Comments about Maimeri Polycolor Fine Acrylics:

I have used these paints for a few years at least, but when I bought them they were only available in glass jars. I don't know if the formula was changed, but my paints never separated. If the paint left in the glass jars ever became too thick to use, I just stirred some distilled water into it to restore its working consistency. If you have tubes of this paint, you might want to give the tubes a bit of a massage before opening them to help re-mix the paint and binder. I found these paints to be amazingly opaque and had tremendous covering power. They were actually a bit more blendable than standard acrylics and were very good at doing fine detail because they flowed off the brush better than regular acrylics can. I never used anything but distilled water to thin them to a workable consistency. The only down side was that there is a considerable value shift from wet to dry paint. You have to get used to it and it helps to pre-mix some of the colors you use most so they will match what is already painted. The paintings I did several years ago are still bright and beautiful. My advice would be, if you are thinking of trying these paints, buy a small set to start out and see if there is any issue with separation before investing more money. They always worked flawlessly for me.

Comments about Maimeri Polycolor Fine Acrylics:

I was really looking forward to using these "fine" Maimeri vinyl-based paints that made a lot of great promises on its description here on DickBlick -- so I bought two colors to try them out. The first time I used them they were fine. Making sure the caps were put on back firmly and tightly as I always do, I then put the tubes away. A couple of months later, I decided to use them again so I squeezed out some paint of the first tube -- instead, blobs of clear acrylic medium just poured out of the tube. This indicated that whatever pigment was in there originally had separated from its binder. I squeezed out some more hoping that eventually some real paint will come out but it was more of the same -- just blobs of clear goo. The same with the second tube! It was obvious that once the tube is opened with this brand, pigment separation WILL inevitably occur. If I could rate this a zero star, I would. Even the more modestly priced brand of acrylic paints I've used won't separate even after a couple of years of storage. I'm glad I purchased only two of Maimeri's "FINE" Acrylic Polycolor paints -- THIS WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY. And I'll avoid any MAIMERI products altogether after this experience. Totally unacceptable.