DANIEL SMITHExtra Fine Watercolor 15ml Paint Tube, Duochrome, Cactus Flower (284640038), 0.50 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)

I placed an order yesterday for the primatek sampler and 9 tubes (15 ml) of other daniel smith paint. The buff titanium was sold by THE BT GROUP, the only item on my order sold by that seller. Was surprised and pleased to notice while looking at the tracking that it would arrive today, so that part was great. Inside the box, it was further wrapped in a ziplock baggie. Good sign, I thought. However, the tube itself is dented in several different places, which immediately made me wonder if it had been previously sold and then returned. Even worse, when I opened the cap, there is a noticeable amount missing. If you look into the tube, you can see about an inch deep into the paint tube where the paint (should?) be. This is my very first daniel smith paint so not sure if they normally pack their tubes like that but considering the price I doubt it. I have bought tubes of mission gold and they were all so full that I had to be careful to keep contents from spilling when opening for the first time. The mission gold tubes tubes had NO empty room for dents even if they were to get smooshed! Further disappointment came when I swatched out the "buff titanium". It looks like cheap taupe gauche, and there's ZERO granulation on the paper -- luscious granulation is supposed to be a hallmark of the daniel smith paints! I have serious concerns regarding the authenticity of this paint But IF this really is genuine daniel smith paint, then it's total crap and not worth the money at all. I have no idea what to do because I've never had a problem before with anything I've ever ordered. I was prepared to buy a TON of daniel smith paint because everybody raves about it but not if it all looks like this. Who knew the cheapest gauche from Holly Lobby was as good as daniel smith?!

The Buff Titanium makes the other watercolors a beautiful pastels. The Daniel Smith watercolor paints are wonderful to work with. Creamy and rich.

I LOVE this undersea green color! It's very much like seaweed (having grown up in RI), and a very difficult color to replicate in attempting to mix to an artists' liking. Has gold qualities to it, a rich, deep green. Beautiful color best used on its own. LOVED it so much, I bought another. Any watercolorist would very much enjoy this paint color.

I love Manganese Blue. Much more than Cerulean. As one artist friend put it "I'm all about that bright Cyan" and this definitely covers it. I'm moving over from Winsor & Newton because I don't like the size of those 5ml tubes, so I can pay the same amount for Daniel Smith and get WAY more without having to pay WAY more. It's much more economical this way for the wallet. So once I go through the remainder of my Winsor&Newton, my pallet will be consisting of MGraham and Daniel Smith.

Amazonite. Yes.Very useful.Adds depth to landscapes.Also fun for other things.In mixes so far I have gotten blue-leaning turquoise, green-leaning turquoise, true green, realistic leaf green, yellow green, and brownish-green. Even a couple of purples. No doubt there is more to come from this interesting color. Attaching a few mix swatches.No problems with re-wetting.Big thumbs up.

This review is specific to the Daniel Smith Sap Green tube watercolor. Daniel Smith's sap green is different than other manufacturers, rated more permanent, with phthalo blue and quin. gold blend. It is a beautifully natural grayed yellow-green grassy color, and staining, so in blends with burnt sienna, for a more earthy/mossy green, you can lift for texture, leaving the grassy stain .Besides the burnt sienna blend it also makes great shadowy piney greens with something like ultramarine. I don't usually use tube blends, preferring primaries like most people and mixing my own, but this is an exceptionally useful tube green.

I love the New Gamboge color. I can use it for many different bases for mixing. ..And the Daniel Smith brand of New Gamboge is quite like the Winsor Newton older version of New Gamboge. The newer formula from Winsor Newton doesn't mix the same way as the older version..Took my art teacher time to discover a brand that was close to the old formula..I know this sounds fussy, but watercolorists get used to particular color mixes and when the company changes their blend, we tend to get confused.This New Gamboge mixes so smoothly, I can make any number of different colors.Should be in any watercolorists paint box!

Nice paint! Add a little yellows, leave a little whites, a couple pinches of salt..perfect

I've never been a one to buy browns, which this essentially is, or greys, or blacks for that matter. However, I saw Angela Fehr using this paint on You Tube and thought if I had to have a brown this would probably be better than most. Unexpectedly I actually really like it. It has a reddish tinge which is quite enticing. I can see me using this paint quite a lot just as it is and even more if I can find ways to alter it subtly with other paints. This I suspect will take some practice and as soon as I have a moment I will sit down and see what I can get out of it.

I bought this paint on advisement to create a particular, one-pigment landscape painting and it was absolutely perfect.It granulates slightly and splits occasionally showing deep oranges and turquoise hues when used wet-into-wet.Outstanding quality paint, as you would expect from Daniel Smith.Definitely one for the armoury.

I've found this paint is finding its own place in my palette. for some reason it complements many colours that I hadn't expected it to. Very pleasing purchase even though it was only purchased for a course and I'd not expected to use it greatly after that.

First time for Daniel smith paint although on the top range of pricing the strength of pigment means you have to use so small amount I think this tube will last people a long time.,

Gorgeous versatile colour. Daniel Smith’s watercolours are creamy and full of pigments. Simply the best!