I lost my grandfather to COVID last May, and inherited his art supplies, amongst them were a set of gouache from the 70’s. They’re still working amazingly and it helps me feel he is still about in some way.
@@theapplequeen5832 I used his watercolours to make Christmas paintings for my parents and siblings, but I would like to paint a portrait of my grandparents for my dad at some point.
I really wish you could test Master Class gouache set (from White Nights’ manufacturer) and compare it with HIMI. But idk if they sell it somewhere outside the country. Upd: yes they do, on Amazon
Maybe make it a new year's resolution to get it out of the depths of your draw and have fun painting with it,you won't regret it,these are great paints to work with.
@@Vanitasmortedigital Thank you so much! That is so kind of you to mention! I 100% agree, HIMI paint is an amazing set especially for beginners. I'm not sure if you read my mind but it's been a *long* time since I've done art. I will definitely try again in 2021. I miss keeping my mind creative. Happy New Years and 2021 to you and I hope you meet your resolutions as well!
@@darlin9153 Thank you and I hope 2021 sees you being really inspired witn new directions creatively,maybe start a sketchbook to work in through the year. I hope you do dig out your Miya Himi gouache set to bgin painting with,they mix and blend well and am sure you'll enjoy working with them.
hey :) my favorite way to use the set it by mixing the wait paint and then letting it dry and reactivating it on the palette, the consistency comes out so so nice
@@bookshelfhoney I only ever mixed upon it being dry (and trying to reactivate with water) there’s no real reason to mix when brand new unless the paints are oily upon receiving them.
@@hellopeople1748 Oxford dictionary definition - Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed. Basically, someone saying that something has meaning or importance to seem smart and impress people. P.S Well done for learning 3 languages.
Thank you so much for showing the world that the paint can in fact be revived. I know a lot of us are concerned because we see reviews of people who just receive the paints, but never people who have had to paint for a long time where they have dried out.
They're basically watercolors and watercolors don't really go bad. Dried paint is reactivated with water. Some people prefer to use them from a dried state like pan watercolors. Depends on preference I guess
I have the HIMI and Arrtx sets they're amazing. I feed mine once a month, just pop them open and liberally spray with water it's been 6 months and they show no sign of drying up.
omg my aunt just gifted me the 54 color set of the himi miya jelly gouache and i was so worried that im not going to be able to maximize the 1 oz pots of paint before they dry out. thanks to this vid i know that i can keep using them even if they fully dry out after YEARS!
My preferred medium is watercolor, but I used to buy a lot of gouache when I was in college (graphic design). They made us buy individual bottles of Pelikan gouache because we would go through a LOT of paint doing homework for one class in particular. What hurt the most was returning next year to a class that needed gouache and finding out your leftover bottles from last year rot. They smell horrible when they rot! I guess my experiences with gouache haven't been great, but watching artists like you makes me want to buy a high quality set and start all over again. ❤️
I just got this set too, for my birthday - but I'm nervous to use it. The colours are so close together, looks like as soon as I take the plastic seal off each pot the colours will spill over and mix with the colours next to them....??!! 😮🎨Has anyone used them yet and knows how easy it is to contain each colour? I love the colours so much and I'm just about to dive in and start trying them out...but I'm nervous of ruining the colours. Just thought I'd ask what people's experience is? 😌🎨🌷 and Happy New Year to you all ☺️
Thank you for sharing this! I too am an emotional person so when you talked about emotional and vulnerable art, that resonated with me :) I also have a Himi set that I use here and there so it’s nice to see it still able to hold up after years time. xx
There's actually a reactivator for the Himi Gouache!!! It's from the same brand itself and its called a "Moisturized Mildew Goauche Spray" and the reviews I've seen in some online stores were good!!
I've had mine for a few months (and they are starting to dry, boo) so I just keep a small spray bottle on my desk and give them a spray before I close the palette up when I'm done with it :) it's worked well so far! But it's nice to know I can revive them if I ever forget to do this
I actually would advise against that lol. Normal water has all sorts of things in there that can grow and feed mold (distilled is better :3) Mold also grows in enclosed spaces, that's why you have to wait till watercolors dry before putting them up. Before putting up my gouache set I put some drops of rubbing alcohol in each cup since I won't be breaking out the set for a bit. It reconstituted the paints and also helped to kill anything that might be growing. Just a heads up ^^
@@trishakhat1703 oh, my house is very cold so I hadn't even considered mold! Thank you! I'll do some more research on how to take care of them better. (but also just for context, I don't use them everyday so the spraying doesn't happen often. Probably why I haven't noticed any issues, but still wouldn't want to give bad advice to others)
@@trishakhat1703 oh man, I've been worried about getting mold on my himi gouache! So far I dont think I've had any, I hardly use my set so it's normally dry. I wondered if spraying them with filtered water would affect it, that's all I got :') I wonder if letting them out to dry a bit is a bad thing or? I'm still new to these but they look so exciting!
that drawing is very beautiful, when you were talking about how it meant a lot to you emotionally, I then started to analyze the meaning it from the context that was given to me. I wouldn’t say exactly because I can tell it’s quite personal to you but it’s very fascinating and interesting. absolutely adore it! keep going!
I wonder if it's something to do with how the pigment and binder react in the cup,the prussian blue in my Himi and Arrtx sets is still really wet,I wonder if the pigment used in the Prussian blue is more dense....
