i’d love to see you try to do one of your beautiful landscape paintings with gouache, really embracing that stylization. it would be a great way to learn the medium more, as well as experiment out of your comfort zone!
Helen has done a beautiful series of gouache landscapes and they are stunning. Ask her for a video of her craft fair stall. You didn't get this from me... 'kay? x
Thank you both! Here are a couple of gouache landscapes I've done, if you're interested: ruclips.net/video/XAYB6jQKlaw/видео.html ruclips.net/video/zpH30WFmOoE/видео.html
These are really lovely, but I wish Holbein would stop using fugitive dyes for many of their violets and magenta. I do like how well the gouache worked in your painting. Thanks for the video!
I believe that this is a holdover from when gouache was used by illustrators and they photographed their artwork for ads and magazine work. Permanence was never a problem when you put your work in the circular file bin after the job was done! Best solution? Do not use those paints in archival paintings.
I have the 24 set and I love it! I’m finding I enjoy working from them in more of a dried palette though, rather than fresh from tube. Just personal preference!
This is from the booklet that comes in the primary mixing set: Holbein uses a scale of 0 to 4 stars for paints going 0 (not permanent), 1 (fugitive), 2 (moderately durable), 3 (permanent) ad 4 (absolutely permanent). I'm surprised that there are some 0 star paints in here given the "selected for...lightfastness" on the box. It looks like people who want lightfastness are better off getting the primary mixing set (the cyan has 2 stars, magenta and yellow 3) then picking up tubes individually and looking for 3 star colours
@@helencryer there are (annoyingly) two magentas, one Magenta (0 stars, pigment BV15 which is apparently a fluorescent?) and one Primary Magenta (3 stars, pigment PR122). The latter is only found in the primary mixing set and open stock which is annoying - even buying the full set will not get you the primary mixing ones, those have to be bought separate It's unfortunate because I do love the way Holbein gouache lays down and some of the colours they have, but it definitely seems that the priority is colour offerings rather than lightfastness
Hullo Helen, I am just a little surprised that gouache of this caliber was still transparent. I used Turners Design Gouache and my experience with it was most colors gave opaque coverage with a single layer. I do wonder how many layers are needed for coverage, as to many layers can cause the paint to crack! Thank you for sharing your experience with us 😊
I don't personally know much about it, but this is what Kim Crick said on the subject: 'While many colors are opaque, Holbein gouache does not contain fillers (such as Chalk white PW18 often found in low quality gouache as a cheap filler as well as to add opacity). This means some Holbein gouache colors will be semi opaque depending on the pigment ingredient used. Very few colors are fully transparent due to the naturally matte powdery finish of gouache (high pigment load/low binder). If needed, opacity can be increased by adding a small touch of Titanium White PW6 to your semi transparent colors.'
Thanks! I found it OK, because although it's cold pressed, the surface of the bumps is still smooth, if that makes sense (unlike Arches cold pressed for example, which is really rough and kind of drags the brush).
Thanks. Arches is great for watercolour but expensive. Good to know that Canson XL which is much cheaper works for gouache. Just curious but what is your preferred paper for gouache? Duncan
Most my gouache painting is done in a sketchbook which has smooth, thick paper, but it's unbranded and has no info printed on it - sorry that's not very helpful!
This gouache set has always been tempting. I have the Holbein “Summer” set and I really enjoy that brand of gouache.
The Irodori sets look sooooooo nice!!!!
The gouache paints sort of remind me of your flashe paints, very nicely done :)
They are both delicious to use, though the Holbein gouache is quite a bit thicker in consistency, and stays re-wettable once dried.
i’d love to see you try to do one of your beautiful landscape paintings with gouache, really embracing that stylization. it would be a great way to learn the medium more, as well as experiment out of your comfort zone!
Helen has done a beautiful series of gouache landscapes and they are stunning. Ask her for a video of her craft fair stall. You didn't get this from me... 'kay? x
Thank you both! Here are a couple of gouache landscapes I've done, if you're interested:
ruclips.net/video/XAYB6jQKlaw/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/zpH30WFmOoE/видео.html
thank you so much for doing this and adding the white mixes
Thanks!
Thank you, Helen. I never thought to swatch my gouache out with the white as well. Great idea!
