I think that the metallic paints are intended to be used as enhancements or embellishments rather than as a straight paint. I think I would use them that way, but if you want to cover large areas, I think to avoid the splotchiness, try using a regular non-metallic watercolor first, like a grey color for your bells and then do a wash with the metallic paint over that. I do like the colorshift paint, that blue is so vibrant.
I bought a couple of the FineTec sets recently (the F0600 and F1200). I got a deal, which is the story of my life, LOL. I didn't get the one you have, but I was disappointed. (Edit: And in closer inspection it appears Finetec makes two grades, one "Premium" and the other is just called "Artist". I got the "Artist" grade. Still it looks like your mass tones are better than mine, but your watered down version is no better). I actually like my Hobby Lobby nearly as much, found them more opaque AT TIMES definitely not worse enough to justify the price difference. Maybe I didn't add enough water to the Finetec. I also dug in on one of the pans and the amount of paint is really deceptive. You get a rectangle of paint that is maybe a tad less than a quarter inch thick on a wood platform. The pan makes it look like you're getting a deep well of paint. I honestly feel like a rube getting them. I think pearlescent paints are wonderful but in practice, I believe you can do as well with any of the brands. They really work best as an accent on top of underlying paints.
So grateful for all my fave crafting & art RU-vidRS like you, Jennifer, especially, the last two years with all our uncertainty and frankly, events that we’ve never had to deal with before as a country. It is scary sometimes. I thought maybe we were seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, but it seems it’s not to be just yet. My faith gets me through, but creative folks like you and others do too who offer viewers a steady, calm, fun, “normal”and reassuring positivity that is absolutely essential right now. Thanks so much. God bless.❤️
Flip flop/duochrome pigments work well on top of a base coat of a solid color, either watercolor, or alcohol marker, anything like that. Your bells might work better with a base coat of grey, it would reduce the blotching. Pentel makes water brushes, the reviews from watercolorists all come down to "I was ready to be a snob but I love them and I'm using them at home rather than my "good" brushes" which is funny. Thanks for all the reviews. Got some really great cheap gel pens last week thanks to you.
I have a feeling they'd do best on a super smooth , 100% cotton hot pressed paper. That should reduce the blotchy, since it won't have hills and valleys bouncing the light all over the place. I'd probably use them for accents so the shine would really zap, and I bet they'd make awesome highlights to enhance the cheaper metallics. When I use my fancy gold paint I let it settle overnight and suction off the water so I can reuse the pigment. Bet you could put your blended color in a pan and end up with a gorgeous custom watercolor. Thanks for your videos, and lovely holidays to y'all.
I think this paint would look amazing as a highlight and not for the entire design. I enjoy watching you paint. Loving the idea to use the rinse water, too. Happy holidays!
I think that twilight is the perfect color for our lives...we can be plain and blotchy...but when we catch the light - we are amazing, glorious creatures. Merry Christmas and God Bless.
It seems like they might work better with an undercoat of a more solid color first or as more of a highlight. I recently got a pearlescent shimmer from Daniel Smith. I feel like I can mix it with any color or do a cover coat to make anything shimmery. I haven’t had a chance to really play with it yet though.
I agree with what others say about trying a base coat first. Experiment with hot press/cold press. Also cotton vs. cellulose paper. I think it is definitely worth the money. Seeing it makes me want to buy it! This was a fun video! Thank you.
Jennifer! That set from Hobby Lobby is more than two rows on one layer, check your package again, a bottom layer opens up for another 2 rows! I didn’t realize it either for the first month I owned it. They’re gorgeous!
First of all, a Blessed Christmas to you Jennifer, Steve & Rose...! Looking forward to trying these paints pitted against the Kuretake & other less expensive brands I have. Fell in love with the Twilight color of these paints & just had to visit Blick...lol... We will see if these were worth spending my Christmas money on but I sure will have fun experimenting with all the suggestions you & the others in our group have suggested here. Thats why I love this group...SO creative & generous... Happy Christmas to ALL...! ! !
I have a couple of less expensive metallic paint sets and then last year I bought the Finetec iridescent set bc it was cheaper than their regular metallic. But it is lovely…it gives a transparent sheen wash of the delicate color over whatever you’re doing, but it isn’t always very obvious. I know the Finetec regular metallic set is fabulous and it will give you a substantial lay down of color. I’ve seen so many use it. I’m sure this silver set will meet or exceed your expectations too. One of these days, I hope to add more Finetec sets to my iridescent one. Thanks Jennifer to you and hubby for all your great content and Christmas blessings to your family! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 🎆 & we need to pray that 2022 might be a better one for ALL!
I've tried a few types of gold/silver & metallic. LOVE them - but I only use as embellishment. So in that way when it's not being hit by the light it still looks good. I have a set of Finetec (but not the premium), Daniel Smith Jean Haines - All that shimmers Set (6 water color tubes). But my very favorite is Yasutomi Sumi, they come in a 3" diameter ceramic dish and come in Gold Light, Gold Red, and Silver. I got them at Jerry's Artarama for $10.39 each a few years ago. Something I also have lots of fun with Schmincke Aqua Bronze Silver & Aqua Bronze Gold. They are powders that you can dip you WC brush in and lay on your painting. Very powerful & amazing. And just for pure fun to put over the top of things is FolkArt brand "Extreme Glitter" acrylic paint. Thank you for a sparkling evening!!! Love all 3 of you! I have 2 cute little white dogs too - Teddy & Lily. And we all watch!
