I always pick up so much useful information when I watch your videos. Thank you for being so generous with your time, take care and rest up this weekend!
Omg Emma Jane, I feel for you. My daughter is also pregnant (30 weeks) with grandchild #2 and has had horrible acid reflux. I wish for you an easy delivery and healthy baby. Mazel Tov!
I too was all about tubes and I STILL am but instead of straight from the tube I'm making palettes. I'm really enjoying creating my own seasonal and themed palettes since you get sooooo much from one tube!
You're such a star! Teachers who are generous with their knowledge are hard to find! Hope you get a nice weekend. In my trial and error, cheap paper the water sits on top and slides about, and you need to monitor its tendancy to be mobile as it dries. 100% cotton, cold pressed sucks in the water and pigment like it's a drink, and the wetness stays, so you can add pigment for lovely effects. Pans are fine, but tube paint is so much nicer to use, as soon as you reset them you're at a creamy consistency, some pans need agitation to get to that point. It's most definately a choice to make so that it suits you. As a gift my husband bought me a few pads ....of basic paper, I'm here a year later finally finished them and it was an utter waste of money, you can't practice the best elements of watercolour on the cheap stuff! I've two A5 etchr watercolour books like Emma's, and I've just bought my first A4 one and dared to paint on the first page - it's scrummy paper!
Love your videos, coming back to watercolour in retirement. I have picked up some white china fondue plates from the thrift shop, they have about 6 divided sections and are a very affordable option. I got 2 plates (dinner size) for $2 each.
My art teacher gave me good advice, it worked well for me. I bought a W&N cotman pan set, granted it had 24 colours but as I used them up I replaced them with professional tubes and refilled the pans with that. I bought 24 as I thought that was a good MINIMUM but it took years to replace some of the colours and some that I just threw out. I now have a 48 colour pan pallet and 15 of them are specialist paints like metallic and mica based. It really did surprise me how few colours I use on a regular basis, some I buy because i am too lazy to mix it myself (Payne's grey for one) but buying a colour wheel is always a good idea. Just my opinion and I am sure my art teacher would be surprised I remembered anything she taught me decades later
I love your take on the different paints. You made me giggle with the reflux and needing to take a nap. Keep those tums in your pocket mama. I'm excited for you and your family. Take care.
I bought the meilang palette after your advice ( 24€ for 36 pans) and I am quiet happy with it even if I have some Schmincke ( marvellous but so expensive) for painting cards and some others little things they are perfect ! Thank for your advice
Shayda Campbell once said that paper quality is more important than paint quality and I have to agree. I have Koi and Mungyo paint sets…both student quality. They definitely work better on decent paper!
I don’t close mine either but if I do I will put a rectangle of spare paper in there so they don’t fly around. Maybe an old towel to hold then in place
I took several classes and was told to get tubes. I thought they were cumbersome even though I bought only a few. Then I took a tour to Greece (I was not a watercolorist) and wanted simplicity. I went to an art store and they had Prang (including a brush). Believe it not I do not stress over the NAMES of colors. The set had 16 colors. I had no help re: paper and got a 9 x 12 Strathmore..because it FIT in a back pack. I did OK yet brought my Micron pens! That was my expertise yet I at least tried and found out it was not as scary as I thought. I am now getting pretty good with several years of practice. A lot of thanks go to you and others. Never even knew much about TH-cam (I am technically challenged) until Covid! I found paper is the key!
You can purchase individual pans from Daniel Smith and Windsor Newton in select colors only. I purchase my favorites that way. Also from those who make their own.
That's right. In fact you can buy individual pans from all the major brands and put these in an empty palette (made for pans) or a tin, to create a customized palette.
You can purchase individual pans from Daniel Smith and Windsor &Newton, although not all colors available. I purchase my favorite colors that way. Also buy some original watercolors in pans from those who create them.
The paint in Winsor & Newton pans is a different formulation from the tubes. The pan paints have more additives than the tube paints and are accordingly duller on paper. For this reason, they also fall out of the wells more easily than some other brands. I put my Schmincke paint in a palette and they have never fallen out, but my W&N paints used to fall out of the same kind of palette very frequently.
I'm a beginner and have absolutely no natural talent or experience, but I'm enjoying it so much. Anyway, for me the Mungyo half pans are great. largely because they're affordable, come in a great range of colors, are available at my local art shop and you can buy the half pans in individual colors. When I want to spoil myself I just buy one new color.
I will definitely second using a white tile as a ceramic palette. You can get them for incredibly cheap from home improvement/renovation stores. For example I have a 8x12inch white tile that I use and I got it for $1.60. I use half pans and I will take them out of my palettes and use a white or blue tac to stick them to the tile for the paintings I'm doing.
I feel for you Emma, 🤢 Have you tried a 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water? There’s nothing like it, DIY alka seltzer. Good luck this month, you look wonderful! Love from an RN/Gramma and huge fan❤️🇨🇦
Just found this super handy video, thanks for explaining the difference! For me as a beginner it is somewhat of a quest understanding everything. Just a quick question: why do you put the tube paint in a palette with wells rather than putting them in half pans? That would fix the falling out problem maybe? What are the benefits of the larger wells in your palette? Thanks so much!!❤
I missed the live but hi!! -catches replay and leaves love- but you can customise a pan palette if it's a good one.. you can just buy an empty pan palette then add the pans you want no?
