Yes it always pays to double check how many oz’s something is online bc it’s near impossible to determine what size you’re getting by just looking at the photo.

I think the Winsor & Newton is creamier than the Holbein. I use both and think I prefer the W&N. Holbein is very stiff but the colors are vibrant. It’s tough call

Hello to you from the state of Minnesota in the USA. I enjoyed your video, and I like WN and Holbein watercolor too. I think both companies have particularly beautiful pigments. I have used WN gouache, but I’m intrigued to try Holbein gouache also. The colors look so beautiful and workable in your video. Thank you for sharing your experience with them, and your sample roses painting is charming!

just ordered Holbein gouache, so it was interesting to see what other artists say about it. we (Croatia) used to have same issues with taxes but since we became part of Eu we get many products at lower costs.

You can’t beat Holbein, anything. I mostly have their watercolors and some sample sets of their gouache and I love their colors and the quality is superb. But due to their cost….here in the U.S., at least, they’re more than W&N. (Schmincke always gets very high ratings, but in the U.S., they’re even higher than Holbein.) So for now, I’m just sticking mostlyto W&N, and it’s much beloved for its quality too. But I’m keeping my eye out for an artist quality gouache brand that’s more affordable…and that I like a lot!

Horodam Guache von Schmincke und W&N mag ich am liebsten.

Hello! So exciting to find another South African Artist on KZfaq!

Holbein is such a great brand. I am glad you were able to try them despite the "surprise".

btw, I love watching artist from around the globe :)

I have had a similar experience in Canada where gouache is not available in our most common art store and I've only found 1 store that sells only Winsor and newton gouache individually and it is 40 minutes from my house. In Canada if you order something over $20 you have to pay import fees when it gets here and that price depends on what you get and where it is coming from, some places have it included but plenty don't.

Hello from Ohio looked up translate it says cardboard ken I think it was the person that packed your package enjoy you site love working with watercolors I am in Dayton Ohio USA have a nice day. 😮

I have just found you and have subscribed, I LOVE gouache and use it all the time. In the UK there is so many different ones and I have mai meri, himi, winsor and newton, holbein and many more. When I first started using it I hated it and couldn't see the point, now I love it

Import taxes can also be a concern when we send art gifts to friends in other countries. I'm in the U.S. and sending Prismacolor pencils to a Thai friend meant navigating Thailand's restrictions to make sure she wasn't going to have to pay import duties that were more than I'd paid for her gift! It was possible to ensure she received the gift *as* a gift (no duties), but it took a bit of research and precise filling out of the forms. Because the U.S. doesn't collect duties on much of what we order from overseas, Americans can be pretty oblivious to the challenges people in other countries have to strategize around. Holbein paints and pencils, btw, are expensive in the U.S. compared with what Holbein charges in Japan, so finding a way to order directly from Japan is an ongoing challenge. It amuses me that Dr. Oto Kano buys her Holbein paints when visiting Japan but advises her viewers in other countries to buy other paints manufactured in or closer to their home countries because the Holbein prices she sees in the U.K., U.S., and Canada are so high. I'm glad you got to try them, Heidi, and I hope you find a less expensive source. One mystery for me is that I can often order American-made art materials from Jackson's in the U.K. and pay less for them to be shipped back to America for less than I can buy them in the U.S., even from Blick or Jerry's! I feel icky about that in terms of energy resources, but... I'm not rich, so okay, I buy from Jackson's! LOL.

Art Spectrum gouache is a Ausy brand pretty good can get Winsor newton and a couple of other brands enjoy using gouache and watercolour paints.

I enjoyed your video. I have never watched a video from a South African artist on KZfaq, so this was a treat. Just an FYI, that magenta is not lightfast, but the primary magenta is. Thanks for sharing your experience.

They do make this set with the bigger tubes. The sets come in 5ml and 15ml versions unless it's a specialty set. You bought the 5ml set and that set usually goes on sale more often than the 15ml.

lol I can translate what the message was on the inner part of the box in Japanese to English. It says “if you want to buy cardboard” and then gives instructions😂

I recently started ordering from Cult Pens in the UK because the art products weren’t available in the US. I had to pay $20 for shipping 😮. Oh well. I just had to have them 😂

Hi. Is Jackson's UK affordable for you? I'm in Australia, and I guess we are lucky. Those small tubes look like 5ml? I like Holbien, but must say my all time favourites for gouache and watercolour is Winsor and Newton. Your fluffy boy is gorgeous x Nell.

That was very interesting! Thank you so much!! Ive also been searching for them. Takealot here I come! You didn't say how they compared to the Windsor and Newton gouche...I would love to know? 18:30

Sounds like Canada with the taxes, dduty fees, etc, etc, etc!!! I feel your pain.

I follow Bob Burridge and he always uses Holbein acrylics. They seem to have a good pigment load

I actually just brought a couple of sets of the seasonal sets from Japan and my post is free and we don’t get tax’s like yous seem to I don’t know why . Is it cuz Australia is closer to Japan.. I do have a lot of Windsor but I can not find it for the life of me . I’m very curious to know if you can use the brands together .. I did hear a KZfaqr say that she had actually switched and hadn’t noticed until the end of her painting

What Japanese shop did you buy the Holbein gouache from? Thanks.

How much did you pay in general and how much in extra taxes? (Sorry if you gave this info in the video, I was trying to cook dinner while watching 😂 so I likely miss some things

Have you ever tried Daniel Smith?

In Spain there's a big problem when ordering overseas. The company that gets hold of your packets makes you pay waaay more than you owe. We are supposed to pay 21% extra in duties but the company that controls the duties always asks you for almost the same amount of money the packet cost. I once got asked 90€ for my 90€ order. I refused to pay it because I know I should only be paying the 21% tax so I let it be and a month later I thankfully got a refund from the online shop I ordered from, since they received my packet back intact. Thankfully nowadays, ever since our country changed some things related to imports, some online shops fix the duty taxes for us and add them to the total order and they are responsible of all the documentation for it to get in the country without being stopped.

Ugh, yeah. I see things all the time that look like a great deal……..and then I look at the shipping. 😂😂😢😢

I wish your audio was a little clearer!