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Pansy and Butterfly REAL TIME tutorial & LUKAS 1862 Watercolor 48 set REVIEW!

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Pansy and Butterfly REAL TIME tutorial & LUKAS 1862 Watercolor 48 set REVIEW! Today I will review the 48 half pan set of LUKAS 1862 watercolor paint and compare it side by side (swatches) with other artist paints such as Sennelier, Holbien, Winsor & Newton, M Graham, QOR by Golden and many others. Then we will paint a vintage postcard design of a butterfly and pansies. I hope you paint along!

*Note, the Review is first for about 12 minutes and then the painting tutorial is the remainder of the video:)

Supplies:
Watercolors (I used LUKAS 1862, you can use whatever you have, even thinned down acrylic!)

14-# watercolor Paper 6″x9″ (Aquabee)

Brushes #2 #8 round (Mimik Squirrel)

Follow along with the step by step tutorial to paint this pretty scene!

Lukas 1862 Watercolor 48 half pan review:

Pros:
Artist quality paint with tried and true pigments

35 out of 48 colors are single pigment colors

Price (half or less than other artist quality brands) The paints are available in sets as well as single half pans, while pans and 24ml tubes ranging from $2.50-$7.69 each currently on sale a Jerry’s Artarama. (I have not used the tubes)

Highly pigmented-strong colors

Unique characteristics between colors (some are smooth, some granulate, some transparent some semi opaque)

Glazes well

The palette that comes with the paint is an enameled metal (steel? it is magnetic) and the pan holder tray lifts out for easy cleaning and so you can have additional mixing area.

Cons:
I feel that the paint could use a bit of honey or more gum arabic to improve luminescence and transparency but that can be added and it is a nit-picky thing.

The palette stained with the pthalocyanne colors but it was mind and it probably will come off with a magic eraser (but I don’t have one right now)

Bottom line, if you are looking for an affordable artist grade watercolor set give them a try. a 12 half pan sets starts at $30 or grab a few tubes or pans and see what you think.

Pansy and Butterfly REAL TIME tutorial & LUKAS 1862 Watercolor 48 set REVIEW!

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Credits:
Video production and Craft ideas: Lindsay Weirich
Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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