Holbein Acryla Gouache // First Impression

[@danieljamesbinderystu2968]

Just an FYI, acrylic paints are infact waterbased as well. Its waterbased with a acrylic suspension ( binder ) and gouache is also waterbased with a gum arabic suspension ( binder )

[@tremendoussdynamite]

I have a very big gouache collection, mostly royal talens which are great. But I do find my painting style to be very heavy and like you I also prefer working from dark to light. I have thought and thought for sooo long about getting some acrylic gouache either Holbein or turner (maybe you can review that, I buy it off jacksons art), but my collection is so big that it seems like such a waste, so now I actually mix my dark colors with acrylic matte medium to ensure they don't ruin the top layers and it works great!

[@sandraruberto8806]

I was actually wondering if there were any other brands who sells acrylic gouache and I didn't know there is also turner! I'll check that out thank you!! I've never tried to mix gouache with an acrylic matte medium but that's actually a clever thing to do! so you don't need to buy acryla gouache at all! I didn't know this matte medium even existed xD and we're similar! sometimes when I work from dark to light it can be a challenge with normal gouache because you can pick up the paint underneath and as you said, ruin the top layers! Now that I bought acryla gouache I can't wait to integrate it into my paintings when I want to work with more layers and especially work from dark to light! Thank you for commenting and sharing with me your knowledges! :)

[@pat4005]

Ana Victoria Morales That is a brilliant idea :)

[@HeatherMarie_Art]

Awesome idea! Like 50/50 gouache and acrylic matte medium?

[@KimberlyCrick]

Liquitex just came out with acrylic gouache too, I love it, though I wish it would also say "matte acrylic" for less confusion about what the product is! @@sandraruberto8806

[@nabi767]

@@sandraruberto8806 If you see Winsor and Newton website, one can add small acrylic matt mediums to make their designer gouache water-resistant. But violet, pink and magenta colors will chemically react to the medium since the mediums are alkalic. Other companies I know making acrylic gouache are Jo Sonja, Liquitex, and Vallejo.

[@vampthbill13]

You sound like BMO 😀🌺❤️

Bhavna Artsy SO TRUE 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@niekr6429]

I just realized! At first i was like 'oh her voice sounds familiar.' then i saw ur comment 😆💕

[@warmyellowshade]

Thanks for the tips about loading the brush. I haven’t tried acrylic gouache but i hope to soon.

[@JacquelineJax]

Terrific review on this. i just received my package and I can't wait to try it. Your paintings are lovely.

[@MalamikArt]

Your paintings are really well thought out and very interesting to look at. You have succeeded in using these paints very well! IT now inspired me to pick up a set. Thank you so much for this video. Off to check out your shop too! LOL :)

[@sandraruberto8806]

Aww thank you!!!

[@AlpayBeler]

Thank you for the lovely expose of the medium, Sandra. Really enjoy your videos and hearing your voice.

[@deedeekim1940]

Super helpful. You provided enough information to help me decide to purchase a set for myself. Your work has a magical feeling to it! Beautiful! Thank you for the demo.

[@Flux_One]

Great demo, and you have a really cute voice

[@kathygallagher5409]

Thank you for this video. It is great to see an in depth review on Holbein Acryla. Your paintings are lovely!

[@scarlet8078]

Thanks this was great. I've been using Turner acryl gouache for a long time and I use it to "lock" a layer in a watercolor/ gouache painting. Maybe I will try this Holbein altho I never see in US. Edit: try to add more water and you will be able to get more fine details more smoothly. Also, depending on the humidity where u live & amount of water u add, u can adjust the acryl gouache for a little while. Not for hours or days like oil but at least 20 min.

[@anjapinkau3737]

Thank you for your thorough review! And I love your art work! Thank you for sharing!

[@RadishTheFool]

Another thorough review video, thank you so much. I was pleasantly surprised by the price for this set, especially considering the quality and large tubes. Will definitely keep this in mind for when my Arteza set of regular gouache runs out.

