What is Gansai | Watercolor 101

There are a ton of reviews of Kuretake and other brands of gansai, but have you ever thought about what gansai really is?Let me know if you have more questions about gansai! | For more in depth information, go to my blog post: www.sadiesavestheday.com/blog...
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[@marikoyoshidaah]

As someone whose grandmother paints etegami and whose first paint experience was with gansai, I feel this is the most accurate video about gansai i have ever seen. Gansai is misunderstood by all these great watercolor artists on KZbin and I was so frustrated. Lol So I just wanted to say thank you :) love from Japan!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Mariko Yoshida That means so much to me! I really felt there wasn't a lot of information out there about gansai and I also felt like it was being misunderstood. Lol my Japanese is a little rusty so I was hoping I got the information right! 😅 Thank you so much!

[@niawang540]

Totally agree!!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

👍🏿

[@mypandapaints5854]

Omg thank you. I've been leaving comments on some of the more popular KZbin channels who have been giving out the wrong information about Gansai paints. Also, for anyone else reading this, the breakdown of the popular "Kurataki Gansai Tambi" paints are "Brand name" + "name of medium" + "brand specific naming designation for their Gansai line (such as "Cotman" or "Winton")." Your viewers might also like to know a bit more about Etegami painting with Gansai paints. I love that you used it in the traditional way of how Gansai paints were originally made to be used. This also brings me to something else I enjoyed about your video. Specifying "Western watercolors." While there are Asian companies who make watercolors in the Western style, they are heavily influenced by Eastern watercolors and eastern style of painting so there tends to be a few differences that come out in which a lot of people see as failures on the parts of the Asian companies. One of them is granulation. A lot of watercolorists love granulation and have staple colors they can depend on granulation. When they try out Asian companies such as Holbein or Mission Gold, they tend to complain that since their watercolors don't granulate as much, especially in colors they are used to expecting some type of granulation, they categorize the companies as "striving to be artists' grade but failing." This is because the tradition of Eastern painting is to paint without granulation in a more ink-like fashion. There are some other issues but that is the main one I see the most. This is also another reason they automatically put Gansai paints into the Eastern almost pro-watercolor school of thought when it's simply that they don't understand the medium and history of which they are working with. Thank you again for this video which I've been thinking of making as my first video if I ever make KZbin videos. (My channel hopefully will be dedicated to art materials and debunking some popular ideas that are spread quickly through KZbin on art materials). Also, on the mixing of the Gansai paints. I believe that historically, you don't mix Gansai paints much not because of muddying of the colors but because Etegami painting has a sense of immediacy (though not confused with urgency), so it was practiced to put paint straight onto the paper instead of spending time mixing and thinking. I'm so glad I subscribed to you. You need way more subscribers!!!

[@karensmith3374]

My Panda Paints I have just seen your Comment today, and want to echo a lot of what you've shared. I tried commenting to Sadie but didn't know how to do it properly, and my post went to Lezley. Thanks for your detailed comment on a very important

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+My Panda Paints gansai comment Thank you so much for your comments! I really wanted to be informative and clarify some issues around gansai, so to see your commentary really makes me happy. These are a lot of points that are really important to keep in mind with gansai. Did you ever get around to making your first KZbin video? I would really love to see it when it's done! About etegami and gansai, while it's true that I did use the gansai to paint an etegami style picture, gansai was not created to paint etegami. Gansai is a pretty old form of paint, and while the general concept of letters with pictures has existed in Japan for a very long time, the thing that we understand to be etegami has only existed since the 1960s or 1970s. It's definitely true that in this style of painting it's more encouraged to put color directly to the paper instead of mixing paint, but in other styles where that is not encouraged, the concern was a worry about muddying colors. Thank you so much for subscribing! I hope that you like the videos that I'll be putting out in the future :-)

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

Thanks for the info. I have a set of Chinese watercolors that are in tubes and behave like Western watercolors and they have no granulation. I really like that, so maybe I should stick to Asian brands for my watercolor? I forgot the brand name but they're on the cheaper end.

[@SadieSavestheDay]

It really depends. But it seems like Shinhan, Holbein , and Mijello all behave this way too.

