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

... "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.

Great addition to my palette. Iron violet is very beatiful. Use Rusty iron for naturally looking rust or wood. Brown ochre is another earthy brown.

I loved the colors, but unfortunately one of the tubes has gas or is under pressure. The tube was swollen looking and soon as I opened it, all the paint just started coming out and didn't stop, I was unable to recap it so it just all poured out in a container, pretty disappointing as the price is not cheap and I'm not sure if there was a reaction of some sort...

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.

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.