[@nicholascaldwell6079]

I’ve tried Turner Acryl gouache and it really needs acrylic flow improver to get detailed strokes regardless of the brush I used. Any brand of flow improver would do but I used Liquitex.

[@Kachan4ever]

I've been working with acrylics for so long and now starting to use watercolors has been a bit of a challenge because I want to build up the layers like acrylic, but it doesnt work that way haha. Seeing these paints has really made me curious and seeing your video has convinced me to get some!! I think this is exactly what I've been looking for so thank you for your review

[@jamiegossett]

use clear acrylic soft gel medium to paint a big x from corner to corner on the reverse side of the paper to even the tension to prevent warping. also works on cloth

[@tachiza1]

Fantastic tutorial as always!!!! And beautiful art design! THANK YOU FOR SHARING! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@slapdashdigo6758]

Oh my goddd i got euphoric feel watching this its all i need

[@davidwilsonBC]

Sandra- This is such a perfect video. And your English is better than mine! Much thanks to you for this!!

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you for watching and for writing such your kind comment!! I really appreciate it! :)

[@stefaniepsiferart]

What a lovely, helpful video and you have the cutest voice!! I am thinking I might have to try this gouache - your paintings are just lovely! :)

[@ItsLizV]

I loved all these paintings! Thank you for the in-depth review, it was very interesting . I've seen quite a few people use it lately so I was getting quite curious about this medium.

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you too for your nice comment!

[@Angela10277088]

This video was so helpful! I have some acryla gouache that I have been afraid to touch. Your explanation of its qualities and your experience with it was very helpful.

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you so much for your nice comment!

[@rebeccaborowski1507]

That swatch sheet is beautiful!

[@rebeccaborowski1507]

Your art too....this is a lovely video!

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you!! so kind!!

[@carolynhine3067]

I love the paintings, especially the cat. And your swatch cards... I would have them on display too!

[@sandraruberto8806]

aww thank you!!

[@ramchandraumrankar4457]

Wow your paintings are adorable and your voice is too cute....😊

[@Crocs4cats]

You can get it from Jacksonsart.com! They are UK based and always great prices 🙂

[@sandraruberto8806]

I just checked Jacksonart and I saw sell Acryla gouache! fantastic!! Thank you for letting me know!!

[@geckonia]

Love these paints... they work well on illustration board.

[@skyjuiceification]

i use Acryla gouache to do high lights and background atmospherics in acrylic paintings.

[@usagiakileo]

Can’t wait to see more reviews and would love to see more speed paintings using this medium

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you!! Don't worry I will share more speed paintings using acryla gouache in the future for sure!! :D

[@Dan.B.Artist]

Acryla Gouache looks really interesting I always find normal gouache tricky as I always struggle with blending and layering as it reactivates easily. Thank you for this useful video.

[@sandraruberto8806]

You're welcome and thank you for watching!! Yeah Acryla gouache behaves similar to acrylic more than gouache, but it has the same matt finish that gouache has! So with acryla gouache it's way easier to work with layers because you don't have to worry about lifting up the paint underneath :)

[@kristalthompson1457]

Thank you for your informative videos! And I really like the background music on this one!

[@Nothk114]

Beautiful paintings !

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you!!

[@mooni0724]

Aah i love the rough texture of the blocked in colors, and the contrasting crisp fine details, beautiful artwork and very helpful video!!💖

[@_GreenSkies_]

Love the painting 😍 and great info on the Acryla.. I've been wanting to play with it but was unsure of how it was going to act.

[@sandraruberto8806]

_color_junkie_ thank you!! ☺️ if you already have acryla gouache definitely give it a try and have fun with it! 😄 Of course when you’ll try it yourself, you’ll really understand how this paint behaves, but I hope with my video I was able to show well how acryla gouache behaves and what to expect from it ☺️

[@jpwall]

You're very skilled!!!

[@froukebo]

I have a bit of gouache from all the big brands but the best I’ve ever tried was from M. graham. I love your paintings! Greetings from the Netherlands, Frouke

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you so much!!

