schmincke Horadam, Batman! 😂😂😂 I'm so glad you like your pen - I look forward to seeing the artwork you create with your collection of pens now! And I know EXACTLY what you mean about picking favourite paints. I felt so guilty for dissing some of the Daniel Smith dot card colours the other day! These new ones are all beauties though - I can't wait to make my palettes! xxx
Beautiful choices. I love the new Schmincke colours but they are really expensive. I did an experiment and mixed them myself with the pigments they mention and it was pretty good! But, I agree with you, it’s easier when it’s all mixed for you. Still, I’ll wait before I invest. Love Irit. She has good ideas. Looking forward to your paintings.
I agree, they are quite expensive! I managed to get this one on a bit of a deal (they had a watercolour sale with a few pounds off), so that was lucky! I really enjoy Irit's channel - even though her style of art is very different to mine, I love her way of looking at colours / colour mixing. :)
Another great haul and swatching videos,It's really nice to see how you are expanding your colour palette and how you are selecting colours to do this,but also to hear your thoughts and raesons for choosing certain colours. I have the Jenkin's Green in my acrylic stash and in a watercolour too, it's fantastic rich colour that you wil definitly love,it's great for mixing darker tints and making tinted blacks. I have used the Fabriano Artistico paper in 300Lb for years, it's a great workhorse of a paper that I use for acrylic, watercolour and it's really good for gouache and mixed media too,it will be perfct for the Holbien acryla gouache that you like to use. The Pitt artist's pens are such a great brush pen highly pigmented and consistant in the lines and marks you can make with them,again these have been a staple of mine for years. Sample paper packs are great for painting miniatures or small studies and I often turn paintings I make on them into cards to send to friends.
Jacksons are a great supplier to buy from and they do package their orders so well,and their own brand of Procryl brushes are the ones I use for working with gouache,as they are great for this medium and it's obvious they are made from qaulity materials.
Rembrandt are actually a really great range of watercolours I have a few colours in my stash and also some acrylics in this range too,I find their earth tones in their watercolours a particularly good and layer really well. Looking forward to seeing how you use al these new paints in the future especially the golden acrylics. As well as having swatch sheets on my studio walls (and in sketchbooks) I also have companies paint charts on my walls too I find having them around me is inspiring as well. It's good to have a mix of mixing colours and also 'convienience' colours too,I have both in all the mediums I use,it's not always easy to mix a particular colour the same each time,so a ready made one can give you that, especially if you are working in a series of paintings,but I also like to mix with this type of colour too.I love that these haul and swatch videos are like us getting another little peek behind the scenes of your work and they are realy insightful and realy inspiring and sometimes make us want to go shopping too! The swatch sheet you painted,all nine colours actually look reaaly good and work well together,a possible colour palette maybe....
P.s Natasha it's me Matt French,I just changed my profile name on youtube for practical reasons so it's the same as my web site and Blg and Pintrest page/board.
Ooh, I didn't know you could get a Jenkin's Green watercolour - do you mind sharing which brand it is, please? :) It's great to hear that you've used and love the paper I've chosen! I haven't used it yet as it only arrived the other day, but it looks lovely and is SO thick, which is really what I need, especially for larger paintings. I love how knowledgable you are about so many different types of art materials, Matt - thank you for sharing that knowledge and experience with all of us here. 💖 And you're so right about it being quite difficult to always mix your own colours with acrylic; it takes a fair amount of time to get the correct colour each time, and you always have to factor in the fast drying time of acrylics and the fact that you don't have long to work with them because of this etc.
I love the Tundra Pink - that is definitely on my list :)
It's a really interesting paint - I can imagine how it will look in larger washes and can't wait to experiment more with it!
Love the dusky pink it looks gorgeous
Thanks Catherine, isn't it beautiful!
Music rocks❤️🔥❤️🔥🥇
Oooooh I’ve never bought from Jackson’s..... thank you for inspiring me xxx
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy your new supplies! :) x
I have just one tube of Rembrandt (and I love it). I learned that it is a paint with a honey binder, so if you squeeze it into a palette (rather than using it from the tube), it will never fully dry. It makes rewetting it much easier!
Ah, that's interesting to know! Thanks Amanda. :)
Wow, love your unboxing. And absolutely love Daniel Smith watercolor paints, especially their Primateks!
Thanks Stan! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :)
Lunar red rock is just marvelous!
Thank you for this video, so relaxing to watch ☺
Thanks Elisa, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 💖
I had a similar experience with the Jackson box- cutting into it and then realising there was a tab! Really curious to see how your larger paper painting will turn out Natasha. Ooo that S&B sample sketchbook looks like a really good idea to try to test them out, I think I've only ever used one of their books.
