A few months ago I started to get into watercolor painting. Then I was recently diagnosed with a neurological disorder. I'm thankful that my ability to paint and draw are not affected yet, its been my saving grace. Heading to Amazon to check out the Mijello paints. Thanks! 🤗
Newly minted card maker here, all for fun & spirit lifting but I've always been a fan of watercoloring. I got some pencils but realized pretty quickly I need a much lighter hand to use with those than I've got. I've saved a few things to some wishlists. Thanks for such an informative video that cost me less than 16 minutes!
Thank you for down to earth "favorites" video that includes Amazon links and why you prefer certain brands over others! That really is so helpful...and honest.
I followed your channel long time ago, and I realized that the time comes also the taste changes too. Nowadays I use the 32 kuretake gansai tambi watercolor set with Strathmore hot press watercolor paper. Both of them old suggestions from you 🥰😉
A great review on your faves Kristina. I love the Gansai Tambi's because they are so creamy and the colours are bright, I recently used them to make some galaxy backgrounds and they turned out way better than I had expected. I love their metallic's too.
I concur! My daughters bought me one of the larger sets, and I absolutely love them. The colors are so rich and vibrant yet they can also be soft. I'm with you on the metallics as well.
I also have the Gansai Tambi 's; when I took a watercolor on line class, one of the first things I did was make a color chart that included drawing a thick black Sharpie line. The purpose was to determine transparent vs opaqueness in watercolor companies... the Ganzsai's have a lot of opaqueness. I found this exercise was a must!
I purchased a Gansai tambi palette after seeing you use it a few times. It is great. Very affordable and the formula is fantastic. Very easy to achieve nice results, even for an amateur like me. I have the 18 colour. Would definitely recommend for a novice.
I recently got my hands on the Paul Rubens paint sets off of Amazon. Oh I love the glitter sets he has, because the colors are so shimmery, and easy to use. You also don't need too much water to activate them. They come in a very well thought out packaging, beautiful presentation. The case is also a great size for traveling, much like the cute little black set you showed.
Just realized I've never seen you use Daniel Smith watercolours. Interesting! I was just cursing mine this morning. :) I've just recently switched to using Arches cold press. What a difference it makes! I live in a very dry climate and I find that hot press just dries way too quickly to be able to really play with the colours and blending. Thanks for the tips!
I'll never forget my watercolor class experience. Our teacher wanted us to to get the most expensive professional artist colors!? Hard to do when one bread winner is in college!! Ugh. I sill have them; thats how little I have watercolored since... (I still do occasionally) Now we have SO many choices!
Hi! I am new to watercolor and my first set of watercolors was KOI and I love it because it is compact. I love round brushes because they feel good in my hand and I can control it.
I currently have 5 grandkids aged 5 to 8. Last year I gave the oldest 2 the Sakura Koi sets as stocking stuffers. This year the younger ones will get their own. That only leaves the 2-year-old with needing something.
I was hoping you’d do a review of your favorite liquid watercolor brand. I’ve been thinking about getting a couple of colors. They seem so vibrant! Thanks for sharing 😊
I know you were asking K Werner not me and I’m not a professional artist by any means and I’m just an ordinary person, but I love Dr. PH Martin liquid watercolors they are amazing both the regular and the metallics. My husband who is an architect and an actual artist LOL loves them also. Great for air brushing too. Only cons are if you are a fan of granulation you’ll be disappointed with the regular colors and the metallics have the opposite problem the metallic component settles out and will need a good shaking before dispensing and give them a little stir frequently as your painting to keep things evenly dispersed but that’s true with all metallics.. With that said I love working with cake watercolors better. I don’t know why but I seem to feel I have more control of how much pigment I pick up. I know it doesn’t seem to make sense but that’s just me. I bought mine in sets, but if they sell individually I’d recommend you pick up just two or three primary colors that mix well and give it a try. Red yellow blue or magenta turquoise yellow Good luck and have fun.
i love and recomend the sennelier watercolor set, i have the 48 half pan set and its amazing, really high quality paints, they are very transparent, and really easy to paint with, very pigmented and easy to rewet from the pans, i love sennelier and this set is incredible ^^ i also use their tube paints and its great too
I think that they sell the arteza individual color in a 4 pack. I have to try them on Bristol. I didn't like their reaction on watercolor paper. I have been eyeballing the Amy Tangerine set. It's in my save for later cart in my Amazon. Thanks for sharing your favs. I have been buying 1 at a time on brush sets to find the ones that speak to me. Thanks again
Great video with recommendations! Love arches cold press and the strathmore ❤️❤️ hoping you one day also do a recommendation video on handy watercolor-related tools, like for masking!
