Thank you for this video. I've been painting with Gamblin for years, and lost a series of large paintings to their Flake White Replacement, which turned orange after a year / year and a half. Have never been successful communicating with them about it. Just a heads up - the Flake White Replacement is NOT LIGHTFAST
Brilliant! Looking forward to seeing more! Subscribed :-). Gamblin’s Yellow Ochre is my favourite Ochre - it has a beautiful golden slant to it - unlike other ochres that can look a bit muddy / toned down. As a portrait painter, would be good to see a Yellow Ochre comparison, as well as Transparent Red Oxide - another staple on the portrait painter’s palette.
Thanks so much for the sub, and also it is *great* to hear your thoughts. Yes, you're absolutely right that it is one of the more chromatic yellow ochres. It is one of those colors that varies so much in hue brand to brand. We will definitely do a yellow ochre comparison, and a transparent red oxide comparison is a wonderful idea!
Thanks for this review and your website (I am browsing now). Would like to see a review of Lukas 1862 (oil) and Blue Ridge in the future, maybe some other cheaper brands like Utrecht, Daler-Rowney and Maimeri Classico!
i have been using gamblin oil paints for about 3 maybe 4 years now....i love it so much i have many posts here saying i will take it over old holland anyday!!!
Yes, Viridian is really helpful for mixes. In fact when mixing colors that are just shy of highest chroma- something one needs a lot of when painting realistically, Viridian was a way better choice than Phthalo Green PG7 as far as simplifying the mix and hitting those colors. However there was a weird quirk which may not apply to Gamblin- I would have to check. We're not sure why it did this, but in some brands Viridian shifts a bit when dried. We have done some testing on this, and in some brands Viridian (PG18) starts out looking like Phthalo Green (PG7) in masstone, but later when dried a person can tell the two apart. So overall yes, Viridian is amazing, and great for mixing.
I attened Watts artlier of the arts and they offten recomend Gamblin because its best value of price and quality. Of coures we can use any paints we choose but I like using it.😊
Hi Melissa, congrats on starting this channel and the paint list. Looks like many others you also use wetcanvas a fair bit, great resource but not what it was before golden peak purchased it. Would be great if you can add Langridge to your list of premium artist paints to review along with maybe Blue Ridge oil paints. Keep up the great work. My favorite brand is Rublev, but I also love Langridge and Williamsburg. How did you find Mussini? - I like their transparent colours but found their consistency a bit too fluid for me in general. I like a firmer paint from the tube, I can always add medium.
Greetings and welcome! Yes, I love Rublev paints as well-- especially some of the earths. It is also fun to make one's own paints from their dry pigments. Williamsburg is one of my favorites, and a go-to choice for my palette- their quality is high across every color I've tried. Their commitment to research is impressive! Every Mussini color I've used has been beautiful, and I would use them more except that I personally avoid the inclusion of resin. They do have a few colors that are really hard to find anywhere else (PR242 - www.paintlist.com/paint/oil/2631- and their old formulation for ural yellow was so cool:www.paintlist.com/paint/oil/2630-- it had a rare pigment but has now sadly been replaced by a mixture). In general I go light on the medium but have come to really appreciate Oleogel. Perhaps someday in the future we will add Blue Ridge and/or Langridge, I have heard great things about Langridge oils. Thanks for the comment!
Just guessing it's due to lack of demand-- also there were a whole host of mergers and acquisitions in the world of pigment manufacturers that were mentioned by a talk that Golden's Senior Formulator gave recently. Still surprising that it is actually being phased out!
Is the Gamblin artist grade oils less dry and thick than the Gamblin 1980 oil paint? I have a set of the Gamblin 1980, and I find it to be too thick and not creamy enough. I have to use a lot of medium to make it the consistency I like...
It does seem that Gamblin 1980 uses more fillers than their artist grade oils, and the 1980 line also has some less-than-lightfast pigment blends they use in a couple of their colors (for example, I do not like that their Cadmium Red Light is cut with PR9, which is not lightfast in tints). But as far as consistency, even most of their Artist quality paint line colors are pretty thick. Mostly I would recommend Gamblin only for impasto work. A couple Artist colors I have tried are more workable (such as one of the cadmium yellows) so it does vary. If you're looking for more workable paints, you could try Rembrandt, or for very fluid paints, even Rublev or Vasari.
Gamblin makes good products. I wish they would make a no-petroleum-based medium, though, like M. Graham's Walnut Alkyd. petroleum-based products really bother me.
