In this video, we'll take a more in depth look at Gamblin brand oil paints and discuss some of their history and attributes. walcottfineart.com Gamblin Podcast Link: bit.ly/2m4KUhu
I have been using Gamblin since I saw your video on color mixing 3 years ago. Cad Lemon, Quinacridone Magenta, Cobalt Teal have been my main mixing palette ever since. Thanks so much.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I live on Maui and have always bought paint from my local art store. Now in lockdown I can’t go to my local art store so I’ve been buying supplies online and I’ve noticed Gamblin and this information is very helpful.
Hi, Jason! I hope you are well. It has been some time since you last posted a video -- I hope you'll be back at it soon! Your tutorials are very to the point and clear. I just made my first order of Gamblin's (black Friday sales, plus your convincing overview) and may order more. However, I am relying on a relative from out of the country to bring it to me, so I cannot test it before buying more, yet I wish to know more about the consistency of some colors. Gamblin's transparentized colors, which typically are full of alimuna hydrate in most other brands (almost as bad as stearate, I am reading) , are the ones I wish to buy, but I am hoping Gamblin uses Marble Dust in these Artist oils instead. I know the student "1980" line is stated to have a Marble Dust extender exclusively. Any insight into this for their Artist's oils line? I am interested in all the Phthalos, Quinacridones, Diox. Violet, Permanent Orange, Ultramarine Blue, and Ultramarine Violet, as well as Transparent Earth Yellow / Orange / Red. (And for opaque: Cad Orange Deep, and Cobalt Teal) Please let me know, if you have experience with any of these specific Gamblin colors: Are they waxy, gelatinous, chalky, thick, thin, runny, stringy, oily, slippery, sticky? Any experience with white haze film forming at the top layer of paintings when using any of these colors? That information will help me tremendously to determine that specific color's probable fillers / extenders. Thank you very much, in advance!
So glad to hear this review. Here in the Toronto area Gamblin is the prevalent paint at most art stores, at least our here in the burbs. I use them a lot and thought they were good but being a newbie never knew for sure lol. Thanks Jason as always great video. 😃👍🏻
Thanks Jason for the review. I have been using Gamblin for the past four years and they are very high quality. However, I am slowly switching to Kama oil paints which are an exceptionally high quality paint because they are made in Canada (Montreal). Hey, I'm Canadian! :)
How they compare with lukas? I'm using MH but I'm looking for some cheaper in EU Poland, cant find gamblin without huge shipping costs. I allready ordered gamsol 3l and half price is shipping. Can you make some video about mixing wood colors? And how to paint some different wood surfaces? I'm curently testing titanium dioxide unbleached ands seems like big shurtcut for mixing some nice dull colors. Do you planing to do Q&A in future?
thanks for sharing the podcast, also i agree with you that gamblin oil paint is a great value for quality and price. Im not sure their milling secret but all of the gamblin oil paint ive used has a consistency that i enjoy. Thanks again, enjoy your channel
only very recently did Ireland start to stock Gamblin. only one store in Dublin, (which is my local ).........i have noticed the price difference between these and other makers like, MH or WB.
Awesome as always, thank you Jason! I have always found Gamblin Artist Grade paint to be a great alternative when colors are too expensive to purchase from Michael Harding or Williamsburg. Cobalt Teal, Quinacridone Magenta and some Cadmium pigments are much more affordable from Gamblin and look great in masstone and desaturated
The other benefit with Gamblin is that Michaels carry them. So you can use their coupons and can get individual tubes as needed without shipping charges.
