Watercolor paint, who is the best?
Hans
I'd like to know if some of you have a preference for a the Holbein
watercolor brand compared to the Winsor & Newton that I'm currently
using? Which one is better?
I've notice that Holbein is not available in the Netherlands? Is it?
Who's selling Holbein paint in Europe?
Personally I'm happy with W&N. Their color strength is good enough
(much better then the study paints) for working on thicker 300gsm
paper. The paper I'm using is Saunders Waterford rough surface. I love
this paper but you have to use a bit more pigment in order to keep
your colors strong enough. This is fine for me because I'm more of a
'direct' painter and don't work too wet.
Regards,
Hans
Dilettante
> Hi!
>
> I'd like to know if some of you have a preference for a the Holbein
> watercolor brand compared to the Winsor & Newton that I'm currently
> using? Which one is better?
we have a poster in this forum named mani who makes watercolours using
his spit, and other things that come out of his body late at night
that I don't want to talk about. Maybe he will sell you some.
Dilettante
Kayso Dias
says...
>I'd like to know if some of you have a preference for a the Holbein
>watercolor brand compared to the Winsor & Newton that I'm currently
>using? Which one is better?
I don't think one is better than the other.
I have palettes that are dedicated to both.
Holbein is more recent to the market while
W&N has been the accepted standard for many
years. I think perhaps the Holbein colors
are more intense - have a heavier pigment
load - but I've never done a color for color
comparison. I do think that maybe W&N has
turned away from "quality" in favor of
"economical" and "less toxic" pigments. But
that is a personal opinion and not something
I know for fact.
Hans
Holbein... this might be a reason to try it out sometimes. I don't
think Holbein is sold in Holland/Europe, though?
hans
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