Review: Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour

Review of the Winsor & Newton watercolour paints and boxes I've been using for years.

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[dendygan]

Now this video kind of bring me back to my art class studying in Singapore. Our teachers often encourage us to use cheaper watercolor like the pentel or sakura but often times we have to buy the higher end watercolour like the W&N Cottman and also their brushes are some of the best back when they are not made in China. Still using my brush I bought in year 1994 and they are still great.

[bartholoclumpdink]

I love your videos. I watch them even if the subject is not one I am particularly interested in. Great work keep it up. I would love to see more of you sketching and painting in real time, with your thoughts and tips though.

[OkieSketcher]

I’ve been using a Cotman travel palette for my plein air painting and find the colors are just what I want. Most all of my work is outdoors, in a semi-arid part of the country. I do not want/need very intense color in that my countrysides are more earthy. Cotman fits my budget too. W-N and D-S are often too pricey for my expertise. I still love your videos because I learn something new most everyone time I watch one. Thanks for the help.

[alejandrogonzalezlopez]

I also have the pocket box and love it. I started out with Pentel tubes then jumped to W&N Cotman and now I'm using W&N Artist only. Itis true I've never used others yet so far I'm delighted and in no hurry to look out for other brands. They dissolve easily, superb transparency and pigment concentration is always on point. Something I could mention is you can noticeably feel the great ease while working with them, they work marvels for you when combined with good quality paper.

Great review, amigo.

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[emfancyy]

Just found your channel as I am just getting into water colors. I thank you for your honest reviews & you sharing your knowledge with us as you seem like someone I could trust when it comes to paints as it seems you are very experienced. Thanks again. You gained a new sub.

Thank you I’m using the 12 pan and am looking for a bit bigger. I love the colors. Have a great day.

[deborahmeyers]

Teoh thank you so much for your review I love Windsor and Newton watercolours and they are vibrant and gorgeous

[teachmarkey]

All your videos are helpful and interesting. Keep it up!

[nicsluckytw]

Thanks so much Teoh! I am ready to step up from student grade paints, and trying to spend the money wisely. I like that the WN is available at the art supply stores and so many others you have to order online. That is a plus for WN. I have seen many artist go for the super expensive paints, like the m.grahams or the sennelier. I have seen many of your comparison videos and you also like Daniel Smith paints. I'm going to buy the WN ones and start there. I trust you, you do great work and are very experienced. Thanks Teoh!

[Zathauntie]

I like your sketch! I have been using wn watercolors for years. I have no complaints. They seem to be the standard i compare other brands to. Thanks for the video.

[Rfighter]

Because of your videos I been painting alot! So informative and inspirational. Thank you!

[TsukabuNosoratori]

i use W&N hand in hand with my M Graham Watercolors. W&N are a good brand and I don't have any complaints about them. They mix well with other paints when using them too so that's another plus in my opinion.

[rickl.orchids]

using W&N for awhile now....love the vibrancy and how soft these stay in the pans...makes them mix easier....great review Teoh, and loved the

[lindyashford]

I have the 24 half pan generic box with logo bought in 2014 and made in France and which were marketed then as artists colours. I like them better now than when I first bought them; once you have got through the top layer of paint they work beautifully. I think this might be typical of extruded paint. I am not sure about the newer Chinese made ones. I believe the French version were made by a very good historic paint company. I would give my eye teeth for the box you have but can only find the huge one or the tiny one. The one you have is now rare as hens teeth! I have added about 8 colours to the box at the ends and in the middle. Only one colour is not good, and that is aureolin, which has visibly changed colour in the box.

I bought an identical looking Cotman box, slightly different logo in 2016, it is far inferior to the tiny pocket box I have had for around a decade, and I didn't like using them at all unlike the paint in the smaller box which gave great results at the time.

The cost of watercolours has just rocketed in four years. Though I paid low prices for all three boxes I have mentioned here from a great seller my Cotman 24 set cost half as much again as I paid for the artists version two years earlier. and now the cheapest professional set costs at least three times that, even when on sale. In four years! Goodness knows how expensive they are in some countries! I think there are other very good options for less these days, that will produce great results. The comparable British company is Daler Rowney, I was gifted an artists quality set of these and find them excellent, they are half pans, not the tube colours which some dislike. They are still made in the UK afaik.

[Ruby-wise]

Thanks, Teho..I also like Windsor Newton. I began painting with the Cotman set of 12, (and also am a Daniel Smith fan) but.WN is still one of my favorites.."go to" sets when painting warm ups or simple Line and Wash sketches.

[elizabethbarnes]

I have been very pleased with Winsor Newton colors r oil, & water color but would like a professional box set soon👍❤

[elizavetanechaeva]

Спасибо за видео! Мне очень нравится, как чётко ты говоришь на английском, я понимаю абсолютно всё) Очень приятная речь и полезное видео)

[sharonolsen]

Great video... very informative! I have watched several of your videos now and enjoy them, as well as learn from them... Thank you for taking the time and effort to post them!! cheers :)

[aurodeepray]

thanks for ur great art tutorials they r really very helpful

[nicsluckytw]

I like the WN cotman, pretty good for me - I also use Grumbacher artist tubes. I am torn between liking pans verses tubes in pans, I had to take some time to appreciate both. I like that I can buy the cotman paints cheaper. I don't like being an artist on a budget, but I can do some great work using the cotman. And most people viewing the art don't know the difference unless they are also experts. Your videos, like always are my favorites to watch before I buy - thank you, Teoh.