@@walcottfineart5088 hi...I've been watching you since your first video...learned so much and enjoy watching you. Can I ask what is your opinion of the Gamblin 1980 brand? I've seen a UA-cam artist that uses the 1980 brand and it appears that the overall colors look garish, or muddy..not sure how to say it...thanks...I know it's expensive to buy the paints for these reviews...would love to see your review of W&N winton and the 1980 gamblin with your take on these paints and why the colors appear so different...like dull ...thank you
@@walcottfineart5088 hi, haven't seen any new posts...hope all is well with you...I've been watching you from your very first video...thank you for all your tips and information. If you have time- would you be able to compare and talk about the cons of using Gamblins 1980 brand compared to artist brand. So many don't understand the fillers and pigments, some painters who have UA-cam channels even say that painting wet on wet it's better to use 1980 brand because it has less pigments and oil in it...which I find ridiculous. Thank you, hope all is well....looking forward to your comeback. I would enjoy to see you do tutorials on easy still lifes, and or skies, trees....I know your familiar with Helen Van Wyk....perhaps something in her format of teaching.... Your works are beautiful.....t
@@joypinturra6151 Thanks for checking in and for the nice comments! I am doing fine. I'm not sure when I'll be able to start making new videos again, but I will keep your request on the list! :)
Hi Jason, this is very helpful. 🙌🏻 Have you ever tried Mussini Oil Paints by Schmincke? I’d love to hear your thoughts on them, I’m so unsure what to buy.
Yes I have! They are quite nice, but contain a dammar like natural resin so some people object to their odor. They don't have the same smell as typical oil paint made with just linseed oil. Quality is top notch though... Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching! :) If you have trouble finding them in your area, try ordering online from Jackson's in the UK. They ship worldwide. www.jacksonsart.com/gamblin-artist-oil-colour
Thanks for watching! Funny that you should mention that white. It's the one and only color from Gamblin that I don't recommend and tell people to avoid. It yellows quite badly in a short amount of time. I did a video on Yellowing of Whites here: ua-cam.com/video/nW6k-w4Jh24/v-deo.html My favorite replacement for Lead White is Winsor & Newton's Flake White Hue.
good review, I prefer Gamblin for the reasons you stated, economical and well pigmented. lately I've tried Utrecht Artist oils in hopes of paying less but keeping the pigmentation..we shall see... so far I like the cobalt blue for the price- thanks again nice job
Yes Utrecht is great! I love their paints. I was going to say I'd do a review of them and then remembered I already did!! LOL You should be able to find that video on my channel. Thanks for watching! :)
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Personally, I've found M Graham oils deliciously luminous & brilliant, although keep in mind that they are a little slower drying than say WN but since I use the old favorite Prussian blue which in most other brands especially WN is fast to dry, this is a plus in green or blue mixtures allowing me extended working time. One other moderately priced brand highly overlooked is Utrecht, available only from Dick Blick; good pigment concentration, consistent quality, used by master painter Daniel Gerhartz, & how I came to know of it...as an all over go to paint you can't go wrong. I do use M Graham's Walnut oil 1/2 & 1/2 Gamsol for a medium & find it exceptional. Been at the easel 60 yrs plus, so have really tried everything.I use many different brands. Find what you like & what works for you;
I have tried the M Graham and I really like them! I will be doing more videos into the future on specific oil paint brands like this and will cover the M Graham at some point. :) Thanks for watching!
Curious to know how you feel about working with powdered pigments. Have you ever done a video on powdered pigments? I'm told it's a little more work but you have more control, and in the long run it's cheaper.
Thanks for watching! It sounds to me like you are talking about making your own oil paint? I don't feel that it would be cheaper in the long run. You can't just mix oil and pigment like you would a cake batter. Oil paint needs to be ground with a speciall muller on a glas plate. It takes a lot of time and effort to learn the right way to do it. And you'll never pack as much pigment into a hand ground color as you can get with a commercially milled paint. Unless you are really serious about learning to make your own paint just for the fun of that itself, I would say you are way better off buying good quality oil paint. Hope that explains my thoughts! :) On a related note, soft pastels (the dry kind) are basically painting with pure pigment.
@@walcottfineart5088 Thanks for the reply! And it completely makes sense - buying paints sounds like the best route. Guess I thought making them yourself would be better, but I can see the potential for wasting time and money if you don't get the grinding and mix right.
