Swatching ALL 100 Kuretake Gansai Tambi Japanese Watercolors! Mega Swatch Chart

[@BeckyTregear]

I managed to get a painting finished with some of these paints, so I'll have a short video coming out mid-week, as a follow up to this one. 😊

[@dianethoroughman9541]

Yay!

[@Katharine-000]

Amazing job with the swatching!, I have the 32 set but wish I’d managed to get the Art Nouveau instead. The big set is lovely but a bit bright for my aesthetic and i rarely use reds and pinks which there are a lot of. However they’re hard to get and expensive in the UK so i got mine on a trip to Tokyo along with the graphite ones, which are my faves!

[@BeckyTregear]

Art Nouveau is a lovely set - Kuretake's products have become quite common here in Australia, which I'm happy about. As you say, Japanese products can be very expensive (Holbein pencils here, for example). I'd also buy stuff in Japan, if we manage to get there any time soon. 😊

[@Katharine-000]

@@BeckyTregear Sekeido in Shinjuku is an absolute treat, if you do get to Tokyo! I went to a few other places but Kuretake products were quite hard to find. Everywhere had Winsor and Newton, ironically 😁

[@yamabudo3803]

I find these boxes of luscious paint pans remind me of a box of chocolates! I like them a lot. Thanks for this great video

[@BeckyTregear]

Delicious paints! I love their green boxes. ❤️

[@bethmegansmith4642]

you made me laugh Had to wach this aagain. I have the Stary night and the Opel Colors.... you know my lans after christmas hahahahah Love this video brillo Happy swatching

[@rebeccahicks3554]

Thanks Becky, i had the 36 and was debating the 12 set if it was duplicate colours or not as well as the new art Neveah set.. These are gorgeous and you do such a great job of explaining stuff in your videos.

[@BeckyTregear]

Only the original 12 set has duplicates, and the second set they released are the extra colours which end up making the whole 48 set box. Art Nouveau has even more colours, none of which are duplicates to the others. It gets so confusing when multiple extra sets are released, haha! 😂

[@susanorban3059]

Hi Becky i really enjoyed watching you do this great color chart 🎉 my very first paints were Kuretake and I love them. I have most of them but not Pearls or Opals. The graphites make really cool abstract art!❤

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you! They are excellent paints and I really like all of the sets, though I think I tend to reach for the metallics more than the pearls.

[@RamoArt]

This swatch chart is beautiful and an artwork in itself! Fun fact, I did some experimenting years ago to see how much paint is in these huge pans and it's about 2,5 half pans.

[@BeckyTregear]

That's great to know how much paint there is. They certainly seem to last a long time, as I haven't reached the bottom of the pan on any of them yet. 😆

[@ArtBrain]

I bought a 24 set, swatched them and they sit. I would love to see some more inspiring videos with these, so maybe I'll get inspired too! Thank you for sharing.

[@BeckyTregear]

I have another video coming out in a few days, where I've done a painting with these. I didn't finish it in time to include it in this video, lol.

[@Nevererasealwaysrecord]

And now there is a new set. Can't wait to try it.

[@BeckyTregear]

@@Nevererasealwaysrecord Always with the new sets! Now I have to make another video 😂

[@awatercolourist]

Gofun is made of shells bleached in the sun, as far as I know. It’s a traditional Japanese paint.

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Oooo! I love to learn how paints are made!💜

[@BeckyTregear]

Oyster shells, as I understand it. Gofun means oyster? Pity it didn't really do much on the paper! 😭

[@lindyashford7744]

@@BeckyTregearI think it is a mixing colour that allows you to dilute other colours so you can use them in very fine washes or veils of colour, I do not think it is meant to be used on its own.

[@chaosinca]

​@lindyashford7744 I think so too. They might give a really nice soft pastel look mixed with another colour instead of the more chalky look titanium white can sometimes give.

[@nattyw495]

@@lindyashford7744 thank you that seems to make senseand good to know and pretty convient to have a mixing white on hand..

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

So fun seeing all of these!

