JAPAN ART SUPPLY HAUL ✨ Unpacking & swatching Japanese art supplies

[@KevieG]

My son just got from Japan, he bought me the 48 ct Holbein watercolors! Love ❤️ them

[@melissamartinart]

Whoa! Now that’s doing it right, LOL! Thanks for watching 🤗💖✨

[@ChantelleArts]

fantastic haul, I always love seeing them ❤❤

[@melissamartinart]

Thanks Chantelle! 🤗💖✨

[@aradicaldame]

Such a fun haul! I got that rainbow pencil from a shop in Chicago and it's so much fun!

[@melissamartinart]

Thanks Elise! 🤗💖✨ we can be pencil twins!

[@debbiedrawsfunny]

So many colorful goodies! I love that vintage tin, though, soooo cute!

[@melissamartinart]

Thanks Deb! 🤗💖✨ the tin is not as big as I thought, haha, and only fits my neocolor II’s. Now I’m debating if I should use it or not, or just display it on a shelf 🙃

[@debbiedrawsfunny]

@@melissamartinart It’s still a treasure even if it’s not as practical as you may have hoped 😂

[@melissamartinart]

@@debbiedrawsfunny I found a compromise - I’m using it for housing my brush pens and fluorescent pencils 😁

[@nancyloomis3046]

Great haul! Japan has the best stuff! I love Holbein wc and would like to own a lot more, but they're just so pricey here in U.S. 😢

[@melissamartinart]

@@nancyloomis3046 Thanks Nancy! (And thanks for subbing - it means a lot!) 🤗💖✨ I know there are import fees and whatnot when we buy them over here, but wow, the price difference is much bigger than I imagined! I should have bought one of every colour, LOL. Almost worth the trip alone 😂

[@makingmeaningnow]

So coooooolll!!!!

[@melissamartinart]

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[@jaimieceesatm7747]

That tin tho!! ❤ i can think of so many ways to use that!!

[@melissamartinart]

:D I’ve got the brush pens and pencils in it now!

[@camiilodve]

That trad store is the knes students use for their projects! It's strictly a pipment store where you can blend your own paints❤

[@camiilodve]

Pigments*

[@melissamartinart]

@@camiilodve I think I might have to try that next time!

[@bonespicestudio2378]

ough this was good?bad?? to watch before going on my own japan trip haha!! I have a list of things I want to get, but those inks are so so nice I may be adding to my list

[@melissamartinart]

Haha! There was a whole range of colours for the inks. Honestly, 3 for $20? How can you go wrong! I wanna say I got them at Hands

[@sueallen952]

Hi Mellisa I bought a set of holbein acrilla gouache which is not suposed to lift, it DID just like watercolour dont know if I had a bad batch but I just as well bought watercolours and it wasnt cheap!!! VERY dissapointed!!! Great haul just found you and have subscribed. Its better to swatch watercolours when they have dried, they are not as good when wet

[@melissamartinart]

Hi Sue, thanks for finding my little channel! 🤗💖✨ That stinks about the acryla-gouache, and not at all what I’ve heard from other people. Sounds more like traditional gouache than anything. And oh yes, I’m going to do a full swatching chart of all the colours now that they’re dried on a fresh new palette 😉

[@nancyloomis3046]

Great haul! Japan has the best stuff. I love ❤Holbein wc, and would like to own more, but it's so expensive here in the U.S. 😢

[@nattyw495]

Great video melissa found it interesting and informative..i think that to get the best out of pencil you should sharpen them before first use or swatching cause some manufacturers of pencils are coated to help with shipping not to break tip...💛🇨🇦🇺🇲🎨✍💛

[@melissamartinart]

Oh good tip, thanks Natty! 🤗💖✨ Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@evelynevelyn107]

Japanese language is a combination of Kanji (literally translated “Chinese character”) and Japanese characters. To learn Japanese language, you’ll need to learn both Kanji and the other Japanese charactrers.

[@melissamartinart]

I need to wrap my head around it, but the book does show both

[@judithj3651]

Which store did you get the Holbein watercolour tubes please? I’m off to Tokyo soon and I want a good selection.

[@melissamartinart]

Ooh, have fun! I got the Holbein watercolours from Sekaido Shinjuku

[@judithj3651]

@@melissamartinart thanks so much Melissa.

[@jellymiu]

Thanks for sharing. I’m very wary of what art supplies to bring onboard. My Pentel pocket brush didn’t explode/leak, and all the other gel pens were fine too. Did you check in the Holbein watercolor tubes? On the fence about buying them as I am only doing carry-on but they are dirt cheap over there.

[@melissamartinart]

It was only the big brush pen that got messy, though it all stayed in the lid (the mess happened when I opened it!). I had the pocket brush pen with me and it was fine. I did check the watercolours, but as long as you have them a ziplock bag in your carry one I think you should be ok! I like them so far, but I haven’t really done a full watercolour painting them yet, but from what I’ve seen so far I expect they’ll be great. Definitely worth the price!

[@melissamartinart]

Also thanks for watching! 🤗💖✨

[@jellymiu]

@@melissamartinart great! Thanks for the info!

[@pinkcloud3126]

This is soo nice to see! Just a heads up; the fluorencent colors are not lightfast (since you mentioned painting landscapes with those supplies)

[@melissamartinart]

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed! 🤗💖✨ also thanks for the heads up!

[@jackielubeck]

Nice but go more more of it all…. ENJOY.

[@sarahhurst1157]

Did you say $600 Canadian???😮

[@melissamartinart]

Wait, for what? I probably mean $6 CAD LOL!

[@ladyinblack3398]

Im sure there is no blue

[@melissamartinart]

In the Holbein pencils? If there isn’t, there should be! LOL

[@melissamartinart]

Also, thanks for watching! 🤗💖✨

[@ladyinblack3398]

@@melissamartinart no I have the 150 set. There is no neon blue. Yes there should be !

[@melissamartinart]

@@ladyinblack3398 shall we start the letter writing campaign? Haha

[@Ddalgiichigo]

Kanji not konji 😂

[@melissamartinart]

Oopsie, did I mispronounce?? 🤦‍♀️🫨🫨