[@jendubay3782]

Sadie Saves the Day good to know. I hate granulation- it seems like it was something that couldn't be avoided way back when, and then we pulled a whole sour grapes mentality and decided it was supposed to be that way. To me it just looks like a lack of control. I think I'll try some eastern watercolor. I was eyeing the mission gold pure pigments. As they're single pigment, there shouldn't be a problem mixing.

[@nullavitasinemusica1]

finally someone who understands what gansai is you deserve a medal

[@SadieSavestheDay]

😂 Thanks. I was surprised that there didn't seem to be a lot of information about it in English, so I thought it might be helpful to someone out there. Glad it was!

[@nullavitasinemusica1]

Sadie Saves the Day very good video yes :) i would only complain that most companies use gum arabic as a binder for example sennelier uses honey mijello contains honey you said that gansai contains a mixture of binders so you maybe should mention this for “normal“ watercolors as well but this is just you know a little tiny critique i have i would recommended this video to everyone who is interested in gansai best one out there :3

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Tales Of Color Yes I thought about that, but I just wanted to present the most basic information about western watercolors because the information about binders in watercolors is widely available and many people know that most commercial watercolors are not only gum Arabic and pigment. I am also going to do a watercolor 101 focusing more on western watercolor at some point. I mentioned that basically gansai is only pigment and hide glue in the voiceover, but I get that it seems a bit lopsided when you look at the information on the screen. Thank you for pointing it out though! I wouldn't want anyone who is just getting into watercolors to be confused. It's a good idea to make the balance clear!😄👍🏿 😊 I am super pleased you like my video. It means a lot!💛

[@nullavitasinemusica1]

Sadie Saves the Day just like you said maybe add the info like you did with the gansai on the screen thats what i meant and im def going to watch more videos :) many treat gansai like watercolors or say its gouache like and thx to you i finally know why they look so glossy i noticed the effect and hated it so thank you :)

[@SadieSavestheDay]

💛💛💛

[@hovawart16]

Had to mute the sound because of the electronic "alarm" that persisted. The photography was gorgeous.

[@Flossiest]

That alarm 🚨 sound throughout made this the hardest video to struggle thru. Thanks for the headache

[@LauraPaints]

Really informative. I knew Japanese and Chinese watercolours were formulated differently from European colours, but nobody explained just HOW different they are so thank you very much for sharing!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Laura R You're welcome! I think gansai is probably based on Chinese paints, but I don't know very much about Chinese painting/art except where it has to do with Japanese stuff, so I can't be sure. It makes sense that both traditions came from a pretty different place, so they would be pretty different. 🎨

[@thefrugalcrafter]

This was great, so well done and informative. I have been using these paints in my mixed media for over a year and found that they offer some capabilities that my transparent watercolors I prefer for strait watercolor painting do not. I find they adhere over watercolor crayons and they can be used to stencil with. I really enjoyed your explanation of the chemical differences in the paint. Thank you for such a vell thought out video:)

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich 😆 I was so surprised to see your comment here, thank you so much! This was partially inspired by some videos I have seen of yours using the Kuretake Gansai Tambi, so it's really great that you enjoyed the video. I think they have a lot of cool properties that make them unique, you just have to know how to use them!

[@OtoKano]

Your video is so clear and informative! Thank you for making this video. Even as a Japanese person, I didn't have their differences this clear in my head. Really helpful. Thank you!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

That means a lot! I know it’s kind of obscure, even for Japanese people. I asked a friend and he had never even heard the word, and while I was researching I came across a lot of people asking about 顔彩と水彩の違い. I’m glad it was helpful!

[@muraderg]

I believe Gansai paint manufactureres now owe you a lot..

[@gabMV]

I wish I could’ve watched the whole video but that background music was just so grating, I made it 1:29 in before I gave up. I’m sure it would’ve been very informative.

[@doyoueverfeellikeaplasticb2703]

It is very informative, the music is just beating in my head

[@FelicitasMayer]

Wow, that was soooo helpful, and my gansai paints make so much more sense now. Thanks for great content

[@EveBolt]

Thank you so SO much for making this video! So informative, and so important to know before reviewing Gansai paint sets... Your painting ended up looking really nice and the paints really suit the paper well (was it washi paper?).

