How to get the best value for your hard earned monies…
Utrecht Artists Oil Paints can be purchased in individual tubes or as sets…
So are the oil paint sets worth it? Do you actually save any money?
Utrecht Artists’ Oil Paint Set, 6 Basic Colors – $31.99
The set contains the following colors in 37ml tubes…
Titanium White has a list price of $5.27 per tube.
Cadmium Yellow Hue – $5.27
Cadmium Red Hue – $7.23
Brilliant Blue – $5.27
Brilliant Green – $5.27
Ivory Black – $5.27
If you purchased each tube separately it would cost you $33.58… compared to the set price of $31.99.
That adds up to be a 4.7% discount. The set clearly saves you some money in this case.
Utrecht Artists’ Oil Paint Set, 9 Landscape Colors – $60.99
The set contains the following colors in 37ml tubes…
Titanium White – $5.27
Cadmium Yellow Lemon – $15.56
Yellow Ochre – $5.27
Quinacridone Red – $15.62
Venetian Red – $5.27
Viridian – $15.62
Yellow Green – $7.23
Ultramarine Blue – $5.27
Payne’s Gray – $5.27
If you purchased each tube separately it would cost you $80.38… that means you save 24% by purchasing these colors in the set.
Utrecht Artists’ Oil Paint Set, 9 Portrait Colors – $55.48
The set contains the following colors in 37ml tubes…
Titanium White – $5.27
Naples Yellow Light – $5.27
Yellow Ochre – $5.27
Cadmium Red Light – $15.56
Alizarin Crimson – $7.23
Chromium Oxide Green – $7.23
Burnt Sienna – $5.27
Ultramarine Blue – $5.27
Payne’s Gray – $5.27
If you purchased each tube separately it would cost you $61.64… that means you save 10% by purchasing these colors in the set.
Utrecht Artists’ Oil Paint Set, Color Theory, 5 Primary Colors – $37.55
The set contains the following colors in 37ml tubes…
Titanium White – $5.27
Zinc Yellow Hue – $5.27
Quinacridone Red – $15.62
Phthalo Blue – $5.27
Ivory Black – $5.27
If you purchased each tube separately it would cost you $36.7… or 85 cents less than the list price. This set also includes a color wheel and directions, which presumably is why it costs 85 cents more than buying the tubes individually.
Utrecht Artists’ Oil Paint Set, Complete Kit, 10 Colors – $98.63
The set contains the following colors in 37ml tubes…
Naples Yellow Light – $5.27
Cadmium Red Hue – $7.23
Burnt Sienna – $5.27
Hansa Yellow Light – $5.27
Alizarin Crimson – $7.23
Phthalo Blue – $5.27
Phthalo Green – $5.27
Yellow Ochre – $5.27
Ivory Black – $5.27
One 150ml Titanium White – $19.68
The set also contains…
Three quality bristle brushes: # 4 Round, #8 Flat, #6 Filbert
1 Palette Knife
1 – 9″ x 12″ Disposable Paper Palette
If you purchased each tube separately it would cost you $71.03… which means this entire set costs $27.6 more than if you purchased the tubes separately. That extra $27 is due to the three included brushes, palette knife, and paper palette.
Ultimately it seems as long as the set only contains paint tubes and nothing extra like brushes, you can save yourself some money.