GamblinReclaimed Earth Set, Limited Edition paints made from pigments reclaimed from waters tainted by iron released from mines (101113)

I saw a video on people cleaning up waste water and other stuff from mining or something like that. The interesting part was that there was a company turning the waste product into paints. I already was a fan of the Gamblin paints so decided to try them. I love two of the browns, one closer to a reddish brown, the third is good, but wasn't as useful in the project I was working on.The paints are a good quality and smooth quality with a lot of pigment.

... "one of the tubes's paint oozed all out the first time they opened it."So, knowing the nature of tubed oils, and since it's mid-July, I decided that when I got the tubes, I'd check for pressure and what not when I got them. Yup. I bought two sets and I checked all six tubes. The violet seemed ok. The red and the ochre were under a little excess pressure. One audiably went pufft, when I opened it, but it didn't ooze. Shoved a kebab stick into the tube, got a few more sssssst's, stirred it a littlebit. One was oily at the top and did ooze a bit, as if some oil separated fro the pigment a bit. That's not uncommon with oils. One tube, I wasn't paying attention when I opened it, then looked to see about 1/2 inch of paint erupted from the tube, then stopped. You can squeeze the tube the "right" way to get it back in the tube. Poked a stick into that one too to swish it all around. Going to let them all acclimate to their new surroundings but I sure am glad I read that review otherwise I'd have a few mini paint bombs lyin about.

I bought this set for a specific painting. I was very pleased with the Artist grade paint and I love it has a little panel included. This is my favorite to go brand. Check them out!

First of all, I have not had any problems when opening a tube with anything oozing out like some people mention. The colors are absolutely fantastic. I believe this is a great company to buy your paint from! I highly recommend it.

Loved the colors

I would like these colors in an opaque as well…it is a semi-transparent

I love using these colors! They are so great for landscapes involving trees, or brown and red hair in portraits. The Iron Violet has become a quick go to as a cooler brown without leaning too blue. The Rust Red is a nice vivid color. The Brown Ochre is a pretty simple color. The other two are where the pack really shines- the Rust Red also has a slightly grainy texture that I love for some extra tooth on canvas or panel. Speaking of which, the prepared panel that the box comes in is GREAT and I wish I could get more- it's a thick backed panel that's already gessoed! I'll probably buy these again once I run out- they've lasted me a while so far but for those special spots I need them, they're PERFECT.

They are good colors and seem to work and blend well with the other gamblin colors I use on a regular basis.