Amazon Prime Day & Jackson's Sale Art Haul: Gansai Tambi Granulating, Himi Gouache, Daniel Smith etc

[@helencryer]

Jackson's Art have a watercolour sale on at the moment, plus many of my other favourites products seem to be on special at the moment too. I've put specific links in the description box. I'm always grateful when you use my links - it definitely helps me out! www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonsart.com%2F

[@pennybunty]

A tip to stop your Himi Gouache from drying out is to cut a piece of white card stock about 6mm smaller that the inside of the green box, round the corners as well, and then laminate it. Then cut the laminated sheet down to the exact size of the inside of the box and again, round the corners to fit. When you’re putting them away, drop the laminated sheet on top of the paint pots then add the mixing tray then put the lid on and snap it shut tight, pressing all around the edge of the box. My Himi’s are 18 months old and are still nice and moist because I did this to keep them fully airtight. The box alone isn’t airtight.

[@helencryer]

This is great, thanks ever so much - I'll definitely do it!

[@beedee4427]

Whom ever coined the phrase "it's like watching paint dry" I suspect had never watched a good KZbin swatching video 😂😍👍🏻. My first box of "Amazon Day" art supplies arrived today but the exciting stuff comes in a couple of weeks from Europe, a couple of different boxes of Luminance Pencils! 😀. I think that different products were available as "sale" items in different countries, as the Carbothellos were full price from Australia, wherever they were purchased 🤔. Thanks for showing the Kansi Tambi granulating colours. I've been looking at those as they've been on my Amazon "art supplies" wishlist for a while now but they weren't reduced either. Here's the thing though, as fun as they are, I think I would only ever use the Orange one which looked liked Copper with a patina to it like you said. If I ever see them on sale I will def pick them up though, good for sketchbook faffing. Thanks again 😎👍🏻

[@helencryer]

Oooo, lovely! I really hope you enjoy your new supplies when they come!

[@beedee4427]

@@helencryer ooooh I def will 😎. Currently waiting for my boxes of Luminance and 18 more Neocolour IIs.

[@Kate37889]

I cannot even imagine the storage you must have for all of your art supplies!! Every time your videos pop up they're of another haul!

[@helencryer]

Most of my videos are not hauls, and I did a video on my storage. I love trying products out, but that doesn't mean I keep them all.

[@FaithAnnNB]

Ohhhh… those granulating colours are super-lovely! I love the idea of the Himi gouache being so affordable and ready to use without any prep and before I bought designer’s gouache, I was tempted to buy the Himi to see if I liked gouache. I ended up buying a set of W&N primary colours instead and (as with every new medium for me) I went into collector-mode and now I seem to have plenty of designer’s gouache 😂. My hesitation for buying the Himi at this point is that the containers are so big, I don’t really have a good spot to store them. I also rarely paint at a table/desk, so my preferred palettes are smaller. You purchased the neocolor i that I want to pick up at some point; I think the white would be lovely as a resist; aside from that one, I’m happy to stick with the ii’s. My only Amazon Prime art supply purchase was an extra pencil case to help me organize things a bit.

[@helencryer]

Yes, I definitely love my Designer's Gouache, and the Himi won't replace them, in terms of quality and lightfastness, but I do think they'll be fun! The box is weighty though, so not ideal for painting on your lap or wherever. You were very restrained, well done!

[@marytesta3003]

Your hauls are the best! I love my carbothello pastels. I've gotten to enjoy soft pastels a lot. I'm just a wanna be, so my art isn't great, but every once in a while, I amaze myself. Thanks for sharing, Helen!

[@helencryer]

Haha, I love this! I'm definitely a wanna be too!

[@maisiecat71]

Very glad to have found your channel Helen. No hype and very relaxing to watch and listen to. I like your way of watching and playing with your supplies. Thank you.

[@helencryer]

That's very kind - thanks ever so much!

[@Paintspotsandpaper]

Hi Helen, Oh dear! Why did I watch???🙄🙄🙄 The kuritaki granulating colours just fell into my basket! They look gorgeous, but will I never learn? 🙄🙄😂😂😂🥰🥰🥰 Thankyou for sharing, take care xx

[@helencryer]

I'm sorry!!! (Enjoy!)

