Anyone else remember when Adam was first trying watercolor and said it was his LEAST favorite medium? Oh how far we've come! (unless i'm hallucinating..) (Bonus points to Adam for branching out on his skin tones in this video!) The last part of what Steph said really resonated with me, i've been trying to get my fiancé to draw with me more because of your videos. He used to get discouraged a lot but now he's happy to color in my drawings for me. (And WOW! He colors WAY better than me!)
Hullo Guys! I also have the 48 set of Gansai Tambi paints! I bought mine after watching Kasey Golden’s video about her visit to the Studio Ghibli Museum in Japan. She purchased the special museum set of paints that have been used in the movies! I do enjoy watching your videos and seeing how much fun you both have! If I can offer a tip for Adam? If you clean up your line work with a kneaded eraser lightening your sketch your colors will not mix with the graphite and stay more sharp and pure, less saturation from the graphite or muddy look from the pencils. You can always use a fine liner for your finishing touches and bring about your line work bolder if you choose to do so. Just an idea. Thank you for sharing your time together with us. Please take care and have a lovely day!
I love how opaque these can get. That's been my biggest complaint with most watercolor, because sometimes I just want a bright or solid color darn it. 😆❤
That's kind of the point behind watercolors-- to layer! Most western ones are made with the intent to leave a smooth, transparent finish. I agree with Lori G-- look into gouache! It's similar in that it's water-based, but is meant to be opaque and matte.
How lovely to see you on my feed again. I used to watch this channel religiously when I was in highschool, I believe it’s been around 5/6 years since I last watched you guys. So nice to see you still making videos and drawing!!
Oh my gosh the pastels in this set look *delicious* Also I think a good challenge video for Adamo would be to do one whole picture with highly saturated watercolor. Dare him to do it 🤣
Even though I don't particularly like gansai paints I can't help but get excited every time a new set gets released. The packaging and their color selection is always gorgeous. I should probably dust off my old set and give them another whirl.
I’m also beginning to learn Japanese (alongside learning Korean too😭 )and I became interested in nihonga painting and the materials they use including this paint and I bought this exact set 😆 and I didn’t know what it says on the front so Thankyou for the lesson! 💚
I love the Kuretake gansai tambi watercolours! I've had mine since university (so almost 5 years now) and i love that you can buy the colours seperately and not in the set too! I'm totally interested in the bigger 48 set now that you've used them!! Great video guys
I have a really cool story behind my watercolours: Way before I was born (in the late 70s/early 80s) my grandparents owned an "arts" store called literally "The Arts." Their store sold fine art materials and musical instruments. Unfortunately it wasn't doing particularly well, and my grandparents were talking about closing down. My uncle (Dad's brother)had decided to have his education take a business oriented path and asked to buy the business off of my grandparents. They agreed and my uncle took over. The first thing my uncle did was focus the store on one thing... which was musical instruments. Second, he refinished the basement and started offering lessons. Nowadays it's a multimillion dollar business! They had kept growind their clientele, and needed to expand. They took over a second storefront, the unit right beside them! They then ended up moving half way across town to an even bigger location as well as open a location in the neighboring town dedicated exclusively to lessons. Getting back on topic: So when my uncle changed the store's focus, my grandparents just kept all of the art supplies. My grandpa gave all of the Winsor and Newton tube watercolour paints to my dad, who then gave them to me. So, I now have what could very well be, every colour of W&N tube watercolour paint there is, they're vintage, and they were free! Well, for me they were lol. Anyone who may want to confirm out my story, look up "The Arts Music Store" and if your really want to, you can go there. It's in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. About a 45 minute drive from downtown Toronto!
