Creating The Ultimate Watercolour Palette! Narrowing My Collection Down To 50 Colours!!!

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WHAT’S IN MY ULTIMATE PALETTE?
Brands: W&N- Winsor & Newton, SH - Shinhan, M.H - Michael Harding, MB- MaimeriBlu, P.R - Paul Rubens
Titanium White - W&N
Chinese White - Hot.
Paynes grey - Sennelier
Lamp Black - W&N
Buff Titanium - Daniel Smith
Raw Umber - M.H
Burnt Umber - SH
Burnt Sienna - SH
Viridian Hue - SH
Cadmium Green Light - SH
Sap Green - W&N
Green Gold - MB
Moss Green - M.H
Hooker Green - M.H
Olive Green - P.R
Olive Green Dark - P.R
Cobalt Turquoise Dark - P.R
Perylene Green - W&N
Dark Blue Green - ShiYun P.R
Turquoise Green - MB
Cobalt Turquoise Light - W&N
Cerulean Sky Blue - MB
Lapis Lazuli - M.H
Cobalt Blue - SH
Phthalo Blue (Red shade) - M.H
French Blue - P.R
Ultramarine Deep - MB
Prussian Blue - SH
Inthrandone Blue - P.R
Indigo - W&N
Permanent Violet - SH
Perylene Violet - W&N
Quin Violet Reddish - MB
Crimson Lake - SH
Quin Rose - M.H
Rose Madder - M.H
Perylene Maroon - W&N
Perylene Maroon - P.R
Quin Rose - P.R
Vermillion Hue - SH
Permanent Red - SH
Yellow Ochre - SH
Chinese Orange - Sennelier
Quin Gold - M.H
Transparent Yellow - P.R
Cadmium Yellow Medium - P.R
Cadmium Yellow Deep - MB
Naples Yellow - P.R
Winsor Lemon - W&N
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@laurenwatt3124 5 месяцев назад

Started this video Saturday morning in Australia... listening to how you gift watercolours etc... and decide to get on my local facebook marketplace... discover lovely elderly lady selling off her Winsor and Newton paints as she has been having issues with her hands...within an hour I am at her house, hearing her story and promising to give her paints, and a bunch of paper and sketch pads and artist books AND sable brushed lovingly collected over the years a good home. They are my first artist grade quality paints, a total of 39 tubes, most 5ml W&N artist quality, and she sold them for the price of 6 new W&N 5ml tubes equivalent in Australia. I am currently swatching along with you, and if it hadn't been for your video I would have never checked facebook marketplace. So THANK YOU.

@fhcreates 4 месяца назад

Wow! Lucky you! I’m in Aus also we pay so very much more for art supplies

@beckyraver7959 5 месяцев назад

Lapis lazuli is one of the most expensive rare pigments on the planet earth! If you have a tube of it, it absolutely must be in your pallet! It's one of the most sought after pigments for a watercolorist!!!! ❤😢❤😢❤😢❤😢❤😢❤

@ChristieP-hb6hd 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this video Emma. Would love for you to post follow-up video down the road on your experience using this ultimate-palette

@trumpetingangel 5 месяцев назад

I'm retired and stuck at home much of the time with a heart condition. I started painting just to have something to do. I've tried a few other RU-vid tutorials, but yours are the ones that come out looking good when I paint them! The others were too skimpy on instructions or much too complex for a beginner. Thank you so much!

@dawanariley4183 4 месяца назад

Same here I started painting after retirement. I am stuck at home to. My highlight of the month going to doctor or grocery store. Lol

@lora9664 5 месяцев назад

I would recommend in one of the three empty wells of mixing a lavender with the tube paints inside the well and letting it dry. That way you have a a premixed lavender. Since you paint a lot of flowers that would come in handy. You could squeeze out your blue and pink and then squeeze out white until you get the color you like. This was a great video and I am sure it took hours to make!

@LCLand 5 месяцев назад

Please share link for empty palette.