[@jude6752]

Love your haul videos Helen - thank you! I would like to see a himi/prof gouache comparison. When you were using the silicone tool on the soft pastels it was like that chalk on a black board goosebumps noise for me 🤣

[@FaithAnnNB]

I’ve often wondered if I’m the only one who really doesn’t like the scratchy sound of some products being used. It’s helpful seeing the videos because I know I wouldn’t be able to use those items personally as I get bothered by the strangest things 😂.

[@lisaharner3720]

Kind of like someone cutting styrofoam. Makes me cringe. 😵‍💫😬

[@helencryer]

Haha, sorry about that!! I didn't even notice!

[@KerryAA7130]

I recently got a great bargain from Amazon the caran dache museum aquarelle watercolour pencils , marine 20 set for under £40 , I almost cancelled the order but could not , fortunately for me , they Arrived sometime last week and can say they are absolutely beautiful and the colours are really nice , I have the supracolor set of 30 and they are good but I can highly recommend the museum aquarelle set . The lowest price now is just over £50 a set each for the marine set & the landscape set from cass art . I’m getting the landscape set next . Xx

[@helencryer]

That sounds great!

[@lisaharner3720]

Great haul! Especially love the Kuretaki! Wow, that copper! I’m interested to see you use them. Also the markers and pastels. I only purchased a 200 pencil storage case in the prime sale. I have so many art supplies that I’m not using already. Need to determine what I like and my focus before I can justify buying more. But I have a wish list! ❤

[@helencryer]

You were very good! It's good to work out honestly what you're likely to use.

[@debbiedrawsfunny]

Those granulating watercolors🤩Oh my gosh, so cool! I was not expecting those results. Pretty wild stuff!

[@helencryer]

Yes, they're crazy!

[@wunna8657]

Lovely stuff you got! Love the Kuretake granulated colours ❤

[@teekierudite5108]

Really love these haul videos, seeing all the goodies you purchased. Also really love your gradient swatches with the gouache. If you are worried the pages may stick together, put some baking paper inbetween.

[@helencryer]

Thank you! I don't think I'll have trouble though - they've dried nice and matte.

[@ChantelleArts]

This is such a good haul, I love it ☺☺

[@helencryer]

Thanks!

[@starr-starr]

You might wasnt to hold off on; chucking your Neo I’s. They are really fun under and over oil pastels. Under the pastel it acts as a bit of a resist, and if you scrape back you get these lovely ghosty marks. Over, they make some nice sharp lines you cant get with the chunky pastels. I haven’t tried them under Sennelier, but they work under everything else I’ve used.

[@helencryer]

That sounds a really interesting technique!

[@Anonymoi]

To the point about the HIMI gouache possibly not rewetting (asked by another commenter) - I have seen people theorize that HIMI has an acrylic binder, because of the way it performs when dry. Sarah Burns wrote to the company and was told that they have a chemical petroleum-based binder. I would say there is no chance it is an acrylic binder - they fully rewet even a long time later, to the extent that they haven’t already completely settled into the paper or stained it. (Thick layer rewet much better than a highly diluted stain.) Lots of people let the whole palette dry and will either work from dry paints, or reconstitute them. But they do dry in a way which doesn’t lift in the same way as traditional gouache. There are non-plastics derived from petroleum, such as glycerin. There are also various industrial starches which would result in the same sort of consistency - smooth and slightly gel-like when wet, and then harder when dry, but rewettable. Even thinking to the food world, there are starches and seeds which can do that. I know Turner Design Gouache, which is a bit more of a traditional gouache, is marketed as being resistant to lifting (when another layer is applied on top.) I think it may have some sort of starch in it, too. That said, I love the jelly gouaches for playing around. I saw the set on Amazon which has even MORE colors, and I admit it was appealing to me because they were all in a portable container (as opposed to a million tubes, which would be overwhelming.) I can see the appeal of doing some stylized art without having to mix any colors. I have let my set dry to a point where it is thick and paste-like and I actually use small bristle brushes on it, and I think I like it better than I did when it was totally wet, but then again, I typically work from dry gouache instead of straight from the tube.