If I want to learn ANYTHING WATERCOLOR I turn to you! You are soooooooo helpful and I just adore you! You are EXTREMELY TALENTED!! Tfs, sending crafty hugs😍🎨😺
So much fun to see all your supplies , the curiosity comes over me sometimes to try to look over your shoulder and take a peak in your drawers 😁 . Now I’ve seen them ! I’ve been taking your watercolor class and other classes on your Online Card Classes for a while now and I love them all !
I’ve really gotten into handmade watercolors lately. My personal favorites are from The Sprout Creative and Aloha Watercolors. The consistency is so nice.
So appreciate hearing about your updates favorites. I picked up the multi gold palette after hearing u rave about them previously and I so love them having picked up a few more already tho I’ve yet to try them. As a newbie to watercolor I started with good quality more expensive products assuming the more expensive items would make me instantly adept at watercolor. Lol. So I’ve scaled back working more on techniques and basic knowledge tho I adore buying watercolor everything from paint sets to brushes to pencils and all in between. Loved the tip about changing our the pans to ones u like better I’d not thought of that. Thanks again for sharing all with us!
Hi Kim! You're not really wrong in buying good quality products! I had an instructor eons ago in college who advised up to get the best you can afford, because they will often bring about better results, and you'll like working with them better, and you won't be fighting your tools and materials. However, the biggest thing he always emphasized was PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!! He didn't lie about that!!! Good luck with your watercoloring. It can be a challenge at times, but when it suddenly clicks, it is SO satisfying to see your work take shape. Oh, and one more thing: HAVE FUN!
Thank you for making this video. It’s so helpful. Im so glad you touched on the Arteza real brush pens and using them with Strathmore Bristol smooth. I bought the pens recently and the results weren’t great. Now I know why. Can’t wait to try them with the right paper. Also, I tried Arches for the first time today after hearing you talk about it in one of your videos and it is life changing! The watercolors spread and blend so easily on it. I love it!!
Thanks so much for all that you do in our cardmaking community! I’d be so lost without all your wonderful insight. Not to mention your talent and creative ideas! I know you’ve done a bazillion videos on watercolor paper, but I searched and couldn’t find one that compared the whiteness against Neenah; only an older video that you showed Fabriano and another brand, that i can’t think of atm. So i was wondering how white Arches is next to Neenah Crest Solar White? I ask because I don’t always paint the entire sheet, but rather a stamped image that I’ll cut into a circle shape; leaving a lot of white on my card. That information would be so helpful! You can make anything work - but me, not necessarily. lol Anyway, blessings to you; you’re such a sweet person and i love your channel. Crafty hugs and thanks again
Thanks so much for these suggestions of which I may have almost as many as you do. I love them all! However, I’ve been taking classes using the Daniel Smith Watercolors recently to see what they’reall about & I find them to flow very well & the glazing is fantastic for building rich colors & color combos. Thanks again Kristina, Hugs!
New watercolour painter here. I love the winsor and Newton cotman studio set. It has their entire line of colours, and they are EXTREMELY pigmented compared to cheap watercolours that you find at Walmart. I also love their brush set with the same name. I’m looking forward to eventually trying other brands tho!
These are really great recommendations. I have several of these. I started with the Mijello and did love the vibrancy. I decided to try Daniel Smith after so many recommending them. I have to say that they are indeed my favorite. I love them because of how they flow and because of their granulation properties. I LOVE texture so I LOVE granulation. As far as their flow, they literally dance across the paper when the paint touches it. I know that not everyone like those properties so it is definitely a personal preference. If it was not for flow and granulation, I would love the Mijello more. I also love the Gamsai Tambi for bible journaling. The Gansai Tambi seem to stay super vibrant w/o much color shifting on the bible pages. Also, there is never any bleed through no matter how much water or paint I use.
my daughter in law just bought me the Arteza set of 48, I am still getting used to them...but I'm creating from scratch, I have yet to put them down in a stamped card panel....I am used to my actual water color tubed paints, Grumbacher...so I think it will work out fine for the convenience factor as soon as I get used to them!
Kristina. Would you mind sharing what colors you used to custom fill the Amy tangerine palette? I am going to use the mission mijello watercolors. I think you mentioned that you used these also. Thanks you
Thank you for the most informative video! I am thankful for you sharing your experience as I am a beginner and just started to play with watercolours. I will definitely try to find the metallic ones here in Sweden.
