Are all Potter's Pinks created equal? Watercolor comparison across 8 brands, mixes, demo sketch.

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Hello friends!
I’m Elisabetta, an Italian watercolor artist with a passion and a curiosity for art supplies and pigments.
Today we are swatching and comparing 8 different watercolor brands of Potter's Pink: Winsor & Newton, Schminke, Daniel Smith, Maimeri, R. Szmal, Della Magna and Wallace Seymour.
Potter's Pink is a soft, understated, very granulating pink. I love it! But I do not know if there are big differences across brands....let's find out!
Come swatch with me! And comment please!
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@CastleMc 5 ай бұрын

W+N is my favorite. It is more pink while most of the others seem more red. RS is also nice.

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

I also like Maimeri. Daniel Smith is more brownish. However, if you didn’t see them altogether, I think you could hardly note the difference….

@RebeccaSB 5 ай бұрын

Love your comparison swatching! You do pick colors I’ve wondered about so thank you 🙏. Please do one looking at Pyrrols in many colors - what the heck is a pyrrol & what does it do in all the various colors? Is it like quinacridone? I probably should check again if you’ve already done this topic & I missed it but don’t think so!

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Hi Rebecca! No I haven’t done the Pyrrole colours yet although I use them very often. Thanks for the question! Inspiring topic!

@sonyaoart 5 ай бұрын

I sometimes add a bit of Potter’s Pink to other reds for a little granulation. Makes them more interesting without changing their hue much. It’s a lovely colour and my favourite pink. Thanks for the comparison!

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Sonya, I must absolutely try it because you are great at mixes! I have never tried. Thanks!

@mulle3574 2 ай бұрын

I only have W&N and RS but I love they’re still different.

@WatercolorElisabetta 2 ай бұрын

This is one of the most fascinating features of watercolour! The differences of hues….❤️

@awatercolourist 5 ай бұрын

The MaimeriBlu version is my favourite. W&N’s and Roman Szmal’s are also nice.

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Exactly!! Maimeri is delightful. However, the differences are so subtle that one can really buy what’s available at a cheaper price.

@stephanie_smith 5 ай бұрын

in the swatch it looks so clean and beautiful....I have the other two, however I do believe I will be picking up some MaimeriBlu!!

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

@@stephanie_smithI’m sure you will enjoy it. A beautiful colour!

@awatercolourist 5 ай бұрын

@@stephanie_smith Indeed! The MaimeriBlu Potter’s Pink is, as you put it, the cleanest.

@stephanie_smith 5 ай бұрын

@@awatercolourist you've convinced me to add it to my next order!!

@amethystmistarts5532 5 ай бұрын

Daniel Smith's is my favorite! Thank you for swatching them!

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

I love the fact that each one of us has their own personal unique preferences! 🥰

@Evanna11LilyLuna 5 ай бұрын

From the swatches I've seen, I really like the kuretake gansai tambi potter's pink (pg7 pr101 pw6)

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Hi! Is it part of the Art Nouveau set? I have it but I have not swatched it yet….it sounds very very interesting. Thank you for your comment!

@Evanna11LilyLuna 5 ай бұрын

@@WatercolorElisabetta yeah it is!

@LCPrimrose 5 ай бұрын

I have the Roman Szmal Potter’s pink, and really love it. Your mixes look beautiful, and your sketch is so magical! Thanks for sharing

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Thank to you! The Roman Szmal is beautiful, and it’s the only one I like to buy in pans because it rewets so easily. Take care!