@gopipavi9653 5 месяцев назад

Natural Earth Lapis Lazuli means the mineral itself is used as the pigment similar to Daniel Smith Primatek Mineral Marvels.... if it says amethyst/jadeite, it is the mineral/gem itself that is ground up and mixed with binders.

@ginabadeaux9319 5 месяцев назад

ultramarine blue is todays lapis .we have such an abundance of beautiful paints these days,what a great time to be alive and an artist,i have made so many tubes i buy art whale and mission gold in bulk ,very affordable ,my shinhan and mission gold are in my palette like you have ,its huge and takes up half my table ,im so grateful for you tube having so much gold in art videos,thank you

@mariaalejandracardozo3879 4 месяца назад

Between Art Whale and Shinhan which do ypu think is better?

@stacygibson9572 5 месяцев назад

is there a link to the empty palette? I now also have quite a collection of tubes that I would like to put all in one place!

@lylebobroske5172 День назад

I'm having fun here with you Emma. ❤❤😊😊

@helenh20mo 5 месяцев назад

I am only a beginner with a basic pallet and learning to mix the colours. Hi from a new sub .. an older Aussie girl here living the dream of water colours ..

@LCLand 5 месяцев назад

Highly recommend Aussie red gold from Daniel smith 😊

@kookatsoonjan 5 месяцев назад

awesome mixer...think I need to replenish my tube!!!!

@drbettyschueler3235 4 месяца назад

I use a colored pencil, metal case with magnetic pans so I can add or subtract pans as my needs change. It is a great way to organize watercolor paints so I can see, at a glance, what pans I might want to remove and place in the smaller,. metal palette I'm using for my current project.

@lizmorris6454 5 месяцев назад

Wow, no Permanent Rose, I thought that was your fav colour! I don't know how I would choose.

@lynxeyes3690 24 дня назад

Haven’t watched it all yet, I like all your going over the colors. I hope you get to swatch out all the yellows, reds, blues, etc on the same best paper by color to make the decision before adding. There feels like so much potential with making the decision and I’d love to see them swatched together as you decide to help with my decision on what to include . 😅❤

@juleeahlman 5 месяцев назад

I love this comparison video. And that ShinHan permanent red is crazy beautiful, and I’m not a red lover! I may have been converted! Thanks for all your hard work and paint knowledge.

@JinnyCJ 5 месяцев назад

Fascinating watching you choose between colours and hearing the why behind the choice. I also like to see the different shapes the paints settle into, some flow freely some almost clump. And that last comment will tell someone about how my brain works 😉!

@amymckee5075 4 месяца назад

I can’t believe this is the first time I’ve seen this video, but what a labor of love! You put so much effort into this. As always you set a great example!!

@deplorablereader 5 месяцев назад

Am I the only one who is shocked that this is ALL of Emma’s watercolors?!? I was so sure you’d have some Daniel Smith, DaVinci, M Graham, Holbein, Qor &Schmincke. But especially the DS/DV/MG/Qor since you’re Canadian and those are all American brands 😂😂.

@wildflower1397 5 месяцев назад

I was surprised she didn't have more, especially with all the hype around some brands like Daniel Smith. That said, it seems like a lot of content creators are paint color hoarders, lol

@LCLand 4 месяца назад

@@wildflower1397right? I think it says more about us who have way too much 😅

@wildflower1397 4 месяца назад

@@LCLand Exactly! 😂

@eve123w8 5 месяцев назад

I love watching your process. I’m looking forward to seeing you use this palette!

@kathymcgrath3078 5 месяцев назад

This was really fun to watch! Obviously, no one "needs" that many colors but what a great pallet, with a lot of super fun options!

@lauramaravillas1534 4 месяца назад

Can't wait to see hiw you back it and quilt it! So adorable! Also, your puppy dog is adorable!

@alicianicole7539 5 месяцев назад

Do you have a link for that pallette?