I know Panduro has the Finetec watercolors in their Fine Art line online. Most likely more stores also but I don't know them on the top of my head :) Hope this helps!
Do you have an updated list for this year? Could you update because of the betterpress and coloring embossing folders? Or die cutting and coloring with Tim Holtz watercolor pencils or Karin’s Decobrush markers that are pigment based?
Sorry...continued from below I’ve wanted to dip my toes in water coloring my cards and you offered some reasonably priced, still quality products to choose from. Cant wait t to try!! 💗
Hi Fiona! I have tried Yupo paper with watercolor (I actually got it for alcohol ink projects). I found out that it takes FOREVER to dry, and if you don't let it dry, you can wipe your work right off the surface and out of existence! Even if it is dry, if you get it wet, it will reactivate the paint and - away goes the art! Also beware if you use a heat tool with wet paint on Yupo: it moves!! Yeah... ask me how I know all this! Haha! Live and learn... I might try Yupo with acrylic, though I might just keep it for the alcohol inks!
OMG! I love Paper Fashion!! I bought her gouache set and they’re so beautiful and her brushes are my favorite right now. They’re so comfortable and easy to use. You should follow her on Instagram. Katie does some amazing pieces of work!
Hi Kristina, I am so sorry to be one of those “what colour was that?” people, but what colour/s are you using on the Heidi Crowl envelope at around 5 1/2 mins? It’s so preeeeetty!!!
First thanks for making this video with a look at the products that work well for you. Watercoloring choices is definitely about personal preference from experience. I have been playing with the Finetec assorted gold paints on black paper and don’t know what to expect really. I was expecting a thicker paint so not so much of the Black showed thru. I tried two layers but the same bits of transparency show thru if that makes sense. I love them though even after trying four other brands. What say you regarding these paints esp on black watercolor paper? Thanks again.
I’d recommend putting a few drops of water in the paints and letting it soak in for a bit before going in with a brush. You’ll get a thicker, more opaque paint that way.
I had recently bought the Fabriano Artistico 300gsm block a few weeks ago and it buckled like crazy( I did a light-medium wet wash and I already noticed some prominent warping)! Maybe I got a dud? But other artists online seem to notice that with Fabriano as well so watch out.
Kristine, if u have a picture of ur set up of the original mission gold swatch for this palette, I’d love it!! I set up my mission gold WC awhile back and can’t find my swatch sheet I kept with the paints and palette!! Thank you so much!! Liz 😊💗👍🏼
I put them in the palette in the exact order the tubes of paint came in the boxes. That being said, I think you can see the order of colors in these pics... instagram.com/p/BE_YXW1DoXk/ and instagram.com/p/BBdrM4_joTj/
Hi Kristina, I’m a beginner w/watercolor. Do pretty good w/zigs when I Watercolor w/ water brush. What sizes do you recommend? I know a 2 and the flat brush but confused if we need all the sizes? Thanks for your great tutorials. Gayle🙋🏻😉
It depends on what you'll be painting. My most used sizes are Round 2, Round 6, Round 8, and a 1" flat brush (used for wetting a large background all at once). Hope that helps!
Kristina, I really LOVE my Arteza brush pens but when I tried storing then in containers with the points down there was a collection of color in the caps of quite a few colors. Have you had that issue since yours are also stored nib down? I enjoy your videos so much and always have room to learn more. Thank you!
Oh no! That doesn't sound good. I haven't encountered any issues with mine, thankfully. Maybe because mine aren't standing straight up? They're angled just a bit because of the container is larger? Not sure what the difference might be.
It’s so funny but since I live in England, I remember watching a similar video of yours several years ago, and I couldn’t find the brushes you recommended.. all I could find were the R&L zens, so I grabbed a few and now you like them too.. so that worked out well! ☺️
Cold press watercolour paper is textured and hot press watercolour paper is smoother. Depends on your project and your preference whether you’d like your finished piece to be a more textured or smooth finish.
I want so badly to see lightfast tests on liquid watercolors. Lol. I know that the Holtz Distress pads and stains aren't at all (I have a few pictures made from them that have totally changed color). But I am curious if any inks or liquid watercolors are.
As far as I'm aware of, the only lightfast liquid watercolors out there are the Hydrus watercolors from Dr. Ph. Martin's. There might be others out there, but those are the ones I'm familiar with. As for inks, most pigment inks are more light fast and archival.
Great video, Kristina!!! I have alot of those products because you use them a lot. Big question: I recently bought the Arteza watercolor tubes and an empty palette. But a few days later, the paint was so hard I could not use. I thought I could do that. Am I wrong?