@@jesusbarragan9104 Try sprtitzing them with distilled water a couple of times and then let this soak into the cups with the lid back on the box.I did this with mine and it worked,distiled water is better is stops the risk of mould growing in the re-soaked paint
I’ve been debating whether or not dipping my toes into gouache and if this Miya set is going to work on me since I usually leave my art supplies forgotten and jump to another brand or medium... watching you reactive the paint gives me hope that I will not loose my money if I get it! 😊
While I don't own this specific set, I love watching you paint in gouache. I had to purchase $100+ of winsor & newton for school, and i want to get my money's worth by learning to use it in my personal professional work as well. Your style and technique is so fun to watch, and super inspiring! Happy new year! ❤
This was a great video! I was so anxious about my paints because I was afraid they would dry out too fast. That piece you created was beautiful, I've never seen this type of art before but it's so impactful. Around 8:48 I actually started tearing up because of the emotion I was feeling coming off the piece. The contrast between blue and red is gorgeous it pushed that emotion even more. Because of that I kind of wish you hadn't added the teardrops at the end because I really don't think it was needed. The emotion was pushed through perfectly just by the shape of the eyes and the color palette, adding the teardrops for me became too literal like now you're telling me that this person is sad instead of letting me feel it for myself. I am not trying to be rude this is just something I noticed and thought I would share. I'm in art school right now and critiques are a big part of that and something I've noticed myself doing a lot more. Again this piece is absolutely gorgeous and I'm not trying to be rude
Hmm, I thought they were light reflecting off the cheekbone- they're kind of too off to the side for tears, and it would be a bit on the nose for a piece like this. The same colour is used for other highlights across the face, hence why I came to that conclusion.
WOW this is the first time I look at a painting and say, " woah I know exactly how that feels". I couldn't explain this feeling but this painting is the exact explanation. Its cool how when words cant express a feeling, art can.
You really inspire me so much. I've been struggling with this paint set but seeing the beautiful work you make with it makes me want to give it another chance.
I bought this HIMI gouache set a few months ago..I'm new to gouache and alot of people here on RUclips said it was good for beginners so I decided to try it..it was good to see how well these paints still looked after being reactivated(and I like that,that they can be reactivated with just a bit of water) because even though they weren't expensive,I wouldn't want to have to throw them out after a while because they were unuseable..very helpful video 😊
Wow, I honestly love how this painting makes me feel. When I look at it I can't tell if I want to cry or look away. You perfectly captured the mental and emotional vibe of 2020.
I've had my set for maybe 6 months and I recently added water and stirred it in to keep them fresh.... Good as new! Aside from a little cross-contamination 😅
You are painting poetry. Your painting makes me so much emotional, I don't know if I feel uncomfortable watching these eyes or if in the contrary I find them comforting.. I just feel peaceful looking at them I don't want to stop staring. Thank you
I have the miya Himi set and the Arrtx set of the jelly gouache I got some for an artist friend at the same time and we have both been painting with it ever since. I love this paint, it layer's beautifully and blends and mixes well and they really work well on black paper as well.They stay wet for a long time thanks to the way the box and lid is designed,and they are great value for the quanitity of paint you get in each cup. I like to work in impasto in acrylics and these gouache can to a degree be used in a similar way which I love. These paints allow you to work boldly.I like how just the fact both the Himi and Arrtx having 18 colours encourage you to mix to get more colours and both brands work well together and having both gives a really good workable palette of colours.Tube gouache can dry in the tubes which can lead to wastage,but these paints stay wet for a long time and can be revived easily which makes them outlast tube gouache.I think these jelly gouache sets are an inspired invention and it's easy to see why they have become so popular. They are really great to work with and even when revived retain their creamy texture when painting and don't lose their intensity of colour either when revived,it is best to use distilled water to revive them,so that mould doesn't grow in them when the lid is closed again.The fact you've had your sets so long and they can still be revived shows what great paints they actually are. Your painting is really emotive and shows how quickly these brilliant paints can build up a finished piece.Hope 2021 brings you and your fmaily lots on new directions and that you art continues to evolve and that new inspiration finds you in the new year and thank you for a year (2020) of brilliant and inspiring videos.
Yes I have the himi gouache as well. I simply wet the brush and wet the paint that I'm will use. That way I can control how pigmented I want the paint to be. They are a lot of fun to use. Had mine for two years as well.
I have 2 sets of himi, one is the 24 color set and I bought the 18 color set last Christmas as a gift for myself. It's a secondhand set and it's all dried up. The seller sold it to me for a very low price. I finished reactivating them yesterday and the quality is still the same. 🥺✊🏻 i just started using gouache last November, and I fell inlove with himi the first time I tried it. ❤️
I was trying to find a review on himi gouache and halfway through watching this, it feels like I'm sitting through a therapy session. I love your painting by the way, thankyou for sharing, well, pretty much everything!
@@rosar.4293 there are paint making tutorials that use honey, and I've seen a tip Lindsay of the channel Frugal Crafter gave in one of her videos that glycerin helps revive a dead marker (watercolor markers if I remember correctly) So my guess is that both glycerin and honey help keeping the paint's consistency or its moisture? I'm not sure
Honey and glycerin helps to give moisture back. Honey is more on preventing molds as it's antibacterial, and glycerin is for keeping it moist for extended periods of time, like a facial moisturizer
@@rosar.4293 If you mix a little bit of glycerin with water and spray it on your paints, they won't crack when they dry out and will take longer to dry out. They stay kind of sticky.