@ilonavandertang-vos2198 5 месяцев назад

Would like that to😊

@Bluebellybird 5 месяцев назад

I would love the link as well. Thanks 😊

@lindyartforfun 4 месяца назад

I think she said it’s Shin Han art is the brand.

@Jewelslovespaintandyarn 5 месяцев назад

So enjoyable to watch this process Emma. A lot of work for you, but what an amazing palette you have created! Thank you ❤

@kristinegoetsch8009 5 месяцев назад

This was quite the undertaking, Emma! I love the process of setting up a new palette. It is a great way to really learn your colors and so much fun. Palettes are really personal and everyone’s will be different. And it depends on what you paint. I paint mostly flowers so I have a lot of pinks and reds. I do a lot of mixing of greens and blues. Some of my favorite colors are violets, purples, roses, magentas, indanthrene blue, yellow gold and olive green. Thanks for sharing your process and how you organize your palette. Very motivating.🥰

@ChantelleArts 5 месяцев назад

Gorgeous video and a gorgeous palette ☺☺☺

@candybourgeois6916 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Emma! I really enjoyed seeing the various colors and found a few that I want to try out. FUN!

@jamieurbain7422 3 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing those lovely colors with us. 😊

@cm_watercolours 5 месяцев назад

This was awesome. I love a good palette making video

@EveAshford 5 месяцев назад

Oh how fun! I love a good long palette creation video. I’ve not tried the Shinhan watercolours, but did get a dark green gouache of theirs recently which I LOVE!

@ceciliasawyer2432 5 месяцев назад

I loved this video. I haven't tried any Michael Harding paints yet but now I am inspired. I love greens and purples so this reallly opened my eyes. I am also a fan of Winsor Newton and have many of their paints. Thans so much for this lengthy and articulate demo of your new palette.

@rosemariecooke9616 5 месяцев назад

Loved this video!

@dirtyblueshop 5 месяцев назад

beautiful selection of pigments! 🙌

@lori900 5 месяцев назад

Anyone else just as excited to make the color palette? LOVE THIS!!! And introducing some colors that are very new to me 😍

@nancypyter1511 5 месяцев назад

What a fun video this was Emma! All of that yumminess!🥰

@sandysanzenbacher7313 5 месяцев назад

That was so enjoyable and fun to watch!!!

@lindenjenesse5078 5 месяцев назад

Emma~ Right around 19:15 in the video, your pronunciation of Lapis Lazuli, though hesitant, is correct. It is a semiprecious stone, I think primarily form South America (my sister lived in Chile for 18 months, and brought a bit back.) It is exactly the shade of the paint you have - I see other comments explain that the pigment in the paint *is* the gem itself, which makes sense and explains why it granulates. Sometimes you'll see a piece with a vein of gold in it. So beautiful!! What a fun project! I did this a few weeks ago on a much smaller scale, and a mix of student and professional paints. I am *so* looking forward to future projects with this palette!!

@ddtuss2585 5 месяцев назад

Do you have a link for the pallet to hold all the colors

@DAYbreaking_Ideas 3 месяца назад

Howdy. Thank you for the video. I was excited to hear about your color comparison. I really like mission gold autumn orange. I do have a lot of paint but I was collecting for a while to get a feel for what I like. Now I’m much more intentional about my paint/ paper/ brush picking.

@lisaloveskirby 5 месяцев назад

I love you! That was fun!

@gila1959 4 месяца назад

Hi Emma, pity you didnt put a link to the palette and extra insert , bcause the palette i sau on amazon didnt include the extra palette only the basic. ..

@tonyabeauchamp3087 5 месяцев назад

This is great! I just purchased this same palette system! I have trouble mixing brands, so it’s strictly Daniel Smith for me. Lots of space to add future favorites!!

@wildflower1397 5 месяцев назад

Can you share a link for the palette? I would love to get one, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks!

@tonyabeauchamp3087 5 месяцев назад

I got it on Amazon. I’m in the US.

@tonyabeauchamp3087 5 месяцев назад

It’s a little pricey, but very nice!