[@helencryer]

Thank you! I didn't say they don't re-wet, just that they don't re-wet in the same way that my professional gouache do, and speculated that it might be because of the use of a different binder. I think you put it better - that they lift in a different way.

[@Anonymoi]

@@helencryer Oh I know, just adding some info since it sounded like someone might have taken your assessment as them not rewetting, and I have seen this “HIMI are acrylic” idea making the rounds. They are interesting. I find they behave more like traditional gouache (or I should say dry pans of traditional gouache) if you use them when they are dry (or dry-ish) but they still don’t life in quite the same way.

[@helencryer]

​@@Anonymoi Thanks ever so much!

[@Artstudiovaneijk]

Stabilo pastels are my favorite 👌also soluble with water

[@Flora-v6u]

Oooh, those gouache paints look like a lot of fun….enjoy them 😊

[@helencryer]

Thank you!!

[@LauraGomez-bl2so]

Love those granulating paints, especially the aurora orange with its coppery effect. I wish they sold them separately!

[@helencryer]

You never know they might do at some point. I know you can get the other paints from smaller sets individually after a time.

[@tdelphia1]

I laughed out loud when you swatched the highlighters because I was thinking they would be interesting with the Derwent drawing pencils too! Mijello's yellow ochre is PY42 and Daniel Smith's is PY43. PY43 is the real yellow iron oxide pigment, ground up and PY 42 is a synthetic version of real yellow ochre. That accounts for differences in color, as well as the granulation with the DS. I don't have any py42 in my palette so it was interesting to see the differences in color. I have definitely noticed differences in different brands of py43 because the fineness of the grind affects transparency and other things can happen in preparation, or in the sourcing of the iron oxide to affect color. I hope you enjoy it as you play more with it. The granulation is crazy with the Gansai Tambi paints!!! That is like some paints I have used like DS Cascade Green and Moonglow where the separation/granulation happens because the pigments used form a MIX that separates when painted out (each pigment has differences in weight in suspension) versus creating a COMPOUND color. I'm definitely a bit of a geek for Daniel Smith paints. Their factory is close to me and they used to sell from an art store on site there....one of the very sad casualties of the pandemic. No more retail outlet, but I learned a lot when they were open. The Carbothellos are great pencils!

[@helencryer]

Ahh, thanks ever so much for taking the time to explain!!

[@Brilliantnash]

Nice haul Helen. The Dutch Amazon site had nothing I fancied, but one of our retailers (online and physical stores) had 40% off on Winsor professional and 20% off on Daniel Smith so I got some new tubes in one of their stores as some colours from my wishlist were out of stock online.

[@helencryer]

Yum! Lovely!

[@lindyashford7744]

CassArt has new W&N colours individually and in sets this weekend, called revival colours. Included are some very nice neutrals so I bit!

[@helencryer]

The Mineral Grey and Ultramarine Ash look absolutely gorgeous!! I was very tempted, but might try mixing them myself!

[@lindyashford7744]

@@helencryer I only ever buy in the sales, haven’t a wide range of colours in anything but Schminke and wanted a neutral palette for ages, so opted for the set of six, which rounds out a new jackmans palette of neutrals which was very affordable. I think W&N will be very compatible as they do not have honey. Some of the lapis lazuli disappointments in known brands are probably mainly lapis ash rather than real lapis. Obviously ultramarine ash is an attempt to make something similar, so not sure of the revival label, though I do welcome it. I did not like the yellow revival so was very happy with my choice.

[@janemcgrath9615]

What a lovely haul to come home to,really enjoyed seeing it especially the gouache.

[@helencryer]

Thanks!

[@InkNSap]

Ohh I have been thinking of getting these himi set and the highlighters! 😊 would love a review or comparison to normal gouache.

[@sandfly60]

CarbOthello are lovely to use.

[@impish22]

great selection. I am most surprised about the granulation watercolors !!