It did hurt my heart when the purple went into the yellow hahaha I just ordered and am waiting for royal talens xf gouache and super excited, I've never tried gouache before. Glad your well, take care from North Bay Ontario Canada :)
I haven't really touched a pen in about two months because I lacked time and also art did not feel like a thing to me anymore. Yet somehow watching your videos always motivate me to sit down and rediscover my joy in drawing and painting again. So thank you so much
Your work inspires me so much! I wouldn't have tried gouache, because before your channel I really didn't have it in my awareness. I was (and am) a watercolorist first before I left kind of the art world so to speak for a decade after High School. After painting with gouache and really falling back in love with painting, I also discovered Poscas and how much I love working with those. Coming back to art especially this last year has been so amazing. Thank you so much for posting, and for being part of that journey for me. (: It's hard to explain in words, but it means so much. (Also this piece turned out so awesome. The contrast between the very icy background and the reds in the eyes is very striking. Great work!)
Heya just wanted to say your channel has helped me loads, I love watching you paint and your voice is so relaxing when I’m having a tough time. Thank you for making this channel and being so kind and amazing
Ive been eyeing this set for the longest time, i just bought it, its cominh tomorrow, and im super excited but i wanted to watch a few videos first, i saw your original video and then this one and its super reassuring about my purchase
Glad I found this vid. I've been looking for some videos for artists who had let their jelly gouache sit for maybe years instead of just months and/or sit unused for an extended period. I have some Magicfly brand jelly gouache (that's no longer made, I think Himi bought them out,) that's about 3 years old. I did the same thing to revive it and a bit of glycerin is recommended too, which I haven't tried yet. But I thought it was still pretty good after sitting for a long time. Jelly gouache is a fun painting medium. So really, if you're not gonna be using it for a long time, it's fine to let it dry and crack...the drying out can help prevent it from getting moldy too. If mine had developed mold, I'd just pitch it. No great loss. I wouldn't use it for original paintings to sell or hang on the wall for a long time bc of unknown lightfastness and archival quality. But you can always make prints if you do something you want to preserve or sell and just to enjoy painting freely with it! 👍 p.s. Currently Himi is selling a pastel set of 18 colors on Amazon. I bought it and it is really nice. The soft colors are wonderful. I've only swatched them out, but so far, so good 😊
this is super useful for me, I just got an assignment where I have to use different traditional mediums and I've been thinking about digging out my old himi palette and vaguely dreading how they've fared over the past year of sitting in my desk... good to know I can bring them back to life!!
Thank you so much for this video. Also surprisingly my prussian blue also never dried out even after 1 year and i was shocked when you said yours didnt either, looks like that blue is truly SPECIAL! 😉
i bought the himi set myself 4 christmas,, literally the most satisfying purchase ever i been hyped about this pallete since 2018 lol its v fun 2 use,, alsoi feel like ik more about color theory now esp w dat magenta
I am so glad to know the paints last for a very long time. I have always wanted some but thought they were unusable after only a few months. I love how you paint, although this painting was difficult for me to see. It reminds me of someone who was burned; with the red around the eyes and the white like gauze or medical wrapping.
So, something I've done with my Himi set , was stick cellophane over it. It's been about a year and it's still mostly moist. I sprayed the tops of the dryer ones and they reactivated so well! I was impressed for sure.
I totally agree about the eyes, I get real emotional whenever I do a eye portrait because they can portray so much with out needing the rest of the face, eyes are so beautiful.
I've had this same set for about a year. I constantly have to do this. I've started putting tin foil over it then I put on the lid. It helps keep the moisture in a little bit.
I appreciate you sharing your vulnerability with us. It helped me realize that it’s okay to demonstrate how I feel in a painting even if it may be hard to do emotionally. Thank you
I recently purchased a set but haven’t opened them yet for two reasons, the first I was worried they would dry out before I got much use of them, so good to know you can bring them back to life, and the second is because I’ve never used gouache. I am fairly new to painting and am nervous to get started with them. Thank you 😊
Lol me too im getting a set of gouache, and thought abt getting this one but its going to be my first gouache so i thought to start with something cheaper so i wont have to worry abt that my art will be bad and that i had just waisted the gouache so you know, im just gonna use cheaper ones first lol
i am mostly a watercolor artist, and i was really thinking on buy a himi set, and this video was really helpfull cause now i know that i won't waste the set if stop using it. Thank you
Glad you mentioned the purple pain, I'm one that has clean paint I will take the extra time to mix paints lol. It takes me so long but I'm not going nuts seeing a speck of green in my yellow lol
Thank you for making this video! I was afraid I'd ruined my set because it got so dry. It's such a relief to see that it can be reactivated after so long!
I bought poster paints when I was in 8th grade and now I am a senior and I still use them to this day, granted I technically turned them into watercolors so I can ration it during lockdown, I still think its cool that they have enough pigment that I can mix them to a base and still be colorful.
Miya also make sets of jelly acrylics too,in larget sets of 24 and larger sets. I have a larget set of these too.And ahain they stay workable for a long time too as the lid on the cases threy come in works in the same way as the lids on the jelly gouache set.
I can't believe I missed this! Ahh~ New video for the new year. Thank you Arleesha for making my 2020 bearable with your inspiring painting videos💖 Can't wait to see you grow more as an artist! I love love your art, hope you and your family had a blast this holidays. Happy new year!!!
I don't know why, but the exact moment that the music snuck into the video... It really, really fit well with the emotions that the piece evokes in me. I love this so much :') I wish I knew who the artist of the song was...
I've found that adding some drops of glycerin to the paints when wet and stirring it in has also helped to keep them relatively creamy! I've had them for 4 years now and theyre still wonderful practice supplies
I have been using miya Himi Gouache for like a year maybe, and when I don't use them for a while they become really hard and yeah I reactivate them similarly. I find this gouache set awesome, there is plenty of paint that I don't have to worry about running out of it. And the results are satisfactory!
