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

As the Kuretake Gansai Tambi Art Nouveau set seemed to be unavailable pretty much everywhere in December/January - especially here in the UK - I decided to buy individual pans of gansai paints and put together my own set of muted colours! I ordered mine from www.buddlycraf... (not an affiliate link!). I chose quite a few of the paints found in the Art Nouveau set, left out some of the colours that didn't appeal to me as much, and added a few of my own. In this video I'll swatch them all, and I'll show you the repurposed tin I'm using as a palette to store them in.
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[@sketchybears]

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

[@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! :)

[@CreativePhenomenonArt]

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

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you so much!

[@priscillawarren9979]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@tavenchristensen3157]

The Graphites and Mars Yellow are stunners‼️👍

[@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

[@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!

[@tlembro]

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

[@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. :)

[@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

[@catzrulez910]

Your pebble swatches always look so beautiful!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Oh thank you!

[@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!!!

[@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...

[@LilacKoi]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@joannrabideau1657]

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

[@dorianadesanto4158]

Me, too!

[@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!

[@SN-sz7kw]

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

[@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!!

[@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

[@AzaleaLala]

It's an absolutely gorgeous set you put together.

[@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!

[@hArtyTruffle]

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

[@MsMoniqueWilson]

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

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Me too, they may be my favourites!

[@slvva]

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

[@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 😍😍😍

[@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

[@ChantelleArts]

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

[@throughmyeyes9940]

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

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Oh thank you!

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@avirtualcanvas7584]

@@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)

[@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.

[@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! 😊

[@lesleypickard9732]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@kellyrule4205]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@majedahhamad4501]

Amazing choice

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 💟

[@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.

[@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts]

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

[@marionwigzell7334]

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

[@debsllewelyn230]

You clever thing, what a fab palette you created xxx

[@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.

[@adamwolflazar]

Gorgeous choices!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you!

[@cwbrownCaroline]

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

[@kathysunshine699]

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

[@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.

[@marielouiseweeksb33attitud33]

Beautiful collection

[@azzuparis]

Oh those colours 😍😍😍

[@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!

[@lindapaperwords4661]

Thank you. A beautiful palette 🎨

[@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 😊

[@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. :)

[@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.❤️

[@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🙂

[@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! ;)

[@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 😍

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@JoKatana1]

Beautiful colours 😍

[@MorganScorpion]

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

[@yovamccoy2806]

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

[@tracyvis2101]

I’m inspired! Thanks for sharing!

[@user-bk8qn9rh5k]

Love this video!! ❤️

[@kathysunshine699]

The first four makes Me want to do a nature painting, like eggs in a twiggy nest.( edited to say that,I spoke to soon!…So ,many of the others would also work well, for a twiggy nest with eggs painting🤦‍♀️🥰

[@amandahodgin9316]

Green grey….drool!

[@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!

[@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. :)

[@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?

[@amberrundell]

Oh man yes I have so wanted the art nouveau set ❤it’s so pretty I don’t have any of their paints yet but as u said it’s been out of stock almost since they put it out

[@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. :)

[@kristinegreig6160]

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

[@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

[@Ddalgiichigo]

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

[@ivagrabner8364]

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

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Exactly the same! :)

[@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.

[@carolineguf2711]

So, the cauliflowers that you got in so many of these… is that from the paper you used or from these paints. When I get those, it’s usually due to cruddy paper but yours don’t usually do that I don’t think… so I wondered if it was these particular paints. What paper was this, do you know?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Possibly too much water?

[@CreativePhenomenonArt]

Great minds think alike. I’ve just posted on my channel a Kuretaki Art Nouveau painting the colors are gorgeous 💕💕💕

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I'll check it out!

[@mitzimiranda9592]

Hiya Natasha. A new subscriber here. What watercolour pad are you using to swatch the watercolours on? Is it a 5A?. Thanks in advance x

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

A5 Etchr cold pressed. Thank you for subscribing, Mitzi!