Hi Mel! I felt like such a doofus opening that box! 🤪 The large sheets of watercolour paper are sooo thick - I'm really looking forward to working on them. And I didn't even know about the 'samples' section on the Jackson's website until recently! They have so many different paper samples and it's a great way of trying new papers very cheaply. I wish they'd do the same for paints!
Cobalt teal hands down!💕
It is a beauty!
your art hauls always gets me excited hehe
That's so nice to hear, thank you! Funnily enough, I've just uploaded another one with lots of delicious swatching! ;)
@@NatashaNewtonArt I just refreshed your page and I saw it... I'm definitely going to watch it now :)
Love the Zoisite! You make me place another orderfrom Jackson’s 😉
The Zoisite is such a beautiful and unique paint! 💚
Beautiful! I’m going to put the Schminke Tundra pink on my list.🤩x
Oh yes, it's really a 'Jess' colour! xx
Oh my, the pink fuchsite! And the green one in middle of top row! Awesome haul ! 💞🙃💞
Thanks Rana! They're such gorgeous paints; I'm so pleased I took the plunge and ordered them!
The shimmer and granulation of these are so beautiful. Another great haul!
They're really special, aren't they? Thank you!
I love seeing all your products. I esp love watercolours. The Primatek definitely work better straight out of the tube. I put some in pans and they don't work as well. Especially the ones that have a jelly-like consistency like Piemonte Genuine. I look forward to your colour mixing as much as your swatch videos. Thank you. You've become a fave of mine. I've enjoyed binge watching your previous videos while I play with my watercolours. Would you consider swatching your Golden acrylics for us please? And doing more mixed media works. It's good to see how to use all the supplies for inspiration.
Thanks so much for your comment - I'm so pleased that you're enjoying the videos! A Golden swatching video is definitely coming soon - a few people have asked for this and as I've recently ordered a few more colours, I'll have more to show! I really need to put some more painting videos up. I've been so busy with art hauls / testing new supplies / swatching just recently that there hasn't been enough time to film any actual art-making. But I'll try to show some more of my process soon. :)
Love Jackson’s. Irit has such fun color palettes and I have definitely gotten a color or two on her recommendation. She uses Lukas Naples yellow reddish (a color I got and love!) Rembrandt is such a lovely paint brand same as Van Gogh paints. Can’t wait to see your color combinations in your palettes. You have such a stellar sense of color!!
Thank you so much, Simone! I really appreciate your kind words. :) Irit's colours and colour mixes are just gorgeous - very inspiring!
Bloodstone❤️🔥Tundra Pink( I have) as well as the third in the trio
I am really getting inspired by the genuine mineral paints, although I don't own any yet! They are so beautiful. It is lovely to see them in use so thank you! I may try some of the dot cards first too, great idea💝
The dot cards have been such a good idea - I've discovered paints I love that I probably wouldn't have looked at before, and it's saved me from making some expensive mistakes too!
Wow, that dusk pink went on my wishlist instantly.
When I first used the super granulating Schmincke colours I was a little underwhelmed as they don't tend to do a lot left to themselves as Daniel Smith watercolours do. But if you move them around a bit, add a bit of water, drag them here and shove them there, the colourseparation's really interesting. Considering your interest in pale blueish greens, you might want to give the glacier green a try, it's one of my favourites.
The Dusk Pink is so special, isn't it?! I will check out the Glacier Green - thanks for the recommendation, it sounds lovely! :)
I love your colour palettes! I would definitely recommend getting Golden heavy body colour chart witch is also just 10p but it’s hand painted! And there’s one for their metallic paints as well. Really nice and accurate colour references.
Thank you so much for telling me about these - I looked on Jackson's and they had both of them for 10p each (!) as you mentioned, which was so much cheaper than the hand-painted charts from other brands. They'll feature in my next art haul!
For me: Zoisite & Dusk pink, Cobalt teal blue are real winners. The granulation on both colors are just magnificent.
They really are stunning, aren't they?! :)
@@NatashaNewtonArt YUP YUP ^^
I have Dusk Green from Royal Talens, just from their student-grade Van Gogh range. It's absolutely gorgeous. Roman Szmal has similar really beautifully granulating colours, like Aquarius Green. I just got their 12-pan set and am really enjoying it. My favourite watercolour paints at the moment are Schminke Horadam, but they're so expensive I'm buying them pan by pan.
The Roman Szmal paints seem really lovely to work with! I also love the Schmincke paints and just add to my collection little by little, like you. 🧡
Oh my! These colours are wonderful! I really love the Zoisite Genuine, the Tundra and the Dusk Pinks. They make me want to use watercolours!
Thanks Chris, I'm so pleased you like the colours I've chosen! 💖
Beautiful colours!! I only started buying Daniel Smith watercolours so I’m really interested in your swatches. So far I’ve got Cobalt Teal Blue and Potters Pink, which I both love. They actually mix beautifully - my swatches turned into a fading hydrangea, so that’s about the colour you’ll get 😊
I really need to try this mix as it sounds beautiful! Thanks for sharing. :)
That Dusk Pink is so unique and beautiful.. I just made a purchase a few days ago but might make another just for that color.
