Good brands of art stuff

hey,

I want to buy some gouache for a little thing i’m doing, and i was just wondering if anyone has advice on good brands or what to look for in gouache specifically, and also just art stuff in general.

i’ll also be buying some watercolours, so that’d be cool too… i don’t have heaps to spend (i’m a student) but i don’t want a kiddy set obviously, something that’s decent for a cheap price would be nice. If i get really good, THEN i’ll start buying expensive stuff but i need it to be decent because otherwise it’s harder to learn control well.

so, any traditional media artists got advice?

thanks a lot
Stuart