I’ve used almost all the brands of oil paint and consider Gamblin more a mid-tier brand. Their cadmiums are frustratingly off pigment wise as their cad yellow deep is more a cad yellow medium in other brands. But I find I cannot live without their Portland warm and cool grays for mixing purposes.
Thanks for watching! I know exactly what you're talking about, and it can be frustrating, but I feel I must point out that color shade issue is not Gamblin's fault. There are no industry standards in terms of color naming so I have run into this same issue with other brands as well. You just have to learn which is which. I have never used the Portland grays all that much but I know a lot of artists who love them! Thanks for the comment. :)
Hi: I couldn't understand the name of the company you said you go to for things you can't get from Gamblin. Would you mind telling me again? Also as a new painter I am curious to know if you wash and reuse your paint rags or just use them until you can't and toss them out. Many thanks for your channel...your videos are a great help to me!
Thanks for watching! :) I believe it was Rublev (Natural Pigments) you were asking about. You can't really wash the rags, I usually dispose of them after they are used up.
If you would have to choose between Gamblin and Lukas 1862, what would you prefer? And thank you for all the very informative videos you always make! :))
@@walcottfineart5088 Thank you, here in germany a tube of Lukas 1862 titanium white costs about 6€, and Gamblin is more expensive than old holland. I wanted to test Gamblin really badly because everyone loves it, but if Lukas is nearly the same I will rather save the money 😉
It's hard to say becuase it depends on how you paint. The small oil paint tubes are usually 37 or 40 mL. It lasts a good amount of time. Thanks for watching!
I have never tried them but since they are Gamblin I would imagine they are probably fine. I will actually plan on doing a comparison video at some point. Thanks for watching! :)
I didn’t know Gamblin is considered as ‘premium’ grade oil paints. Don’t they use addictive and extenders like other artist quality oil paint manifacturers?
Thanks for watching! I would say Gamblin is at the top of the artists grade quality. They probably do have some fillers, but they hold up well in mixtures with premium grades like Rublev. The differences between artists grade and premium aren't that drastic.
There main line...linseed or safflower oil only and pigment. There lower line...Gamblin 1980 uses additives . Compare to Winsor Newton....But from my experience...just mixing...Gamblin is a fantastic value and some paints more pigment...as need to use much less. A fairly new company out of Montreal is Kama Pigments...Fantastic quality and price....Great oil paints.
I am very new to oil painting and I found out about Gamblin oil paint and other products from another youtube artist. I especially like Gamblin is they are made in Portland, Oregon!
Hi I am from India. Can you please review indian brand Camlin? their artists oil colors are way affordable than any brand from Us or Europe. I think they perform way better in comparison with price.
Gamblins Burnt Umber for me has continuously been problematic...oil separates....seems to be shortly after opening...I buy only smaller tubes or other brands...
This does happen with certain colors. The technical term for it is "oil throw". It doesn't mean the paint is bad quality, but it can be a real pain in the neck. I would recommend trying a different brand for your Burnt Umber. Utrecht makes a really nice Burnt Umber, and I have not had any oil separation with theirs. Thanks for watching! :)
I use Gamblin and can backup what Jason is saying. Its good paint at a reasonable price. They also try to keep their products as low in toxicity as possible. That is why they dont sell lead based paints.
Not sure I understand artists saying that gamblin are reasonably priced. On Jackson's they are significantly more than Old Holland for the same pigments, which are generally seen as expensive
If you are in the UK/EU or buying from Jackson's then they are being marked up due to the import fees and all that. In the States, Gamblin is quite reasonably priced (They're made in Oregon). I think we pay a lot more for Old Holland here too. Sorry for the confusion! Thanks for watching :)
They are good but definitely not top end like vasari or williamsburg etc... their greatest strength is their products safety rating and like you said the prices.
gamblin is a yellowing oil paint. winsor newton artist oil colour is very good oil paint but gamblin is more pigment oil paint than winsor newton. which colour of gamblin is not yellowing and I can use them without yellowing.
