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Five Star Reviews:

56%
Cheap but great for students and adults at play
November 21, 2016
Unbelievable for the price. Cheap but great for students and adults at play. I have the water, oil and acrylics and these tubes are surprisingly good unless the cap is left off. Use a small container for paint mixing then use a cover on the container to keep it fresh between uses, you'll save a lot of paint that way. never let it dry on your brush bristles whatever you do but if it happens get a sponge with a scratchy side and soap and water and then use the brushes on the scratch your side to clean them, don't use too much pressure or else you'll wear your brushes down prematurely .
I think these are perfect for beginners
October 22, 2016
We are an artistic bunch in my family of 6, I bought these for my daughter's 13th birthday and we are LOVING the colors. I think these are perfect for beginners. So vibrant!! Can't wait to see what my daughter paints next!
A No-Regret Purchase! Love These!
May 9, 2016
I bought two differing sets, to compare them, and can't say which set I prefer! This was one of the brands, and I love it! It is great for getting back into acrylics after being away for awhile. These are rich, vibrant colors that blend well and are easy to use. Next time, I will buy more colors!
These paints worked great for what I needed
March 21, 2016
These paints worked great for what I needed. For what I had planned I figured I would need three or four really good coats to cover the design that was on the canvas already, and it took two. The colors are bright and really pigmented and stayed that way when they were dried. I mixed a few of the colors to get to the shade I was looking for and this paint is really blendable. It was also really easy to clean up when I was done and I'm going to be honest and say I'm not the most organized person but I was able to get this out of my carpet after I dropped the brush, I just did that right away after it happened. I would suggest being more careful then I was though.
the best price!!!!
January 30, 2016
love them! the best price!!!!
Five Stars
February 18, 2015
They were perfect for my daughters birthday painting party.
75%
SO MANY COLORS.
June 16, 2017
Okay, when I first got it, I didn't realize it had as many colors as it did.My wife is an artist and she paints a lot. (Although I'm colorblind and a lot of them look the same) she says the variation in color is extremely good, and she considers it one of the best painting sets you can buy.The tubes come in these racks and apparently, there is a rack devoted to metallic colors.The tubes also come in order from lightest to darkest shade.The paint is high quality and is very nice to paint with.
Awesome starter pack
June 3, 2017
I do a lot of mixed media memorial canvases for grieving parents. One of the things i always run into problems with, is paints. I have tried craft acrylic paint, walmart and michaels acrylic brands of paint. The craft paint usually cracks while drying, and both the walmart and michaels brands are clumpy. So when i saw this starter pack, i thought i would give it a try. Wow what a difference. The paint goes on smoothly, dries without cracking or clumping. The colors are rich and not thinned out, and the paint comes ready to use. I highly recommend these paints
Recommended
May 27, 2017
Honestly a fantastic deal. About 3/4 of an oz each of the entire palette (including the more expensive colors), for about what the larger tubes cost by volume. Great starter set or ideal way to sample before investing in the larger tubes. Perfect to experiment with if you're learning how to mix color.This is good midrange quality paint. Vibrant pigments, no odor, silky texture, and dries beautifully.
Great paint. Used this same set when I was ...
April 14, 2017
Great paint. Used this same set when I was younger and got for my girlfriend as she's into painting and I also grabbed a 12 pack of smaller canvases here in AmazonOnly thing you may need .Ore if is white as it's used to lighten all the colors and black to darken all of them. But the tubes will last a while :-)
Great quality product, with excellent color choices. Will definitely order a 2nd set!
January 2, 2017
The set is a great starter set, travel set, or for more advanced artist. The color selections are great, and the quality is good.I bought this for my teenage daughter, who enjoys painting. We had never tried this brand, but she was very pleased with it. I love the sizes, they're perfect for travel. She loves to paint at our cabin, which happens to be 14hrs away, so the convenience of these are wonderful for travel.I will probably buy her another set to keep there. Now that she's tried this brand, she'll likely buy the larger sizes in her most used colors.I highly recommend this set. And zip found Amazon to have the best selection and cost.
An Acrylic Artist Paint starter set
June 16, 2013
I purchased this set for my adult daughter. This is a complete set of accurate colors for most acrylic paintings, and they can be applied to almost every surface, including permanent adhering to cloth. These are their "Basics" set, so there are a lot of hues (Hue will be in the color name on the tube), rather then single pigment paints. It is an excellent set for the beginning painter. Besides brushes, they'll need a small bottle of Matt and Gloss Mediums. Avoid thinning with water, since that weakens the paint. Use Medium. Keep in mind that many of the paints are "Hues" of a named color. Hues are made up of more than one color pigment to mimic the more expensive pure pigments. Consequently, when creating a color by mixing "hues," the color doesn't always turn out the way expected. Also, note that acrylic paints dry quickly, so if you are experienced with oil paints where you load you pallet with lots of colors, they'll dry very quickly. (To continue work on painting still wet, use a hair dryer, or simply place the painting in the sun.) Use only the paint(s) needed for painting during your session. That's another reason for so many colors in the set, since repeating a color mixed on your painting, it's better to use, if possible, a single paint from the tubes. Also, each tube is marked to indicate whether it is opaque, transparent, or translucent. Rule One until you are experience painting with acrylics, avoid mixing opaque with the transparent or translucent paint. The opaque will usually overtake the transparent properties: mix opaques together, transparent paint and sometimes, translucent together. Experiment with a small bit when trying to achieve a color not included in the set. And one final note for oil painters not experienced with acrylic, acrylic paints are polymers, and once they quickly dry on top of acrylic paint, they form a molecular bond, which is forever. No way to remove the color on top. White is your friend in this case. Paint over with white, then apply whatever color you wish. Unlike oil paint, it is permanent.

