Comparing Schmincke to Winsor and Newton Watercolours 

What i love about Winsor & Newton is the transparacy as I love layering technique. Schmincke can be opaque after view layers. Winsor also has somewhat more natural colors which I prefer. Schimncke has more movement than W&N. So again it depends on the painter and their style I guess

Winsor & Newton are my favorite watercolors. Perhaps the difference in diffusion is because WN allows a little more individualized pigment character in each color, unlike Schminke, which is more evened-out, and Daniel Smith and Qor, brands that encourage lots of movement. However, there might have been something else going on in your tests, because I know from experience that Winsor Yellow is a strong spreader, as is the Permanent Rose. Their Ultra marine, not so much, but other blues, such as Winsor Blues (red and green shades), Prussian, Turquoise, and Cobalt blues move nicely in my experience. I also prefer pre-wetting WN pans to having paint with so much honey or other additives that the paint slops out of the pan when traveling. Basically, for the exceptional transparency and beauty of pigments used, my most often used paint is Winsor & Newton.

I also find winsor and newton harder to re wet than other professional brands. Thanks for the video.

I didn’t catch whether or not you mentioned which paper you used. That makes a world of difference. Thanks for your video. I like both paints, but I’m partial to Schminke Horadan.

If your ‘lemon’ yellow has gone greenish grey then it could be it is actually aureolin , which does that as it is not lightfast and sort of oxidises as well. My professional box came with both and as they were loose in the pans got mixed up when I first got it. There is a nice aureolin hue you can replace it with. I like Schminke for reliability and W&N for being more characterful, and it having a very English feel. I like the very underrated Daler Rowney professional better than W&N …..

Sounds like you have the W&N Nickel Titanate Lemon Yellow - this is not a typical Lemon Yellow pigment - it's quite a muted green leaning yellow pigment that's quite opaque like you say, - if you want a classic Lemon yellow probably better going for the W&N Winsor Lemon or Cadmium Lemon from their range. I do love Nickel Titanate Yellow for different reasons but it's not really for a basic palette in my mind.

Winsor & Newton is damium - free in the proffessional set (it says in the product description when I wanted to buy one). This is a huge plus for me, compared to Schminkey that has cadmium in their colors, and it is not healthy for human doby. That is the number one reason why I would choose Winsor over Schminckey.

Windsor and Newton dont make it to my top 10 watercolor paints.that means m.graham, daniel Smith, block, maimeriblu,sennelier, qor, mission gold,daVinci, schminke, and white nights are all before...but because the only paint available in a nearby store is Windsor Newton I have an entire shoe box of tubes...every color...and it was what I'm started with 60 years ago for the same reason.

Apples to oranges.not a good test when it's not the same color.

Schmiker for ever