After talking about the characteristics and differences between watercolors, oil paints and other pigments, the next problem to be solved is how to buy and which one to buy.

The following is the super dry goods that I have repeatedly added!

Gouache is widely used in China and rarely used abroad, especially in western countries, but there are countless brands.

Growing up, I used Marley the most. No matter where I go to study art, my teacher will specify to buy Marley ... be modest. As far as cost performance is concerned, it is really suitable for beginners.

The disadvantage is that it is easy to get moldy.

It is said to be the pioneer of jelly pigment.

In the past, gouache was usually bottled, but in recent years, more and more gouache brands have adopted boxed ones, like jelly.

Because of convenience, more people use jelly pigments, and the price is slightly more expensive than traditional bottles.

A box has specifications such as 30ml, 60ml, 80ml, 100ml, and 60ml is about 1 yuan per box. A treasure has an official flagship store.

Bamboo is similar to Mia, and it is packed with jelly. Like Mia, it has the color of high-grade gray, but it is more expensive than Mia, and its disadvantage is that it is easy to dry.

Not a mainstream brand, but an angel said it was easy to use. I went to see the evaluation, and it was really good, non-toxic and tasteless, and suitable for children to doodle. It's a package,/kloc-a package of 0/00 ml.

Windsor, an internationally famous brand, is also quite guaranteed in quality, with both tubes and bottles.

The color is very bright, but it will be very gray after drying, but it is very cheap and can be used by beginners to practice their hands.

It is also quite suitable for beginners, with good coverage and smoothness ~ it looks a bit like propylene, which is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and inexpensive.

Nick, Grandpa Miyazaki Hayao's royal paint. The backgrounds of his manuscripts are all colored with nickels. Fine grinding, known as the best gouache, has actually surpassed the realm of gouache and is a pigment between watercolor and gouache.

amphibious

Add water or special media, Bo Tu can have the transparency of watercolor, and the thick coating has the coverage of gouache!

Colorful

Ordinary gouache pigments will become lighter after drying, but the degree is different, but nicker can break through the limitation of color gamut, and the color is still bright after drying.

Mixed colors are not easy to get dirty.

Generally, gouache turns gray after 3 or 4 times, and it will be fine after 6 or 7 times. Of course, it is generally unnecessary to mix so many times.

It's great, isn't it? But it's also expensive! The unit price of 40ml is about 22 (excluding freight).

Slipped away

The last pigment Copp also said that watercolor painting is divided into academic level and master level. According to the quality, different grades correspond to different prices and quality.

According to the specifications, it is divided into tube type, solid block type and liquid bottle type, and the first two types are more commonly used.

The general size of color fixing is, full block, half block, or even 1/4 block.

Advantages: portable, durable, easy to control gouache, suitable for beginners.

Disadvantages: the efficiency is low when drawing large pictures, and the transparency and granularity are greater than those of pipe drawing.

Pigments in pipes are soft, moist and sticky.

Advantages: Generally, colors are brighter than solid watercolors, and it is more convenient to draw big pictures.

Disadvantages: it is inconvenient to carry and easy to dry, but the color mixing box can solve this shortcoming.

Windsor & Newton

The old version of Windsor Newton made in Britain is basically out of print on the market. If you can't buy Old Windsor, you can see if it is made in France. Windsor in China may be a bit inferior, but it's no problem to get started ~

Windsor Newton college-level songs are breathable, but the color is a little gray after drying.

The experience provided by Angel Messiah Yaoyao is that the French mint green is difficult to touch, and the price of 24+2 color tin boxes is around 400+.

Windsor Newton's artist class is called Windsor Newton, with pure and transparent colors and lasting colors. I heard that it is a perfect match with ASHI watercolor paper. It sounds like a money-burning thing. ...

white night

The products of the fighting nations, whether the packaging is rough or the inside is bold and heavy, can feel their eclecticism and boldness!

Advantages: bright color, rich fragrance and high purity! Pigment block! There are also 24 colors for students, and the whole block is about 100, which is cost-effective!

Disadvantages: rough and easy to get wet, because it is a pigment made in Russia, it will easily melt and become sticky when used in the south, and some colors will not be clear and transparent enough.

Old Holland

Old Holland is known as an old brand with a history of 100 years and a luxury brand in watercolor industry. In addition, the old Dutch watercolor only has a professional series, and there is no college level.

Murray Italy

Maimaili

Murray's artist class is called Murray Blue. Because there is a hummingbird on the package, hummingbird has become Murray Blue's nickname for his friends.

Strong light resistance, good diffusion, suitable for salting effect, color development, delicacy and transparency. ...

Merilan did get a lot of praise, and some even said that hummingbirds are as famous as owls! It is also known as the two giants in watercolor industry, "there are hummingbirds and owls"

Murray's student level is Venice.

The price is lower, but the cost performance is not as good as Windsor's songs. The color is light, and some colors are impure.

Schminke

Smenk is known as the best solid color. This sentence is not groundless. I searched all the comments, big and small, and everyone strongly recommended Smenk, which has an excellent reputation. It is the first choice of many painters. For example, the ring has greatly used Smenk.

