The paints are a gift to a Lakota man who will be using them for ceremony - so the paints are needed to come from the earth in as pure a form as possible. from another source I bought bear grease for him to mix with the paint - - - I am hopeful that the two will work well together.

This is the best way to teach children that wonderful things take time and patience. They can see how each drop of paint is mixed to their desirable intensity and not something that’s squeezed out of a bottle. We would like the green paint a bit darker though.

This is fun to do with kids - they enjoyed adding water and mixing to get the right consistency. The paint has a nice creamy consistency, like tempera or acrylic craft paints. I used them on brown cardboard letters, and the paint covered the brown well. The only disappointment was that the red was more of a rust color, even though the sticker seemed to indicate a true red.

Great product, as described. Earthy tones. Can only recommend it!

This is a great product.