[@carlarijff5177]

Nice colors, the Himi always need a stir 😮 and they can used dry like you do, put it in a palet and let dry, they are fun, lovely video, Thx

[@helencryer]

Great - thank you!

[@Grognardlass]

Lovely swatching, thank you. Btw those granulating colors love love water. Give it a try. 🌺

[@helencryer]

Thank you for the tip!!

[@mayuloves858]

Lovely Haul :) Had the stabilo highlighters on my list for a while now and i will definetly give them a try , they have all the colours i enjoy and i think quick broad mark making would be absolutely fun with these. I have to say I do like the colours the Himi Gouache set includes I have an old (5 years +) set with bigger tubs and just dark and often similiar toned colours :( and I never really used it because in the end I ended up needing to mix everything and buy an extra white gouache so I then stuck with the schmincke academy tube gouaches xD . I really do enjoy the carbothellos , they seem to be the least crumbly pencils I have tried yet with a decent enough colourrange .

[@helencryer]

Yes, I definitely checked out the colours in the set first - I know what I end up using! That's good to hear about the Carbothellos, thanks!

[@sueberry1727]

Lovely haul enjoy x

[@helencryer]

Thanks!

[@boyinblue.]

I actually didn't purchase anything from Amazon but I did go to jacksons not even realizing there was a sale. I got some shinhan gouache, they haven't come in yet but I am incredibly excited.

[@helencryer]

I've not tried them, but would be interested hearing how you get on with them!

[@amypanddirtytoo1926]

That empty pan in the Kuretake set is for stirring the colors up with water. If you add even more water and stir them up in it first the granulating effect is even more pronounced! I wonder if it's because they aren't using just pigments so the stirring beforehand separates the bond between whatever it is they are using? Like maybe sumi inks?

[@helencryer]

Thanks so much for the tip! I followed it when I used them yesterday!

[@jjsmakeupobsession323]

So bummed I can’t find the Kuretake set on Amazon US.

[@helencryer]

☹️ Hopefully soon!

[@lightwavz]

I really like those Gansai Tambi aurora colors. Looks like Amazon in US doesn't stock them yet. And I just love the Himi packaging and marketing. I have 2 of their gouache sets already and I certainly don't need more, but they just look like so much fun! Thank you for the swatching!

[@helencryer]

I don't know what it is about the Himi packaging, but I'm totally here for it!! I resisted for ages, but think they're even better in real life!

[@lightwavz]

​@helencryer agreed on that packaging! I got 3 separate sets of the Himi brushes as they came with different art and stickers of the mythical life of a bird character. They really have top notch marketing to bring out the inner child and I am a total sucker for it!

[@helencryer]

I've never actually seen any marketing for them!

[@Purpleladybirdart]

Great selection of art materials - been holding off buying the HIMI gouache jelly cups as was concerned about quality, however, after seeing you swatch those gorgeous colours in your sketchbook, I think I may need to get some. 😊🙏

[@helencryer]

They're not going to be as pigmented or have lightfast ratings like the professional ones, but I was pleasantly surprised and think they'll be great fun!

[@Everywhere2]

So interesting that different kinds of pencils SOUND different. Symphony in Caran d'Ache, the Derwent Concerto, and A Little Night Stabilo. Does the Gansai Tambi set raise the question of flocculation versus granulation - and does it even matter? That Himi set is good news. I haven't wanted such a sprawling box or so much gouache exposed to the air, but the smaller palette of half pans is appealing. I look forward to the art & videos these will inspire. Thank you so much for this and all your other videos!

[@helencryer]

Haha - that's great! I didn't find flocculation with the Gansai Tambi, they just separate spectacularly. Thank you!

[@sirmascopchanova4657]

The Schmincke soft pastels have nice colors, but I think blending them with your finger worked the best. The tools seemed to do exactly the opposite of you want. 😂

[@helencryer]

Yes definitely! They might fare better on sanded paper.

[@alessandrarussoart]

Schmincke are in my opinion the best pastel you can find. Are pigmentate but not so much as Sennelier and more than other brand (maybe Rembrandt…) but using tools for paint I don’t know, seem a loss of freshness… but I never used it.

