if you havent yet settled on a waterbrsuh then let me highly and whole heartedly recomend the Pentel Aquash brushes they are amazing with watercontrol AND great pointy bristles that actually last for a long time

Winton vermillion was disappointing to me too. I didn't know it would have so much white in it, making it very pink. Didn't work as well in zorn as I had hoped.

I'd love to try oils one day myself! enjoyed right till the end 🥰

I test pens by writing out the alphabet, and I always miss out one letter, but I can never remember which one it is. 😵‍💫

I like how you describe what each colour reminds you of, as well as how it mixes with other colours you use. Really nice. I also prefer plastic palettes as they get better with use. They're also much more robust in general use than the metal ones. Some people say they stain - well they all do, even the baked enamel. The only ones that don't are the ceramic.

Great video, I just have a question... How long will the colors from the tubes on the palette last... If I put them on the palette with a lid... how long can I use them... Thank you and greetings from the Czech Republic 🌞☀️🎨 🖌️

Great video! Vicki Mcgrath has a course on Domestika. Though I don't know if you even need it, you did a great job emulating her style.

My fve white gel pen is the Uniball Signo 0.7 White hands down

Cool😙

Thank u for the vid! I went to get oil pastels (not soft ones) but Im confused The box says soft pastels but the sticks are round and say oil pastel Another of their products say soft on the sticks and are squared in shape How do i know the mungyos im getting are oil pastels not soft pastels?

The Choosing Keeping watercolors are absolutely beautiful! I hope they find their way to the US soon! 💜

what a gorgeous piece ☺☺

Gelly roll have different numbers. Higher number is more opeace is. Find number 10 and you will see the difference.🤗

Lock the focus on your camera once you get the canvas set, and it will stop focusing on your hand. Might have to mess with the mixing palette. Love watching you paint.

I really like your style, work, etc. Keep it up.

Nice video! Keep making videos and art!

Thank you so much for showcasing the Gansai watercolors. Your input on them has given me a better understanding of what makes them so unique. The colors are quite beautiful in an almost creamy kind of way, and that granulation is absolutely gorgeous. Adds so much character to the piece. I trully hope I can get my hands on a Gansai set in the future. Again, my many thanks. 🙏

I have the 48 set that I bought about three or four years ago… I wonder if they’ve improved the formula since then? Always found them a bit stiff but a step up from the❤❤ really dry brands, like cray pas . I have those two other super creamy sticky brands that you mentioned and yes they can be messy, but they have their place usually at the end when I need some ultra smooth blending. Recently, I tried a brand called Montmarte, and oh my gosh, the texture is supreme! Zero crumbs and blends like a dream :-) oh, and did I mention they are extremely inexpensive? Pretty certain they’re not light fast, although I could be wrong. Mungyo doesn’t seem to have any information about that anyway. But they’re worth trying and I hope if you do you make a video because they’re excellent! Love your style of video and the swatches look great :-)

This looks so good, what a stunning palette ☺☺

What would you personally recommend for highlights in watercolor urban sketching?

How do Gansai watercolors differ from other watercolors? I hear people saying how they "don't paint like regular watercolors" and that ends up being a reason for people to dislike them. I'd like to understand if you'd care to explain it me. Thanks. 😊

I'm enjoying watching your videos, simple, straight to the point, brilliant 👍

Great vid , love the easy way you explain all , well done to you Hope you tell us where U are from ✨💞

If you’re going to get a new fountain pen I HIGHLY recommend a Sailor de Mannen fude pen or any fude nib pen. They are perfect for sketching and it give you a variety of line widths. For the white highlife I reccomend the Pentel Milky Brush pen in white OR POSCA white

fantastic video, watched and enjoyed till the end ☺☺

This is a brilliantly designed little set. I love that it comes with a little reservoir and two cups.

I have the Cotman and really like it. I don't like the way the Portable Painter is supposed to stand. There are ways to make the Cotman sit because it clicks in place, it's hard to explain unless you have one but it doesn't move around. If needed you could superglue magnets to the bottom to secure to a metal surface. I have used it outdoors and just strap it to my sketchbook with fine cord, like for travelers notebooks.

while it looks pretty neat, good value for your money at first sight, i think most of the time it's better to have something with less gimmicks that solves a particular necesity really really well, rather than something with identity issues. The portable painter is stable outside, fits good on your knee (inteligent design, rather than eyeflashing), and would you really extend all those transformer-like trays if you are doing urban sketching/plen air etc? you would have to wait for them to dry too if you truly are using it on the go, or carry some extra paper towels, etc, and more of a hazzle to clean too. you would rather go for something like the portable painter (or the sennelier aqua mini if you really want to push for as small a palette as posible haha), or just go the other route and plan ahead to get yourself installed somewhere to paint, bring a little backpack with you, whathever backpack this cotman palette fits in, i'm sure a regular good old palette would fit too, since this isn't as small as to, for example, fit in your pocket, or be it's own backpack (along the line sof like, the derwent carry all let's say) . the paint being included is kind of a nice bonus at first, but it will always be better to chose pigments on their own. And what it brings is cotman, not winsor and newton, so is this something for students? but then, skip the gimicky eye flashing plastic trays all together, get a generic metal palette, no mijello or anything fancy, choose mindfully a double primary palette, get to read some info on the pigments don't just take in what comes in the set (sets almost never are a good investment over picking colors separetely, not money wise, nor pigment wise. the closest you'll get is picking sets individually curated by people like themindofwatercolor, but that's because they themselves follow the exact guidelines i'm laying out here haha, if you were new to the medium you wouldn't know that) get some empty pans and make some intelligent pigment choices yourself to learn about pigment properties, get to read on handprint or wet canvas, there are plenty of sources, and get a ceramic plate to mix. Also, the bottle seems so central to the design in practical terms, that the moment it starts having a leak for example, the whole palette is rendered a bit mut, you'll have to keep it there just for the sake of the palette being able to close properly lol. The brush included, sure, does the job, but then again, skip the paint and the brushes and any gimmicky trays altogether, give us a genuinly outdoor-designed palette, invest the cost in that rather than in eye catching extras haha That's just my opinion! I'll say this, it's eyecatching for sure, i can see why they went for those magical extending trays and cotman watercolors lol. a proffessional painter would know better haha, it's the kind of thing to trap a beginer or hobbyst with. Not to say that if a relative were to gift this set to someone looking to paint in watercolor that it wouldn't be a nice gift, but it wouldn't be the best money investment beyond the gimmick if the person plans to stick with the medium beyond a temporary, casual hobby.

