Talens Gouache Extra Fine mixing set | 8 x 20 ml

I got these around the same time I bought a Winsor & Newton Set, these one are bigger and I feel the consistency of the paint is better too. They were much cheaper than the W&N set.Both are good sets, but I’ll probably stick to Talens in the future.

Wonderful! Even better than Windsor&Newton. I'd buy it again for sure!

These gouache paints are admittedly value for money but if you're a professional or have been working with gouache for a while, I'd not recommend them. I was hoping for a better set of paints than my smaller tubes of Windsor & Newtons but unfortunately they just aren't up to that standard. Firstly, they don't reconstitute well or thickly/creamily once dry which means you can get muddy colours when you try to paint in layers. They remix thinly and extra gritty/chalky which is quite annoying. There are some nice colours but yellow ochre is missing which I find key for so many subjects and colour mixes. There is no little square on the back indicating their opacity. And finally, the tubes were so full and the paint quite liquid so it often spurts out of the tubes as soon as you take the lid off, causing unexpected paint spillages.

This is the perfect set for starting out in gouache. It has all the colours needed to start mixing, it is great quality and you get a decent size tube of each colour. Recommended.