Four Star Reviews:

14%
Four Stars
August 28, 2017
One of the colors was completely solid other than that it was fine
They're a good buy for the price
April 9, 2017
None were dried out when they arrived. They're a good buy for the price, and my child enjoys painting with them.
Great colors, very vibrant
July 25, 2016
Great colors, very vibrant. Goes on smoothly and dries super fast! Easy to use, sometimes you have to do a couple coats though. Here are the first 2 things I painted using this paint.
great for beginners
May 4, 2016
The colors in this set aren't your normal primary colors. Yes, they do have them but variations of them that makes this set a unique starter pack for beginners like me! Unlike most reviews for this product, my paints we're all still in perfect condition and ready to be used once I broke the seal. I haven't tested them for longevity yet but they do mix well together. All in all, I'm satisfied with my purchase!
My experience with these colors was a good one, and opposite to other reviews none of ...
May 20, 2015
My experience with these colors was a good one, and opposite to other reviews none of the tubes were dried out.. Also note that acrylic in general if it is a bit thick can be easily thinned with a bit of water, so unless it is completely dried out, it should not be a problem. Colors are vibrant, mix well and lasted me for 3-4 medium size paintings (apart from the white color, you need a lot of it, so might as well buy a larger tube in addition to this tester set). I would not buy this set again since I paint more now, but it was very useful to me during my first steps in painting. It is only 6$, try it to see if you like painting or to use for small DIY projects - tubes are much better than bottles, which dry out quicker.
Purchased as a gift, high quality paint supply for a good price
June 24, 2014
I gave this paint to my niece as part of an Art Set for Christmas. The paint is thick and the colors are vibrant. The best part is the price, paint of this quality costs twice as much at craft stores.The only reason for 4 stars is that shipping took a long time. Despite guaranteed delivery before Christmas, I didn't get this item until about a week after. I don't know if that's Amazon's fault or the seller's. It's a great product, just a little disappointed in the slow shipping. If you buy this when it's not Christmas time, the shipping would likely be much faster.
13%
Pretty Great!
September 6, 2017
I would give it 5 stars but for some reason it doesn't work well in the airbrush kit that I bought and I've seen videos of people using water and acrylic paint mixed and it works perfectly fine. I'm not sure if it's the airbrush or the paint but I'm leaning more towards how thick the paint is. I'd still give it 4 stars though because it's got a GREAT variety of paint and the boxing and packaging is nicely done!
Handy And Easy To Use
May 13, 2016
Decent variety of colors here- and the good thing about painting with acrylics is they clean with water and if you make a mistake, once dry you can just paint right over it with no harm done- and these paints don't need the toxic cleaning agents oil paintings do- and unlike oil these paints will dry over night or faster.
They are a little thinner than I would like and they are also mostly transparent colors
May 23, 2015
I bought these for a college painting class. I have artist quality acrylic paints but I needed a fairly large supply of paint for the course and this was the most reasonable way to get it. These paints are okay. They are a little thinner than I would like and they are also mostly transparent colors. Not exactly what I wanted but other than that they aren't bad paints. Just be aware of what you are getting.These will work fine for the class (in fact it's what the instructor uses in class for demonstrations), and when I'm done with the class I will use them up for under paintings and the like. These would be PERFECT paints for a child to start painting with, or for a crafts person who was looking for a decent quality acrylic paint to use for crafts projects, or just a hobbyist painter.If nothing else the titanium white is good, and you can get a HUGE tube for very little money, same with the black. I may skip buying better black and white acrylics and just get the Liquitex Basics black and white, and save some $$.
Liquitex Basics delivers quality paints
January 30, 2012
I am happy with this purchase. It was what I expected and more. They are quality paints, are a good size (not the tiny tube that doesn't last) and the box brings a vast viriety of colors, which is perfect for when you always need to be mixing to get the color you want. I would buy it again if I needed more, and would certainly recommend it, both to amateurs and professional painters.

