#schmincke horadam watercolors

[chicalepidoptera]

Day 3 of @vampirefest 's vfkinktober2024: Clothed coitus

[bakathief]

New watercolors arrived!

[crowvillex]

🦷 OniReiv 's Haka

[harakablack]

Started it last year, never finished it until now.

Was a Tiktok Challenge.

[alexia-morgan-rhys-art]

Nothing better to brighten up a grey winter's day than a splash of colour and some sparkle. 🙂

Metallic watercolors: lisilinka watercolors Watercolor paper: Hahnemühle Britannia Watercolors: Schmincke Horadam

[braisedhoney]

do you have a watercolor brand rec? 👀

i'm actually a really big proponent of using whatever's convenient for you, fr. brands vary in price depending on where you're buying them/where you live, what's available, etc. sure there are definitely differences between them, but especially when you're using professional materials it's actually more rare to pick something bad than to stumble on something serviceable.

(whoops this one got long too. under the cut it goes.)

some brands do, admittedly, do certain things better than others. sennelier (a french brand) is known to go down kind of pale/less saturated on the first wash, but they build really really well in glazes and have a luminosity to them that gives paintings a really interesting depth.

daniel smith (an american brand) has one of the largest collections of colors available i've ever seen and their earth tones are gorgeous and really unique.

QOR (not sure where they're based?) has WILDLY saturated colors that bloom so much it kind of looks like fireworks, same with roman szmal.

holbein (a japanese brand) doesn't move much in water at all and thus offers a lot of control to the user instead at the cost of more abstract or dynamic movement in water.

schmincke horadam (a german brand) was hailed as the holy grail of watercolors for a while for their fine pigments and wild dispersal, but that's kind of chilled out these days since so many new players became beloved staples, and some people aren't fans of wild blooming to begin with. in a similar vein, winsor and newton (english brand) has a very extensive history and honestly works as a super "traditional" pick with few surprises but a solid foundation—and none of that is considering the wild variations in properties between student grade paints or the many types of handmade ones that hit the market lol. some brands make great pro but weak student lines, and vice versa.

buuuuuut.

all of that is pedantic when you're starting out, and honestly if you're asking this you're probably looking to get into watercolor. at beginning or intermediate stages where you haven't gone down the fixation rabbithole, all of tha information is more likely to confuse you than help, especially if you don't know what you like or dislike about watercolor yet.

at beginning stages whatever established pro or student brand is available to you is probably good enough to build fundamental knowledge on.

my actual, legit advice is to pick a few colors you like, then if another brand has what you want get it from them. get a small set if that helps and just build with whatever you find lacking, whatever you aren't using can be replaced with something that appeals to you more. there's no need to stick to one specific brand name just because. just don't pick the super chalky ones that come in those huge art packs with the round pans, and you should be fine (and even then, i've seen some people do great art with those! i just don't like when it comes off like dust on my fingers lol.) general rule of thumb i follow is that if they have accurate pigment and lightfastness information, you're going to be fine.

art isn't really all that exclusionary when you do it for fun, it's just an environment where people started making stuff for smaller and more specific audiences to cater to preferences lol. hell, paint with coffee if you want to. life's short and painting is fun, might as well enjoy it for a while.

oh, but do use good paper. blah blah, you've probably heard it before, and trust me we're all just as horrified as you that watercolor paper is so goddamn expensive. but you could literally have The Nicest Paints In The World and they'd look terrible on bad paper that won't let you use the techniques people try to teach you. if you have to pick between good paper and mediocre paints vs bad paper and excellent paints, pick the paper. trust me.

[trgreta]

A little doodle with Horadam schmincke watercolors and ink

[cleonique]

What brand of watercolors do you use?

