La palette de couleurs est vraiment intéressante. Beaucoup d'heures de création en vue. La consistance de la gouache est parfaite, assez épaisse et elle s'applique très bien. Les pots sont assez difficiles à ouvrir par contre, un enfant pourrait avoir de la difficulté à le faire sans dégâts... Le couvercle se ferme mal, les clips s'ouvrent toutes seules, se qui petite occasionner un méchant dégât ! Toujours supporter la boîte avec une main en dessous lors du transport.
This set is huge and you get a wide variety of colours. It’s very heavy but it has a handle on the top so it is portable and easy for transporting. It comes with a free paint pallet which I liked but when pulling off the paper seal there was bunch of glue and paper still stuck to it. The process of peeling open all the paints was extremely satisfying and was by far my favourite part of setting this up. The seals are very easy to open and came off seamlessly most of the time. I had a couple I struggled with but it’s to be expected. The paints are extremely vibrant and opaque. They are thicker than a snicker a lot of fun to paint with. This was my first time using gouache and I was very impressed. The paints are very easy to build up or sheer out if needed. I found when I didn’t use enough water it would skip but after a couple trial and errors I got the hang of it and how to manipulate it in order to get a smoother application. The only minor thing that I faced was when I opened the container back up some paints would stick to the lid and would drop back down into a different paint. I expected nothing less considering the consistency so I just have to be mindful when opening the container. Other than that, this set is honestly amazing, and it’s well worth the money. I know I will get alot of use out of it. I’m happy to have it apart of my collection. It would also be a perfect gift.
This is a hefty set of paints! I read the description and yet I didn’t expect this paint set to have the weight and size that it does. Not the most portable set of portable paints, but you can certainly take it with you. There is a decent amount of each colour - peeling off the lids to each one feels very much like taking the foil seal off a chocolate pudding cup... and the consistency of the paint is very much also like chocolate pudding. It’s bouncy. I’ve always thought of gouache as the lovechild of acrylic and water colour paint. This is almost like the brands I have used in the past, however, it doesn’t allow you to layer lights on darks as much as other gouache paints. This pigment is very easily reactivated with water once it dries on the paper, making it a little tricky to attempt any layering like the acrylic-ish side of the paint should allow for. It is difficult to use in it’s original, non-diluted state. For smooth application, you must use a wet brush and mix a little bit of water into the paint. It’s very easy to dilute and stretch from there. I did find that some colours appeared a bit grainy when they are diluted. I’m not sure if this will go away with a thorough mixing before using. While the case has a lid, I don’t know that the foam seal will keep the paint fresh as long as a screw on lid does for a tube of paint. That being said, the design of the case, with individual cups of paint, is interesting and makes it easy to keep organized and rearrange your colours at will... or replace one of the colours if you run out (though I haven’t been able to find where to purchase individual cups). You really do need a nice, thick, water colour paper to use these paints with - I didn’t have the proper paper so you can see my page has wrinkled. This can be avoided by wetting the paper and stretching it/taping to down before you paint. All in all, this is an interesting set. Would make a great gift for someone who loves to create but might be new to this type of paint. It isn’t the highest quality gouache... but it also isn’t the lowest. There is plenty of pigment to experiment with and the novel format of the storage system and packaging makes it a little extra fun to use.
I love watercolors, and I use gouache for when I want to add bold pops of color to my paintings, that you just cannot get with watercolor alone. That being said, this is a huge amount of gouache paint… it is a really good variety of color, and using a bit and mixing it with water goes a long long way… I have some professional gouaches, which I don't want to waste doing very large backgrounds, but this set has ample amounts of paint and a really good assortment of colors, that I feel I can just go nuts, and not worry how much I need to use. Generally you will need two coats if you want a bold flat wash of color, but it is great for practice pieces, and even for finishing nice pieces with a nice bold background. One recommendation I have… I have noticed that it has begun to show signs of drying out after only a few uses opening the case… and I don’t leave it open while I paint either… I choose my color, open it and grab a scoop for my palette, and close it again… so I’ve started spritzing all the colors with water before I put it away, and it stays nice and moist for the next time.
