☕️ WHY I LOVE THE MIYA HIMI GOUACHE SET!!! || 🖤☂️ 56 Jelly Gouache Set (REVIEW + DEMO)

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Heeyyyy I'M BACK ON KZbin FINALLYYY. This video took ages to film/edit lol and i'm super rusty at voice-overing xD
I hope this review was helpful in a way for anyone considering buying Jelly Gouache. Please let me know if you have any questions in the comments below! Thanks for watching!!! 🧡
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✨🖍Materials Used:
- Miya Himi 56 Colour Jelly Gouache set
- Moleskine Sketchbook (A5)
- Random paint brushes (feel free to ask about a specific one tho!)
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✨🌱My Links:
Instagram - / thelastcoffeebean
My Art Shop - (‼️CLOSED ATM‼️) ://www.thelastcoffeebean.com
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✨🎵Music Credits:
Track #1: Sundown Avenue by Arc De Soleil (Epidemic Sound)
Track #2: Eldorado by BLUE STEEL (Epidemic Sound)
Track #3: all that by Benjamin Tissot
Track #4: Staying Afloat - Matt Large (Epidemic Sound)
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Brief Studio Tour/Update!
2:41 - Intro (my history with gouache)
8:11 - Sketching/Painting!!
11:23 - Skillshare ad
12:56 - Sketching/Painting (again)!!
27:52 - Final Thoughts
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[@thelastcoffeebean]

Thanks again to Skillshare for sponsoring today's video! If you want to check it out, the first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/thelastcoffeebean0123

[@katherinenoggle6407]

My sister got me this set for Christmas, haven't opened it yet. Miya also makes an anti-mildew/moistening spray, but another channel (sorry, can't remember which) recreated it - mostly distilled water, some alcohol and a small amount of glycerin. She cleaned up the Miya palette with the spray, then lightly sprayed it again before she closed it up. The glycerin and water keeps the paint moist and the alcohol keeps it from getting moldy. I plan on trying it!

[@thelastcoffeebean]

Omg I also took a couple weeks to open my set 😂 Thanks so much for sharing, I’ll try that out if the set gets super dried up and messy 👌🏼

[@sbarat7564]

@@thelastcoffeebean hi happy to see you. Can you make a video about your art style?:) And this is a bit personal but when are you going to do a face reveal

[@CreativePhenomenonArt]

Happy New year 🎉🎉🎉 I have that huge set I love it. I’m kinda addicted to this stuff 😅so fun to use. Distilled water is definitely the way to go to keep moist before closing. I also have that little pallet you transferred the gouache to. I like your idea. Might do the same for travel. Thanks for the tip. Great to see you also Wednesday came out great I love both pieces 🤗💕

[@bunnyydoesthings]

I think that's Lindsay the frugal crafter who did that

[@katherinenoggle6407]

@@bunnyydoesthings Thank you!

[@jenniferarted3652]

I bought Windsor & Newton first but since I knew nothing about painting with gouache, I felt like I was wasting this expensive paint and hating my paintings. This was about the time jelly gouache was new and all over KZbin so I bought the 18 set for less that $20. Using the Himi gouache made me fall in love with gouache. I could play and practice and learn without feeling like I was wasting the “good stuff”. Definitely recommend for anyone wanting to try gouache.

[@judesartstuff8782]

I absolutely love the blocky style! I’ve been using gouache for a while now and I’m trying to get a more blocky style rather than a smooth blended look. I personally think the blocky style compliments the very matte paint well

[@hatthawattha]

Now, I have never used Himi gouache. I use Talens gouache from Tubes. A lot of people don't know that regular gouache can be used just as watercolour even if it dries completely. It still reactivates and with layering you can use it just like from the tube. With gouache it is important to use from watery layers and build up the consistence to more creamy. So I would imagine it's easy to use dried up gouache in underpaintings. I saw this video of a girl putting their dried up gouache into a jar and water and it got really creamy again. My Caran D'ache gouache in completely dried out tubes did not become creamy, but I can totally use them. Another thing people don't know about gouache, is that it can be used on any paper and even paper that can't handle ink or water can usually handle gouache. I have painted in old books and they work fine, just as bullet journal and just random shiny paper pages from magazines. Of course those can't handle hanging on the wall but in a sketchbook it's all fine to experiment. And it's super cheap too since you can literally use any paper with gouache. Such a fun medium! Actually same paper tip goes for oil pastels (except maybe shiny magazine paper). I think now that gouache is getting really big, the next big hit will be oil pastels. They already are a big hit in Asian countries.

