Hello my lovelies! Thanks for watching! Do let me know what you think of Primatek Watercolors by Daniel Smith in your experience! Also do recommend your favorites! Inquiring minds would love to know! Happy Painting! 🍓🍓🍓
Hey Dee! So glad you enjoyed the video and liked the Mayan Blue, kyanite, and amethyst watercolors. They're absolutely stunning, right? Thanks for watching and happy painting! ♥ 🍓🍓🍓
Hola Sunday! These PrimaTek paints are gorgeous. Due to their expensive price tag, I was reluctant to buy any at first. However, I succumbed eventually, starting with Mayan Blue Genuine and Green Apatite Genuine. These are fabulous paints that I use frequently. It doesn't need much of the paint to add a wonderful granulation and texture to a mix. About 6 months ago, I bought three more: Tiger's Eye Genuine - an interesting alternative to a Raw Umber Deep. Bloodstone - I love this one for creating vibrancy in shadows or texture on rocks and mountains. Mummy Bauxite - very similar to Burnt Sienna More recently, the depths of my Daniel Smith watercolour addiction took me to Sodalite Genuine and Sugarlite Genuine - but I'm yet to discover their full potential. I usually mix them with another Daniel Smith colour. For example: Ultramarine Blue + Sodalite Genuine. The Hematite Genuine might be the next one I go for, but for now I'm resisting the temptation...
Ahh the temptations! I know exactly what you mean! But who can really resist! I really do understand you on this one! Daniel Smith has stolen my heart and I believe this is something I need to thread carefully because I could go crazy and break the bank! But, isn't it wonderful to experience these colors? I will be adding the names of the next Primatek pigments you mentioned here and hope to get them soon! ♥ Thanks for sharing from personal experience! That helps me and other fellow viewers! ♥🍓🍓🍓
@@sundayberries I chose the Tiger's Eye Genuine because it's my gem stone apparently. However, having seen the Burnt Tiger's Eye Genuine, I now wish I had bought that one instead. For now, I'll see if I can find a good base colour to mix with the Tiger's Eye Genuine. I could try adding some Sepia to darken it, or even some Quinacridone Burnt Orange, or even a bit of both... The one colour of the Primatek range that I often see people use, is the Serpentine Genuine. I've managed to get close to it by mixing two colours I already have: Green Apatite Genuine and Rich Green Gold.
@@markdonovan1540 Mark! I have never even seen Tiger's Eye but will search it up, actually, both of them! Good God, am I in for a spending spree! 🤣 🍓🍓🍓
@@sundayberries As you know, I have this interest, as many of us do, to try ever more wonderful paints! However, there are times when I try to see what I can do with a more limited paint palette (sometimes using just 3 primary colours - Yong Chen on TH-cam is very good at this) as it helps me learn more about the mixing aspect of watercolour paints without being overwhelmed with paint choices. One day, I read a quote somewhere by Pablo Picasso, which I can't find at the moment, but it basically meant this: first there were a range of paints that could be mixed into any colour you want; but then paint manufacturers began inventing thousands of different colour paints to sell... Well, I guess it's part of the evolution of the media. I have certainly bought way more paints than I need, and certainly a significant number more than I use regularly. However, this might just be part of my journey to arrive at the palette and selection of paints I use the most. I'm still in the process of lots of trial and error discovery, finding and developing my own style and self-taught to a large degree. I have no formal artistic background at all, so sometimes it feels like I'm stumbling through the glorious world of watercolour like a child in a sweetshop...what can I try next? 😉 Michael Solovyev, a watercolour artist and one of the ambassadors for Daniel Smith paints, has an amazing ability to mix the colours he wants from a pallete that he rarely changes. Of course, he has a few extras, but by using a "personalised palette" on a regular and constant basis, he has achieved a deeper knowledge of how to use those paints to stunning effect. He choses colours for his palette that have precise mixing characteristics for his style of painting. He also uses pretty much the same limited set of brushes that he controls so masterfully. Obviously, he didn't arrive at this overnight, and his life as an artist has brought him to the point he's at now. However, another extraordinary watercolour artist who uses a far bigger palette of Daniel Smith paints is Pablo Rubén López Sanz, so I guess paint palette selection may also depend on how and what one likes to paint. I'm determined to use all the paints I've bought, even the student grade paints I bought when I first began watercolour painting in 2019. Many lovely paintings that can be made by using "student grade" paints on good quality paper. Sometimes we can forget this, especially once our appetite has been wetted for intense pigments, granulation effects and the smooth and consistent quality of the professional artist grade paints.
