🎨 Unboxing & Reviewing ShinHan Designer Gouache 🎨

[@iritlandgraf]

Hi! Thanks for watching! As usual, this is a chatty video, feel free to speed it up (I do it all the time!). If you want to know the jist- I like these!! The color range is definitely Set B material so if you want a more basic palette (with black and white) you'll probably prefer to get set A.

[@waterlovindog2256]

I got set A during Black Friday and I want to kick myself for not getting Set B because it is so pretty and as you have said, it has increased in price so much! Thank you for your video!

[@iritlandgraf]

I'm sorry you didn't grab it but set A is great too and probably better to start with! Are you enjoying them?

[@sabinemetscher6449]

Oh, yes : $72

[@attorneycarissa]

I have the original 12 color set and i was able to get set B to complement it on black friday. I really enjoy them. Great video!

[@iritlandgraf]

Thanks for sharing! Glad you got a good deal!

[@jenniferarted3652]

My favorite gouache. I have both set A and B. I work at an art studio with a small retail shop and I talked the owner into bringing in the full line if 72 colors. I had to agree to teach Gouache classes which I love anyway so it’s a win/win.

[@iritlandgraf]

Thanks for sharing! Really happy to read this and look forward to continuing using these ☺️

[@ChantelleArts]

Oh I've never tried ShinHan Gouache before, these look really interesting 🥰

[@iritlandgraf]

They are! I don't think they are superior to other brands but definitely comparable so if you get a good deal it's worth trying!

[@jeanettegillings7202]

Oh those colours! They look such fun to play with ❤

[@iritlandgraf]

They are!

[@MichelleJNorton]

Shinhan gouache is some of my favorite.

[@mjpete27]

Hullo Irit, I have yet to decide on a “go to brand” for my gouache paint! I have the 10 tube set of Schmincke Akedemy 60ml tubes that I have really enjoyed using, I wish it was easier to get the other colors in the line. Schmincke Hordam gouache is a little easier to find but it is quite expensive, it is almost double the price of the higher priced brands! Like Holbein or Dan Smith. D.S. Is a brand that I feel is truly overrated and overpriced too! I purchased set A from ShinHan and it was a good deal so I got set B to fill out my choices in this brand! I found both sets are much less expensive if you put them in your subscription list and set the frequency of 6 to 9 months for re-purchase. If you have no need of the paints as you are not using them up? You can skip the month and keeping the paint in the list to maintain the lower price too! I like the opacity in your painting and so I think I need to give it more real world testing, painting more pictures rather than just swatching and mixing colors. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about these paints!

[@iritlandgraf]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts too! Always great to hear more opinions and I totally agree on Schmincke Horadam and DS being too expensive (and I'm near Germany, so Schmincke is pretty much as cheap as it gets and still...). I will continue to play aroung with set B and if I truly love and use the paint I will definitely get set A as the price is excellent. Thanks again for commenting!

[@adk9215]

Thank you. I especially appreciated that your palette is in view! Helps me understand color mixing.

[@iritlandgraf]

Glad it was helpful!

[@EilafA]

I got my set B about a month ago, I’ve been using them in dry form and they are great! I’m considering getting the 18 colors set is it does have some colors i like but for now I’m just getting to know the colors and mixes, I’m glad you’re doing a review on them.

[@iritlandgraf]

That is awesome! Very happy to know they are good for using dry, that's my go-to set up!

[@megperry5586]

Thanks! Happy Holidays to you, always love seeing you paint.

[@iritlandgraf]

Happy holidays!

[@impish22]

looks like a great set of paints !!

[@iritlandgraf]

I think so too!

[@justacatwhocantype]

I love gouache, it is such a fun medium, great on its own and for mixed media. My fave brand is Schmincke HKS Designer’s Gouache. Works great fresh as well as rewetted. Winsor and Newton Designer‘s Gouache is a brand that I also like. But I also use other brands. Some of the less expensive brands like Arteza or Himi jelly gouache are fun to use.

[@iritlandgraf]

Thanks for sharing! I only have a couple of the schmincke gouache and I understand they have a couple of different gouache lines, knowing Schmincke, I'm sure they are great!