Hello from Gemany, Ema. Could you name the 5 W&N Cotman colors (tubes) that habe been given to you on that workshop? I want to order the same ones, because I am just fed up with my Russian “Ladoga“ palette...The colors are not dull, but they are chalky and they just doesn' allow proper mixing...After 2 years of using them, I am tired, frustrated and I feel I cannot go on with them anymore!!!
Some of my tube paints crumble after a day or two in my pallet. Some fall out as you were saying but the ones that crumble I don't know what to do with. Do you have any suggestions.
Which brand of tube paints are they? If they are a fairly inexpensive brand, they tend to crumble when they dry. I’d upgrade to higher quality or use the lower grade out of the tube
I have a few paints that do that.. I have found that adding a couple of drops of vegetable glycerine (found at most grocery stores), mixed into the wet paint when you first squirt the tube paint into your palette (stirred in with a toothpick) stops the paint from crumbling to pieces.
Cotman suck compared to Van Gogh. Van Gogh with the addition of some Rembrandt colours from the pro paints of the same company,make a great set that you can stick with long enough,until you reach the experience to jump to Schmincke etc. Actually R.Talens are so good,that you can stick with them as your main palette!
I always pick up so much useful information when I watch your videos. Thank you for being so generous with your time, take care and rest up this weekend!
Omg Emma Jane, I feel for you. My daughter is also pregnant (30 weeks) with grandchild #2 and has had horrible acid reflux. I wish for you an easy delivery and healthy baby. Mazel Tov!
I too was all about tubes and I STILL am but instead of straight from the tube I'm making palettes. I'm really enjoying creating my own seasonal and themed palettes since you get sooooo much from one tube!
You're such a star! Teachers who are generous with their knowledge are hard to find! Hope you get a nice weekend.
In my trial and error, cheap paper the water sits on top and slides about, and you need to monitor its tendancy to be mobile as it dries. 100% cotton, cold pressed sucks in the water and pigment like it's a drink, and the wetness stays, so you can add pigment for lovely effects. Pans are fine, but tube paint is so much nicer to use, as soon as you reset them you're at a creamy consistency, some pans need agitation to get to that point.
It's most definately a choice to make so that it suits you. As a gift my husband bought me a few pads ....of basic paper, I'm here a year later finally finished them and it was an utter waste of money, you can't practice the best elements of watercolour on the cheap stuff! I've two A5 etchr watercolour books like Emma's, and I've just bought my first A4 one and dared to paint on the first page - it's scrummy paper!
My favorite watercolor pallet is a deviled egg plate I picked up at a thrift shop
Love your videos, coming back to watercolour in retirement. I have picked up some white china fondue plates from the thrift shop, they have about 6 divided sections and are a very affordable option. I got 2 plates (dinner size) for $2 each.
My art teacher gave me good advice, it worked well for me. I bought a W&N cotman pan set, granted it had 24 colours but as I used them up I replaced them with professional tubes and refilled the pans with that. I bought 24 as I thought that was a good MINIMUM but it took years to replace some of the colours and some that I just threw out. I now have a 48 colour pan pallet and 15 of them are specialist paints like metallic and mica based. It really did surprise me how few colours I use on a regular basis, some I buy because i am too lazy to mix it myself (Payne's grey for one) but buying a colour wheel is always a good idea. Just my opinion and I am sure my art teacher would be surprised I remembered anything she taught me decades later
Blank watercolor pans you can purchase purchase at any Dollar Store usually for a buck or two they work well
I love your take on the different paints. You made me giggle with the reflux and needing to take a nap. Keep those tums in your pocket mama. I'm excited for you and your family. Take care.
I bought the meilang palette after your advice ( 24€ for 36 pans) and I am quiet happy with it even if I have some Schmincke ( marvellous but so expensive) for painting cards and some others little things they are perfect ! Thank for your advice
I have a great respect for your honesty! 👏👏👏👏
Inlove my sketch etch lab book …thank you for advicing it
Shayda Campbell once said that paper quality is more important than paint quality and I have to agree. I have Koi and Mungyo paint sets…both student quality. They definitely work better on decent paper!
Yep, very true!
I don’t close mine either but if I do I will put a rectangle of spare paper in there so they don’t fly around. Maybe an old towel to hold then in place
I took several classes and was told to get tubes. I thought they were cumbersome even though I bought only a few. Then I took a tour to Greece (I was not a watercolorist) and wanted simplicity. I went to an art store and they had Prang (including a brush). Believe it not I do not stress over the NAMES of colors. The set had 16 colors. I had no help re: paper and got a 9 x 12 Strathmore..because it FIT in a back pack. I did OK yet brought my Micron pens! That was my expertise yet I at least tried and found out it was not as scary as I thought. I am now getting pretty good with several years of practice. A lot of thanks go to you and others. Never even knew much about TH-cam (I am technically challenged) until Covid! I found paper is the key!
