Gamblin Artist Oil Color - Manganese Blue Hue - 150 ml Tube

For those who work with Gamblin paints you're already aware of the great quality for both students and professional painters. For those wanting to try Gamblin out for their first time I highly recommend them. Their paints have great pigmentation and no unnecessary fillers or additives. These definitely rank among the top high quality paint brands to work with, most of my paints are Gamblin and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

This used to be my favorite color until I realized it wasn't the color I liked, but the Cobalt. Cobalt just works. Plus, there are few blues that are light that are also a pure single pigment (not mixtures). Using teal is a great way to lighten your colors assuming you still want to use blue and not yellow or whites. Whites are great, but will create a chalk look to your art. Cobalt teal, or yellows will not do that. I like to assume that whites are not a color, but have special properties. As for Gamblin, they are a trustworthy company. I just wish they would make their caps larger like Winsor Newton do. Still, five stars on their paints. I have been using them for over 20 years. I will say one thing... unless you intend on using all of it in a couple months, avoid the cans and spend extra on the 150 ml tubes. It may seem like you are saving with the cans, but the paint will eventually dry. I know this because I used to buy the cans. Stick with the tubes unless you use paint quickly in mass.

I have always liked this paint... and yes, I do like Gamblin, and yes, they are trustworthy... but be sure to understand what the code number/letters are on the back, and how to use them. For this one, I believe it will be pg17 for your info. This color is great because it is a raw looking pigment when you use it (unlike, say, pthalos), and not a rich one. As you progress, you will find that using only rich pigments, and straight from the tube, will make your art look like a cartoon. As a novice/hobbiest you may like this, but as you progress, you will want more. This is a good pigment to mix with. Still, this is a strongly opaque paint. A good tilting paint for this reason is viridian... which is costly, but a great paint to use for this reason. This color will shift the overall color, and viridian will tilt it. Ultramarine blue is a cheaper way to tilt it because it is also transparent, it won't take over the mix, and also a cool color... plus it is much cheaper.

There are nothing like cobalt colors. If all you care about is the hue/color of a pant, chances are you are a novice, and there is no need to spend a ton of money on Cobalts. Stick with Pthalos. But at some point you are going to learn that saturation and value is as important or more than the hue of a color. Plus, at that point you will find that the maneuverability of that pigment is paramount to creating good art. It's all about control. Creating oil paintings is like creating a series of magic tricks on canvas. It may be beneficial to use a dye like pthalo to learn on, but in time, the former explained above will come into play. Also, pthalo colors are just a mess. Also they can easily move all over your art and ruin it. They get everywhere, and if you are like me, you will drag them in to your home and ruin your floors and furniture. Cobalts go exactly where you put them. However, if you have kids that can get to them, or you like to sand, stick to pthalo. Cobalts, cadmiums, and other heavy metals can be deadly when airborne. Even the binder of all the paints can be deadly if you sand them and you breath them in. Use a p100 mask or better if you choose to sand. still, as soon as you become a good enough painter that you can keep most of the paint on the canvas, and not on your body, I would suggest at least adding cobalts to your palette next to your pthalos. It's like learning to drive on a pinto, and switching to a Lamborghini/cobalts...it's like night and day. As for Gamblin, they create some great paint, and at a fair price. Five stars. The only thing I do not care for are the caps. They are hard to close.

What can I say? ...The top of the line pigment. Only buy this if you absolutely need it... because, it doesn't matter what brand you choose, the pigment will be highly useful, but you will pay through the nose. Gamblin is great. I'm just saying, there is no need to be buying this if you are a novice/hobbyist and still are on painting for hues/color. Once at a pro level, there is no reason to be reading this aside from making sure this is a trustworthy brand. Well.... you came to the right place. Expensive, but great stuff... just stay away from the 'hue' stuff. As a pro, you probably already know that there is no need to buy pthalo Cerulean 'hue' paint. You get what you pay for...

Gamblin paints are great. I have been using them for over 20 years specifically. I tried Winsor newton but the paints are not quite the same I use zinc white for special purposes such as glazing

I use gamblin as a complete system for painting. I'm a former quality manager and analytical chemist, now retired.

We used these as a Door Prize for a Plein Air event. Everyone wanted them.

I have used Gamblin since 1992. Great paint at a great price.

I like how the colors matches Micheal Hardings cobalt teal. It is a very good alternative and cost affective.