White Nights Watercolor Tubes REVIEW: Everything you need to know 

Word of the day: "Super" 🤭✌️

I haven't seen the tubes yet - thanks for sharing Allan!

White Nights are my favorite. You simply cannot beat their price vs quality. I'm collecting all the colors.

I see that Allan has posted, i click!!

I’d love a comparison between the tubes and pans absolutely I’m sure many would but I’d also love to see these compared to the mission gold pure pigment set too!

Wow, thank you very much for ranking our Russian White Nights so high, it is incredibly pleasing! I have been using White Nights for 35 years, since I entered the arts school in Moscow. These paints are the staple in Russian art schools and universities, they are even more affordable here - the pan costs approx. $1,5, and the tube is about $3. I still use them and enjoy them, although I have tried some other brands. We have a new, very promising watercolor brand in Russia, called Pinax. Their first paints were produced in Korea, but now they are relocating to Moscow. They have a wonderful series called Extra, Pinax Extra. It uses only single pigments, and the very best of them. I think you should check them, they are just what you seem to like. Also I wanted to mention, that PG8 is my favorite green pigment too, and it's lightfastness is much better then people think. I have an old painting that was hanging on the wall for 25 years, without any glass or other protection. It is of purple irises, in Chinese style. The two pigments that I have used the most were PG8 and PV3, both from White Nights, both have bad reputation as not lightfast. The paper of this painting has turned completely cream, actually very beautiful. The colors have grayed a little, yes, but it's still very obvious that they are green and purple. So I have made a real lightfastness test, lol! Right now I am still using my 24 pans set that I have bought in 2002. Many paints have finished, but some are still left, and they are even better then the new ones! I love that they are adding new colors all the time, and mostly good colors. Can't wait to try their new PR209. They are also slowly replacing figutive colors with better ones. The problem is, some people love these old colors so much and still buy them a lot. I really hope you will eventually get all paints of White Nights you like. Maybe I can be of help? The world has become a crazy and dangerous place, unfortunately. Hope the war will be over soon. Wish you all the best, ❤❤❤ from Russia!

Thank you for the review! By the way, the monogram on the Nevskaya Palitra logo isn't 3K, it actually stands for ЗХК (Завод художественных красок - Zavod khudozhestvennykh krasok, which is translated as Artistic Paint Factory) - the old name of the company. They later added the 'Nevskaya Palitra' part to the name. And as far as I know, they've recently decided to change their international name to Neva Palette for easier pronunciation.

Let me tell you that your watercolor paints reviews are just the BEST ONES! Actually, your White Nights 36 full pans review made me finally decide to buy them so these are going to be the first artist grade watercololor I get :D and I'm happy for that. Just waiting for them to arrive! Thanks to your "savoir faire". Here in Spain, we are begining the final phase to finish quarantine lockdown and entering the "new normality" after coronavirus pandemia. I hope you and your people are safe. Never stop doing this videos, crème de la crème! Gracias!

You're my favorite underrated watercolor artist youtuber :D! 💖✨

nice to see some local art content! i was thinking of buying these, salamat sa tulong!

I just discovered your channel and this is the first video I watched ... I LOVE that you do a painting underneath the swatches, what a great idea! And I love your paintings! This was a very informative video, thank you! :)

Best review about white nights !!! Congratularion.

Just came to the comment section to thank you for taking the time in making such a detailed video on a bunch of different paints

love your paintings ! favorite part for me is admiring them!

I got the pan set and I am blown away. These are good! Eyeing the tubes now. Hahaha. Great review! Salamat!

What a wonderful review ! It's winter here i Sweden at the moment and hearing al the birds sing in the background makes my heart sing ❤❤

Thanks so much for your videos. I had searched almost every place for watercolor supplies I could afford and could only find super expensive ones. I got really tired and frustrated about to give up because getting any supply was so hard. Your videos helped me tremendously. Thanks a lot once again.