Thank you for asking! I use multiple sets depending on what I’m painting, as I enjoy collecting art supplies. Here’s a list of the sets I use:

Paintings:

- Schmincke Horadam 30 pan set

- Kuretake Gansai Tambi - Art Nouveau 24 pan set

- Turner Japanesque 12 tube watercolor set

- Daniel Smith Jean Haines 10 tube set

Sketchbook:

- Lukas 12 pan travel set

- Schmincke Akademie 12 pan travel set

[doodlewash]

REVIEW: Schmincke HORADAM® AQUARELL Supergranulation Watercolour Sets

REVIEW: HORADAM® AQUARELL Supergranulation Watercolour Sets from Schmincke - #doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #watercolor #review

For some time now, Schmincke has been releasing curated sets of Schmincke HORADAM AQUARELL Supergranulating colors. Each set of has a theme, with a range of complimentary colors chosen to paint beautiful landscapes, but useful for other subjects as well. Supergranulating – now there’s a mouthful.  Almost as bad a word as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and almost as magical. Ten sets have…

[palest-blue]

“That’s how we’re going to win. Not fighting what we hate, saving what we love.” // Painted this because I loved TLJ so much! // Which was your fav reylo moment in TLJ? xoxo palestblue Hair and faces references:TFA movie stills/screengrabs. The pose was inspired by a beautiful cosplay by @ayamefeitom 💕

[blazingsaza]

Claire and Jill Shenanigans (pt 2)

Continuation on their 1st shenanigans, later that evening Jill sent this pic to Chris with "😏" as caption. What do you think Chris' reaction to this?

Wips:

A bit of waco ramblez:

Here i'm using my long awaited Schmincke Horadam "Super Granulation" set mix with my usual Daniel Smith waco. One thing for sure, they weren't kidding about super granulation! They're very prominent and ngl, i was intimidated 😅 so far i'm not mad at it but i don't love it either. It's not that they're bad, i'm just not used to it. Granted, i don't think they were made for drawing characters, more for landscapes or galaxy. The granulation will make them more "organic" (i guess?). For someone who mostly draw human characters, this is a learning curve for sure bcs rn my drawing kinda look murky and i don't like it 🥲. Definitely something to explore and experiment more, bcs I AM GOING TO MAKE IT WORK! FUCKIN WATCH ME!🤣

[dreymart]

He is a tired dad your honor.

I am still coping with the season 2 finale. And having fun with my new water-colours on paper that is definitely NOT meant to be painted on.

Crossposted on instagram.

[bakathief]

If you don't mind, what tools and brands do you use for traditional art?

I use Schmincke watercolor pans, Horadam to be specific! They have two kinds, Akademie and Horadam though I‘ve always stuck with Horadam, which are a little higher in quality. I bought almost all of them second-hand though because new ones are… pricey. Orz‘ Otherwise I use mostly Hahnemühle paper (not always the watercolor paper because the scanner will also scan the texture and I sometimes prefer a more flat surface :)) and da vinci synthethic brushes or other cheap ones from my local DIY store.

I‘ve also tried Holbein watercolors, which are pretty neat and rich in colors.

[federflug-calligraphy]

More Roman Cursive – that’s a throwback to last autumn, I made several of these as gift tags … and swipe if you want to get a look at our quince tree in bloom, I guess it’s the latest fruit tree here in the North …? So beautiful. Last year we only had three actual fruits to harvest, so hopefully, there seem to grow many more this year! #calligraphy #kalligrafie #kalligraphie #caligrafia #caligrafía #calligraphie #romanmonoline #lettering #romancursive #typographyrelated #watercolors #aquarellfarbe #aquarellfarben  #schmincke #horadam #horadamaquarell #calligraphypractice #letterlove #handwriting #gifttag #handmade #handmadegifttag #geschenkanhänger #quince #quitte #handgemacht #madewithlove #handschrift #flourishforum #federflugcalligraphy https://www.instagram.com/p/CdwT2eYDX4z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[harakablack]

Another random painting

Finished in January.

The Neon Yellow illuminates under blue light.

[alexia-morgan-rhys-art]

Tried out a different watercolor paper. I think I found my new favourite. ❤️

Watercolors: Schmincke Horadam Sparkly Watercolors: Lisilinka Paper: Arches 300 g/m²