Gamblin makes a solvent-free fluid and solvent-free gel. Both contain their soybean alkyd without any (petroleum-based) Gamsol. I believe they substitute safflower oil to keep them both fluid.
Hi, there, we don't have Gamblin's Raw Umber, so it's interesting to hear that it is coarse- we noticed that coarseness on a couple of the Gamblin earth tones. There was a bit of grit. If you want paint that has some stiffness and is also smooth you can try Michael Harding Raw Umber www.paintlist.com/paint/oil/1825, which has an almost waxlike feel. If a looser paint is ok (not so impasto), you can try Winsor and Newton www.paintlist.com/paint/oil/3472, but it is just a little gritty. Thanks for the comment!
Hello ma'am, one more question is that when I apply varnish, small bubbles appear in it. How to deal with them. I use mat and gloss varnish of fifty fifty Winsor and Newton.
@@harvindersingh-nx4qb Hello, and thanks for your question. I am not an expert in varnishes, however, I know a place you can try to find the answer. There is a forum called MITRA (short for Materials Information and Technical Resources for Artists), which is run by the University of Delaware. With a free account you can ask a question, and there is a good chance it will be answered. Here is the link: www.artcons.udel.edu/mitra/forums. Another place you can try is asking on the Painting Best Practices Facebook associated with George O'Hanlon and Rublev Paints. If you join the group, that page can also be searched to see if other people have had a similar question. Best wishes in finding out what is going on with the varnish!
have been using Gamblin for years...honestly mostly good except their earth colours...burnt umber is terrible. Oil separation is terrible. there are better oil paints..Michael Harding..is awesome...but expensive...and there is a paint supplier in NYC is amazing...again very very expensive...so Gamblin is good...mostly. I buy Rembrandt earth colours as much better milled.
Yes some of the Gamblin colors are really thick- and yeah their Burnt Umber is a stiff earth tone. The MH Burnt Sienna is awesome- extra chromatic- and a few other earths are good too, though the MH Raw Sienna was browner than what I would have expected from a Raw Sienna. And yes, Rembrandt is generally less thick than Gamblin on the whole. Some of the smoothest earth tones are from Vasari, like their Raw Sienna, but yes also expensive.
Hello, Gary! Thanks for the comment. Lol, no, these are not paid for by anyone and we are independent. Personally Gamblin is not my favorite brand, but I have used a lot of their paint and know a lot of painters who do. We took a vote on Instagram and a lot of our international followers wanted to hear about Gamblin. For me, the way the Phthalo Green behaved when using a lot of it (at 1:35 in the video) actually changed the way I felt about it after that time. Texture is such a personal preference, so we try to show that gel quality so you can see for yourself. Personally, I can't "un-see" that gel-like quality when I use it. I gesture to something at the part where we talk about mediums which we'll go into in another video, but a lot of contemporary oil paints seem to assume you're going to flood the paint with mediums, and I don't think that's the best practice from an archival standpoint, though I am not a conservationist. I personally prefer a different working method that involves a less-thick paint and basically I don't use mediums or solvents anymore. However the impasto quality out of the tube is not specific to Gamblin- we also see a different variety of stiff paint in Old Holland and Grumbacher. These often need dilution to be workable in realistic painting. As far as pros and cons, if you want a thin paint, don't use Gamblin! :D I would have liked to say more but I don't know what is in the paint for sure as far as its secret ingredients (each brand is this way). As a painter it strikes me that there are a lot of additives here (aluminum stearate comes to mind) but I don't *know*, and so can only conjecture. Also I mentioned the tinting strength is decent but not fantastic in several expensive colors (see the slides with cadmiums)- again we want to show it so that you can see and decide for yourself. Also you can rest assured we bought all the Gamblin paint we tested ourselves and so we actually made the video at great personal expense. Thanks again for the comment!
@@thepaintlist I think this response has a bit of extra detail over the video, and as someone who doesn't really know all that much about oil paints I think it's useful. So maybe spelling things out a bit more in the videos would be helpful. (?) Anyway, nicely done and thanks for all the info!
Watch all our Gamblin videos here: ua-cam.com/video/SfznKjr5_Pc/v-deo.html
Thank you for this video. I've been painting with Gamblin for years, and lost a series of large paintings to their Flake White Replacement, which turned orange after a year / year and a half. Have never been successful communicating with them about it. Just a heads up - the Flake White Replacement is NOT LIGHTFAST
Brilliant! Looking forward to seeing more! Subscribed :-). Gamblin’s Yellow Ochre is my favourite Ochre - it has a beautiful golden slant to it - unlike other ochres that can look a bit muddy / toned down. As a portrait painter, would be good to see a Yellow Ochre comparison, as well as Transparent Red Oxide - another staple on the portrait painter’s palette.