This was sooo helpful 😲 I collect swatches to pick which paints to buy and you handed me so much swatches 😍

I want to thank you for this program, White Nights is my favorite paint of choice since 2012 when I purchase my first 24 pan set.... Thank for such a fabulous review, it was a very detail and informative.... Thanks!!!!!

Great timing! I just put quite a few tubes of White Nights tubes in an online shopping basket today and was debating on whether to buy them or not. This review is really helpful. Thanks!

Huwaaaaw, I admire your artworks, Sir!!!😱 💖 love your reviews as well!

Good job ranking the WC brands. Very Helpful! I always look for your reviews before spending money on supplies. Now I’m actually tempted to get a set. Super! (BTW as of this post, I think Deovir is selling White Nights)

I love your mini paintings shown here!

Excelent! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your insight, greetings from Dominican Republic.

Thanks for sharing!! pricey sya for me.. ipon ipon lang at tingin tingin muna! I love your artwork by the way!

I'm new to wc painting and was having a hard time deciding what wc brand should I invest my money with in the future. I was looking for a channel that could help me and thank God I found yours. Sa comment section pa lang po tumaba na utak ko. Haha. You are so informative. Thank you po. ☺️

I have White Nights 24 pan set and I love it. If I ever need to get new paint I definitely want to try those tubes.

Lodi, Dami ko natutunan sa mga vids nyo! Have the holbein 24 now and planning to get a set of the mijello mission gold

excellent review ..i've all the 83 colors plus patel colors in tubes i purchased in UK.its a wonderful product amd more value for money far better than many artist grade brands except some fugitive pigments...what i dislike in this range is their earths not as good as other colors.

Wow, that’s super useful. I also like how you do a sample painting at the bottom of the swatching card. Thanks 🙏🏽

I wanna see a comparison between the tubes and the pan set! That would be awesome! ☺️ Thank you for making such thorough reviews and comparisons!

Ah the wonderful world of watercolour hoarding looool I shall join you there. 🤩

Very helpful. Thank you.

Thank you so much! That was super super super helpful!

I always love White nights/ Sonnet. They have new version with metal box ( beautiful 🤭) Your reviews are very helpful. I like your review channel the most.

Hi from Russia 😎

Hey this is great :) I just got mine secondhand but never opened for 15 Canadian took a 4 hour bus going/coming back in total but it was worth it!

great informative video. thanks!

thank you for your work

I would love a comparison between the pans and tubes! Although I'm determined to buy at least fourteen pans so I can have them when I run out of the paints - their slightly smaller size means I can fit fourteen pans in a small standard palette and I just really want them 😂

Yay!!! Finally! Hahah but also noooooo-! I already placed an order for a pan set huhu 😂😭 I agree that some of the colors look more intense with the tube sets, especially the blues and a little on the greens. Could it also be the amount of water you used when swatching? Considering you don’t rewet the pan sets 😝 I’ve been waiting for this review for a while now hahaha! But definitely would watch and appreciate a separate comparison video too! Thank you ulit sir Allan! And for distinguishing the other sets too - I’ve been wondering what the differences were with St. Petersburg and Leningrad. I’m even more excited now for when my set arrives heheh 🖤 also, I have to say that your demo piece for this one is my favorite so far! The way the colors interact is soooo pleasant! Stay safe po sir and I hope to see more vids heheeeeeh paper naaaa XD PS, ano ba po yung brush na ginagamit mo for swatching and for the demo? The demo one looks like a collapsible travel brush heheh just curious po xD

I highly value your opinions and reviews of watercolors. Maybe more now then ever before as I’m about to purchase my first artist grade tube set... I have been leaning towards Daniel Smith until seeing this video. Budget is crucial for me right now, as likely may, and I’m looking for at least 24 set minimum. I’m currently using the Marie’s Professional 48 Pan Set(46half pans 2 full pans, all as one set) and love it but really want to upgrade to refilling from tubes. All that said would this be your best personal recommendation for me as my next set? Please keep in mind I will never hold you responsible for my purchasing decisions I just need some good solid advice on what to choose. I was aiming for single pigment as much as possible because i love mixing my colors almost every time I use any color I add something to it... thank you in advance for any input and for yet another valuable and informative video!! You always provide fantastic content for us in the art world!!!