[@SadieSavestheDay]

Right! I feel like it's very important to know what you are reviewing before you review it. That way you can give a fair assessment. I'm glad that you liked the painting! I was a little scared to do it, but it was a lot of fun. Plus the whole idea behind etegami is that you should embrace the imperfection! Yes, that is washi, it's very different painting in that instead of watercolor paper.

[@cathyp.4167]

Thank you, best video I have seen on these paints! I bought mine after seeing some really pretty paintings done with them. Now I am so glad to know the difference between different paints. I would love to see more videos from you!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Cathy P. They are really fun to paint with, aren't they? I'm glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!

[@denisekinsley3554]

This was the first video I found that explicitly defined the difference between gansai and western watercolor, so it was very helpful. Thank you!

[@HeyItsSolar.]

That clock-alarmy music annoyed me so hard

[@bettythomas1396]

Yep. Stopped watching

[@dianad6314]

@@bettythomas1396very irritating😢

[@deathmetalpotato]

the most obnoxious fucking thing i’ve ever heard

[@SEzzz53]

Eeeeeeeee! I’m so glad I found this video and your channel! 🤗 I’ve just started taking a more intentional approach to watercoloring. I’m excited to check out your past videos!

[@Voltergeist]

Hey! I ran into your video here while searching up watercolor stuff, and I didn't know what Gansai was. Thank you so much for being so clear and informative! You deserve more subscribers! You make interesting videos! edited to add that also, your watercolor videos are very helpful too!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

Thank you! I’m glad it was informative. I know there isn’t a lot of information about it in English, so I wanted to make something!

[@effullgent]

this video is older so i'm not sure if you will see this but thank you so much! I nearly bought a gansai set to learn western watercolor, i think that i still want to get it to learn more about gansai but i'm glad i won't confuse the two! You did a great job explaining and honestly just made me super curious about a whole new area of art i never knew about so thank you!

[@CelticBotansDigitalArt]

This was ridiculously informative wow, I'm kinda blown away. Thanks a lot for making this video!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

I’m so glad it was helpful!

[@jenthulhu]

FINALLY! A review I can make sense of! Thank you! I appreciate the fine distinctions you're making here. The differences are fascinating and I'm so glad to know them. Rock on!

[@jenthulhu]

By the way, I'd really love to see a video where you explain in depth what these other materials you are using are. The stone (?) in particular looks so beautiful! I'm subscribing and watching more of your videos now!

[@jp8649]

I wish I had seen this before I bought mine! I got it and while I like it, it is not at all like the watercolor I'm used to. So many reviewers said it was a great low-cost alternative. Really great review!!! Def. subbing.

[@SadieSavestheDay]

Sorry to hear that! 😐 I really wanted to let people know what they were getting into. They are still fun to play around with. Welcome to the channel!

[@Fr4Fry88]

Thank you so much for this video, you really opened my mind. I think your reviews are so complete and informative!

[@kimleon-guerrero9980]

This was really interesting and informative, thanks Sadie. 💞💫

[@BigPawK9s]

This is such a great video! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this and sharing!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

I’m so happy you liked it 😃!

[@sincostanian]

Wonderful and very informative. Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for in the many reviews I have seen.

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+hansbergolas 😄I'm so glad to hear that! I thought it might be a good thing to talk about since I haven't really seen it mentioned.

[@mearis8133]

I took a couple of Chinese Brush Painting and Etegami classes from an instructor who learned in Asia. This is a really good video, and I like that you used rice paper to do your painting.

[@diannekrogers]

Best explanation I've heard! Thank you!

[@slippek]

Thank you so much. You are so knowledgeable and your videos are always informative. I also very much appreciate your beautiful natural lighting and excellent editing - artists' videos are surprisingly aesthetically lacking, often, and I really love your attention to detail, color, and light. Thanks again!

[@saraho6824]

Thank you so much for this video! I knew there was something different about these (specifically the Kuretake Gansai Tambi) but I couldn't put my finger on what it was, and as you said in the video, there is very little clear information about them in English. I've only used one color of the Kuretake, now I think I want to get a small set and experiment with it. Thanks again! I'm off to learn more about Etegami, too! :)

[@NaokoPaq]

I was subscriber number 800! Love this video!