aaaaa that's so cool that you got to keep them all!! I have a way less cool version of this story LOL! My Dad rented out his house while he was travelling and when he came back, the previous tenant had left a bunch of stuff he didn't want anymore. I inherited a briefcase and some old used art supplies from about the 80s that day hahhaha! I think I was the only 12 yo that owned a briefcase B) - Steph
@@DoodleDate Idk dood, that's pretty darn awesome! I just realized how I got my watercolour paper is pretty cool too. My fiance and I were walking my son school and on the way home we walked by a house that had apparently had a yard sale the day before. They had a bunch of stuff that hadn't sold, on the lawn in a box marked "free." I kid you not, I got two full blocks of Arches Watercolour paper, a really old watercolour sketch book and a bunch of other paper that I didn't recognize. Now that I understand how expensive Arches is, and why, I wish I could go back in time and see what else was there that I didn't pick up. I also wish I could go back to the previous Saturday because I bet you anything they had paint, and maybe even other art supplies, for decently cheap. If they were just throwing away Arches, they clearly didn't realize what they had.
@@DoodleDate I used to use a briefcase for my mobile art studio when I was a kiddo😅 I loved it but unfortunately I had to leave it behind in an unexpected move.
adamo! your art here is so much more vibrant thanusual! also purple? GASP! glasses are paying for themselves *chefs kiss* xDD Steph I love the wormy fella, such a lad!
Why did this video seem so short to me TT TT, But I still loved it. I think it’s really sweet how Steph clearly but so much thought into labeling those paints for Adam, and that fact that he loves those paints makes it even better. Both drawing look so good and I like how you guys showed two methods of using the paint.
The videos where you used the Gansai Tambi Watercolours inspired me to get some of my own and they inspired me to do more watercolour paintings. So I really love these paints and thank you for introducing them to me. Also I am really impressed with Stephs research on these paints interesting to know why the pans are so huge!
wow this channel brings back memories, i used to watch years ago and wait impatiently each sunday for a new video, i’ve gotten back into art and so i’m so excited to binge all the videos i missed!!
I bought myself the 48 set for my birthday in jan this year, wanted the for a good while and decided to treat myself!😉 love both your paintings they turned out fab but those flowers turned out amazing and you did it so effortlessly 💜
I got to try out one or two of the Kuretake gansai tambi paints from an art supply subscription (I think it was ArtSnacks). And I LOVE these paints!! The paint has a beautiful, full pigment load, so it never looks drab (unless you deliberately mix the colors to *be* drab). It remains vibrant. That was a very generous gift from your viewer! 🧡💛💚💙💜
I have a smaller set of these and I love them! I love how bright the colours are, very excited to see a big big set, might be something I'll save up for 😌
Just wanted you guys to know. I have been BINGE watching all of your videos and it’s truly made me want to really throw myself back into art. I have never been super hard into it but I have always drawn in passing. I wrote a book for my son but after that I had a bit of burn out. These videos are really helping get my grove and passion back! It means so much to see you guys just genuinely loving art and seeing Adam progress so much so quickly Is just leaving me in awe as well as pushing me to really start studying the art I love!
Hi hi~ I'm also a Japanese language learner~ I believe here the kanji 顔 reads like "expression" and 彩 reads as "vibrant" or "brilliant" and 耽美 meaning "aesthetic". So literally these paints are brilliant expression paints lol
I just started watercoloring in July of 21. I had to learn how to use my left hand for everything so learning to watercolor has been my therapy. I love kuretake watercolor paints. I now have the complete 48 set plus their gems, Pearl, Starry and opal sets. I am having so much fun experimenting with these pants and I am using them now with black paper. I completed two paintings, signed and dated them oh, and they now hang on my wall. My first keepers. Happy to come onboard with you and look forward to watching more of your art. The two of you are very encouraging and upbeat.
I might own nearly every single color of these paints and a custom palette to hold them. Would I say they are my favorite? No, only because I am not always a fan of the sheen they have. But do I love using them and suggest them to nearly everyone? Absolutely 😍
I don't know if I've ever commented before but I just wanted to pop in and say that your channel has been such a huge help to me! Whenever I'm struggling with my mental health I find a video from you to watch. You two are so sweet and wholesome
My first ever watercolor illustrations were done with Kuretake because they were my first set. I've since started using other brands, but I hold the Kuretake close to my heart because I still love those illustrations I did.