[@staceyellington4978]

You have been missed, but you were working on so many important things. You sound so relaxed and happy. Welcome back!

[@thelastcoffeebean]

Aaaah thank you!!! 😭🧡🧡

[@ranasafi4858]

Congratulations on finishing your finals, these were your last if I remember correctly? Good to have you back! A Himi Gouache set is on my wishlist but with the inflation and everything I think the smallest set is worth more than 1K L.E and I still feel guilty for spending money even when it's my own (It's my salary for God's sake!!) but I feel so embarrassed around my parents with everything happening here. 🙃

[@zariadunn7884]

I’ve missed your videos!! welcome back !!! i hope your finals went well

[@thelastcoffeebean]

Thank you so much!! I have one deferred exam this weekend but so far it went well! 🧡🙌🏼🔥

[@georgialeigh9561]

i’ve been SO excited for this!!❤️

[@prexytheartist]

I agree with the part that you said that gouache is crazyyyy good when you don't blend it coz they tend to look like impressionistic and I love that era. I love your paintings but we never got to see the reference pictures tho 😁😁

[@geckonia]

Those trees with the light on them look so cool. ❤

[@thelastcoffeebean]

Thank you! I was going to leave them just dark grey but I love glowy trees!

[@Zephlett]

Thank you for sharing your process and your art with us!

[@salty1160]

Hiii! I’m so glad your back!!

[@lilianromero2232]

omg im so happy your back

[@mahroashs]

i just love the way you put the colors like the black, and the cool colors

[@ChantelleArts]

that big set looks so cool!! Also I love the colours you chose to paint wednesday with ☺

[@NoDecaf7]

I like that you've changed up your editing style. It's exciting to see your channel evolve and grow! Glad to see you back 😊

[@albarodriguezcollantes5615]

Oooooh, love those trees, the sun, the ground, the sky,... Everything. It feels so different. Gorgeous 😍😍😍

[@raeewashere]

we have missed you so happy your back

[@skribblessketches8851]

OH MY GOD IVE BEEN MISSING UR VIDEOS THANK U SO MUCH FOR COMING BACK I WAS REWATCHING UR OLD VIDEOS LOL

[@thelastcoffeebean]

AAAH THANK YOUU IM SO HAPPY TO B BACK 😭🧡🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@drawingwithlr2268]

I checked your channel every day for the past month, and finnaky I found a new video. I missed your videos a lot, welcome back

[@kimbookjoo3797]

Finally I have been waiting for this video for a long time thank you sooo much

[@MileenasDentist]

you are so gifted wow!

[@basilbunz]

So glad ur back! I literally gasped when i saw your notif on my phone. I really hope finals wasnt too bad,

[@thelastcoffeebean]

Aww thank u I’m so glad to be back!! 🥺🧡🧡

[@Misae_sparkles]

I was thinking about you today !! Good too see you back ♡ Nice studio tour and art ☆

[@saramartins03]

The landscape looks gorgeous, wish i could paint like that tho! Love your videos ❤️

[@QueenViolet8]

You know I have always wanted to see how you make your coffee it’s always looking Fancy 😊

[@Ana36377]

