Hi Liz, I'm fairly new to your channel and I love your videos! You are so engaging, wonderful at explaining things, funny and so down to earth. I am only 3 months into trying my hand at sketching and using watercolors and I'm soooo happy I found you! Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks with us and for sharing your art! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 ... Shannon
Superior also do white label products for a bunch of well-known retailers here in the UK: Jackson’s, Cass Art, Great Art all sell their palettes as generic student grade supplies (either unbranded or with the shop’s own brand). They are pretty good for what they are (but not artist grade). But at the price they are generally sold they are great fun! And much better than some other brand-name student grade paints that cost much more.
Must have missed a bit, but were those cobalts actual cobalts or cobalt hues? In which case these paints must be different formulations indeed as I don’t think the usual Superior palettes have any toxic pigments
@@LizChadertonArt actually I just came across a video on this set just now from The Frugal Crafter channel and she has done a bit of sleuthing and it seems that the pigment info may just be copied straight from the Paul Rubens 48 set, which explains the claims of cadmiums and cobalts. The lightfast info is also copied and this seems to be the same set as the Art Whale (Superior) set. which if so is annoying because all the provided info is totally unreliable, though the paints are still nice
@@gertietheduck I asked them if it was the same set as Art Whale and Superior and they assured me that the formulations were changed and improved, as I said in my intro. They do seem to behave differently because I watched a few reviews of the looky- likely sets before I tried them. I think they missed a trick by not changing the colour selection and correcting the mislabelling etc
@@LizChadertonArt ah, ok, I don’t have either set (I have other Superior paints and enjoy them) so I don’t personally know what either feels like, but re the pigment info, from The Frugal Crafters investigation it does look suspiciously like the info is copied from the Paul Rubens set and may not correspond to the actual pigments in this set - even the individual paint numbers match. Do check out that video if you get a chance! Lightwish distribute both brands.
Got to the end of the swatching now. An interesting set of colours, but if they could eliminate the white, the blacks, the duplicates and the low lightfastness colours and that horrible permanent green, they could get to a great set off 24 that could fit in the same tin as full pans. And I agree with you that some might have the wrong names on them.
Hullo Liz, I have purchased some “deal” oriented art supplies in my youth trying to save myself some money! I am saddened to say that most of the cheaper paints are all coming out of China. I truly believe that if anyone is looking for a good paint try to find a reasonably local manufacturer. Even though living in the UK your big brand Windsor & Newton has been moved away from France and are now so many are being made in China too! Paul Rubens? Yep, China. I believe that I am tremendously gifted living in the U.S. as we have a great number of paint creators! I recommend DaVinci as the best overall brand from quality of paints to the reasonable prices they charge! Another winner is M. Graham and some people swear by Dan Smith but I just swear AT them, their prices as well as their business practices! Thank you for sharing this palette, I am just not going to switch to this nice, but looking very “white labeled” paint. Despite the manufacturers marketing efforts as a superior paint choice. I am just like most artists in that I like seeing a “new” discovery but weighing all the factors, I believe I am staying put with my current choices. Now I am trying to decide if I want or need to invest in a gouache paint brand! Got a video recommendation? I have been watching quite a few this past month or so……. Please take care, be safe and enjoy your day!
if you are happy with the paints you use, that’s fantastic. I have to say I am a magpie and like shiny new things to try! DS would bankrupt me. I am doing a review of their PrimaTek and without giving away the ending, I would not bother again….
Watching you putting the pans back in the tin and then bending the metal bits over them is so frustrating. Just wanting to snatch it off you and show you how to bend the metal bits first, then push the pans back in and get that satisfying click!
Hi Liz, I'm fairly new to your channel and I love your videos! You are so engaging, wonderful at explaining things, funny and so down to earth. I am only 3 months into trying my hand at sketching and using watercolors and I'm soooo happy I found you! Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks with us and for sharing your art! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 ...
Shannon
Thanks Shannon - really appreciate you being here!
Thanks Liz for a great tutorial and fantastic painting at the end. I always love your friendly banter, it brightens the day 😊
Thanks so much 😊
That was fun, i need to start painting agene, cheers from expensive Canada.
