My HIMI gouache set after almost 2 YEARS 

I lost my grandfather to COVID last May, and inherited his art supplies, amongst them were a set of gouache from the 70’s. They’re still working amazingly and it helps me feel he is still about in some way.

My HIMI set in the depths of my drawer waiting for me to use it: 👁👄👁

I died inside a bit when that purple went into the yellow, but Arleesha’s following comment returned me back to life xd

I've got that Himi set - it's good to know they can be stirred back into life like this!

"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable" - Cesar Cruz

I don’t have kids but if I did, I’d also be the mum crying over Pokémon while my kids are like “are u ok”

I have the HIMI and Arrtx sets they're amazing. I feed mine once a month, just pop them open and liberally spray with water it's been 6 months and they show no sign of drying up.

Thank you so much for showing the world that the paint can in fact be revived. I know a lot of us are concerned because we see reviews of people who just receive the paints, but never people who have had to paint for a long time where they have dried out.

I just got this set for Christmas, and I was so worried that I’d have to use them up fast. Thanks for assuaging my fears.

omg my aunt just gifted me the 54 color set of the himi miya jelly gouache and i was so worried that im not going to be able to maximize the 1 oz pots of paint before they dry out. thanks to this vid i know that i can keep using them even if they fully dry out after YEARS!

My preferred medium is watercolor, but I used to buy a lot of gouache when I was in college (graphic design). They made us buy individual bottles of Pelikan gouache because we would go through a LOT of paint doing homework for one class in particular. What hurt the most was returning next year to a class that needed gouache and finding out your leftover bottles from last year rot. They smell horrible when they rot! I guess my experiences with gouache haven't been great, but watching artists like you makes me want to buy a high quality set and start all over again. ❤️

I love this gouache!! As a beginner, it has made me feel more comfortable with making mistakes.

Poor Prussian Blue, can't stay hard...

Thank you for sharing this! I too am an emotional person so when you talked about emotional and vulnerable art, that resonated with me :) I also have a Himi set that I use here and there so it’s nice to see it still able to hold up after years time. xx

There's actually a reactivator for the Himi Gouache!!! It's from the same brand itself and its called a "Moisturized Mildew Goauche Spray" and the reviews I've seen in some online stores were good!!

this painting reminds me of people who always tell u they're ok/good but their eyes tell for them a lot more

In the thumbnail just those eyes makes it look like War Hammer Titan's eyes.

I love how emotional this piece is. Thank you for sharing your emotions and vulnerability.

I've had mine for a few months (and they are starting to dry, boo) so I just keep a small spray bottle on my desk and give them a spray before I close the palette up when I'm done with it :) it's worked well so far! But it's nice to know I can revive them if I ever forget to do this

The way she painted it. It look liked she just putting paints but the end result was amazing. The depth. Ugh.

I’ve been debating whether or not dipping my toes into gouache and if this Miya set is going to work on me since I usually leave my art supplies forgotten and jump to another brand or medium... watching you reactive the paint gives me hope that I will not loose my money if I get it! 😊

I don’t find your art disturbing or creepy in a bad way. I find it disturbing that some people have never felt pain or traveled to the darkest places. Thank you for your honesty.

WOW this is the first time I look at a painting and say, " woah I know exactly how that feels". I couldn't explain this feeling but this painting is the exact explanation. Its cool how when words cant express a feeling, art can.

that drawing is very beautiful, when you were talking about how it meant a lot to you emotionally, I then started to analyze the meaning it from the context that was given to me. I wouldn’t say exactly because I can tell it’s quite personal to you but it’s very fascinating and interesting. absolutely adore it! keep going!

While I don't own this specific set, I love watching you paint in gouache. I had to purchase $100+ of winsor & newton for school, and i want to get my money's worth by learning to use it in my personal professional work as well. Your style and technique is so fun to watch, and super inspiring! Happy new year! ❤

Arlee i’ll never be tired of you paint eyes, they’re always mesmerizing.

I haven't used my HIMI gouache in forever! Maybe I should take it out and use it for my bullet journal this year if you can reactivate it so easily!