[@Furaichiruzu]

Ah, such a beautiful art piece you showed us! I wanted to hear a bit about the kitty one though, that one looked really cute 💕

[@sandraruberto8806]

thank you!!

[@federica9154]

Siii!! Anche io sarei curiosissima di provarle!! Video utilissimo!!

[@sandraruberto8806]

Anche io ero mega curiosa di provarle!! :D se ti piace lavorare con gli acrilici e la tempera allora provale di sicuro! Perché veramente finora non mai visto in nessun negozio che vendono acryla gouache (io abito in svizzera ma vado anche in italia comprare il miei materiali artistici) sarà perché non è molto conosciuto come pittura, comunque online si può comprare senza problemi! :)

[@bluewren65]

I have no desire to use acryla gouache and your video has confirmed that for me. I hate acrylic paints, they feel and essentially are, liquid plastic. As long as you use a light touch and wait for under layers to dry completely I find that painting light over dark with gouache is no problem ie no lifting of the under layers occurs.

[@bluenattie]

love your reviews and how you explain things in detail. I also love your illustrations as well. How do you clean your ceramic pallet plate after acrylic gouache is dried? did you scrape them off with palette knife?

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you so much for your sweet comment!

[@rudakonserwa8221]

1:57 why can't you add water to acrylics? it's also water soluble you can use it like both oil paints (without special media) and watercolors

[@sandraruberto8806]

you can but (to my experience at least) when you ad water to acrylics the consistency is a bit strange ..!

[@lovetofade]

this was so nice to watch, thanks for your review!! also you’re so cute ☺️❤️

[@frances3254]

Love your video! As you worked dark to light, were the darks dry before adding lights? I'm presently taking a (regular) gouache course, but I fore see a lengthy learning curve. This new product seems maybe a quicker transition because my history is oil, acrylic and water color. Thank your for your information!!!!

[@sandraruberto8806]

Yes they were! in order to add light on dark is best to wait for the paint to try before applying a new layer of paint on top! otherwise the colors will get mixed together :) Normal & acrylic gouache have a both a matt finish but are different at the end. Regular gouache paint can be reactivated with water once it dries, while with acryla gouache can't be reactivated once dry and it feels more like working with acrylic paint. But since you tried most of techniques already, I think it depends if you prefer working with reactivated paint or not, to me I prefer regular gouache for this reason but maybe you could try acrylic gouache one day as well! who knows you might like it! :)

[@MCGrafite]

So beautiful!

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you as always!!

[@adriannamarszal]

How long time do the paints take to dry on your palette? And how do you clean your palette afterwards?

[@91shmoo]

I really love that painting! Are you going to add it to your shop?

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you so much! mmmh I'm not sure if I will add it on my shop, the painting is really small and an odd size so probably I could only make postcards, but if it works I will consider adding it next time I update my shop :)

[@brazenpotato]

I've been using Holbein's gouache (not acryla gouache) and I love it so much. It's easy to use and very beautiful. I also use Holbein's color pencils. Also great! Highly recommend. Thanks for your review video!

[@hanhoang7883]

What brush do you use for adding details 💕

[@hannahthufvesson]

I'm really curious to see how the painting experience would be for you when mixing the acryla gouache with a retarder, it's supposed to make it flow more easily and also not dry as fast. Or have you perhaps already tried it? 😍

[@WeronikaSalach]

Thanks for the review! Hmm, so what's it's main difference compared to acrylic? I still dillute my acrylic in water. Can't see where the biggest difference lies. One more question, when your acryla gouache dries out on your palette, does it go to waste then? Thanks for the info!!

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you for watching!! :) so..the main difference compared to acrylic is that acryla gouache dries in the same matt finish as gouache! I also found it easier to handle acryla gouache when diluted with water, as I would work with gouache! I should do a comparison between acrylic and acryla gouache with water though, if they really behaves differently, I don't usually dilute my acrylic paint in water but I remember I tried it in the past but I think I didn't like it and it didn't work for me, so I definitely need to do a comparison for that to refresh my memory! I think it would also be helpful to make a video comparing acrylic and acryla gouache (but also gouache and acryla gouache), to really see their differences! But at the end, acryla gouache behaves more like acrylic than gouache, so unfortunately when acryla gouache dries on the palette, it goes to waste like acrylic paint :'(

[@nicolle2126]

The third painting made me go Wow! Your style is lovely as always ^^ Thanks for the review of these paints, I was actually interested in them for some time but after learning how they were acrylic based and did not reactivate in the palette, I decided against it since I had a bad experience with acrylic paints haha

[@nicolle2126]

Also have you tried using Nicker gouache? It's also from Japan but I don't see many reviews of it

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you as always!!

[@nicolle2126]

Yeah I know I should try and be more adventurous with my art but I always just end up sticking to the mediums I'm most comfortable with like watercolor ; ~ ; Seeing your videos and processes though make me inspired to try different painting styles though so maybe one day I change my mind about acrylic ^^

[@sandraruberto8806]

Sorry for the late reply! I feel like I'm too adventurous to be honest XD I always like to experiment, draw different things and change things up so as a negative side, it's hard for me to stick doing one thing and to really define my style! But regarding the medium, it's totally fine to stick to the medium you're more comfortable with!! I enjoy using gouache the most because is medium that suits the best with the way I work. I like working with acrylic as well but it is a different painting style, it's good to experiment but it's fine to use the medium you like the most! There are always pro and cons xD

[@nicolle2126]

I'd say your style is pretty defined imo, especially with your color choices and shapes. Like I can see a youtube thumbnail at a glance and think "Oh Sandra uploaded a video" ^^ And thanks for still replying hihi

[@IlluminatiLand]

Would this paint work good on a cel in the traditional animation way?

[@Pam_OO7]

I loved your video! ❤️ Only one question. Can you reactivate the left over on your palate when they getting dry?

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you!

[@joshherczeg2496]

I do traditional cel animation and cant find matte paints that dry well on plastic. Do you know if this is fluid and drys on plastic? Please help!!

[@rudakonserwa8221]

Have you ever considered trying out tempera paints? They have some similarities to gouache and I had more experience with them so I'm curious to know the opinion of someone who has some more gouache experience

[@sandraruberto8806]

I haven't tried them yet but I would like to try tempera paints one day! Funny thing in Italian (my mother tongue) I call gouache "tempera" but I know that certain brands have tempera and gouache which seems different, so I'm curious to try their differences one day!

[@soyyo7222]

Why your holbein gouache has red cap and not white cap as the orginals?

[@justtubingby129]

Hello. I didn't quite catch how this gouache is different from just using acrylics. I find that when I use 1 acrylic colour to cover a large area on paper, I am not able to get an even coverage. Is it possible to get a "smooth" even coverage with this gouache without using too much paint ? Is it possible to achieve an even, flat surface without blotchiness and brush strokes ? I work on Stonehenge paper.

[@sandraruberto8806]

Hello!^^ yes as you said, when using acrylic paint and when covering a large area on paper it's difficult to get an even coverage! but acryla gouache dries in a matt finish like gouache, because acryla gouache, although it behaves more like acrylic paint, the finishing is opaque so is similar to gouache! so yes you're able to get a smooth coverage and flat surface with this gouache :)

[@justtubingby129]

Big HUG 😊

[@cathywilson2181]

Thanks for this video! I was really interested in acryla gouache and you did a great demonstration. Did you use any water in your painting or no? I just didn't see you dip

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you too! :) ahah sorry about that, I use a big glass jar for water when I paint, but it doesn't fit well into the camera shot so I didn't include it xD For the third painting, the one you saw me painting, I basically only wet the brush with water or added very little water so that I could get a more fluid consistency with the brush and paint! Otherwise I used the paint pretty much as it came off the tube :)

[@geekieD]

Where is that little ceramic palette from?