I was really excited to receive the Miya Himi Gouache Paint Set with the sealed jelly cups and I was not disappointed. The paints come in a sturdy carrying case with a handy palette built into the lid. Inside the case, you get 50 sealed jelly washes in their own individual cups, 36 of which contain 30ml of paint and 14 of which contain 60ml of paint. To compare, most tube gouaches give you only 12 - 15 ml of paint, so you are getting a lot of paint in this set. Each of the cups is sealed air-tight with a removable foil lid. One of the immediate benefits that you will find in a jelly cup set like this is that it is easily customizable according to your needs and preferences. You can arrange the colours in a way that is most convenient for you and helps you to work smarter. I suggest setting out the paints on a table or desk and placing them in your preferred order before removing the foil lids and placing them in the container. I like to place the colours I use most up front and, with the rest, I like to separate them by colour tones. Having the freedom to set up your gouaches in this way gives the artist more confidence to experiment and be spontaneous and playful because the colours are right there in front of you. This encourages you to try new things and use colours you generally don’t use. In essence, being able to set up my own work area in this way gave me the spontaneity that I desire along with the organization that I need when painting.. Removing the foil seals was actually pretty exciting…this is the equivalent to Christmas morning to a paint geek like me! All of the seals came off easily except a few sticklers. I’m not gonna lie, this is messy business, so you are going to want to perhaps cover the surface you’ve placed these on with some newspaper or something similar, you’ll also need a bag, and you’ll want to have something handy that you can wipe your hands on, too. Quite a bit of paint comes off with the lids, but I just put the lids aside so I could use the paint on them to work up some swatches. Making swatches is always a good idea when you get your hands on new paints you’ve never worked with before because, not only do they give you a chance to give the paints a bit of a test run to see how they behave on paper, the swatches will serve as a guide when you are working on future paintings. Before swatching out my colours on paper, I like to paint a series of black dots and let them dry so I can paint my swatches overtop of them to show the paints’ opacity. The case is made of a durable plastic and is, perhaps, not quite air-tight, but it does well enough to help keep the paints in workable order. I like to mist the paints with water a little before I close them up to keep them from drying out. These gouaches are in relatively deep cups, so they tend to hold their moisture content well. Sometimes, if you are working for a long period of time, the top layer can get dry, but because they can be reactivated with water, all you need do is spritz them with some water to bring them back to their original state. This case has a handle and is portable, but it’s pretty darned heavy, so it’s not really amenable to travel. If you do wish to travel with these, you need to be careful to keep them steady so the paints don’t get messed up. As it is, each time I take the lid off, it’s got quite a bit of paint on it. Rather than fully remove the foil lids on the cups, you can choose to remove them partially in order to help keep paint off of the lid of the case. I am really happy with the vibrancy and opacity of these paints, though they are somewhat thicker yet not quite as creamy as my artist grade paints, they are quite nice for a budget set, especially when you consider how much paint you’re getting here! They are super easy to work with and forgiving, which makes them a good choice for beginners. They also mix well without getting muddy. I generally like to start off my paintings with a light layer using a lot of water, just to basically set up my painting and then come back in and build on the colour. These Miya Himi paints allowed me to work in this manner without issue. And since these paints lift easily using water, I feel less anxiety when working because I know that, if I make a mistake, it’s fixable. This paint also accepts coloured pencils well, which I was glad for as this allows me to get the fine details that I crave. There are a few cons to this set that you should consider, though. I know a lot of people will think that “the more colour, the better”, but that’s not always so. A big gouache set like this could actually intimidate beginners and could also discourage them from learning how to mix paint to make new colours. Because pre-mixed colours are more vibrant than colours mixed by the artist, they don’t come off as natural and, if you don’t know how to desaturate, your painting could wind up with a comic book-like vibe which isn’t very gouache-like. Because these paints are a lot thicker and less creamy than my artist grade paints, I had trouble at first trying to find the right consistency for certain elements in my paintings…grass was a particularly hard one for me. Other artists, especially beginners, may become similarly frustrated. As mentioned previously, this is a heavy set and not especially great for taking on the road. Also, because all of the paints are out at once, the possibility of paint contamination is high. To prevent contaminating your whites, I suggest using a palette knife to dole them out rather than your brush. Also, there is no colour fastness rating included with this set, which isn’t very helpful, especially if you sell your work as you’d like to be able to guarantee that your work won’t fade. Overall, I’m pretty impressed with the Maya Himi gouache paint set…I especially like being able to have all of the paints in front of me as it encourages me to paint more often and to try new things. Though I prefer my artist grade paints as far as ease of painting goes, these paints have surprised me with how well they layer and how easy they are to lift and reactivate with a little water. I feel this set would make a great gift for someone just getting into gouache, mostly because this paint is so forgiving…this would give a beginner the freedom to paint without stressing over making mistakes. And price to quality ratio is unbeatable…this set is regularly $70.99 and right now, the Antnx store is offering an $11 coupon, taking this set down to an unbelievable $59.99…that’s approximately $1.20 per cup of paint…that is crazy cost effective! I hope this review has helped you in your gouache comparison shopping! Happy painting!