Three Star Reviews:

11%
Three Stars
July 25, 2017
They're acrylic colors. Not much else to say! Product is described accurately
Three Stars
September 30, 2015
colors were a little off. kind of pricey for what you get
Nice Value, Tubes are Small Though
July 22, 2015
These are nice paints, good consistency, and nice colors included in the set. The tubes are quite small though, so if you're doing a large painting, you might want to get larger tubes. I bought this paint for a garden gnome project, and the paint didn't hold up well at all. So...not good for anything that's going to be outside, even though I did coat them with some shellac when done. I think overall these paints are a good value for a beginning artist.
1/4 of Pack Gone Bad
March 11, 2015
Three out of the twelve paint tubes had ruined paint, meaning the consistency was grainy, too thick, unusable—which is unfortunate because two of the three bad paints were the colors I needed ASAP. The rest of the pack is fine, but I'll have to go to a store to buy replacement Titanium White, Cobalt Blue, and Black tubes separately. Not the end of the world, but very inconvenient.
They work fine for small projects
January 19, 2015
You get what you pay for. Cheaper paints, cheaper quality. They work fine for small projects.
great paint set for small project
September 1, 2014
Product arrived one the estimated day. great paint set for small project. I rated this a 3 because one tube of green an blue were dried up, all others were great
7%
I was very disappointed since this was supposed to be new and unopened
November 10, 2016
It's my first time ordering Liquitex paint online, but I was really excited buy this basic set. Unfortunately, when it came in the mail, the box packaging itself was torn and one of the tubes of paint looked tampered with. The tube was slightly compressed with dried paint around the cap and sides. I was very disappointed since this was supposed to be new and unopened.Other than that, the paint is great. I love the quality vs affordability of Liquitex and it wouldn't deter me from buying more products, but I might just stick to the store this time.
It is a "Basic" quality set of acrylic paints and for the very reasonable price ....a good buy.
September 9, 2016
It is a nice product for the price and gives one a nice variety of colors. I am used to more full body pigment paints and so I found these "basic" quality paints a little different to work with in respect to obtaining the depth or richness of color I wanted in some areas. However this product filled my immediate needs at the time and I am pleased therefor with this purchase!! Also I find that some of the colors are just fine for depth etc. and I only need to purchase specific colors in the much more expensive paints.......happy about that!
Cheap, but might not buy again.
July 28, 2016
These would cost twice as much at a local store. I am so glad I got them on amazon.Update: now that I have used all of the colors, I noticed that some of them are watery and some are chunky. I can't really use the chunky paint, so it is a waste. Not all of the colors mix well. The blue and the yellow turn into a very murky green. Like bottom of the swamp green.
Good variety set, but not the best quality
February 14, 2016
This is a good variety set if you don't want to mix colors yourself, but I deducted some stars because one paint tube was completely empty. The tubes themselves are pretty small (22ml / 0.74oz), so I would recommend these as a supplement to white and the primaries.
Unfortunately I found the quality of a number of the paints is poor unlike their counter part 118 ml (4oz
May 3, 2015
The acrylic paint set arrived well inside the estimated delivery date and well protected in it's packaging. Unfortunately I found the quality of a number of the paints is poor unlike their counter part 118 ml (4oz.) tubes that I can buy individually locally. These paints... particularly the brown colours but also a number of greens amongst odd others, were stringy, lumpy and gluggy and very unsatisfying to use. Out of all of them only the yellows, oranges and most of the reds had the same lovely smooth quality of the 118ml tubes I've bought. In my part of the world, the price for this set, even with the shipping cost, was still much cheaper then I could get locally and I still feel despite the poor quality of some of the paints it was worth it for the ones that are okay to use on the balance of things. My advice is if you can afford better then do so or be happy with a 36 piece set with only 24 okay paints.
Some good, some bad.
January 3, 2015
This paint is very good and it covers very well. I like the paint very much. The only reason I didn't give it 5 starts is because several of the tubes appear to be old and clumpy. The clumps are virtually impossible to remove no matter how long and well they are mixed. Therefore when certain colors are applied to the canvas the picture comes out with little clumps of paint. The price would be considered to be a very good price if all the tubes had fresh paint in them without so many clumps. I would have returned this item if I had not used so much of the good paint before I came across the tubes with clumps in them. My guess would be approximately half of the tubes have this bad consistency.