I very love your video Very good Thank you😘😘

Que! talento!

They make nice mixes.i was impressed with what I gotvwhenbi played with them

Started watching watercolor videos because of the quarantine. I enjoyed this video especially the end where you compare all the watercolors you've tried. I was wondering what your thoughts are on Mungyo watercolor palettes?

Ganda ng painting mo dito.

Hello Allan, I really like the comparison at the end of your video, I noticed four things. 1) The paper is different? 2) I see that it looks like the smoothest, brightest washes seem to be the White Knights in pan form? 3) The Holbein comparison seems to have more mixed pigments in this selection, so perhaps the White Knights would be better? 4) I loved how the painting of the sunset yachts and mountains looked. Did you wet your paper first? I think your work is looking great because you paint often, it looks like it was done quickly, wet in wet, with larger strokes, and less of them? It has a certain quality, that I am having trouble defining. It looks like a controlled flow. It looks confident. (Like less strokes is more?) Thank you again for your thorough videos. I like to hear the dogs cars, and roosters in the background, as it makes me feel like I am on your island. Do you live in a country rural area or in the city? In kindred spirit Eliza Goulburn Australia

exellent video thank you

White Nights is my first full set of professional watercolors. I bought my landscape set last 2018. Most the colors are opaque and semi-opaque. They just work work well for me. The only color that I have an issue is that Shakzhs shocks di ko alam yung spelling na color. Yung earthy reddish orange na color. For the price, it is pretty affordable. Edit: San nyo nabili yung flat brush nyo? It looks fancy.

I got my White night sets in Deovir 3 yrs ago, but I started with Sonnet as my practice set and I love this brand. I watched all your reviews, help a lot in choosing the best brand suited for the budget. Thanks!

Oh my God! I can't really watch this yet. I have a long quiz 😭😭😭 But boy, I am so glad that you reviewed them. I plan to buy tubes of White Nights but I was really hoping I can handpick them. 😭

thanks for your excellent review, always honest and fair :D. By the way can you give me advice, which to choose between Marie's Masters and White Nights watercolor in term of vibrancy ( yep, and I don't mind lightfastness, dispersion, transparence, color selection in sets or anything else)?. Thank you in advance and looking forward for your reply :D

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Does anyone know if they dry well in a palette? I would imagine if they have honey in them there would be no issue about cracking or so

Wow so early

My tube paint cerulean blue dried in my pan,no problem

Thank you for another great review sir :) i prefer buying tubes instead of sets in order to try out different brands within my budget. My 1st tube of white nights was burnt umber PBr7 but i found it to be a bit weak in color, ergo i ended up using more paint than usual, esp since brown is one of my most used colors, so maybe I'll try their other colors when i run out :)

So, how much longer will you keep trying different brand watercolors? I 'd like to see your best custom palette in the future.

Will you be doing a comparison with the White Nights 35 pan tin set? They have removed the fugitive colours. Love your reviews 🇬🇧

Hello. So I am planning to buy the watercolor tube set (it will be my first watercolors as I want to learn water colors) . I plan to put the tubes into pans. Lets say if I paint around 2x to 3x a week in a 9x6 inch of paper, how much would it take before I ran out of a color? (im still a student aiming to take the architecture course so I am trying to manage my expenses)

Interesting note: In the description on the packaging it mentions only the use of gum Arabic. But in the german descrition is mentions gum arabic and honey.

I didn't know that pg8 is hookers green pigment, it is my favorite green. I did my own lightfast test on 49 (I think) colors and green did not change nor did the ruby or lemon. I wish they would have put indian yellow py 150 instead of one of the cadmium yellows and the rose or 81 in this set instead of one of the either carmine or ruby. Personally, I use indian yellow, rose pr81 and blue pb 15:6 as my primary mixing triad.

