Daniel Smith PRIMATEK Swatches & Making MONEY as an Artist

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  • @BeckyTregear
    @BeckyTregear 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    As a rather persnickety swatcher of paints, this video just about killed me! Me the whole time: "That's not how you do it! 😲" But swatching aside, I adore Primatek paints and when wetted properly, most are actually a lot richer than what was shown here (except lapis which no one seems to have had any luck using). That swatch card only has some of the colours, and was missing others like kyanite, bloodstone and Sleeping Beauty turquoise. They all have different properties, some sparkle and others granulate like nobody's business. I don't think they were really given a proper chance to shine here, which is a shame because they are so much fun to include in a painting. Bloodstone is amazing for rocks and trees!

  • @annevickers3307
    @annevickers3307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Congratulations on your adoption. I would like to hear about and see more of Ruth, your adorable pup!

  • @debbietesch9990
    @debbietesch9990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found your presentation refreshing and inspiring. Love the shade of the Minnesota Pipestone!

    • @LironYan
      @LironYan  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you 😊

  • @ladyt1277
    @ladyt1277 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for explaining the transparency, granulation, lightfast, and opaque on these paints. I didn’t know what those numbers meant. I love that your a paint nerd. You taught me how to recognize these on the label. My watercolor journey began just a little over 2 months ago. Your videos are so informative.

  • @btwilks
    @btwilks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for the review, Liron. Like you, I doubt I'd have much use for these paints but clearly some people like their attributes and find them a good fit for their painting style. It just makes me think that we're lucky that, at least for now, paint manufacturers are producing a sufficiently wide range of paints that there's something for everyone - even if don't all like the same thing. Oh, and talking of liking, you definitely have to give Ruth more exposure - such a cute little girl. I know a few Y/Tubers that allow their 'fur-babies' to occasionally feature in their videos (In Liquid Color, SharonCullenArt, WatercolorMisfit etc) ... so we'll all be expecting a cameo appearance by Ruth from time to time :-) Thanks again for the video, Brian.

  • @simosimo7560
    @simosimo7560 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Like you, I prefer some good primary colors to mix, but of the primateks I've got the green apathite genuine. I bought it because of the video of 'Following the White Rabbit', Anne-Laure a French artist. Green apathite genuine contains some brown sediment, so you have a concentration of it in some points that give a very interesting play of strong and light color.

  • @VanmeterFL
    @VanmeterFL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the adorable dog! So sweet! How is he doing? This was a wonderfully helpful video! I add the Hematite Genuine to other pigments for extensive granulation. I also love using the Serpentine Genuine. I use Amazonite Genuine because of its low staining level, and it looks wonderful in ocean paintings because of it's transparency too.
    I agree with you, a primary triad is essential, but it's fun to try other things too.
    HOPE you are well!

    • @LironYan
      @LironYan  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Becky! 😁🙏🏼
      Doggos are doing well! We're fostering a puppy that should also find a home soon (:

  • @deannerader6527
    @deannerader6527 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've bought several Daniel Smith watercolors in tubes of fresh paint and really like the vibrant, creamy paints and have not tried any that were on that sheet. I like fresh paint much better than dried up paint. I bought the sample sheets, but haven't tried any of them. Sheets would be good to see if you like the color.

  • @barbwhite6217
    @barbwhite6217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your talk was great. You broke it down very well!

  • @johncspine2787
    @johncspine2787 ปีที่แล้ว

    That vid w Anastasia Mily “misty forest scene” I’m just entranced by..first, the painting itself how it ends up w beautiful light, but the sodalite looks just gorgeous…

  • @Ruby-wise
    @Ruby-wise 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, Liron..! Ima Pigment Nerd, so this is a great vid..I also, have this dot card and enjoyed just watching the color emerge when touched by the brush👍🏻

  • @plumsystar
    @plumsystar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You have to get a watercolor with a limited palette class going. Super cool!!

  • @cindyhorton6980
    @cindyhorton6980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I understand that this is your opinion and everybody has a right to their own! Thank you!❤

  • @kbrandt4015
    @kbrandt4015 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the video and the chance to meet your pup! Hope we see a bit more her in the future.

  • @AlichinaThePinkLady
    @AlichinaThePinkLady 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved the topic you talked about: I intend to live as an artist, and I had this idea that the key would be to develop mutliple income sources. You confirmed that here, and as I am only at the very beginning of my project, I would love to hear more about it in fuure videos, it would be very helpful for me.

  • @johncspine2787
    @johncspine2787 ปีที่แล้ว

    One big reason for different colors of all sorts is..consistency..if you want to duplicate a result, you can just go to a certain color and pow, you got it.

  • @emmamariamakes
    @emmamariamakes 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Muted colors aside its really cool that these are actual gem stones ^^

  • @cindyhorton6980
    @cindyhorton6980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Jade one is really nice. But yeah, the rest are pretty muted. I've heard these are good for rocks and mountains and stuff like that.

  • @KariAndresen
    @KariAndresen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cute puppy! :) Thanks for the swatches & it was interesting to hear how many income streams are necessary to make a living with art.