[@BeckyTregear]

It was a lot of fun painting the whole lot out now that I've managed to collect them all. 😁

[@Chris-wn6sc]

Wow, what a collection you have 😍

[@BeckyTregear]

It has ended up being rather massive, lol!

[@craftykat]

Wow! What a gorgeous set!

[@BeckyTregear]

It really is! I'm glad I was able to collect the whole set over time, haha!

[@debsmith7050]

Really nice swatch chart - you have good control of your brush :) Great collection

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you! A flat brush usually works well for swatching, and these big pans are so easy to use!

[@peggydid]

I have the Starry colors set, the Gem colors set, and the set of 36. I just ordered the Graphite set this week. I really like having the Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors in my collection! This swatching is so valuable! Thank you for showing us all the colors! I really enjoyed watching you swatch it out!

[@BeckyTregear]

I'm glad it was helpful, and I'm sure you'll love the graphite set - the green in particular is great! 😊

[@cj_kirby]

Thanks for doing this swatching and sharing with us. It's very helpful to see them all in this arrangement. I purchased an original 36 set a few years ago and recently purchased the Art Nouveau set. Of course that meant I had to acquire the missing 12 which I did by purchasing individual pans from Jetpens. I didn't realize there was actually a set of the 12 already curated. Oh well. I also had the speciality sets of 6 pans except for the Opals. I didn't think they would be useful for me. I knew about the Gofun White but it was not available when I purchased the other individual pans. From your swatching, I can see that I do not need that one. It's an interesting color offering but I would have to think of a use for it. Thanks for saving me on that purchase for now. With all these colors, it would be hard to imagine any missing colors but from your chart, it's obvious that there are not many browns or even oranges/warm yellows. Maybe the next set released will be browns, oranges and more earth colors. Oh no, another box we'll need to purchase!

[@BeckyTregear]

I am sure more colours will be released eventually, to drive us all mad, haha! I also purchased my 12B set from Jetpens as it was the only place that seemed to have it. Then of course....out came the 48 set. Sigh!

[@INCWorks]

This was a delightful way to spend twenty minutes. 🤩Thanks for another fun and informative video!

[@dennybean4009]

This is very helpful. Thx! I'm hoping to get the Art Nouveau set soon. I have the 48 set, but now I want some metallics and pearls too. 😊

[@BeckyTregear]

They're all pretty! 😂

[@ankejacobs4649]

Hi Becky, thanks for the swatching video, much appreciated 🦋

[@BeckyTregear]

No problem, thank you for watching! 😊

[@So_salty]

I believe there is a gem set too

[@BeckyTregear]

Yes...that one's in there - it's the one with the bright looking colours. 😄

[@BellCricket]

You are my hero Becky I can't thank you enough 🙏

[@BeckyTregear]

😊❤️

[@kymdalton7277]

I just got the art nouvea set on prime day !! You're timing is impeccable lol. I have everything now but the pearl and graphite though the graphite ones are in my basket 😉 love these paints...so pigmented and the Opal ones are so pretty for snow and clouds but also just by themselves on black paper

[@BeckyTregear]

I must be clairvoyant! 😂 The opals are sooo pretty on black, and also dark colours!

[@annak2575]

Hi Becky, great collection! Just a quick note about Gofun White aka Chinese White, it's used to mix pastels to retain transparency. The Japanese also use it like gesso. It's not "completely useless," it can be your best friend 🤩😂

[@BeckyTregear]

Good to know! Transparent whites and I have never been best friends...lol!

[@ChantelleArts]

WOW THAT’S A LOT AND THEY ALL LOOK SO PRETTY 😮 I wanna try kuretake paints one day 🥺❤

[@BeckyTregear]

They're good fun to use, I like them a lot!

[@nattyw495]

Me too

[@jonnyboy9584]

Well done Becky, I love all of your videos 😊

[@BeckyTregear]

Thank you! 😊

[@jacquicreates]

Thanks for this review - I was so upset I've lost my 36 set but maybe it's just an excuse to get the 48 set, plus the art nouveau plus the pearl colours....

