Making my own Kuretake Gansai Tambi muted colours palette (based on the Art Nouveau set)

[@denisespillane9242]

Fabulous palette. Great job. I love the row of blues. ❤

[@maddiekain7728]

I've been eyeing the art nouveau set for a while now, it does have some beautiful colors. I think it'd be so cool to see you collaborate with a paint maker to make a curated paint set. I'm sure there's a lot of work that goes into something like that, but I'm also sure it would sell out super quick. You have a good instinct when it comes to colors and how they work with each other. Anywho, I really appreciate your work, thank you for the lovely videos. They're so calm, helping me to get through a very difficult pregnancy this winter. I hope all is well with you and yours, thanks again! 💚

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate what you've said here! I hope that everything turned out well for you, sending all of my best wishes. x

[@user-bk8qn9rh5k]

Thank you for sharing your new palette- it’s lovely! I only had a short time earlier so I read the transcript to see where you got single Kuretake colors & went to the site & filled up my cart. I was so pleased to see that my choices and yours were the same except for 1 or 2. It’s evident why I enjoy your art and videos so much. Thank you again.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ah, thank you! :)

[@slvva]

The mars yellow reminds me my favourite Chinese Orange from Sennelier. Beautiful colour.

[@sketchybears]

They're all lovely colours, I really love the graphites. They should definitely do a Natasha Newton collection 😁

[@Beautifulmadre]

I so love your Pebble Swatching i definitely am going to adopt this way of testing my watercolors. I can watch you swatch all day

[@patriciatolliver4057]

Patty-I have most of those colors. The only ones I don't have are the ones from Choosing Keeping. I love these paints. I'm not a professional, so I don't have special work to guide me through different color pallettes. I'm still trying to find my style. I'm glad you love the colors in your selections. The pebbles are gorgeous. Great Adventure!

[@user-zu7gk9ol9f]

Lucky you! I also couldn’t get my hands on the Art Nouveau set and so ordered the whole set individually from Buddley plus another handful or 2 of gorgeous colors, but it never arrived, 2 months later, i had to request a refund. Disappointed, i found the art nouveau on Amazon! Yay! The stars aligned! Sometimes they do! I love your collection, and your pebbles!!

[@StudioChix]

Loved this video. Pushed me over the edge to buy the Kuretake art nouveau palette. I've been eyeing this set for several weeks & found on Amazon. All your work is so inspirational. It's especially helpful to see your experiments with various media. Thanks so much.

[@nottaholiday]

such a restful companion whilst I play with my paints. Tried to replicate the colours with my existing paints whilst I watched. So relaxing - thanks Natasha

[@priscillawarren9979]

They're beautiful colors. I especially like the pinks beside the purple. Such a nice combination.

[@rachelkashani]

Those browns and graphite colors were lovely. So glad you were able to find many of them individually. Can’t wait to see what you create. ❤

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks Rachel! x

[@NancyTaplin-br4uz]

Like you, I loved the colours in the art nouveau set as soon as I saw them, and it was a must buy as soon as it came back in stock. But now I've seen your selection, I think I like your version even more, particularly that deep blue. I've just been able to access my set again, and I may need to add some more colours 😅

[@catzrulez910]

Your pebble swatches always look so beautiful!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Oh thank you!

[@patriciatolliver4057]

Patty- I have quite a collection of the gansai paints. I really love working with them. I purchased the Art Nouveau set as soon as I saw them on KZbin not knowing that it would be difficult to obtain them. Love those pebbles.

[@tlembro]

Oh my goodness! Your store does have the new colors in stock! I am ordering a few of my favorites! Thank you!

[@MsMoniqueWilson]

Oh those are so nice. I especially love the graphite paints!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Me too, they may be my favourites!

[@DarkModulator]

I have used this tin for pallete, I have used double sided tape 3M (the black ) but you can use a magnetic sheet to stick them, I am currently making an empty tin of 72 pencils into a 60 full pan/120 half pan pallete but with a wood base to strengthen the tin, they are a bit flexy.

[@hArtyTruffle]

Beautiful colours 🫶🏻

[@tavenchristensen3157]

The Graphites and Mars Yellow are stunners‼️👍

[@throughmyeyes9940]

So relaxing to listen to you , + informative & refreshing.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Oh thank you!

[@sarah_hedges_creates]

What a gorgeous palette, I have made notes again! The graphite ones were beautiful! I look forward to seeing any sketchbook work you do with them either here or on Patreon. X

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ooh, these would definitely be good for a Patreon sketchbook video! x

[@CreativePhenomenonArt]

This was so fun to watch. I love your additions. 🤗💕

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you so much!