@@markdonovan1540 It's great that you bring this topic to the conversation because I feel the same way. As a matter of fact, my acrylic palette is very limited. I only buy a convenience color depending on the particular painting I may be planning, but this hardly ever happens. But, as you mentioned, this came to happen as I developed my style, and mastered mixing a lot better than in the early days. As new painters, not being aware of the power of mixing colors, leads us to spend much more than we really need, particularly because we get excited about the convenience colors possibilities. Also, there are some convenience colors that are purchased merely because we can skip the mixing and get straight to it, without using much paint while mixing it. It also gives you that "always the same value" than mixing on our own, which can lead to different values because we might have added a bit more of one color over the other. With the exception of a few convenience colors, I rather mix the colors, regardless of the values I get. I, of course, try to mix quite a lot of paint, depending on the size of the canvas, and that way ensure I will have the same value, and then alter said value as needed. But, I really enjoy the slightest difference in values of the same color within a painting, as it bring that subtle shift every single time, and makes the observer wonder if it is the same color or not. The best thing about mixing our colors, is that by mixing you will always have people wonder how you arrived at that color, or be marveled at the different levels of depths the mixed colors can create for the observer. I honestly believe a simple palette is much better than an extensive one. IMO, any mixed color will always be more interesting than a ready made one. In terms of watercolors, I am quite curious about them all and I do want to experience them all. I will probably end up buying as many brands and colors I can get my hands to, but in the end, I will probably have that small group of colors that will be my go to. The rest, I will probably share with others, of course. So for me, this is more about this incredible curiosity I have to explore brands and see how colors differ or shift from one another. But, certainly, there is no need to have many colors at all. I have made a few videos on this topic and have not released any thinking that people might not be interested in this.... but I love the topic of mixing and how we can achieve so much more interesting things by mixing our own colors. If you are interested, perhaps I could host a live podcast and have a chat about it! Thanks for your insightful comments, as usual, always love to read them! 🍓🍓🍓
Hi Jessica! Thanks for sharing your favorite colors from the Daniel Smith PrimaTek Watercolors! I'll make sure to get them and give them a special mention in my next video. Thank you! 🍓🍓🍓
Hello @LyvBlackrain! I do have one super granulating set! I have yet to try them! Daniel Smith knows how to make gorgeous granulation, but Schmincke Horadam might just give them a run for their money. I don't know! Time to experiment! 🍓🍓🍓
@@sundayberries I have all the Schmicke super-granulating colors and they are great, but I love the Primateks more. I'm a granulating color freak and try to collect them from different manufacturers. I also have the Qor granulator set, which is also very nice. I'd like to see you compare the Schmincke granulating colors with the equivalent Primateks and hear your opinion of them.
@@ilenegoldman6344 That is a deal! Sounds like a very exciting video to make! I only have one set of super granulation by schmincke but I will get my hands on a second set to give Schmincke a fair chance haha since I have bit more granulating colors from DS! Ohhh, this is going to be fun! Thanks for sharing! ♥ 🍓🍓🍓
I love all the Daniel Smith Primatek colors. I've replaced the Perm Brown on my palette with Piemontite, and added Rhodonite to my palette. Besides being a beautiful pink, Rhodonite is a great mixer. My most favorite Primatek is Green Apatite. Serpentine is another beautiful granulating green. If you like the Amethyst, you should try the Purpurite for a deep purple color. I was surprised by the Bloodstone. I didn't think I'd like it so I only bought the 5ml. This color really surprised me, it's really beautiful. Now I'm sorry I didn't buy the 15 ml.
Hi hi Doris! ♥ Thank you for sharing! Your insights are really helpful for fellow artists like me who are looking to expand their palette. Can't wait to try out all these colors! I am keeping a list of all the recommended colors, and trying to buy as I go! I promise I will get to these! Sound exciting. Also, you are not the first to recommend Green Apatite, so now I am most definitely curious! ♥ 🍓🍓🍓
Hello my lovelies! Thanks for watching! Do let me know what you think of Primatek Watercolors by Daniel Smith in your experience! Also do recommend your favorites! Inquiring minds would love to know! Happy Painting! 🍓🍓🍓
Mayan blue is my favorite 😍
Thank you for sharing! Mayan blue is a stunning color! I was so surprised when I saw it! Love it! Happy Painting!🍓🍓🍓
Hi Sundayberries, these are very nice and I particularly love the Mayan Blue and the kyanite. The amethyst is gorgeous too. Dee
Hey Dee! So glad you enjoyed the video and liked the Mayan Blue, kyanite, and amethyst watercolors. They're absolutely stunning, right? Thanks for watching and happy painting! ♥ 🍓🍓🍓
Amazing colors! All of them!❤❤❤
They are really amazing indeed! Thanks for watching and Happy Painting! ♥
Hola Sunday!
