Williamsburg Artist Oils Review

Williamsburg Artist Oils Review | Paint List

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Today we’re reviewing the Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors. I've used this paint for a long time and have really appreciated their oil paint research.
Williamsburg colors vary a lot in consistency, and yet many have a soft, workable impasto, and are highly pigmented. It's customary to modify oil paints, however we’re looking at the qualities of the paint before it gets changed on the palette- right out of the tube. So we won’t be taking a look at mediums- just the addition of a tiny drop of linseed oil to see how it changes the paint.
To find out more you can check out our review on paintlist.com. On Paint List, you can search for your favorite paints, save them, and discover new ones. 🎨
Read the in-depth review article on Paint List:
www.paintlist.com/articles/wi...
Browse the line of Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors on Paint List:
www.paintlist.com/search/oil/...
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Links Mentioned in this Video:
The Golden/Williamsburg Articles can be found at Just Paint: justpaint.org/
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Recent Lightfastness Testing Research and Mixing Whites
Sarah Sands' presentation slides on lightfastness and why more research is needed: www.iscc-archive.org/Munsell20...
The 2023 Golden Research on Lightfastness and Mixing Whites from Just Paint: justpaint.org/astm-lightfastn...
Natural Pigments' article on lightfastness and mixing whites: www.naturalpigments.com/artis...
Also Natural Pigments' video on lightfastness and mixing whites does a great job of explaining the issues involved: kzfaq.infoxFn74zda...
A video about lightfastness testing at Golden (this explains some of the background information):
• GOLDEN on GOLDEN - The...
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Paint and Pigment Discontinuations:
Golden's 2021 presentation: • What Happened To My Fa...
Golden's 2023 presentation: • GOLDEN on GOLDEN - Dis... This covers the recent discontinuations due to changes in the pigment industry.
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Earth Colors
Golden’s notes on their earth colors: justpaint.org/natural-earth-c...
Golden’s video on their French and Italian Earth Colors: • Go deep into the earth...
A separate video focusing on just the French Earths: • Williamsburg Whites and Italian Earths: • Unbox & Mix with the S...
Just Paint Article with the smoothness vs. coarseness pigment grind chart: justpaint.org/a-palette-of-te... with the Palette of Textures (smoothness vs. grittiness)
Safflower Colors:
Just Paint on the Williamsburg Safflower colors: justpaint.org/williamsburgs-n...
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Zinc White:
Golden on the Removal of Zinc White (many links contain additional resources and citations)
Zinc Oxide: Warnings, Cautions, and Best Practices: justpaint.org/zinc-oxide-warn...
Zinc Oxide Reviewing the Research: justpaint.org/zinc-oxide-faq/
Zinc Oxide Reviewing the Research: justpaint.org/zinc-oxide-revi...
Update on Zinc White- Search for the Dividing Line: justpaint.org/update-on-zinc/
Key Moments:
00:00 Intro
01:02 Williamsburg Highlights
01:45 Consistency
03:56 Research
06:06 Cadmiums
07:16 Neutrals
07:54 Safflower Oil Colors
08:53 Phthalos
09:10 Convenience Colors
09:35 Earths
11:13 Formulation Changes and Discontinuations
12:18 Thanks for Watching
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Some quick caveats:
The colors on the screen differs from the color of the paint. Everyone’s screen differs a bit and some paint colors are out of gamut. Many important fine art materials are toxic, so please do your research and take the proper precautions- these colors are for professional use. Please keep in mind, this is just our opinion on the paints, and it is offered for education, entertainment, and a spirit of sharing our love of artist paints (in other words, we make no warranties or guarantees and your mileage may vary).
Let us know about your experiences- we want to hear them.
Have you used this paint? Let us know in the comments!

Пікірлер: 17

@thepaintlist 26 күн бұрын

Be sure to check out our article over on Paint List for more resources: www.paintlist.com/review/18. Have you tried Williamsburg?

@cinderblockstudios 22 күн бұрын

Would love to see a breakdown of those medium and coarse colors. I have a couple of them and they're so much fun to paint with.

