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gouache paint

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($31.82 avg), but soft demand (-3.9% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 78Growth 23Conversion 34Competition 70Returns 94Price range 86Avg price 95Brand share 29Review moat 48Quality gap 23

Avg price

Incredible$31.82

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Price range

Great$7.98–$72.67

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Great$998K

$998K/yr · 1.2M searches

Competition

Good43%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Okay1,725.78

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay2.7%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Okay88%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-3.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

88%

Open market

9%

  • HIMI36%
  • ABEIER23%
  • Winsor & Newton14%
  • Artme9%
  • MEEDEN6%
  • Holbein3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 9%)

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%$30K6%$60K9%$90K12%$120K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 36 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Color37%

“great variety of colors”

Quality-Overall13%

“Great quality set”

Paint Quality11%

“Good paint”

Value For Money7%

“Amazing Value”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to learn”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Same as the picture”

Engraving/Paint/Sublimation3%

“Great paint”

Gifting Purpose2%

“Gift”

Portability2%

“Great portable set for ANYONE”

Fun/Entertainment Experience2%

“A fun, creative playtime”

What buyers complain about

Paint Quality21%

“Paint amounts not generous”

Color12%

“The colors seem to be inconsistent”

Quality-Overall6%

“Poor performance as a professional name brand”

Ease Of Use5%

“It is very difficult to open”

Size-Overall5%

“Small”

Durability4%

“Grew moldy”

Value For Money3%

“Yes these are expensive”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“doesn't clean up well”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“A bit of false advertising”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“The paint is very sticky, almost tacky”

Top return reasons

Paint Quality31%
Size-Overall15%
Color14%
Value For Money10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Quality-Overall4%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Ease Of Use2%
Product Condition2%
Functionality-Overall2%