@@kwernerdesign Thank you, Kristina for your quick reply!! I am so sorry to hear that. So, I guess I should have gone with the Mijello Mission brand???
When you opened your drawer, I saw a Schminke set. I love using Schminke. Are you not as fond of the brand because of its price point or the color selections?
Hey Kristina, I’m considering some of the Zen or Escoda brushes you recommended but I’m wondering what sizes you’d say a cardmaker would want to start with... for coloring as well as background washes.
clairetimko I ended up getting a set of 5 Zen brushes and a set of round Escoda Prado in sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and I think there’s a 10. The Zen set had a nice wide wash brush and several other different ones not in the round EP. Both sets are ones she recommended so I thought they would be good to start with. She did say for lettering that 0 and 00 were good to have.
Hot press paper is very smooth, while cold press has kind of an irregular, almost bumpy texture to it. There is also rough, which is even more textured, though I don't think that's particularly useful for card makers. Hot press is very good for detail work, while I think the colors move a bit more in the fibers of cold press paper. Hot press paper is more expensive, at least generally, so that can be something to keep in mind. I have never used that, mostly because of the expense issue. Plus, I find cold press works well for what I do. Hope this helps! :)
Several of the card makers I watch use the Gansai tambi sets, so I purchased a set. Have you tried them? If so, what are your objections, or reasons they didn’t make your list?
Ever think about giving away some of your supplies?? Lots of us (like me) are poor and trying to paint etc with little to no money. Just a thought… : )
Not sure if they came out just after you did this video, but Arteza does make real brush replacement pens - they come in a pack of 4 for less than $7 arteza.com/products/arteza-real-brush-pens
A few months ago I started to get into watercolor painting. Then I was recently diagnosed with a neurological disorder. I'm thankful that my ability to paint and draw are not affected yet, its been my saving grace. Heading to Amazon to check out the Mijello paints. Thanks! 🤗
I'm so sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I'm happy for you that your ability to paint and draw are still there!. Bless you in all that you do.
@@LilCraftyNook thank you, its been pretty hard but, everyday that I can think of something to be thankful for is a win in my book 🤗
So sorry. Stay strong. Use you’re spirit to best back the progression.
I thought I had way too many supplies, I was wrong. :) Amazing collection and great suggestions. :)
u can never have to much art suppy! 😏
Newly minted card maker here, all for fun & spirit lifting but I've always been a fan of watercoloring. I got some pencils but realized pretty quickly I need a much lighter hand to use with those than I've got. I've saved a few things to some wishlists. Thanks for such an informative video that cost me less than 16 minutes!
Would love to see an updated version of this if you ever get a chance
Thank you for down to earth "favorites" video that includes Amazon links and why you prefer certain brands over others! That really is so helpful...and honest.
I’d love to see an updated video of your favorite watercolor supplies. Are any the same? Love your videos. 💕
Your opinion means a lot. Thank you for the information and your suggestions.
I love the Prima Watercolor sets! I have the tropical set and the classic set as well. I love the colors they are rich and vibrant!
I love the Tropical set as well! That's my favorite of the bunch. :)
I followed your channel long time ago, and I realized that the time comes also the taste changes too. Nowadays I use the 32 kuretake gansai tambi watercolor set with Strathmore hot press watercolor paper. Both of them old suggestions from you 🥰😉
Those are both great! Love those! 😊
A great review on your faves Kristina. I love the Gansai Tambi's because they are so creamy and the colours are bright, I recently used them to make some galaxy backgrounds and they turned out way better than I had expected. I love their metallic's too.
I concur! My daughters bought me one of the larger sets, and I absolutely love them. The colors are so rich and vibrant yet they can also be soft. I'm with you on the metallics as well.
I also have the Gansai Tambi 's; when I took a watercolor on line class, one of the first things I did was make a color chart that included drawing a thick black Sharpie line. The purpose was to determine transparent vs opaqueness in watercolor companies... the Ganzsai's have a lot of opaqueness. I found this exercise was a must!
I purchased a Gansai tambi palette after seeing you use it a few times. It is great. Very affordable and the formula is fantastic. Very easy to achieve nice results, even for an amateur like me. I have the 18 colour. Would definitely recommend for a novice.
Love those, too! 😊
I recently got my hands on the Paul Rubens paint sets off of Amazon. Oh I love the glitter sets he has, because the colors are so shimmery, and easy to use. You also don't need too much water to activate them. They come in a very well thought out packaging, beautiful presentation. The case is also a great size for traveling, much like the cute little black set you showed.