I got the kuretake watercolors after seeing you guys try it and I love it to this day, it was my first proper watercolor set and it’s very good quality for a good price💖
Seriously impressive level of research and preparation for this video. In the most non patronising way I can manage, seriously seriously well done Adam and Steph.
Just before Steph said she could read some of the Japanese, I said the same! I'm also learning the language, so I gut super excited about it. Do your best! I know how hard it is, but we can do it! :D
You guys inspire me to embrace the more goofy side of my art, i used to be ashamed of people seeing my silly "childish" colorful doodles because i grew up around very stuck up, serious artists, now i am working on just letting myself be and embrace the silliness and the inner child need to just make everything bright and colorful and look a tad bit stupid
I own this set and they are honestly such a great paint for just playing around. The fact that the glue binding making them super thick but then they can be ultra water downed helps with not over thinking your blending and coloring! since most Japanese watercolor artist are super "light" and focus more on the sublet details of negative and positive space rather than full out rendering their works, these paints make a lot of sense for softer styles of painting, but it also means over blending doesn't work well with these so you have to limit yourself to painting a certain way to really get the full effect of these. I want to buy the travel size kit because these would be wonderful for quick sketching out in the real world, cuz the full size set is way too big xD
I got the “smaller” set of those paints for my birthday a few years ago and they are such good paints! I love the sliver white and the pale blue colour my blue one has a huge crater in it, The big set looks so cool and I love the drawings you guys did and the funny worm!
I actually got that big Kuretake gansai tambi st last year as a gift and it's my first non-travel set watercolor set. I've just been in love with how many colors they have and the range of it all. I specifically asked my gift-giver for the kuretake gansai tambi because of how much you guys praised them btw c:
Really really appreciated Steph's info dump about the meanings of the kanji and the ways that the paint is different, languages have always been one of my special interests and so it was so so enjoyable watching her talk about that!! Both pieces turned out so lovely, those pastel shades are so gorgeous, they look like most of my clothes, I'm kinda glad I held off on buying the set before because now I'd be able to get it with those colours included. So so wholesome as always, I often fall off drawing for a while because I get frustrated when things aren't turning out how I want, maybe once I'm settled in a new place again I'll go back to putting on some Doodle Date and drawing with you.
Oh my gosh yes. You guys have inspired me so much over the years, I wouldn't be the artist I am today without you! Love your videos and Adam, the way you watercolor is lovely don't let anyone tell you otherwise 😉 ❤
I’ve tried them! My friend and I both bought the original one with 12 colours, because you guys talk so highly of them. We both love them, but are a bit scared to use them a lot because they feel so fancy
I'm just gunna tell you they aren't fancy so you will continue to use them more often. They aren't that fancy! (K mayb I am just jealous I don't have any)
you definitely inspired me to keep on drawing as your approach to art is that having fun is the most important thing! started watching since i was 12 and now im 18 and ive been accepted into uni for illustration :D thank you guys
Been binge watching all of the video's I have missed because youtube never let me know you guys were back, and I am going through a lot of intense emotional distress- so I'd just like to say thank you to you both- you've helped me a lot today feeling a lil bit better. I always appreciate you so much, just the overall friendly, welcoming and kind vibe you both have is very welcomed in this harsh world I am struggling to cope with as I am such a sensitive lil biss. ;_; PS, i love how you both use the watercolours so differently! It is very fun to see- I love the effect Adam's method has! It always comes out very beautifully and soft looking! I also really wish to try the kuretake set someday myself if I can afford it sometime!
I have a smaller Kuretake set and a set of the golds, and they are "right chonkers" as Adam says. (Never gonna unhear this when I look at them!!) And the teeny beanie babies!!! I had most of that set from McDonalds.
