Are you confused by all the watercolor palettes from Paul Rubens?

Hi friends! Paul Rubens has come out with a plethora of affordable artist’s watercolor sets over the years that are really great quality. They just developed another set of artists’ watercolors for us to enjoy, this is called the “Youlan series” artist watercolor palette and it says 5th Generation Artists Solid Watercolor on the box. This was sent to me for free to review. The palette is packaged in a screen-printed black and gold (or pink and gold) tin wrapped in a black cloth in a giftable sturdy box. You can learn more about it and see it compared to other Paul Ruben sets in today’s video.

Pros:

• Price Nice color selection (good mixing colors and some unique add-ons)

• Contains a couple granulating colors

• Contains cobalt and cadmium colors (this may be a negative for some)

• Beautiful packaging

• Colors glaze well

• Colors mix well

• Some colors lift and some stain just as I would expect from a professional quality brand

• Pigment and lightfast info included

• Swatch card with pigment info included

Cons:

• I find the browns disappointing

Bottom line: These remind me the most of the 4th generation artists’ tube paints from Paul Rubens as they seem to be milled very similarly to those (and not as similar to the 4th gen pans.) I really enjoy the Paul Rubens watercolors, as I have mentioned in previous reviews I have been sent some from the brand to review but I have also purchased some with my own money because I think they are one of the best values going in watercolor. I think this set and the 4th generation tube sets are the sheerest offering of the Paul Rubens Pro range but in terms of quality they are all excellent and I recommend choosing the set with the colors you prefer the most.

Have you tried Paul Rubens watercolor? If so please let us know what set and how you liked it. Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!