[@BeckyTregear]

Oh no I wonder where your set went!? 😭 I ended up giving my 36 + 12 sets to my dad so he can hopefully use them a bit. 😊

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Gorgeous colors!

[@BeckyTregear]

They have some lovely ones; I like the pastels too.

[@katarinaholik]

I have seen home lf test results of Kuretake g.t. and I think some of the reds came out fugitive.

[@BeckyTregear]

That wouldn't surprise me if some of the reds faded! I might do a test for myself. 😊

[@katarinaholik]

@@BeckyTregear that would be awesome since you have the full range :) I was so tempted to get the Art Noveau set, but I don't use them since I prefere lightfast paints and they are a bit weird acting. I should pull my set out and play a bit.

[@terenieto9107]

Muchísimas gracias, me has ayudado mucho ❤

[@donnaslayter4360]

Loved the video. Thank you becky.

[@BeckyTregear]

😊❤️

[@neverwares]

Thanks for a great swatch video! Getting all these sets would be too pricey for me so seeing them all helps me prioritise

[@BeckyTregear]

They certainly add up! I've collected mine over a few years, but all together the cost is pretty high. It doesn't help that they keep coming out with new sets, lol.

[@lindyashford7744]

This reminded me I never got round to acquiring the vintage set. I think I do have another set a bit like the graphite set but ink based? I really love it but am not sure whether it is part of the Kuretake range. I honestly need to put aside a daily time slot for painting!

[@BeckyTregear]

Is it the boku undo set? I have that one too. 😄I haven't been painting much at the moment because my mum is visiting and it has thrown my schedule entirely out the window, lol!

[@lindyashford7744]

@@BeckyTregear yes, that’s the one. Looks great on thin crinkly paper and combined with the lovely metallics….

[@thornwalker8970]

They all look so good together and the opal and gem colors..... I want to eat them 😭 The gofun white seems to be a mixing color rather than something to use on its own? Maybe it would be useful to mix pastels that wouldn't be as opaque as if mixed with a more "regular" white

[@BeckyTregear]

You're probably right, I just prefer a more opaque look but it's worth further experimentation at some point!

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Hello Becky! This sounds so fun! Let's get swatching!😂

[@BeckyTregear]

I'm glad to have finally swatched the whole lot. It was only recently that I realised I'd collected the entire set. 😂

[@Azkademon]

beautiful swatch sheet!! Really stunning sparkly ones too! I do own the 48 set and the stary set, I must admit I don't use the 48 set as often as I should but my golds get used at least 3 times a week for little accents here and there :D lovely video! :D

[@BeckyTregear]

I got through phases of using these and then forgetting I have them, lol! I really do love them all though, and the metallics are great. 😊

[@3534538]

Is it true that the pans of the gold set contain just a very thin layer of paint? I'd like to buy some gold paints but I'm torn between the Kuretake ones and the Finetec set.

[@BeckyTregear]

@@3534538 It's true for all of their pans; they're not filled to the top but there still seems to be a lot of paint in them. I have used some of the golds quite heavily and I haven't reached the bottom of the pan yet, yay! They're also available in some places as single pans, so it's easy enough to replace them should you run out. I haven't tried the Finetec ones but I've heard good things about those as well. I think whichever set is the cheapest price at the time, is the one to go for, lol.

[@3534538]

@@BeckyTregear I have no problem with the pans not being filled to the brim. They are so large that I guess that they're equal to at least normal half-pans. But I heard that they were "empty after a swatch" and that scared me a bit - I guess that was either a faulty product or a heavy handed person with too large of a brush 🙂 I'll start with the Kuretake set which costs less than half of the Finetech set. Thank you 🥰

[@SueKivley]

I LOVE these paints! I somehow managed to get the 48 pc. set for 50% off on Amazon. I was SO excited. I wish I could afford to buy them all. Thank you for this.

[@BeckyTregear]

That's a super bargain! It took me a number of years to buy them all - the little boxes were in a big sale that a local store was having, which is when I bought most of those, lol.

