Don’t Waste Your Money On These GOUACHE Art Supplies

[@pandoraforbes4064]

Oh hey about the different for natural and synthetic fiber brushes, I actually do know that! Basically synthetic brushes are very good for holding their shape, I would recommend them more for acrylic paint. However natural brushes hold a lot more water, which means they also hold a lot more pigment from both watercolor and gouache, allowing you to paint longer with the same color before needing more paint. Hope this helps!

[@allisonaletha]

Ahhh thank you so much for the info!! I always love learning about the traits of different brushes. 💛

[@Televroszky2144]

I Love At The Start A Lady Just Passes By, Looks At You In The Floor And Just Continues Like Nothing Happened, Like "Oh Those Teenagers."

[@allisonaletha]

Bahaha I was so embarrassed when she started walking down the aisle and saw me 🤦‍♀️😅

[@mald379]

90 lbl/200 g is absulutely fine for watercolour but only when it's 100% cotton! It will warp slightly more, but if you secure it with tape it will still do better than any 300g celulose paper. very nice video!

[@allisonaletha]

Agreed, 100% cotton is the way to go!! 💛 Thank you so much for watching!

[@Andidejager.]

I’ve found gouache to be way more forgiving than watercolour when it comes to paper😮‍💨 I always use watercolour paper for gouache paintings but it doesn’t matter if it’s cellulose or cotton. I think the same is true with watercolours for me. I think sizing is more important. You get some really awful papers that are 100% cotton and marketed as watercolour paper but they aren’t sized properly so it doesn’t handle the water well. And Hahnemühle makes cellulose paper that is to DIE for 🤩 I will choose Hahnemühle Harmony paper over Arches every time because I just enjoyed using it more and got results that I liked more!🥰 But I think it all comes down to preference and people who are just starting out don’t have preferences yet so this video is such a gold mine of info🥰 and it’s just a really fun video to watch. I’ve watched this like 3 times over the course of a few months 😂 your personality and sense of humour are lovely 😁

[@allisonaletha]

Oooh Hahnemühle does make lovely watercolor paper!! And you're so right, sizing does make such a difference. Since making this video, I've learned a lot more about sizing and its importance! Like you said, it's most important to find a paper that you love using. 💛 Thank you so much for watching my video! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@shelleynoyd3494]

I love the poor lady in Michael's looking at you while you were on the floor!!! 🤣😂 I wish I could paint.

[@allisonaletha]

Bahaha she was so confused!! 😂💛

[@fuzzydragons]

can never go wrong painting Stitch 😀 and yep if you are only able to afford one costly supply, make it white paint and the best paper that you can afford

[@allisonaletha]

So true! I adore Stitch. 💛 AMEN, white paint is always the best choice for an expensive paint!!

[@rebeccamontague9811]

Ordinarily I paint with watercolors but decided to give gouache a try. I've been watching a number of gouache tutorials. Yours were especially helpful, thank you so much! Also, was also glad to hear your glowing recommendation on the W&N gouache paints, since I purchased the 10 tube introductory set yesterday!

[@allisonaletha]

Ahhh congratulations on starting your gouache journey!! I hope you love it as much as I do. 💛 Winsor and Newton is most definitely by favorite brand of gouache!! And the 10 tube can create so many amazing mixes. 💛

[@minalmohanty-music8932]

Haha I love the intro! Admit it or not we’ve all been there 😂 I needed this video so bad, thank you!! I have the Himi gouache palette and have liked using it for a while but I’d like to try some other brands too. I was so confused when I first started using gouache 😄💖

[@allisonaletha]

Bahaha it's a reality we all must face at some point! 😂 I'm so glad this video was helpful for you!! I'm hoping to try out the Himi palette as well at some point. 💛

[@ILovePickleface]

I love this video! Great advice! A note on Himi gouache - in my experience- it is really good quality but it takes a LONG time to dry (about 7-9 min per thin layer) because of the glycerin stuff added to make it “jelly” and that’s is great if you are patient - but if you are not you will 100% lift the color underneath on the first stroke when you try to layer it 😂 Be patient when you use Himi lol. Source: I use 5 different types of gouache and I unintentionally lift up the Himi ALL THE TIME lol

[@allisonaletha]

Thank you so much! Ahhh the glycerin content definitely makes sense for the longer drying time. I'll keep that in mind if I try it out!

[@ILovePickleface]

@@allisonaletha absolutely! Happy to save someone else a bit of frustration! That’s what we are all here for, helping each other out and loving art 🥰❤️

[@mahatharanyvijayakumar]

Just what I was looking for ! Thanks for sharing so much information with good art 🎉

[@allisonaletha]

Thank you so much for watching!! 💛

[@Cre-Art]

Yup, been there! I'm happily passed this stage now but your painting caught my eye so I had to watch the video. I don't paint anything like this style so seeing how you did the skin tones and all the little details was a treat. I really enjoyed this one. :)

[@allisonaletha]

Thank you so much for watching!! 💛

[@vickierayhill4637]

You can squeeze tube gouache into pans and it re-wets just like water color paints. (But not Acrylic or Acryla gouache, that is waterproof when dry)

[@InnerMagpie]

This was something that I have been combing KZbin for information on. Ty for making this. This subject has really confused me…

[@allisonaletha]

Thank you!! I'm so glad it was helpful for you 💛

[@ladyethyme]

Informative AND hilarious. SO relateable.