Loved how the paintings turned out, especially the landscape and especially the blocky style. My gouache art style is very smooth and I’ve been meaning to shake it up and make it “blockier” but mine is still super smooth haha. While I’ve never tried the Miya Himi gouache set before (I’m also very fussy about cleanliness in my sets so huge chance I’m gonna hate them lol) but from what I’ve seen, I think they look like a good student grade set - especially when you’ve compared them to Reeves which are really chalky and almost made me hate gouache just because how much of a hard time I’ve had with them. Today I primarily use W&N which made me really love gouache but I sometimes wished I started with a higher quality set before switching straight to W&N. I might consider buying this for my sister who really wants to try gouache out but since I’m in university with my W&Ns with me and I also don’t want her to suffer using chalky paints starting out. And if you’re wondering, you can buy more W&N colours but as far as I know they’re not in sets. W&N have 82 colours but besides the primary set (five colours - primaries + white + black) and the introductory set (warm primaries + cold primaries + white + black + yellow ochre + permanent mid green; which I got), the rest must be bought individually. Some of the colours like the super dramatic pinks and purples are very hard for even folks with the best colour theory understanding to mix up. Personally I won’t recommend buying the extra colours if you’re tight on cash and don’t need them since they can get pretty expensive and I don’t buy them myself because I primarily paint animals and nature and would have no need for a hot pink anytime soon but colours are up to preference anyways. Colour mixing is hard and while I’ve had plenty of practice (after my first set of acrylics died I ended up getting a bulky 5 colour mixing set to force myself to practice), I don’t mind tricks and many colours is a nice way to shortcut your way to a desired shade or hue. TL;DR: Paintings turned out great. I’ve never used Miya Himis but from the looks of it they look like a nice introductory set and W&N come in 82 colours but only some come in sets. Also colour mixing is hard so many colours can be a nice shortcut.

[@pinguinaarts]

Yayy new videoooo!!!!!!🙌🙌😆😄

[@lexdraws1729]

My first time to this channel, loving the art and the vibes ❤

[@thelastcoffeebean]

Awww thank you im so glad!! 🥰🧡🧡

[@izumi4940]

Huray new stuff😍

[@aliceelohane4020]

Estava com muitas saudades dos vídeos!!

[@QueenViolet8]

My 24 set is coming tomorrow 😊 good to see you back like that Jazzy intro🎶

[@thelastcoffeebean]

Omg excitinggg!! The 24 set also looks amazing, have fun painting 🙌🏼🧡

[@disclaimerhotmess4007]

just bought a set of gouache, can't wait to paint Wednesday in MORE colours lol ❤️

[@thelastcoffeebean]

YESSS sounds exciting! She’s such a fun character to paint 🔥

[@disclaimerhotmess4007]

@@thelastcoffeebean I know especially her and Enid, the colour contrast between them is fun🖤💖

[@Histoiresience]

Great vedio welcome back to KZbin 💜also Wednesday looks great and the landscape is such a vibe 🤩🤩🤩

[@aumtheaum3827]

You have everything set up nicely.

[@darrensurff8554]

Love your style😊

[@sidegigcrafts]

Wow….. I’ve just found you…. And I am simply so glad I did! You are so talented!! Thanks for sharing! New subbie!

[@abigailemmertart]

I keep putting this set in my cart and taking it out. I’m still new to gouache and have a cheap set of tubes from Hobby Lobby and a few Holbein (which I love) . You may have convinced me to finally bite the bullet and give them a shot!

[@midollafun]

How is the hobby lobby gouache?

[@abigailemmertart]

@@midollafun it’s okay. I think to get me started and learn if it’s a medium I want to use - it was great. But it also doesn’t go down well and acts less opaque and more like a water color. Since switching to the HIMI, I’ve been much happier! I also just got some Japan ones that I will be talking about in a video soon and those have been amazing!

[@chip736]

YOU'RE BACK!!! I hope your finals (I think it was your finals u said in ur previous video) I hope you did well 😃😃

[@thelastcoffeebean]

THANK U!! Yes I was gone for exams and they went pretty well! 🙌🏼

[@chip736]

@@thelastcoffeebean CONGRATULATIONS 👏🎉🎇🎈👏🎉🎇🎈👏

[@hatthawattha]

If you try professional grade gouache, I recommend Talen's Gouache. They are amazing!!!

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

I love you,re paintings the last coffee bean😊 i have the 56 himi miya gouache set too😊i love mine 😊 i only paint whit my himi miya gouache set and my acrylic gouache paints from the brand liquitex 😊 i have the black box it has diffrent colours

[@anjanishah3156]

HII i love ur vids!!!!!