Just realized I've never seen you use Daniel Smith watercolours. Interesting! I was just cursing mine this morning. :) I've just recently switched to using Arches cold press. What a difference it makes! I live in a very dry climate and I find that hot press just dries way too quickly to be able to really play with the colours and blending. Thanks for the tips!
My favorites are your favorites. Over the years I have pretty picked something up when you recommended it. I've never been disappointed.
That's so good to hear! I'm glad my recommendations have been helpful. :)
Good timing!! I’ll soon be taking a watercolour class and I was wondering which supplies should I be getting (I’m a beginner). Thanks 🙏🏾 for sharing!!
I'll never forget my watercolor class experience. Our teacher wanted us to to get the most expensive professional artist colors!? Hard to do when one bread winner is in college!! Ugh. I sill have them; thats how little I have watercolored since... (I still do occasionally) Now we have SO many choices!
Hi! I am new to watercolor and my first set of watercolors was KOI and I love it because it is compact. I love round brushes because they feel good in my hand and I can control it.
I currently have 5 grandkids aged 5 to 8. Last year I gave the oldest 2 the Sakura Koi sets as stocking stuffers. This year the younger ones will get their own. That only leaves the 2-year-old with needing something.
Thank you, Kristina, for navigating the world of watercolor for us novices to this art form. I want
I concur with your recommendations.I have all of them thanks to you Kristina and as always,you are right.Thank you.
I was hoping you’d do a review of your favorite liquid watercolor brand. I’ve been thinking about getting a couple of colors. They seem so vibrant! Thanks for sharing 😊
I know you were asking K Werner not me and I’m not a professional artist by any means and I’m just an ordinary person, but I love Dr. PH Martin liquid watercolors they are amazing both the regular and the metallics. My husband who is an architect and an actual artist LOL loves them also. Great for air brushing too. Only cons are if you are a fan of granulation you’ll be disappointed with the regular colors and the metallics have the opposite problem the metallic component settles out and will need a good shaking before dispensing and give them a little stir frequently as your painting to keep things evenly dispersed but that’s true with all metallics..
With that said I love working with cake watercolors better. I don’t know why but I seem to feel I have more control of how much pigment I pick up. I know it doesn’t seem to make sense but that’s just me.
I bought mine in sets, but if they sell individually I’d recommend you pick up just two or three primary colors that mix well and give it a try. Red yellow blue or magenta turquoise yellow
Good luck and have fun.
i love and recomend the sennelier watercolor set, i have the 48 half pan set and its amazing, really high quality paints, they are very transparent, and really easy to paint with, very pigmented and easy to rewet from the pans, i love sennelier and this set is incredible ^^ i also use their tube paints and its great too
I think that they sell the arteza individual color in a 4 pack. I have to try them on Bristol. I didn't like their reaction on watercolor paper. I have been eyeballing the Amy Tangerine set. It's in my save for later cart in my Amazon. Thanks for sharing your favs. I have been buying 1 at a time on brush sets to find the ones that speak to me. Thanks again
Thank you! Thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for. Your are great! Thank you for all you do and share with us 😃
Great video with recommendations! Love arches cold press and the strathmore ❤️❤️ hoping you one day also do a recommendation video on handy watercolor-related tools, like for masking!
If I want to learn ANYTHING WATERCOLOR I turn to you! You are soooooooo helpful and I just adore you! You are EXTREMELY TALENTED!! Tfs, sending crafty hugs😍🎨😺
I am absolutely in love with Akashiya water color markers after using a dozen different brands. And, you can purchase them in individual colors.
So much fun to see all your supplies , the curiosity comes over me sometimes to try to look over your shoulder and take a peak in your drawers 😁 . Now I’ve seen them ! I’ve been taking your watercolor class and other classes on your Online Card Classes for a while now and I love them all !
love the nail polish note.
I’ve really gotten into handmade watercolors lately. My personal favorites are from The Sprout Creative and Aloha Watercolors. The consistency is so nice.
Never thought of using Bristol for watercolor markers,definitely going to try that out soon. Your studio looks like my image of heaven 👍🏻😀
So appreciate hearing about your updates favorites. I picked up the multi gold palette after hearing u rave about them previously and I so love them having picked up a few more already tho I’ve yet to try them. As a newbie to watercolor I started with good quality more expensive products assuming the more expensive items would make me instantly adept at watercolor. Lol. So I’ve scaled back working more on techniques and basic knowledge tho I adore buying watercolor everything from paint sets to brushes to pencils and all in between. Loved the tip about changing our the pans to ones u like better I’d not thought of that. Thanks again for sharing all with us!