[@helencryer]

Thanks for your thoughts! Yes, definitely need to figure out how the brushes are meant to be used!

[@scottcullen2832]

The stabilo highlighters have a two number code the first responds to product type, the second is colour e.g. in the fine liner line they start with 88 44 is then black so 88/44. Just paused to go by and look at cult pens apparently the highlighter prefix is 70 so it should say 70/… somewhere on the pen which will correlate to a pen name online 😊

[@helencryer]

Thank you kindly!

[@art-alchemy]

Hi Helen, I love your art haul. I have like a started set of Schminckle pastels that I got at Jacksons almost 2 years ago on black Friday sales. It has a combination of half sticks and full sticks. I have notice Sennelier and Schmincke are a little different from each other. Maria

[@helencryer]

Hi! Thank you - I look forward to having a really good play with them!

[@sonja__k]

Wonderful lovely haul and swatching video, Helen. If you're still on the lookout for a really dark soft pastel try the Chromium Oxide Green Extra Dark (warmer) or the Phthalo Green Extra Dark (cooler) by PanPastel, they are really dark.

[@helencryer]

Thanks ever so much! I also have some good dark greens from Sennelier and Unison, but was curious about the Schmincke.

[@sonja__k]

@@helencryer Ok, I see, you're well equipped then. 😉

[@alinatr2693]

You could use a pencil extender for your crayons 😊 These swatches look like dragon eggs😯 I would love to buy a few neocolor 2 but I have no idea how to use them

[@helencryer]

Thanks! I do use a pencil extender when they get too short to hold! The Neocolor II's are a really lovely product - I'd just start by doing a KZbin search on them, and watching how lots of people use them, plus maybe buy just a couple and start experimenting.

[@zenlife1200]

Those Gansai Tambi paints look wow. I think they'd look great in abstracts or in fantasy works with dragons, fairies and mermaids. I'm not so keen on your pastels this time, they look crumblier than some of the other brands you've shown. I was thinking your finger was the better tool on those pastels. Maybe those tools will work better on some of your other brands? The gouache looked fun. I can see many interesting backgrounds appearing in your videos soon. One of my bookmarked NZ art stores had a great special on the Derwent pastel pencils today so I picked 20 out of the available colors that had the better light fast ratings. At $2 each instead of $5.19 each I couldn't resist. While I was online I also bought one neocolor i and one neocolor ii to try because I still can't decide what I'm doing with them. It will also be interesting to compare the i's with those plasticky Jovi crayons I had lying around from when my kids had them at school. I also picked up one Derwent Inktense pencil to try in a yummy looking Dusky purple color. It's good when I can find a store that sells individual products and not just the sets. It limits my brand options a bit but at least I'm not paying for colors I'll never use in a set, especially as most of the cheaper smaller sets have a lot of lower light fast colors in them and I'm really not a pink person. Earth and ocean color sets suit me better than the flowery colors.

[@helencryer]

Yes, the Gansai Tambi will definitely be better suited to some subjects than others, I think. I tried painting jellyfish with them yesterday. I should probably have used the pastels and brushes on Pastelmat really, but I was being stingy with my paper! I think that's great you've picked some individual things to try! I really hope you enjoy experimenting. I was only going to pick out a few individual Carbothellos until I saw them reduced so much.

[@chris.369]

Such a lovely haul! I think I will get the Stabilo Nature and the gouache is tempting me, but I am quite broke at the moment so I might have to wait a bit to get the set. 30:22 These tools will work better if you use them on Pastelmat (or equivalent) paper, I think. I use makeup brushes (they look like the brush from your set) to apply my PanPastels on Pastelmat and they work pretty well. I work with pastel pencils a lot and I love the Carbothellos! They are softer than the Pitt Pastel and harder than the Caran d’Ache ones. I also have some Derwent and I think they are somewhere between the Pitt Pastels and the Carbothellos. My feeling comes from using them on Pastelmat. They don’t feel the same on other papers.