I just came here to look for a review of this brand of gouache paint but I got an amazing, emotional painting and whatever that song is at the end that I now have to listen to on repeat for the next few weeks.
I got my himi set back in june, and living in the south east, its normally pretty humid here so my set is almost overly moist sometimes and even when they do dry out a little a quick spray of water and putting the lid back on fixes them overnight ... I find it so interesting how the paint is affected by where you live Also I wish my favorite thing to draw are eyes because I still haven't mastered the art of drawing two eyes that look somewhat similar in size and shape... my favorite thing to draw are definitely lips ALSO HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :)
Sparkling Wine oof that sucks... since the himi set is pretty airtight I have never gotten any mold in it ... sometimes I do purposely let the top layers slightly dry out so that if I’m carrying it with me some place else in my room the colors aren’t contaminating each other and to possibly avoid any chance of molding
Sparkling Wine Also since this is gouache, it might have different binders than the watercolors you have... it might be that your watercolors were made of a honey base or something that’s more organic and that’s why it grew mold more easily... I’m no professional though
I finally bought some similar gou a che and qm afraid to use it as I'm afraid of it drying out. Thanks for your de m observation on reviving this type of paint.
Loved seeing this and I think we can all relate to the feelings. I’ve been thinking of getting my paints out again, after a year I was worried about if they were going to be ok! Feel better…thanks for sharing!
this interests me because a face with just ears or just a mouth or a nose wouldn't be as eery, it would just feel undone. we would learn so little about the person whereas with the eyes we learn so much more. the eyes truly are the windows to the soul.
Ive had this set for a few months now, but when i first got it, i mixed about 2-3 drops of pure glycerine in each jelly cup. Whenever the paints start to crack or dry up again, get a spray bottle, and mix 1 parts pure glycerin to 3 parts clean water (distilled, purified,etc) and shake well. Spray this on each cup and mix well till you get the same consistency as if you've first opened them. Hope this helps! ^^✌
I lost my grandfather to COVID last May, and inherited his art supplies, amongst them were a set of gouache from the 70’s. They’re still working amazingly and it helps me feel he is still about in some way.
Oh, that's a really beautiful way to keep the memory of a lost one alive
I wouldn’t have the heart to use that paint tbh but incorporating those materials is such a wonderful memento that I highly recommend it
that is so amazing. i hope they’re still working well
It might be really awesome to use that gouache set to make a portrait or something to commemorate him, I feel like that would be special
@@theapplequeen5832 I used his watercolours to make Christmas paintings for my parents and siblings, but I would like to paint a portrait of my grandparents for my dad at some point.
I died inside a bit when that purple went into the yellow, but Arleesha’s following comment returned me back to life xd
I really wish you could test Master Class gouache set (from White Nights’ manufacturer) and compare it with HIMI. But idk if they sell it somewhere outside the country.
Upd: yes they do, on Amazon
Same here
Timeless Spell they are so much more expensive though
If only you saw how messy my pallet is .you would actually be dead 💀
@@ladymuck2 yeah, I forgot that they are more expensive outside of Russia. Actually, here Master Class is cheaper than HIMI.
My HIMI set in the depths of my drawer waiting for me to use it: 👁👄👁
Lol!! I will picture this forever now xD
Maybe make it a new year's resolution to get it out of the depths of your draw and have fun painting with it,you won't regret it,these are great paints to work with.
@@Vanitasmortedigital Thank you so much! That is so kind of you to mention! I 100% agree, HIMI paint is an amazing set especially for beginners. I'm not sure if you read my mind but it's been a *long* time since I've done art. I will definitely try again in 2021. I miss keeping my mind creative. Happy New Years and 2021 to you and I hope you meet your resolutions as well!
@@darlin9153 Thank you and I hope 2021 sees you being really inspired witn new directions creatively,maybe start a sketchbook to work in through the year. I hope you do dig out your Miya Himi gouache set to bgin painting with,they mix and blend well and am sure you'll enjoy working with them.
Now I gotta paint that face on mine
I've got that Himi set - it's good to know they can be stirred back into life like this!
Same!
it re-activates easier with warm/hot water, i had to do this for 6 year old gouache
hey :) my favorite way to use the set it by mixing the wait paint and then letting it dry and reactivating it on the palette, the consistency comes out so so nice
Are you supposed to stir the paint when it's new? Or only when it's dried up? I just got this set
@@bookshelfhoney I only ever mixed upon it being dry (and trying to reactivate with water) there’s no real reason to mix when brand new unless the paints are oily upon receiving them.
"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable"
- Cesar Cruz
@@GR-hy7qy it’s just a quote, an interpretation. It doesn’t have to be any of those things, but that isn’t the point.
This quote is so annoying. You're not disturbed, you're pretentious.
@@oogyboof what does pretentitious mean? im sorry for any missspellings, english is my 3rd language.
@@hellopeople1748 Oxford dictionary definition - Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed. Basically, someone saying that something has meaning or importance to seem smart and impress people. P.S Well done for learning 3 languages.
G R I think sometimes it doesn’t even need to have effort
Thank you so much for showing the world that the paint can in fact be revived. I know a lot of us are concerned because we see reviews of people who just receive the paints, but never people who have had to paint for a long time where they have dried out.
They're basically watercolors and watercolors don't really go bad. Dried paint is reactivated with water. Some people prefer to use them from a dried state like pan watercolors. Depends on preference I guess
I have the HIMI and Arrtx sets they're amazing. I feed mine once a month, just pop them open and liberally spray with water it's been 6 months and they show no sign of drying up.
Great Idea!!
@@hawkeye9382 need to do this, thanks. Just checked mine and it's all dried out.