[@louisesuth8141]

i bought some mini magnets and already had a shallow metal box. I now have all my watercolour paints in this size of pans and have a palette now of 50 mixed between Japanese and western watercolours. I love using the larger pans

[@BeckyTregear]

That's a great idea! I should find a shallow box that will fit all of these....it'll take up most of my desk though. 😆 I like the large pans too.

[@adumelial]

This was helpful in that I did not know the 48 set and Art Noveau plus the six pack special sets make up all the Kuretake Watercolors? I only need to get the Pearl colors now...whew!? And I think I will skip the GOFUN White to purchase it because no room for a color on its own and no tin or box to set it in? They are all so very pretty in the order you swatched them in. Thanks so much again for all the information! ❤

[@BeckyTregear]

Yes, that gofun is such a random addition - maybe it was in the limited edition 100 box to begin with? Personally I don't think it's worth getting, lol.

[@TracieWho]

Wow, that's a lot of organizing and swatching! I love (and have) so many of those colors, but for some reason I just never pull them out to play. I really should do so because it's smack in the middle of Paintober. Thanks for the reminder of their beauty! And of course, about that useless white. I thought at first it was going to be a buff titanium and got all excited. But nope, not today. Whew, my no-buy remains intact...at least for today. 🤣

[@BeckyTregear]

I thought it was buff titanium as well and got all excited! But no....doesn't appear to be that, lol. It is made of crushed up oyster shells, and very Japanese. Hopefully someone will know what to use it for! I made a huge mess of my sets filming this video. I made sure to thoroughly label all of the pans so I could put them back in their original boxes at the end, lol.

[@TracieWho]

@@BeckyTregear Yeah, I wasn't envying you on the re-org! lol...thanks for doing that though. It really was a lovely swatch chart.

[@nattyw495]

Enjoyed video..very beautiful..thanks for information on knowing they have swatch page and the numbers of ingredients.. i would like to see future video on difference of opal metallic pearl..💛✍🎨🇨🇦🇺🇲💛

[@BeckyTregear]

I wish I'd realised a bit sooner so I could have written down the pigment numbers on my chart - doh! 😂

[@Amanda-uc5jq]

I love Kuretake so much ❤

[@BeckyTregear]

Me too! 😄❤

[@maritaeriksson2349]

Thanks, helped me a lot! Greetings from Sweden

[@BeckyTregear]

Glad it helped! 😊

[@MarciEllsworth]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤❤❤

[@BeckyTregear]

😊❤️

[@carrollwilson5169]

Great to see them together. Now to add to the low buy, how about more painting 😂.

[@BeckyTregear]

More painting sounds like a good idea! I've got a follow up video coming up later in the week where I actually did a painting with these, lol.

[@lozantoninocreations]

It would be interesting to see the graphite ones against the Derwent graphite ones. I considered getting a set of these to learn watercolor. They look very pretty and seem like a good beginner set, with so many colours at your fingertips.

[@BeckyTregear]

I really like the Kuretake sets and they are great for beginner as well as advanced, because the big pans are easy to get brushes into, and they're nice and pigmented. I still need to review the Graphitint pans....it's on the to do list, lol.

[@ArtBrain]

They are gorgeous and fun. However, my unsolicited advice is look for a more traditional set that is transparent with single pigments. If you buy these because they inspire you to try watercolor (a great reason to get them, BTW!), know that they are opaque and multi-pigmented. Don't get discouraged if they sometimes make mud for you when you try to mix them. Just get yourself a set of traditional watercolors (I started with the Daniel Smith split primary mixing set of 6) and work with those for awhile, and also have fun with the Kuretakes.

[@riverAmazonNZ]

Oh no, you’ve convinced me to buy these 😅 the non-metallic colours anyway

[@BeckyTregear]

Uh-oh! 😂

[@boyinblue.]

I've been sorting colors the same way since highschool, I started the method back when I drew people. After I found out I liked paintings animals and nature more I just never changed my method lol. It goes, lightest to darkest. And the colors go white, yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, green, brown, gray, black.