Mixed with natural Arabic gum, the color expansion is very brilliant, the color is positive, and the watercolor is delicate. The permeability is good, the edges of the three colors can hardly be found, and the colors are still very transparent and bright after infiltration.

University-level 24-color card provided by Little Angel.

Talens

Terrence is the largest professional pigment brand in the Netherlands. Its brands are Terrence Talens (student level), Van Gogh (academic level), Rembrandt (master level), Amsterdam and Cobra, among which academic Van Gogh and master Rembrandt are more common.

University van Gogh

Van Gogh's colorful, exquisite, mixed color and diffusion are all good, suitable for novice into the pit, with ready-made skin color, but some angels said that the red color in 12 was incorrect.

Comparison between Van Gogh and Smock in The Color Card Provided by Angels

The expert level is Rembrandt, which is light in color.

Holbein

Solid pigments are very delicate, have no mineral deposits, have the same fresh feeling as ice cream, and are tender in color, which is more suitable for drawing cartoons, or fresh themes such as fruits and food.

One of its colors is called Youfengzi, which is a set of pigments based on the painting style of the famous Japanese illustrator Youfengzi and his own skin color.

Holbein added bovine bile, so it spread well. The following picture is provided by angels such as Feng and Xue, and the background of the work is drawn by holbein.

High value and humanization. Holbein has a small magnet at the bottom of the solid color, which is convenient to fit with the box. In addition, the antique of holbein is also great, but the price is four digits. ...

Zenner

This brand has a long history. Many famous artists in the history of painting used this pigment, such as Cezanne, Gauguin and Picasso. Pigment and honey are mixed together, so it is very easy to dip.

Lucas

Germany's first master watercolor pigment brand, among many imported brands, is a more affordable one.

M (short for meter) Graeme

MG has no block watercolor pigments, and the block watercolors on the Internet are DIY by individual businesses themselves, and the capacity is relatively small.

Although it is called Australia, it is actually made in China, with round cake and button design. Although it is cheap, it is small in quantity, very pocket-sized and not durable.

Daniel? Smith (last name)

DS watercolor stick is a new type of pigment, which can be used for two purposes. You can paint it directly with crayons or dip a piece of paint with a brush.

There is only one college-level solid watercolor pigment, and the color is quite bright. After that, it was similar to other watercolors.

Mei Jie Le has also been mentioned by many painters recently, and there seems to be no bad reviews. The experience provided by Angel Flying is that the colors are bright, the blue is beautiful, and the packaging price is very close to the people.

Xinhan

At present, there are four grades of PricewaterhouseCoopers professional watercolor pigments, artist watercolors, Korean painting pigments and Misha series primary watercolors, which can compete with holbein artists' watercolors.

Han Xin only has pipe fittings, but there is no solid block watercolor pigment for the time being.

Like the block watercolor of eye shadow, the experience provided by angels and demons mixed together is that the color is super bright, that is, the particles are slightly larger and cost-effective.

Finally see a domestic figure! This brand of watercolor has been recommended by many people and proved to be very good.

Officials claim that it is made of pigment imported from Italy, and all colors are free of bovine bile. They can add according to their own needs, and even they can choose their own colors. Low price and rich colors, including traditional colors and traditional Chinese painting colors.

There are regular colors and pearlescent colors, but the disadvantage is that the waterline is heavy, it is easy to get dirty when mixing colors, and there are blue particles, and the rest are very delicate.

Finally, talk about cherry blossoms.

This is the only watercolor brand I have ever seen with so many bad reviews, and it has been blacklisted by many painters.

The reason is that the cherry blossom watercolor has coarse particles, thick powder, many sediments, poor diffusibility, light color and no watermark, and the color will be light when it dries. As watercolor, it should be transparent, but cherry blossoms are not very transparent. ...

However, pigments also have different tastes, and some people will like the texture of cherry blossoms.

Japanese Wuzhu and Jixiang are both very popular brands in Chae Yeon.

Wu Zhu Wu Zhu

Good entry, favorable price, exquisite packaging and high value!

lucky

The auspicious color card provided by the barbecued pork angel provides the experience that the color is not easy to be gray, easy to dip and translucent.

In fact, most of the above watercolor brands sell oil paints, but here I want to introduce an oil paint-Mark Harding Michael Harding, which is considered to be the best in the world.

I heard that there are 8 kinds of light and white! The price is also dizzy ... because the pigment raw material of ultramarine is ground with sapphire, a 225ml ultramarine can buy 3000 RMB!

Note 1: Soak the pigment with too much water to prevent the pigment block from cracking and breaking.

Note 2: Pay attention to keep the light pigment pure, and wipe the mixed color on its surface with a clean brush after each use.

Note 3: Dry as much as possible after cleaning to avoid cracking or mildew.

I collected angel's pigment experience in friends circle and qq space before, and received more than three pages of comments! Thank you for sharing ~ You can also visit my space to read messages ~

Among them, I think Kelly's message is great. As she said, there is no need to get too entangled in the brand. The most important thing is technology ~

In the next issue, I will continue to launch dry goods related to drawing paper and brushes. Please pay attention to the update ~

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