[@helencryer]

Thanks ever so much for your knowlede! I should probably have swatched them on Pastelmat, but my pad felt too precious!!

[@chris.369]

@@helencryer You are very welcome! Pastelmat is quite expensive, it is totally understandable! I keep every scrap of it to use to test colours while drawing.

[@elle325]

Hi Helen, Thanks for sharing, the granulating colours were a pleasant surprise! I’d love to know how well the Himi paints take colour pencil over the top - is there a sheen to the finish or is it matt?

[@helencryer]

The Himi gouache dries matte, and the pencil goes over beautifully!

[@dianaromig732]

After watching how you swatched your Himi gouache, I just had to have a set. I really like having more color options as I’m not into mixing. I do possess a very old set of the Stabilio pastel pencils but never used them because they smear. Do you plan to spray set them? Really enjoyed all the items shown. You chose well 🎉❤

[@helencryer]

I hope you enjoy them! With the pastels, I'll probably either use them in a pad where I'm not too worried that they'll get smudged, but I need to do more research on the spray front. I had some but it really changes the darkness and look of the pastels which I don't like, so I need to see what the alternatives are.

[@nattyw495]

I really enjoy video I like your new art supplies choices my favs are the k.g. Tambi,I also like the neo color 2, and the daniel Smith color yellow orche( ti be honest I have the neo color 2 colors and d.s yellow orche I really like them) I think the k.g. tambi will be going on my xmas list. I found the half pans very interesting great for artist that dont have the space and want to get into starting gouache, thank you so much for your opinion on these art supplies could you perhaps just tell us what country they are made in also when doing reviews,🖊✏🖍🖌🎨💙🇺🇲🇨🇦

[@helencryer]

Thanks ever so much for your feedback!

[@colourfab]

Of boy, more wants!!!!😂

[@helencryer]

Sorry!

[@Gemma_Mave]

I think that those super sofr pastels and blending tools might work better in a paper with some grit, something like the canson XL sand grain or the pastelmat.

[@helencryer]

Thank you! I think you're right! I was being stingy with my Pastelmat pad!

[@Gemma_Mave]

@@helencryer yeah I get it, trying supplies on a pastelmat sheet can feel like a waste 😅 The canson XL sand grain is a cheaper paper that works fine with either soft or oil pastels, not the same as pastelmat but great for trying things without pressure

[@helencryer]

Thanks ever so much - I'd not heard of it before!

[@ina_lina]

I'll have to read the comments to see if you already answered this, but I am wondering if the Himi gouache has a bad smell. I have seen others who say it does. I wouldn't mind it if it's just while applying it, but I'm wondering if it makes the sketchbook smell afterwards too.

[@helencryer]

I was singing again with them yesterday, and can't say I noticed. I'm not very smelly sensitive though.

[@ina_lina]

@@helencryer That's good to hear. Thanks, Helen.

[@riverAmazonNZ]

So the Himi don’t rewet on the paper? I would be interested if so … but I suspect the lightfastness might be poor

[@helencryer]

They DO rewet, just not in the same way as my other gouache. It's hard to describe, and obviously I've only had that short play with them so far. Yes, I have no expectations re. lightfastness. These are purely a fun, sketchbook product, in my mind.

[@meganesergerie5382]

@@helencryerI am thrilled in advance to see what you paint with the HIMI gouache! Your work is always so inspiring!

[@nataschapicart1948]

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[@beejayem42]

🐨👍

[@InkNSap]

I have never seen those kuretake paints! Wow they are very different, are they lightfast?

[@helencryer]

I'm assuming they are not lightfast, because of the bright pinks and purples. All I can find that Kuretake say about their Gansai Tambi paints with regards to lightfastness is: "Since Gansai Tambi is a pigment-based paint, it is lightfast as long as not too much water is mixed in, but please be noted that the more water is mixed in, the weaker the lightfastness becomes. Also the lightfastness depends on colors"

[@pesto12601]

Stop the buying madness!!! You can't possibly use all these supplies...!!

[@helencryer]

Possibly not, but I'll have a heck of a lot of fun trying!!