[@BeckyTregear]

@@boyinblue. It's a good order! I used to go rainbow but purple doesn't sit well next to brown. Green is better, especially if there's an olive colour in there. 😊

[@PaigeEscapes]

Thank you so much for all the Info and the video today! The swatch chart looks stunning and i think you ordered them in the best possible way... and cant believe you are showing this now as i just got the 48 set on prime day and they arrived the next day (it was $44.. now its about $90). Ive had the pearl colours for years that i picked up when they were on sale at riot and and craft YEARS ago Really Looking forward to seeing your painting and thoughts when using them :) Missed out on the albrecht durer deal set and now i'm a bit gutted and hunting for another deal (found a set that is about $50 more than the super special, still about $100 less than full price and thinking about it or waiting til black Friday and hoping it goes down again but kind of worried the prices may in fact be increasing overall... and can i really wait?😂)

[@BeckyTregear]

I bought my pearl, gem and star ones from Riot too! 😂 Wow, what a great deal on the 48 set; I missed that one. I'm sure Albrechts will be on sale again somewhere. Still not back on Flybuys; I keep checking!

[@amareamore1693]

This brand is so generous for yellow gold and white gold watercolor😂...i mostly use their watercolor for calligraphy because its finished looks is glossy and its also light fast drying indeed.

[@BeckyTregear]

So many white golds! 😂

[@E4Alabbasy]

I already create a palette that suits my style but seeing all the colors swatched makes me want to get more 😩💖 I love their Red color, it's my favorite red out of the watercolor brands 🥰 and I gree their metallic espacially their golden paints are so nice!

[@BeckyTregear]

I'm sure your existing palette is perfect! ❤ I gave into temptation and collected them all though, lol.

[@dianethoroughman9541]

Hi Becky, pretty paints. I wonder how the weird white (gofun something or other) would work as a mix with the other darker colors. Maybe you could get a transparent lighter color from a darker one that is different from just using more water on the darker paint. I was just wondering is all. I am looking forward to your painting.

[@BeckyTregear]

It'll probably stay in the drawer, unused....lol!

[@MohamadEftekari]

@@BeckyTregear Please don't imprison it in drawer, Why not experiment with it instead? to create intense pastels in comparison to lousy ones with too much water? 🧐

[@WisteriaDream]

You’ve got to include the new Granulated colours in your collection now. 😂 They are wonderful!

[@BeckyTregear]

I have them! My first impressions weren't great - I need to revisit them, lol!

[@MadebyDawn23]

thank you so much for sharing

[@BeckyTregear]

Thanks for watching!😊❤

[@AlexEndorian]

Swatch o'clock, yayyyy! With shinies; even more YAYYY!

[@BeckyTregear]

🤩🤩🤩

[@katarinaholik]

this new white could be used as extender. maybe for the skies?

[@BeckyTregear]

Possibly? I just prefer the regular titanium white, but maybe in the future I'll find a use for gofun.

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

Thank you!😊

[@Megzamani]

Thank you.

[@BeckyTregear]

❤

[@nyclatina1331]

They now have neons, too.

[@BeckyTregear]

I didn't know that! I'll look out for those...thank you.

[@veystone2580]

Could that Gofunwhite be used to make pastel tones out of your darker colors?! 🤔

[@BeckyTregear]

Maybe, but I still think it's too transparent? The titanium white is a better mixer for pastels.

[@georgefromohio]

I have the mini travel set from Kuretake but they look only half full, how does one find more paint to fill the pallets?

[@BeckyTregear]

I have that little set too and yes they're only about half full. If I ever ran out, I'd probably just squeeze in a tube of paint from a different brand, as I don't think Kuretake have tube paints at all. Unless they sell the little half pans separately too!

[@georgefromohio]

​@@BeckyTregear aww okay so sad :( since these are the best colors! Soooo pigmented!! Maybe they expect us to cut the bigger pans to fill these in.