[@justacatwhocantype]

​@@iritlandgraf Schmincke has Horadam gouache, Akademie gouache and HKS Designer's gouache. I use HKS because this is what I ended up buying (saw a good sale, so I decided this is the one I need, lol) I loved it and therefore I stuck with it. Horadam I have only tried the white so far, and it feels a lot like the HKS white to me. I would have to try more Horadam to be able to really compare the two. I also like using my gouache from a palette and this works really well with either one, they rewet back into a creamy opaque paint no problem. There also is a Schmincke Akademie gouache. That is a nice paint, too, and it comes in huge tubes at a decent price. But it has the one big drawback that it rewets horribly because it uses some synthetic binder. I have actually never seen a gouache rewet so poorly. Once dried you can't make it creamy again, even if you let it soak for hours, all you can get from it anymore is a thin transparent wash. I would not buy it again for that reason. But when used fresh, the results I can get with it look good, so I am using up what I still have.

[@ilonavandertang-vos2198]

Love this set, got it at the BF sale at Jackson's... got the 18 holbein and the Summer set to (already have autumn). I have a couple of mixing/startersets (WN, holbein, Schmincke...) and big tubes white (both) from WN. Therefore I like the B set more. The Jaune Br is a beautiful colour for the base of a painting. I could have done with a little less blue and greens....but i do love those colours😂😂😂 only painted 2 times yet, but loved it so far.... I did put swatches in my window, so in a couple off months i know more about the lightfastnes😊

[@iritlandgraf]

Sounds great! Hope they don't fade into nothing 😔

[@jenniferarted3652]

A few additional notes… regarding binder separation , happens in all brands, I give the new tube a hard shake first. I tend to paint more often with dried gouache and ShinHan dries great in a palette. Minimal cracking, re wets beautifully. Their white is easier to re wet than most however I always use white from the tube. I keep a small tube in my travel palette.

[@iritlandgraf]

Thanks for the info!

[@alejandromorales9516]

My gouache palette is Winsor & Newton/Holbein but I've been impressed by the three Daniel Smith I tried.

[@iritlandgraf]

Yes they are great! Too bad they are so expensive 😞

[@alejandromorales9516]

@@iritlandgraf True but they dry down well if that's the way you work (which I do). I've only gone over to Schmincke and Daniel Smith when there are things I can't get in WN/Holbein. The DS Buff Titanium Gouache in particular. I've had Holbein Tubes dry rock hard on me so let's see if perhaps the initial investment in DS means they last longer in the tube?

[@iritlandgraf]

Totally agree! Daniel smith has the best formula hands down in my opinion, especially if you use them dry (I do that too)

[@rachelkashani]

I got these from Sarah Burns boxes and I really like them

[@iritlandgraf]

glad to hear!

[@nancyloomis3046]

Oh I'd love to have both sets...not sure it's in the budget right now, but maybe closer to Christmas it will get marked down again. It's great to watch you do art stuff and show us these beautiful colors. I have been neglecting my art too long. I've been very distracted with some traveling (2different trips) and we're having some work done on our house. I've also been "momentarily" distracted by watching advent calendar openings. I don't buy them, mind you, (the high-end designer & skin care ones can begin in the hundreds of $$$ and go up from there.) But admittedly they are kind of fun to watch some of them....for a while. But really, with a few exceptions, they should just be called "way overpriced excessive consumption calendars" because none of the ones I've seen have anything to do with "advent," (the days leading up to Christmas) in its original meaning or usage, which according to Google AI and in the American tradition: "Advent calendars often feature small treats behind the doors, such as a Bible verse, toy, or piece of chocolate." Like Christmas itself, it became over-commercialized and not even close to the original intent. Oh well. 🤔 Thanks & Happy Holidays to you & your family, Irit!

[@iritlandgraf]

Hi! Thanks for sharing and happy holidays to you and your loved ones! I got a couple of yarn advent calendar last year but all in all I don't like buying stuff I don't even know if I need so I'm not a fan of these calenders... My little one did pick out a Lego one and she's happy about it 😃 last year she got one with daily simple experiments, that was also a good one so I guess sometimes they are ok, of they're also educational 😉

[@jennw6809]

In my experience, white always dries faster than colors, no matter the brand! I've looked at this many times, I also like the set B :) I bet the fluorescent pink combined with the cobalt violet hue would be nice! Oh and Jacksons does have these open stock. The one downside of this brand (and also Mjello) is they are not all lightfast. But Sarah Burns loves this brand and it's fine for sketchbook!! PS: The DaVinci gouache is very lacking. I don't recommend it currently -- but they did mention they were working on reformulating.

[@iritlandgraf]

Thanks for sharing! Good to know all the info and you're reminding me that I have heard also from others that Da vinci's gouache is underwhelming... Thanks again!