Pigmentation is fair for the price but there is too much oil separation. When you sqeeze a Gamblin tube it often happens that you will get a lot of unmixed oil. This is bad. You won't get this from Holbein and some other manufacturers able to make more stable paints. Also, some transparent pigments like viridian and transparent red earth are too coarse and insuffitiently grinded. I have to rework them with a muller, which is time consuming and frustrating. Addind a bit more alumina stearate in their cadmiums would also make them less ''sticky'' and more brushable. My honest opinion.
The technical term for that oil coming out is "oil throw" and it isn't necessarily bad. Some pigments will do that as a normal course of their chemistry. Every artist has their own needs/likes for their paint so every brand won't be appealing to everyone. Thanks for watching! :)
@@walcottfineart5088 I agree that all pigment does not behave the same. I have made my own paints for years I can tell you that some pigments won't even make a paste without some additives. Some will also separate from the oil over time. Some need more grinding, some less, etc. This is well known. Adding the right amount of alumina stearate, for example, which is very little, will take care of many problematic aspects without cheapening the paint by any means. This is not use as a filler but as a mean to adjust and stabilize the paste. In short, I think Gamblin could very easily do better without loosing a penny. As I have previously said, their paints are an honest value for the money, one of the best in fact, but they would need some fine tuning seen from my point of view. Their oil primer is an horror full of abrasives that will destroy your expensive brushes in a hurry and behave more like an acrylic primer than a good oil primer. Their Gamsol is the best thing since sliced bread. Their alizarin crimson is my favorite of any brand. Gamblin is a hit and miss story. Again, just an honest point of view.
The podcast you linked to was awesome! Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge.
So glad you enjoyed it! I found that podcast to be really awesome. Thanks for watching!
I have been using Gamblin since I saw your video on color mixing 3 years ago. Cad Lemon, Quinacridone Magenta, Cobalt Teal have been my main mixing palette ever since. Thanks so much.
Thanks for watching and for the nice comment!
Loving a CMYK based pallet too
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I live on Maui and have always bought paint from my local art store. Now in lockdown I can’t go to my local art store so I’ve been buying supplies online and I’ve noticed Gamblin and this information is very helpful.
I'm so glad my video was useful to you! Gamblin is great stuff so I'm sure you'll like it. Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for this video Jason, I just ordered some gamblin paints, the 1980 serjes
Thanks for watching!
Hi, Jason!
I hope you are well. It has been some time since you last posted a video -- I hope you'll be back at it soon! Your tutorials are very to the point and clear.
I just made my first order of Gamblin's (black Friday sales, plus your convincing overview) and may order more. However, I am relying on a relative from out of the country to bring it to me, so I cannot test it before buying more, yet I wish to know more about the consistency of some colors.
Gamblin's transparentized colors, which typically are full of alimuna hydrate in most other brands (almost as bad as stearate, I am reading) , are the ones I wish to buy, but I am hoping Gamblin uses Marble Dust in these Artist oils instead. I know the student "1980" line is stated to have a Marble Dust extender exclusively. Any insight into this for their Artist's oils line?
I am interested in all the Phthalos, Quinacridones, Diox. Violet, Permanent Orange, Ultramarine Blue, and Ultramarine Violet, as well as Transparent Earth Yellow / Orange / Red. (And for opaque: Cad Orange Deep, and Cobalt Teal)
Please let me know, if you have experience with any of these specific Gamblin colors:
Are they waxy, gelatinous, chalky, thick, thin, runny, stringy, oily, slippery, sticky?
Any experience with white haze film forming at the top layer of paintings when using any of these colors?
That information will help me tremendously to determine that specific color's probable fillers / extenders.
Thank you very much, in advance!
