L'Aquarelle Sennelier has been produced for more than a century using the best pigments and top quality Kordofan Gum Arabic. This mix of natural ingredients produces colours which have a smooth, bright texture and offer lively, colourful shades. Sennelier has reworked its formula and increased the amount of honey in the paint to reinforce the longevity of the colours, their radiance, luminosity and creamy consistency. The Gum Arabic and honey combination offers incomparable quality, producing superb washes. The colours mix together perfectly and offer brilliant subtle shades. These smooth, intense colours will be a genuine pleasure to paint with.This is a Full Pan of Sennelier L'Aquarelle Watercolour Paint in Indigo.
L'Aquarelle Sennelier has been produced for more than a century using the best pigments and top quality Kordofan Gum Arabic. This mix of natural ingredients produces colours which have a smooth, bright texture and offer lively, colourful shades. Sennelier has reworked its formula and increased the amount of honey in the paint to reinforce the longevity of the colours, their radiance, luminosity and creamy consistency. The Gum Arabic and honey combination offers incomparable quality, producing superb washes. The colours mix together perfectly and offer brilliant subtle shades. These smooth, intense colours will be a genuine pleasure to paint with.This is a Full Pan of Sennelier L'Aquarelle Watercolour Paint in Indigo.
L'Aquarelle Sennelier has been produced for more than a century using the best pigments and top quality Kordofan Gum Arabic. This mix of natural ingredients produces colours which have a smooth, bright texture and offer lively, colourful shades. Sennelier has reworked its formula and increased the amount of honey in the paint to reinforce the longevity of the colours, their radiance, luminosity and creamy consistency. The Gum Arabic and honey combination offers incomparable quality, producing superb washes. The colours mix together perfectly and offer brilliant subtle shades. These smooth, intense colours will be a genuine pleasure to paint with.This is a Full Pan of Sennelier L'Aquarelle Watercolour Paint in Indigo.
L'Aquarelle Sennelier has been produced for more than a century using the best pigments and top quality Kordofan Gum Arabic. This mix of natural ingredients produces colours which have a smooth, bright texture and offer lively, colourful shades. Sennelier has reworked its formula and increased the amount of honey in the paint to reinforce the longevity of the colours, their radiance, luminosity and creamy consistency. The Gum Arabic and honey combination offers incomparable quality, producing superb washes. The colours mix together perfectly and offer brilliant subtle shades. These smooth, intense colours will be a genuine pleasure to paint with.This is a Full Pan of Sennelier L'Aquarelle Watercolour Paint in Indigo.
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Sennelier : Watercolour Paint : Full Pan : Indigo
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I previously commented but forgot to post the proof in the painting. I used to use Daniel Smith PV19 Quinacridone Rose but I switched to Sennelier's Rose Madder Lake PV19 and what a difference. It does not dull down when drying and that is what I was noticing and it was really affecting my washes. Since Sennelier is known botanically speaking I was very happy with their PV19 and it can get almost as bright as opera pink when I added a small amount of an orange/red by DaVinci (not leaving the recipe). Sweepstakes
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Reference to Sennelier's PV19 Rose Madder Lake. I use a mixed palette as many do for various reasons. I chose this pigment from Sennelier because it does not dull down and have such a drying shift as compared to other brands and in particular Daniel Smith Quinacridone Rose. I use watercolor from Daniel Smith as well as others but for anyone looking for the my favorite lightfast smooth bright Rose color that can creates the most lovely and lively blends then this one is my go to. It just sings. #sweepstakes
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I've been wanting to try sennelier watercolors for ages but the $ has always been a sticking point for me. I wouldn't have chosen these particular colors for a sampling (I generally prefer single pigment colors and i wish yellow ochre came with it) but I thought they'd work well enough for trying the brand out.What I liked:-The paints wake up easily Some brands I've played with I have to spray water on them and let it sit for a few minutes before I can get much color. Not so with these, they wake up quickly, almost instantly.-Sumptuous is the first word that comes to mind to describe how luxuriously creamy and rich they are. It makes me want to get some of their La Petite Aquarelle colors to try, they may be the same quality as other brands' professional ... MoreI've been wanting to try sennelier watercolors for ages but the $ has always been a sticking point for me. I wouldn't have chosen these particular colors for a sampling (I generally prefer single pigment colors and i wish yellow ochre came with it) but I thought they'd work well enough for trying the brand out.What I liked:-The paints wake up easily Some brands I've played with I have to spray water on them and let it sit for a few minutes before I can get much color. Not so with these, they wake up quickly, almost instantly.