Painting with Primateks! Daniel Smith Watercolors - Granulation and Sparkles Galore 

Don't worry, I always think that too! I assume it is pronounced like that as in German fuchs....and not fewsh....which is also hilarious when said! 😂

Thank you! I forgot to schedule the time again, lol. Was wondering at the number of views in an hour....oh, ok 7 hours....🤣

Thank you! The pots were a perfect subject for the paints to showcase their texture. 😁

I haven't done a lightfast test so I can't say for sure how lightfast or fugitive it is, sadly! I do like it, but it's a little weak in tinting strength. It's one of those ones where I bought it with birthday money due to its hefty price but it isn't as amazing as I want it to be. Now I want to get this paint set out and use it again! 😂

@@BeckyTregear I know exactly what you mean. I love the Jadeite. Mayah Blue Gen and manganese Blue and Cobalt teal blue from DANIEL SMITH but I don't love that they charge so dang much for their watercolor when Roman Szmal has amazing quality and great prices so I have pretty much switched. At the same time I haven't really calculated how many pans I get out of the tube of 15 ml tube. So might not be all that much if you look at it that way. lol. I just reviewed the White Nights granulating color. OMG they are amazing.

I understand; I also have Schmincke's supergranulation colours and they're really good too. 💜

Before you crucify DS, please think about the following deep dive I did regarding worldpigmentday's evaluation of PrimaTek. Right from the FIRST analysis she did, I found a huge lie. This is a direct quote from her Instagram post: "First up is DS 'genuine amazonite. I'm going to explain how I did this analysis so you can see how this method works. But here's the spoiler: the pigment in this paint is over 90% phthalocyanine green." NOW, any artist knows how staining phthalo green is! ALL the DS PrimaTek paints are 1 & 2 on the staining scale. Phtlalo green is 4!! So, I painted a swatch of Amazonite to see IF it was really easily lifted. The swath I lifted from the middle of my swatch was COMPLETLY lifted out, because Amazonite Genuine is indeed a 1! I don't know the true qualifications of worldpigmentday. I don't know her background other than how much she likes to brag about them. What I DO know is she could NOT have found Amazonite Genuine to be OVER 90% phthalocanine green! It's not possible. Try it yourself, even if you don't have Amazonite, paint a swatch of phthalo green. Let it dry, and try to lift it! It will NOT lift! I have 9 PrimaTek colors. All are either 1 or 2 in staining quality! EVERY paint worldpigmentday claims DS mixed with the minerals in their PT line have HIGHER staining qualities than the actual PT color! That means she didn't do any of the research she claims she did! BTW, DS was the FIRST watercolor company that printed their pigment colors on their tubes of paint! They pushed other companies to do the same, otherwise we would have NEVER knows what was in them. I hope this helps, but I dub this controversy a NONtroversy!

Thank you! I am pretty sure the paper has been discontinued, but the UK still seems to have it so I have no idea. 🤔

Thank you! The only downside of the Facebook group is that the photos tend to be all over the place, but now I tend to save out pictures as they pop up on my feed for future use. Much easier that way!

@@diadumenos82 Thank you, and yes that one is a very pretty red!

Thank you, and I have absolutely no idea how Roy is pronounced in French, so I was guessing lol!

Haha I think so! She shared all of the artworks that people had made from the photo, so I thought I would add mine to the collection too. 😁

@@BeckyTregear Yes it’s fantastic to see other people’s interpretations! Great idea to use granulating watercolours, I might have to repaint it too 😃

Thank you, they were a lot of fun to paint with for this picture! 😊

Thank you! Some of those paints I am sure have gone up in price, like the Sodalite...they're getting really expensive! 😭 Eckersley's once had a Buy 2 get 1 free sale, which is how I got around half of my Primateks. I like Saunders paper too, and Fabriano, so there are plenty of alternative options, thankfully. 💜

Thank you, it really needed the gold to lift it, and any excuse to use metallics or shimmers is good enough for me, lol. I do love a good still life! As you say, it's an underrated area, but they're so much fun to do.

Thank you so much! ☺️💜

Thank you!

Thank you! 🙂

Thank you so much! I was very happy with how this painting turned out. Trust me, I have plenty of duds in my art collection, it's just a matter of continuing to paint and improving over time. 🤗

So expensive! 😵

Thank you so much. ☺️

Thank you! I like those colours too...the Jadeite in particular is lovely and dark.

Thank you 🙂

Thank you; it was the perfect photo for granulating paints, with the textures on the pots and background. ❤️

Good question, I am hopeless at remembering to put specific music tracks in! Actually now I've listened to it, I remember it is As Long As We Breathe by Dream Cave. They have loads of amazing tracks on Epidemic Sound.

@@BeckyTregear Thanks. I found it on their youtube channel. I really like it.

Thank you 😊

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Thank you 😊

Haha thank you 😊

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Thank you! 💚

Thank you! I need to get this palette out again I think - it has been a while!

Thank you - it's a very popular reference photo; such a great subject! Amethyst is one of my absolute favourites - it's so gorgeous!!

I had a lot of fun painting with these! 💜

I love amethysts too, and I have a few in my collection. They're so pretty! I love going to gem shops and shows, haha. I have some metallic paints but have still yet to find a set that I think is amazing. Maybe one day!

Thank you! 😊

Thank you! Their granulation is beautiful and they work so well for certain kinds of subjects, like old pots and rough surfaces. 😊

Thank you very much!

Thank you! The photo is a very popular one on the Facebook reference photo group. So many people have painted it! 😂 (I hope I referenced the photographer..I think it is by Gillian Merritt?)

Thank you, I am so glad it was helpful! It is always so hard choosing colours, especially when they cost so much. Rhodonite seems to be the most dodgy of them all and can change colours over time. I haven't tested my own tube though. Ooh decisions with those three....SB turquoise is so much more expensive, and it does dry rock hard in a pan, but will rewet quite well nonetheless. I like all three...garnet is quite a useful reddish brown...ahhh I can't even pick from my own set of colours! 🤣🙈

@@BeckyTregear Great information!

Thank you, I am really happy with it. 😊

Thank you 😊

@@BeckyTregear Thank you for not being "that type of channel"! Happy painting!!

Aww thank you! 💜 Purpurite is definitely one I'd look to get!

Thank you! I had a lot of fun with this. ❤️

Garnet is an odd one; it's a reddish brown but it also seems to change a bit. When it is concentrated it is a lot browner, but when it's washed out over a larger area of paper it goes quite red. Can also be the light picking up red tones in it.

More red

I absolutely love your painting​@BeckyTregear . You have inspired me in so many ways. I don't have any of the primatek paints. But I think I am in love with them already. Can't wait to start collecting them. They are unique for sure. Well done and keep up the good work on your channel I love your channel.