Im a beginner and this video is very helpful. Thank you.
Hi from central NY state. Enjoy your channel so much.
I put a magnetic strip under my loose pans and then use a metallic palette tin to store them, so they dont fall out.
You can purchase individual pans from Daniel Smith and Windsor Newton in select colors only. I purchase my favorites that way. Also from those who make their own.
That's right. In fact you can buy individual pans from all the major brands and put these in an empty palette (made for pans) or a tin, to create a customized palette.
You can purchase individual pans from Daniel Smith and Windsor &Newton, although not all colors available. I purchase my favorite colors that way. Also buy some original watercolors in pans from those who create them.
The paint in Winsor & Newton pans is a different formulation from the tubes. The pan paints have more additives than the tube paints and are accordingly duller on paper. For this reason, they also fall out of the wells more easily than some other brands. I put my Schmincke paint in a palette and they have never fallen out, but my W&N paints used to fall out of the same kind of palette very frequently.
This is very helpful esp for me being a beginner . Thank u
I'm a beginner and have absolutely no natural talent or experience, but I'm enjoying it so much. Anyway, for me the Mungyo half pans are great. largely because they're affordable, come in a great range of colors, are available at my local art shop and you can buy the half pans in individual colors. When I want to spoil myself I just buy one new color.
I will definitely second using a white tile as a ceramic palette. You can get them for incredibly cheap from home improvement/renovation stores. For example I have a 8x12inch white tile that I use and I got it for $1.60. I use half pans and I will take them out of my palettes and use a white or blue tac to stick them to the tile for the paintings I'm doing.
You have taught me
So much! Thank you!
I feel for you Emma, 🤢
Have you tried a 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water?
There’s nothing like it, DIY alka seltzer.
Good luck this month, you look wonderful!
Love from an RN/Gramma and huge fan❤️🇨🇦
Just found this super handy video, thanks for explaining the difference! For me as a beginner it is somewhat of a quest understanding everything. Just a quick question: why do you put the tube paint in a palette with wells rather than putting them in half pans? That would fix the falling out problem maybe? What are the benefits of the larger wells in your palette? Thanks so much!!❤
Metal pan vs plastic which is better?
Hola! Hi! Do you have any toughts on Van Gogh tubes watercolors? Thank you for all your content!
Gum Arabic works well to glue them back in the pallet
I missed the live but hi!! -catches replay and leaves love- but you can customise a pan palette if it's a good one.. you can just buy an empty pan palette then add the pans you want no?
You can customize your pans too. Just put different ones in a tin box. Agree whole pans the others are too small
I found the small pallets at Hobby Lobby for $3
Hi from Florida. Was just talking to a friend about this topic.
I'm new at water color, so I want to learn what I can. Thank you.
I love tubes because I like making my own palettes ☺️
I am watching on replay
Hi from Florida
Sad I missed it🙁. Thanks for doing this, Emma! Are there metallic paints in your mungyo palette? Thanks again!
Yes, it has 4!
@@EmmaLefebvre That’s cool! I have the smaller one of the mungyo and it doesn’t have metallic.
Hello from Colorado Springs
Is it ok to make a pallet of different brands of paint?
Yep!!
I have just recently filled some pans with Winsor Newton Cotman water color. They are still tacky after 3 days. Am I being impatient?
Can you use both pan and tube on one painting
Yes, of course!
Hi from Nz…. Cherry 💕💕
Hi Emma, been watching you from begjnning
Hello from Nebraska! 👋
Hello from Gemany, Ema. Could you name the 5 W&N Cotman colors (tubes) that habe been given to you on that workshop?
I want to order the same ones, because I am just fed up with my Russian “Ladoga“ palette...The colors are not dull, but they are chalky and they just doesn' allow proper mixing...After 2 years of using them, I am tired, frustrated and I feel I cannot go on with them anymore!!!
Eleni is the Greek name for Helen. Does anybody know if she is actually Greek?!
Hi from Michigan
Hi, Greetings from Pinehurst, NC. Judy
Hello from Texas!
Some of my tube paints crumble after a day or two in my pallet. Some fall out as you were saying but the ones that crumble I don't know what to do with. Do you have any suggestions.
Which brand of tube paints are they? If they are a fairly inexpensive brand, they tend to crumble when they dry. I’d upgrade to higher quality or use the lower grade out of the tube
I have a few paints that do that.. I have found that adding a couple of drops of vegetable glycerine (found at most grocery stores), mixed into the wet paint when you first squirt the tube paint into your palette (stirred in with a toothpick) stops the paint from crumbling to pieces.
Prima marketing really nice pan set.
Hi Emma!
Cotman suck compared to Van Gogh. Van Gogh with the addition of some Rembrandt colours from the pro paints of the same company,make a great set that you can stick with long enough,until you reach the experience to jump to Schmincke etc. Actually R.Talens are so good,that you can stick with them as your main palette!
Hello from Ohio
Cleaning your new pallet with toothpaste will stop the paint from beading up.
yes and less abrasive ! so you don't get harsh lines like with sandpaper!
Coucou Jane.