[@jojoberrypie6580]

unfortunately I could not hear you because of the background noise. anyone with a hearing device would have a problem hearing your video. I really wanted to know about your video too. =(

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+jojoberrypie i'm really sorry to hear that! I tried to put subtitles on my videos, but it takes some time. I will try to get the subtitles on this video quicker so that it can be understood.

[@karensmith3374]

Sadie Saves the Day I wanted to add to this little thread that it would help me hear all your wise words if the volume on your music were lower. I'm not sure if jojoberrypie was referring to your carefully chosen music tracks as "background noise," but either way, older adults like me appreciate a balance between words and music that de-emphasizes the latter. (I have the same frustration in watching newer films in which the trend seems to be boosting the level of music and sound effects while leaving dialog levels unadjusted.) Just so you know... Thanks!

[@jojoberrypie6580]

yes, I meant the music. a nice video, and good information, but was difficult for me to hear. I had to watch it several times.

[@karensmith3374]

jojoberrypie I can relate to this.

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Karen Smith thank you for letting me know! I want anyone to be able to watch and understand without frustration, so I will work on my sound. Have you seen my latest video? Is that better?

[@sallygreiner5724]

Excellent video. Answered my many questions. Thank you.

[@angelmansyndrom]

I referee to this video whenever I see artists and comments about misunderstanding about Gansai. You saved the internet today, Sadie

[@SadieSavestheDay]

That makes me so happy! 🧡Love from Germany!

[@elsagrace3893]

I am so happy to have learned this info. Beautiful artful videography and thorough info. 👍🏼

[@christineingram55]

I think this was the best explained and to the point ..now I know they can be a valuable addition rather than a replacement to a set of watercolours..Thank You 😀

[@Da_s_ArtWorld]

That's some great informations! Thank you!

[@kimberlycorliss9616]

This is the best information about gansai I've ever seen. Thank you for making this video!

[@birdsiview6845]

I love the Japanese people, they are so creative, everything they do is art, and they take pride in their whole existence, i think they view life as art, life tends to feel mundane to me if I’m not being creative, Very nice video!

[@claowue]

Thanks for explaining this paints so well. I wondered what they are since I had seen a first video about them.

[@SadieSavestheDay]

You’re welcome!

[@Ohkayy_yy]

What a lovely video, from the narration to the music selection. Thank u

[@ellyfranken6137]

thank you so much, i got the kuretake gansai 36 set. I painted a coloring page with them and got so many questions, now i just show this vodeo and it explains all :)

[@LanaGoesArt]

Love your reviews! There's so much to learn :) Thank you.

[@SadieSavestheDay]

Thank you for watching! I’m glad they are helpful!

[@Kakibot]

Wow, this video is beautiful! It was so fascinating to learn more about these, from both my inner art supply geek and japan geek.

[@evelinasvensson4694]

This was a very informative and interesting video, thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Evelina thank you for watching! 😊

[@eclecticmoi]

Thank you! Best description of Gansai I have seen x

[@littlewhitelie3713]

Thank you so much Sadie. Great explanation!

[@msellenandrea]

Thank you for this great video! Ive been curious about the difference, and been wanting to try them! They are pretty affordable, and I love both watercolor and gouache, so.....it needs to happen, haha.

[@annsowers4591]

What a wonderful explanation. I do love my Kuretake but use them for certain things.

[@katskinnerart1708]

Thank you so much Sadie for this brilliant video! You certainly saved my day.

[@SadieSavestheDay]

😉 hehe! I’m glad! Thank you for watching!

[@CHCHNZ461]

Very well explained video!

[@pixiedust5928]

such a great and informative video about gansai tambi! thank you very much

[@amareamore1693]

I just found your vid..and stil waiting for my gansai tambi watercolour coming..can not wait to start my watercolour journey with it🥰thank you so much...this video is so informative more than any other video that i've been watching that reviewed gansai paint

[@DAYbreaking_Ideas]

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing the cultural aspects of the medium.

