MEEDEN 148-Piece Deluxe Artist Painting Set with Aluminum and Solid Beech Wood Easel, Paint, Stretched Canvas and Accessories, Art Paint Supplies for Artists, Beginner & Adults

★★★★☆ The aluminum stand is not very sturdy. The brushes seam to be of not the best quality. The paints seem of decent quality. I like the texture and tones and they seem to mix well. I am a self taght novice painter.

★★★★★ I am happy with this purchase in every way! The packaging was really well done. It was mailed in a large fitted outer mailing box, that contained a pretty interior gift box. Inside the gift box were other fitted boxes that organized all the various items. Totally protected during shipping and also perfect for home storage. The wood easel box is sturdy good quality wood. It contains a small drawer so you can store some supplies in it. The metal easel did not come with instructions, but once I figured out how to set it up properly, it was sturdy and fully adjustable. It has a useful carrying case so you can take it anywhere. The paint brush sets each have their own zippered fabric pouches and each paint set is held in a plastic organizer. I love that everything is well organized and can go back into the gift box when I'm not using it because I have limited storage space. I haven't painted yet, but all the items appear to be good quality to me. This was a Christmas gift to myself, so I can keep myself entertained when it's too cold for outdoor activities this winter. I was blown away when I opened the gift box and saw the quality and quantity of all the supplies, so if you are getting this as a gift for someone I'm sure they will love it!

★★★★★ Everything was good other than the canvas, it was pretty beat up, but that might be Amazon's fault. I'd maybe go a extra step and wrap it with something to protect it from being banged up in shipment.Otherwise it's a great starter set and I'm very excited and happy to have gotten it! There's a lot of stuff that comes with this. I'd definitely reccomend it to anyone who is looking for a starter kit. It's much higher quality than all the other kits I have seen.Update: It looks like the company has taken steps to prevent the canvas from being damaged with the new box!