 For several years I have attempted different gouache paints as I do prefer them for altered books & sketchbooks and did enjoy using them in college many years ago but have struggled to find a brand that I enjoyed using and that didn't have a strong smell. While visiting Inglewood Art Supplies recently, I was speaking with the artists working there (always great to speak with other artists) and this introductory set of Holbein Acrylic Gouache came highly recommended. They definitely pass the smell test and, after trying them out, I really like the way the paint spreads on my substrate. I have struggled with the real chalkiness of gouache as it is so resistant to spreading and have tried the Liquitex Acrylic Gouache which was okay but it still didn't glide very well. The other thing that I really like with the Holbein is that it layers nicely when thinned, much like watercolour, and is mixable with both watercolour and acrylic. This set consists of three primaries (lemon yellow, carmine red and sky blue), jet black, and titanium white. Though, historically, I have not really used a lot of black in my work (a 'no-no' in college), I have found that it makes really nice mixes with the primaries so I think it will be well used. I'm not as thrilled with the purple or orange mixes in this combination but the greens, teals and turquoises are stunnning. In the past, I only used primaries plus titanium white (ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow medium & cadium red medium for about the first 1000 paintings I created) so going back to a very limited palette will be interesting. The tubes are nice and tiny so it will be a fantastic travel set.  Comments are closed.
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