-Sumptuous is the first word that comes to mind to describe how luxuriously creamy and rich they are. It makes me want to get some of their La Petite Aquarelle colors to try, they may be the same quality as other brands' professional colors!- Long lasting. As with any great quality pigments a little goes a long way. I've only been playing with these for 2 days but I forsee them lasting quite a while.What I'm not so happy about:- the paintbrush. When I first took the cap off the brush my heart sank, the outer rim of bristles had been pushed the wrong way. I immediately wet the brush and tried to reshape them with The Masters soap and I think most of them can be semi repaired but there are some that are still sticking out at a nearly perpendicular angle and I'll probably have to cut them off to be able to use the brush.- the pans aren't level. This really irked me, the box, otherwise decently constructed, is small, so naturally the pans of color are close to one another. The problem is some of them rest in their indent at an angle and rise above the rim, so when I place a couple drops of water on each to wake them the paint runs into other pans of color. This has been especially bad with the French Vermilion and Cinereous Blue. These pans will probably run out first if I leave them as they came because I keep having to blot them with a paper towel or dry brush to fix it.I expected more attention to detail from Sennelier.
Sennelier : Watercolour Paint : Full Pan : Indigo
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I previously commented but forgot to post the proof in the painting. I used to use Daniel Smith PV19 Quinacridone Rose but I switched to Sennelier's Rose Madder Lake PV19 and what a difference. It does not dull down when drying and that is what I was noticing and it was really affecting my washes. Since Sennelier is known botanically speaking I was very happy with their PV19 and it can get almost as bright as opera pink when I added a small amount of an orange/red by DaVinci (not leaving the recipe). Sweepstakes
Reference to Sennelier's PV19 Rose Madder Lake. I use a mixed palette as many do for various reasons. I chose this pigment from Sennelier because it does not dull down and have such a drying shift as compared to other brands and in particular Daniel Smith Quinacridone Rose. I use watercolor from Daniel Smith as well as others but for anyone looking for the my favorite lightfast smooth bright Rose color that can creates the most lovely and lively blends then this one is my go to. It just sings. #sweepstakes
I've been wanting to try sennelier watercolors for ages but the $ has always been a sticking point for me. I wouldn't have chosen these particular colors for a sampling (I generally prefer single pigment colors and i wish yellow ochre came with it) but I thought they'd work well enough for trying the brand out.What I liked:-The paints wake up easily Some brands I've played with I have to spray water on them and let it sit for a few minutes before I can get much color. Not so with these, they wake up quickly, almost instantly.-Sumptuous is the first word that comes to mind to describe how luxuriously creamy and rich they are. It makes me want to get some of their La Petite Aquarelle colors to try, they may be the same quality as other brands' professional ... MoreI've been wanting to try sennelier watercolors for ages but the $ has always been a sticking point for me. I wouldn't have chosen these particular colors for a sampling (I generally prefer single pigment colors and i wish yellow ochre came with it) but I thought they'd work well enough for trying the brand out.What I liked:-The paints wake up easily Some brands I've played with I have to spray water on them and let it sit for a few minutes before I can get much color. Not so with these, they wake up quickly, almost instantly.-Sumptuous is the first word that comes to mind to describe how luxuriously creamy and rich they are. It makes me want to get some of their La Petite Aquarelle colors to try, they may be the same quality as other brands' professional colors!- Long lasting. As with any great quality pigments a little goes a long way. I've only been playing with these for 2 days but I forsee them lasting quite a while.What I'm not so happy about:- the paintbrush. When I first took the cap off the brush my heart sank, the outer rim of bristles had been pushed the wrong way. I immediately wet the brush and tried to reshape them with The Masters soap and I think most of them can be semi repaired but there are some that are still sticking out at a nearly perpendicular angle and I'll probably have to cut them off to be able to use the brush.- the pans aren't level. This really irked me, the box, otherwise decently constructed, is small, so naturally the pans of color are close to one another. The problem is some of them rest in their indent at an angle and rise above the rim, so when I place a couple drops of water on each to wake them the paint runs into other pans of color. This has been especially bad with the French Vermilion and Cinereous Blue. These pans will probably run out first if I leave them as they came because I keep having to blot them with a paper towel or dry brush to fix it.I expected more attention to detail from Sennelier.