[@sabinemetscher6449]

Thank you Irit. Gray rainy day in Missouri. Yay😍 for paint. Agree, the price for the 2 sets is good. With some of the colors I could be friends🙂 In 2025 I want to try Daniel Smith & DaVinci gouache. From Holbein I can find colors, Windsor Newton I like in formula. Your offerings are fantastic. I’m still working the watercolor varieties of paper. Have a wonderful holiday time 🌟💕

[@iritlandgraf]

You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed and hope you get some sunshine in Missouri ;)

[@LKBearfly]

I do love all the teals and the blues… think I’ll need to get both sets A and B… but 🙋‍♀️ question: how are these different from Shinhan Pass?

[@iritlandgraf]

These don't pretend to also be watercolors? I'm not sure but I never fell in love with the pass ones and I don't remember that they have a matte finish or a fun color range...

[@Paintsplash4]

I took advantage of the crazy sale and bought 2 copies of the 12-set (because the 24 Set A had too many mixes that I could mix, plus buying 2 12 sets gave me more white). Then I bought Set B at the last minute because of Hydrangea, ha-ha. I love these gouaches. They rewet beautifully, which is the most important thing for me. The lightfastness isn't any better or worse than other gouaches, much as people trash this brand while cutting the other brands a pass on lightfastness. With these, plus my collection of more expensive brands, I'm set for awhile, given my tendency to use gouache more thinly. Thanks for the validation, ha.

[@iritlandgraf]

Thanks for sharing! I think you made some great choices ;) Enjoy!!

[@natsumisayuri7819]

These are cool but really pricey I've looked them up on Jacksons and they did have open stock. For now I'll keep using my Holbein set and will perhaps get some of the traditional colors although getting all the seasons sets is really tempting.

[@iritlandgraf]

Holbein is great! I love them too, great choice!

[@vickytubbie997]

Open stock can be found at jacksons

[@iritlandgraf]

thanks for sharing!

[@ANNA-wx3bk]

I just started with gouache, i use caran d'ache geneve for the beginning:) do you recommend sth else...i mainly use it for costume drawings...schöne Weihnachten, eh aus wien:))

[@iritlandgraf]

Thanks for sharing Anna! und hallo Nachbarin!

[@sharonlockwood1825]

Great video! Love that you love color! I do too! I’ve been trying to get your free Joy art club and thinking of joining. Do I need to be patient? Because I’ve signed up three times in the last 14 hours and still haven’t received. 😟

[@iritlandgraf]

Oh no! It's night here in Europe but I will check it first thing tomorrow and get back to you, Sharon! ❤️

[@sharonlockwood1825]

@ ok thank you!

[@iritlandgraf]

Hi again Sharon! I checked my records and I see the email was sent 3 times indeed :) Did you check your spam folder? I'm emailing you as well :)

[@sharonlockwood1825]

sheez louise! Yes and thank you! I KNOW about checking spam folder but had an absolute brain blip! and didn’t (menopause brain 🥴🙃. It’s there and I see an email from you in my regular inbox..thank you for taking the time to reply and respond. Looking forward to trying it now. Thanks so much.

[@iritlandgraf]

No worries! Glad you found it :)

[@mjpete27]

I have been very disappointed in the DaVinci gouache videos that I have been able to find! I believe that they are most concerned with lightfastness and longevity of their products. The biggest complaint about DaVinci Gouache is it is more transparent and shiny, not flat like gouache should be for product photography. It has been rumored that the company is re-working the recipe for their gouache paints, so I am waiting for the change. I have purchased the White tube of DaVinci gouache and it is wonderful mixing it with my watercolor paints that I have already purchased, I am not going to say it is phenomenal or my go to gouache, but let’s see how it goes. I hope you check out M.Graham as well as DaVinci brands.

[@iritlandgraf]

Thanks for sharing! You're not alone there, I've heard an overwhelmingly underwhelmed opinions about Da Vinci Gouache. Guess their strength lies in other media!

[@NinaQueena]

Hätt ich mir auch fast bestellt!- und dann hab ich doch ein holbein gouache set bestellt beim black friday sale... hoffentlich bereu ich die Entscheidung nicht nach deinem Video 😅

[@iritlandgraf]

Holbein ist super!

[@NinaQueena]

@iritlandgraf echt? Aber irgendwo hast du in den Kommentaren geschrieben dass du eher von großen Sets abrätst weil dir einige Holbein Tuben ab und zu nach der Zeit eintrocknen stimmt das?

[@iritlandgraf]

correct. The quality is great, but I've had some go hard (mostly the cobalts) so I would use them up fast ;)