  • @metademetra
    @metademetra ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What I learned from this is that squeezing a couple of these into pans may be a no go. I was very excited about Lapis Lazuli, but seeing as I prefer making pans, it probably will not work for me.

  • @B1ackDahlia767
    @B1ackDahlia767 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the Primatek line because I adore granulation & texture. The fuchsites & Amethyst have a subtle glitter. They work best when you wet them first, but the lapis and amazonite have always looked like too much of a fight for my interests and are quite costly where I am.

  • @loveandlife4222
    @loveandlife4222 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You must not care much about granulation in your painting. Green apatite genuine is one of my most favorite primateks! I love using it in my landscape videos.
    Thank you for the video.

    • @loveandlife4222
      @loveandlife4222 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree Yasmine. It is very important what paint and paper the artist chooses. All I am saying is that the primateks are beautiful and there is definitely a place for them in the paint world. As I said, look at green apatite genuine and how beautiful it is with its granulation. You just cannot duplicate that with other paints by mixing colors. And you also cannot beat mixing regular colors for beautiful unique paint also. Each one has its own purpose and place.
      I would never criticize or discourage the use of either one. I guess I’m just telling Liron my love for primateks.
      I have several of them and I love them all. 😊

  • @deathcraze22
    @deathcraze22 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I own about 8 Primateks, and tried all of the rest via dot card. IMO the only ones worth getting are a few of their greens (serpentine, green apatite, jadeite). Sleeping beauty turquoise and rhodonite are two of the nicer non-green ones but they are not lightfast.

    • @annedavis3340
      @annedavis3340 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Technically, Rhodonite is lightfast (light doesn't fade it), it just oxidizes to browns when exposed to oxygen. So yes it doesn't stay the color it was when you mixed it and it dried on the paper, but it's not a fading issue. The oxidation makes buff-y, tan, and cinnamon tones in my experience, which could be useful depending on what effect you're going for.
      In practice, though, DS Quinacridone Rose is frankly a pretty identical shade, though more vibrant than Rhodonite. Rhodonite looks like Quin Rose does with a lot of water, and cauliflowers less than Quin Rose can. Quin Rose also doesn't change color, so imo watered down DS Quin Rose (and some DS Raw Sienna if you want the oxidation effect) would more than cover what Rhodonite does.

  • @TamboArtwork
    @TamboArtwork 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoyed this video. I especially was interested in your business plan. You have a real talent for identifying your goal and the steps that must be achieved to accomplish those goals. I like this in that you have this approach to your painting, drawing and life in general. You get to the heart of a matter and move forward. Not a bunch of minced words on your vids. I'm working my way thru your vids and I haven't found a bad one yet. Grats on the new family member. But, she doesn't look a thing like you.:D

  • @EM-ug8ud
    @EM-ug8ud 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg the love you have for that doge is so obvious 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 also thanks for the content!

  • @ubimelibiapes333
    @ubimelibiapes333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Maybe if you had put a little drop of water on each colour a few minutes before you made the swatches, the colours - maybe - would’ve been stronger. I have the same sheet, and the samples are hard as rock 🤪 I’m saving it for a fun day 😁 Great landscape colours by the look of it :)

    • @annedavis3340
      @annedavis3340 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apart from Lapis they rewet fine. I don't think Liron gave them a fair shot by using them properly before making a call about how good they are.

  • @happymv5350
    @happymv5350 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Liron! Congrats on your beautiful new canine family member! Oh so cute! What is his/her name?
    You know, I swatched the Primatek sample sheet some time ago and although they were interesting (granulation and texture in general), they weren’t my cup of tea.
    I am a huge fan of the DS watercolor line - and would love to see how these can be best utilized. Can you do a sample painting using these paints?

  • @chetanimckinney
    @chetanimckinney 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Review could be titled Apathyite Genuine, and it was kind of hilarious, Mr Liron, how you blew by the interesting effects of these paints. It’s okay - I’m still fascinated with them and starting to experiment with them in landscape. (For me: Enthusiite Genuine.) Another commenter added a genius idea: use them with Quin Gold to get the warm tone lacking in the collection. Maybe a couple of them will sneak up on you - before Puppy learns to be a guard dog - and sneak into a painting after all. (Just think of the sparkle on a car bumper . . .)

  • @lexyprice4753
    @lexyprice4753 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ruth was my grandmother's name. Thanks again for your advice and opinions.

  • @chlisart9804
    @chlisart9804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ruth is adorable!😍

  • @JohnCooperWilliam
    @JohnCooperWilliam 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cute pup! I hope your new family member doesn't mind posing for a few paintings. I was disappointed by seeing how weak the lapis was. I was expecting some rich ultramarine blue color.

  • @rachelm7525
    @rachelm7525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Note to dog: Congratulations on getting such a good owner! Sorry I couldn't use your name, but you're a cute girl, I bet your new owner will paint you soon. Welcome! 🐶

  • @capneyeball575
    @capneyeball575 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Woof! 🐶 ♥️

  • @zerocalvin
    @zerocalvin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lapis Lazuli.. that is the original ultramarine, right?

