ARTEZA Gouache Paint, 60 Colors, 12ml, 0.4 US fl oz Tubes, Water-Based Paint for Canvas and Paper, Art Supplies for Professionals, Students, and Kids

Ive been using these for about 6 months now and I basically like them. Because of their low price, theyre a great alternative to premium gouache brands. Im using these dry from a palette. Although they crack and crumble like most gouache, they do reactivate easily and offer good coverage. Note: If I tip the palette, the little pieces of dried paint fall out of their compartments and mix together, something thats typical of most gouache brands. (My Holbein set is an exception.) As expected, these paints dont have the pigment load of a high quality paint brand like my Holbein set. I find the Arteza gouache mostly acceptable. My issues with this set is 1. The metallic colors dont have much shimmer, and 2. the color assortment is too garish and neon for my taste. I was not happy with my initial paintings because they were so bright. However, I realized that I can get great subtle colors when I mix my own colors. Thats not what I intended when I purchased these. I bought this set intending to have a good selection of premixed colors so I wouldnt have to mix my own. The mixing takes time, but Im getting better at it. If youre someone who loves bright neon colors, youll probably love this set. I would definitely recommend these to beginning/intermediate artists who want to familiarize themselves with gouache painting without breaking the bank to do it.

Inspirar, me gusto este color Gouache es mi favorito, grs

Having so much fun with these. You get so many vibrant colors, all sorted into nice color families. Highly recommended!

I received this set for birthday. I’d never used gouache before so I wanted to give it a try. Once mixed with a little water the consistency is perfect. However, once it dries it’s chalky and chips. I feel like these were made to practice getting the consistency right. You can try using very thin layers to avoid cracking. I wouldn’t use these on any commissioned pieces.

These are awesome!! I am new to gouache, and it is honestly my favorite medium so far!! These paints are vibrant, and a little goes a long way. I am happy i bought these and will return to this brand to repurchase colors I run out of!!

and they are more than good enough for me. I’ve contemplated getting this set for a few years. It went down to $30 and I couldn’t resist anymore. I signed up for the two free months of Skillshare and so far I’ve taken two classes on beginner painting florals with gouache. The paints performed very well. I have no complaints. My class projects were far from perfect, but they ended up looking more like flowers than I expected. And who can turn down getting 60 beautiful paint colors in the mail? Not me, that’s for sure. I’m very happy with the purchase. If my technique ends up getting much better, well then I’ll think about a small Holbein set. For now I have all I need or could want.

Ive only just started my first painting with these, but they seem to have good dense pigments and beautiful colors. I like having the metallics for some extra oompf. I think these are a great deal for the price.

I had tried cheap-o gouache before - you know the ones I mean - and was always frustrated. This Arteza set was a game changer for me. It works so much better. I love the matte finish, and will be using this instead of acrylic paint in my journal from now on.

These are good for beginners, but depending on how you want to use your paint youre going to be in for a time. The Good 1. If you work directly from a tube and dont want to bother with color mixing, these will suit you fine. 2. Theyre pretty cheap at less than $1/tube, so you can experiment with them without breaking the bank. The Bad 1. These little tubes are prone to getting stuck or even exploding. This usually isnt a problem, because you can always just pot an exploded tube, but... 2. These are not really made to work from dry. At all. Most of the metallic colors actually turn to plastic bricks and wont rehydrate no matter what wizardry you throw at them because theyre acrylic gouaches. TL;DR: Overall these feel like student-grade gouache. They offer a great amount of surface coverage (very desirable in a student-grade paint!) and many premixed colors that make life easier if you dont want to have to mix all your colors. But even though Arteza swears these are artist grade Id say youre better off not expecting artist-grade paint for less than a $1/tube! You Have to Work Straight From The Tube Personally I work from dry pans. Its not everyones bag and if youre cool with digging through a giant box of tubes and dont want a color organized pallet, this isnt going to bother you as much! I dried these for a week in pans along with some Winsor and Newton colors to see how they stacked up. The Arteza paints lost 2/3 their volume due to evaporation (which isnt always bad, you can usually rehydrate them) while the Winsors lost only 1/4. Some Colors are Acrylic Gouache Most of the metallic colors in this set seem to have some kind of acrylic or plasticized base and will not rehydrate at all (youll see what I mean if you check out the rehydrated pallet image). Once the paint sets you wont be able to rework it and thats just a big problem for me when working with something fungible like gouache. I can generally get 3 fills of a halfpan out of a 15ml tube of artist grade paint, but I could maybe get 2x tops out of these because of all the evaporation. Poor Color Mixing Ive had issues with creating custom color mixes, probably because some colors have plastic bases and others have different levels of fillers and the like. This is a paint meant to be used straight from the tube! I spoke with a representative from Arteza that told me they couldnt tell me the percentage of binders/fillers/pigment in their product, only that they use peach gum. They told me that theyd have their scientists look into the issues I experienced but... yeah. An aside: do not buy the Arteza spiral bound watercolor notebooks. These are pulp paper (wood paper; your paint will sink to the bottom of the paper and buckle, very messy!) that will give you terrible results! If youre on a budget get some Canson XL Watercolor Coldpress paper, or Arches Coldpress foldover notebooks. Both of these are going to make even eh paint shine and help you save time and money if youre just starting out!

My daughter needed this paint for one of her college classes. Easy to use, blends well and looks professional.