The Holbein Acrylic Gouache Set 18 x 20ml is gouache that has grown up and stopped being so sensitive. It brushes, blends and covers like traditional gouache, with that gorgeous flat, velvety matte finish illustrators love, but once it dries it is water resistant. That means you can paint layer over layer, glaze on top, even go back in with a wet brush, and nothing underneath lifts or muddies. If you have ever cried over a gouache painting reactivating, this set is your therapy.

Why Holbein Acrylic Gouache Is So Easy to Love

Traditional gouache uses gum arabic, so it stays rewettable and its surface is fragile. Holbein Acrylic Gouache handles the same way but dries water resistant, so finished work is tougher and layers stay crisp. Holbein also designed it so the colour you see wet is the colour you get dry, which takes the guesswork out of matching.

Twenty millilitre tubes are a generous size for a set, and with 18 colours, including Navy Blue, Magenta and Titanium White, you can mix a huge range without reaching for another tube.

The 18 Colours in the Set

• ◉ Carmine
• ◉ Scarlet
• ◉ Orange
• ◉ Deep Yellow
• ◉ Lemon Yellow
• ◉ Light Green
• ◉ Green
• ◉ Viridian
• ◉ Cerulean Blue
• ◉ Cobalt Blue
• ◉ Ultramarine Deep
• ◉ Navy Blue
• ◉ Violet
• ◉ Magenta
• ◉ Yellow Ochre
• ◉ Burnt Sienna
• ◉ Jet Black
• ◉ Titanium White

What Is in the Box

• ✓ 18 x 20ml Holbein Acrylic Gouache tubes

Specifications

Getting the Most From Acrylic Gouache

Paint opaque, flat areas in one or two even coats rather than many thin ones. The matte finish looks best when it is smooth and solid.

Because it dries water resistant, you can paint watercolour, ink or more gouache on top without disturbing the layer below. That makes it brilliant as a base for mixed media.

See all our gouache sets, including the Holbein Acrylic Gouache Primary, Pastel and 36 colour sets, or browse everything Holbein.

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