When I finally pluck up the courage to try gouache, this is the set I’ll get :)

You really inspire me so much. I've been struggling with this paint set but seeing the beautiful work you make with it makes me want to give it another chance.

i read the thumbnail as “STILL GOOP?” out of the corner of my eye

painting like this is just so therapeutic ...both watching the process and getting involved in one of your own

I cover mine with sedan wrap and then the lid, or press and seal. I also heard you can put glycerin or honey in it

I have the miya Himi set and the Arrtx set of the jelly gouache I got some for an artist friend at the same time and we have both been painting with it ever since. I love this paint, it layer's beautifully and blends and mixes well and they really work well on black paper as well.They stay wet for a long time thanks to the way the box and lid is designed,and they are great value for the quanitity of paint you get in each cup. I like to work in impasto in acrylics and these gouache can to a degree be used in a similar way which I love. These paints allow you to work boldly.I like how just the fact both the Himi and Arrtx having 18 colours encourage you to mix to get more colours and both brands work well together and having both gives a really good workable palette of colours.Tube gouache can dry in the tubes which can lead to wastage,but these paints stay wet for a long time and can be revived easily which makes them outlast tube gouache.I think these jelly gouache sets are an inspired invention and it's easy to see why they have become so popular. They are really great to work with and even when revived retain their creamy texture when painting and don't lose their intensity of colour either when revived,it is best to use distilled water to revive them,so that mould doesn't grow in them when the lid is closed again.The fact you've had your sets so long and they can still be revived shows what great paints they actually are. Your painting is really emotive and shows how quickly these brilliant paints can build up a finished piece.Hope 2021 brings you and your fmaily lots on new directions and that you art continues to evolve and that new inspiration finds you in the new year and thank you for a year (2020) of brilliant and inspiring videos.

Wow, I honestly love how this painting makes me feel. When I look at it I can't tell if I want to cry or look away. You perfectly captured the mental and emotional vibe of 2020.

I've never seen someone paint before and i really like this one because its rlly satisfying to look at.

This was a great video! I was so anxious about my paints because I was afraid they would dry out too fast. That piece you created was beautiful, I've never seen this type of art before but it's so impactful. Around 8:48 I actually started tearing up because of the emotion I was feeling coming off the piece. The contrast between blue and red is gorgeous it pushed that emotion even more. Because of that I kind of wish you hadn't added the teardrops at the end because I really don't think it was needed. The emotion was pushed through perfectly just by the shape of the eyes and the color palette, adding the teardrops for me became too literal like now you're telling me that this person is sad instead of letting me feel it for myself. I am not trying to be rude this is just something I noticed and thought I would share. I'm in art school right now and critiques are a big part of that and something I've noticed myself doing a lot more. Again this piece is absolutely gorgeous and I'm not trying to be rude

Happy new yearrrr! i cant wait to see another paint-making video! 😄 but this one was really interesting 💜 your voice is so soothing!

It did hurt my heart when the purple went into the yellow hahaha I just ordered and am waiting for royal talens xf gouache and super excited, I've never tried gouache before. Glad your well, take care from North Bay Ontario Canada :)

Beautiful painting! I love the emotion in all of your work.

I can't believe I missed this! Ahh~ New video for the new year. Thank you Arleesha for making my 2020 bearable with your inspiring painting videos💖 Can't wait to see you grow more as an artist! I love love your art, hope you and your family had a blast this holidays. Happy new year!!!

I finally purchased one! And I literally cannot wait till it gets here!

This draw expresses so much emotions, I’m just impressed by your talent to let go your emotions into a piece

I don't know why, but the exact moment that the music snuck into the video... It really, really fit well with the emotions that the piece evokes in me. I love this so much :') I wish I knew who the artist of the song was...

Ive been eyeing this set for the longest time, i just bought it, its cominh tomorrow, and im super excited but i wanted to watch a few videos first, i saw your original video and then this one and its super reassuring about my purchase

Thanks for updating us! I bought this too and haven’t used it in a while so I was a little worried about it being dry.

