Daler-Rowney Simply acrylic paint sets

Explore colour mixing, small paintings and painted studies with Daler-Rowney Simply. This soft-body, water-based acrylic is designed for beginners, hobby painters and education. Use it straight from the tube or thin with water for a more fluid stroke on paper, board or canvas.

Choose more colours or larger tubes

• 6 × 12 ml: six colours, 72 ml in total. A compact choice for mixing and brushwork exercises.
• 12 × 12 ml: twelve colours, 144 ml in total. More ready-mixed shades in small tubes.
• 24 × 12 ml: twenty-four colours, 288 ml in total. The widest colour choice of these four sets.
• 6 × 75 ml: six colours, 450 ml in total. More paint per colour for larger areas or repeated studies.

You receive the selected paint set only. Brushes, palette and painting surface are needed separately. Both six-tube sets contain white, yellow, red, blue, brown and black. The precise shade selection may vary between packs; more tubes means more colours, rather than larger tubes.

Paint and mix

Squeeze small amounts onto a palette and start by mixing two colours. Make three test patches on the same surface: unmixed, mixed and mixed with a little white. Note the colours and mixing ratio. Compare the dry patches before mixing a larger quantity. This is an exercise for your own colour chart.

The paint dries quickly. Work in small sections and let a layer dry before painting over it. Add water gradually and compare the brushstroke on a test piece. This flowing paint is not a thick modelling paste; choose the tube volume to suit your expected use.

Close tubes after use and clean brushes before paint dries into them. Wipe off excess paint first and collect paint waste rather than washing it down the drain. Explore our acrylic paints for different painting techniques.

Safe use

For the sets with 12 ml tubes: contains a biocidal product, BIT. May produce an allergic reaction. Warning! Hazardous respirable droplets may be formed when sprayed. Do not breathe spray or mist. Always follow the label on your pack. Safety data sheet available on request (EUH210).