Two Star Reviews:

8%
which made me happy, but I was HIGHLY upset that there was ...
May 5, 2016
The paints came rather fast in the mail, which made me happy, but I was HIGHLY upset that there was a giant hole in the box AND in the black paint. I haven't attempted to use them yet, but I'm 80% sure I'm going to be much more upset when I do.
Colors not as vibrant as pictured
May 26, 2015
The colors looked more vibrant in the picture, and I was buying these for the brighter colors. I ended up using three of the colors and going to Michaels to get the big tubes of acrylic paint for $3 each. I got colors that I could mix and create new colors with and that worked better than this set.
very dry
January 6, 2014
this paint is very dry and when you open it it's really stuck and when you do open it it shoot out. i would not get this again
Not the greatest
August 18, 2013
I purchased these paints for my kids because they enjoy different mediums. However, these paints did not meet my expectations. One of the colors was completely dry. When my daughter wanted to blend two colors, the blending was splotchy. When it comes to paints, purchasing the least expensive is not the way to go.
Disappointing
August 18, 2013
I got the 12 color set. Of those 2 were completely dry & didnt mix very well. I still had lumpy paint. 2 were semi dry & could be mostly brought back to life.The colors arent really that vivid. They are okay, thats it. It drys up on the quick side too, so you gotta be a fast painter &/or keep adding.I wont buy this product again due to the dry ones, & the not so impressive colors.
dry paint
August 14, 2013
I purchased 6 of these for a big project I was organising and discovered that many of the paints are dry when I squeeze them from the tube. Its really disappointing. The paints that are not dry work great. There were dry ones in all 6 boxes I ordered. Amazon has been great with returns so far in my experience so I hope I am able to return these.
2%
I learned my lesson.
May 27, 2017
I tried to use these for a while to stretch my money; the heavy body is expensive. However, the Basics Acrylic Paint is too thin to be opaque and the colors are not vivid.
I generally love Liquitex paints
September 6, 2016
I generally love Liquitex paints. Unfortunately, this paint-it kit arrived and while it seems like a really good deal and has a lot of cool and handy stuff all in one kit - my paints were curdled and un-usable and the pallet knife seem a bit warped so it was catching on my canvas and making things difficult as I was painting. So, unfortunately, this kit must have been improperly stored and half of it became unusable for me. So...I can't give it a good review. :(
good paints but i just assumed the primaries would actually ...
April 24, 2016
good paints but i just assumed the primaries would actually be the primariesthey all had weird tones to them and were not true primaries which meant any color i might want to mix would not turn out rightnot to mention i didn't get a purple, just a weird blue greenmaybe I'm too picky about the colors but as a painter who actually needs the primary colors to be legit primary colors i do not recommend thisthe black is very nice though
Received two dried-up tubes! Others were nothing special, but mostly okay.
October 1, 2015
I have used Liquitex products before with favorable results, so purchased these with confidence that they would be equally good. Unfortunately, either Liquitex has gone down a notch or two in quality or I got a bad batch. Two of the included tubes (Burnt Sienna and Raw Umber) were almost entirely dried up (just thick, completely unusable lumpy paste) and a couple others (Cadmium orange and yellow) were clearly heading the same direction -- not lumpy, but definitely not the creamy texture they should have been. So... out of a box of 12 I got 8 I could use. (If there is a Liquitex representative monitoring these reviews, I would like to say that customer service goes a long way toward earning good reviews, and free replacements of your defective paints might earn you another star or two.) Those tubes that I could use were fine. Not the super-high quality paint that you expect from the expensive brands, but very serviceable for the price -- the texture is creamy and of the right consistency to flow well without being too runny. These are perfect student paints or for anyone who likes to dabble with arts and crafts.
Torn love
July 22, 2015
As most customers have said, its not as opaque as I feel paint should be. I had to paint multiple layers just to cover up some pencil marks on a canvas i was painting. I wanted to love the paint cause of its color options but the transparency really destroys the value that you think are getting. I already used up half a tube trying to get the colors to come out solid.
It's nice having all the different colors to choose from but ...
May 30, 2015
Two stars because the photos show full size tubes of paint and the tubes are actually quite small. It's nice having all the different colors to choose from but there isn't much paint in the tubes. I like the Liquitex paints and am able to get them from the hardware store in my neighborhood.

