NEW 2020 Roman Szmal Aquarius Watercolor Review 16 Unique & Granulating Colors Compare Daniel Smith

Swatch / pigment info for 16 of the newly released Roman Szmal watercolors. Malachite and Vivianite WARNING! With focus on the unusual rare mineral paints, cobalts, granulating and color separating mixtures + DIY Misty Morning color! ↓ SHOW MORE for art supply links and other info! ↓ The art demo painting is based on a shore bird called a Piping Plover. I apologize if I sounded too harsh referring to the honesty regarding Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite), the streaky Glauconite and the instability of Malachite and Vivianite. Some of these colors really don't seem worth it to me. It would feel wrong of me not to be honest with you, even when those warnings may come across negatively. If you find handmade paints made with AZURITE elsewhere, this is a mineral that is similar to malachite (and often is formed with it in the same deposits). It's also copper carbonate based which is prone to yellowing over time from mostly unavoidable conditions like air quality, ph levels and chemicals from the other paints in your palette. OTHER FUGITIVE COLOR - PO64 Deep Orange, not shown in this video, is also one of their other new colors that I will warn you is NOT lightfast. This pigment is also available as Schmincke's Saturn Red, Rembrandt's Brilliant Orange and White Nights Orange or Peach. All of which have negligently passed on good lightfast ratings even though all of my tests have shown this pigment to fade dramatically, particularly when diluted with water as you inevitably will as watercolor. PAINT: Roman Szmal - https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/roman-szmal-aquarius-watercolour-paint?___store=jacksonsart_us&acc=c0f168ce8900fa56e57789e2a2f2c9d0 Paul Rubens - has an official store they run on the multi-seller etsy/ebay style website called Ali-Express. Unfortunately, it's often slow and unreliable to import these. Worldwide Jackson's Daniel Smith - https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/daniel-smith-watercolour-paints?___store=jacksonsart_us&acc=c0f168ce8900fa56e57789e2a2f2c9d0 USA Blick for Da Vinci or Daniel Smith - https://shrsl.com/2igwn You can also find most Daniel Smith paints on Amazon - https://amzn.to/35WOpey PAPER I USE: Lower cost cotton paper option, great for swatching - Bee Cold Press: https://amzn.to/3mauCOv Better durable paper for serious artwork - Arches Cold Press. Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/surface/paper-card/gummed-pads/brand/arches?___store=jacksonsart_us&acc=c0f168ce8900fa56e57789e2a2f2c9d0 Arches on Blick - often has good prices for US: https://shrsl.com/2d1lx Winsor & Newton's cold press paper is durable, takes layers and lifting well. It has a rougher texture, worse for drawing detail, but works magic with granulating paints: https://amzn.to/35kvKt2 You can also find W&N on Blick for a good price USA - https://shrsl.com/2igwr MIXING PALETTE: Plain rectangle ceramic dish https://amzn.to/3cc13Yi My favorite ceramic palettes with divider segments https://amzn.to/3jIpboi and https://amzn.to/34ucGq0 PENS black waterproof Tombow Mono - https://amzn.to/3ai7w2i White gel pen - https://amzn.to/3jIel1E BRUSHES - Neptune to hold a lot of water https://amzn.to/2Af92Fg Heritage to hold a good point  https://amzn.to/32hBUbz LIFT / ERASE brushes - you can use any flat brush that has spring (holds its shape). Synthetic is best. I use this https://www.kimcrick.com/search?q=watercolor+lifting Cheaper brushes I like for watercolor painting, that have a nice point and a decent balance between water capacity and spring (firmness to snap back into shape) include: Dynamic Distraction - https://amzn.to/3maws1R Dugato - https://amzn.to/33j0Le8 I use affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you :) End of video swatch card preview is Daniel Smith's Cascade Green which you can find here: https://amzn.to/38WzjEI or here: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/daniel-smith-watercolour-paints?___store=jacksonsart_us&acc=c0f168ce8900fa56e57789e2a2f2c9d0 My rubber stamps, ink, art and craft supplies, lightfast testing, pigment database, swatch cards, color wheel palettes, digital download printable art and more: https://www.KimCrick.com https://www.instagram.com/kimberlycrickart/ https://www.patreon.com/KimberlyCrickArt Recorded with my IPhone. Editing = VSDC.Music - Birds - Corbyn Kites - from the YouTube free music library. #RomanSzmal #DanielSmith #watercolorreview