[@MichelleJNorton]

Did you get the 100th color? GoFun White doesn't come in the set, I had to order it by itself. oh lol, watch longer Michelle. I love it actually it's a off white. :D I put all my colors in a MeeDan art supply drawer set they fit perfectly. And I would list the color number cause some ofthe pans don't have names on them only numbers and it help figure out which is which when they are all out of the box. Also GoFun like Zinc white can be used for mixing iwth out changing it's opacity. So if you want a pink from Rose madder but don't want to be opaque, use Gofun not regular White

[@BeckyTregear]

I did! I found it at my local art shop, sold individually.

[@Karuna-kx8wy]

I laughed when you said you had finally got all of the kuretake paints... #granulatingset . By the way, have you seen how they've put it on a lovely wooden box. I do like it but have most of the paints so refuse to pay that price for what I have, so I've got some boxes and hopefully I can DIY something similar

[@BeckyTregear]

Haha yes that one and a sumi set both came out shortly after I released this video! It is never ending, lol! Since I already have them all, I'm not planning to get the wooden box......but it looks so pretty! My local art shop has them, but really it's too expensive to buy them all again in that format. DIY box sounds better!

[@greekveteran2715]

Are these similar to the Holbein Gansai please? Thanks

[@BeckyTregear]

I haven't tried any other brands of gansai paints, I'm afraid; just the Kuretake ones. I didn't know Holbein makes them too! Want! 😂

[@greekveteran2715]

@@BeckyTregear My local store sells them! They look almost the same,as the first set on the far left,at the beginning of this video!!

[@BeckyTregear]

@@greekveteran2715 I can't find 'em online - seems like Australia has Kuretake and that's it, lol.

[@greekveteran2715]

@@BeckyTregear I'm sure you will find them I live in Greece which is on the other side of the world! You live way closer to Japan. I'm 100% sure,my trusted local store has 3 different Holbein Gansai sets available. The 12 set costs only 30$ which is a steal,in my book at least! Wish you luck!!

[@jessicazentz6454]

Hi. I have been trying to find that Go Fun White since the whole set came out. I also have them all in the smaller sets instead of the bigger set. I’m glad to see that white isn’t any good. But I am curious, where did u find it to buy it as a single??

[@BeckyTregear]

The Art Shop dot com dot au has all of the singles as well as sets. Luckily they had stock the day I went in to look for it! Or not so lucky because it isn't any good, lol.

[@be_a_bright_sparkle3687]

I bought the complete 100 set for my 60TH birthday out of the money I got…I darent use them but stroke them often…🤣🤣

[@BeckyTregear]

That box would be so beautiful; what a wonderful birthday present! Oh go onnnn, you've gotta use 'em. 😁

[@TimChuma]

Hard to show metallics and fluro colours on camera, happens all the time when I do Zoom life drawing and show my work to the chat at the end.

[@BeckyTregear]

They're very difficult! It helped to have them on black as well....the opals are invisible otherwise! 😂

[@cindyfromsydney7693]

I have the same collection, collected the same way 😂

[@BeckyTregear]

I'd say most folks do...that big box came out too late for a lot a people I think, haha!

[@awatercolourist]

Schmincke has a PR48:1 which is not lightfast.

[@BeckyTregear]

It wouldn't surprise me in the least of some of the reds struggle in the sun. I'm curious about the unfamiliar numbers for reds made in Japan.

[@awatercolourist]

@@BeckyTregear I’m curious too. But I still find it exciting to learn about new pigments. 😃

[@jessbutterfly1934]

Just to let people know in Australia that BoxSet is extremely expensive it’s over 6+ hundred dollars. It is much more economical to buy the sets individually and build up. Becky just wondering with the graphite said that you have, there is also one that’s called ink set that has muted colours as well. Are they not part of this brand?

[@BeckyTregear]

The Art Shop had that box set for $350 but it all sold out - that's definitely the cheapest I saw and then everywhere else is super expensive. Better to buy the smaller sets, for sure! The other ink set is Boku Undo and I don't know if that's the style of paint or the name of the company, but definitely not by Kuretake as far as I know.