@vatiammatri2660 5 ай бұрын

They're all beautiful! I really like the W&N and the Wallace Seymour. I have DS and I've been playing with it lately 💓

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Hello Vati!! Isn’t Potter Pink a beauty? Thank you for commenting. I love the fact that individual preferences are so different! ❤️

@irmabecx4758 5 ай бұрын

Love Potters Pink, such a fascinating colour. I use Schmincke, and it's my convenience colour for skin tones. A lot of people don't like granulating colours for skin tones, but I think this is an exception because the granulation comes out pink, no? I just dilute it, or mix with a little Turner's yellow or Permanent Chinese white. Also love to mix it with Turquoise and with Dark Blue (like indigo), I was curious about Potters Pink for a while and I've ended up using it more than I thought I would. And you're right - these differences are really subtle. I kind of prefer the Roman Szmal and the Della Magna, but I think that's just because they look the most like the Schmincke. :)

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Hello dear Irma! I have never used potter’s pink in skin Tones!! I use a different granulating pink, Fired Gold ochre. I must try your version! I like a little texture on skin tone. Thanks for writing!!

@irmabecx4758 5 ай бұрын

@@WatercolorElisabetta I hadn't heard of that colour! It looks a little like an English Red or Burnt Sienna?

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

@irmabecx4758 it’s a DS colour, a light Indian red, exactly!

@marymccaslin1690 5 ай бұрын

W&N is my favorite. To be honest I really love it but don’t use it very much yet keep it in my studio palette . I thank you for sharing and showing the possibilities ❤

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Hello Mary; I think all of us tend to use always the same colours…but it can change through time. I have my periods of cobalt violet, then quin gold, then potters pink. It’s nice to use again paint we had forgotten to use for a while…

@nickdangere8091 5 ай бұрын

Just loving this and the wonderful background guitarist - superb thank you

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I loved the music as well 😄

@context_curated 5 ай бұрын

Of just me with the dog hair…, 😂 These are so nice to see next to one another. Thank you!

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

2 golden retrievers and 3 cats. My sweater’s sleeves are always full of hair from petting them 😂

@context_curated 5 ай бұрын

❤ Critters are creative too! 😂

@colorsmith659 5 ай бұрын

I use the Schmincke one. I like the muted hue and the paint (pan) is reliably rewetting. I've got a tube of Renesans which is more on the pink side, like Roman Szmal i guess. Better price than Schmincke but harder to rewet when dried. Thanks for the video.

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment! I have a handful of Renesans tubes that I still need to swatch. Apparently they are excellent! I like the Schminke very much, but I also enjoy the more pinky version, like Maimeri. I agree it rewets very easily!! Have a lovely week!!

@paulinabm_ 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this comparison. I was wondering if there was a big difference in hue but it is not really that different. I have the schmincke one and at first I was disappointed that it wasn’t pink enough. However, now I love it. I don’t mix it often but when I do I mix it with ultramarine or cobalt turquoise light to create interesting grays. I wish I was good at painting landscapes cause I could use it more often for moody skies or for land.

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Hello Paulina, if I may…just go for landscapes! Don’t even think you are not good! I have learned to enjoy the process without judgement ❤️❤️. Thank you for your kind comment.

@margwong8416 5 ай бұрын

I really like these paint comparisons! They are so soothing to watch and so informative. That is the kind of sketch, Elisabetta, I want to be able to paint some day. :) Especially that tree. I am going to watch the painting of the tree a few times and practice with it. In my mind I am painting all the time, now just to start doing it more on paper. Since my husband and I moved to a new state here in the US, the bay window we have in the back of the house reveals gorgeous beginnings of sunrises. I am often astonished at the different colors and the intensities of those colors! Intermingled are many trees in the back yard which give a black outline to the colors in the really early AM hours. I saw the most pale pink the other morning! I want to get some Potter's Pink one day, but was only just able to get DS Aussie Red Gold this past Christmas and I had been waiting for that for some time. At almost $14 a tube US dollars, (I wanted the big tube :) I have to wait and acquire slowly. I wonder how Potter's Pink and DS Minnesota Pipestone compare? And, yes, I agree with others in the comments that the yellow ochre is quite beautiful that you used here.

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Wow Marg, thank you for this long message!! I also have a lovely view from my house but I envy your bay window, I always wanted one….I do not know the Minnesota Pipestone, so I had a look online. They actually look quite similar, maybe the Minnesota Pipestone is more brownish…what a fascinating color. I LOVE Aussie Red Gold!! The tree is super easy to sketch: start with Yellow Ochre, than darken thr shadow side with Sepia or any brown with a touch of blue… Have a lovely weekend!