@kingsusie 23 күн бұрын

I immediately knew paint list was created by a woman the first time I stumbled across the website. You go girl ✨👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@Lalupin464 26 күн бұрын

I’m a huge fan of their coarse transparent earths, particularly stil de grain. A great base layer for underpainting or imprimatura since it adds a little tooth, or as a textural glaze, kind of like how some watercolors will have a neat granulation effect.

@LuluandMurdoch 21 күн бұрын

Great video !

@comunidadbitcoin2050 26 күн бұрын

Great video. Love the people at golden and the williamsburg oils.❤

@Caty.Q 25 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for the lightfastness update! Also, a specific video on their earth colors would be super helpful, too. The work you're doing on this channel is invaluable, thanks again!

@alexmakhoul1330 26 күн бұрын

Loved this, keep them coming !

@VeronicaColvin 26 күн бұрын

Brilliant content, really enjoying these!! Well done 👏🏻

@thepaintlist 26 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@TimothyJohnLukeSmithPSA 26 күн бұрын

Thank you so very much for your video and amazing channel. I am currently using Winsor and Newton Cadmium Orange. How does Williamsburg differ in your opinion?

@thepaintlist 26 күн бұрын

Hi, and thanks for your kind words. The Williamsburg Cadmium Orange is a little yellower in hue than W&N Artist Cadmium Orange and looks a bit brighter in lightness as well. The Williamsburg has a little bit different feel with the palette knife as well. Both are good tinters.

@TimothyJohnLukeSmithPSA 26 күн бұрын

@@thepaintlist Thank you so much for your prompt reply, Melissa. Your answer was perfect because I am looking for something that is a true orange (as on the color wheel). Is there a brand that you love the most for that? I am not happy with the consistency of the W and N.

@thepaintlist 26 күн бұрын

@@TimothyJohnLukeSmithPSA Ooh, that is a good question. It depends on whether red-oranges or yellow-oranges are what you're looking for. We found that the hues of the cadmium oranges sort themselves into clusters or groups-- some red orange ones and some yellow-orange ones. I actually love cadmium orange so much I paint with at least four of them. With the cadmiums I like a broad range of high chromas and a wide range of consistencies. (For example in the red-oranges, I use both Old Holland for a very stiff paint or Rublev for an almost liquid paint- they are similar red-oranges but they vary in their viscosity). Also I've read that our eyes are really sensitive to differences in those wavelengths, and I find myself very picky about getting the rainbow balanced through the progression of oranges (the progression from red to yellow has to have the right series of notes, which is hard to get, sort of like a musical arpeggio). Pictures are so imperfect on a screen but perhaps one can get a sense of some of the hue differences from this review on Cadmium Oranges: www.paintlist.com/review/6.

@TimothyJohnLukeSmithPSA 26 күн бұрын

@@thepaintlist Thank you so much for sharing your experience and expertise with me. I am going to read that wonderful article you sent me! I am a portrait painter and Cadmium Orange is an important color on my palette. I am so happy you created this channel and I share your videos on my Facebook page (4.8K Followers). What you are doing is so important.

@KrstnaSchroeder 26 күн бұрын

i used the neutral grey set once....hated the grittiness ....now they sit in the closet.

@thepaintlist 23 күн бұрын

Thanks, this comment made me curious-- and so I got mine out to try with smoothness in mind. I can be a little less sensitive to grit (for example, I like the French and Italian earths for different things). So, I would say they do have a gritty grey-- the French Ardoise Gray, which has grit to it, but the N8, N6, N4, N2 set struck me as pretty smooth. So that is fascinating to hear they were grittier than what you would use. Also I noticed these grays aren't on Williamsburg's chart of textures, so I would be curious how they classify them as well. Though they feel much smoother than the French and Italian earths-- that we can say! :D I would be interested to hear your recommendations for your favorite smooth earth tones because we do have people asking for the least gritty earths from time to time. Thank you for the comment!