I got the 36 set plus the spring colours for my birthday this year, haven’t really used them much but know I love this style of paint. As I have two tiny sets as well as metallics by them. Having spent this sweltering summer mainly outside am planning to get these out very soon so even though I came to your video late, it is really timely for me. I have that substitute silver in among my metallics so I have both. You can buy replacements which is really nice. My box of course is old style. I love that you are so unstuffy and just have fun with things, sometimes the level of really intimidating art can be very off putting, but really on the whole I find this super precise type of art uninteresting anyway! There are one or two exceptions. Anyway thanks. Loved the work too btw.
i haven’t watched y’all in so long oh my gosh i miss youuu guys i’m gonna rewatch everything now and you guys have inspired me so much to keep doing art! i felt so insecure in my abilities and painting skills that i never wanted to even try painting again but today i tried again and surprised myself ! you guys make it feel like i’m painting next to a friend or a loved one and it makes me so calm
The kuretake paints are definitely my favorites since you can use them very light and transparent, or put them on very thick like gouache. Very nice and versatile! (And their metallic and pearlescent colors... That pearl pink they have is so pretty and wonderful to do accents with!)
I have Inch the worm too! 😆The one you have is huge!! Mine is the same size as other beanie babies... so I guess Inch comes in all small, medium, and large lol Edit: I wanted to add that I used to have all the tiny McDonald's ones, all still wrapped. A family member of mine collected hundreds(possibly thousands? lol it was A LOT) of beanie babies and for some reason, I ended up with several boxes full of them. I only got to keep a tiny amount, but the rest (including the tiny ones) were given to my baby nieces. I wish I would have kept the tiny cat 😭
Love my large set of keritake Gamsai Tambi with the starry nights and gem colours I just need opal colours but there are plenty white/colour irredddcent colours in all my sets. They don't need prior activation and I always use the paints thicker like a gouache and the paint relishes that type of use of their watercolours. Totally worth it ❤😂❤
I'm not sure if you will be able to get this post as this is on a video years ago but knowing how much Adam loves his karatake paints I thought you would be interested in knowing, if you don't already, they have come out with "art nouveau" a new colors set,. I just ordered and right now they are on sale in America. I believe that they are on sale because they are brand new and the other sets also are on sale. I hope you get a chance to check them out soon. Truly enjoy your post and look forward to getting. Just so you know it's never too old to enjoy watching other people be creative. I am 70 and you bring out the playful side of my creativity. Thank you so much guys you are a pleasure and a blessing.
Awww thanks so much for letting us know and also for the kind words, we love hearing about other creatives that have seen our videos!! I'll have to keep an eye out for the new Kuretake paints when I next look at art supplies :D - Steph
I received art nouveau set today and I love them. Most of them are semi opaque are opaque but that is just up my alley. I've been looking for pants to use on my black paper. I really think you would have fun with them. I put all 24 colors on one 5x7 Academy paper and it is gorgeous. I might just frame it all by itself LOL I hope that you get an opportunity to use them.
Those paints look amazing! A friend of mine just got them and she said she loves them. I recently bought a small Schmincke watercolor palette that was not cheap, so it’ll be a while before I can splurge on more paint 😭 I’ll just have to live vicariously through you guys! 🥰
Petition to now only say commissues when we talk about commitment issues. I’ve never tried Kuretake paints yet but would like to at some point. Recently got the spring pan set from Viviva and loving those it has some very bright colors as well as some pastels, the spring Kuretake set looks just my aesthetic as well. MMm I really love how the blending on Steph’s came out it’s smooth but in a way that just has this vibe of a gummy worm i want to eat it.
Ahh! I bought my 36 set of these paints because of you guys! I had no idea there was an EVEN BIGGER set?! It's gonna take 3 generations just to use up the 36 set I have lol
If I remember right they some type of honey glue stuff. Edit So I looked it up its made with a mix of animal glue, beeswax, sugar and other natural dyes and binders. Think of them as sumi inks in Japan. Which can cost an arm and a leg
I have the set of 12 and I have to say I think I love how these lay down on the page because of the different type of binder it uses. they just feel... nice?
