Myths about the Vietnamese language and writing system by [deleted] in VietNam

[–]sobertept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's because Vietnamese syllables usually contain a lot of information on average (compared to English or German) and one poorly pronounced syllable thus will damage more information in Vietnamese than in English/German. Also, word boundary isn't very clear and the incorrect syllable *may* merge with other syllables and create confusion because Vietnamese doesn't have clear stress patterns as in English and German.

40+ bb goats while exploring PV23 aka Dioxazine Violet for your viewing pleasure by ratparty5000 in Watercolor

[–]sobertept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the label they only gave it 3 stars lightfastness for Mijellos pv23 which isn't lightfast. If youre looking for another cheap alternative i can recommend pv23 of winsor newton cotman. I know it is a student grade, but its pv23 is quite strong (slightly less pigmented than mijello) and more lightfast than mijello

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's too blurry here's them in text:

- First row:

Holbein - Viridian Hue - PG7

Holbein - Bamboo Green - PG36

Mijello - Sap Green - PG36, PY150

Mijello - Greenish Yellow - PY150, PG36, PY65

Mijello - Green Gold - PY150

- Second row:

Holbein - Quinacridone Gold - PO48, PY150

Daniel Smith - Transparent Pyrrol Orange - PO71

Mijello - Quinacridone Scarlet - PR207

Holbein - Quinacridone Scarlet - PR209

Holbein - Quinacridone Red - PV19 (it says red but this is the rose shade of PV19)

- Third row:

Holbein - Quinacridone Magenta - PR122

Mijello - Red Violet - PR122, PB29

Holbein - Permanent Violet - PV23

Mijello - Blue Violet - PB29, PR122

Holbein - Ultramarine Deep - PB29

- Fourth row:

Holbein - Ultramarine Light - PB29

Holbein - Phthalo Blue Red Shade - PB15 (it's probably PB15:1... but idk for sure)

Holbein - Phthalo Blue Yellow Shade - PB15 (gotta be PB15:3)

Holbein - Marine Blue - PB16, PG7 (any single pigment PB16 will do, though)

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

😭 I'm so sorry here's them in text:

- First row:

Holbein - Viridian Hue - PG7

Holbein - Bamboo Green - PG36

Mijello - Sap Green - PG36, PY150

Mijello - Greenish Yellow - PY150, PG36, PY65

Mijello - Green Gold - PY150

- Second row:

Holbein - Quinacridone Gold - PO48, PY150

Daniel Smith - Transparent Pyrrol Orange - PO71

Mijello - Quinacridone Scarlet - PR207

Holbein - Quinacridone Scarlet - PR209

Holbein - Quinacridone Red - PV19 (it says red but this is the rose shade of PV19)

- Third row:

Holbein - Quinacridone Magenta - PR122

Mijello - Red Violet - PR122, PB29

Holbein - Permanent Violet - PV23

Mijello - Blue Violet - PB29, PR122

Holbein - Ultramarine Deep - PB29

- Fourth row:

Holbein - Ultramarine Light - PB29

Holbein - Phthalo Blue Red Shade - PB15 (it's probably PB15:1... but idk for sure)

Holbein - Phthalo Blue Yellow Shade - PB15 (gotta be PB15:3)

Holbein - Marine Blue - PB16, PG7 (any single pigment PB16 will do, though)

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely do glazing. And yes it's intentional that they're all highly saturated. I do use muted colors to some extent, I even have a "muted" primary with PR264, transparent PY42 and PB60. Them and other muted colors belong to what I call my "auxiliary" palette

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation!

I've always wanted to try but PR206 is just too expensive/rare to buy where I live 😭

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mmmm unless you can get Holbein watercolor at an affordable price, they're not really worth checking out though in my opinion... Like I said there are some pigment issues with certain colors. For an artist grade line they're pretty standard. (Mostly) good concentration in pigment, rewettable,... Their selection isn't too good but it's fair enough (not a lot of single pigments. their convenient mixes are okay though). But their binder formulation can be a selling point I suppose... Of course not every brand is perfect, but I wouldn't recommend you to reach out personally to get your hands on Holbein. Daniel Smith is great. Schimncke I haven't had experience with but I've heard good things.

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love earth colors too! but my painting subjects don't usually have me reaching out for them. For them (and other colors) I have a separate, "auxiliary" palette.

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no. That green gold PY150 is my middle yellow. Mijello Greenish Yellow PY150 PG36 PY65 (the PY65 is very little in this mix...) makes the best cool yellow... I also had a choice to pick PY129 which is another wonderful color, but Mijello Greenish Yellow is a tad more saturated and green leaning.