These PrimaTek paints are gorgeous. Due to their expensive price tag, I was reluctant to buy any at first. However, I succumbed eventually, starting with Mayan Blue Genuine and Green Apatite Genuine. These are fabulous paints that I use frequently. It doesn't need much of the paint to add a wonderful granulation and texture to a mix.
About 6 months ago, I bought three more:
Tiger's Eye Genuine - an interesting alternative to a Raw Umber Deep.
Bloodstone - I love this one for creating vibrancy in shadows or texture on rocks and mountains.
Mummy Bauxite - very similar to Burnt Sienna
More recently, the depths of my Daniel Smith watercolour addiction took me to Sodalite Genuine and Sugarlite Genuine - but I'm yet to discover their full potential. I usually mix them with another Daniel Smith colour. For example: Ultramarine Blue + Sodalite Genuine.
The Hematite Genuine might be the next one I go for, but for now I'm resisting the temptation...
Ahh the temptations! I know exactly what you mean! But who can really resist! I really do understand you on this one! Daniel Smith has stolen my heart and I believe this is something I need to thread carefully because I could go crazy and break the bank! But, isn't it wonderful to experience these colors? I will be adding the names of the next Primatek pigments you mentioned here and hope to get them soon! ♥ Thanks for sharing from personal experience! That helps me and other fellow viewers! ♥🍓🍓🍓
@@sundayberries I chose the Tiger's Eye Genuine because it's my gem stone apparently. However, having seen the Burnt Tiger's Eye Genuine, I now wish I had bought that one instead. For now, I'll see if I can find a good base colour to mix with the Tiger's Eye Genuine. I could try adding some Sepia to darken it, or even some Quinacridone Burnt Orange, or even a bit of both...
The one colour of the Primatek range that I often see people use, is the Serpentine Genuine. I've managed to get close to it by mixing two colours I already have: Green Apatite Genuine and Rich Green Gold.
@@markdonovan1540 Mark! I have never even seen Tiger's Eye but will search it up, actually, both of them! Good God, am I in for a spending spree! 🤣 🍓🍓🍓
@@sundayberries As you know, I have this interest, as many of us do, to try ever more wonderful paints! However, there are times when I try to see what I can do with a more limited paint palette (sometimes using just 3 primary colours - Yong Chen on TH-cam is very good at this) as it helps me learn more about the mixing aspect of watercolour paints without being overwhelmed with paint choices.
One day, I read a quote somewhere by Pablo Picasso, which I can't find at the moment, but it basically meant this: first there were a range of paints that could be mixed into any colour you want; but then paint manufacturers began inventing thousands of different colour paints to sell...
Well, I guess it's part of the evolution of the media. I have certainly bought way more paints than I need, and certainly a significant number more than I use regularly. However, this might just be part of my journey to arrive at the palette and selection of paints I use the most. I'm still in the process of lots of trial and error discovery, finding and developing my own style and self-taught to a large degree. I have no formal artistic background at all, so sometimes it feels like I'm stumbling through the glorious world of watercolour like a child in a sweetshop...what can I try next? 😉
Michael Solovyev, a watercolour artist and one of the ambassadors for Daniel Smith paints, has an amazing ability to mix the colours he wants from a pallete that he rarely changes. Of course, he has a few extras, but by using a "personalised palette" on a regular and constant basis, he has achieved a deeper knowledge of how to use those paints to stunning effect. He choses colours for his palette that have precise mixing characteristics for his style of painting. He also uses pretty much the same limited set of brushes that he controls so masterfully. Obviously, he didn't arrive at this overnight, and his life as an artist has brought him to the point he's at now.
However, another extraordinary watercolour artist who uses a far bigger palette of Daniel Smith paints is Pablo Rubén López Sanz, so I guess paint palette selection may also depend on how and what one likes to paint.
I'm determined to use all the paints I've bought, even the student grade paints I bought when I first began watercolour painting in 2019. Many lovely paintings that can be made by using "student grade" paints on good quality paper. Sometimes we can forget this, especially once our appetite has been wetted for intense pigments, granulation effects and the smooth and consistent quality of the professional artist grade paints.