I love Dan Smiths cobalt teal blue for a pop of color as you mentioned. Another way I use it is to mix it with another color and when the wash dries the cobalt teal separates out a bit because of the granulation and it creates a very beautiful pattern. Definitely a method to experiment with before putting into practice on an important piece though
That's a great tip, thank you so much! I look forward to experimenting with the Cobalt Teal now. It sounds beautiful!
I love art supply hauls. I had to cancel my vacation and decided to cheer myself up by buying 48 tubes of Golden paints 😂
Ha ha, that would cheer me up too!
I love cobalt teal colours a lot. My favourite so far is schmincke version (it’s a tat bit bluer and less granulating compared to DS)
Ooh, I'll have to check that one out!
I’m a sucker for cobalt teals…
Great choice of art supplies... I love the Tundra Pink and may consider purchasing that one... I think I have the others... oops... too many art supplies? Maybe...but they make me happy :) thanks for sharing and take care
As I've said before, and art supplies addiction is healthier than drink or drugs! ;) And if it makes you happy... :) Thanks Jeanette!
I am so sad that ordering on jacksons got too expensive because of Brexit for me. I loved to order there as well.
Same 🙄
Same
I'm sorry to hear this. Bloody Brexit! I have nothing to say except that I didn't vote for it. It's making it so difficult re: customs / sending stuff to the EU / receiving parcels etc.
Brexit has not affected the prices for me at all in South Africa. I’ve always had to pay extra duties, etc. And to use normal postage like that takes 6 months or more to receive items. But I can see how it affects you all.
@@anne-marieolivier8318 I think the most affected is jackson's itself.
What a shame 😞
Nice haul! Same, irit’s recommendation are cracking my bank. The color choices she has are so dreamy.
Ha ha! Yes, she really makes me think about colour in a different way. :)
Hi. New to the channel. Just binge watching your videos. I wanted to say love your videos, your swatches are so neat! Inspired to do this myself for my colors. The jazz music at the beginning of this video reminds me of the Peanuts. (Charlie Brown) felt nostalgic. ☺️
I'm really excited about ordering some Caran D'Ache Luminance pencils for myself! They look so lovely and creamy!
They're honestly such gorgeous (and addictive) pencils! I love them.
Wow! 😍
Thank you!
Hello Natasha hope you and Dominic are both well. the Jenkin's Green in watercolour is also made by Golden it's in their QoR watercolour range. I use a stay wet palette for my acrylics, but discovered it's easy to actually make your own,using a deep baking tray, paper towel,greaseproof paper and thin sponge or foam. I love the fact that in the community around your channel we all talk to each-other in the comments and share our knowledge and experiece. I have learned a lot from you videos and from others in the comments,it's like in a small way we are all playing a part in each-other's creative journeys and that's really vital in the current climate we are living in.I think Jenkin's Green as a colour is exclusive to Golden,I think many paint companies own colours of paints in their ranges or have ones created esecially for them.I keep a colour mixing book,like a little sketchbook and I write down how I've mixed colours,paint ratios etc,Brands used etc,and swatch them next to the notes,an artist friend told me about the idea a few years ago now and I've kept the mixing notebook ever since.I can't always get the exact mixes each time but I come very close,of course pigments used in paints change sometimes.But it's a useful reference book,especially if I'm working on a series of paintings and have the same colours in them.
You will love the Fabriano paper when you use it,it is my prefered paper because it is so versatile.Thank you for all the knowledge and insights you share with as in your briliant videos.
P.s there is a video here on TH-cam posted by Iris Borgers called "David Hockney shows his sketchbook" that I think you wil love.
We are, thanks Matt! How are you? I hope you're doing well. :) I've searched and searched for the QoR watercolour in Jenkin's Green, but Jackson's don't have it and I could only find it in acrylic form when I Googled it. I would absolutely love watercolour Jenkins Green (I wonder if I can make it if I can't find it?!). I've started keeping a mixing book, like you! It all started when I mixed some colours I loved for my last collection of paintings and I didn't want to forget how I'd mixed them. I used the Jenkin's Green acrylic with Payne's Grey and Titanium white yesterday and it made a beautiful soft green. I'll definitely be checking out that Hockney video - thanks! Have a lovely Sunday. :)
@@NatashaNewtonArt I got my tubes of Jenkin's Green watercolour while ago as a gift from friends in America,in a care package. I wonder if it might be worth contacting Golden directly and asking them about it.Or as you say making it yourself,if you could find out the igment information for the colour,but do think about contacting Golden,I find companies are willing to answer any questions you have for them especially if they know you use their products.I make progress in my recovery every day. Hope you and Dominic have a lovely sunday too.
