Reeves Gouache

Posted in art supplies on 05/04/2008 02:22 am by admin

Reeves Gouache

what acrylics to get?

im thinking of buying some decent acrylic paints but dont know which to get. has anyone used any of these brands and if so can you tell me if they are any good.
gerstaecker, liquitexor lascaux. or any others really.
in general i like opaque paint with very good coveage such as gouache and the problem i have with the reeves paints is that they can sometimes be improperly mixed from the tube, either lumpy and thick or the resin and pigment sepparate.

The best two on the market are Golden and M. Graham. I use Golden myself but M. Graham is just as good. Most beginning or part time artists don't use either because they're more expensive than W&N or Duro or Rowney or any of the other budgit paints out there.

Liquitex is a good paint, too, but not if you want texture or buildup. For this you really need full bodied paints like either M. Graham or Golden.

Also, try to get away from using tubes. Both M. Graham and Golden (as well as other makers) sell their paints in jars. You'll save a lot more money on unused paint not going to waste by using jars. Duh, you ever try to get unused paint back into a tube?