So glad to hear this review. Here in the Toronto area Gamblin is the prevalent paint at most art stores, at least our here in the burbs. I use them a lot and thought they were good but being a newbie never knew for sure lol. Thanks Jason as always great video. 😃👍🏻
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching :)
Thanks so much Jason! I'd love to know your thoughts on M Graham paints , specially in comparison with Gamblin
Thank you for this video! I am just learning everything.
Thanks for the kind comments! I'm glad you've been enjoying my videos and found them hlepful :)
Thanks Jason for the review. I have been using Gamblin for the past four years and they are very high quality. However, I am slowly switching to Kama oil paints which are an exceptionally high quality paint because they are made in Canada (Montreal). Hey, I'm Canadian! :)
How they compare with lukas? I'm using MH but I'm looking for some cheaper in EU Poland, cant find gamblin without huge shipping costs. I allready ordered gamsol 3l and half price is shipping. Can you make some video about mixing wood colors? And how to paint some different wood surfaces? I'm curently testing titanium dioxide unbleached ands seems like big shurtcut for mixing some nice dull colors. Do you planing to do Q&A in future?
thanks for sharing the podcast, also i agree with you that gamblin oil paint is a great value for quality and price. Im not sure their milling secret but all of the gamblin oil paint ive used has a consistency that i enjoy. Thanks again, enjoy your channel
Thanks for watching! I really thought that podcast was great. :) Glad you enjoyed it too.
only very recently did Ireland start to stock Gamblin.
only one store in Dublin, (which is my local ).........i have noticed the price difference between these and other makers like, MH or WB.
Thanks Jason
Awesome as always, thank you Jason! I have always found Gamblin Artist Grade paint to be a great alternative when colors are too expensive to purchase from Michael Harding or Williamsburg. Cobalt Teal, Quinacridone Magenta and some Cadmium pigments are much more affordable from Gamblin and look great in masstone and desaturated
I agree Rusty! Gamblin's Cadmiums are a fantastic value for the price. Glad you enjoyed the video. :)
The other benefit with Gamblin is that Michaels carry them. So you can use their coupons and can get individual tubes as needed without shipping charges.
True! Although Michaels does mark up their products quite a bit. Check around and you might still save money ordering from Blick or Jerry's :)
I like how your knife appears mysteriously.
It's magic! LOL Thanks for watching :)
@@walcottfineart5088 hi...I've been watching you since your first video...learned so much and enjoy watching you.
Can I ask what is your opinion of the Gamblin 1980 brand? I've seen a UA-cam artist that uses the 1980 brand and it appears that the overall colors look garish, or muddy..not sure how to say it...thanks...I know it's expensive to buy the paints for these reviews...would love to see your review of W&N winton and the 1980 gamblin with your take on these paints and why the colors appear so different...like dull ...thank you
@@elanamarino2624 . Gamblin 1980 are alkyd base oil paints with matting agent added, and this colors are real fast drying oil colors
Thanks for the insight!... I'm really loving Gamblin's line of colors!... Pthalo Green is one of my absolute favorite colors!...
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching :)
@@walcottfineart5088 hi, haven't seen any new posts...hope all is well with you...I've been watching you from your very first video...thank you for all your tips and information.
If you have time- would you be able to compare and talk about the cons of using Gamblins 1980 brand compared to artist brand. So many don't understand the fillers and pigments, some painters who have UA-cam channels even say that painting wet on wet it's better to use 1980 brand because it has less pigments and oil in it...which I find ridiculous.
Thank you, hope all is well....looking forward to your comeback. I would enjoy to see you do tutorials on easy still lifes, and or skies, trees....I know your familiar with Helen Van Wyk....perhaps something in her format of teaching....