Hi Kim! You're not really wrong in buying good quality products! I had an instructor eons ago in college who advised up to get the best you can afford, because they will often bring about better results, and you'll like working with them better, and you won't be fighting your tools and materials. However, the biggest thing he always emphasized was PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!! He didn't lie about that!!! Good luck with your watercoloring. It can be a challenge at times, but when it suddenly clicks, it is SO satisfying to see your work take shape. Oh, and one more thing: HAVE FUN!
Thank you for making this video. It’s so helpful. Im so glad you touched on the Arteza real brush pens and using them with Strathmore Bristol smooth. I bought the pens recently and the results weren’t great. Now I know why. Can’t wait to try them with the right paper. Also, I tried Arches for the first time today after hearing you talk about it in one of your videos and it is life changing! The watercolors spread and blend so easily on it. I love it!!
Yay! So glad I could help! :)
Thanks so much for all that you do in our cardmaking community! I’d be so lost without all your wonderful insight. Not to mention your talent and creative ideas! I know you’ve done a bazillion videos on watercolor paper, but I searched and couldn’t find one that compared the whiteness against Neenah; only an older video that you showed Fabriano and another brand, that i can’t think of atm. So i was wondering how white Arches is next to Neenah Crest Solar White? I ask because I don’t always paint the entire sheet, but rather a stamped image that I’ll cut into a circle shape; leaving a lot of white on my card. That information would be so helpful! You can make anything work - but me, not necessarily. lol Anyway, blessings to you; you’re such a sweet person and i love your channel. Crafty hugs and thanks again
Thanks for sharing - it's good to hear your thoughts on these! My goal is to do more watercolor & I love hearing what is working for others. 💜
Thanks so much for these suggestions of which I may have almost as many as you do. I love them all! However, I’ve been taking classes using the Daniel Smith Watercolors recently to see what they’reall about & I find them to flow very well & the glazing is fantastic for building rich colors & color combos. Thanks again Kristina, Hugs!
Thanks for this information, very helpful. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The most of these things I bought because of your recommendation in the past. Thanks for all the great tips! ❤️
Thank you for this very useful information!! I’m just getting into water coloring, so this info will come in handy.
New watercolour painter here.
I love the winsor and Newton cotman studio set. It has their entire line of colours, and they are EXTREMELY pigmented compared to cheap watercolours that you find at Walmart.
I also love their brush set with the same name. I’m looking forward to eventually trying other brands tho!
These are really great recommendations. I have several of these. I started with the Mijello and did love the vibrancy.
I decided to try Daniel Smith after so many recommending them. I have to say that they are indeed my favorite. I love them because of how they flow and because of their granulation properties. I LOVE texture so I LOVE granulation. As far as their flow, they literally dance across the paper when the paint touches it.
I know that not everyone like those properties so it is definitely a personal preference.
If it was not for flow and granulation, I would love the Mijello more.
I also love the Gamsai Tambi for bible journaling. The Gansai Tambi seem to stay super vibrant w/o much color shifting on the bible pages. Also, there is never any bleed through no matter how much water or paint I use.
Oh, yeah, that's one of the reasons I didn't like them--the granulation. I just want smooth smooth color. LOL! Most definitely personal preference. :)
my daughter in law just bought me the Arteza set of 48, I am still getting used to them...but I'm creating from scratch, I have yet to put them down in a stamped card panel....I am used to my actual water color tubed paints, Grumbacher...so I think it will work out fine for the convenience factor as soon as I get used to them!
Kristina. Would you mind sharing what colors you used to custom fill the Amy tangerine palette? I am going to use the mission mijello watercolors. I think you mentioned that you used these also.
Thanks you
Thanks so much Kristina.
Great video. Lots of information. Thank you for sharing
The Arteza sell individual colors in a four pack.
Thank you for the most informative video! I am thankful for you sharing your experience as I am a beginner and just started to play with watercolours. I will definitely try to find the metallic ones here in Sweden.
I know Panduro has the Finetec watercolors in their Fine Art line online. Most likely more stores also but I don't know them on the top of my head :) Hope this helps!
@@dyerswoad7088 Thanks a million! Yes, I found them there! 💕
great video. Thanks for sharing this wonderful information Kristina!!! ; )
Thank you for this most helpful review.
Thank you so much for sharing your favorites!❤️
Thank you for your recommendations, much appreciated!
Great review Kristina. Thank you for sharing this info with us, it is very helpfull.
T x
Thank you for the walk-through! :)
Do you have an updated list for this year? Could you update because of the betterpress and coloring embossing folders? Or die cutting and coloring with Tim Holtz watercolor pencils or Karin’s Decobrush markers that are pigment based?