Same exept i do it weekly, they are still good as new !
Am I the only one who just puts plastic wrap over the individual paints?
@@rd9065 oh my god that’s actually genius
I don’t have kids but if I did, I’d also be the mum crying over Pokémon while my kids are like “are u ok”
Waaaah, Butterfree left Ash to be with the cute pink Butterfree 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@@arleebean SOBS it never gets easier 💖💖💖
This is a whole vibe and a half
@@arleebean *crys*
@@arleebean omg that episode😭😭😭😭
omg my aunt just gifted me the 54 color set of the himi miya jelly gouache and i was so worried that im not going to be able to maximize the 1 oz pots of paint before they dry out. thanks to this vid i know that i can keep using them even if they fully dry out after YEARS!
cool aunts are cool😤❤️
My preferred medium is watercolor, but I used to buy a lot of gouache when I was in college (graphic design). They made us buy individual bottles of Pelikan gouache because we would go through a LOT of paint doing homework for one class in particular. What hurt the most was returning next year to a class that needed gouache and finding out your leftover bottles from last year rot. They smell horrible when they rot! I guess my experiences with gouache haven't been great, but watching artists like you makes me want to buy a high quality set and start all over again. ❤️
I’m a watercolor artist at heart but I started using gouache again and I can’t stop, I’m doing a whole series of gouache paintings now.
Perhaps letting them dry out between uses is a good thing. Less moisture = decay
I just got this set for Christmas, and I was so worried that I’d have to use them up fast. Thanks for assuaging my fears.
Same I got the set for Christmas too
Same but I got it for my birthday
sameee i got it for Christmas
I just got this set too, for my birthday - but I'm nervous to use it. The colours are so close together, looks like as soon as I take the plastic seal off each pot the colours will spill over and mix with the colours next to them....??!! 😮🎨Has anyone used them yet and knows how easy it is to contain each colour?
I love the colours so much and I'm just about to dive in and start trying them out...but I'm nervous of ruining the colours. Just thought I'd ask what people's experience is? 😌🎨🌷 and Happy New Year to you all ☺️
@@tigs6639 tbh i do have that experience with the colours mixing but its not thatttt bad so don’t worry :)
I love this gouache!! As a beginner, it has made me feel more comfortable with making mistakes.
Thank you for sharing this! I too am an emotional person so when you talked about emotional and vulnerable art, that resonated with me :) I also have a Himi set that I use here and there so it’s nice to see it still able to hold up after years time. xx
Ahh I'm looking into these for a new bullet journal, would love to see more of your art if you share them Lily!!
I love how emotional this piece is. Thank you for sharing your emotions and vulnerability.
There's actually a reactivator for the Himi Gouache!!! It's from the same brand itself and its called a "Moisturized Mildew Goauche Spray" and the reviews I've seen in some online stores were good!!
it's just water and alcohol. the alcohol evaporates so doesn't damage the integrity of the paint, but it will kill any mold spores.
@@jaspermartin7444 I often reactivate gouache. Should I add a touch of alcohol to the water? I have some for reviving alcohol markers.
this painting reminds me of people who always tell u they're ok/good but their eyes tell for them a lot more
I've had mine for a few months (and they are starting to dry, boo) so I just keep a small spray bottle on my desk and give them a spray before I close the palette up when I'm done with it :) it's worked well so far! But it's nice to know I can revive them if I ever forget to do this
I actually would advise against that lol. Normal water has all sorts of things in there that can grow and feed mold (distilled is better :3) Mold also grows in enclosed spaces, that's why you have to wait till watercolors dry before putting them up. Before putting up my gouache set I put some drops of rubbing alcohol in each cup since I won't be breaking out the set for a bit. It reconstituted the paints and also helped to kill anything that might be growing. Just a heads up ^^
@@trishakhat1703 oh, my house is very cold so I hadn't even considered mold! Thank you! I'll do some more research on how to take care of them better. (but also just for context, I don't use them everyday so the spraying doesn't happen often. Probably why I haven't noticed any issues, but still wouldn't want to give bad advice to others)
@@trishakhat1703 oh man, I've been worried about getting mold on my himi gouache! So far I dont think I've had any, I hardly use my set so it's normally dry. I wondered if spraying them with filtered water would affect it, that's all I got :')
I wonder if letting them out to dry a bit is a bad thing or? I'm still new to these but they look so exciting!
that drawing is very beautiful, when you were talking about how it meant a lot to you emotionally, I then started to analyze the meaning it from the context that was given to me. I wouldn’t say exactly because I can tell it’s quite personal to you but it’s very fascinating and interesting. absolutely adore it! keep going!
Poor Prussian Blue, can't stay hard...
Happens to the best of us 😔
It's perfectly normal and happens all the time xD Don't feel bad, Prussian Blue.
I wonder if it's something to do with how the pigment and binder react in the cup,the prussian blue in my Himi and Arrtx sets is still really wet,I wonder if the pigment used in the Prussian blue is more dense....
THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MINE😳😳
@@jesusbarragan9104 Try sprtitzing them with distilled water a couple of times and then let this soak into the cups with the lid back on the box.I did this with mine and it worked,distiled water is better is stops the risk of mould growing in the re-soaked paint
I’ve been debating whether or not dipping my toes into gouache and if this Miya set is going to work on me since I usually leave my art supplies forgotten and jump to another brand or medium... watching you reactive the paint gives me hope that I will not loose my money if I get it! 😊
I thought you meant you had gouache, and you thought about literally putting your feet into it.