I have the 36 set of them and I really like them, though I haven't reached for them in a little while. I want to try the Starry, Pearl, Opal, and Gem sets (6 in each set) as well but they are pretty expensive here in Canada so I haven't bought them yet. Both of your pictures turned out super good BTW!
I got the 24 set many years ago cus it was on discount on Amazon. I recently learned about the spring set cus facebook kept advertising to me from art pages i like. Lmbo. So I obviously had to buy it for the cute colors 🥰
I love my Kurataki gansai paints, and am nearly ready to replace mine, but I would get them without the metallic colors to keep the new set from getting glittery. It has taken four to five years to use my set of 36. you can just replace the color you need.
I stopped drawing for a long time after primary school, because I thought it was childish and I wasn't good enough.. Luckily I got to my senses and after getting an IT degree I decided to get a degree for Graphic Design and finally realized that drawing wasn't childish, but a good hobby for me to get creative. I hope my childern will find their passion too and I will never say that a hobby is childish.
Hey guys! I’m working as an art teacher in Japan. Can confirm that they also sell individual pans here. I have both the Kurotakes and regular Windsor and Newton ones in my Art room for my students to use. 日本語の勉強を楽しんでね！
I understand the feeling that you aren't good enough. I've loved making art ever since I was a child (animals and nature themed are what I do) and I made a lot of art throughout my primary and secondary school years, but gave it up after my GCSEs because of the grade I got (and the fact that the teacher we had in the second year of the GCSE course was quite mean and criticized everything you did - see also convinced me that I was no good at needlework, too! I missed the teacher who retired who we had for the first year of the course because he was great.) I tried again a few times after school but was frustrated with it because it didn't look as good as the people who I admired on deviant art. In 2014 I hit a low time in my life due to things happening with my partner and I had an illness that took me along time to recover from - I'd lost concentration for reading and cross stitching because of it and had a lot of brain fog. I took up art again because of it and started with acrylics from the Works and B and M. I got other things to try as well, but the acrylics were my favourite art supply for a time. Doing that renewed my interest in creating art again, but even so I took breaks from it. I got back into cross stitch and needlework again in 2018 and that took over for a while until last year when getting the fabric for cross stitch was hard. At the end of last summer I started painting again, did some artwork with markers and pencils and discovered the art community on youtube. Finding youtube has been a big encouragement for me and it has helped me get through the pandemic. I only found your channel in December and look forward to watching your videos every week.
Anyone else remember when Adam was first trying watercolor and said it was his LEAST favorite medium? Oh how far we've come! (unless i'm hallucinating..)
(Bonus points to Adam for branching out on his skin tones in this video!)
The last part of what Steph said really resonated with me, i've been trying to get my fiancé to draw with me more because of your videos. He used to get discouraged a lot but now he's happy to color in my drawings for me. (And WOW! He colors WAY better than me!)
Hullo Guys! I also have the 48 set of Gansai Tambi paints! I bought mine after watching Kasey Golden’s video about her visit to the Studio Ghibli Museum in Japan. She purchased the special museum set of paints that have been used in the movies! I do enjoy watching your videos and seeing how much fun you both have! If I can offer a tip for Adam? If you clean up your line work with a kneaded eraser lightening your sketch your colors will not mix with the graphite and stay more sharp and pure, less saturation from the graphite or muddy look from the pencils. You can always use a fine liner for your finishing touches and bring about your line work bolder if you choose to do so. Just an idea. Thank you for sharing your time together with us. Please take care and have a lovely day!
I feel like adam’s painting in this one just got the right amount of saturation, maybe more opaque than his normal ones but it is perfect!
I love how opaque these can get. That's been my biggest complaint with most watercolor, because sometimes I just want a bright or solid color darn it. 😆❤
It might be worth it to look into gouache!