One Star Reviews:

11%
Not what I ordered
May 31, 2016
I ordered acrylic paints as the picture here shows. What I got was pil paints, not a meduim I can use. Very unhappy with purchase. The picture of this item was misleading.
Don't bother
August 23, 2015
The description says they dry with a satin finish but it looks flat to me. They really seemed like a thicker craft paint more than anything. As cheap as these were, I know I can get a lot more craft paint than these had for the money. I was looking for a good acrylic for some painting on canvas, but these don't do the job. It took a few coats to layer any of the colors and the finish was not as described. I am not impressed by these and would not bother with them again.
Many tubes ruined.
August 1, 2015
As many have reported, several of my tubes seem to have been dried out. These included my white and black tubes, obviously the most important ones. Through at least a half-hour, by kneading the paints with water in a bag, I got them to kind of work, but I deeply regret my purchase. The ones that weren't ruined worked fine, given that these are low-end paints, but that doesn't come close to making up for my wasted money.
These paints were all completely dry and not usable; ...
October 5, 2014
These paints were all completely dry and not usable; this was very disappointing. Regardless of price any product that doesn't even work the way it is intended should not be sold. Do not purchase.
Should have read the reviews more carefully...
December 10, 2013
Half of the paints were dried up, and the colors that were usable were dull and muddy looking. What a disappointment.
Don't bother
November 19, 2013
I should have read the reviews before purchasing. Don't bother purchasing these. Only the red and blue were liquid all the others came out liked dried up clay and I had to go out and buy new paint any way
3%
I had heard so many good things, don't know if I got a bad ...
August 6, 2017
I couldn't give this product zero stars, unfortunately. I had heard so many good things, don't know if I got a bad batch (all 48 tubes?), but I would never waste my money on this product again.
One Star
May 16, 2017
These paints are better suited for kindergarten fingerpaint.
One Star
May 4, 2017
VERY thin paints, complete waste
One Star
December 15, 2015
old paint
Crappy containers
April 24, 2015
I have been buying these paints for years and they have started to explode out the back of the tube. I contacted the company and they refuse to fix the isse. initially they will work and then..bam out the back the paint comes and makes a huge mess.
LUMPY AND DRIED OUT
February 6, 2015
About 25% of the colors is very lumpy and dried in the tube. Would never buy this again.
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nicole
Liquitex
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48-Piece Set
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$59.99
Height
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157.5 in
179.1 in
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Length
354.3 in
165.7 in
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Nicole
Liquitex
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101048
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Nicole
Liquitex
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9.4
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22 ml
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Nicole
Liquitex
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14.2 oz
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555.1 in
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High quality pigments offer smooth consistency, a satin finish, and an excellent covering strength.

Quick drying and water-based.

Quality Aluminum Tubes with screw caps to keep paints fresh.

Highly versatile paints for use on a variety of surfaces such as wood, canvas, fabric and more!

Non-Toxic and Non-Leaded.

Assortment of popular Liquitex colors; see below for color names

Thick, creamy with satin finish; Good pigment load

Contents: 48 x 22ml tubes

Intermixable with Liquitex Professional Acrylic Paint Colors and Mediums.

Conforms to ASTM D4236; Safe for educational use

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