Thank you. My husband is Czech & grew up with a set like this. It really is for mixing. I picked one up out of nostalgia & find it fun & convenient to tote around. Like many former E. European communist era products, it was designed to be economically manufactured. I plan to refill the cavities with my own paints at some point - it would be easy to just tote around one or two disks tightly screwed together & leak proof. They are super light.
❤ I did enjoy this video. I picked up a set of these for around $5 a few years ago. I'm wondering if putting some Gum arabic in the water will help with the chalkiness.
I only used gum arabic once, when I tried to prevent Staedtler tube paints from cracking, but it didn't work me 🤣 If it only cost 5$, it's probably not the brilliant set. Here is a good comparison video between the brilliant and the kids version: th-cam.com/video/aLuc1A3ocl0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=t1_blGYOqQ6nyH29
@@gabriellaritaart oh, right. There's nothing on the label that says one way or the other. So it's probably the children's version. I still really like them. 😊❤️
@gabriellaritaart Your video and comment prompted me to try this out. I used one drop of Glycerin in the second rinse water, about 5 FL oz. (I use an old yogurt container). Idk where the Gum Arabic is, and the Glycerin was handy. I am pretty impressed with how well the watercolor responded. On the last disc, I warmed them up with a drop of plain water. It turns out mostly they like being warmed up. The big difference is on the tissue test! A little paint still transfers but nowhere near as much as without the glycerin. Idk about upgrading... if I see the 6 or 8 set go on sale, I know I'll be tempted. I love the little containers, but once empty, I can refill it from tubes. I've got a set of Art Whale when they were $20 for 24 tubes. They're probably Superior, and they do have pigment information. Also, I picked up the mijello mission gold pure pigments when it was $55.00. Even at its current price of $84, it's only $3.50 a tube.
Ahhhhh. I threw a color wheel in my basket on my last order to get free shipping, and was pretty disappointed- very different from yours- mine has 5 greens. I looked and it is just called a watercolor wheel stack. It was only about $10, so I think this was the cheaper kids version. The brilliant set is made from cakes they call anilines- they dont use real aniline in them any more because it’s toxic, but they are really highly pigmented dyes.
that's an interesting little palette, great review! I must admit, they seem better than I thought they'd be just looking at them 🤔
Thank you. My husband is Czech & grew up with a set like this. It really is for mixing. I picked one up out of nostalgia & find it fun & convenient to tote around. Like many former E. European communist era products, it was designed to be economically manufactured. I plan to refill the cavities with my own paints at some point - it would be easy to just tote around one or two disks tightly screwed together & leak proof. They are super light.
This is the first time I watched your videos. I found it informative and enjoyable. I will be watching more. Thank you!
Thank you and welcome to the channel 🌺
Thank you!
❤ I did enjoy this video. I picked up a set of these for around $5 a few years ago. I'm wondering if putting some Gum arabic in the water will help with the chalkiness.
I only used gum arabic once, when I tried to prevent Staedtler tube paints from cracking, but it didn't work me 🤣
If it only cost 5$, it's probably not the brilliant set. Here is a good comparison video between the brilliant and the kids version:
th-cam.com/video/aLuc1A3ocl0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=t1_blGYOqQ6nyH29
@@gabriellaritaart oh, right. There's nothing on the label that says one way or the other. So it's probably the children's version. I still really like them. 😊❤️
I also enjoy using kids watercolors, I will probably get the cheap version as well at some point.
@gabriellaritaart Your video and comment prompted me to try this out. I used one drop of Glycerin in the second rinse water, about 5 FL oz. (I use an old yogurt container). Idk where the Gum Arabic is, and the Glycerin was handy. I am pretty impressed with how well the watercolor responded. On the last disc, I warmed them up with a drop of plain water. It turns out mostly they like being warmed up. The big difference is on the tissue test! A little paint still transfers but nowhere near as much as without the glycerin.
Idk about upgrading... if I see the 6 or 8 set go on sale, I know I'll be tempted. I love the little containers, but once empty, I can refill it from tubes. I've got a set of Art Whale when they were $20 for 24 tubes. They're probably Superior, and they do have pigment information. Also, I picked up the mijello mission gold pure pigments when it was $55.00. Even at its current price of $84, it's only $3.50 a tube.
Ahhhhh. I threw a color wheel in my basket on my last order to get free shipping, and was pretty disappointed- very different from yours- mine has 5 greens. I looked and it is just called a watercolor wheel stack. It was only about $10, so I think this was the cheaper kids version. The brilliant set is made from cakes they call anilines- they dont use real aniline in them any more because it’s toxic, but they are really highly pigmented dyes.
Yes, I have found a very good comparison between the brilliant and the cheap version here: th-cam.com/video/aLuc1A3ocl0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=t1_blGYOqQ6nyH29