I think it's worth the extra money for the nice opacity and shine. I think it need to be on a dark background, and amongst other colors. The latter will stop the painting from falling flat when the light does not hit at the right angle. Eolake Stobblehouse
What I like to do, espessally with silver and gold, is doing the First layer in Posca, which is opaque, than take my favorite watercolor on top😊 The Best thing is you can get poscas in multiple sizes, so you can do very detailed things or do a big erea😁
It is so rich and worth the price , no comparison to any of them .I prefer them full strength , they lose their beauty watering down. Even they still shining with the camera and the good paint is waisted in the wash water . I understand you have to try every way it can be used .
That splotched paint is what I found in my inexpensive metallic paints! I was hoping for a different effect with these expensive paints! I use mine for highlights only! Large areas don’t look to good! Thank you for sharing and in the right light they are beautiful! Have a great Christmas!
What is your favorite metallic medium that doesn’t look dull when not at a perfect, reflective angle? I have the Kuretaki starry set on my wishlist. Although less opaque, they looked worthy of comparison to Finetec, given the price vs performance outcome. I’d love a metallic medium that doesn’t bleed through the Bible. Metallic Gelatos are pretty good, though also dependent on a good angle or the silver will look gray. I try to use the colors as they appear without the sheen so I won’t be disappointed.
I could imagine getting a single genuine silver pan to use in paintings I'd like to sell, since it would puff up the perceived value of the original artwork 😁 But that is it. I have a couple of metallic watercolors by Royal Talens Van Gogh, and a few W&N inks, and they're just fine for embellishing and fancy lettering. I do like the size of the pan though, it would be interesting to calculate price per volume or weight, compared to the much smaller regular Finetec pans.
I think pearlescents are best for embellishing and small areas which want a focus. I tend to use them for colouring actual metal and for highlights on top of darker opaque colours.
i think i would use these paints as more of an accent or highlight color. in the past, i used the metallic colors as soft touches in flowers. love the effect, but i use very inexpensive metallic paint. love this video!
painting with cosmic shimmer iridescent metallics whilst watching...for the price of the finetec i could buy 2 more sets of 12,...but at the end of the day its only money.....as long as it brings a smile to your face and others then its money well spent...
I use metallic paints for birthday and Christmas cards. I also use them when I want to have fun and be happy. The shine is mesmerising . The set you used is extremely expensive, way too expensive for the results. Pretty then not pretty, I would expect always pretty for that price.
I'm not sure about these paints. I'm not sure I would use them often enough to justify paying that price. I have seen the individual pans in Blick but couldn't decide to buy. Now my curiosity has been raised. Hmmm... Merry Christmas to you, Steve and your family.
Love metallic paints but definitely don’t think these are worth the asking price. I think they would look better over the top of other paints to make them really stand out even more and there shouldn’t be any patchy areas. Again, a great video with honesty and great ideas, thank u 💐
Very pretty, but I think there are cheaper ones that are just as pretty. I just got the Grabie. Metallics and have Coliro as well. That’s probably good for me.
I work with Fintecs a lot in my paintings and pencil works...they work best when you have a base layer of alcohol marker ....they also don't like working over wax based pencils as the water is repelled...and the mica particles will flack off...also....store the rinse water with a fine cloth over it so the water can evaporate...you will be left with the mica mix that you can use on its own..or mixed with normal water colour...especially the real silver...but keep that on it's own...I am busy making my own 23k shell gold, sterling silver and copper paints from the pure leaf and am doing the same...
Your individual pan would probably fit in a mini Altoids tin. I have a single Kuretaki pan in one. It works great. As for the paints they are pretty but I find if things are too expensive, I don't use them as much. For that reason, I wouldn't buy them.
I believe the paint is beautiful however in small details it would be even more fabulous. My opinion about the price….too much for the amount of use I would get out of it. If only the less expensive metallics were used and not compared “next to” the Fintec it would be blingy enough.
I think these metallic’s are much more vibrant than your other sample swatches. I would use them for fine detail work. The finer lines shouldn’t show the blotchiness. Happy New Year to you !
I think as embellishments, but that is really expensive for an embellishment, personally if l spent that amount to be relegated to embellishments l would be really upset, l did love the twilight colour though
I don't feel so bad about my living below poverty level metallic products now. They're the exactly same blotchy, ugly mess. Paying that much for fancy, boozy stuff and getting bad results? Priceless entertainment value. Lol. I'm sure they may look good for some accents or small highlights.... But, wow! I'd feel more than a little burned.You can pay under $10 at Amazon or bargain stores and get the same result, over large areas.
Please, don't take it as an offence or anything, but please, type "Kuretake" into the Google Japanese-English translator to check pronunciation. I wouldn't bat an eye if I weren't learning Japanese, but it is very distracting that you pronounce the end with an "i" (same as in "lift"), instead of an "e" (same as in "left"). The main problem is English again. I can't even find out what should I write in front of the parenthesis because in Hungarian we spell these letters differently, actually very close to the Japanese spelling...
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