That's kind of the point behind watercolors-- to layer! Most western ones are made with the intent to leave a smooth, transparent finish. I agree with Lori G-- look into gouache! It's similar in that it's water-based, but is meant to be opaque and matte.
How lovely to see you on my feed again. I used to watch this channel religiously when I was in highschool, I believe it’s been around 5/6 years since I last watched you guys. So nice to see you still making videos and drawing!!
Adam LOVES her. Every sentence he speaks contains a compliment. Wow.
You can buy the replacement pans. They eevn do a even larger size set!
Oh my gosh there's even BIGGER?!?
Oh my gosh the pastels in this set look *delicious*
Also I think a good challenge video for Adamo would be to do one whole picture with highly saturated watercolor. Dare him to do it 🤣
HAHA omg i love this idea!!
The ‘Adamo’ typo makes me think you’re leaning Esperanto
Sacrilegious!!!
Even though I don't particularly like gansai paints I can't help but get excited every time a new set gets released. The packaging and their color selection is always gorgeous. I should probably dust off my old set and give them another whirl.
Do ittttt!!!
I’m also beginning to learn Japanese (alongside learning Korean too😭 )and I became interested in nihonga painting and the materials they use including this paint and I bought this exact set 😆 and I didn’t know what it says on the front so Thankyou for the lesson! 💚
I'm learning Chinese and Japanese lol
I'm learning Japanese
I love the Kuretake gansai tambi watercolours! I've had mine since university (so almost 5 years now) and i love that you can buy the colours seperately and not in the set too! I'm totally interested in the bigger 48 set now that you've used them!! Great video guys
What set do u have??
I have a really cool story behind my watercolours:
Way before I was born (in the late 70s/early 80s) my grandparents owned an "arts" store called literally "The Arts." Their store sold fine art materials and musical instruments. Unfortunately it wasn't doing particularly well, and my grandparents were talking about closing down.
My uncle (Dad's brother)had decided to have his education take a business oriented path and asked to buy the business off of my grandparents. They agreed and my uncle took over.
The first thing my uncle did was focus the store on one thing... which was musical instruments. Second, he refinished the basement and started offering lessons.
Nowadays it's a multimillion dollar business! They had kept growind their clientele, and needed to expand. They took over a second storefront, the unit right beside them! They then ended up moving half way across town to an even bigger location as well as open a location in the neighboring town dedicated exclusively to lessons.
Getting back on topic:
So when my uncle changed the store's focus, my grandparents just kept all of the art supplies.
My grandpa gave all of the Winsor and Newton tube watercolour paints to my dad, who then gave them to me. So, I now have what could very well be, every colour of W&N tube watercolour paint there is, they're vintage, and they were free! Well, for me they were lol.
Anyone who may want to confirm out my story, look up "The Arts Music Store" and if your really want to, you can go there. It's in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. About a 45 minute drive from downtown Toronto!
aaaaa that's so cool that you got to keep them all!! I have a way less cool version of this story LOL! My Dad rented out his house while he was travelling and when he came back, the previous tenant had left a bunch of stuff he didn't want anymore. I inherited a briefcase and some old used art supplies from about the 80s that day hahhaha! I think I was the only 12 yo that owned a briefcase B) - Steph
@@DoodleDate Idk dood, that's pretty darn awesome! I just realized how I got my watercolour paper is pretty cool too. My fiance and I were walking my son school and on the way home we walked by a house that had apparently had a yard sale the day before. They had a bunch of stuff that hadn't sold, on the lawn in a box marked "free." I kid you not, I got two full blocks of Arches Watercolour paper, a really old watercolour sketch book and a bunch of other paper that I didn't recognize. Now that I understand how expensive Arches is, and why, I wish I could go back in time and see what else was there that I didn't pick up. I also wish I could go back to the previous Saturday because I bet you anything they had paint, and maybe even other art supplies, for decently cheap. If they were just throwing away Arches, they clearly didn't realize what they had.