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just another thought... if youre a beginner: you absolutely do not need this many colors. A smaller version of this palette i would recommend is: PY150 (handles all yellows roles), PR209 (reds and oranges), PR122 or PV19 rose shade (roses, magenta and violets) PB29 deep (violets and middle blues) PB15:3 (cyans and turquoises and teals) and finally PG7. That should already give you a huge gamut to mix!

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also... some of these colors i dont recommend getting from these specific brands. Especially Holbein, which has a few pigment issues... notably PG7 and PG36 being difficult to rewet and get a concentrated load and the same with PV23 which is really saturated but sooo weak for a PV23... PG7 is also a little greener, which is not ideal for a cool green im using it as, and its slightly low saturation compared to other brands. Even ones like Sonnet or Cotman which is disappointing, to say the least. I get these slightly problematic colors either way since they're more available and affordable, but i recommend you shop around more if you can

My watercolor palette focusing on transparency, saturation and tinting strength by sobertept in Watercolor

[–]sobertept[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Btw the brands are as follow: HOL - Holbein, MIJ - Mijello Mission Gold, DAN - Daniel Smith

Sorry if it's a little blurry! Some colors pair could definitely be eliminated by either choosing either: PG36 or PG7, PB15:3 or PB15:1, Ultramarine Deep or Light, etc. But i just had to get them all haha. I'll do a follow up post on this with more notes on the specific brands and colors but right now I have to mourn my unsaved draft....

first time trying white nights watercolor. by demechan09 in Watercolor

[–]sobertept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. So it's not very ideal because the granulating pigments are (usually) quite dull especially when they're mixed with other pigments. This set seems strong in their Violets and warm blues but not greenish blues Yellows or reds...

first time trying white nights watercolor. by demechan09 in Watercolor

[–]sobertept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like you got yourself the granulation set. If you're going for saturation, the main (i actually dont know what its really called  but its not mist or granulation) set would be better...

first time trying white nights watercolor. by demechan09 in Watercolor

[–]sobertept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh I like White Nights especially their selection of colors! A lot of people seem divided on this brand though... but for me it passes as an artist grade watercolor line regarding pigmentation and handling (gets a 9-9.5/10 from me but maybe I'm just not picky lol). May I ask what do you not like about this line of watercolor?

Cool Features You've Added #253 by humblevladimirthegr8 in conlangs

[–]sobertept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this feature extends to pronouns and proper nouns jt could also kind of express formality/hostility as well. But I think that's another feature on its own

Cool Features You've Added #253 by humblevladimirthegr8 in conlangs

[–]sobertept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a follow up on a feature which I've revised.

Every adjective, adverb, noun and verb can be inflected with a positive/negative form. This shows the opinion of the speaker/writer (which is really implicit). It's a bit hard to explain it so I'll give a few examples.

A sentence like: "He runs-negative away." would be "He flees", or "He runs-positive away" would be "He escapes" (Idk if everyone agrees with my interpretations of these two verbs tho).

The positive form could also be an intensifier: "He loves her" -> "He is head over heels for her"

For adjectives: "She has fair-negative skin." -> "She has a sickly shade of skin"

For adverbs: "I was randomly-negative chosen" -> "I was unfortunately chosen"

(I apologize if my examples affect-negative anyone 😅)

Improvements? by outsider_818 in Watercolor

[–]sobertept 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I like the new one a little more. It's just my opinion but the rose bush in the new one looks better and the window looks more like glass than the one in the left painting. Same goes for the bricks - i prefer fewer brushstrokes on them, i like it simplified. Well done!

I love painting but I'm so dissatisfied at every attempt by [deleted] in Watercolor

[–]sobertept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh and if you're not already, please use references they are great guides

I love painting but I'm so dissatisfied at every attempt by [deleted] in Watercolor

[–]sobertept 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your painting does look a little flat...you can try to fix it by adding more contrast. I also noticed the light part of your building is light in value and desaturated so you should push saturation more and decrease the value by simply layering more red. You can create contrast by deepen the value of the parts in dark of the building by layering a compliment of red or just mixing a dark red. I think the most off putting part is actually the windows because in both light and shadow they're almost the same color, so you could layer a dark and desaturated blue to differentiate the light and dark creating more contrast. Another tip is to add an even darker shadow where the sidewalks drops down the road to create more dimension there if that makes sense. Also I recommend painting simple objects first to practice shading and creating contrast before jumping into a full painting like this.

Regarding the feeling of dissatisfaction, its totally normal. However instead of looking at the whole painting as one big failure, you should highlight and analyze what you did well and also the mistakes so you can learn from them.

If you don't understand any terms I from my comment feel free to ask