[@LilacKoi]

OKAY- yeah the pebble swatching is major cool, this is my first time seeing it

[@ChantelleArts]

I love the way you do swatches, I need to try round ones like that

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

I just got this set a couple of days ago! I got it for my upcoming birthday in a few days. I love it so much!

[@MoniDmajor]

Is it your Birthday yet? Happy Birthday!

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

@@MoniDmajor It is in 3 days. Thank you! 🥰

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Happy (belated) Birthday!!!

[@donnasaiia3643]

Just ordered the Art Noveau Set thru Amazon in US. Will be here Tuesday. Of course, had to add in a travel brush set while I was at it... so nice to try new things. Love the colors you added, too. Thanks for swatching!

[@paisleyrosestuff]

I absolutely love your swatching videos. So calm and relaxing, and beautiful pebble swatches. It makes me want to go swatch the stuff I already have, just like a mindfulness practice or something. (And it makes me want to go buy more paint, lol!)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Oh, that's lovely. :) Thank you!

[@louisebourne5779]

Beautiful colours Natasha I have some Gansai Paints and I love their consistency they are beautiful. The ones you have brought are lovely colours I love the graphite colours they are gorgeous xxx

[@marionwigzell7334]

Beautiful colours Natasha. The graphite green is gorgeous. I wish there was a bit more information about the lightfastness of these paints? (-: Marion

[@bethbleas8378]

They ARE your colors! I love what you did! You could buy the 4 half pans later to try! Maybe some house or the land could do some color somewhere! You never ramble I listen as if we are chatting,! If I can ever help you out from the USA...please ask!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you so much, Beth! That's really kind of you. :)

[@debsllewelyn230]

You clever thing, what a fab palette you created xxx

[@lesleypickard9732]

Hadn’t heard of this set before. Thanks for sharing

[@AzaleaLala]

It's an absolutely gorgeous set you put together.

[@TaleRavenTarot]

Lovely colors! And I just love your pebble swatches. I have started doing this at times as well, and I just love how it looks.

[@kathleennakata8850]

The Art Nouveau set is back in stock on US Amazon as of right now. Love seeing you swatch the colors you bought.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Yay!

[@conkrotwife]

I’m doing a no art supply buy this month and I’ve challenged myself to use the many watercolors I have. Love these colors. I have the pastel and big original set. You’ve inspired me to get out my sets and create my own set.

[@cwbrownCaroline]

I have the graphite set and you burnish them when they are dry to get the sheen. Beautiful colours!

[@willemijnkamerling4011]

As much as I love the greens and blues, the first page is just beautiful! I had a dreadful migraine day, this was a wonderfully calm video to distract me 🧡

[@willemijnkamerling4011]

Hi Natasha, you have a spammer person. I reported them. Have a good day. 🧡

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you for reporting the spam bot! It's caused no end of problems with people thinking it was me. It even stole my profile picture! I hope your migraine is better now, they're so awful to deal with. x

[@lindyashford7744]

I wouldn’t want all of these colours but I think there are some really beautiful colours, I love the Mars yellow and the darker greens and blues and that gorgeous dark red, I forget what it was called! I have a small gansai box of primaries and a gold, I might swap those out and use the box, as I have another plan for them anyway. I will keep the gold it is lovely, the box is really pretty though. Loved your paint out, some of those colours look so beautiful and rich. It is a good idea to choose your own, my main set of gansai colours has a lot of reds and yellows far more than I will use.

[@jessicastrideart]

I love how so many of these colours look as though they granulate. The dark greens and blues are gorgeous and I love the Mars Yellow too. I need these in my life!🤩x

[@ms.rocketscience4924]

These are really nice colors, especially the graphite ones. It would be helpful to know how lightfast these paints are, so I look forward to your lightfast testing results. Thanks for sharing this lovely, relaxing video.

[@joannrabideau1657]

I ordered my set on Amazon and it got here in a few days. Worth looking into.

[@dorianadesanto4158]

Me, too!

[@MorganScorpion]

It's now available on Amazon UK, in case you haven't gotten them yet.

[@floral_doodle]

Hi, I love the palette you have put together here. Have you posted any painting that you have painted with this palette subsequently anywhere online? I would love to see them too 😍

[@PinkWytchBytch]

I myself love the colors! The one that caught my attention here is the potters pink. I’ve been hunting for a creamy smoother version of potters pink and it’s been hard to find anything like that, so seeing the three pinks in this set really caught my eye the moment I heard of them!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

The Potter's Pink is so creamy and dusky looking, I love it!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

The Potter's Pink is so creamy and dusky looking, I love it!