[@juliechomiack7743]

Great video ! Very informative! 👍😊🎨

[@EllisJ16]

Thank you for this video!

[@aayeff]

Very clearly explained. Thanks.

[@kerrilea73]

I found this super helpful. Thank you

[@cardsaremycanvas9065]

This was a FANTASTIC and very well thought out and presented video! I am a crafter and gansi tambi were among my first but now I am taking watercolour classes this has really helped me see the difference. I think crafters love these paint for the bright pigments and as you said their ability to lift😁Thanks for sharing your knowledge I have now subscribed

[@hattorihanzo8385]

Very comprehensive review. Thank you Sadie.

[@Daniingram8831]

This video was SUPER helpful. I hadn't realized that gansai was different from watercolours. Your explanation was clear and informational. Very well done! 👏🏻 Defiantly will be sharing this video. 👍🏻

[@SadieSavestheDay]

I’m glad you liked it! Yeah, a lot of people don’t realize that, so I thought it was important to make this video!

[@Trish_Carmichael]

Thank you for the video Sadie , it really helped me to understand the difference between the two. Also, I love the calm way you talk, it's better to pay attention. Nowadays most youtubers are noisy as if they are on a game show on tv.

[@LezleyDavidson]

Thanks for the great info! Have you ever used the Holbein Irodori colours? I was reminded of them while watching your video. Just to add to your great information - most western watercolours also have a sugar and glycerin added. Generally it's corn syrup and it acts as a humectant while the glycerin helps the gum arabic re-dissolve. M. Graham adds honey to their paints and uses it as a selling point. Another ingredient difference from Gansai is Ox Gall. Most western watercolours have ox gall added which acts as a dispersant and makes watercolours "plume and spread" into water other colours. Holbein doesn't add ox gall to their paints which makes them very slow to blend and mix with other colours. Sorry if that's too much - I like sharing art supply info!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Lezley Davidson Hey! 👋 No such thing as too much art supply information! Lol I haven't used the Holbein Irodori set but it looks interesting and I would definitely want to try it out. It looks like they are Western watercolors done in a Japanese style ( if that makes sense) an interesting fusion! Thanks for pointing out the different additives in western watercolors. I thought about adding it, but I wanted to keep the video simple and focus more on the gansai. Also I'm planning to do a video that talks about all that stuff that just focuses on western watercolors in the future. Sennelier also uses honey , and the QoR brand doesn't even use gum arabic but another binder that is apparently used in restoring historical watercolors! So there is definitely a lot of variation out there. Just also want to point out that not all Japanese watercolors are gansai. Actually it's not nearly as popular as western style watercolors, even in Japan. If you were curious, gansai is written 顔彩 and watercolor is 水彩. Thanks again for injecting more info!😄 I would really love the comments of my videos to be full of cool discussions about art, and I know you know a lot about it!

[@LezleyDavidson]

Sadie Saves the Day Ooh great! I'm looking forward to more videos about watercolour. Whatever information you can share about the QoR binder would be appreciated. I've researched it and even talked to the Golden rep and they were very closed mouthed about what exactly the binder is - they kept calling it a "polymer" and "like a synthetic gum arabic" which was not very helpful. I ended up falling down a rabbit hole into chemistry papers - which is where I called it quits. :D

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Lezley Davidson As far as I'm aware, the binder in QOR is the material called Aquazol, which is a water-soluble polymer. Synthetic polymers tend to be things that we would often associate with plastics. Acrylic polymer, for example, is a type of plastic. Other polymers include nylon, polypropylene, and PVC. Basically most of the stuff with poly- as a prefix. (Sorry if you already know all of this!) You can actually buy Aquazol at Kremer pigments (shop.kremerpigments.com/en/mediums--binders-und-glues/water-soluble-binders/mediums-und-natural-gums/aquazol-200-63902:.html) They have some more info about it here: www.justpaint.org/the-science-behind-qor/

[@LezleyDavidson]

Sadie Saves the Day Perfect! Thank you.

