Arrtx Gouache Paint Set, 18 Vivid Colors Unique Jelly Cup Design with Palette for Artists, Students, Watercolor Gouache Painting (Pink)

★★★★☆ Affordable Heavy WeightThis is a set that is truly practical for learning color and technique. It begs one to be greedy with the colors, to make mistakes, to focus not on rationing but to focus on the art itself. For anyone with a tight budget I would recommend this as a top choice for either their gouache or watercolor. As a personal note however, treat it with respect. This isn't some knock off but an honest-to-goodness opaque gouache which means it needs a thick paper to do it justice.Pros: Extremely affordable for the amount of paint you receive. Each 'jelly' cup is 30ml respectively and at least with my own set they were filled to brim. Also beneficial would be the fact that there are 2 whites and while the ad says that they are different shades I didn't find that to be the case. Or at least they both appear to be the same shade of titanium white in my set. Others might consider this to be a con but I'm leaving this in the pro due to my own quirks. Perhaps I show my lack of skills but I find my white gouache paint always seem to be the first to go when I'm using a set!The box, while plastic, seems very durable and the lid snaps loudly when taking it on or off. I feel very confident in moving the box around when the lid is secured. The bottom of the set reveals that each cup is nestled into it's own container. I appreciate the manufacturer's effort in this detail. It helps that the overall weight of the set keeps it from moving around on the desk.I've had the set now for almost two weeks and keeping the lid on is more than enough to keep the paints creamy and wet while those on my ceramic palette are very easy to reactivate with water and the dried paints have little cracking. I found the colors extremely easy to mix and there to be no muddiness even when combining multiple colors. And given that they are gouache; enough water gives them the transparency of watercolors. I've been able to easily switch in their use just as I would with any quality gouache.There is only a faint smell from the paints that fades with time; I found it reminded me of chalk. And while Miya has labeled it already on the product description I will still add it here given how nice it is that such an affordable set is also non-toxic.Cons: There is a plastic palette inside which lays over all the colors. It's a small issue but I don't like how the colors smear on the bottom of this palette when it's packed in as it's been designed. I'm sure as the level of the colors go down I won't have that issue but for now I've left it out and am using my own small palette.At the time of this review there is no way of being able to purchase individual color cups on Amazon. Perhaps this will change should this set gain in popularity. I have this as a con really only because of how fairly new this set is to Amazon. Other companies have similar practices. An example is with Arteza's Gouache Premium Artist Paints which are of similar pricing and also currently have no option in purchasing individual colors.Aside from the non-toxic information there was little else to go by. There was no light fastness or pigment information on the paints. Personally, I don't depend on this information but for others this may be important. Again using Arteza as an example; their gouache set at least provides light fastness on each tube.The last con I provide simply because Miya itself describes it as being suitable for travel. Being at least 2 pounds in weight I would have to disagree. It's perfectly acceptable for taking it from one classroom/studio setting to the next but I would not call it travel worthy. That said, I think it would be perfectly doable for colors to be scooped out and put into a more compact case if one were inclined.

★★★★★ I was so excited when it came. As a person who does watercolor a lot, the first time I use gouache is kind of hard for me to change the habit by using too much water. I hope I can get better.I love how they come with a palette, and all the space of the colors was full. The best thing about this product is that they give you two white! Bad thing I did was when I first got it, I open all the color which make me later have a hard time to keep all them as clean as possible.I feel this gouache set is not good for taking out cause the paint may spread a little bit after you move from place to place(that may because I opened all the colors)I also have to use a watering can keep them from drying(cause I always open them while I'm drawing)I may come back for a second one, hope they not going to change a lot.

★★★★☆ Pros:Very vibrant gouache works well with watercolor or opaque techniques. There is a lot of paint in each cup and 18 cups. It comes in a sealable case that keeps the paint from drying and comes with a simple matching pallet that works just fine. It’s light and easy to hold with a few dividing bars. The value of this set is very good for the price. It has 2 white cups and a good array of other vibrant opaque colors.Cons:The lid seals but with the pallet in the case in bends uncomfortably so I don’t usually store it in the case. It will work, but precariously. The pack is very heavy so I wouldn’t use it for light travel. I mean it’s wet gouache in cups so I doubt it would travel well. These paints are not labeled with any specific details like light fastness or even the color name. I don’t think they are light fast as the paint crumbles a lot when it’s left to dry on the palette. I had thought to keep the wrapper tops off the cups because they had a lot of paint on a few of them, but the paint crumbled so badly it practically turned to powder. It listed here on amazon that the white tones would be different, but I don’t think they are. Many of the paints separated as well, though it made it easy to see how much pigment was in the violet color. I think after getting this even though the paint is vibrant, I think I prefer tubes for wet paint. Each tube would be labeled and I could get whatever colors I wanted rather than having to buy the case over again. Plus if you get these you have to be careful to not accidentally mix the colors in the cups unless you want to change the whole hue of the cup of paint. Which makes it slightly less beginner friendly.Over all I think the value is good for the price. These are student paints so whatever you paint with them won’t last the ages but if you are just sketching, practicing, and just playing around, then they work well.P.s. The logo on the paint has some sort of, abomination, for a mascot! I don’t know what in the world it’s supposed to be, but it’s frightening.@.@