  • @terrymeechan2998
    @terrymeechan2998 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You make melaugh, Liron. Cute puppy!

  • @medicinemadisonofficial
    @medicinemadisonofficial ปีที่แล้ว

    Lapis lazuli as a pigment itself can get much darker than what I see here. The correct way to prepare this pigment is laborious and based upon Cennino Cennini's recipe from the 15th century.. Unfortunately big brands prefer to use filler rather than the actual pigment resulting in pale colors. The pigment itself is the most expensive part of any paint... but it is also what makes the difference between high quality and low quality paint. I have personally made lapis lazuli paint that is MUCH darker than this. I bought only one Daniel Smith watercolor, the Genuine (???) Kyanite - I am having doubts about it because there was a controversy regarding how truly genuine these paints are. I would expect, for such an expensive paint, that I will get the real genuine mineral pigment with binder and nothing else. The Amazonite has been analysed by a chemist and they found less than 10% amazonite and the rest was Phtalo - which makes sense, I also tried to make amazonite paint and it just won;t work as the stone is very light in color and does not actually produce notable pigment, only a whitish powder with a subtle hint of green - nowhere near the vivid color of Daniel Smith Amazonite.

  • @thejoydecision724
    @thejoydecision724 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pupper stole the show!

  • @salliewhitney5889
    @salliewhitney5889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Primatek colors granulate and add texture in a way that did not come across at all in your review. It’s not a new line of colors, it’s an additional avenue for texture. Many artists are interested in creating texture without necessarily say, adding salt or plastic wrap. I am using a few, fairly successfully, in underwater scenes, just another form of landscape of course. I think the natural elements can work pretty well where the artist is striving to replicate Mother Nature. That’s obviously not your primary interest, at heart you seem to be about the gritty contrasts that represent Mediterranean urban life. I know you made the video in good faith, but I think you missed the point of the product line. And I think you should consider taking the vid down.

  • @greghorsky2747
    @greghorsky2747 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Maybe try wetting the paints before the video? And there are some good videos on YT on how to do a flat wash...

    • @everartokelli
      @everartokelli 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree, those are things even beginner artists know how to do, but Liron seemed to have forgotten for this video. Oddly biased, especially since he paints a lot of landscapes, and that's where Primateks really shine, although of course they're not for everyone. When I watch artists like Alvaro, Frank Eber, Thomas Schaller, Jean Haines, etc, I'm always amazed how they use very unique colors I wouldn't have thought to use, including opaque colors like lavender and cadmiums, or granulating colors like the Primateks, and I learn a lot from how they use them. Using a limited palette doesn't mean you need to keep to the basics.

  • @lindyashford7744
    @lindyashford7744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The lapis is, tbh useless, a pale grey blue can be made easily, but some of the others are really nice, the greens especially, and they paint out better from the tubes, and have real character for those who like texture. I have a few and added some quin gold to the selection which widened out its potential immensely. Other artist have mentioned how they use a lot of yellow, which as a lone colour I rarely use, but a palette without a mixing yelow is very poor and not versatile at all! The primateks look great on handmade paper, and really I tink they are better for illustration and very stylised subjects not so good at realistic stuff. I think your dot card must have been quite hard and barely soluble as you can get far darker values.
    Have to agree on multiple revenue streams, very few artists would survive purely on painting. The world on the whole is not prepared to value the hours put into honing skills and actually making the work, most people think we get our skills as an unearned gift and come out of the womb with them!

  • @ruthbowe9295
    @ruthbowe9295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was very enlightening. The dog was a nice touch, I mean who doesn’t love an adorable animal. As for you , always keeping it real. Being true and authentic is so refreshing and that’s you my TH-cam friend. I’d like to speak for us all and say we trust your word and or opinion.🙂

  • @zenmanyo35
    @zenmanyo35 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    When was the birthday???

  • @CA12636
    @CA12636 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't understand why yours was so weak, not a problem here and mine are all in half pans...

  • @christinatrager7803
    @christinatrager7803 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see your take on these-- thank you, Liron -- and I agree: limited usefulness. Weak in value for sure, so, not a lot of range. Damn though, when I read the comments I'm amused at the emotional response that sparkle products evoke. Same in the makeup review community; people get defensive about glitter for some reason. Hey -- possible dog nicknames: Daniel Smith, Schmincke, Perylene.

  • @Gwentheknitter
    @Gwentheknitter 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I find the primatek line as painful as you apparently do! I was personally cracking up during your swatching. That is how I feel with most of the genuine line, like it is a chore to paint with them.

  • @nitefly-music
    @nitefly-music 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Weird smell? Check the dog..

  • @seloT061
    @seloT061 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    really unimpressed with these colors, sorry.

  • @melaniecitrin3383
    @melaniecitrin3383 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unsubscribing. Terrible video.

  • @worldgonemad1977
    @worldgonemad1977 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those paints look so insipid apart from the amethyst. Not what I expect from Daniel Smith. I’m loving your dog!

    • @worldgonemad1977
      @worldgonemad1977 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps you meant this comment for the artist