[@PinkWytchBytch]

@@NatashaNewtonArt It seems like this one is the one for me then! I’d nearly given up home of finding a creamy potters pink, thank you for your calming swatch of these colors they’re absolutely stunning

[@MoniDmajor]

Same here! I want to get my hands on it so bad

[@ceciliasawyer2432]

Loved this video. I had the sets and I added Mauve Taupe to my palette like the one you did. I love muted colors as well.

[@marielouiseweeksb33attitud33]

Beautiful collection

[@adamwolflazar]

Gorgeous choices!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you!

[@kellyrule4205]

I have 2 sets and I'm thinking about buying another! I'm hoarding them. I love your pebble swatching.

[@majedahhamad4501]

Amazing choice

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks!

[@c.f.callier]

Beautiful color selections. I bought the Kuretake set of graphite watercolor from Jetpens and I love them. There are a total of six as far as I know (that's what came in my set). They are wonderful to paint with.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ah yes, I found them on Amazon but they're currently unavailable (here in the UK anyway!). Very beautiful colours.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

Those greens and blues on the second suite of swatches are just divine, aren't they?! And I love the pinks and mauve, and the Venetian Red - and the Mars Yellow. In fact, all of them, goddammit! 😂 What a beautiful collection you've curated, Natasha. And I wholeheartedly agree with others who've said you need a palette* in your name - I honestly think people would snap them up. 🤗 *And wallpaper, oh God... 🖤

[@221b-Maker-Street]

PS, I live in a freezing c17th cottage, and can highly recommend the kind of electric blanket you spread across your lap like a Nan. I don't know how I'd have managed without mine given the horrendous energy prices we've all had forced on us. Heating a large villa can't be easy...

[@THEMAYQUEEN1]

I have seen this palette before but your video inspired me to buy it looooool. I found it on Amazon Australia. Such lovely colours I can’t wait to use them.

[@britthartart]

I LOVE muted colors! The ones you chose are gorgeous! Shadow green is one of my favorites and Potter's Pink is the best!

[@AnnieNoodle]

I've made it through the first month of my no buy year, and the art nouveau set is haunting me already!! I couldn't get it last year, but it's available this year around here. That's ok, I have so many other supplies I haven't even touched yet, including a different set of the kuretake gansai tambi. I do love the idea of curating your own set. Maybe next year!

[@SN-sz7kw]

This is wonderful! Thank you. I’m looking for the set as well & thought of making my own. 💗

[@WendyW123]

Such beautiful colours Natasha, and would it be too much of a stretch to even say, they are very tasteful, even classy, hehe xx

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ah, thanks so much! ;)

[@FloralHeart]

That was a great idea, you should make a few sets and sell them to us, I would order it for sure. Thank you for this cool video.

[@jenniferdaniels8211]

Happy to see you back making videos! I missed you!😏This is a great set you've put together and I see some colours I might want to add to the few I have. Thanks for another good one! 😊

[@JDRUSSELL]

I wanted the Art Nouveau set (I’m in the US) and finally took the plunge and got through the Kuretake Japan website. It has yet to arrive, but I’m thrilled you’re swatching some of the colors in the set.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Well done on getting one, and I hope that you love the colours as much as I do!

[@maibritton2882]

you can also make the sets that "Choosing Keeping" out of England. They have 4 sets based on decades that I realized would be much cheaper if you bought the individual pans from Kuretake. simply put its all about branding.

[@Vanitasmortedigital]

@@NatashaNewtonArt So glad to see you have this set,and it's a really inspired idea to create your own version of the Art Nouveau set,the colours in it are definutly "Natasha Colours for sure. It is still impossible to order the set fom anywhere in the UK. You can get them on Amazon USA and from Kuretakre's own we site, but shipping costs fromthese sites makes he set too expensive. But I also use Buddltrafts myself to buy these paints a they are one of the very few UK sites that seell the pans individually. So I did the same an purcased all 24 colours from them to create my version of the orginal set. I love the Gansia paints and they are prefect for mixed media work,and arepartculalry god with coloured pencils. I love the colours you added. The whole palette of colours you have put together could work for different seasons in your lanscape paintings and for your night landsdcape paintings too. I think because it was the first time Kuretak had released totally new colours for a while,so everybody rushed to get them and the set became very popular very quickly and sold out. I did get all 24 of the colours in the set and added some additional colours as well. Your pebble swatching definitly shows of the colours so well as well. Look forward to seeing artwork that you create with these stunning paints.(matt)