There are some very competitive paints and papers coming out of China, so hopefully starting again won’t break the bank
I enjoy your wit and knowledge! Thanks for the background information on this set.
Glad it was helpful!
Hello Liz, thanks for this. I always enjoy your cheerful chit chat and very helpful tips ❤
thank you so much!
I L. O. V. E. the trees! I'm crazy for colors, 😂 Thank you so much for this. I love your content. ❤
Glad you like them!
I also love the tree swatching! I’ll be trying that myself!!
it’s a fun way of playing with new colours
Superior also do white label products for a bunch of well-known retailers here in the UK: Jackson’s, Cass Art, Great Art all sell their palettes as generic student grade supplies (either unbranded or with the shop’s own brand). They are pretty good for what they are (but not artist grade). But at the price they are generally sold they are great fun! And much better than some other brand-name student grade paints that cost much more.
Must have missed a bit, but were those cobalts actual cobalts or cobalt hues? In which case these paints must be different formulations indeed as I don’t think the usual Superior palettes have any toxic pigments
that’s really useful to know. Thank you!
@@LizChadertonArt actually I just came across a video on this set just now from The Frugal Crafter channel and she has done a bit of sleuthing and it seems that the pigment info may just be copied straight from the Paul Rubens 48 set, which explains the claims of cadmiums and cobalts. The lightfast info is also copied and this seems to be the same set as the Art Whale (Superior) set. which if so is annoying because all the provided info is totally unreliable, though the paints are still nice
@@gertietheduck I asked them if it was the same set as Art Whale and Superior and they assured me that the formulations were changed and improved, as I said in my intro. They do seem to behave differently because I watched a few reviews of the looky- likely sets before I tried them. I think they missed a trick by not changing the colour selection and correcting the mislabelling etc
@@LizChadertonArt ah, ok, I don’t have either set (I have other Superior paints and enjoy them) so I don’t personally know what either feels like, but re the pigment info, from The Frugal Crafters investigation it does look suspiciously like the info is copied from the Paul Rubens set and may not correspond to the actual pigments in this set - even the individual paint numbers match. Do check out that video if you get a chance! Lightwish distribute both brands.
Got to the end of the swatching now. An interesting set of colours, but if they could eliminate the white, the blacks, the duplicates and the low lightfastness colours and that horrible permanent green, they could get to a great set off 24 that could fit in the same tin as full pans.
And I agree with you that some might have the wrong names on them.
I know they aren’t perfect, but I thought they were a lot of fun and good value if you are on a tight budget
Hullo Liz, I have purchased some “deal” oriented art supplies in my youth trying to save myself some money! I am saddened to say that most of the cheaper paints are all coming out of China. I truly believe that if anyone is looking for a good paint try to find a reasonably local manufacturer. Even though living in the UK your big brand Windsor & Newton has been moved away from France and are now so many are being made in China too! Paul Rubens? Yep, China. I believe that I am tremendously gifted living in the U.S. as we have a great number of paint creators! I recommend DaVinci as the best overall brand from quality of paints to the reasonable prices they charge! Another winner is M. Graham and some people swear by Dan Smith but I just swear AT them, their prices as well as their business practices! Thank you for sharing this palette, I am just not going to switch to this nice, but looking very “white labeled” paint. Despite the manufacturers marketing efforts as a superior paint choice. I am just like most artists in that I like seeing a “new” discovery but weighing all the factors, I believe I am staying put with my current choices. Now I am trying to decide if I want or need to invest in a gouache paint brand! Got a video recommendation?
I have been watching quite a few this past month or so……. Please take care, be safe and enjoy your day!
if you are happy with the paints you use, that’s fantastic. I have to say I am a magpie and like shiny new things to try! DS would bankrupt me. I am doing a review of their PrimaTek and without giving away the ending, I would not bother again….
Watching you putting the pans back in the tin and then bending the metal bits over them is so frustrating.
Just wanting to snatch it off you and show you how to bend the metal bits first, then push the pans back in and get that satisfying click!
oh that’s funny! I couldn’t hear you shouting at the screen!