@wildflower1397 5 месяцев назад

@tonyabeauchamp3087 I guess I will check Amazon again, lol. It looks metal in the video, but I only saw plastic?

@LCLand 4 месяца назад

What brand please?

@amominak2 5 месяцев назад

Thank you ❣️ That was a lot of fun and great information shared😍 I have not created any swatch cards or reference cards, but really want to after watching your video😊

@Soapartisan875 3 месяца назад

I love watching these kind of videos because I discover new paint colors that I end up ordering 🫢🌝.

@KatWoman_ 5 месяцев назад

Tons of fun.

@altheamcnabb2829 Месяц назад

Lapis Lazuli is a stone used in jewelry beading, making. Its grown down to a paint, like many others...so it will be more expensive if its Earth form, meaning its real. probly also why its graining because its a rock.

@annsmith5625 5 месяцев назад

Very gorgeous colors ⚾️

@user-xz2nc9wh2x 4 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing this. It's encouraged me to make my own (in a much smaller version), LOL

@longwaytotipperary 5 месяцев назад

❤ this!

@kimbranson3374 2 месяца назад

This was a fun and informative video 😊 I don’t (yet) have any watercolors in tubes, but hoping to build up a stash eventually. I can see myself making palettes based on brand, but I also want palettes to hold color collections - all my greens, all the blues, all the pinks, etc. Ambitious and pricey, but I’m really looking forward to it 😁

@mjpete27 5 месяцев назад

I enjoyed watching your video on how you considered the colors and I have found that my studio palette is predominantly DaVinci watercolors and I have quite a few mission gold and M. Graham to fill up the 40 wells! I recently purchased the discovering opacity palette from DaVinci and I found several other paints from DaVinci to fill out a complete selection of opaque colors! I am interested in seeing the results and look forward to a follow up video!

@LCLand 4 месяца назад

Do you have the same palette? If so please share details. Many of us are asking with no answer 😊

@mjpete27 4 месяца назад

@@LCLand Hullo, I am not sure what you need but I started with Mijello’s 34 pure single pigment set(get the 24 single pigment set if money is tight or just buy a Davinci set to start out!) Then added DaVinci colors it lacked! I replaced with DaVinvi as I made choices about colors and mixers. Is that any help?

@chickeyd9579 5 месяцев назад

I love your new palette. I don't need anymore paint, but if you were selling this I would have to buy it.

@nicolesmith1309 5 месяцев назад

I love several QoR colors. There has not been a red as dramatic on the paper or vibrant (it doesn’t lean orange or pink or blue-it is red!) to me as QoR pyrrole red medium! It is so pretty. I love several other QoR colors as well: Payne’s gray, indigo, cobalt blue, Venetian red, Quin gold, phalo turquoise

@hannahthufvesson 5 месяцев назад

I'm a fellow QoR lover! They're amazing! 😍

@majcik2354 5 месяцев назад

Sorry.. new to this world of watercolor… what is QoR?

@hannahthufvesson 5 месяцев назад

@@majcik2354 QoR is Golden's watercolour line. 😊 They are very intense, very expensive and move a _lot_ in water. They push other colours away, unless you only use QoR. But there really are benefits to mixing brands, because they can help you get a smooth transition. I think they're amazing. Other people find them disastrous to control. There are plenty of reviews if you're curious about finding out more! I love that they layer beautifully and are matte, apart from the things I mentioned above. 😄

@nicolesmith1309 5 месяцев назад

@@majcik2354 QoR is a brand (pronounced Core) and made by Golden Paints.

@ginabadeaux9319 5 месяцев назад

@@majcik2354 it is watercolors made by golden hope that helps you ,made in the usa

@Rockyisthename 2 месяца назад

I ended up purchasing a tin and used Quarter half and full pans. Fits 102 paints

@ContagionStudios 5 месяцев назад

Schmincke's Ultramarine Finest is the only Ultramarine that I've tried and liked so far because it doesn't granulate. I'm looking forward to seeing your mixing test with the Sennelier version.