@margwong8416 5 ай бұрын

@@WatercolorElisabetta Thanks Elisabetta! I will follow your instructions for the tree and will practice trees in my sketch book. I think you are right, the Minnesota Pipestone is more brownish and really deepens the pink part. How do you use Aussie Red Gold? I am planning on using it in my practicing of doing sunsets. To get more familiar with the paints, I also just like to put them together abstractly on the paper and see what results. I would like to see you paint a sketch of the view from your house and tell how and why what colors you chose to do so. I was able to get to Europe with my husband at the end of 2018; I've been there once in my lifetime. We made it just in time before the pandemic started (of course, we didn't know that was going to happen). We were in Rome. My husband got to see a few more things then me because I was suffering from bad knees. I did get to see the Vatican. Rome is gorgeous! It was a whirlwind trip to about 20 countries in one month! I don't know how I survived it with my knees so bad, but I did. We went with a group of 40 people and we didn't know any of them. Our tour guide was great and I forever thankful to God for providing someone like her. Her name was Patricia and she was from France. I know my comments are often long--not always. But I love to write and am used to doing so. Thanks for taking the time to read my long replies. :)

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

@margwong8416 ahaha they are fun!! Yes keep sketching tree it’s the only way to improve….

@vikkigherzi9933 5 ай бұрын

I adored the manganese blue with potter's pink. Looks just like Schminke's Tundra Pink.

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

You have a very good eye! I think all Tundra colors are based on 233…

@reneaclark7689 5 ай бұрын

I like the more pink leaning potters pink, the maimeri I think is my favorite. Edited to add I love the cerulean mix, perfect for distant mountians

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Yes Renea, absolutely perfect for distant mountains! I think I will replace my potters pink in my multi brand palette with Maimeri once Schminke is finished. It’s so pretty! You are absolutely right! Thank you for taking the time to comment 😀

@reneaclark7689 5 ай бұрын

@@WatercolorElisabetta I love watching your videos! Thank you for posting

@michelemarchesani5139 5 ай бұрын

"Handprint" sent me searching. "manufactured as a decorative ceramics colorant under the trademark Sicocer F Pink by BASF (Germany) and sold to the artist's trade by Kremer Pigments" sold in pans, it looks lovely, called "pinkcolor." They also sell a "pinkcolor deep" dry pigment. Okay my curiosity got the better of me today😆 xo PS Listening to The Jane Austen Bookclub audio book from my library app!!!

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating world of pigments, excellent! I add that I would love to try some paint from Kremer…wishlist!

@michelemarchesani5139 5 ай бұрын

What a lovely way to spend early Saturday evening! The only Potter's Pink I have is A. Gallo, appears pink-er. I need to try it out in mixes don't I? (I do have another handmade one but it has very little color, don't know who made it?) Have a pleasant Sunday! xo

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

I wish I had Gallo Michele! It must be a delight. You absolutely need to use it for mixes…it adds a gentle granulation in a very understated manner. Thank you for your comment ❤️take care my friend!

@dirtyblueshop 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful! I just made a small batch of it during my live stream yesterday ☺

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Is it still possible to watch it on your channel?

@dirtyblueshop 4 ай бұрын

@@WatercolorElisabetta it is! It’s from Making paint live again! kzfaq.info2SDucNmAtQ8?feature=share ☺️

