Kuretake GANSAI TAMBI Watercolor Paint Set, 12 Nuance Colors, Professional-quality for artists and crafters, for kids, adult, Made in Japan

I recently picked up painting again after a 40+ year break. These watercolors are amazing, highly pigmented, and so gorgeous. My favorite after a year and I can't imagine not painting with them! Highly recommend.

Kuretake Gansi Tambi watercolor palettes come in a variety of beautiful colors. The pans are quite large and hold a lot of paint. The palettes are held in cardboard boxes and are OK but I wish Kurtake would sell metal palette boxes that would fit the pans. I’d be fine buying them separately. The paint is different than standard professional watercolors but it is very good quality. It is highly granulating and when applied to wet paper moves beautifully and is fun to use. The paint dries nicely too and maintains its color. I’m glad that I added Kurtake to my collection of watercolor paints.

These are gorgeous watercolors! I've been wanting them for ages and finally treated myself to them. While they aren't the usual transparent watercolors, they are rich and vibrant in saturation. A little goes a long way. The pans are large so it's easy to use larger brushes and they'll last a long time. They are a great investment!

Very high quality watercolor palette; Very vibrant, durable and versatile.

I used up my old 36 color set from years ago and when I saw that a new 48 color set was out, I happily bought these paints again. They are vibrant, reactivate instantly with a wet brush, react to the salt texture trick and are downright cheap compared to this quantity of paint in most other brands. I noticed that the 2019 box now comes with 2 paintable color charts (loose and attached to the box lid) and that if you remove a tray there is a laminated chart inside the box under the trays so you can find the color's original spot if you took one out. They are labeled both on the pan and the charts with a number code for replacement ordering, with several places online offering individual colors if you run out. The 12 new colors added were lovely, and while I do not normally like convenience colors mixed with white, the cherry blossom pink and light purple lavender are gorgeous for florals. The skin tone beige and peach colors could be really useful, and there are finally deep lovely brown reds like a perylene maroon and indian red. I could not be more pleased with my purchase for the price, I was so excited about this set I immediately made a full YouTube video review for it swatching out all the colors. The only thing this set is missing, are toxic colors like cobalt turquoise, or granulating colors like you might find in western style watercolors. They also claim this to use a binder free of animal products, which I'm happy to know since most Japanese gansai paints use animal glue.

Excellent paint,different than goache,but quality brand

I love these paints. wonderful big pans. these paints are not meant to be mixed much. They are not like gouache, some have compared, tough some are opaque. The pans don't have much paint in them. I thought maybe its because the paint is very concentrated. I was surprise to reach the bottom of the pan rather quickly. I love the feel of this paint. great colors, and it's been fun learning how not to mix your own colors, and experimenting with using white. I would love to try the metallic paints. Iv ordered the little six pan set, for travel journal, and outdoor painting, so I will include my opinion on that set later. Im not bothered by the cardboard box. Its lovely and sturdy, with a coating where the pans lay. Im not worried about the box getting soggy. Its a great set for studio use, and a good value compared to other solid Japanese watercolor brands. Id like to be able to get individual colors, because some I use a lot of, and some would last me a long time. It would be wonderful to find refills full to the top of this paint. I gave it four out of five stars because I think the pans should be at least half to three quarters full. I might change that, if I knew there was a good reason for not filling the pans more. I like the big size of the pans. Some pans had a white sort of salt deposit on the top. this is not a problem, and seems to be a natural occurrence with that color. some pans were cracked. you can repair that by adding a few drops of water and the paint will heal as it drys.

Very pretty colors in this smaller set. They cover nicely and I have had no complaints about them. I have purchased multiple sets of this brand and really like them.

Belle gouache/aquarelle japonaise.

Rien de bien nouveau dans ce produit

Arrivati esattamente entro il periodo indicato. Imballati con molta cura. Devo ancora usarli ma sono molto contenta.

I really like the range of colours and how it’s a bit more opaque than normal watercolour

Ich war lange um diese Japanischen Aquarellfarben herumgeschlichen, bin jetzt total happy, dass ich sie mir gekauft habe, und möchte nie wieder ohne sie sein, denn sie sind herrlich vielseitig. Wenn ich nass in nass mit ihnen male, sind die Farben dennoch kräftiger als bei den Europäischen Aquarellfarben. Also diese große Luftigkeit ist auf dem fertigen Bild nicht gegeben. Kann ich gut mit leben, denn dafür habe ich ja meine Sennelier und Co. Wenn ich deckend mit ihnen male, trocknet die Farbe fast lackartig ab, es sieht aus, als hätte ich mit Lackfarbe gemalt. Allerdings habe ich dieses Phänomen erst auf Papier gehabt, das überhaupt nicht saugfähig ist. Diese Japanischen Aquarellfarben besitzen eine hohe Strahlkraft. So herrlich leuchtende Farben. Man kann gut 2 bis 3 der Farben miteinander mischen. Die Farbauswahl der 48 Farben finde ich einfach großartig, ich muss mir nur selten einen eigenen Farbton zusammenmischen. Wenn die Farbe auf dem Papier fast trocken ist, lässt sie sich leicht wieder anlösen und weiter vermalen. Die großen Näpfchen sind klasse für große Aquarellpinsel! Diese Japanischen Aquarellfarben machen einfach nur richtig Laune!!!!