The selection of paints provided with this kit is pretty thorough, even providing 2 tubes of Titanium White and Mars Black so that you will have plenty for mixing and painting with. The tubes do come organized, though not in a way that I am particularly fond of, as it is based on opacity and lightfastness rather than by color. After a bit of reorganizing, I have them more like a traditional color wheel so that I can locate the colors easier when I need them. Once I could see all the colors clearly, I noticed that there were tons of shades and tints for all the colors. Purple was the least plentiful color in the set and even then there are still 4 of them to choose from. Thankfully the 22mL tubes, while a bit small, still provide plenty of capacity for mixing to get whatever color you need. Burnt Sienna and Umber, Carmine Red, Prussian and Ultramarine Blue, even Payne's Gray are all included in this set. I do recommend that you buy larger individual tubes of the more common paints though as these 22mL tubes are quite small and are better for mixing than for painting heavily with one color on a larger canvas. The price is comparable to about 75 cents an oz which is about average as a 4oz bottle of one color will typically run about $3. The difference is just that you get 64 small tubes here as opposed to 12 large tubes. The paints themselves are water-based and easy to wash. They do seem a little thin and watery compared to other acrylics I've used and that is another reason I recommend using them for mixing and painting small areas rather than painting as a base coat or large areas in your work. They will mix easier and can be applied in layers to get just the right color, but they will run out quickly if you try to spread one of them over too large a surface.