@wildflower1397 5 месяцев назад

Dr. Oto Kano has videos on her channel with really in depth switching. She compares brands, lightfastness, granulation, staining, and much more. It's a very analytical overview, which might be helpful if you are very particular about what you like.

@robind.5370 5 месяцев назад

Wow! What perfect timing (and first comment to boot!). I just got my first palette but only 11 or 12 colors. I loved watching you set up the palette, squeezing in the paints. You mentioned that you let them dry fully before you start using the palette. My question is when you made your color chart did you do this right after you squeezed the paint into the wells or after the paints dried fully? And how much if any water did you have on your brush. Also I guess how long does it take for the paints to dry? Thanks!

@gopipavi9653 5 месяцев назад

She usually allows 24 hrs drying time before she tries out the colours

@CarolK810 5 месяцев назад

I have been watching your videos for quite some time and have learned much. I noticed you have a collection of Maimeri Blu watercolor paint colors. Could you tell me the differences with the Maimeri Blu paint compare to others? Thank you.

@pamelagilmour8060 2 месяца назад

How do you close that large pallet Love the video and all the colors thank you👍

@ReneeW59 5 месяцев назад

Wow, that was a lot! I found this palette on Amazon, but I don't find the insert. I did find a Mijello palette that has ... 72 spots, so that went on my wish list LOL! The more colors, the better, right?

@LCLand 4 месяца назад

What is the brand please

@AmazinGraceXOXO1 5 месяцев назад

Watching you pour paint is so satisfying

@wildrabbit1095 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Emma for this video. I loved everything. The very thin tape you used you purchased from Amazon, what brand was it? I will go looking, but am concerned about the stickiness of the tape on the watercolor paper. Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks again.

@joymiller9668 4 месяца назад

You just need a pbk11, that way you can make any of the shadow colors, or the mission gold colbalt black it’s a little more subtle granules I think.

@glorious5389 4 месяца назад

Emma, where can we find the palette to buy it? Thanks.

@LCLand 4 месяца назад

For the love of God please tell us!

@janedevonshire1296 5 месяцев назад

Hi Emma, thank you for this really informative video. I'm thinking about putting a palette together but wasn't sure where to start, so this is a big help. I have a couple of questions about the different blacks, eg lamp black, Mars black, ivory black, etc What are the differences? Which would be best for mixing with other colours? Have you previously made a video about this, or would you consider doing one? Or maybe one for whites as well? 😉 I'm very new to watercolour, and do find some things quite confusing 😏 Thank you again, best wishes, Jane 😊 x

@cristyandrews2065 5 месяцев назад

What brand is the palette - can you provide a link

@slowlybutshelly 13 дней назад

Why is there such a distinction between student grade and professional grade? Can you make a video describing the differences?

@susanleenp 5 месяцев назад

Emma, did I miss the brand of your new, huge palette?

@jimodonnell3682 26 дней назад

Have you tried DiVinci watercolors and if so, what to you think of them?

@tracyvonelling1615 3 месяца назад

Thank you! What palette are you using please?

@tamarasmith4133 3 месяца назад

What starter pan paint do you suggest? And brushes?

@sehzadeselim863 4 месяца назад

How about adding opera?

@traceyladner7158 4 месяца назад

Do you have a link to the Shin Han palette?

@mjpete27 5 месяцев назад

I have filled many wells in my watercolor journey and I have found that if you put a good bead at the back of the well you can use the front of the well for mixing or keeping the colors wet and ready for use! Lovely video, I enjoyed watching you work! I have to say that I don’t miss any Dan Smith colors and have found that I can mix any color they have in their selection of colors, yes even their “precious” gemstone paints!

@kristennicole5994 4 месяца назад

Where are those little containers from?? I need some

@fhcreates 4 месяца назад

Would you be able to provide the link to the palette you are using?

