What I use & why - My Daniel Smith watercolours

A chatty video talking through and swatching my Daniel Smith watercolours!

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What I use & why - My Daniel Smith watercolours

[Soapartisan]

I love watching what artists palettes look like 😊. Thank you for sharing . I love all your choices they all are so beautiful .

[catzenhouse]

Daniel Smith is my hometown hero - starting marking his art materials out of his garage on Nickerson St.. The main DS store was Nirvana. I miss the classes, the demos and all the art resources in the store. We were spoiled. Since I retired I have started collecting his watercolors. A joyful treasure trove - just looking at all the many colors - Bliss! When I was in college I thought spending $1.50 on a small tube of Cotman or Grumbacher was over the top but necessary. A very good sheet of watercolor paper cost three whole dollars. So I bought the dollar sheets and cut them into smaller sizes. So now I feel I earned my indulgence in a color mania. Love your work/videos/handwriting - listening to you makes me think of my dear friend in England.

[lynnephelps]

I believe Lavender, not Amethyst, is the color Sarah Burns raves about for landscape. When she took that Ian Stewart (?) workshop he put a little bit on everyone's pallet for them to try it, perfect for those distant hills! It's on my list! Another one to try for an earthy granulating warm brown is DS bronzite, check it out!

[Twilyhtmist]

About the Burnt Sienna: an excellent substitute - besides the Quin. Burnt Orange that you already have, is Transparent Red Oxide. It has a little more punch of both brown AND red to it, and is likely the color sienna that you are longing for. And also, FYI - you can make excellent greys with BOTH your Quin. Burnt Orange OR the new Transparent Red Oxide as long as you have some Cerulean Blue, Chromium in the set; that blue will work with those 2 siennas the same way that Burnt sienna & [French] Ultramarine Blue do. So there ya go!

[TracieWho]

Lovely colors! DS has become my favorite brand. One beautiful color I didn't see that you have that I use all the time is phthalo turquoise. It's a series 1 and beautiful!

[softandcosy]

cascade green is my absolute fave!!! it looks so different diluted

[leanngoodall]

I love splashing in Cobalt Blue Turquoise into Moonglow I adore Quinacridone Deep Gold...it's part of my essentials palette. Helio Turquoise is gorgeous as well.

[helencryer]

Mmmm lovely! Funnily enough, I'd been thinking of swatching just my Daniel Smiths too!!

[annihilator]

DS burnt umber and rhodanite genuine! Awesome for flowering trees!

[ChantelleArts]

This is so good, you have a gorgeous palette ☺☺

[reginamalm]

I love buff titanium for skin tones and florals . Especially when you want to make peaches and blushes. Great idea about having half pans ready . I have all ds blues and greens. I just started buying the winsor newtons because I bought the abstract watercolor book and her work is so bold and bright. She has some blues I never seen .I agree about warm yellows . I love Quin gold soooo much . I always have 15 ml in burnt Siena, burnt umbers, Payne gray, Quin rose, quin magenta, ultramarine blue, phthalo blue, ( basically warm and cool )

If you use lunar black you can make everything granulated. There is video that shows you how . I thought black would overpower the lighter colors but it doesn’t. Yes cobalt violet I bought twice thinking I was scammed because I bought 1 st one off amazon and not off art store . Then I Tried to get the qor version but it’s been out of stock . You are spot on about everything you said about all your colors . So glad I found you !!!

[betzie_paintz]

The color Moonglow is one of my favorites for sure. One thing is that the pink pigment is suspect, and not lightfast. I saw on YouTube a way that you can mix your own moonglow replacement with French ultramarine, Viridian and Quin. Coral in the right proportions. I love your swatching video as you can see your love for the watercolor process! (I love it too!)

[Khyra]

If you want a pinky-purple shade, try Wisteria, I also like VanDyke Brown, it's great for dark tree bark.

[nancylemon]

LOVE IT! Daniel Smith Junkie, I too am a huge sucker for granulation, I would add Piemontite Genuine, Hematite Genuine & Hematite Violet..Thanks for the entertaining video Sketches, Cheers from Canada

[marmyyetter]

Thank you for this video! I love Daniel Smith and enjoyed seeing what your favorite and most used colors are. My top favorite Daniel Smith colors are: Quinacridone Rose, Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Ochre, Sap Green, Payne's Gray, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, Hansa Yellow Medium, Hansa Yellow Light, New Gamboge and Ivory Black.

[kristieprice]

You are much more experienced and knowledgeable with watercolors. I won’t recommend a hue. I will say that my favorite green is DS’s Green Gold. This is a color that I can put down and let it do its thing. I live in the Midwest of USA and I’m able to use Green Gold for foliage during 3 seasons of the year. I have been on the fence about purchasing quinacridone burnt orange for my fall palette. After this video, I’m definitely adding it to my collection. Thank you for sharing.

[jilkat]

I don't even understand why DS Cobalt Violet exists! I thought the same thing when I first had it like maybe I had received a bad tube! I think it came in one of the small curated sets, but not sure.
It was also funny hearing you talk about the 2 Mayan blues! I did exactly the same thing! I first bought the Mayan (not dark) one, thinking it was the only one, so I pickedm the larger tube. Then, when I realized there was also a Mayan Blue Dark, I had no choice about the size since it only came in the 15ml tube. Ended up spending like $35 on just those 2 tubes of paint! Ugh.
I love all of Daniel Smith's greens!

[wildflower]

I would suggest Serpentine Green for its granulation and Carbazole Violet because it's such a deep royal purple that's great for shadows. I have Indanthrone and wish I had gotten indigo instead. A surprise color that I love is Nickle Titanate Yellow because it makes soft buttery yellows that feel almost dreamy for florals, and the smidgen of opaqueness softens mixes.

[micheleking]

I love Daniel Smith’s Aussie Red Gold, Imperial Purple and Jadeite Genuine

[delicatesseract]

Environmentally-Friendly Brown Iron Oxide (PBr6) is a lovely cool brown with gorgeous granulation. It tends to be cooler than Burnt Umber, but more lustrous & velvety than Raw Umber. Also been enjoying Bloodstone Genuine: it tends to be one of the strongest granulators in the whole lot, and is a glorious velvety violet-black-brown. Also Serpentine is a marvelous yellow-leaning highlight companion green to Green Apatite Genuine. Loved this video, thank you so much! 😍