Amsterdam Acrylic 120 ml Set / 5 Primary

I will update this review next week since haven’t received these paints yet, but I am giving them 5 stars out of principle after reading unfair reviews docking stars because they don’t know magenta is a primary color and red is not. I’m trying to teach my kid basic color theory for kindergarten and for some reason they don’t make CYM primary paints for kids. I guess Big Paint doesn’t want them to know the truth about color theory, so they’re perpetuating the lie of red yellow and blue? Maybe Crayola is in too deep and can’t turn back now; what would happen if people found out the truth? Red and blue sales would plummet, the edgy emo kids and studio art majors who regret going to college would become even more suicidal - it would be CHAOS! Yes, you read that correctly. Your whole childhood was a lie. Red, yellow and blue are not actually the primary colors. The primary colors are magenta, cyan, and yellow. Red blue and yellow are a bastardized version of these colors, with cheaper pigments. BUT WAIT! You cry out, desperate to hold onto your fond childhood memories, the other colors can’t make red, yellow and blue! Ha! I am going to expose the conspiracy - magenta and cyan make blue! Yellow and magenta make red! As you mix the colors to see for yourself, the “primary” colors of red and blue appearing as you mix together the “wrong” primary colors, you have flashbacks of finding out Santa Clause doesn’t exist. Your sense of reality challenged, you wonder other fallacies you’ve been led to believe. Are there really two political parties, or a single group of obscenely wealthy families putting on a show? You start reading George Orwell books. If the government admitted to MK Ultra, what are they doing that they don’t tell us? You begin to make your family uncomfortable at dinner. “It’s not a conspiracy,” you tell them, “the documents are public record.” Your spouse files for divorce and takes the kids. All because you bought some paint on Amazon. You’re right though, it’s not red. It’s magenta.

The paints are wonderful!

Perfect!

Like many people have said, the red is not pure and is more of a magenta color. This is still a great deal and I would recommend it as a good basic set. It helped me finish a semester of Zoom painting since my oil paints were at school and I wasnt about to spend a few hundred to buy more.

Good paint at a great price!

Amsterdam Standard Acrylic paints are the best paint for Dutch Pours. They mix easily and smoothly with Floetrol and water. I have never had this paint crack on me once dry.

the least expesive way to get Amsterdam paints, and since they are primary, you can mix your own colors.

I have used a multitude of different mediums to paint with and this by far is the best bang for your buck!!!

Amsterdam standard series acrylics are good quality paint at a good price. I prefer them over Basic Liquitex, Soho, Atelier, JoSonja, etc. The colors are fairly opaque, have enough pigment and are reliable across time. Great for beginners and professionals alike.

My son was taking an introductory painting class in college and needed some additional colors. Loved this set as it was not expensive and provided the primary, white and black colors he needed. Arrived on-time and as expected.