Hi! This is an unboxing and swatching video of the Neva Palette
It's my first ever purchase of White Nights watercolors
At the end of the video I'll pick 12 for a mixing palette
Very pretty color and nice quality
This is a 35 pan, artist grade, watercolor palette
A relatively new palette with some updated colors
I also bought a few singles
There are a total of 108 colors to choose from
Index number on the side
Hmm ... The pans are a little unevenly filled
Eww ... This one is sticky ...
... and remains that way till this day
Why do some pans have no index number?
Quite a few have white specks
Odd looking surface
Here is a close-up so you can see the fill levels
I was hoping for a little better
So many specks of dust
What happened during the drying process?
Let's see how they clean up
We don't normally have to do this
At least they rewet easily
They do feel nice and creamy though!
I'm worried most about this one
Phew! It comes off fine
I noticed a slightly earthy odour It isn't bothersome
Compared to a similarly sized Schmincke palette at £220, the £66 White Nights is more affordable
White Nights Schmincke Horadam
Let's see how White Nights swatches ...
100% Cotton 300 gsm
It's a plus that most of the colors are made from single pigments!
Ochre Light - This one is hard to pick up, it feels slippery
Orange - A bright true midtone. Beautiful!
Titian Red - Gorgeous!
Geranium Red - A little warmer than the typical Geranium
Venetian Purple - Dries to a more brick like color
So far, they all seem nicely pigmented
Ceruleum - Lighter than I expected
Cobalt Azure Blue - Good as a Cerulean pigment
Cobalt Blue - Granulates ever so slightly ...
... but a little hard to pick up
Cobalt Turquoise - Not totally smooth but beautiful
Sap Green - Beautiful green, will hit the pan first
Overall, for this palette, I think ...
... as long as you don't mind the specks and some missing indexes ...
... it performs well for the price
Ultimately, the colors are well pigmented, smooth and rewet effortlessly
Next, the single pans I picked ...
For practice and sketchbook work, I find it handy to have readymade colors available
Indian Gold - Beautiful! I love this one
Violet - Fugitive P.V.3 Beautiful to me, but only for sketchbooks
Indian Yellow - A good middle transparent yellow
Olive Green - A faithful olive color
Green - Fugitive P.G.8 Another sketchbook / practice only color
They're all the colors I bought
Let's pick 12 for a mixing palette
~~ thinking ~~
Aureolin will serve nicely as a primary yellow
Indian Gold is a warm yellow An excellent quinacridone gold hue
Geranium Red is my ideal warm red
Quinacridone Red is a cool tone red Helps stretch the color spectrum
Ultramarine is a must have
Cobalt Azure Blue is a Cerulean mixing blue
Emerald Green is a Phthalo Green Creates a great range of useful greens
Sap Green is a good basic convenience green
Raw Sienna is making a standard appearance
Burnt Sienna is also a must have, with Ultramarine it creates a wonderful spectrum
English Red is very stable in a mix
Payne's Gray for depth and toning down colors
That rounds up my selection!
What would your pick be?
Hope my video helps
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