Fabulous
Thank you!
these colors are gorgeous. love the granulation. wish i could afford them
There was a time that I couldn't afford them too - I hope that you're able to buy some one day. They are worth the money!
So happy and pissed I found out about Choosing Keeping thanks to you😂🤣😅
Ha ha!
Irit uses the Lukas Naples reddish - you can get a Van Gogh Naples reddish/dusk pink also which is as good and cheaper!
Ah, that's the one! I couldn't remember which one she uses, but loved the colour.
i enjoy mixing colors but honestly having convenience colors has a huge appeal to me it's like looking for something that u can't find and then find it later too late ambition gone lol
I think it's great to have both: good mixers and convenience colours! :)
Check out Gansai Shadow Black set as well as Gansai Graphite color set🥇
The fuchsite genuine I found difficult to rewet in the pan, I wonder if it was an old tube. I love Daniel Smith colours. I can recommend the lavender which is a lovely fresh colour. I have Lamp Black which is quite intense, interesting texture when dry. I could be wrong but I think it contains soot.
The dot card I had of the Fuchsite (which was dry paint, obviously!) rewet easily, so maybe it did have something to do with the age of your tube? I'll have to check out the Lavender as that sounds lovely - thanks for the recommendation! I also have the Lamp Black in my palette and I love it. I think you're right about it containing soot!
ZOISITE geological info is amazing...Tanzanite is in the gem family with shades from blue to purple as is Thulite a beautiful pink. In the world of gem stones Tanzanite is highly prized....Look up Tanzanite and gaze in delight. My personal favorite is Bondi Blue. Copying color and getting it right is a fascinating pursuit.
I was thinking, "Wasn't Zoisite a Sailor Moon villain?" ;-D
Ooh, I'll look it up, thank you!
Ha ha!
I don't own any Rembrandt, but that tube of Dusk Pink is gorgeous!
It is so BEAUTIFUL!
That’s exactly how and why I swatch my entire palette, loose and slightly gradated with maybe a few more extra bits dropped in. Far from perfect but extremely informative for me
I've been doing art hauls lately too but all on Fabriano 100% cotton cold press pads to make my own vintage cover sketchbooks. Omg I've been having so much fun with Kettle stitch binding. And now I have I have own high quality sketchbooks with interesting covers. I've not allowed myself to buy watercolour paints lately as I just want to Learn go use what I have first. And cull out any art supplies that no longer floats my boat..im not an artist by career so I shouldn't own as much as I do lol that's my guilt anyway.
I had a massive cull of art supplies both last year and this year, where I went through everything and sorted out what I no longer need or want and mostly gave it away (or sold a couple of batches of art supplies for much less than I'd originally paid). It felt good to only be left with the supplies I will use and that inspire me! And since then I've been allowing myself to gradually invest in higher quality, artist grade materials that I will use and treasure. Your sketchbooks sound really lovely! :)
Natasha: Zoisite
Me: Adds to cart
Ha ha! I think you'll love it. It's such an interesting paint, both in colour and texture!
The texture that Bloodstone Genuine gets looks very velvety.
It does, it's so gorgeous!
I adore Daniel Smith paint..that last three in the row are worthy of considering..mmmm
Treat yourself, Susan! ;)
I am so bummed out at how much the shipping has gone up to the US. I couldnt believe it.
Yes, I know from my own experience of sending orders to the US that the prices have gone up so much in the past year. It's because there are fewer planes in operation at the moment during Covid times (at least I think that's what I read somewhere!).
@@NatashaNewtonArt sadly it's because of Brexit.
Good
Thanks!
I’m on a self-imposed “no buy” this year and I’ve instead decided to “shop my stash”, only creating art with what I already have in the way of art supplies. Four months into the year and I’m still going strong, but these haul videos are helping scratch that itch!
Have you tried the British Earth Natural Pigments Watercolour Set from Choosing Keeping? They are GORGEOUS (especially for landscapes), have a lot of texture, and a few of the colors actually show up and look stunning on black paper.
Natalie
@avoink
It's a great idea to do that sometimes! I've gone through phases like that too; it's a good way of making the most of the materials you already have and making sure you actually use them! I haven't tried those watercolours from Choosing Keeping but I do know that exact ones you mean as I loved the look of them. ;) I'm currently on a CK ban though as I've spent quite a lot there over the past few months! I'm allowing myself to purchase art supplies from Jackson's because I can use my affiliate credit and reward points (and if I need to put a bit of money towards the orders, it only tends to be a few pounds after those are taken off!).
Irit pronounced Eeleet
Thanks Peggy!
Irit is a very dangerous lady - I have spent too much money watching her swatching!
Ha ha, she is! Dangerous to our bank accounts. 😂