@@DoodleDate I used to use a briefcase for my mobile art studio when I was a kiddo😅 I loved it but unfortunately I had to leave it behind in an unexpected move.
We love a bargain! That’s great that you learnt watercolor with the true tubed paint. Do you still have any of them?
That is such a cool story!
i watched you guys so much when i was a child and just found your channel again. this brought back so many happy memories:)
Adam’s flowers remind me of Wistaria tree blossoms. If you never seen them they are quite worth the look up (:
I love the kuretake set! It's so pigmented and the colors are beautiful. I also love the packaging, it's so neat and simple
adamo! your art here is so much more vibrant thanusual! also purple? GASP! glasses are paying for themselves *chefs kiss* xDD Steph I love the wormy fella, such a lad!
Why did this video seem so short to me TT TT, But I still loved it. I think it’s really sweet how Steph clearly but so much thought into labeling those paints for Adam, and that fact that he loves those paints makes it even better. Both drawing look so good and I like how you guys showed two methods of using the paint.
The videos where you used the Gansai Tambi Watercolours inspired me to get some of my own and they inspired me to do more watercolour paintings. So I really love these paints and thank you for introducing them to me. Also I am really impressed with Stephs research on these paints interesting to know why the pans are so huge!
Thank you so much Bergie!
We really appreciate you as well ❤️
wow this channel brings back memories, i used to watch years ago and wait impatiently each sunday for a new video, i’ve gotten back into art and so i’m so excited to binge all the videos i missed!!
I bought myself the 48 set for my birthday in jan this year, wanted the for a good while and decided to treat myself!😉 love both your paintings they turned out fab but those flowers turned out amazing and you did it so effortlessly 💜
I got to try out one or two of the Kuretake gansai tambi paints from an art supply subscription (I think it was ArtSnacks). And I LOVE these paints!! The paint has a beautiful, full pigment load, so it never looks drab (unless you deliberately mix the colors to *be* drab). It remains vibrant. That was a very generous gift from your viewer! 🧡💛💚💙💜
I have a smaller set of these and I love them! I love how bright the colours are, very excited to see a big big set, might be something I'll save up for 😌
Just wanted you guys to know. I have been BINGE watching all of your videos and it’s truly made me want to really throw myself back into art. I have never been super hard into it but I have always drawn in passing. I wrote a book for my son but after that I had a bit of burn out. These videos are really helping get my grove and passion back! It means so much to see you guys just genuinely loving art and seeing Adam progress so much so quickly Is just leaving me in awe as well as pushing me to really start studying the art I love!
I haven't watched this channel in so long, its so nice to see your wholesome content again :3
Hello doodle date I’m so glad you upload so often hope your both doing well. I love your videos as always.
I am like you Steph. I LOVE swatching new art supplies!! LOVE it!!
Hi hi~ I'm also a Japanese language learner~ I believe here the kanji 顔 reads like "expression" and 彩 reads as "vibrant" or "brilliant" and 耽美 meaning "aesthetic". So literally these paints are brilliant expression paints lol
I just started watercoloring in July of 21. I had to learn how to use my left hand for everything so learning to watercolor has been my therapy. I love kuretake watercolor paints. I now have the complete 48 set plus their gems, Pearl, Starry and opal sets. I am having so much fun experimenting with these pants and I am using them now with black paper. I completed two paintings, signed and dated them oh, and they now hang on my wall. My first keepers. Happy to come onboard with you and look forward to watching more of your art. The two of you are very encouraging and upbeat.
WOW I loved this video, and I thought I knew a lot of Kuretake paints. Thanks Prof. Steph!
..so jelly....
so sad i was only able to find these paints in ONE city and ONE tiny art shop TT_TT
and steph still rockin the shroom hat
Absolutely LOVING the beginning with the lesson. It’s so much fun!