[@jessbutterfly1934]

@@BeckyTregearaaaahhhhh thank you for that info I was wondering because they look exactly like the other pants but they are much more muted that makes sense that they are slightly different. They are very beautiful though and would be a great addition to your collection. I can definitely see you using them in moody scary scenes of artwork

[@Janka007]

I bought one of those in Tokyo, Japan, in the Sekaido art shop. Me too, I thought it's also Kuretake because they were just next to each other on the shelf. But I just realised that it's ankther brand called Kissho. I have the sumi palette which is solid watercolour mixed with ink and the packing is also gorgeous, showing the manufacturing of ink sticks. These colours I think are to represent woodblock print colours.

[@artandmusic09]

And now they just released the their super-granulating set! Did you purchase that?

[@BeckyTregear]

I can't get my hands on it yet, it's unavailable on Amazon AU. 😭 You can probably guess that once I find it, it shall be mine! 😂

[@KELSEYsecretsideaccounf]

very entertaining

[@BeckyTregear]

😊❤

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Do the graphite paints rub after they dry?

[@BeckyTregear]

As in do they smudge? No, they stay put which is nice. They will get shinier if buffed with a metal spoon.

[@3534538]

@@BeckyTregear Do you have some info why this works? Do you need a stainless steel spoon or a silver one or aluminium? I tried google but couldn't find anything, perhaps I worded the searches wrongly. Now I'm curious about this and I hope you'll have the time to give me a hint on where to look. Thank you for activating my "WANT-receptors" by showing the beauty of all those colours 🤣 💜

[@BeckyTregear]

@@3534538 Honestly I'm going off the information from viewers, as a lot of people commented in my graphite paint video - it's just metal rubbing against graphite which makes it shine, so anything metal and rounded would probably do the job. I need to do further experiments! My Want Monster always wakes up when Kuretake releases a new set! 😂

[@3534538]

@@BeckyTregear Thank you so much for your reply 🤗 I have a tool for rounding paper flower petals, I think I'll try that. I don't have the paint yet but I have some graphite-watercolour-pencils and I guess they'll work for now. I'm hoping for a subtle shine 🙂 Again, thank you - for all your videos 🥰

[@kerrysmith7598]

Why not swap out one of your repeat colours with the new white?

[@oaktharas]

don't they have a 100 color anniversary set? seems a better deal if you want 100 colors

[@oaktharas]

art neuvou has one color overlaping the 48 set, 红梅

[@BeckyTregear]

@@oaktharas They do have a big box! My collection has been bought over a long period of time, so I couldn't justify rebuying them again as a full set. I already had duplicates from upgrading the 36 set to the 48. I gave my dad the spares. 😊

[@ashleywright824]

What size is this paper?

[@BeckyTregear]

It's A3 size, from a large pad I have in my stash.

[@Vikcha_art]

Как на счет светостойкости этих красок?!

[@BeckyTregear]

I haven't tested them for myself yet, but all the pigment info is on their page and hopefully that helps answer whether or not they're lightfast. A few of the red pigments they use are unfamiliar to me!

[@veystone2580]

It is a common mistake to refer to Gansai paints as watercolor. However, Gansai is a distinct type of paint. Calling Gansai "watercolor" is as incorrect as calling acrylic paint "watercolor." Each of these is a different medium: Acrylic is its own medium. Watercolor is its own medium. Gouache is its own medium. Oil paint is its own medium. And Gansai is its own medium. Until people understand that Gansai is not watercolor, they will likely continue to feel frustrated when using it. *Not that you are frustrated with them, but some people are because they are expecting them to behave like a watercolor paint! Edited to add: I say this with the UTMOST RESPECT to you. I hope you don't feel bad me saying all this! ❤

[@BeckyTregear]

It's ok, I understand! But to me, it really does feel like watercolour! I use it in exactly the same way so while I know it's different, I tend to lump it in together with watercolours - naughty, I know!

[@sushanart]

😇🩵🙏🙌

[@Shesvii]

Kuretake's reds are definitely NOT lightfast. All the reds when diluted completely fade after 4-6 months of sun exposure; when applied in masstone the considerably fade within 4-6 months. Their oranges and some purples also fade severely.

[@BeckyTregear]

I want to get a swatch chart up into the window so I can do a full test of all the colours.

[@awatercolourist]

First!