I haven't really touched a pen in about two months because I lacked time and also art did not feel like a thing to me anymore. Yet somehow watching your videos always motivate me to sit down and rediscover my joy in drawing and painting again. So thank you so much

this came up on my recommended and i have to say, i live your voice so much it's so soothing to me 🥺

I've had my set for maybe 6 months and I recently added water and stirred it in to keep them fresh.... Good as new! Aside from a little cross-contamination 😅

Yes I have the himi gouache as well. I simply wet the brush and wet the paint that I'm will use. That way I can control how pigmented I want the paint to be. They are a lot of fun to use. Had mine for two years as well.

Your work inspires me so much! I wouldn't have tried gouache, because before your channel I really didn't have it in my awareness. I was (and am) a watercolorist first before I left kind of the art world so to speak for a decade after High School. After painting with gouache and really falling back in love with painting, I also discovered Poscas and how much I love working with those. Coming back to art especially this last year has been so amazing. Thank you so much for posting, and for being part of that journey for me. (: It's hard to explain in words, but it means so much. (Also this piece turned out so awesome. The contrast between the very icy background and the reds in the eyes is very striking. Great work!)

This is the first video I've watched in 2021 💖 definitely the right way to start 2021

I love this painting!!! It made me feel so relaxed🥰🥰

I really admire people who can draw/paint as i cant and find it super difficult to come up with ideas when i try 🥺💖💖

Your voice is so calming and lovely 🤧

Thanks for this! I recently picked up this set for $12 on Amazon! Yay

I was trying to find a review on himi gouache and halfway through watching this, it feels like I'm sitting through a therapy session. I love your painting by the way, thankyou for sharing, well, pretty much everything!

i just got my set- watching videos to see how to use it. thank you for the good videos

I have 2 sets of himi, one is the 24 color set and I bought the 18 color set last Christmas as a gift for myself. It's a secondhand set and it's all dried up. The seller sold it to me for a very low price. I finished reactivating them yesterday and the quality is still the same. 🥺✊🏻 i just started using gouache last November, and I fell inlove with himi the first time I tried it. ❤️

I ordered one of these a few days ago and im SO excited to use it

Heya just wanted to say your channel has helped me loads, I love watching you paint and your voice is so relaxing when I’m having a tough time. Thank you for making this channel and being so kind and amazing

I love this set. It's so fun to use. Thanks for this video, I was curious about how well they reactivate.

Glad I found this vid. I've been looking for some videos for artists who had let their jelly gouache sit for maybe years instead of just months and/or sit unused for an extended period. I have some Magicfly brand jelly gouache (that's no longer made, I think Himi bought them out,) that's about 3 years old. I did the same thing to revive it and a bit of glycerin is recommended too, which I haven't tried yet. But I thought it was still pretty good after sitting for a long time. Jelly gouache is a fun painting medium. So really, if you're not gonna be using it for a long time, it's fine to let it dry and crack...the drying out can help prevent it from getting moldy too. If mine had developed mold, I'd just pitch it. No great loss. I wouldn't use it for original paintings to sell or hang on the wall for a long time bc of unknown lightfastness and archival quality. But you can always make prints if you do something you want to preserve or sell and just to enjoy painting freely with it! 👍 p.s. Currently Himi is selling a pastel set of 18 colors on Amazon. I bought it and it is really nice. The soft colors are wonderful. I've only swatched them out, but so far, so good 😊

I bought this HIMI gouache set a few months ago..I'm new to gouache and alot of people here on RU-vid said it was good for beginners so I decided to try it..it was good to see how well these paints still looked after being reactivated(and I like that,that they can be reactivated with just a bit of water) because even though they weren't expensive,I wouldn't want to have to throw them out after a while because they were unuseable..very helpful video 😊

this is super useful for me, I just got an assignment where I have to use different traditional mediums and I've been thinking about digging out my old himi palette and vaguely dreading how they've fared over the past year of sitting in my desk... good to know I can bring them back to life!!