@FranOnTheEdge 5 ай бұрын

Hi Elizabetta, I am curious about Potter's Pinks, so I was glad to see your exploration of different brands. I only have 2 Potter's Pinks, one is Kuretake - from their Art Nouveau set and one Roman Szmals which was a palette I picked myself, I especially like the Roman Szmals one which granulates beautifully with lovely patterning, and is easy to re-wet. The Art Nouveau Kuretake Potter's Pink is an okay colour but doesn't look anything like as interesting as the Roman Szmals one. I have only recently bought some tiny tubes of Schmincke super granulating colours but Potter's Pink wasn't one of them. And until more money arrives and I forget the sting of the Schmincke prices somewhat, I must be careful what I buy. I'd LIKE some Daniel Smith paints but those prices are even worse, so until I win a really big lottery... I'm trying to forget they exist. I loved seeing you use a Potter's Pink with other colours in a sketch, but you don't say which one you used. I saw a tube of Winsor & Newton on your table at the start of the sketch but you used only colour from a palette of half pans... and didn't say what brand they were. So I don't know which one you used. Could you tell me? It would also be most helpful if you could say what price the different brands were? (I'm in the UK) And some paints are hard to buy here, and some of the brands you tested I'd not heard of, like Maimeri and Michael Harding. I was glad to hear you mention Jackson's though, since I buy paints from them all the time. Thank you for this video, apart from the music I enjoyed it thoroughly, it was very interesting.

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Hi! Wow, let’s try and answer your questions. As I said in the beginning, I currently use Schminke, therefore it was Schminke that I used in the sketch because it’s the one in my palette, that as I said contains different brands. About the prices, I have mainly bought these paints during sales or special offers, in different moments and different stores.. You can find the links to each paint on Jackson’s in the description box, so you can check current prices. At the end of the video, when I comment the sketch, I mentioned the colours I used for the mixes. I hoped I answered your questions. I love that particular music background therefore I’m afraid I will use it again in future 😨…. Take care, Elisabetta

@sarahmitchell9247 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing Potter's Pink! And thank you for showing the wash with more water. So helpful... I was just trying to decide on which other brands to try of this color.

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Let us know your decisions! Thank you for your comment!

@Ltaman1000 5 ай бұрын

Della Magna una sconosciuta per me! Grazie per la selezione - ho una nuova apprezzamento per potters pink ❤

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Ho pubblicato un paio di video sui Della Magna, per me sono meravigliosi. Grazie 🤩 mille!!

@phillipstroll7385 5 ай бұрын

Love your shadows in that peice. You really showed how one can use that pigment to convey both light and dark. Sun and shadow. Really nice. Do you sell your original peices?

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Phillip. Actually, my favourite part of watercolour is conveying light (and to do so, I use shadow). I have sold some pieces, mainly portraits, but I am not very proactive in that field. Do you sell yours ? I think you do.

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

@phillipstroll7385 I would love to teach to children! You are making one of my points, that education is not just meant to provide youth a profession, but to make them better humans. This is a completely overrated aspect of education. Most people here in Italy, for instance, say that Latin and Greek (which I studied in middle and high school) are totally useless, it would be better to learn a contemporary language. I think that humanities subjects are so important to bring light to our lives. So well done Phillip!

@claritzairosario68 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for showing the different colors potters pink, it looks great to me! I didn't know there were so many ways to use this beautiful color. I used to use this color in portraits, but now that I see the mixture of colors, it's amazing to be able to use it in different ways.❤❤❤

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Claritza! Actually, almost every colour benefits from a little addition of potter’s pink if you like granulation. It’s very versatile and being so delicate it doesn’t overpower the other color.

@claritzairosario68 5 ай бұрын

@@WatercolorElisabetta Awesome! Oh! I love granulation! it's very interesting all you can do with colors🥰🥰🥰 now I want to try the potters pink for all things🥰

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

@@claritzairosario68❤️🎨happy painting!

@victoriavelazquez9461 5 ай бұрын

Really like Mainer I, W&N, and Roman

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

It’s difficult to choose, but I also like the more rosy ones! Thanks for sharing!

@ari_9354 5 ай бұрын

potter's pink is that color i got that first i have a hard time using, but now i like to use them for background for a sunset look with yellow, adding texture to leaf with greens. it's easier to get w&n or maimeri over here in asia and i'm in luck to because i generally prefer the pinker potter's pink rather than the duller one like DS, i'm currently using maimeri one because i got it when they're having a 40% off

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

I think it’s a great idea to use Potter’s Pink to add texture to leaves! I must try it! I also prefer pinker versions, and bought all my potters pink with a discount ☺️! Thanks a lot for your comment. Enjoy your weekend!