Hi po, I am really really conflicted right now on which white nights set should I buy. My choices are the 36 colors in full pans in a plastic pallete or the 35 colors in metal tin. I hope you do a comparison review between these two in the future someday :)))

Um, I’m wondering whether to get the 12 set box or tubes. I think I’m going to buy the tubes just because it gives you more for the money. Should I save up and get the 24 set instead? The cadmium colours are kinda opaque and idk what I like yet so is that going to be a problem when learning watercolouring or naw? Also, this is an awesome review and I love your art! :D

Did you ever do a White Nights tube set vs White Nights pan set comparison? I'd really like to see that.

Red logo is two Cyrillic letters, Z and K, which refers to Завод (Художественных) Красок or Zavod Krasok - Paint Factory.

Hello! Have you tried Schmincke? Which is better? White knights or schmincke? Thank you 💛💛

Just here to see your sample painting XD

Will you please consider reviewing sennelier too?

When you squeeze them into full pans...how long do they take to solidify?

I'm looking for reviews about White Nights because I want to buy my first artist grade watercolor and I found your channel! Do you think those White Nights they sell in Shopee are legitimate? It reminds me of about your China Winsor and Newton wc and I'm thinking they're like the same scenario with White Nights? Sorry sounds noob question. 😅

do you recommend getting white nights over holbeins?

hi, can you review masters gouache from nevskaya palitra? how does it compare to some good quality brands and to some cheaper like Reeves

I have the white nights 24 colors pan set and realy liked, but I kinda try to save them for the "good" drawings and it never happens to be the good ones, so it just be abandoned in my closet 😂 Seeing you using them makes feel like using them now ✨ Thanks 🎨

Is there much of a difference between the tubes and the pan formula?

I know this is an old video, but I gotta ask. Which would you recommend for a first time artist-grade buyer? Holbein (24) or White Night Tubes (24)? will super appreciate your answer. God bless! more power to your channel allan!

Hey Allan. I have a doubt, can you help clear it? Originally I was looking for classic Quin Red & Rose. I ordered the Quin Rose only to find out it was actually Quin / primary magenta. Their Quin Red looked more like Quin Coral. I love these colors but I wanted Quin Rose so I got Quin Violet Rose. My questions : 1) does normal Quin Red look like WN Quin Red? 2) Is WN Quin Violet Rose the normal Quin Rose in other brands? Do I have the right paint? I know they're PV19 but yeah. Thanks!

Would you recommend the tubes or the pans?

Kuya magtatanong Lang po Sana ako on when to upgrade your watercolors from student grade to artist grade. Plano ko po Kasi i-upgrade Yung set ko kaso di pa ako sure if time ko na talaga mag upgrade sa artist grade na set

Can you please compare same colors from white nights and sonnet? How different are they?

sir ano mas bet niyo eto or ung mijello watercolor?

Can you help rate in the order of 1,2&3 these brands - Sennelier, holbein and white nights.

You dont like gouache? you prefer only watercolor?

Same color lng ba to ng pans set nila . Im planning to go to tube once maubos pans set ko

I am torn between this and mijello 😭 some artists say this one is good for portraits

this video is informative! thank you and i love your art! sir, do you have some reviews for brushes and papers?

Quin lilac and ultramarine blue make a dp dk purple.

If you remove all those label's, can you name which is which?.. :-)

What's the cheap but the best watercolor tube set for you?

These paints can also be purchased at www.craftystudio.ie

I always wonder kung paano nyo po nakakabisado yung mga pigment numbers haha

I have tried many brands but White Nights is BY FAR THE BEST!

NEeeeeeeevskaya palitra, not NevskAaaaaaaaaya palitra) This is not "three key", this is an abbreviation that stands for "Paint Factory" -"Завод Красок"= ЗК (ZK)