Your works are beautiful.....t
@@joypinturra6151 Thanks for checking in and for the nice comments! I am doing fine. I'm not sure when I'll be able to start making new videos again, but I will keep your request on the list! :)
Lukas 1862 is also awesome and affordable
Nice. I agree with your assessment. Good quality and calue
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)
Hi Jason, this is very helpful. 🙌🏻
Have you ever tried Mussini Oil Paints by Schmincke? I’d love to hear your thoughts on them, I’m so unsure what to buy.
Yes I have! They are quite nice, but contain a dammar like natural resin so some people object to their odor. They don't have the same smell as typical oil paint made with just linseed oil. Quality is top notch though... Thanks for watching!
This helps me so much in deciding what brand to buy! I hope I get this in India!
Thanks for watching! :) If you have trouble finding them in your area, try ordering online from Jackson's in the UK. They ship worldwide. www.jacksonsart.com/gamblin-artist-oil-colour
Thanks for your informative videos! Have you tried Gamblin's Flake White Replacement? No lead and I like it.
Thanks for watching! Funny that you should mention that white. It's the one and only color from Gamblin that I don't recommend and tell people to avoid. It yellows quite badly in a short amount of time. I did a video on Yellowing of Whites here: ua-cam.com/video/nW6k-w4Jh24/v-deo.html My favorite replacement for Lead White is Winsor & Newton's Flake White Hue.
good review, I prefer Gamblin for the reasons you stated, economical and well pigmented. lately I've tried Utrecht Artist oils in hopes of paying less but keeping the pigmentation..we shall see... so far I like the cobalt blue for the price- thanks again nice job
Thanks for the great comment and for watching! :)
Would be nice if you can do the same test with Gablin and Utrecht as I have used Utrecht for 20 years and love it and the Gamblin too. Thanks
Yes Utrecht is great! I love their paints. I was going to say I'd do a review of them and then remembered I already did!! LOL You should be able to find that video on my channel. Thanks for watching! :)
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I guess that answered my question. I'm looking for a stiff dry oil paint equal to Bob Ross paint.
Try the "Winton" line from Winsor & Newton. They are fairly stiff. Thanks for watching!
Have you ever tried the M Graham oils? I was curious on how these walnut oil based paints compare to traditional linseed oil based paints.
Personally, I've found M Graham oils deliciously luminous & brilliant, although keep in mind that they are a little slower drying than say WN but since I use the old favorite Prussian blue which in most other brands especially WN is fast to dry, this is a plus in green or blue mixtures allowing me extended working time. One other moderately priced brand highly overlooked is Utrecht, available only from Dick Blick; good pigment concentration, consistent quality, used by master painter Daniel Gerhartz, & how I came to know of it...as an all over go to paint you can't go wrong. I do use M Graham's Walnut oil 1/2 & 1/2 Gamsol for a medium & find it exceptional. Been at the easel 60 yrs plus, so have really tried everything.I use many different brands. Find what you like & what works for you;
I have tried the M Graham and I really like them! I will be doing more videos into the future on specific oil paint brands like this and will cover the M Graham at some point. :) Thanks for watching!
@@danieldamiani4311 Thanks for that great comment! :)
Curious to know how you feel about working with powdered pigments. Have you ever done a video on powdered pigments? I'm told it's a little more work but you have more control, and in the long run it's cheaper.
Thanks for watching! It sounds to me like you are talking about making your own oil paint? I don't feel that it would be cheaper in the long run. You can't just mix oil and pigment like you would a cake batter. Oil paint needs to be ground with a speciall muller on a glas plate. It takes a lot of time and effort to learn the right way to do it. And you'll never pack as much pigment into a hand ground color as you can get with a commercially milled paint. Unless you are really serious about learning to make your own paint just for the fun of that itself, I would say you are way better off buying good quality oil paint. Hope that explains my thoughts! :) On a related note, soft pastels (the dry kind) are basically painting with pure pigment.
@@walcottfineart5088 Thanks for the reply! And it completely makes sense - buying paints sounds like the best route. Guess I thought making them yourself would be better, but I can see the potential for wasting time and money if you don't get the grinding and mix right.