[@kristinegreig6160]

Hi, they're available now on the UK amazon x

[@garyweybright3227]

I know this is a year old, but really enjoyed this swatching ! I have purchased several pallets from Choosing Keeping as well! Isn’t that a wonderful shoppe? But I had to order this set after seeing these colors in action. Thank you! ClaudiaSJI

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! Choosing Keeping is the perfect shop for treating yourself. :)

[@MariaDemeyer-Syrenia]

This is an awesome idea !! 😊

[@MariaDemeyer-Syrenia]

My problem now is how many will I feel the need to add to my collection after this video 😊 You’re the best enabler ❤

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video, and I apologise for being a bit of an enabler when it comes to art supplies! ;)

[@MariaDemeyer-Syrenia]

@@NatashaNewtonArt no need for apologies ! It’s so helpful ! Thanks to you I have never wasted my money on something I don’t love to use!

[@tracyvis2101]

I’m inspired! Thanks for sharing!

[@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts]

I have been looking for the Art Nouveau set for ages, nice one 👍🏾 ❤

[@JunePoole-g5q]

What a brilliant idea to make up your own set of art nouveau colours. I would be interested to know where you got the Lyra metal box without the picture on the front. I have tried and could only find them with a printed picture which couldn’t be removed. Many thanks June Poole (in UK)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Jackson's Art!

[@ntaylo6299]

What a brilliant idea. I have the 48 set and the darks and metallics. Need to use them more often. I do use the darks and metallic set.

[@lindapaperwords4661]

Thank you. A beautiful palette 🎨

[@superfund42]

I've got the graphite set in my wishlist - apparently if you burnish or "polish" them with the back of a spoon once they dry, THEN you can see the graphite lustre.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

This is so interesting - I like that they can be smoky and matte or shiny and graphite-y!

[@azzuparis]

Oh those colours 😍😍😍

[@cate7777]

How interesting, I just received my set of the Art Nouveau set from Amazon, I bought to use together with the original set of 48.

[@SupraSoulStar]

I loved the colors this set, but struggle working with watercolors. So I thought I might sift through my acryla gouache/turner paints and use these colors as inspiration for a color palette😄

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Great idea!

[@ericakauffman5786]

I love the idea of pulling together you own pallet. I transferred my small Kuretake Gansai set to a Prismacolor colored pencil tin. Then I primed the tin with ground and painted swatches of the colors on top. I love the box they come in but I don't read Japanese!

[@polgara28]

I fell in love with the Graphite Color set, so I bought a 6.00 jar of Gamblin mars black powder pigment and mixed it in with my tube colors and they are so beautiful! -With the added benefit of them now being wonderfully granulating. I have so much fun playing with them! ❤

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Great idea!

[@bazutaartstudio]

I am so intrigued by these paints and recently bought a set of graphite ones, there are 6 in the set. I haven't swatched them yet but will soon :) I had no idea I could get these paints open stock, this might be dangerous knowledge for my bank account lol. thank you for sharing.

[@amandahodgin9316]

Green grey….drool!

[@N1MHLING]

I've had this set on back order ever since a local shop stocked it and it was sold out immediately in November. I JUST received my set yesterday and I can't wait to swatch it. I totally considered multiple times to import it from somewhere no matter the costs, but the wait has paid off😂 . I can totally imagine creating your own version of it with single pans! Great idea and beautiful colors!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ooh, I hope you enjoy it! Well done on getting one!

[@tavenchristensen3157]

Flax Beige and Green Gold seemed to have a faded look when dry. - However, I do love these paints! I have all the golds, silver, black and bronze etc… And I picked up some other colours too. - 💥 I found packages of 6 colours for $2.00 at a Dollar Store. LOL!! GREATEST DEAL EVER‼️… 🙂 - So I bought A LOT! hahaha I’ll have to say I loved all the colours you chose. Well… except for the pea green. Lol BFN 💟

[@yovamccoy2806]

After it dries, you can rub a spoon on the graphite colors for sheen.

