MEEDEN Gouache Paint Set, Non-Toxic 24 x 12ml/0.4oz Water-Based Gouache Tubes Paints for Canvas & Paper, Art Supplies for Artist, Adults, Kids, Beginners

Good quality gouache in a nice array of colors at a good price. Can't ask for more than that!

awesome pigments! I feel bad for not knowing before!

I'm very happy with these gouache watercolor paints. Highly pigmented. They have decent opaqueness and blend and flow well. I've purchased other budget priced gouache paints that were awful, but these are definitely good value.

Love these paints! Beautiful and creamy! You don’t need much from these tubes. Lasts a long time!

I wanted some less expensive gouache for practice and classes rather than using my Holbein. I have tried several lower priced gouache, but haven't been satisfied for a variety of reasons. I use a lot of Meeden palettes, so when I saw this set - MEEDEN Gouache Paint Set, 24 Vibrant Colors - it caught my attention.I like that each tube has pigment information, and some of the pigments are colors I really like; there's also opacity and lightfast info on each tube. For the most part, I really like the color selection, although the pink uses a dye rather than a pigment. Otherwise there's some nice blues, reds and greens, and there are no cadmiums, cobalts or nickel used in any of them. The tubes are large for the price.The paints are thick but not too thick, they're creamy and smooth, and if you dilute them with enough water, you can use them as watercolor rather than gouache. I used them to make wet-on-wet washes as well as using them as gouache, and I found them very satisfying to use. I mixed some nice colors with them, and most of the paints were nicely opaque. I tried them on both cold press and hot press watercolor paper, and I preferred them on lightly textured cold press (YMMV). They have no smells.One other reason I opted to buy this set is that I've found Meeden customer service to be fast, helpful and courteous. I messaged them to ask if this set used any animal products (oxgall or gelatin), and I got the reply that this paint is animal-free, and the rep sent a copy of the MDS sheet specs showing the ingredients.There are two things to be aware of. First, the Cobalt Blue and Cerulean Blue are hues that don't use those actual pigments but are a mix of other pigments to approximate those colors, and the Prussian Blue is actually Phthalo Blue, which is fine with me. Having an Ultramarine and a Phthalo is what I look for in any set of paints, and this set has both.There is one potential downside, and how you feel about it depends on you. Gouache is a very matte paint when dry, and these Meeden paints keep their vibrant color when dry, but while they don't look chalky, if you rub the dry paints with a paper towel, paint will come off of the paper. This is normal for lower priced gouache in my experience, as they use cornstarch - or in this case, kaolin - to add opacity and that matte finish. Artist grade gouache uses larger pigment particles for opacity, so it doesn't come off when dried on paper, but I pay as much for one or two tubes of artist grade gouache as I paid for this entire Meeden set!I'm enjoying this gouache set a lot. The paints feel great on paper, the colors are beautiful, and a lot of the pigments are IMO good choices. These paints are vegan, have pigment and lightfastness info, and they dry to a lovely flat finish or you can use more water to use them as watercolors. Overall I'm very happy with them, and now I won't have to use my more expensive gouache for the class I am starting.I was torn on how to rate this set. On the one hand, the kaolin makes it chalky and the pink is a dye and not lightfast. On the other hand, the paints are beautiful and have exactly what I'm looking for at a good price. So consider this a 4 1/2 star review.

Quality colors and ease of use. Very opaque

I got these thanks to a blog called the fearless brush who has reviews and ratings and even videos going through every kind of gouache she has used. And she recommended this as one of her tops to get for those who want to try at an affordable price. I bought these after my himi set which I enjoy both but I think these do hold better quality. I also bought these so that I can have more time to experienment and explore without using my shinhan gouache too much right now.I really like these and I stock up on a pack anytime I have the extra money to spend

Good quality for the money