Sorry...continued from below
I’ve wanted to dip my toes in water coloring my cards and you offered some reasonably priced, still quality products to choose from. Cant wait t to try!! 💗
Great information. Thanks for sharing.
As always love your videos!
Thanks for all the information.
Have you used Yupo paper? My personal faves are Winsor & Newton - but I think that Mijello palette looks amazing.
Hi Fiona! I have tried Yupo paper with watercolor (I actually got it for alcohol ink projects). I found out that it takes FOREVER to dry, and if you don't let it dry, you can wipe your work right off the surface and out of existence! Even if it is dry, if you get it wet, it will reactivate the paint and - away goes the art! Also beware if you use a heat tool with wet paint on Yupo: it moves!! Yeah... ask me how I know all this! Haha! Live and learn... I might try Yupo with acrylic, though I might just keep it for the alcohol inks!
Great video, thanks for all the info.
I think you can get the Zen ones in smaller sizes individually. Maybe...
OMG! I love Paper Fashion!! I bought her gouache set and they’re so beautiful and her brushes are my favorite right now. They’re so comfortable and easy to use. You should follow her on Instagram. Katie does some amazing pieces of work!
thanks for the fine review of your favorites
I use Strathmore Bristol Vellum with Arteza and Zig markers and it works well. I can’t always buy the smooth locally.
Sounds like I need to try out the vellum version! Thanks! :)
Do you use the 300, 400 or 500? I've been looking for something to use with my Zigs. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your information.
Hi Kristina, I am so sorry to be one of those “what colour was that?” people, but what colour/s are you using on the Heidi Crowl envelope at around 5 1/2 mins? It’s so preeeeetty!!!
That's just the black color, actually. It fades to a purple-y gray, which is so fun!
Thank you. I purchased one silver brush and really hate it and the cost was $15 I found it too soft Will check out the zen
Norine Mueller I only have a 4 and 6 in the silver black velvet brushes and specifically use them for soft shading.
First thanks for making this video with a look at the products that work well for you. Watercoloring choices is definitely about personal preference from experience. I have been playing with the Finetec assorted gold paints on black paper and don’t know what to expect really. I was expecting a thicker paint so not so much of the Black showed thru. I tried two layers but the same bits of transparency show thru if that makes sense. I love them though even after trying four other brands. What say you regarding these paints esp on black watercolor paper? Thanks again.
I’d recommend putting a few drops of water in the paints and letting it soak in for a bit before going in with a brush. You’ll get a thicker, more opaque paint that way.
I had recently bought the Fabriano Artistico 300gsm block a few weeks ago and it buckled like crazy( I did a light-medium wet wash and I already noticed some prominent warping)! Maybe I got a dud? But other artists online seem to notice that with Fabriano as well so watch out.
I generally don't paint on the paper with it still on the block. I tape it to a hardboard. Perhaps that's why I don't get as much buckling?
Kristine, if u have a picture of ur set up of the original mission gold swatch for this palette, I’d love it!! I set up my mission gold WC awhile back and can’t find my swatch sheet I kept with the paints and palette!! Thank you so much!! Liz 😊💗👍🏼
I put them in the palette in the exact order the tubes of paint came in the boxes. That being said, I think you can see the order of colors in these pics... instagram.com/p/BE_YXW1DoXk/ and instagram.com/p/BBdrM4_joTj/
Thank you for doing this video. Great information. :)
Thanks sooooo much. I have - this is what we all need, Kristina! 💕💕💕
Please more videos of watercolor supply
A very informative video, Kristina. Thank you so much for sharing this information with us.
Which sets have the most vibrant colors?
Hi Kristina, I’m a beginner w/watercolor. Do pretty good w/zigs when I Watercolor w/ water brush. What sizes do you recommend? I know a 2 and the flat brush but confused if we need all the sizes? Thanks for your great tutorials. Gayle🙋🏻😉
It depends on what you'll be painting. My most used sizes are Round 2, Round 6, Round 8, and a 1" flat brush (used for wetting a large background all at once). Hope that helps!
Is it ok to store the markers straight in the bins? I'm wanting to do mine like that.
I know some say store on sides. Thanks
I want to try the Zens. Short handled 73 or long handles 83?
Thanks Kristina
I don't care for the Canson Bristol. Curious to hear what your experience is.
Thank you!
Thanks KWerner!!!
Kristina, I really LOVE my Arteza brush pens but when I tried storing then in containers with the points down there was a collection of color in the caps of quite a few colors. Have you had that issue since yours are also stored nib down? I enjoy your videos so much and always have room to learn more. Thank you!