Thanks! You could also do it with black, for lovely deep colours too!
Hello! Thank you for this video. 😊
Thanks!
I recently purchased Holbein gouache; I really like them the colors are so rich.
Nice to hear!
These are really lovely, but I wish Holbein would stop using fugitive dyes for many of their violets and magenta. I do like how well the gouache worked in your painting. Thanks for the video!
Yes, it's a bit of a shame when there are good lightfast pigments!
I believe that this is a holdover from when gouache was used by illustrators and they photographed their artwork for ads and magazine work. Permanence was never a problem when you put your work in the circular file bin after the job was done! Best solution? Do not use those paints in archival paintings.
Yep, fair enough!
Gorgeous little painting 😮😊
Thanks!
I have the 24 set and I love it! I’m finding I enjoy working from them in more of a dried palette though, rather than fresh from tube. Just personal preference!
Oh that's good to know, thanks!
I really like the Holbein acrylic gouache, I haven’t tried this gouache yet x
Yes, I enjoy Acryla Gouache too! This one feels a thicker consistency and more pigmented than those.
This is from the booklet that comes in the primary mixing set: Holbein uses a scale of 0 to 4 stars for paints going 0 (not permanent), 1 (fugitive), 2 (moderately durable), 3 (permanent) ad 4 (absolutely permanent). I'm surprised that there are some 0 star paints in here given the "selected for...lightfastness" on the box.
It looks like people who want lightfastness are better off getting the primary mixing set (the cyan has 2 stars, magenta and yellow 3) then picking up tubes individually and looking for 3 star colours
That's really helpful, thank you!! My Magenta is zero stars though, so I wonder what's in the Primary set?
@@helencryer there are (annoyingly) two magentas, one Magenta (0 stars, pigment BV15 which is apparently a fluorescent?) and one Primary Magenta (3 stars, pigment PR122). The latter is only found in the primary mixing set and open stock which is annoying - even buying the full set will not get you the primary mixing ones, those have to be bought separate
It's unfortunate because I do love the way Holbein gouache lays down and some of the colours they have, but it definitely seems that the priority is colour offerings rather than lightfastness
Thanks so much for all the info - it's good to know, and a bit of a shame!
I got the primary set, strangely mine came with carmine, lemon yellow, and ultramarine deep, despite their acryla primary set giving me CMY
Carmine seems an unusual choice!
Hullo Helen, I am just a little surprised that gouache of this caliber was still transparent. I used Turners Design Gouache and my experience with it was most colors gave opaque coverage with a single layer. I do wonder how many layers are needed for coverage, as to many layers can cause the paint to crack! Thank you for sharing your experience with us 😊
I don't personally know much about it, but this is what Kim Crick said on the subject:
'While many colors are opaque, Holbein gouache does not contain fillers (such as Chalk white PW18 often found in low quality gouache as a cheap filler as well as to add opacity). This means some Holbein gouache colors will be semi opaque depending on the pigment ingredient used. Very few colors are fully transparent due to the naturally matte powdery finish of gouache (high pigment load/low binder). If needed, opacity can be increased by adding a small touch of Titanium White PW6 to your semi transparent colors.'
Thank you for another great review. How do you like the Canson XL watercolour paper for gouache painting? Thanks, Duncan
Thanks! I found it OK, because although it's cold pressed, the surface of the bumps is still smooth, if that makes sense (unlike Arches cold pressed for example, which is really rough and kind of drags the brush).
Thanks. Arches is great for watercolour but expensive. Good to know that Canson XL which is much cheaper works for gouache. Just curious but what is your preferred paper for gouache? Duncan
Most my gouache painting is done in a sketchbook which has smooth, thick paper, but it's unbranded and has no info printed on it - sorry that's not very helpful!
Sarah Burns has done lightfast testing on most of the brands out there so I'd reckon shes a good bet for this one too
I was going to mention Sarah’s tests too! She’s such a wealth of info on gouache!
Oh I've seen some of Sarah's videos - yes, thanks - I'll take a look!
My, I wish I'd bought this last year. It's $67.50 on sale in Dec of 2024.
That's a shame. Jackson's had them in their Black Friday sale again this year.
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