Early Access- Schipererr Farben Watercolors Unbox & Swatch (Patreon)

Schipererr Farben Watercolors Unbox & Swatch

Mentioned in this Video: Cotman: Sennelier Petite Aquarelle Meiliang Pigments (Pretty Excellent!) MIYA watercolors Jerry Q Watercolors Sakura Koi Watercolors MozArt Komorebi Helpful Watercolor Tutorials (Playlists) Watercolor 101 Quick and Easy Watercolors Watercolor Basics: Favorite Watercolor Tutorials: Watercolor Paint Reviews: Student Grade Watercolors: Paint Reviews: Professional Grade Watercolor Paints: Shownotes: Full Shownotes here, including color and pigment information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T-Jcv0EQsA4R-uKizwQoM2xv0cA-8e0o0JPocO6aVO0/edit?usp=sharing 48 Watercolor half pans, 20 sheets 300gsm watercolor paper, 2 paintbrushes, 1 mixing palette- $32.53 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2SPoD7V Swatch Card on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/chh9htwn Their website: http://schpirerrfarben.com/ The Packaging: Set is shrink-wrapped in plastic Paper is block bound, first sheet was already dirty Paint: Cardboard Sleeve Plastic palette inside- similar to JerryQ or Sakura Koi This palette is SO similar to Sakura Koi Halfpans seem to utilize one of the Winsor and Newton/Cotman travel palette layouts for holding the pans in place LOTS of color Also includes a wipe off sponge (I never use these) White gouache is in metal ointment tube The half pans definitely extruded paints look to be full of optical brighteners Swatching: Swatch Card (with waterbrushes): These colors seem pretty opaque and they definitely gob up on the brush. The regular w/c brush is a big improvement, but controling how much paint you grab might be an issue. Colors seem a bit patchy, especially among the greens, but also like Madder Red and Pthalo Crim Red. Colors dry somewhat desaturated, and granulation is pretty uniform. On the Schirperr Farben paper: Using a Sakura Pigma FB to test opacity Will be difficult to get full swatches of all color on this smaller pad, so I'm abbreviating a bit Colors are pretty vibrant on both cellulose papers. There's way less granulation with the Schiperr Farben pad than with the included watercolor map. These muddy the water fast, so there's a really good chance that these have a lot of optical brighteners. On Blick Studio Cottonrag Paper: These perform so much better on cottonrag paper. While IMO, they're clearly not professional grade, they're way nicer on cottonrag paper. Color Mixing: Atomic/Manual Mixing- Ok, if a but underwhelming. There are some analogues IN the palette itself, so you shouldn't NEED to mix these colors specifically, but this is a helpful test to see how well the colors can be mixed, with colors that are easily identifiable as specific color mixes. Glazes: These glaze surprisingly decent. Not a lot of issues with reactivation, could get clean edges, even though I didn't allow the first layer to dry long (did have the fan on though) The Mud Test: With anything wet into wet, the color just sloughs off. The paper also started to pull away from the block. This paper really won't take a lot of work. The Lift Test: A little lifting, mainly staining. The Pros: I really like the palette it comes with- a fun combination of Cotman and Koi. You get A LOT of colors, great for artists who don't necessarily feel like mixing much You also get a lot of mixing surfaces, in case you do or need to The paints themselves aren't bad, especially on cottonrag paper The Cons: The included watercolor block is pretty terrible, and does the paints no favors The paint kinda just clobs onto the included waterbrushes, making them difficult to use. A regular brush works much better, though isn't as portable The Verdict Yes, this palette comes with a block of watercolor paper, BUT it's an inexpensive cellulose paper, and student grade paper+paint are not a great combination. What initially drew me to these watercolors were the palette- it does seem like a really neat setup, and the paints themselves aren't terrible. So other than maybe rethinking the price and the inclusion of the cellulose block, this isn't a bad student grade set! I'm looking forward to fieldtesting this set, and getting back to yall with a more nuanced recommendation. Who is this for: Honestly, Amazon probably had it spot on- stampers, cardmarkers, letterers. It's also not a bad set for anyone who wants a huge array of color at their disposal. Music: Sweet Relief- Zachariah Hickman Sunny Travel- Nico Staf Summer Symphony Ball- Sir Cubworth Sonatina No 2 in F Major Rondo- Joel Cummins Pop in Gold- Freedom Trail Studio In the Sweet By and By- Zachariah Hickman Dance for the Wind- Sir Cubworth Oh My- Patrick Patrikios Bike Sharing to Paradise- Dan Bodan Tranquility- Kevin MacLeod Angevin 70- Kevin MacLeod MydNyte- Noir Et Blanc Vie Morning Mandolin Broken- Patrick Patrikios Meditation Impromptu 02 Orange Octopus Blue Feather- Kevin MacLeod Lukewarm Hazy- Asher Fulero Friday Fugue- Trevor Garrod Windswept- Kevin MacLeod #watercolorpaints #watercolorpaintreview #studentgradewatercolor