[@thelastcoffeebean]

Hiii thank u so much!! 🧡

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

I love my 56 set himi miya gouache set😊 i only paint whit gouache now. I love you,re gouache paintings 😊 i wished they would sel these sets in stores instead of online😊👍🏾👋🏾✌🏾🎨

[@privateowen]

Wow❤️ i wish i could paint like this🇨🇦

[@whateverkims]

Awesome! I love HIMI Gouache a lot. May I ask which brushes did you use?

[@Kiara.step-daughter]

I can’t wait for Wednesday season 2. You did a good job on Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday. You said her name perfectly 😊

[@melzordtv]

I remember that video lmao. When I saw this notification I went “excuse me what??”

[@CJShopland_Art]

I have a lot of work to do to get my studio to storage heaven level as this intro! Do you stick to a schedule for KZbin? I didn’t used to but tried in the last 6 months but going back to a more lose schedule, which should give me time to get my life organised 😂 The Wednesday looked like the actress! Stylised yes but could definitely see it was their version of Wednesday 😁 My gouache is a lot more muddy, I have the sea white ones but those are 9 of similar but bigger pots; yet to try the famous jelly; and haven’t tried winsor and newton yet either, but I like their watercolours , oils and acrylics (though usually stick to daler rowney for acrylic ) 😊 Do you ever see a sketchbook page and wish you had done so on a canvas, these are finished artwork level! Some of my pages are like that, but most are scribbles figuring things out 😁

[@Titiparana]

Omg im here 5 days late my finals are next week and I’m working my butt off

[@unpersonmars2350]

That landscape rules. What reference photos did you use? They don't seem to be in the description.

[@4kassis]

can you replace single paint? where would you buy those? Doesn't make sence to buy a whole new set just because you are out of red...

[@deeman524]

Unless you stick with only 1 brand and medium color names don't matter because they change with each brand and medium.

[@sallyannchappell5671]

Weren’t you going to show us the inspiration photos for the landscape .

[@adrenaline.915]

✨نور جيهان✨

[@lilru-sr7pg]

Hey a question I want to try gouache but I dont know what set to buy with never trying them before and most of them being really expensive any ideas? Edit: also I think a saw a paper cut I feel so bad 😓

[@amirahp1690]

You don't need the 50 paint pots. Just get the 18pots set. Or the 24 pots set. It will be enough mixing. But still have convenient colors. Save up. Amazon has deals every once in a while. This past week they had a sale on their deals.

[@thelastcoffeebean]

I think as the comment above said, the 56 colour set is a LOT for just starting with gouache! I would recommend 18/24 jelly gouache set from Amazon, OR a really cheap tubed set from Amazon if you’re worried you won’t like gouache. Reeves gouache is what I started with, it was super cheap but it worked! P.S. I’m surprised you noticed omg 😂 I got like two paper cuts, hence the bandaids 💀

[@amirahp1690]

@@thelastcoffeebean the reeves is terrible though. I tried it. 🥴

[@thelastcoffeebean]

@@amirahp1690 lol I think the formula may have changed over the years tbh because my old set from when I was 13 (2013 I think) was pretty good! Amazon has so many new art brands though that make cheap gouache for beginners!

[@amirahp1690]

@@thelastcoffeebean eh back in 2009 my old set was reeves. Terrible.

[@millimilli8122]

Olá, você poderia colocar legendas em inglês do que você diz em seus vídeos? Para nós, pessoas falantes de outros idiomas e que estão aprendendo inglês, e se esforçam pra compreender pessoas que acompanhamos aqui no KZbin, é díficil conseguir entender tudo o que é dito em vídeo...

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

Its a shame that the 56 set of himi miya gouache is not for sale in a art shop and you have to oder it online. I love you,re painting of wensday adams😊👋🏾✌🏾👍🏾

[@MISKZART]

hi

[@thelastcoffeebean]

Heyyy!

[@fuzzydragons]

dev looks easier to find supplies 🙂 that set could probably knock someone out lol

[@bonniemosesart]

Are you doing a review? I’m out.

[@aminattaburntorange9644]

i loved this video so much soooo good