Designers' Gouache Primary Color 6-Tube Paint Set, 14ml

Great started set with both a warm and cool of the main colors that can help with mixing and creating a great variety of colors. I bought it as my starter set after using other brands and it just takes the art to a new level, mixes well with other colors and the paints have a great thickness and opacity. Great value for the money. You will be able to create several paintings with this set.

They're on your syllabus for a reason kiddos! These are so... SO expensive, but truly the quality is phenomenal. Any and all cheap alternatives that might tempt you truly aren't worth the time or money. Windsor Newton has high quality, smooth, pure colors that blend well with each other. I know it's tough on college money, but it's truly worth it to just get these the first time instead of trying to cheap out and regretting it later when I figure out why these are the best a few hours before critiques.

The 10 tube Introductory set was in excellent condition. Price of $25.95 was a real steal for this high quality, artist grade gouache. DId NOT have any issues with the tubes. Paint appears quite fresh. As noted by some other reviewers the red tubes did appear to be slightly runny when first opened. That happens sometimes with tube paint but it isn't fatal. None of the tubes spurted paint out. None of the tubes were dried up. The paint was fresh, mixed cleanly and painted beautifully. Delighted! Update: Some people complained that the W&N Designers Gouache did not re-wet well. So I tested it. Left the gouache in a porcelain mixing palette for 5 days to test the re-wetability of this gouache. Took an eye dropper and dropped clean distilled water on the dried gouache. Came back about 5-10 minutes later and had no trouble stirring the paint and painting with it! Colors still look super pigmented and really pop! More than delighted now! Some do say that putting 4 drops of glycerin per half pan mixed with the gouache will help it re-wet more easily. I haven't tried that, yet.

I bought this primary set for a class where we were painting gouache over a watercolor background. I chose these because they are Winsor & Newton Designers' Gouache and professional quality. This was my first time using gouache and I found that they applied and mixed easily as expected. The mixing is quite fun as gouache, unlike watercolor, used white and black to lighten and darken value. I did notice that they dried fairly quickly on the palette, which I assume is common with gouache paints and they can be reactivated but will not be full strength. I enjoyed using them and am pleased with the resulting painting.

What a wonderful gouache to work with! Better than their student grade which isn’t bad to work with either. A slight issue with binder Sheraton but that’s to be expected. Overall a dream to work with!

The paints are great to use - high quality and beautiful hues, but the white paint was dried out and difficult to thin, even with water mixed in.

So, little disclaimer here, I'm new to gouache. (Literally started using it five days ago.) I previously bought and have been using Reeves gouache to play with until these arrived since they were cheap AND on sale. There are HUGE, noticable differences between the two. Yet I love them both. Man oh man, I thought the Reeves was bright, these outshine them 100%! Pros: -They're very opaque, and cover well. Even light over dark. -They dry fast. -They mix well. -They are chocked full of pigment. -They don't lift off each time you try to add another layer (*cough cough* Looking at you, Reeves.) Cons: - The white loves picking up the other colours if they're still slightly wet. -They have an odd smell. Especially the green. -They will stain plastic pallettes, I advise a ceramic plate or pallette instead just to be safe. Y'know, unless you don't care if it stains it then don't worry about this flaw! -Maybe this one is my brushes, but I used different types and got the same result. The paint just loves staying in the brushes! Make sure to dab them off on a tissue just to make sure all pigment is out before switching colours. I did not however have this problem with my water brushes. (Niji and Pentel.) That's about it, honestly these paints have already made a huge impact on my life and I just got them today, lol. I hope you all take the plunge and buy these! They're worth it. Woooorth it! (Though if you can't afford them, definitely buy Reeves, they're not as bad as people make them out to be, you just can't go as heavy with them, you gave to use them more like a watercolour.)

This is my first time using gouache and the quality is excellent! I did plenty of research prior to purchasing to make sure I picked a good brand and Winsor & Newton never fails! Unlike what I've read elsewhere, these gouache paints reactivate well once dried in a pan, so you can use them dried or fresh from the tube with no difference in quality or color saturation. The dried gouache will crumble and may come loose from the pans, however. I've read that you can honey or glycerin to keep them from getting too crumbly but I just spray them well with a mister bottle before use and they work fine. This is a wonderful starter kit with a good selection of colors! I've attached a photo of a painting I did using this gouache kit so you can see the quality of the paint on paper. I used the white gouache in this kit for color mixing only. White details on my painting were made using the Uniball Signo white gel pen.