Reviews of Winsor & Newton Artisan Oil Colour Beginners Set

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This is a handy little kit for beginners or for those that would like to travel with them. Water mixable oils are the way to go. They are virtually odorless and clean up with soap and water. They can be thinned with Modified Linseed Oil (water is NOT recommended) Your painting will dry in far less time than with traditional oils. Also you aren't exposing yourself to all the solvents for clean up. I can now paint indoors were before with regular oils I could not. Highly recommended. Don't think they are watercolors. . . they ARE NOT. Water mixable oils are TRUE OILS.

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these are nice, i bought them for traveling but i now use them all the time. the set has no black which is annoying. the smell is different than regular oils, not as pleasant, and the texture can get gloppy. i looked these up on the internet; they are made by adding detergent. i think you probably save money over regular oils by a lot because of how much easier the cleanup is. and if you dilute them with water they make a kind of gouachy texture. i like these paints because i can make a thin overcoat using mostly water to alter the shade, and these do dry a little quicker too. your brushes will thank you if you buy this paint. i don't know how my paintings will hold up over time with this paint, but let's face it that will probably be moot. i wonder if you can make your own water-mixable oils by adding detergent to oil paints?