I was excited to get my casein paints in the mail. I was less excited when I opened them up and put them on my new white palette. Not only was the smell a little overpowering to me (it smelled like a cleaning solution), but when I painted, the phthalo's were absolutely overpowering and difficult to wash out.

I'm very familiar with using phthalo colors, and I realize that it is a very intense and strong concentrated color typically. I regularly use gouache, and often I use oil paints. This one was different though. I could not, for the life of me, wash out the pthalo. All of my colors proceeded to have the blue in it, and my brushes were dyed a dark blue and my palette is forever stained. I spent a good 5-10 minutes on each brush with brush cleaner trying to get rid of the blue, and it's STILL coming out a week later. I had given a new palette to my friend to try out the paints and she had similar complaints. I'll attach the photo of the palette she used for one single session. Keep in mind, that we DO regularly use other phthalo blues in other mediums and I never had an issue like this before.

Other than that, I think the paints are decent to use. They are a little thicker than gouache, and they look very similar to me and act almost the same. The feel of the paint is a step closer to oils, which I like, but I am going to stick with gouache, unless the phthalo blue was just a bad batch. It's just not worth the time and energy going into scrubbing everything afterward, and I feel a little uncomfortable painting with them in a closed environment since they are so strong smelling.

I love the handing of this product. The results are amazing!

Nonostante l'errore nella spedizione per avermi inviato un altro oggetto tutto poi è andato a buon fine.
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As an artist I am always exploring new mediums. This is the first time I have used casein paints and I love them! They are the perfect paints to use for plein air - They are water based which means they dry quickly, which works well when trying to capture a scene outdoors. The texture is velvety - somewhat like egg tempera without the hassle of mixing the egg medium to the paints. I prefer the look and feeling of casein more than acrylic. I highly recommend trying them out!

I am happy with the color selection and the wooden box is a bonus. Casein is a wonderful medium to paint in and I combine it with acrylic and acrylic gouach.