While I don't own this specific set, I love watching you paint in gouache. I had to purchase $100+ of winsor & newton for school, and i want to get my money's worth by learning to use it in my personal professional work as well. Your style and technique is so fun to watch, and super inspiring!
Happy new year! ❤
$100+ on w&n gouache?
@@bluestblue435 Yep. It balanced out, considering there wasn't a textbook needed, and those cost about the same.
This was a great video! I was so anxious about my paints because I was afraid they would dry out too fast. That piece you created was beautiful, I've never seen this type of art before but it's so impactful. Around 8:48 I actually started tearing up because of the emotion I was feeling coming off the piece. The contrast between blue and red is gorgeous it pushed that emotion even more. Because of that I kind of wish you hadn't added the teardrops at the end because I really don't think it was needed. The emotion was pushed through perfectly just by the shape of the eyes and the color palette, adding the teardrops for me became too literal like now you're telling me that this person is sad instead of letting me feel it for myself. I am not trying to be rude this is just something I noticed and thought I would share. I'm in art school right now and critiques are a big part of that and something I've noticed myself doing a lot more. Again this piece is absolutely gorgeous and I'm not trying to be rude
Hmm, I thought they were light reflecting off the cheekbone- they're kind of too off to the side for tears, and it would be a bit on the nose for a piece like this. The same colour is used for other highlights across the face, hence why I came to that conclusion.
WOW this is the first time I look at a painting and say, " woah I know exactly how that feels". I couldn't explain this feeling but this painting is the exact explanation. Its cool how when words cant express a feeling, art can.
You really inspire me so much. I've been struggling with this paint set but seeing the beautiful work you make with it makes me want to give it another chance.
I bought this HIMI gouache set a few months ago..I'm new to gouache and alot of people here on RUclips said it was good for beginners so I decided to try it..it was good to see how well these paints still looked after being reactivated(and I like that,that they can be reactivated with just a bit of water) because even though they weren't expensive,I wouldn't want to have to throw them out after a while because they were unuseable..very helpful video 😊
painting like this is just so therapeutic ...both watching the process and getting involved in one of your own
Arlee i’ll never be tired of you paint eyes, they’re always mesmerizing.
I haven't used my HIMI gouache in forever! Maybe I should take it out and use it for my bullet journal this year if you can reactivate it so easily!
This draw expresses so much emotions, I’m just impressed by your talent to let go your emotions into a piece
When I finally pluck up the courage to try gouache, this is the set I’ll get :)
Wow, I honestly love how this painting makes me feel. When I look at it I can't tell if I want to cry or look away. You perfectly captured the mental and emotional vibe of 2020.
I've never seen someone paint before and i really like this one because its rlly satisfying to look at.
I've had my set for maybe 6 months and I recently added water and stirred it in to keep them fresh.... Good as new! Aside from a little cross-contamination 😅
You are painting poetry. Your painting makes me so much emotional, I don't know if I feel uncomfortable watching these eyes or if in the contrary I find them comforting.. I just feel peaceful looking at them I don't want to stop staring. Thank you
In the thumbnail just those eyes makes it look like War Hammer Titan's eyes.
I still have my himi gouache after nearly 5 years and they're still good! Its incredible how sturdy they are
I have the miya Himi set and the Arrtx set of the jelly gouache I got some for an artist friend at the same time and we have both been painting with it ever since. I love this paint, it layer's beautifully and blends and mixes well and they really work well on black paper as well.They stay wet for a long time thanks to the way the box and lid is designed,and they are great value for the quanitity of paint you get in each cup. I like to work in impasto in acrylics and these gouache can to a degree be used in a similar way which I love. These paints allow you to work boldly.I like how just the fact both the Himi and Arrtx having 18 colours encourage you to mix to get more colours and both brands work well together and having both gives a really good workable palette of colours.Tube gouache can dry in the tubes which can lead to wastage,but these paints stay wet for a long time and can be revived easily which makes them outlast tube gouache.I think these jelly gouache sets are an inspired invention and it's easy to see why they have become so popular. They are really great to work with and even when revived retain their creamy texture when painting and don't lose their intensity of colour either when revived,it is best to use distilled water to revive them,so that mould doesn't grow in them when the lid is closed again.The fact you've had your sets so long and they can still be revived shows what great paints they actually are. Your painting is really emotive and shows how quickly these brilliant paints can build up a finished piece.Hope 2021 brings you and your fmaily lots on new directions and that you art continues to evolve and that new inspiration finds you in the new year and thank you for a year (2020) of brilliant and inspiring videos.
Yes I have the himi gouache as well. I simply wet the brush and wet the paint that I'm will use. That way I can control how pigmented I want the paint to be. They are a lot of fun to use. Had mine for two years as well.
I have 2 sets of himi, one is the 24 color set and I bought the 18 color set last Christmas as a gift for myself. It's a secondhand set and it's all dried up. The seller sold it to me for a very low price. I finished reactivating them yesterday and the quality is still the same. 🥺✊🏻 i just started using gouache last November, and I fell inlove with himi the first time I tried it. ❤️
I was trying to find a review on himi gouache and halfway through watching this, it feels like I'm sitting through a therapy session. I love your painting by the way, thankyou for sharing, well, pretty much everything!
The way she painted it. It look liked she just putting paints but the end result was amazing. The depth. Ugh.
