These are Mont Marte's Signature acrylics in the small 12 ml tube, and the pack size is written on the box in two ways. The corner flash gives the count — 12 pc, 18 pc, 24 pc, 36 pc — but the box colour says the same thing at a glance: the 12 comes in teal, the 18 in blue, the 24 in yellow and the 36 in red. Every one of those four is pictured on this page with the count showing, so you can check what arrived against the photograph rather than against a description.

The tube itself is printed 12mL, 0.4 US fl.oz. Along the front panel the box lists High quality pigments, Satin finish, Smooth consistency and Good coverage, repeated in French as Peinture Acrylique and Spanish as Pintura Acrilica. The paint sits in a white moulded tray — nine to a row on the 18, twelve to a row on the 24 — so the set stays in order instead of rolling loose in the box.

Now the part worth reading before you choose a size. Our prices run Rs. 1,550 for 12 tubes, Rs. 2,500 for 18, Rs. 3,150 for 24 and Rs. 4,350 for 36. Divide those out and the ladder does something unusual: Rs. 129.17 a tube for the 12, Rs. 138.89 for the 18, Rs. 131.25 for the 24 and Rs. 120.83 for the 36. The 18-tube pack is the most expensive tube on the whole ladder — dearer than the small 12-pack it sits above. The 36 is the only size that meaningfully beats the entry pack.

Set against the larger tube in the same brand, the picture changes again. Our Mont Marte Acrylic Colour Paint Set in 36 ml tubes runs Rs. 5.27 to Rs. 7.23 a millilitre, while this 12 ml range runs Rs. 10.07 to Rs. 11.57 — close to double. Our M&G Acrylic Paint Set of 6 x 22ml tubes at Rs. 1,300 is Rs. 9.85 a millilitre, and undercuts even the best size here on six colours instead of twelve. Colour count costs money, and small tubes cost more per millilitre than big ones almost everywhere. This range earns its place as a student's first proper acrylic set: many colours, a small footprint, a low entry price.

Mont Marte prints This product is not a toy on its Signature packaging, so we list this range from 10 years up. The Safencia price starts at Rs. 1,550 with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan. Stock, the pack size you want, your city and delivery charges are confirmed on WhatsApp before dispatch.

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