I haven't tried this actual colour yet but I already have a set of these paints and so can attest to their quality. I bought this colour to augment the 10 colours I have. I'm new to gouache being more familiar with watercolour but after a lot of research decided that Winsor and Newton Designer gouache was the right one for me. Thus far I am content that I made the right decision. There's a learning curve to know how much water to use when mixing colours and when applying, but the smooth opaque finish looks great and it goes on smoothly (on NOT/cold press watercolour paper). My suggestion is that you also get a ceramic palette to mix it on as it is much harder to remove from a plastic one that watercolour paint is. Happy to recommend this paint.

Holbein has thicker paints that are a little bit more matte but I really like W&N gouache texture straight out of the tube. It is just a little bit looser which means that you don't really have to play around with adding any water to make it spread well with your brush. It is so much more affordable than Holbein in the US too. I love how opaque and creamy the colors are. I've really been enjoying using them for sketchbook studies. Would 100% buy again and would recommend. #blicksweepstakes

I love Winsor & Newton Gouache. I have been using this brand of gouache for decades. I like the rich smooth colors of this brand. I like water based paints, because the clean up time is quick and easy. Oil paints are great but require time that I don't have in order to clean my sable brushes well. My second favorite medium to use when painting is acrylics, but the opaque option of gouache is easier to use. It's ideal to obtain fine details of animals with gouache. I prefer painting on paper over canvas, which makes the Winsor & Newton Gouache a plus over other media. I started painting with poster paints in nursery school. At nine years old, with assistance I switched to oils. In college I used acrylic. By my early twenties, I found out gouache was the best paint ... MoreI love Winsor & Newton Gouache. I have been using this brand of gouache for decades. I like the rich smooth colors of this brand. I like water based paints, because the clean up time is quick and easy. Oil paints are great but require time that I don't have in order to clean my sable brushes well. My second favorite medium to use when painting is acrylics, but the opaque option of gouache is easier to use. It's ideal to obtain fine details of animals with gouache. I prefer painting on paper over canvas, which makes the Winsor & Newton Gouache a plus over other media. I started painting with poster paints in nursery school. At nine years old, with assistance I switched to oils. In college I used acrylic. By my early twenties, I found out gouache was the best paint for me. Winsor & Newton has always been the leader in opaque watercolors. Btw, I have never been able to use any brand of ordinary watercolors properly. I use opaque watercolors, because the medium works like oils or acrylics. The painting process one uses in oils is ingrained in my brain, so I mix the zinc white with other colors to get the desired lightness I need. There is a plethora of paper such as Arches Cold Press 400 and other papers that provide a smooth surface with just the right amount of texture. I like thick paper for the paintings that I frame. I either mix up my palette on wax paper, disposable palette paper, or in small glass jars that I can seal so the paint lasts for a longer time. I don't work fast or slow, but somewhere in the middle. The assortment of colors available from Dick Blick is perfect. I use the same colors that I painted with as a young person and add new colors regularly. Presently, I am teaching my granddaughter how to paint with gouache. Her first painting turned out beautifully. I learned as a child that quality art supplies helps an artist achieve success. My go to for art supplies is Dick Blick.