[@allisonaletha]

Bahaha I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!

[@sunnyschramm9650]

great video and I really love your art style with all the details in it 🥰

[@allisonaletha]

Thank you so much! 💛

[@nyleronquillo9850]

My Himi isn't the jelly cup but they're in 100ml pouches because those jelly cup palette has so many colors that I know I would not use, so I chose the pouches which are about $2.16 for 100ml. So, true about the white paint and the paper. In my country Holbein is cheaper than WN designer gouache, so I use Holbein Permanent White and for Paper: Arches, Fabriano and Saunders cost a fortune (Never heard of Bee Paper before🤔) so I like using baohong 100% Cotton watercolor paper(CP & HP). I don't know if that paper is good but it doesn't buckle unlike some of the cheaper paper I tried.

[@allisonaletha]

Ooo that's so interesting! I never knew they came in pouches too! I've never tried Holbein gouache, but I've always heard wonderful things about it. Whatever paper works for YOU is the best paper!! 💛

[@nyleronquillo9850]

@@allisonaletha yeah, besides the 100ml pouch for Himi they also have 2 other sizes for the jelly cups (40ml & 100ml) , there's also a tub of 300ml but it only has 5 colors from what I've seen online. I haven't seen them anywhere else beside online Asian art store.

[@geronimus-prime]

Thank you for this wonderful series! I'm wondering: What is that strange, claw-like brush you use as a fine liner? I've never seen anything like that before.

[@arielle2745]

💗💓💖 Helpful advice! And your sketchbook painting is adorable! 💖 it so much!

[@allisonaletha]

Awww thank you so much!! And I’m so glad the video was helpful for you. 🥰

[@SMBDesigns]

Have you used Caren dache pan gouache set? Are there differences to mixing than when using tubes?

[@allisonaletha]

I haven't tried Caren Dache gouache yet, but I've heard the brand is AMAZING! Not having tried much pan gouache (other than the Arrtx set), I'm not really sure if there's a difference in mixing it. That's a great question!

[@katiequimby5576]

Very informative and friendly.

[@allisonaletha]

Thank you!! 💛

[@tysiudamasceno]

Dude, from 180g up. Don't even thing about anything lower then 100g paper. You're going to be pissed and loose money.

[@jellybeans7729]

What is your opinion on using 230 gsm Kraft paper for a beginner, I’ve seen it online and it looks interesting?

[@allisonaletha]

Oooh I haven't heard of it, but it definitely sounds interesting!

[@moomienameste1995]

Beautiful details😊!!!!!!

[@allisonaletha]

Thank you so much!! 💛

[@the250mikec]

Super cool

[@Starseedzisi]

Omg my families in Australia are Michael, Allison, Archie, Oscar and Kya❤ your video contains them almost all 😂

[@mudrarakshasa]

Hey what pencil did u use for ur primary sketch

[@allisonaletha]

Honestly, just whatever colored pencil I have lying around. 😅 Sometimes Prismacolor, sometimes Artist Loft.

[@mudrarakshasa]

@@allisonaletha I feel so dumb.. didn't even try..i use polychromos sometimes.. didn't know u cud paint over those considering they are oil n wax based

[@zandrex3488]

What's the thing that holds the paper in the video?

[@allisonaletha]

A metallic binder clip that came with my lightbox 😁

[@zandrex3488]

@@allisonaletha thankssss😁

[@garimabararia5762]

Oh okay

[@KM-mc7ed]

I use Chinese brushes

[@autriompriyakeshab8208]

Can I use gouache on canvas??

[@allisonaletha]

That’s a great question!! I’ve never tried it, butI think I’ve seen a few other artists paint work gouache on canvas 😁

[@PerlaG]

Whats the beeping???

[@mb3938]

You didn’t say $hit

[@allisonaletha]

Nope, I don’t typically curse in my videos. Keepin’ it family friendly here! 😊

[@missjackson8634]

"Himi are good and affordable" Cries in brazilian 😭😭 himi gouache its a dream to me, here in Brazil you won't find it below the 200,00 bucks 😢 But putting the drama aside, thank you for the video, for the series actually, you talk really good, im happy to find your channel

[@grey3414]

I saw a 56 color set of miya himi for $USD34...that's only BRL 121.. idk where you're looking to buy yours.. 😅 20000 BRL is equivalent to $40k

[@missjackson8634]

@@grey3414 well, im looking in aliexpress and shopee, two of the most popular places to import, because there's zero chances of a better price at national websites. I need YOU to tell ME actually, where did you saw a 56 himi set for this price, because i never saw that. Like, RS121 for the product, taxes plus transportation? It don't seems real. The RS200 that i saw was the 24 set, because i wouldn't even dare to dream with the 56 set.