Thank you: useful

Thank you for sharing. For white: I use Copic ink which comes in a small jar with a small brush or they have a small jar that is copic white pigment. Very nice coverage. Peace.

I have one of these! Had it for years. Replaced the brush with a W&N series 7 travel brush (I might need something a little bigger, wonder if Rosemary travel brushes fit?), started buying extra pans and filling them with other paint. It is kinda chunky and not as pocketable as other travel palettes, but the included water bottle is very handy and I tend to slot it into a sketching bag anyway. (Where, I hasten to add, a drinks bottle filled with water would not be so convenient) I like it very much. If I had any competence whatsoever with watercolours, I'd probably love it.

Oh, I didn't know that this palette had a water bottle and cups. I use a palette that I made myself from a cigarette box and since it's very thin I can clip it to my sketchbook. Sometimes I may use just a water brush with it. Other times a spray bottle and I also have a small plastic jar with a lid filled with water in my bag, just in case I want to use it.

The way my eyes POPPED when those extra trays came out XD holy cow! That’s just so cool.

oh! my first pallette! =) I think all those small cute pallettes shine when you are sketching stuff in your tiny cute watercolour sketchbook, where you don’t neet much water and paint to achieve something. I saw an advert in some social media about free online workshop and I rush towards the closest art supplies store - that’s how I got it. Without knowledge of colour theory - it’s hard to use that particular pallette as the colours look quite artificial and plastic-ish. And yes, what to do with the white one? 😅

Just encountered your video by accident. I used to have the same pencil case but it decided to give it away because it was too bulky for me 😅 I kept shoving more supplies in that I don’t use. Otherwise, I would recommend giving the Kuretake or the Caran D’ache water brush a try. I do like the molotow one for details, but they are quite hard to find depending on where you are. As for fountain pen, while I am a big fan of high quality fountain pen, I’m always worried that I’ll lose mine while urban sketching. So I got some cheap but really functional ones from Jinhao. If you want something that is high quality that doesn’t break the bank, you can try the TWSBI Eco. Alternatively if you like to draw with different line variation, you can opt for the Fude Mannen from Pilot. I have both of them and have been using them for a long time and would recommend them to most if not all of my friends who draws. Hope this was helpful!

I like the Cotman palette. It comes with a water bottle, way more mixing areas, you can set it on your leg (no idea why people are responding like you can’t), and you can use the colors provided or insert your own. Thanks for letting me know about it.

Had one for years and years What size brush would your repalce for the one in the pallette?

W&N is my portable and I love it. Big mixing trays, generous water container and easy to clean

I just use water brushes on the go, so I only need a regular palette, a sponge or paper towel for wiping, and a pipette to refill the brush from any water source.

The WN has half pans that are replaceable or can be filled with tube colors. Unfortunately my water bottle sprang a leak.

Agreed, the w&n is a better all around compact deal. Mainly because it's all inclusive. No need to grab anything else. Plenty if mixing space, water included, paints included. The pp is fun and i own both, but the w&n is a better buy. Glue a tripod mount to it and you need nothing more.

That double decker Mijello is interesting. I have the Mijello with the clear plastic insert. I tuck a swatch paper under it that mirrors the paints in the 18 wells. I don’t know if I could give that up, but this one is a contender.

Cotman is now on my Amazon wishlist! Extra water bottle sold me.

I like the little Mijello best. I don’t need a water bottle but I do need the 2 cups. I bring drinking water ALWAYS. So, I think the whole built in water flesk is unnecessary. I’ll stick with my portable painter … I DO, however, like that little Mijello palette.

I would never use the portable painter, I do not like its design, it would not work for me. The Cotman palette probably would. I have the older Cotman very simple palette and would just add a small recycled water bottle instead of this.. though if by chance one came my way I would give it a try. I guess I am not a fan of hook on water cups and really like my palettes to be separate from my water source. Also I like to get in there when mixing paint and not just dip my brush on top whether in the pan or on the palette. So these cup things become an obstacle! A collapsible pot is useful. I have a couple of plastic ones, and a stainless steel one. Out of the two you have compared the Cotman for certain, but I want solid and sturdy. In the hand as a first requirement……😊

For the cotman brand It’d be nice if the well that the water bottle came out of could be used as a brush cleaning well. Also if we can pour the water back into the bottle after painting. Sometimes there’s no place to discard dirty water. Thank you for the comparison.

Lookin at newer palette verses the old has me sold with the extra mixing trays as long as you are able to replace paints🤔. Thank you🙂

Ingenious!!!

I have this palette and absolutely love it. It’s so convenient to have everything needed in one box.

This looks fantastic, watched and enjoyed till the end ☺☺