[@karensmith3374]

Sadie, I can't believe you've received only 4 Comments on your professional and culture-fair video on Gansai! I wish many of the other reviewers of the Kuretake products would watch it, then go back and revise their Euro-centric videos. Such a pleasure to see a KZbin video that shows real scholarship (and tact) while being engaging! Thank you!! P.s. I really enjoyed your Blog post, too.

[@rebeccaperrybautista233]

best video on gansai 🥰

[@bouclechocolat]

Found my way here after watching a video where someone was ripping on Japanese bramds and I'm glad I did! I'm wanting to step out of my watercolor comfort zone and having more knowledge on how gansai is intended to be used has given me a little more confidence in trying it out.

[@gettingpurlywithit270]

Thank you so much for this information! Much much appreciated.

[@SadieSavestheDay]

You are very welcome!

[@daniellehill1253]

Very informative video. Thank you.

[@WynieDoodles]

This is a very informative video. Kuretake Gansai Tambi is my first watercolor and still the watercolor i use upto now. i love it so much :) I just subscribed to your channel because i ike it so much.

[@suewilkinson910]

Fabulous review and explanation. I had no idea. I'm going to get my Chinese brushes out now and my ink and try something completely different. Thank you!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Sue Wilkinson Sounds like you're going to have some fun! 😄 thanks for watching!

[@carolinacafetera8138]

I love the editing, omg I subscribe! I don't like layering and mixing that much, so after a long time I choosed the gansai tambi for me!

[@stellaqian1645]

This is the best video introducing gansai.

[@gutwrenchingdeaths]

very informative video!

[@SeekingtheTruthofGod]

This is a really well done and well edited video. I also like that you clearly did research on these art mediums.

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+SeekingtheTruthofGod thank you!

[@TerrieJohnson731]

I bought a warm tro of Gansai to try. I fell in love and had to know everything about it after a mixing session and painting a sketch! I am now buying a large set and have more Sumi brushes on the way as I have one large and I love it too. I suppose rice paper and a mat and ink will follow close behind. I love traditional Asian things for some reason and I am so glad you cleared he air. So many reviews of this product have really annoys me. Keep up the great work! I even saw a vid where this lady compared the flow of her Gansai to her Daniel Smith paints. I gave her accurate information as to why the would never behave similarly. I think I will cesae reviews now and just study the traditional arts ;-)

[@LoveYouBeTrue]

Super informative. Thank you!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

You’re welcome!

[@sandradeoliveiraart5486]

Sadie, thank you so much for explaining what Gansai watercolors are! I couldn't find that content anywhere. Hugs from Brazil

[@deannascott8050]

I am learning so much from your videos. And I'm putting gansai paints off for a while and sticking with western watercolors for now. But they are on my wishlist for later!

[@mn8304]

Super helpful!

[@annemorgan2928]

Thank you for explaining the difference. Excellent video.🇨🇦

[@mongkulmeas]

Your Gansai review is unique and very informative. thanks

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+Sopheachmongkul Meas 😊 thank you for watching! 👍🏿

[@amla047]

Thanks Sadie for this video. This info was profoundly interesting and conveyed in an excellent way. I have got to have a set of ganzai paint.😃👍☀🎉

[@SadieSavestheDay]

I’m so glad it helped! Gansai is a lot of fun to work with if you know what to expect!

[@saidfaruk6438]

Finally found someone who actually understand the difference between the gansai tambi VS the western watercolor!!! Thanks for that, is really annoying to see people judging gansai tambi for not accomplish the same western watercolor standard obñver the paper while even actually they are used in a different kind of paper, the rice one.

[@MongTonk]

Love your painting and the interesting music, I liked that it's not the usual stuff on KZbin or mainstream kinda music, it fits the video ^^ I'm gonna buy some Kuretake, I already have the pearlescent colors, but I live in Korea so I can buy so much here haha :p

[@SadieSavestheDay]

Thank you! Lol and you’re lucky!

[@lanianani]

I love the video, but that is the most annoying soundtrack ever.

