M. Graham & Co. 2-Ounce Tube Gouache Paint, Titanium White

My son loves it.

Excellent middle yellow; Im also a huge fan of M. Grahams watercolor paint in the same shade. A warm yellow is also useful and common in traditional palettes, but a middle yellow is more versatile for making clean mixes. It can be cooled down with greens or warmed up with reds, and sometimes its beautiful just by itself as well. If I had to choose only one yellow, Id pick a middle yellow such as this one. Note that gouache tends to be more abrasive on brushes than regular watercolor paints, so Id advise setting aside a separate set of synthetic watercolor brushes to be abused by gouache, if it wont break the bank.

These paint so beautifully! They are so easy to work with and crest very vibrant and opaque colors. Highly reccomend!

Highly pigmented, bright colours

it’s important these days to understand the difference between “fine art gouache” and “designer’s gouache.” historically, gouache was used primarily by graphic designers, product designers, illustrators, etc. to create concepts and illustrations that were meant to be photographed or scanned. gouache offered a very flat, matte finish that wouldn’t cause glare, and made it very suitable for this purpose. generally, the original drawing was either stored away, or thrown away. they weren’t displayed on a wall, and as a result, designer’s gouache was typically not very lightfast. the same is true for designer’s gouache today. many of them have chalk and other opacifiers added to the pigment in order to increase that flat, matte finish that we all know and love. unfortunately, this is one of the main causes as to why there are drying shifts (darker colors drying lighter, and lighter colors drying darker) and it’s also why many gouache brands (winsor and newton, and holbein particularly) crack, crumble, and refuse to stay in their palette once dry. another important distinction between the two is lightfastness. fine art gouache tends to use much higher quality pigments, and much more of them, resulting in vibrant work that will last when put on display. designer’s gouache was never intended for display or archival purposes and typically uses lesser quality pigments, and more of those opacifiers and fillers previously mentioned. enter m. graham’s gouache. since they formulate their gouache with honey, their paints stick very well to a palette once dried out. they will crack, as seen in the picture below, but this has no effect on their performance. the paint reconstitutes incredibly well with just a light spray of water, and they’re extremely creamy. another thing that is most often noted about m. graham’s gouache is that some of their colors don’t have the same level of opacity as other brands (or even other colors from their same line.) this is because they don’t add white, chalk, or opacifiers to their pigments; each color is as opaque as the pigment used. (if you look at arteza’s gouache line, nearly all of their pigments contain PW3, or PW6) — yellow ochre will always be a bit more opaque than prussian blue just because of the inherent nature of the pigment itself. a lot of people think that opacity in gouache is an indicator of quality in the paint, and that’s simply not true. in m. graham’s case, if you’re looking to build more opacity, you can either continue to layer your colors until the color is opaque. or you can add a bit of zinc white to increase the opacity gradually. titanium white can also be used, but bear in mind that it’s extremely opaque and will quickly turn your colors pastel if too much is used. ultimately, i think m. graham has created an amazingly pure product in their gouache line, and i would recommend this to anyone that’s looking for a higher quality paint.

This is an Excellent Paint. The Opaque Color and tone as far as White balance is perfect

Unlike white watercolor, which often seems too transparent to be of use to me, this actually works the way I wish white watercolor would. This gouache is smooth, pretty opaque and can be applied anywhere from white-out strength, to a diluted semi transparent wash. I apply it with a detail brush over my watercolor paintings for highlights, as this is so much easier and quicker than preserving white space while painting. You can mix this white gouache with any watercolor paints to tint it, making opaque pastels as well. Im very happy with this brand and the 2 oz bottle option is usually incredibly affordable compared to other brands. I no longer use white gel pen since this allows such better control without the skipping and blobbing of pens. You can also re-wet it well from a pan or on the paper, so adding softer edges or lifting/erasing mistakes is a breeze.

Super creamy, mixes very well with liquid watercolors, for gorgeous matte coverage. My new #1 go to white mixing gouache!! Will definitely purchase again.

This has been the best for adding highlights to my watercolors. Excellent quality.

Buy it now! Wonderful product.