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Cobalt Blue – ShinHan PWC Watercolor | The Paint Show 25

Hi there!

Today I want to share with you a review of Cobalt Blue by ShinHan PWC watercolor!

PWC is ShinHan’s artist grade watercolor (they also have the Professional line for students and Shami for kids).

You can read more about ShinHan paints and the other paints I bought on the post I published a while back: ShinHan PWC (Primary Set I Selected)

Here’s the complete review on YouTube. Read on for the written version (:

Cobalt Blue by ShinHan PWC

I purchased this alongside their Cadmium Red Deep and Cadmium Yellow Deep.

I really love this paint and have used it EXTENSIVELY, in many of the works I shared with you here and on Instagram for the past several months.

Here are some of my works showcasing it.

Painted the Duomo in Florence using Cobalt Blue by ShinHan PWC

Painted a building in Tel Aviv using Cobalt Blue by ShinHan PWC

Painted countryside house using Cobalt Blue by ShinHan PWC

Painted another countryside house using Cobalt Blue by ShinHan PWC

Cobalt Blue – Paint Info

Pigment: PB28 (cobalt blue).
Semi-transparent
Lightfastness 3/3
Series D (almost the most expensive on the A-E scale)

My Only Complaint With Cobalt Blue

My only complaint with this paint is that it doesn’t achieve dark enough values. It’s not as light as some ceruleans I saw, but it’s still not as dark as many of the Phthalo Blues and French Ultramarines.

I think this could work to your advantage if you are painting in a softer style. For me however – I love strong contrasts at times. I love to use a wide range of values.

Another issue caused by this is that it’s hard for the blue to be dominant when mixed with the red and yellows I purchased (partially my fault, as they are more opaque).

I do love the way it looks

With that being said, I produced many beautiful paintings with it, and love the way it looks.

I’d recommend getting it as a part of a gentle trio, alongside lemon yellows and rose-like colors.

Where to get it

These sell on Amazon as sets. I’m not usually a big fan of watercolor sets, but for the price point – these may be worth it.

Here are affiliate links (I get a small commission, you pay the same price):

24 set: http://amzn.to/2DA5WrB
32 set: http://amzn.to/2zR13YR

Conclusion

I really love ShinHan’s PWC paints so far, and plan on getting many more in the future. This is a great color to have too.

I hope you enjoyed this video, and I’ll talk to you again really soon!

– Liron

 

ShinHan PWC Watercolor Review & First Impression

I recently published a ShinHan PWC watercolor review video.

I wanted to share it here as well, and show you what these paints look like.

My first impression of these is really positive. I actually I ended up purchasing 3 more tubes that I also share in this video – ShinHan PWC Primary Colours Review.

ShinHan PWC Line of Watercolors

ShinHan have 3 different lines of watercolor – the PWC (also known as “Extra fine”, the Professional and the SHAMI (which I heard is more suitable for children).

PWC seems to be significantly superior to the “Professional” line (a slightly misleading name), that is of student great.

PWC paints are better pigmented, have superior lightfastness and are composed of single pigments.

The Tubes

I got these in a free sample pack. It had three colors.

Ultramarine Deep
Pigment: PB29 (Ultramarine Blue)
Series B (A is cheapest, E most pricey)
Lightfastness 3/3 (high)
Transparent.

Permanent Red
Pigment: PR209 (Quinacridone Red)
Series A
Lightfastness 3/3
Transparent

Vandyke Brown
Pigment: NBr8 (NBr stands for Neutral brown, Vandyke Brown)
Series B
Lightfastness 2/3 (normal)
Transparent.

I noticed these are very soft and nice to pick up using the brush.

I liked the way the colors look (when wet and dry). I also liked the mixes I got.

As I mentioned, this encouraged me to buy additional tubes (which I’ll also share in an upcoming post).

I hope you enjoyed this quick review. Be sure to check out the full video to seem ore of the demo itself.

ShinHan PWC Primary Colours Review

And if you are interested in purchasing these, here are some affiliate links to Amazon:
24 set: http://amzn.to/2DA5WrB
32 set: http://amzn.to/2zR13YR

(It seems these paints can’t be bought in individual tubes on Amazon)

And this is it for today.

I’ll talk to you soon, and until then – take care! (: