Testing CHEAP vs EXPENSIVE Gouache Paint! (Arteza vs Winsor & Newton) // Paint with Me

[@kimlivengood5916]

YES, PLEASE do more cheap vs expensive. These are so helpful to our wallets. Also, they are fun to watch. A great BIG TYFS.

[@garringtonillustration9695]

Interesting comparison. From the test swatches you did I feel the cheaper gouache has less pigment and more fillers then the more expensive brand. The more expensive brand allows for a little paint to go a long way, hence as to why it’s so thick, as you have the option to water it down to your own preference. Or to add white to reach the desired shade. IMPO I think Arteza is a good student starter gouache, like Reeves or ShinHan (I used to believe ShinHan was a high quality brand until I learned they use bad very fugitive pigments in their watercolours, so now I place them in the student paint range personally). Winsor & Newton, Holbein or Schmincke are the more professional gouache paint brands with better quality purer pigments and ingredients in them. I suppose the ultimate test is a lightfastness test if you plan to sell original gouache paintings. Certainly the bright pinks will most likely fade quickly. Overall the lightfastness for gouache is pretty poor compared to watercolour or acrylic for example, but that isn’t a huge deal if you plan to only sell prints of the originals. Or for sketchbooks and roughs for example. So in summary if you only plan to sell prints then it is purely your own preference whether you use the cheap or expensive brands of gouache, but if you want to sell original gouache paintings then you might want to pay attention to the lightfastness of the brand you choose. In which case, buy the best you can afford. Personally if you have never tried gouache and don’t know which to choose, then get a single tube from different brands and try them out. You’ll find the colour, flow, texture may be different. Plus remember that paper choice also plays a huge roll. Hot press and cold pressed watercolour paper and Bristol board are good ones to try with gouache. Sorry that was a bit of a ramble. And in no way am I trying to be snobby or off putting or brand shaming. Just wanted to add some information out there for those that may find it useful.

[@PaintedCuriosities]

Garrington Illustration very useful info, thank you!!

[@MoetCristal]

It was a very helpful ramble. Thank you for the info :)

[@paintingwithyuxin]

Thank you

[@gilashroot8697]

This is really good to know. I have been wanting to try Gouache, but I had no idea which paper would work well. I learnt a lot from your comment so thank you for rambling. I do not think it is brand bashing to explain differences because that information can actually save a person money both ways. If I want to do art for myself or sell prints I appreciate knowing in advance that I can go cheaper and if I want to make something that I want to last maybe I need to wait, or budget, for the more lightfast paint. However I would have been upset putting in all the effort and making something that I like just to have it fade. I did not know the differences between paints in terms of lightfast value. So thank you for your rant 🥰. Very clear and useful information.

[@juliegarrington3031]

@@gilashroot8697 Your most welcome. Most paint brands will have a colour chart available with little symbols next to each colour that can tell you the light fastness, opacity, etc., which is very useful if your not sure which paints to invest in for their properties. Some also do dot cards. Dot cards are a paper sample with small dots of a brands paint that you can test out. Of course this is only available for paints that are re-wettable, so tend to be mainly watercolours.

[@taylorkh818]

Most gouache will reactivate when layered, it's a commonly known trait of the medium. Blue can be more prone to it depending on the pigment used. A lot of blue pigments are non staining so they lift easily.

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

Taylor Hamilton maybe she is used to using acryl gouache instead of traditional gouache

[@rosaleensartsyworld6162]

I love your videos! They are always so positive and fun to watch! I can't wait to watch more :3

[@MiraByler]

Thank you!!

[@cyntorres575]

You have an amazing personality that makes your videos so great! A vlog style painting/sketch would be fun to see. Hey I'm doing a succulent as i'm watching this with arteza real brush pens ! I'm saving up for their watercolor pencils

[@MiraByler]

Ohhhh that sounds GORGEOUS!! I love succulents. :D

[@maddiebowron5115]

I just found you this morning and I have been watching you all day! Your art work is so good and I want to learn how to draw/paint like your art work!!

[@MiraByler]

Ahh welcome to the art family!!

[@Poots_80]

Yes! I was adding a gauche background to a drawing today and I initially used my own mix of lavender but it was not as complimentary to the skin tones and eyes in my drawing I used my darkest blue to cover it up and it definitely reactivated to color in the first layer.

[@nolandesopo3550]

TO CLEAR THINGS UP I can see why people are getting offended by when you call things cheap because cheap mainly means that it doesn’t cost much AND it’s not very good. INEXPENSIVE is a better word to use because it mainly means that it doesn’t cost as much as expensive stuff. This is not a hate comment but more a constructive criticism 😊

[@kindaakaii867]

cheap just means inexpensive! They're the same! adjective (of an item for sale) low in price; worth more than its cost. "they bought some cheap fruit" It literally says it costs less than it should!

[@dinekevinke2268]

I Needed this so much! I have been doubting about getting Gouache paints, this helps me a lot!

[@hxnniboi]

“:O THERE’S PURPLE IN HERE” ...relatable

[@FelixTheAnimator]

Reeves for being cheap actually works pretty well... as long as you're not re-hydrating it. It works best when you use it strait with a bit of water mixed in.

[@myrkflinn4331]

I just love that happy funny face she makes when she's actually being silly XD gotta love the funny I swear

[@chichi.319]

Can you do this for watercolors? Some are chalky, some are not but idk which one to choose. ❤

[@NinaQueena]

Omg prices changed a lot!!! This video is 5 years old and winsor and newton gouache paints you used to get for 23 $ are now available for 40$ 😮‍💨

[@maryanncunningham9872]

MORE WIIIIIIIISH! and awww suckey weather...here in washington state we're bright and sunny!

[@sydneyfoster3693]

I have some of the Arteza gouache, that's what I started off with and I love them and I'm glad that you do too. If you look on the tube it has the pigments used, the opacity and light fastness on the tube. It's incredible. And try the hot pink, it's pretty cool.

[@MiraByler]

Oh, that's good to know! Thanks for sharing!

[@englishinsomniac2754]

Sorry guys but in England it has been a lovely sunny day! Not surprised at the result.Arteza seem to be producing a lot of good art supplies at reasonable prices. Love your witty style Mira!

[@alicejump2290]

Tea.for me has to be the perfect temperature! Haven't used gouache ! Never take comments to heart! I like cheap (it's a fun way of saying AFFORTABLE) love your videos!

[@Ositored1]

Today is a Big day for waiting for me , my Set of 60 Colors of Arteza arriving and got my New Brushes and ready .....thank you for your Video great information ......

[@ivon_reborn]

Thank you for your video.... I was thinking of either gouache or japanese gansai... but these Arteza might be the way to go for me. :) I want to use for lettering. Thanks!

[@reannaholdford2413]

3 years later in Canada.. I paid $75 for that Winsor&Newton primary set

[@pigsUSA85]

A few days ago, my reeves gouache set came in the mail and now i'm trying to work with themxD It's like watercolors mixed with acrylics!

[@MiraByler]

That's a perfect way to describe them! :)

[@tatterberry7841]

Great video! I'd been considering trying the Arteza gouache paints so this is very helpful :) For the longest time I thought I *hated* gouache because my first experience with it was a really cheap little set that was... really not good (absolutely no opacity even when used straight from the tube, so no layering :( ). I tried it again more recently with the WN primaries set and got much more into both those and acrylic gouache!

[@LaydeeRedan]

I just randomly found your channel, I absolutely adore you lol

[@MiraByler]

Aw thanks! That made my day! :)

[@BriBee2023]

IM FROM OHIO AND HAVE A BLUE PITTBULL OML! You are my inspiration ❤️❤️

[@orangecrush1652]

I have already fallen in love with your video

[@MiraByler]

[@andersml75]

Hi. Just an idea :) You should write Winsor & Newton, and ask them to sponsor some of your videos, and if they want to send you some art stuff.

[@stayinginbedallday-_-160]

Ooh- good idea! Has she done this yet it's been 3 years :3

[@aprilbrown8081]

It’s raining as I’m watching this. 😂

[@orangecrush1652]

I am new to your channel and I just subscribed and hit the notification bell thingamagig because your video seems fun to watch :3

[@MiraByler]

Thank you!! Welcome to the art family!! So excited to have you here :)

[@ginasartcorner5686]

I wish when I tested Gouache I had Arteza :D seems many people say that they are pretty good for the price. I had the Reeves ones and since I have the Winsor&Newton Designers Gouache I love Gouache even more than before! I practice with it a lot since I got it and I love it. The only thing what got me a bit sad is, that I put them into a palette and it cracked. Like some would just break and fall out of the little tint :(

[@blackpanda7298]

Adding a bit of matte medium on the base layer helps keep the paint from lifting. And when I see a bit of met medium, I mean a very small amount.

[@mosquito5115]

You are such a good artist l love ur vidios soooooooo much

[@elizabethdarling8719]

I'm also from Ohio!!!! It HAS been really rainy and wet recently!! I've always admired gouache but haven't tried it yet! I love water color, but think I'd enjoy this as well.... I'll have to pick some up! Thanks for the great comparison! It really helps hearing if it's worth it or not!!! Also, do you use your folding pallet like pans? I know many artists put watercolor in pans and let them dry but I'd LOVE to watch a video about yours!! It always looks beautiful!!!!

[@MiraByler]

I take that folding palette with me literally everywhere. It’s my baby. I haven’t washed it out since I got it. Maybe that’s bad, haha. It just feels so special to me and holds so many memories. I’d like to make a new palette soon though. This one has watercolor on one side, and gouache on the other. It would be cool to have one with only gouache! :) I’m also so excited reading how many people are from Ohio. What part are you from, if you don’t mind me asking?! :D

[@elizabethdarling8719]

I'm from Newark! Quite close to Columbus!!

[@kadenmallen]

If you like goauche you should try out Posca pens. They're relatively inexpensive and super opaque!

[@eparker]

Kaden Allen I just tried the white ones in two brush tip variations and a pink one. Wow! I am in love and will be getting a few more colors. I see Faber Castell has their own white pitt pens too. Excited to give them a try.

[@leslychamate9962]

Great to know!!!!!! Thank you. I need to have a different set of gauche that also works well and is a little more affordable than WN. I wanted to give arteza gouache a try!!! I just purchased a set.

[@be4ks553]

Hey Mira Byler I was looking in your shop and was looking for your feeling sketchy t shirt 👕 but nothing was there Where can I find it?

[@MiraByler]

Search sweatshirt and you'll find it! It's also in the new arrivals section. :)

[@helloayza6600]

I'M IN OHIO TOO AND YES IT'S BEEN A RAINY DAY

[@MiraByler]

SERIOUSLY. These last couple of days have been a downpour! haha

[@helloayza6600]

Fr! Even though it's summer!

[@crazycartoonist5450]

Must be nice it is dry as heck where I live

[@midnightriot2454]

Royal Langnickel is another great beginners set, in the UK it's very cheap on ebay, it's only about £11 for 24 tubes of either gouache, acrylic or watercolour. Not sure what it would be in the US but it might be worth a look

[@paranoiarpincess]

I'm so jealous, you can't get Arteza yet in Canada, and I have wanted affordable gouache paints forever. Until revently, I've asked so many people in art stores for the stuff, and no one seemed to know what I was talking about :S.

[@stayinginbedallday-_-160]

Awwwh I hope you have some affordable prices now after all it's been 3 years since you wrote this if not hang in there :3

[@paranoiarpincess]

@@stayinginbedallday-_-160 I appreciate that greatly. Honestly, I haven't checked in awhile. I got the Jazza art box set and have been forbidden by my budget to but any new art supplies (besides necessary replacements) for two full years. On the plus side, by the time I can buy gouache, it should be a lot easier. Last I checked Arteza, they had a good selection, but you had to go through Amazon/couldn't purchase through their website, so any sales wouldn't transfer over.

[@tawnyrachelle3085]

Oh my goodness! You're in Ohio too!? Love your channel, can't believe this stormy weather though..

[@MiraByler]

Yep! Columbus :) What about you?

[@tawnyrachelle3085]

Mira Byler whaaaat! Chillicothe. An hour away, crazy!

[@MiraByler]

Wow, that's crazy! It's so cool meeting other people from Ohio!!

[@aprilbrown8081]

I was just in C-bus this weekend! The convention center has some fun art, I was surprised! I grew up in Cleveland, but am in Cincy now.

[@Imagination_Now]

I've been wanting to try gouache and I'm glad you did this. But hey y all on eBay you can find winsor and newton gouache primary colors for about 13$ Just throwing that out there. I've been looking at the 2 brands and trying to decide which 1 I want to get....I think the arteza is winning for me. So much more paint for just a few extra bucks.

[@MiraByler]

It's definitely worth it for the extra colors. They also give you two tubes of white paint, which is soooo nice because I always use mine really fast, haha.

[@abdullahtahir8036]

Wooohoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tiffaniex333]

can you compare Arteza's watercolour paints to Winsor and Newton and Arteza's coloured pencils with Prismacolor's premier coloured pencils? I know you did one drawing but I'd like to see a side by side picture to see how they compare

[@toughharley1903]

Yes do more

[@mjpete27]

Like YES, Comment No. I think maybe $10.00 is not an expensive cost for Gouache! I can not recommend DaVinci Paint company enough these days! I love that their Gouache has superior light-fast ratings and that is unusual for Gouache! But it is an Artist quality paint $6 to $8 a tube they are larger size at 37ML each! If you ever want to test them out they might send a sample to an accomplished youtube artist like you for a good price! My Arteza gouache paints are good quality but the DaVinci paints are superior Just my 2ç.

[@gerveve1919]

Į love your face expresions thet you make!!! They are sooo funny xddd

[@BeckiPercyBeckiPercy]

Can someone tell me what the difference is between Acrylics and Gouache? I love acrylics and try to stay away from watercolor paints lol. I'm just bad with them

[@JCel]

In Germany you can get the 10 color set Winsor and Newton for 35€.

[@bluestblue435]

I can get 10 tubes of designers gouache for 15€ here

[@bernicedelaura695]

Can you try the artist loft guache?

[@ghyftdb]

Love youuu❤

[@sadiecatherine4163]

I know I'm a bit late 😂 but I'm all for cheap art supplies. I use the crayola super tips all the time and I can create really nice art with it. I was gifted my pack, but a 100 pack of them is only 25 USD, now that's a good deal!

[@stefanie_e3837]

Her: “I’m not sure how lightfast arteza is” Me: “Doesn’t it say on the tubes? Or am I insane”

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

Stefanie Boaru sometimes test/sample sets are lacking the information of bigger tubes

[@gillinacook1477]

Hi, I'm new to your channel. I'm in England UK, the weather is never that great here. I think your funny and love your art. 🇬🇧😀

[@MiraByler]

Hello from over the pond :) and thank you!

[@JenniferCharleeArt]

Oh! My husband was just in Ohio for a business trip this last weekend :o I have way more space for my own good and I still need to downsize lol

[@JenniferCharleeArt]

...and yet...I still want to try both of these haha

[@stayinginbedallday-_-160]

@@JenniferCharleeArt don't we all- the temptation is soooo strong :3

[@aprilbrown8081]

Now I want to run out and buy more gouache. Lol

[@desteneevickroy3535]

Hey does anyone know a cheap travel sketchbook? I'm going on vacation and need one but I don't have 20 dollars

[@FurorGale]

Does the arteza gouache have a funky/chemical smell to it like Reeves gouache?

[@MiraByler]

Nope, I didn't notice any odors come to think of it!

[@hghayhay7]

The last I checked Michaels had a set of quiche paint for $20. I just forget what brand it is. Also I’m in the processes of moving into another house too.The house we are moving into is also tiny. Lol.

[@johnconner2206]

I'm guessing that looking at the sample in about 10 years and there will be a very significant difference, which isn't a big deal unless you purchased an expensive original..............

[@MushroomJelifish]

I wonder how the light fastness compares between the two...

[@cartersplanet2734]

WHAT YOU LIVE IN OHIO TOO! THUMBS UP IF THE WEATHER IS SUPER WEIRD IN OHIO!!!

[@Oozaru85]

If you want to test transparency, why not simply make black lines and draw over them to see how much the paint covers them? Really no rocket science.

[@madeehafarooq5216]

Everything aside her eyes are beautiful mashallah .

[@Lemu_with_a_shirt]

A lot of cheap AF kids paint here is gouche, I never thought it was anything other than just kids paint, then I got into the art side of youtube...

[@loati94]

Yeah where I live all the kids paints is some kind of gouache. It is not the same as the ones for artist but I think they use similar formulas because it makes an opaque and thick paint and it's easy to clean with water.

[@orangecrush1652]

😍

[@desteneevickroy3535]

I live in Ohio :) its rained all dayyyy

[@ONE.Music.]

OH ... IO!!!!!!!

[@beckbabej]

Michael's has the worst w&n gouache prices. Try jerry's artarama.

[@artofnothing8248]

This video seem like it was 2 minute long 🤣

[@elizabethsdesk]

It is $27+ for 24.

[@squiddythelegend4688]

Wait, you live in Ohio?!?! Yay, twins! Lol

[@emeraldm0on-yt]

Its supposed to be summer not rain-er

[@aprilbrown8081]

You’re in Ohio too!!

[@ashtynhuber7888]

I also live in Ohio!

[@marcusmariemoylan]

I might visit you in Ohio.... someday I hope I can!

[@tainadelcaribe]

I understand what you meant, but the thing is that “cheap” implies that an item is cheaply made (or crap) and of bad quality as opposed to “inexpensive” which is what you’re trying to convey.

[@tainadelcaribe]

crucibelle - Belle du Pont I sort of agree with you, although remember that is KZbin so there’s lots of kids here trying to learn about art. Also, what I said was to address what she said in the video because she sounded surprised to, what I’m guessing is, people’s comments. Also (and something that doesn’t hurt) good communication is always better to convey your message and get your point across.

[@diwara4091]

Pint a cheetah running

[@jennynim3203]

Both are expensive af to me.

[@sinisterbrick5594]

Brah you literly talked for 5 minute straight

[@sydneybiebsbieber69]

Why is your name now Mira? Not Miranda. Cool video btw!