Oh no! That doesn't sound good. I haven't encountered any issues with mine, thankfully. Maybe because mine aren't standing straight up? They're angled just a bit because of the container is larger? Not sure what the difference might be.
The Fabriano Artisco extra white paper I have still seems ivory compared to white cards I have... ??
Great video. What is the mat you are working on?
It’s so funny but since I live in England, I remember watching a similar video of yours several years ago, and I couldn’t find the brushes you recommended.. all I could find were the R&L zens, so I grabbed a few and now you like them too.. so that worked out well! ☺️
Hello a have a question about, paper between cold press and hot press
Cold press watercolour paper is textured and hot press watercolour paper is smoother.
Depends on your project and your preference whether you’d like your finished piece to be a more textured or smooth finish.
I want so badly to see lightfast tests on liquid watercolors. Lol. I know that the Holtz Distress pads and stains aren't at all (I have a few pictures made from them that have totally changed color). But I am curious if any inks or liquid watercolors are.
As far as I'm aware of, the only lightfast liquid watercolors out there are the Hydrus watercolors from Dr. Ph. Martin's. There might be others out there, but those are the ones I'm familiar with. As for inks, most pigment inks are more light fast and archival.
Hi Kristina, I was wondering about all your liquid watercolors? Which are your favorite? Thanks!!
I love the vibrancy of Dr. Ph. Martin's Radiant Concentrated Watercolors. :)
Great video, Kristina!!! I have alot of those products because you use them a lot. Big question: I recently bought the Arteza watercolor tubes and an empty palette. But a few days later, the paint was so hard I could not use. I thought I could do that. Am I wrong?
I've heard that those paints are only meant to be used straight out the tube. I tried some similar paints a while back and had the same issue.
@@kwernerdesign Thank you, Kristina for your quick reply!! I am so sorry to hear that. So, I guess I should have gone with the Mijello Mission brand???
Welp u said all my favorites so not comments from me. Lol But I will say I love your channel!!
When you opened your drawer, I saw a Schminke set. I love using Schminke. Are you not as fond of the brand because of its price point or the color selections?
Mostly price point, and also I just haven't used them much. I need to make a point to use them more so I learn the colors. :)
Hey Kristina, I’m considering some of the Zen or Escoda brushes you recommended but I’m wondering what sizes you’d say a cardmaker would want to start with... for coloring as well as background washes.
Same here! Very new to water coloring and want to know what to ask for for Christmas. Love your videos, I learn so much and get great ideas!
clairetimko I ended up getting a set of 5 Zen brushes and a set of round Escoda Prado in sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and I think there’s a 10. The Zen set had a nice wide wash brush and several other different ones not in the round EP. Both sets are ones she recommended so I thought they would be good to start with. She did say for lettering that 0 and 00 were good to have.
In your opinion Kristina, which paper do you prefer for using distress and distress oxide pigments? Blending, stamping etc?
For only blending, I usually use Neenah Classic Crest Solar White. However, if any water is added, I'll use a watercolor paper.
K Werner Design yes, that’s what I do as well. Thank u
Tried to make this envelope. What a disaster. I thought Tombow brush pens could be used this way? Or do I need paper-specific envelopes? TIA
What envelope are you referring to? And what way are you using the Tombow markers?
Thanks for the valuable information.
What is the difference in cold vs hot pressed?
Hot press paper is very smooth, while cold press has kind of an irregular, almost bumpy texture to it. There is also rough, which is even more textured, though I don't think that's particularly useful for card makers. Hot press is very good for detail work, while I think the colors move a bit more in the fibers of cold press paper. Hot press paper is more expensive, at least generally, so that can be something to keep in mind. I have never used that, mostly because of the expense issue. Plus, I find cold press works well for what I do. Hope this helps! :)
I thought I had too many art supplies...
Several of the card makers I watch use the Gansai tambi sets, so I purchased a set. Have you tried them? If so, what are your objections, or reasons they didn’t make your list?
No objections. I love the Gansai Tambi watercolors! I just don’t use them as often as these. 😊
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Ever think about giving away some of your supplies?? Lots of us (like me) are poor and trying to paint etc with little to no money. Just a thought… : )
She does give away some supplies, check out her blog. Not sure whether the supplies given away lean more to the stamping or water coloring side.
Not sure if they came out just after you did this video, but Arteza does make real brush replacement pens - they come in a pack of 4 for less than $7 arteza.com/products/arteza-real-brush-pens