@angela14962002 5 ай бұрын

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@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

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@michaelsoncin 5 ай бұрын

È uno dei miei colori preferiti! Li ho tutti tranne Magna e Wallace :)

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Ahaha ci avrei scommesso!! ❤️ dai puoi rimediare! Hai Gallo o Isaro?

@michaelsoncin 5 ай бұрын

Gallo mai provati! Ma devo! Ho tutti quelli che hai te tranne Magna e Wallace :) @@WatercolorElisabetta

@michaelsoncin 5 ай бұрын

Ora che ci penso dovrei averli di Sennelier e White Nights

@tatianalp4221 5 ай бұрын

Io adoro il roman❤❤ grazie per questo video

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Ehehe bellissimo!! Si riattiva che è una favola ❤️

@sarahmitchell9247 5 ай бұрын

I wonder which Potter's Pink is closest to the original color the first potter came up with.. how much granulation you know..? I really like the Roman Szmal and the Deck Magna. Where did you buy the Wallace Seymour?

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t know, but Della Magna colours are supposed to be very faithful to the original historic pigments. I bought Wallace Seymour in Bristol during a trip I took with my husband last Autumn! Thank you for your kind words. 😄

@LauradB65 5 ай бұрын

4:15 😂 anch’io combatto con i peli di cane sulla palette e nei pennelli 😂 vogliono essere sempre protagonisti i nostri amici 🐕

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Ahaha ho sempre le maniche piene di peli perché me li mangio di baci!! 🤗😂 I miei sono una fabbrica di peli 😂

@kyliescolouringindownunder3098 5 ай бұрын

I’m new to all the water colour paints they are all just beautiful any tips would be greatly appreciated ❤❤❤😊😊😊xxxx

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

Hello Kylie and welcome to the magic world of watercolor! My best tips are to paint small but everyday, be consistent and bold with shadows, and use colour variety for added interest. Good luck!

@christinet9229 5 ай бұрын

Have you tried the Nila Colori Potter's Pink as well? From online swatch examples it seems to lean less brown and more old rose, with a lavender undertone in diluted washes... I'm currently waiting for my order to arrive ^_^. Love your comparison videos!

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

No I have not!! Let us know how you find it when it arrives… Thanks for sharing!

@christinet9229 4 ай бұрын

@@WatercolorElisabetta update ^_^ - my order of Nila Colori arrived the day after Valentine's, ty hubby :D - I happily spent yesterday swatching them as well as some Prodigal Sons I'd received earlier this year - the Nila Colori dries to a beautiful old rose / a lovely fresh rosey cheeks in cold weather colour, the Prodigal Sons is a tad more brown and Daniel Smith the most brown of all three - I am very very happy with sticking with the Nila Colori as my chosen Potter's Pink - have a lovely day :)

@WatercolorElisabetta 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! From what I see online, Prodigal Son must be delightful! 😀 so many beautiful colors around….

@awatercolourist 5 ай бұрын

That yellow ochre is intense! What brand is it?

@CastleMc 5 ай бұрын

Right? Can that be accurate? Looks so much warmer and more intense than Y/O

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

I must check out I don’t remember!! I will let you know tomorrow. However, I have noticed that Yellows can sometimes be a little off. I will let you know .

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

I will double check the brand! I am not sure.

@jenneke2 5 ай бұрын

Loved your sketch…what a sunny glow! To date, I only have 1/2 pans of schminke, but had heard the w&n and Roman Szmal were rosier, so wanted to try one of them. However, they don’t look appreciatively different…all look terrific!

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

@@jenneke2 yes they do!! I think one should just buy what’s available!! They are all amazing

@awatercolourist 5 ай бұрын

First!

@WatercolorElisabetta 5 ай бұрын

You could not miss this!! ❤️

@awatercolourist 5 ай бұрын

@@WatercolorElisabetta Nope!