@@markdonovan1540 It's great that you bring this topic to the conversation because I feel the same way. As a matter of fact, my acrylic palette is very limited. I only buy a convenience color depending on the particular painting I may be planning, but this hardly ever happens. But, as you mentioned, this came to happen as I developed my style, and mastered mixing a lot better than in the early days. As new painters, not being aware of the power of mixing colors, leads us to spend much more than we really need, particularly because we get excited about the convenience colors possibilities. Also, there are some convenience colors that are purchased merely because we can skip the mixing and get straight to it, without using much paint while mixing it. It also gives you that "always the same value" than mixing on our own, which can lead to different values because we might have added a bit more of one color over the other. With the exception of a few convenience colors, I rather mix the colors, regardless of the values I get. I, of course, try to mix quite a lot of paint, depending on the size of the canvas, and that way ensure I will have the same value, and then alter said value as needed. But, I really enjoy the slightest difference in values of the same color within a painting, as it bring that subtle shift every single time, and makes the observer wonder if it is the same color or not. The best thing about mixing our colors, is that by mixing you will always have people wonder how you arrived at that color, or be marveled at the different levels of depths the mixed colors can create for the observer. I honestly believe a simple palette is much better than an extensive one. IMO, any mixed color will always be more interesting than a ready made one. In terms of watercolors, I am quite curious about them all and I do want to experience them all. I will probably end up buying as many brands and colors I can get my hands to, but in the end, I will probably have that small group of colors that will be my go to. The rest, I will probably share with others, of course. So for me, this is more about this incredible curiosity I have to explore brands and see how colors differ or shift from one another. But, certainly, there is no need to have many colors at all. I have made a few videos on this topic and have not released any thinking that people might not be interested in this.... but I love the topic of mixing and how we can achieve so much more interesting things by mixing our own colors. If you are interested, perhaps I could host a live podcast and have a chat about it! Thanks for your insightful comments, as usual, always love to read them! 🍓🍓🍓
My favorites are Zoisite and Kyanite and Sodalite. I have them as staples in my palette 🎨
Hi Athanais! They are really stunning! Thanks for sharing! 🍓🍓🍓
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My favorites so far are: green apatite genuine and sodalite
Hi Jessica! Thanks for sharing your favorite colors from the Daniel Smith PrimaTek Watercolors! I'll make sure to get them and give them a special mention in my next video. Thank you! 🍓🍓🍓
I've always liked granulating colors. Daniel Smith has a wonderful line of these. Have you tried super granulating colors by Schmincke Horadam??
Hello @LyvBlackrain! I do have one super granulating set! I have yet to try them! Daniel Smith knows how to make gorgeous granulation, but Schmincke Horadam might just give them a run for their money. I don't know! Time to experiment! 🍓🍓🍓
@@sundayberries I have all the Schmicke super-granulating colors and they are great, but I love the Primateks more. I'm a granulating color freak and try to collect them from different manufacturers. I also have the Qor granulator set, which is also very nice. I'd like to see you compare the Schmincke granulating colors with the equivalent Primateks and hear your opinion of them.
@@ilenegoldman6344 That is a deal! Sounds like a very exciting video to make! I only have one set of super granulation by schmincke but I will get my hands on a second set to give Schmincke a fair chance haha since I have bit more granulating colors from DS! Ohhh, this is going to be fun! Thanks for sharing! ♥ 🍓🍓🍓
I love all the Daniel Smith Primatek colors. I've replaced the Perm Brown on my palette with Piemontite, and added Rhodonite to my palette. Besides being a beautiful pink, Rhodonite is a great mixer. My most favorite Primatek is Green Apatite. Serpentine is another beautiful granulating green. If you like the Amethyst, you should try the Purpurite for a deep purple color. I was surprised by the Bloodstone. I didn't think I'd like it so I only bought the 5ml. This color really surprised me, it's really beautiful. Now I'm sorry I didn't buy the 15 ml.
Hi hi Doris! ♥ Thank you for sharing! Your insights are really helpful for fellow artists like me who are looking to expand their palette. Can't wait to try out all these colors! I am keeping a list of all the recommended colors, and trying to buy as I go! I promise I will get to these! Sound exciting. Also, you are not the first to recommend Green Apatite, so now I am most definitely curious! ♥ 🍓🍓🍓