[@carolinacafetera8138]

I actually love the soundtrack, It's kinda catchy

[@pumpkinthethird]

Ikr

[@gorway7]

I just loved that soundtrack... almost hypnotic

[@mdelc622]

Oh I hated it :( gave me a headache during the whole video 😭 couldn’t focus on what she was saying 😢

[@ramonalavigne5508]

Reminds me a little of the artwork in Okami! I really want to try this now. I will even get Japanese brushes :3

[@ImaniTolliver]

So helpful - thank you!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

I’m so glad!

[@AnneliesvanOverbeek]

Hey I love this video! Do you happen to know whether I can use gansai in combination with traditional nihonga techniques such as using it over a paper sized with Dhosa and using traditional hide glue-bound gofun? I'm looking for that Neo-nihonga look but Iwaenogu and Suiengou (although I wish I could use those techniques) would kill my wallet.

[@margaretnoble4805]

Thank you for the fulsome description of what binds the pigment together in gansai paints. It is very helpful to know. I find I produce less muddy colours with these paints than I do with western watercolours..

[@anipigs]

You don't know how much I appreciate that you don't have the music EVERY youtuber has. Also, thank you for the information, I found it very useful. I had no idea Gansai was a different type of media, I thought it was part of the name, haha...

[@Becktastic01]

Truly excellent video. You got yourself another subscriber.

[@aoutsky]

Very informative. Your voice is soothing!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

☺️ thank you, I like my videos to be relaxing

[@lulugregory3246]

Very informative! I had no idea what gansai meant, I genuinely thought it was just another brand.. so thank you 😃

[@SadieSavestheDay]

That’s why I had to make the video! I realized most people didn’t know.

[@ilajohari]

Thanks for this lovely video! YOU indeed saved the day :D

[@Tashitoohot]

Ooooh That explains the sweet smell when I activate them!

[@rainbowshine68]

Gansai = not for vegans

[@SadieSavestheDay]

+ReindeerXtrash Yeah, at least the traditional kind. Holbein has a version called shin-gansai that's should be vegan. Actually I think nearly all of their watercolors are vegan

[@FaerieDust]

Traditional Western watercolors use ox gall in their formulation, and a lot of higher end brands use honey. If you're avoiding animal derived products you'll need to check brand by brand. You'll want to look up your specific watercolor paper too, to make sure they're not using animal derived sizing (basically gelatin) - that varies by product range within brands, too. Kuretake Gansai Tambi specifically are actually vegan. Many brands that are otherwise vegan (Holbein, ShinHan Premium, Lukas 1862, QoR) still use pigment PBk9 for their ivory black, which is charred animal bones.

[@fredeemoon6053]

Theres even vegan paper ...something you need to think about, as alot of paper use animal product's to bind the paper together ..... Im even struggling with using art products that use plastuc, as i dont want to be adding to worlds over whelming damage from it. I dont want to be using acrylic paint , only buy good quality brushes that lasts forever.....but from now on im definately more aware of the art products that are " free from " and think everyone should have better access to this information as we become more determined to protect animals a, nature , and earth.

[@aldebaranaldana6105]

@@FaerieDust thanks!

[@avlucchettiart]

Excellent explanation!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

Thank you!

[@jacprice1687]

VERY thorough, educational and well presented. THANKS MUCHLY!!!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

You’re welcome!

[@funnydewd]

Extremely informative. Thank you!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

Thank you! I'm glad it was useful!

[@elfyouth9819]

I don’t use them in a traditional way by any means, but I LOVE gansai! It just suits the way I work really well I guess? Either way, love this video. ❤️

[@SadieSavestheDay]

It’s important to find what works for you! It’s awesome you did!

[@lexacessde]

Thank you for your video!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

Thank you for watching!

[@rebekah1362]

Thanks for sharing this very informative video with us. I would never have known what to expect with the new set of Kuretake Gansai paints I just ordered. Now I won't be disappointed when they don't act just like the western watercolor I'm used to. This is going to be fun! Btw, love the music choice. ;-) You can't please everyone, keep doing you and daring to stand-out!

[@SadieSavestheDay]

😂 I’m so happy I’m not the only one who likes the music! 🤣 I hope you have fun with them. I like gansai a lot

[@rebekah1362]

@@SadieSavestheDay I am having fun with them! And I love how they dry, the type of 'glaze' effect it has with heavy layers is cool too.