I cover mine with sedan wrap and then the lid, or press and seal. I also heard you can put glycerin or honey in it
Can you plz elaborate. I’ve never heard of putting glycerin or honey in paint before! 😲😲😲
@@rosar.4293 there are paint making tutorials that use honey, and I've seen a tip Lindsay of the channel Frugal Crafter gave in one of her videos that glycerin helps revive a dead marker (watercolor markers if I remember correctly)
So my guess is that both glycerin and honey help keeping the paint's consistency or its moisture? I'm not sure
Honey and glycerin helps to give moisture back. Honey is more on preventing molds as it's antibacterial, and glycerin is for keeping it moist for extended periods of time, like a facial moisturizer
@@seraffym_ Thank you!
@@rosar.4293 If you mix a little bit of glycerin with water and spray it on your paints, they won't crack when they dry out and will take longer to dry out. They stay kind of sticky.
I can’t. Stop. Watching. This! No joke I replayed this 4 times
You still replaying?
@@adrianaandrade6304 yup
It did hurt my heart when the purple went into the yellow hahaha I just ordered and am waiting for royal talens xf gouache and super excited, I've never tried gouache before. Glad your well, take care from North Bay Ontario Canada :)
I haven't really touched a pen in about two months because I lacked time and also art did not feel like a thing to me anymore.
Yet somehow watching your videos always motivate me to sit down and rediscover my joy in drawing and painting again.
So thank you so much
Your work inspires me so much! I wouldn't have tried gouache, because before your channel I really didn't have it in my awareness. I was (and am) a watercolorist first before I left kind of the art world so to speak for a decade after High School. After painting with gouache and really falling back in love with painting, I also discovered Poscas and how much I love working with those. Coming back to art especially this last year has been so amazing. Thank you so much for posting, and for being part of that journey for me. (: It's hard to explain in words, but it means so much. (Also this piece turned out so awesome. The contrast between the very icy background and the reds in the eyes is very striking. Great work!)
Heya just wanted to say your channel has helped me loads, I love watching you paint and your voice is so relaxing when I’m having a tough time. Thank you for making this channel and being so kind and amazing
Awww, this is so sweet! Thank you for taking the time to comment. I'm honored to have been able to help in any way. :)
Ive been eyeing this set for the longest time, i just bought it, its cominh tomorrow, and im super excited but i wanted to watch a few videos first, i saw your original video and then this one and its super reassuring about my purchase
Glad I found this vid. I've been looking for some videos for artists who had let their jelly gouache sit for maybe years instead of just months and/or sit unused for an extended period. I have some Magicfly brand jelly gouache (that's no longer made, I think Himi bought them out,) that's about 3 years old. I did the same thing to revive it and a bit of glycerin is recommended too, which I haven't tried yet. But I thought it was still pretty good after sitting for a long time. Jelly gouache is a fun painting medium. So really, if you're not gonna be using it for a long time, it's fine to let it dry and crack...the drying out can help prevent it from getting moldy too. If mine had developed mold, I'd just pitch it. No great loss. I wouldn't use it for original paintings to sell or hang on the wall for a long time bc of unknown lightfastness and archival quality. But you can always make prints if you do something you want to preserve or sell and just to enjoy painting freely with it! 👍 p.s. Currently Himi is selling a pastel set of 18 colors on Amazon. I bought it and it is really nice. The soft colors are wonderful. I've only swatched them out, but so far, so good 😊
this came up on my recommended and i have to say, i live your voice so much it's so soothing to me 🥺
this is super useful for me, I just got an assignment where I have to use different traditional mediums and I've been thinking about digging out my old himi palette and vaguely dreading how they've fared over the past year of sitting in my desk... good to know I can bring them back to life!!
I bought this set because it was super popular among youtubers and now gouache has become my favorite technique
Thank you so much for this video. Also surprisingly my prussian blue also never dried out even after 1 year and i was shocked when you said yours didnt either, looks like that blue is truly SPECIAL! 😉
i bought the himi set myself 4 christmas,, literally the most satisfying purchase ever i been hyped about this pallete since 2018 lol its v fun 2 use,, alsoi feel like ik more about color theory now esp w dat magenta
I really admire people who can draw/paint as i cant and find it super difficult to come up with ideas when i try 🥺💖💖
I am so glad to know the paints last for a very long time. I have always wanted some but thought they were unusable after only a few months. I love how you paint, although this painting was difficult for me to see. It reminds me of someone who was burned; with the red around the eyes and the white like gauze or medical wrapping.
So, something I've done with my Himi set , was stick cellophane over it. It's been about a year and it's still mostly moist. I sprayed the tops of the dryer ones and they reactivated so well! I was impressed for sure.
I finally purchased one! And I literally cannot wait till it gets here!
I totally agree about the eyes, I get real emotional whenever I do a eye portrait because they can portray so much with out needing the rest of the face, eyes are so beautiful.
Thanks for updating us! I bought this too and haven’t used it in a while so I was a little worried about it being dry.
i just got my set- watching videos to see how to use it. thank you for the good videos
I have the same set and it got dry for two years and I was thinking about throwing it away but I’m glad I can restore it again!!
I've had this same set for about a year. I constantly have to do this. I've started putting tin foil over it then I put on the lid. It helps keep the moisture in a little bit.
I’m glad I’m watching reviews for this because I want it so much but I wasn’t sure
I appreciate you sharing your vulnerability with us. It helped me realize that it’s okay to demonstrate how I feel in a painting even if it may be hard to do emotionally. Thank you
I love art like this because it can be interpreted in multiple ways.
