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

I have swatched the colors and am pleasently surprised! I have tried m graham too, the mixing set and think that this arteza set is better. Crazy right. The m graham is smooth and pigmented but 60 tubes vs 5 for the same price? The quality is good enough for sure the quality isnt like cheap dollar store paint just a little inferior to mg... But not much

Nearly like water color paints with water and also can be applied heavily for deeper ticker color I use for highlights on water color work. Especially useful for white highlights for wave crests and eye light highlights love these a little goes a long way. Great storing trays

These are great! They Also work really well with Watercolor. I love watercolor but if you mess up its really hard to fix and layering is difficult. These go right overtop of watercolor and you cant really notice its a different medium (see picture). layering and blending with these are great.

These pieces gave me the ideal opportunity to try out Arteza Gouache. There was very little mixing to get colors that were close to the original manuscript and the paints came out of the tube smooth and creamy with very little prep needed and none of the oil you sometimes get. It wasnt grainy either! I was able to set up a traveling palette and only a few crumbled and broke and those were the orange, dark purple and black, they paints rehydrated with quickly and evenly. I still prefer a different gold, silver and bronze they needed multiple layers. The paint flowed smoothly from the brush and took highlights and shading like a dream. I would highly recommend these paints to an artist just starting out as a quality, inexpensive starter set.

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.

This set of gouache is of the absolute worst quality. 28, ncluding the 12 Metallic colors, out of the 60 colors contain Titanium White. They are some of the worst, lowest quality paints I have ever come across. I would absolutely NOT give these to anyone, especially a beginner. Anyone trying to paint with this junk would face nothing but frustration, disappointment, and horrible chalky results. Please, do yourself a favor and do not buy this set iof gouache. Spend your $50 on a quality, recognized brand (Winsor Newton, Holbein, etc.) of quality gouache. Yes, you may only afford 6-12 colors, but the results will be well worth it.

These are great. Good opaque gouache at a reasonable price. Great customer service for a problem with the set was handled in a timely manner and exceeded my expectations.

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

Great deal, definitely a good product. However. I dont believe this condition is acceptable when first opening the exterior packaging. (For reference) I also bought the 60 count acrylic colors and the box was in prestine condition. Was nothing like the surprise I received today. Over all, great quality products. But as you can see things tend to recieve damage during the packaging / shipping process.

Only problem I have ever had with Arteza is that they dont sell replacement tubes of any of the paints you can buy. Once the color is used up, you are SOL unless you buy a whole new set. This of course tends to make me look at other paint brands such as Golden or Turner paints.