@deborahhillman4120 5 месяцев назад

Amazing video and palette! I think that palette is one of the aluminum one’s. I have a smaller one that’s aluminum and was told the aluminum is why the paint doesn’t bead! Enjoy your new palette and thanks for showing us!

@klea6133 5 месяцев назад

Good tip! 😊

@wildflower1397 5 месяцев назад

The plastic ones bead at first, but get better with use. Rubbing them well with a scouring sponge safe for use on nonstick cookware can help a lot. Some people swear by using toothpaste, and still others coat it with jesso or watercolor ground. I had never considered that a little fine grit sandpaper rub in the center of the wells might keep the paint from falling out when it is closed. I am definitely going to change to a metal palette eventually because my plastic one is becoming stained in the mixing area. For now, I bought an inexpensive rose shaped ceramic palette by Meeden, so I always have a clean white background to mix on. I didn't think it was worth the cost to get a nice metal palette with removable half pans as a beginner. Now I understand the wisdom of being able to pop out the pans to change a color without having to scrape a section out. 😂

@mjpete27 5 месяцев назад

Even the bullet proof palettes can stain from your staining paints! I have used the Mr. Clean magic sponge to remove the stains! I have used a knife or wire brush to create a rough spot in wells to keep the paints from cracking and falling out!

@deborahhillman4120 5 месяцев назад

@@mjpete27 I have one of these too and it did stain mildly. I actually don't use my old ones much anymore. Once I tried a ceramic palette, I fell in love. I also have 2 clear acrylic trays that have a clear magnetic cover and ceramic half-pans, but then still use a ceramic palette to mix on. I’m so picky it's ridiculous.

@mjpete27 5 месяцев назад

@@deborahhillman4120 Yep! Me too! I have several porcelain palettes that are so wonderful. I found using the old butcher trays another way to get great mixing areas! The butcher tray is a metal pan with a ceramic porcelain coating so much lighter and it will not break when dropped!

@sunnywayPS34 4 месяца назад

the best greens are the ones ive mixed myself.

@ilonavandertang-vos2198 5 месяцев назад

I miss the rose colours........ wonderful palet!

@LLS1190 5 месяцев назад

Do you have a link to the palette and the insert? I tried googling to find it and found something that looked similar, but didn't find the palette with insert.

@Red_Carnation Месяц назад

The insert has to be bought separately

@danakolpin1289 5 месяцев назад

You didn’t mention having MGraham watercolor paints

@Vintagebeautyca Месяц назад

Where is the opera!! lol xoxo

@dawanariley4183 4 месяца назад

To many colors for me. I would be overwhelmed. I’m still learning to mixing colors and pigment numbers

@ssadvweld1 5 месяцев назад

You're missing out if you haven't tried all of the DS colors.

@michellecampbell4194 4 месяца назад

I’m surprised you don’t have a Potter’s Pink 😊

@cindydore4456 3 месяца назад

I remember when I went crazy trying to find Potter Pink! I just had to have it. Ended up getting it brought up from Florida for me. So granulating that I don't use it. :(

@michellecampbell4194 3 месяца назад

@@cindydore4456 I find that if I don’t use too much water it doesn’t really granulate. Even on my Arches paper.

@user-rq8by6fx3x 4 месяца назад

❤😊❤

@karenirving7088 5 месяцев назад

Gosh were do you live? No Amazon one day ?? 😓

@eve123w8 5 месяцев назад

I think she meant Amazon was out of stock

@margchat 5 месяцев назад

She lives in Canada.

@jessbutterfly9801 5 месяцев назад

I really hate hearing RU-vidrs have to learn to constantly justify their art collections when that’s their job, and they work hard for what they have, and we benefit from you guys showing it to us. If people want to see budget, art supplies and budget videos, then there are plenty of RU-vid videos out there that do just that all you have to do is type in those keywords. There are also a lot of us that might be on a tight budget but like to buy really good quality stuffand love to see other people’s collections. I wish people would stop apologising and putting up disclaimers. You’re entitled to have what you have.