Thanks so much for the sub, and also it is *great* to hear your thoughts. Yes, you're absolutely right that it is one of the more chromatic yellow ochres. It is one of those colors that varies so much in hue brand to brand. We will definitely do a yellow ochre comparison, and a transparent red oxide comparison is a wonderful idea!
Thanks for this review and your website (I am browsing now). Would like to see a review of Lukas 1862 (oil) and Blue Ridge in the future, maybe some other cheaper brands like Utrecht, Daler-Rowney and Maimeri Classico!
Thanks for your comment!
i have been using gamblin oil paints for about 3 maybe 4 years now....i love it so much i have many posts here saying i will take it over old holland anyday!!!
Yeah they have so many similarities and differences. Thanks for the comment!
I bought gamblin viridian green and by its self i didnt ilke it but mixed with other pigments it makes some really neat hues.
Yes, Viridian is really helpful for mixes. In fact when mixing colors that are just shy of highest chroma- something one needs a lot of when painting realistically, Viridian was a way better choice than Phthalo Green PG7 as far as simplifying the mix and hitting those colors. However there was a weird quirk which may not apply to Gamblin- I would have to check. We're not sure why it did this, but in some brands Viridian shifts a bit when dried. We have done some testing on this, and in some brands Viridian (PG18) starts out looking like Phthalo Green (PG7) in masstone, but later when dried a person can tell the two apart. So overall yes, Viridian is amazing, and great for mixing.
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Thank you! We're so glad you found the channel! 🎨
I attened Watts artlier of the arts and they offten recomend Gamblin because its best value of price and quality. Of coures we can use any paints we choose but I like using it.😊
Hi Melissa, congrats on starting this channel and the paint list. Looks like many others you also use wetcanvas a fair bit, great resource but not what it was before golden peak purchased it. Would be great if you can add Langridge to your list of premium artist paints to review along with maybe Blue Ridge oil paints. Keep up the great work. My favorite brand is Rublev, but I also love Langridge and Williamsburg. How did you find Mussini? - I like their transparent colours but found their consistency a bit too fluid for me in general. I like a firmer paint from the tube, I can always add medium.
Greetings and welcome! Yes, I love Rublev paints as well-- especially some of the earths. It is also fun to make one's own paints from their dry pigments. Williamsburg is one of my favorites, and a go-to choice for my palette- their quality is high across every color I've tried. Their commitment to research is impressive! Every Mussini color I've used has been beautiful, and I would use them more except that I personally avoid the inclusion of resin. They do have a few colors that are really hard to find anywhere else (PR242 - www.paintlist.com/paint/oil/2631- and their old formulation for ural yellow was so cool:www.paintlist.com/paint/oil/2630-- it had a rare pigment but has now sadly been replaced by a mixture). In general I go light on the medium but have come to really appreciate Oleogel. Perhaps someday in the future we will add Blue Ridge and/or Langridge, I have heard great things about Langridge oils. Thanks for the comment!
Hi, what are the most "buttery" oil paint (out of the tube, no mediums) brands?
Great stuff Paint List! Thanks. Why is Alizerin Crimson disappearing?
Just guessing it's due to lack of demand-- also there were a whole host of mergers and acquisitions in the world of pigment manufacturers that were mentioned by a talk that Golden's Senior Formulator gave recently. Still surprising that it is actually being phased out!
Gamblin's Cadmium paint tubes are also heavier than their non-cadmium paint tubes which I'm always amazed by.
Totally. They don't call it heavy metal for nothing haha
Gamblin's Cadmium Red is indeed heavier than their Napthol.
Awsome video. Thank you for doing this
Is the Gamblin artist grade oils less dry and thick than the Gamblin 1980 oil paint? I have a set of the Gamblin 1980, and I find it to be too thick and not creamy enough. I have to use a lot of medium to make it the consistency I like...
It does seem that Gamblin 1980 uses more fillers than their artist grade oils, and the 1980 line also has some less-than-lightfast pigment blends they use in a couple of their colors (for example, I do not like that their Cadmium Red Light is cut with PR9, which is not lightfast in tints). But as far as consistency, even most of their Artist quality paint line colors are pretty thick. Mostly I would recommend Gamblin only for impasto work. A couple Artist colors I have tried are more workable (such as one of the cadmium yellows) so it does vary. If you're looking for more workable paints, you could try Rembrandt, or for very fluid paints, even Rublev or Vasari.
whoa please do a video on the convenience blend process that you use at 1:30
:D Someday we will probably do this!