Thank you so much for this video. Also surprisingly my prussian blue also never dried out even after 1 year and i was shocked when you said yours didnt either, looks like that blue is truly SPECIAL! 😉

I can’t. Stop. Watching. This! No joke I replayed this 4 times

I’m glad I’m watching reviews for this because I want it so much but I wasn’t sure

Loved seeing this and I think we can all relate to the feelings. I’ve been thinking of getting my paints out again, after a year I was worried about if they were going to be ok! Feel better…thanks for sharing!

Eyes really are the windows to the soul, thank you for sharing this piece and the HIMI tips!

i bought the himi set myself 4 christmas,, literally the most satisfying purchase ever i been hyped about this pallete since 2018 lol its v fun 2 use,, alsoi feel like ik more about color theory now esp w dat magenta

your videos make me so happy, when a new video comes out i'm running to see ... love the himi jelly goauche

Hello to everyone that happens to pass by this comment I hope you'll be back soon to your passion I know you're struggling with several artblocks, too much procrastination and other problems we all face. I know you can fight it! Don't doubt on yourself create masterpiece again 🌻

i just recently got the himi set for christmas and m so glad :))

You are so incredibly talented, I love this painting it is beautiful ❤️

Wow!! This piece is breathtaking 🥺 the feelings it gives me are so overwhelming but beautiful. Thank you for sharing your talent 🖤 I purchased the Himi set about a year ago after watching your videos! I haven’t actually tried it because I’m not good at all 😂 but I want to try just play with it or even let my kids x

I have the same set and it got dry for two years and I was thinking about throwing it away but I’m glad I can restore it again!!

I love art like this because it can be interpreted in multiple ways.

Your voice is so soothing and relaxing/calming

I just bought my first set today, I'm so excited to use it

This is the first video i watch from you,i really like your voice

Love that painting ❤️

I would love to get this palette it looks amazing , probably as new year gift 🎁 happy new year!!!

Ooh! I just bought himi gouache on Amazon! This will be helpful!

Thank you for this video, I have been avoiding gouache due to a few negative reviews I have seen.

We had a gouache set sitting for 7 years in art school - someone just left it - and we still managed to reactivate it with lukewarm boiled water.

I am so glad to know the paints last for a very long time. I have always wanted some but thought they were unusable after only a few months. I love how you paint, although this painting was difficult for me to see. It reminds me of someone who was burned; with the red around the eyes and the white like gauze or medical wrapping.

I appreciate you sharing your vulnerability with us. It helped me realize that it’s okay to demonstrate how I feel in a painting even if it may be hard to do emotionally. Thank you

I think the best artwork are the ones that evoke emotions inside you 💕

I use mine almost everyday and have had it about a year. Love it

You are painting poetry. Your painting makes me so much emotional, I don't know if I feel uncomfortable watching these eyes or if in the contrary I find them comforting.. I just feel peaceful looking at them I don't want to stop staring. Thank you

Glad you mentioned the purple pain, I'm one that has clean paint I will take the extra time to mix paints lol. It takes me so long but I'm not going nuts seeing a speck of green in my yellow lol

Thank you for making this video! I was afraid I'd ruined my set because it got so dry. It's such a relief to see that it can be reactivated after so long!

I love this piece so much it makes me feel welcomed

Oh my gosh it's been almost 2 years ALREADY ?! I remember anticipating your initial review video for this set -- time flies!!

thank you so much for this, i've been reluctant to use my himi gouache because i was afraid it will mold because I wasn't experienced with it. 💓💓

I totally agree about the eyes, I get real emotional whenever I do a eye portrait because they can portray so much with out needing the rest of the face, eyes are so beautiful.

Miya also make sets of jelly acrylics too,in larget sets of 24 and larger sets. I have a larget set of these too.And ahain they stay workable for a long time too as the lid on the cases threy come in works in the same way as the lids on the jelly gouache set.

I have a watercolor set from Pentel since 2014 with the very same shade of blue as this Himi Gouache, it is still wet as it was from the tube.

I just came here to look for a review of this brand of gouache paint but I got an amazing, emotional painting and whatever that song is at the end that I now have to listen to on repeat for the next few weeks.

i am mostly a watercolor artist, and i was really thinking on buy a himi set, and this video was really helpfull cause now i know that i won't waste the set if stop using it. Thank you