My favorite watercolor kit for urban sketching

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Unboxing
0:21 The 12 colors in the kit
0:46 Dimensions of the box
1:21 Wetting the pans of watercolor paint
1:36 Cotman Brushes, and water brushes
2:07 Testing out colors in my sketchbook
5:43 How to mix black from the colors in this set (black isn't included)
6:59 Demo: sketching a ship in my sketchbook
8:25 Demo: adding watercolor washes over the ink drawing
11:16 Finished painting and conclusion
The Winsor & Newton sketchers pocket box is great for sketching outdoors or in places where you don't have a lot of room. The kit is small enough to fit in your pocket.
It comes with 12 colors which are all lightfast, which means they won't fade. The colors are vivid and it comes with a small paintbrush.
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ART SUPPLIES
WINSOR & NEWTON SKETCHERS POCKET BOX
Amazon: amzn.to/3JAADCp
Blick: shrsl.com/3wval
COTMAN WATERCOLOR BRUSHES
Round 8
Amazon: amzn.to/3DEyJN4
Blick: shrsl.com/3wvae
Series 333 Rigger (The brush with the fine point)
Amazon 1 amzn.to/3wUywSg
Blick: shrsl.com/3wvag
There's a wide assortment of these brushes available. Here's the link to all of the Cotman Brushes on Blick shrsl.com/3wvad Here's a set of brushes from Amazon: amzn.to/3lcbzrm
STILLMAN & BIRN SKETCHBOOKS
I like using these sketchbooks for ink and watercolor. Stillman & Birn has a variety of sizes and paper types to choose from. The Alpha series is a basic sketchbook paper.
Amazon amzn.to/3Y1bt41
Blick shrsl.com/3wvaz
PENTEL INK BRUSH PEN
This brush pen is great for creating links that vary in width. This set comes with two replacement cartridges. It's so much easier than using a regular brush with a bottle of ink, you just put the cap back on when you're done.
Amazon: amzn.to/3HVqw9P
Blick: shrsl.com/3wvao
PENTEL WATER BRUSHES
These brush have a handle that you can fill up with water. You just squeeze the handle to get water to flow through the bristles. They're great for painting outdoors.
Amazon: amzn.to/3Y4aSi3
Blick: www.dickblick.com/products/pe...
PENTEL TWIST ERASE MECHANICAL PENCILS
Mechanical pencil don't require a pencil sharpener so there's no messy pencil shavings. The graphite also seems easier to erase than a regular number two pencil. Here's a link to them on Amazon. I think they updated the design slightly since when I bought them.
amzn.to/3juWLDv

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@LeftBrainedArtist Жыл бұрын

Every time I watch one of these I think "man, he makes that look so easy"

@LillenArt2 Ай бұрын

Use a magic eraser sponge on your new palettes for a few minutes to fix the weird paint beading on your mixing wells.

@shirleygreaves9650 3 ай бұрын

I’ve got that set and I love it. X

@ChrisBreier 3 ай бұрын

It's the perfect size, I like to use it with one of those pocket sized sketchbooks so I can sketch anywhere I go.

@alang253 28 күн бұрын

this is my first and only set of watercolors and I've taken it hiking, camping and backpacking. so many good plein air memories and sketches made over the past 6 years. Recently upgraded to larger Rosa Gallery landscape set because I was struggling with blending and muddy colors with the Cotman but that is more than likely a paper (cheap paper sucks!) and skill issue. funny everyone harps on the white but I use it - probably too much

@ChrisBreier 22 күн бұрын

Yep, good paper makes a difference! I also use white in my watercolor paintings when necessary....and gouache too.

@mattdjmorris 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for the detail. As a brand new student of this process it was most helpful.

@throughmyeyes9940 10 ай бұрын

Well done, thanks!

@CherylsCreativeWorld33 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I have this palette, I’m on my second one. The tips were really helpful as was your swatching. That intense blue makes more sense now.

@ChrisBreier 5 ай бұрын

I have at least two of them. It's worth the money just for the tiny palette. 🙂

@genas.artjourney 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed your video, it was informative, to the point and fun to watch! Thanks!

@ChrisBreier 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

@flookoco2008 9 ай бұрын

Really useful video for a complete beginner such as myself. I just bought this box and wondered if I’d made a mistake but after watching your viseo I feel much more confident. Thank you.

@ChrisBreier 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad it helped! The Cotman series is a good beginner kit and it's definitely better than the generic watercolors you might find at a craft store. I also really like how portable it is.

@pyaesonekyaw6800 2 ай бұрын

This is insanely satisfying

@ChrisBreier 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Was it the unboxing that you liked or the painting demo?

@Arupricot Ай бұрын

Great video, it's really helpful! By the way the viridian hue pigment is a phthalo green pigment! PG7 is phthalo green blue shade and PG36 is phthalo green yellow shade, so they're just different variants : )

@ChrisBreier Ай бұрын

Thanks! I agree, I would prefer it if they just called it phthalo green yellow shade. The pigment codes are really helpful when brands have different names for the same pigment.

@nuppup 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!! I found this very helpful, because I am planning to buy a WN cotman set, I'm just not sure which one, but I think this is the one!

@ChrisBreier 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome! They also make the cotman set in tube form. I like the pans for convenience when I want to sketch outdoors.

@xobriquet Жыл бұрын

Great video! Informative and accessible. I’m also a fan of WN Cotman on-the-go. They mix well and are easy to work with. The sap green can be bit unnatural looking but easily remedied with a tiny bit of cool red or warm blue. I usually remove the white straight away and replace it with mauve or something closer to quin rose 😊

@ChrisBreier Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I love how small the palette is….you can take it anywhere. Yeah, I figure that pan of white should last me at least a decade. 😂 Even when I do use white, I prefer to use a tube of white because it covers better.

@sierrahjmartinez6703 Ай бұрын

I found out that this brand in general is amazing for true to dry results. They really dont fade but lifting is hard and they dont bleed/ spread out. They stay put where you lie it on the paper so these are great for details. If you want that loose look maybe a daniel smith which i have seen to me dry lighter but they just bloom across wet paper and blends well into others. So i think its depends on the type of style or effect that you want. This was my first little kit and got it a 50% coupon at the craft store. Its very convenient if you sketch then color in this is perfect. I think the ideal is pocket size to your sketch pad would also be pocket size hence the little brush. These pans i notice dont have that plastic look when they dry if yoh applied heavy. I noticed tubed paints that look like dull plasticky to me that i dont like.

@ChrisBreier Ай бұрын

Cotman is probably the only student grade watercolor paint that I would use. Thanks for sharing your results!

@donnad7373 2 ай бұрын

Love these suggestions. What type of bag or purse do you pack these in?

@ChrisBreier 2 ай бұрын

I usually carry it in a zipper pouch which you can find at any art supply store or craft store. 🙂

@amanda.y5275 15 күн бұрын

I'm finally thinking of getting a high grade watercolour set like this after 2 and a bit years of using a cheap Prang watercolour set! This is probably the only good (imo) video review of this, the others talk too much of other things.. are you able to switch out the pans? Thanks for the video :)

@ChrisBreier 15 күн бұрын

Thanks Amanda! Yes, you can replace the pans when you use up the paint or if you just want to replace one of the colors. These should work better than the Prang set. Cotman are the Winsor and Newton line of student grade watercolors. At some point you should try out a pan of professional watercolor to see if you like it.