[@gathercreatelivewithleslie8340]

I'm waiting on this set, I should get it in a week. I found on US amazon, it's been gone for awhile. Thanks for the store recommendation, I'll check it out.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Enjoy it! The colours are beautiful and I love these paints in general. :)

[@JoKatana1]

Beautiful colours 😍

[@kathysunshine699]

I bought a set of the graphites from them, about 2 years ago. I love them, also!❤

[@chromatelier]

Lovely video! I've just ordered the 48 set, but there are some colours in it that I know I'll never use (metallics and some garish greens), so I've bought some of the ones mentioned here to swap them out them out with 😊

[@E4Alabbasy]

I got their 18 set and 12b set and put my own palette, it's my favorite palette so far 💙 but if I ever have the chance I'll absolutely get venetian red it's so gorgeous 😍😍😍

[@4streegrrrl601]

as soon as I saw the Billiard Green at the beginning of the video, I thought, "oh, that one is a NO." I didn't even see the other colours because that one was just offended me (haha). Love your swatching videos as always and I think you've really helped me grow my love of muted colours, your "curation" of your own sets, and of course the pebbles. 🙂♥ Edit to add: that Yellow Brown and Old Mauve! I don't why but they speak to me today!

[@lindamarsh6711]

The second set of this particular set came out and I absolutely adore the colours. I found it on Amazon. I did not get number 1 of this Art Nouveau set and it does not appear to be available anywhere. Has anyone out there seen set I?

[@angbat3270]

I love these paints. Do you know how colour fast they are?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I mentioned in the video about this - I'm going to run some lightfast tests on all of my gansai paints, so it will be interesting to see which ones are lightfast and which ones aren't! :)

[@user-bk8qn9rh5k]

Love this video!! ❤️

[@fuzzydragons]

those volours are so nice, really like their blue shades and now i know you can just buy the singles, will have to get the blues when i can🙂

[@alessiascolours]

beautiful colours! how have the lightfast tests come along? Now that we are nearing the end of summer?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I haven't actually done it yet - this Spring/Summer has been way busier than expected! I'll do it at some point. :)

[@alessiascolours]

@@NatashaNewtonArt I hear you, this summer has flown by! Even though here in Italy I still expect a couple months of heat

[@jessicabaca5186]

I ordered mine a couple of hours ago and it's already shipped out and is supposed to arrive tomorrow 🙃. It's funny how Amazon works and also convenient that we have a huge distribution center in my city.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

That's amazing! Enjoy it!

[@sharonhammer3901]

The Art Nouveau and the Muted Colors sets are still nowhere to be found. Looking on 'Buddly', I found most of the colors that Natasha used, but three were missing. I didn't look for the graphite colors because I already have them. Natasha's precision never fails to astound me. I was never manually precise, but now with arthritic digits, I'm more than ever a 'flowy' sort. I guess it goes along with my hippie nature, but I do envy her ability to slow her roll, as it were. Love those pebbles!

[@basewho5230]

How do you use the graphite colors? I have the red one and I just don't think I'll use it. I don't really like the sheen that much.

[@Ddalgiichigo]

I have the 48 set but there’s so many more pretty colours I want

[@MontuckyGirl75]

Would you consider these convenience colors? I own so many pallets already and I know I would use these, but if I don't want to buy it, could I add white guache to a mixture with my regular colors and create something similar?

[@wendychampness1901]

The swatches dried with more blooms than I usually see in your pebble swatches and I am wondering if you find this behavior to be a characteristic of the paints?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

It seems to be if you use quite a lot of water. Less so if you don't!

[@maryannprzybycien2013]

I have this set. Actually, I have all their colors. I really do have full set syndrome. 😂 I want to let you know that the Alizarin Crimson is not a bright red. In fact, it is very muted. Like a muted wine color. The Mauve Taupe is really nice too. The are six graphite colors in all. The four you don't have are: 240 yellow, 230 red, 261 Violet, and 270 brown. They're all beautiful.❤️

[@ivagrabner8364]

Hi, Natasha! Do you find any difference in quality and performance between Kuretake and Choosing Keeping watercolors?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Exactly the same! :)

[@martygreiner6184]

Natasha, I looked up the graphite colors on my local art supply store Blicks. They say you can polish to reveal a metallic shine! 😮 “This set includes six colors that dry to a matte, smoky, graphite-like finish. Once completely dry, they can be lightly polished to reveal a metallic shine. Colors include Graphite Red, Graphite Yellow, Graphite Green, Graphite Blue, Graphite Violet, and Graphite Brown.”

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ooh, interesting! I'll have to give that a go and see. I do love the smoky matte look too though. :)

[@martehepburnart]

Kuretaki has a 6 color graphite set. In the information for this set, it says, "When polished gently, ink reveals a metallic sheen resembling traditional graphite." Now I'm curious! I was fortunate to get the Kuretake Art Nouveau set a few months ago....lovely colors. As always, I enjoyed your video.