I’ve used almost all the brands of oil paint and consider Gamblin more a mid-tier brand. Their cadmiums are frustratingly off pigment wise as their cad yellow deep is more a cad yellow medium in other brands. But I find I cannot live without their Portland warm and cool grays for mixing purposes.
Thanks for watching! I know exactly what you're talking about, and it can be frustrating, but I feel I must point out that color shade issue is not Gamblin's fault. There are no industry standards in terms of color naming so I have run into this same issue with other brands as well. You just have to learn which is which. I have never used the Portland grays all that much but I know a lot of artists who love them! Thanks for the comment. :)
Can I mix the Gamblin Fastmatte to their regular paints? Or are their drying time too different from each other?
Thanks for watching! Yes, all oil paints are intermixable. The drying time will probably average out to something in between.
Hi: I couldn't understand the name of the company you said you go to for things you can't get from Gamblin. Would you mind telling me again? Also as a new painter I am curious to know if you wash and reuse your paint rags or just use them until you can't and toss them out. Many thanks for your channel...your videos are a great help to me!
Thanks for watching! :) I believe it was Rublev (Natural Pigments) you were asking about. You can't really wash the rags, I usually dispose of them after they are used up.
Walcott Fine Art Thank you so much! I sincerely appreciate your taking the time to reply.
Did you do the comparison with Winton or WN Artists’ colour? Thank you appreciate the review.
It was W&N Artists. Putting Gamblin against a student grade (Winton) wouldn't have been a fair test. Thanks for watching! :)
Oh you do say it in the video too, WN Artists’ is often recommended but wow, clearly visible difference! Thank you, bought more Gamblin 😊
If you would have to choose between Gamblin and Lukas 1862, what would you prefer?
And thank you for all the very informative videos you always make! :))
If I had to choose, then probably Gamblin. But they really are pretty close in quality. The Lukas is a little less expensive. Thanks for watching! :)
@@walcottfineart5088 Thank you, here in germany a tube of Lukas 1862 titanium white costs about 6€, and Gamblin is more expensive than old holland.
I wanted to test Gamblin really badly because everyone loves it, but if Lukas is nearly the same I will rather save the money 😉
@@the0tanr Yes you will be just fine with Lukas 1862! If the Gamblin is super expensive where you are there's no reason to spend the extra money :)
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What area does 30 ml of paint cover?
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It's hard to say becuase it depends on how you paint. The small oil paint tubes are usually 37 or 40 mL. It lasts a good amount of time. Thanks for watching!
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Does anyone knows how good is 1980 Gamblin paint is among paints at that price point? Thank you
I have never tried them but since they are Gamblin I would imagine they are probably fine. I will actually plan on doing a comparison video at some point. Thanks for watching! :)
I have a complete set of 30 colors...great brand : )
Awesome! Thanks for watching! :)
What area does 30 ml of paint cover?
I didn’t know Gamblin is considered as ‘premium’ grade oil paints. Don’t they use addictive and extenders like other artist quality oil paint manifacturers?
Thanks for watching! I would say Gamblin is at the top of the artists grade quality. They probably do have some fillers, but they hold up well in mixtures with premium grades like Rublev. The differences between artists grade and premium aren't that drastic.
There main line...linseed or safflower oil only and pigment. There lower line...Gamblin 1980 uses additives . Compare to Winsor Newton....But from my experience...just mixing...Gamblin is a fantastic value and some paints more pigment...as need to use much less. A fairly new company out of Montreal is Kama Pigments...Fantastic quality and price....Great oil paints.
You should compare the 1980 to the artist grade
Good idea for a video! I will add that to the list. :)
The WN blue looked more "darker" but when the white over it it faded so much... almost disappeared😱
Thanks for watching!
I am very new to oil painting and I found out about Gamblin oil paint and other products from another youtube artist. I especially like Gamblin is they are made in Portland, Oregon!
