They're Honest, Man! Reginas Watercolor Deep Dive (Unboxing and Review)

Timestamps below:
01:00 unboxing
11:26 Palette Assembly
16:45 Watercolor Coloring Book Flip Through
21:33 Swatching
34:22 Full review, color mixing, pigments, etc
53:07 Artwork samples

*This watercolor set was sent to me for free to review.

Today I am reviewing the sampler set of watercolors and coloring book from Regina's Watercolors: https://www.reginaswatercolor.com/#/
They are handmade watercolors using the Dr. Ph Martin Hydrus watercolor as a base. To that, they add honey (a humectant), gum arabic (binder), ox gall (flow aid), and clove oil (preservative).

The paints are available in small metal pans as well as traditional half pans. Their palettes accommodate the metal pans. All colors are made with the 11 foundation colors found in the Dr Ph Martin Hydrus liquid watercolor set one: https://shrsl.com/3losw
*Regina's watercolors are a nice option if you like the vibrant colors of Hyrdus but you prefer the convenience of a pan paint. Also, I have issues reactivating the Hydrus on my palette as my hard water makes it sediment out.

Pros:
Vibrant transparent color
Mixes cleaning
You can make the full range of paint from 11 colors
Compact
Palette is sturdy with a class mixing area
Price is reasonable for the quality
Very honest and transparent company

Cons:
Only 7 of the colors are single pigment (including white and black)

The paint is very sticky and you can accidentally lift the metal pans off the magnetic palette when you are using them.

It's easy to accidentally get paint in neighboring colors on the palette.

Bottom line:
These paints are lovely. The company is honest. I think the 11 foundation set might be the way to go as the metal pans are larger and you can spread them out in the palette a bit to avoid contamination. I also think purchasing half pans of Fuscia, Poppy, Daffodil, Aquarium, and delphinium
would be a great way to sample the colors. They are clean, strong, and mix well. I still wish to have a traditional yellow ochre, burnt sienna, and Ultramarine blue but I would have no qualms using the other colors in the set. You can learn more about Regina's watercolor and see what they have to offer here: https://www.reginaswatercolor.com/#/

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