I purchased the Sennelier Artists' Watercolor paint in "Brown Pink". after seeing a review of this particular color, which is neither brown nor pink, but found it intriguing that the color lends itself to mixing with other green shades of watercolor to create interesting foliage colors (I'm sure it will be useful for all sorts of other types of compositions other than just landscapes/treescapes). I've not used it extensively yet, but I'll enjoy more experimenting with it. It seems to be ground quite fine and creates very smooth washes.
The first thing I do when I get a watercolor set (and I've purchased many over the years!) is to do a Fade Test. I create two panels, one a Control that rarely or never sees UV light, and another for a Fade Test that will spend some time in direct sunlight, up to several days.The picture shows the results. (Disregard the extraneous black spots - my fault - I splattered and didn't want to redo the panels.) There is no noticeable difference in the exposed colors vs. the unexposed ones after at least 5 days in the sun. Note: I did wash/lifts on the right sides to see how the colors would lift out.I have previously tried a couple sets of watercolor brush pens and several of those faded within a couple days' exposure, making them useless. I am confident these colors ... MoreThe first thing I do when I get a watercolor set (and I've purchased many over the years!) is to do a Fade Test. I create two panels, one a Control that rarely or never sees UV light, and another for a Fade Test that will spend some time in direct sunlight, up to several days.The picture shows the results. (Disregard the extraneous black spots - my fault - I splattered and didn't want to redo the panels.) There is no noticeable difference in the exposed colors vs. the unexposed ones after at least 5 days in the sun. Note: I did wash/lifts on the right sides to see how the colors would lift out.I have previously tried a couple sets of watercolor brush pens and several of those faded within a couple days' exposure, making them useless. I am confident these colors will last a long time under normal room exposure, and am looking forward to using them for my paintings!
Sennelier is my go-to for watercolors, and this particular purchase of good old Titanium White was as satisfactory as all my other Sennelier purchases. It unfailingly produces a rich, colorfast result, and is superb when used straight out of the tube for highlights, etc. It's more expensive than many other watercolors, but it's worth it. Sometimes you just get what you pay for. I highly recommend this particular tube of paint, as well as all others produced by Sennelier.
I was looking forward to having a set of Sennelier's watercolors. I've read about them and the richness of the colors and the fact that they use honey in them to keep them moist. This looks like a good set to be going forward with but I can't wait to add more colors to the set gradually. I'm certain it will be one of the staples in my studio. I'm a product designer and an illustrator and I often work on computer I'm looking forward to doing my work and more traditional ways. On top of which I'm a plein air artist and can't wait to get outside with these.
I love my Sennelier paints. I have almost the entire line, collected over a few years now, with repeat purchases, so that should say something. And Sennelier's 21 ml tubes are a fantastic value. I also like that the smaller tubes are 10 ml instead of 5 ml as most brands carry, so even a small tube is a great value and will last a good while. A few of my favorites are Yellow Sophie, Helios Purple, Chinese Orange, Dioxazine Purple, Scarlet Laquer, Opera Rose, French Vermillion, and of course, Sennelier makes the best French Ultramarine. I bought a tube of Yellow Sophie because I had to know what it looked like. I was not disappointed. It's a gorgeous, clear, super vibrant yellow, and now essential in my world.
I have been using Sennelier tube watercolors for several years in floral and bird paintings, I bought the 12+ 6 tray as an affordable way to try out the pans. Were I to select the colors I would not have included those made of multiple pigments as I prefer single pigment paints; also I am not sure of usefulness of both paynes grey and ivory black. That said, the paints handle very nicely and rewet immediately; they also layer very well. No quality complaints.The palette has room to add several more colors and has plenty mixing area, also the pan tray comes out to give even more mixing area.
I have a mixed palette as far as name brands. To me from the many many different types of PV19 or Sennelier's Rose Madder Lake is the absolute best for that bright quinacridone Rose color closest to an Opera yet lightfast. I have Daniel Smith's quin Rose PV19 and was suggested to try Sennelier's because DS version dulls down as it dries. My "permanent alizarin crimson" PV19 is from DaVinci and is meant to be a bit darker but I just can't believe the difference in my painting from switching DS version to Sennelier's. Thank you! It is beautiful! #sweepstakes