I love Gamblin Artist oil paints
Gamblin makes good products. I wish they would make a no-petroleum-based medium, though, like M. Graham's Walnut Alkyd. petroleum-based products really bother me.
Gamblin makes a solvent-free fluid and solvent-free gel. Both contain their soybean alkyd without any (petroleum-based) Gamsol. I believe they substitute safflower oil to keep them both fluid.
Hello ma'am, I bought Gamblin raw umber Its grinding is coarse. I Like fine grinding. Can you tell us about this paint.
Hi, there, we don't have Gamblin's Raw Umber, so it's interesting to hear that it is coarse- we noticed that coarseness on a couple of the Gamblin earth tones. There was a bit of grit. If you want paint that has some stiffness and is also smooth you can try Michael Harding Raw Umber www.paintlist.com/paint/oil/1825, which has an almost waxlike feel. If a looser paint is ok (not so impasto), you can try Winsor and Newton www.paintlist.com/paint/oil/3472, but it is just a little gritty.
Thanks for the comment!
Thankyou so much ma'am for answering me.
Hello ma'am, one more question is that when I apply varnish, small bubbles appear in it. How to deal with them. I use mat and gloss varnish of fifty fifty Winsor and Newton.
@@harvindersingh-nx4qb Hello, and thanks for your question. I am not an expert in varnishes, however, I know a place you can try to find the answer. There is a forum called MITRA (short for Materials Information and Technical Resources for Artists), which is run by the University of Delaware. With a free account you can ask a question, and there is a good chance it will be answered. Here is the link: www.artcons.udel.edu/mitra/forums. Another place you can try is asking on the Painting Best Practices Facebook associated with George O'Hanlon and Rublev Paints. If you join the group, that page can also be searched to see if other people have had a similar question. Best wishes in finding out what is going on with the varnish!
Ma'am, Thankyou so much for your guidance...
have been using Gamblin for years...honestly mostly good except their earth colours...burnt umber is terrible. Oil separation is terrible. there are better oil paints..Michael Harding..is awesome...but expensive...and there is a paint supplier in NYC is amazing...again very very expensive...so Gamblin is good...mostly. I buy Rembrandt earth colours as much better milled.
Yes some of the Gamblin colors are really thick- and yeah their Burnt Umber is a stiff earth tone. The MH Burnt Sienna is awesome- extra chromatic- and a few other earths are good too, though the MH Raw Sienna was browner than what I would have expected from a Raw Sienna. And yes, Rembrandt is generally less thick than Gamblin on the whole. Some of the smoothest earth tones are from Vasari, like their Raw Sienna, but yes also expensive.
Are these videos paid for by Gamblin? They don't appear independent.
Hello, Gary! Thanks for the comment. Lol, no, these are not paid for by anyone and we are independent. Personally Gamblin is not my favorite brand, but I have used a lot of their paint and know a lot of painters who do. We took a vote on Instagram and a lot of our international followers wanted to hear about Gamblin. For me, the way the Phthalo Green behaved when using a lot of it (at 1:35 in the video) actually changed the way I felt about it after that time. Texture is such a personal preference, so we try to show that gel quality so you can see for yourself. Personally, I can't "un-see" that gel-like quality when I use it. I gesture to something at the part where we talk about mediums which we'll go into in another video, but a lot of contemporary oil paints seem to assume you're going to flood the paint with mediums, and I don't think that's the best practice from an archival standpoint, though I am not a conservationist. I personally prefer a different working method that involves a less-thick paint and basically I don't use mediums or solvents anymore. However the impasto quality out of the tube is not specific to Gamblin- we also see a different variety of stiff paint in Old Holland and Grumbacher. These often need dilution to be workable in realistic painting. As far as pros and cons, if you want a thin paint, don't use Gamblin! :D I would have liked to say more but I don't know what is in the paint for sure as far as its secret ingredients (each brand is this way). As a painter it strikes me that there are a lot of additives here (aluminum stearate comes to mind) but I don't *know*, and so can only conjecture. Also I mentioned the tinting strength is decent but not fantastic in several expensive colors (see the slides with cadmiums)- again we want to show it so that you can see and decide for yourself. Also you can rest assured we bought all the Gamblin paint we tested ourselves and so we actually made the video at great personal expense. Thanks again for the comment!
@@thepaintlist I think this response has a bit of extra detail over the video, and as someone who doesn't really know all that much about oil paints I think it's useful. So maybe spelling things out a bit more in the videos would be helpful. (?) Anyway, nicely done and thanks for all the info!