Yes! My dad moved to Oregon a couple years ago, so I hope to visit the Gamblin factory one day. Thanks for watching! :)
Walcott Fine Art I enjoy watching your videos! Thank you for sharing your knowledge of painting!! You are awesome!!
Hi I am from India. Can you please review indian brand Camlin? their artists oil colors are way affordable than any brand from Us or Europe. I think they perform way better in comparison with price.
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!
Can you please rewiew Master Class oil paint. Thank you
It's from St. Peterborough
I'll research them and see. Thanks for watching! :)
I love gambling paint and their solvents
brian carpenter me too! Excellent company, excellent products!
Good oil paints. I like to paint a pictur with its.
Thanks for watching! :)
Gamblins Burnt Umber for me has continuously been problematic...oil separates....seems to be shortly after opening...I buy only smaller tubes or other brands...
This does happen with certain colors. The technical term for it is "oil throw". It doesn't mean the paint is bad quality, but it can be a real pain in the neck. I would recommend trying a different brand for your Burnt Umber. Utrecht makes a really nice Burnt Umber, and I have not had any oil separation with theirs. Thanks for watching! :)
I use Gamblin and can backup what Jason is saying. Its good paint at a reasonable price. They also try to keep their products as low in toxicity as possible. That is why they dont sell lead based paints.
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Not sure I understand artists saying that gamblin are reasonably priced. On Jackson's they are significantly more than Old Holland for the same pigments, which are generally seen as expensive
If you are in the UK/EU or buying from Jackson's then they are being marked up due to the import fees and all that. In the States, Gamblin is quite reasonably priced (They're made in Oregon). I think we pay a lot more for Old Holland here too. Sorry for the confusion! Thanks for watching :)
They are good but definitely not top end like vasari or williamsburg etc... their greatest strength is their products safety rating and like you said the prices.
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if you like Gamblin, you must try M.Graham...It is at least a step above Gamblin, and more affordable I belive.
Thanks for watching! Yes, I have tried M Graham and I really like them. I plan on doing more videos on specific individual brands.
What area does 30 ml of paint cover?
gamblin is a yellowing oil paint. winsor newton artist oil colour is very good oil paint but gamblin is more pigment oil paint than winsor newton. which colour of gamblin is not yellowing and I can use them without yellowing.
for the money. it cant be beat
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Pigmentation is fair for the price but there is too much oil separation. When you sqeeze a Gamblin tube it often happens that you will get a lot of unmixed oil. This is bad. You won't get this from Holbein and some other manufacturers able to make more stable paints. Also, some transparent pigments like viridian and transparent red earth are too coarse and insuffitiently grinded. I have to rework them with a muller, which is time consuming and frustrating. Addind a bit more alumina stearate in their cadmiums would also make them less ''sticky'' and more brushable. My honest opinion.
The technical term for that oil coming out is "oil throw" and it isn't necessarily bad. Some pigments will do that as a normal course of their chemistry. Every artist has their own needs/likes for their paint so every brand won't be appealing to everyone. Thanks for watching! :)
@@walcottfineart5088 I agree that all pigment does not behave the same. I have made my own paints for years I can tell you that some pigments won't even make a paste without some additives. Some will also separate from the oil over time. Some need more grinding, some less, etc. This is well known. Adding the right amount of alumina stearate, for example, which is very little, will take care of many problematic aspects without cheapening the paint by any means. This is not use as a filler but as a mean to adjust and stabilize the paste. In short, I think Gamblin could very easily do better without loosing a penny. As I have previously said, their paints are an honest value for the money, one of the best in fact, but they would need some fine tuning seen from my point of view. Their oil primer is an horror full of abrasives that will destroy your expensive brushes in a hurry and behave more like an acrylic primer than a good oil primer. Their Gamsol is the best thing since sliced bread. Their alizarin crimson is my favorite of any brand. Gamblin is a hit and miss story. Again, just an honest point of view.