QoR Watercolours Review | Golden Watercolour Paints
Have you ever gone to buy watercolour paints and thought” What are the best professional watercolours?”
Are these paints from the Golden Paint Company the answer?
QoR Watercolours, developed by Golden Artist Colors, have garnered attention for their vibrant hues and innovative binder. As an artist always on the lookout for quality materials, I decided to put these watercolours to the test.
First Impressions - Golden Watercolour Paints
The best way to get more for your money is to pick up a watercolour set. These come ready to go right out of the box.
I picked this QoR set up while it was on sale at Cass Art here in the UK. An extra tip while shopping on a budget – keep an eye out for sales. A lot of retailers include watercolour paint sets in their sales, same paints but for less.
Upon unboxing, the QoR Watercolours presented a sleek and professional appearance. The colours appeared rich and inviting, promising a high level of pigmentation.
This set contained 12 tubes each filled with 5 ml of artist quality watercolour paint. The set listed plenty info on the packaging. The information on the tubes was also helpful, each tube listed the pigments used and also provides the transparency and lightfast rating – a must if you’re a professional artist or a huge pigment nerd like myself.
The lid of the tin was also interesting. Most palettes have a fairly flat lid with big rectangle paint wells. The QoR tin had lots of little bubbles. They are round wells in different sizes, great if you want lots of smaller washes of paint. I did have to break out a different mixing area for large paint washes.
Testing the Colours - Watercolour Pigment Quality or Dust?
I began by swatching the colours to observe their vibrancy and transparency. The pigments were indeed intense, and the application was smooth. The unique binder used in QoR Watercolours seemed to enhance the flow and saturation of the paint.
Upon first impressions of the colours right out of the tube – I was impressed.
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Painting Demo - Playtime!
No stone gets unturned here!
As part of my Artists Paint comparison I put the paints under rigorous testing.
I painted an illustration to really put these colours through their paces.
I used a ranger of techniques such as wet into wet, glazing, wet on dry,& dry brushing to name a few.
I feel it’s important to try the paints and see how they handle. A pretty colour chart is one thing but how to they behave when used for a painting?
Conclusion - Should these be added to your shopping list?
After thoroughly testing QoR Watercolours, I found that they offer exceptional pigment quality and a unique painting experience. For artists seeking vibrant and versatile watercolours, QoR is certainly worth considering.
Overall I enjoyed using these paints and felt they delivered on quality and are a great addition to any artists toolkit, however, being in the UK these make for a pricey purchase – if budget is on your mind these paints may not be the one for you.
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Wonderful review! I like the QoR paints too, they behave really nicely and are fun to use. The High Chroma set was the first one I got. It was put together with much thought and care and works very nicely as a limited palette.
Love your painting too!
Thank you! It was so much fin exploring this set. 🙂