I recently purchased a set but haven’t opened them yet for two reasons, the first I was worried they would dry out before I got much use of them, so good to know you can bring them back to life, and the second is because I’ve never used gouache. I am fairly new to painting and am nervous to get started with them. Thank you 😊
Lol me too im getting a set of gouache, and thought abt getting this one but its going to be my first gouache so i thought to start with something cheaper so i wont have to worry abt that my art will be bad and that i had just waisted the gouache so you know, im just gonna use cheaper ones first lol
Eyes really are the windows to the soul, thank you for sharing this piece and the HIMI tips!
i am mostly a watercolor artist, and i was really thinking on buy a himi set, and this video was really helpfull cause now i know that i won't waste the set if stop using it. Thank you
I ordered one of these a few days ago and im SO excited to use it
Thanks for this! I recently picked up this set for $12 on Amazon! Yay
Glad you mentioned the purple pain, I'm one that has clean paint I will take the extra time to mix paints lol. It takes me so long but I'm not going nuts seeing a speck of green in my yellow lol
Thank you for this video, I have been avoiding gouache due to a few negative reviews I have seen.
Thank you for making this video! I was afraid I'd ruined my set because it got so dry. It's such a relief to see that it can be reactivated after so long!
I bought poster paints when I was in 8th grade and now I am a senior and I still use them to this day, granted I technically turned them into watercolors so I can ration it during lockdown, I still think its cool that they have enough pigment that I can mix them to a base and still be colorful.
Your voice is so soothing and relaxing/calming
This is the first video I've watched in 2021 💖 definitely the right way to start 2021
Your voice is so calming and lovely 🤧
Miya also make sets of jelly acrylics too,in larget sets of 24 and larger sets. I have a larget set of these too.And ahain they stay workable for a long time too as the lid on the cases threy come in works in the same way as the lids on the jelly gouache set.
I can't believe I missed this! Ahh~ New video for the new year. Thank you Arleesha for making my 2020 bearable with your inspiring painting videos💖 Can't wait to see you grow more as an artist! I love love your art, hope you and your family had a blast this holidays. Happy new year!!!
Ahhh, thank you so much! It's been an honor making videos for you this year. :) I hope you are doing well too!! Happy new year!
I don't know why, but the exact moment that the music snuck into the video... It really, really fit well with the emotions that the piece evokes in me. I love this so much :')
I wish I knew who the artist of the song was...
Ever Yearning feat. Michael Stenmark - When Spring is Coming
The rhytm reminds me off the Death Stranding Soundtrack!! Like Low Roar etc
@@delisedwirges9946 Awesome!!!
Thank you ,I just bought this set and I thought :"hey won't it just dry up " but this means that it will last me for a long time . love your vid
I've found that adding some drops of glycerin to the paints when wet and stirring it in has also helped to keep them relatively creamy! I've had them for 4 years now and theyre still wonderful practice supplies
I have been using miya Himi Gouache for like a year maybe, and when I don't use them for a while they become really hard and yeah I reactivate them similarly. I find this gouache set awesome, there is plenty of paint that I don't have to worry about running out of it. And the results are satisfactory!
I just came here to look for a review of this brand of gouache paint but I got an amazing, emotional painting and whatever that song is at the end that I now have to listen to on repeat for the next few weeks.
I got my himi set back in june, and living in the south east, its normally pretty humid here so my set is almost overly moist sometimes and even when they do dry out a little a quick spray of water and putting the lid back on fixes them overnight ... I find it so interesting how the paint is affected by where you live
Also I wish my favorite thing to draw are eyes because I still haven't mastered the art of drawing two eyes that look somewhat similar in size and shape... my favorite thing to draw are definitely lips
ALSO HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :)
Did you had any problems with mold in it? I live in a very humid place and my watercolor got a superficial mold in it
Sparkling Wine oof that sucks... since the himi set is pretty airtight I have never gotten any mold in it ... sometimes I do purposely let the top layers slightly dry out so that if I’m carrying it with me some place else in my room the colors aren’t contaminating each other and to possibly avoid any chance of molding
Sparkling Wine Also since this is gouache, it might have different binders than the watercolors you have... it might be that your watercolors were made of a honey base or something that’s more organic and that’s why it grew mold more easily... I’m no professional though
I finally bought some similar gou a che and qm afraid to use it as I'm afraid of it drying out. Thanks for your de m observation on reviving this type of paint.
Ooh! I just bought himi gouache on Amazon! This will be helpful!
Loved seeing this and I think we can all relate to the feelings.
I’ve been thinking of getting my paints out again, after a year I was worried about if they were going to be ok!
Feel better…thanks for sharing!
I have a watercolor set from Pentel since 2014 with the very same shade of blue as this Himi Gouache, it is still wet as it was from the tube.
I opened a week ago my HIMI palette after 2 years, that prussian blue was immaculate.
the true hero. the chosen one.
this interests me because a face with just ears or just a mouth or a nose wouldn't be as eery, it would just feel undone. we would learn so little about the person whereas with the eyes we learn so much more. the eyes truly are the windows to the soul.
Happy new yearrrr!
i cant wait to see another paint-making video! 😄 but this one was really interesting 💜
your voice is so soothing!
Ive had this set for a few months now, but when i first got it, i mixed about 2-3 drops of pure glycerine in each jelly cup. Whenever the paints start to crack or dry up again, get a spray bottle, and mix 1 parts pure glycerin to 3 parts clean water (distilled, purified,etc) and shake well. Spray this on each cup and mix well till you get the same consistency as if you've first opened them. Hope this helps! ^^✌
Oh my gosh it's been almost 2 years ALREADY ?! I remember anticipating your initial review video for this set -- time flies!!
Beautiful painting! I love the emotion in all of your work.
I use mine almost everyday and have had it about a year. Love it
I just bought my first set today, I'm so excited to use it
I love this set. It's so fun to use. Thanks for this video, I was curious about how well they reactivate.
I think the best artwork are the ones that evoke emotions inside you 💕