A Gallo Naturale Set! Italian Handmade Watercolor Paint Full Review 

If they can afford to give them away to youtubers they don't need our money. Do what I did. Just buy the pigments in powder form fir less than $50 and make your own for life. Just add optical brightners when you want that bright modem look

So glad you’re enjoying the paints!!

thank you for this info！i paint wildlife with 5 layers up...your comment saved myself some bucks😆

Yes, I love A Gallo for a one or two-layer project, but not for multiple layering. It took me awhile to discover that character of the paint but if you know what you are doing and can do it with one or two layers, this may work for you. I also have the Signature palette and in time may get some other ones. The granulation aspect of the paints also is challenging if you are not expecting it.

I think there is a watercolour painting medium which facilitates multiple layers. I remember an article in THE ARTIST magazine.

So glad the video was helpful! What colors are you going to add?

My sister got me Yin min blue for my birthday in November. I would love the lapis lazuli and the Hematite genuine. I did order copper blue, pietra rosa,fig green and hakaido orange, a few months ago. So I feel guilty ordering more.

Just found out A. Gallo is having a flash sale, Sunday 12/11/22 at 4PM CET!!! I may get more colors after all!!

Oh my gosh I know what you mean about the smell of wet Arches paper 😂 So glad you got your A. Gallo set!

@@OtoKano I'm not crazy!! 🥴 🎉

Me too!

So glad you like the extra clips of swatches :D Thank you so much for noticing.

I am looking for a pink that captures the pinks I saw/photographed in Venice - I'm hoping/thinking the potters pink will do it. I should get my naturally II set any day now so I can't wait.

What’s on your list so far? :D

@@OtoKano oh, I'd love that indigo and lapis lazuli and the potter's pink and copper blue. Not in that set but one I've had my on is Pietra Rose. I have the Signature 1 12 half-pan set and have added colors to it already, like lemon yellow and Medici red and Quin. gold and Indanthrone blue.

I like their brushes. But as with the paints their once a month buying date sells out very fast.

@@patti3d for some reason, your other reply isn't listed here. Anyway, I wanted to get some A Gallo when I was in Italy but I think the only shop they have there is in Assisi and we didn't make it over there. The shop I visited in Rome had Maimeri Blu though, (another Italian watercolor maker) and I did get some of those while I was there. They were my only souvenirs other than a few postcards. :)

@@PaulaScardamalia I deleted my post as I thought it might be too personal info but glad you read it. I am Italian and that is on my bucket list to go to Italy! And of course go to Assisi for some watercolors! 🤩

So glad you enjoy the paints, they are beautiful!

Ox Gall is in many watercolor paints, so I never use those brands. Also, some pigments are derived from animals/sentient beings such as ivory/bone black.

Also many vegans won’t use honey in their paints. I don’t personally understand this but they wish to be told.

@@michelemarchesani5139 ok, thanks, i didn't know about the ox gall

@@grannysmithart You are welcome😊

Ox gall and PBk9 (bone black) is also animal derived. I’ve written a post about it along with a list of what animal products each brand offers: otokano.com/brands-that-are-vegan/

I’m a bit of a fan of A. Gallo, and back a few years ago I wanted to support the company when it seemed to be a smaller operation and more narrowly focussed on providing or duplicating old-style colours from the perspective of an historian. So, I have a lot of but not all the paints. The Naturale palette pairs well with Schmincke, but can be overwhelmed by the stronger Schmincke colours. The Lapis Lazuli, as the video mentions, is better than any other I’ve tried. I find myself reaching for my A. Gallo palette instead of other brands, just to enjoy them. For whatever my non-influencer opinion is worth! I’d recommend sampling from the Naturale range over the other sets, and choose only one of the various Yellow/Gold Ochres and similar, which are lovely but redundant. The metallic gold is lovely, but just one of many nice metallic watercolours out there. Zirconium Blue is pretty but too weak for me. The Morellone is stunning, and the Buff Titanium is, if you have use for a buff titanium, which I didn’t until I tried this one, a solid option. I’d describe them as a less excitable M. Graham, a more “natural” feeling Sennelier, and a less… I need an adjective… bombastic(?) Schmincke. MG, Sennelier, and Schmincke suit my tastes, and DS and WN absolutely do not suit me, if that helps for comparison.

I should mention that I like the included brushes and travel brushes a lot, the brand name escapes me at the moment.

@@SPQRKlio Thank you. I've added your informative response to my Gallo file. Found and watching Kim Crick's review now. She has a good eye.

I agree. I think a side by side with other professional paints/pigments would be really useful to compare them against. From someone who does not have the paints, but makes my own watercolour paints, I think they are probably lovely paints to use. I have watched just about every review on youtube on them because they fascinate me so much, being handmade paints themselves. At at the end of the day, they are just watercolour paints, made professionally and to a high standard it looks, but still just paint. And I don't think they are going to outperform any other professional range. All professional watercolour ranges are pretty similar, just with different qualities. Sennelier is light and transparent, daniel smith is ultra intense in colour and have unique granulating colours etc. I reckon these paints shine in what colours they offer that no other company does. Their potters pink is pretty unique. Lapis Lazuli of course. Their zircon blue is also a unique pigment. The fig green is unusual but easily mixed. Same goes for the Copper Blue. The colour selections for the palettes are unusual, and I think that's great for those who are really passionate about unique watercolour paints/sets. At the end of the day, I think these are really, just luxury paints. And for the most part, any other professional brand of watercolour would be comparable, except for in the case of unusual pigments. I don't think the everyday painter, or hobbyist needs them. They seem suited for professionals, who can justify the cost as part of their work, and people who are just ultra passionate about their paints and don't mind spending the extra buck to get the most luxurious paint on the market. Or alternatively, these paints could be an exceptionally meaningful gift. I just don't think these paints are for everyone, or even the majority, with the pricetag they have. Which is probably a very reasonable pricetag when the labour required to handmake the paints is considered. But I don't think they are an investment, or anything so special that one must get them even when they already have a functional set. The paints will just be used, at the rate any other paint will be used. Just my 2 cents on the paints.

@@Chloe-zr9lk I agree. Even if money played no role in this, most of us already have our normal palettes, go-to paper and a collection of brushes we know get the job done. When another manufacturer comes along with their products, I don't think many people with an established practice are going to suddenly uproot their setup and start from zero with the new manufacturer. Which is why what you wrote makes a lot of sense. From what I've seen on RU-vid so far, I'd be curious to see the following in person: notturno, zirconium blue, pietra rosa, harbor blue, olive green deep, dark forest, morellone, indigo and their numerous and interesting neutrals. I think I'll get a dot card and see how my beloved Saunders takes Gallo paints, then reassess which, if any, to get as half pans.

Yes it is, as well as the genuine indigo.

It is a beautiful colour, but can only be used if the work is to be kept in a folder. The oil paint version is more lightfast, but not necessary as a close approximation can be made with mixing lightfast colours.

Lol, okay, so my posting schedule is always at 3pm on Mondays, and if there’s a second video, 3pm Thursday! (Most of the videos anyway. One or two will sneak in at a different time.)

@@OtoKano I’m etching this info in my memory 😈. Unless I forget 😂