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1) PriceYou cannot beat these for price. I was having an issue branching out into other media AND affording oils, so I decided to purchase acrylic for the first time in years. While they are obviously not Liquitex or Golden, they are far better than Master's Touch or any generic runny craft paint. (I remember in college a fellow student trying to afford their partying by buying craft paint at WalMart. They didn't make it past freshman year.)
2) Tones
The yellow is a very genuine, if bright, yellow.
The red mixes slightly orange, but it is barely perceptible.
The blue is not a powerful mixer, but the tone stays genuine if you get the hang of the quantities needed. Plus as we all know a little blue goes a long way!
The green is a bit odd. Why they didn't just do primaries I don't know. Anyway, the green has a very heavy blue base, so be prepared to mix for that.
The white is just your standard white. Unlike in oil paints, a lot is needed to make something very bright, but this is the same in acrylics from cheap to expensive.
The black... yeah. I don't paint with black as a rule as it flattens any painting, but if you do I will let you know it is a red base. It actually appears as a very very very dark brown, like African hair if you look closely. I used quite a bit simply for the purposes of this review, to help others.
3) Weight
They are not runny, and when squeezing them out they hold well. I will explain like this: I squirted close to a surface and pulled upwards. At a height of an inch it held a perfect Hershey's kiss shape as long as I was willing to watch, but if I knocked into the surface sufficiently (I may or may not be a clutz) it would bloop over, but not go anywhere. Very good viscosity!
4) Notes
Works very well with both brush and palette knife.
Amazing with a gel medium for impasto, which was my goal. Yays!
Dries quickly even undiluted.
I HIGHLY recommend this pack for a budding artist, a christmas gift for someone, a starving art student, whoever.
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