[@sandraruberto8806]

I got my square ceramic palette in a shop called Flying tiger copenhagen, which in reality it's not a palette but a candle holder plate! xD

[@geekieD]

Oh cool! That's actually a good idea. Thank you!

[@nabi767]

Do you need to use different brushes than with gouache?

[@ihopemynameisalice]

do you have prints of this illustration? can I buy the original?

[@kimc207]

instagram.com/royalghostmarch/ this artist (Niky) I believe uses acryla gouache and i think you'd like her work

[@DanisArtAndLife]

If you’re from Germany, you could order the Acryla Gouache from Jacksons Art Supplies, they ship from GB 😁

[@sandraruberto8806]

DaniHaPunkt I’m from Switzerland actually! Not too far though from Germany 🤣 thank you for letting me know!! I hope Jackson website will ship to Switzerland too, I’ll check that out! 😊 thank you!

[@DanisArtAndLife]

Sandra Ruberto Oh cool! I’m from Germany but I’ve spent a lot of time in Switzerland, living with my grandparents 😁 I think they’ll ship worldwide and I’ve recently discovered them. They have a huge variety of Asian brands 💛

[@sandraruberto8806]

Ohh that's so niceee :D I've been to Berlin and Munich instead! I loved both cities

[@silkeschumann7261]

Since the color is acrylic based and eventually dries permanent and is no longer water soluble, it isn't so much a gouache but an open acrylic. To me it is Acryla rather than gouache. :)

[@sandraruberto8806]

Yeah you're right, Acryla gouache behaves more acrylic than gouache! The only similarity to gouache is that acryla gouache dries in the same opaque and matt finish as gouache and also it's easier to dilute this paint with water and to get more precise details. In the past I tried to use water with normal acrylic but but the result and the texture that came out was odd, definitely different from acryla gouache :)

[@inediblesushi5692]

What a lovely painting! Thank you for sharing this :) I have a question about cleaning the palette. I noticed as you started adding in smaller details, some of the paint had already dried on your palette. I'm wondering how easy it was to clean, since they won't re-wet?

[@sandraruberto8806]

Thank you!!

[@Angie4588]

Use this kind of paper: Strathmore 400 Series Acrylic Paper Pad, 12 x 18 Inches, 246 lb, 10 Sheets. : ))

[@stephengreico2810]

So is this a watercolor or acrylic paint mostly??

[@sandraruberto8806]

I would say more like acrylic paint because they can't be reactivated with water once acrylic gouache dries...!

[@carmensol34]

I didn’t like the Acryla gauche at all, it behaves like acrylic paint. Love acuarela and gauche, I get more options to remove or add colors, I can revive the paint if it dries on my pallet, etc. Nice tute tho....

[@sandraruberto8806]

I get what you mean! I also still prefer gouache than acryla gouache for your same reasons. But since I personally like working with acrylic as well, I liked acryla gouache :) But yeah acryla gouache behaves more like acrylic, so if you prefer working with water-based mediums it's totally understandable to not like acryla gouache!

[@sararosa5436]

Brazil??????👍👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@森下典樹]

gouache is traditionally gum Arabic based to be exact.

[@shafisha1597]

Can I use canvas for this paint

[@sandraruberto8806]

yes I think you can ;)

[@shafisha1597]

@@sandraruberto8806 thanks

[@spoddie]

If you use a watercolor block the edges don't turn up

[@federica3164]

Non sarai contenta del risultato delle tue illustrazioni, ma io le trovo bellissime

[@sandraruberto8806]

federica faggiano grazie mille!! 😊 Ahahah diciamo non sono brutti ma personalmente non sono completamente soddisfatta 😆 ma tutto okay, ci sta in fondo era per capire come gestire questa pittura! 😊 però grazie, apprezzo davvero che le trovi bellissime 💕

[@Anetusn]

BMO IS THAT YOU???

[@isabellafeliciano2621]

You sound so familiar for some reason