Pébéo T7 extra-fine gouache set, 12 × 20 ml and brush

Matte, opaque colour for illustration, design and colour studies on paper. This Pébéo T7 Selection set contains twelve 20 ml tubes of extra-fine gouache and one brush: 240 ml of paint in total.

The twelve colours

Each colour has its own tube, making it easy to dispense small amounts onto your palette. One brush is included; choose paper, a palette and a water container to suit your work.

• 111: Special titanium white
• 303: Lemon cadmium yellow
• 304: Golden cadmium yellow hue
• 216: Vermilion red
• 301: Superfine carmine
• 201: Dark cobalt blue hue
• 203: Ultramarine blue
• 224: Light green
• 222: Emerald green
• 100: Yellow ochre
• 104: Burnt sienna
• 13: Black lake

A useful mixing selection

Two yellows, two red tones, two blues, two greens, ochre, burnt sienna, black and white offer scope for warm and cool mixtures. Start by mixing small amounts of two colours. Add a strongly colouring paint gradually and compare the mixture with a little white. Colour names are not complete pigment lists; do not assume every colour has the same lightfastness.

Paper, water and layers

Use the paint straight from the tube or dilute it with water to the desired intensity on paper, bristol board or cardboard. Keep the paint fuller for an opaque area; more water allows a lighter, more transparent application. The matte paint can be reworked with water after drying. Use few strokes over a dry underlayer when you want to preserve it: repeated wet brushing can lift the underlying colour.

Keep a dried sample as a reference

Make a small opaque patch and a diluted strip of your mixture on the same paper. Let both dry and compare their colour and coverage. Record the tube codes, ratio, amount of water and paper so you can repeat a useful mixture. Drying usually takes a few hours and depends on dilution and paper weight. Let the work dry flat and close the tubes after use.

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