Glad you enjoy it! It's fun putting what ive been leanring recently to help you guys too! ❤️
I might own nearly every single color of these paints and a custom palette to hold them. Would I say they are my favorite? No, only because I am not always a fan of the sheen they have. But do I love using them and suggest them to nearly everyone? Absolutely 😍
I don't know if I've ever commented before but I just wanted to pop in and say that your channel has been such a huge help to me! Whenever I'm struggling with my mental health I find a video from you to watch. You two are so sweet and wholesome
My first ever watercolor illustrations were done with Kuretake because they were my first set. I've since started using other brands, but I hold the Kuretake close to my heart because I still love those illustrations I did.
watercolour is my favourite medium to use I just love the way it looks
I got the kuretake watercolors after seeing you guys try it and I love it to this day, it was my first proper watercolor set and it’s very good quality for a good price💖
Seriously impressive level of research and preparation for this video. In the most non patronising way I can manage, seriously seriously well done Adam and Steph.
Ohhh I didn't know there was a fresh set! I have the old Kuretake set and I love it (it and q color are my favorite watercolors)
Oh my gosh those pieces are both so gorgeous! Thanks for being such an inspiration you two!!
My doodles + me book just arrived. ❤❤❤❤I can't wait to go through. Love you guys
Just before Steph said she could read some of the Japanese, I said the same! I'm also learning the language, so I gut super excited about it.
Do your best! I know how hard it is, but we can do it! :D
You guys inspire me to embrace the more goofy side of my art, i used to be ashamed of people seeing my silly "childish" colorful doodles because i grew up around very stuck up, serious artists, now i am working on just letting myself be and embrace the silliness and the inner child need to just make everything bright and colorful and look a tad bit stupid
I own this set and they are honestly such a great paint for just playing around. The fact that the glue binding making them super thick but then they can be ultra water downed helps with not over thinking your blending and coloring! since most Japanese watercolor artist are super "light" and focus more on the sublet details of negative and positive space rather than full out rendering their works, these paints make a lot of sense for softer styles of painting, but it also means over blending doesn't work well with these so you have to limit yourself to painting a certain way to really get the full effect of these. I want to buy the travel size kit because these would be wonderful for quick sketching out in the real world, cuz the full size set is way too big xD
I got the “smaller” set of those paints for my birthday a few years ago and they are such good paints! I love the sliver white and the pale blue colour my blue one has a huge crater in it, The big set looks so cool and I love the drawings you guys did and the funny worm!
I got a smol set of 12 after seeing you use them. I absolutely love the consistency of them💕
Ayoooo?? Also love Adam's shirt and Steph's vibes today
I actually got that big Kuretake gansai tambi st last year as a gift and it's my first non-travel set watercolor set.
I've just been in love with how many colors they have and the range of it all.
I specifically asked my gift-giver for the kuretake gansai tambi because of how much you guys praised them btw c:
Really really appreciated Steph's info dump about the meanings of the kanji and the ways that the paint is different, languages have always been one of my special interests and so it was so so enjoyable watching her talk about that!!
Both pieces turned out so lovely, those pastel shades are so gorgeous, they look like most of my clothes, I'm kinda glad I held off on buying the set before because now I'd be able to get it with those colours included. So so wholesome as always, I often fall off drawing for a while because I get frustrated when things aren't turning out how I want, maybe once I'm settled in a new place again I'll go back to putting on some Doodle Date and drawing with you.
omg I'm loving the info on the paint! thank you!x
Oh my gosh yes. You guys have inspired me so much over the years, I wouldn't be the artist I am today without you! Love your videos and Adam, the way you watercolor is lovely don't let anyone tell you otherwise 😉 ❤
I’ve tried them! My friend and I both bought the original one with 12 colours, because you guys talk so highly of them. We both love them, but are a bit scared to use them a lot because they feel so fancy
I'm just gunna tell you they aren't fancy so you will continue to use them more often. They aren't that fancy! (K mayb I am just jealous I don't have any)
a little paint goes quite a long while
you will almost never run out!
you definitely inspired me to keep on drawing as your approach to art is that having fun is the most important thing! started watching since i was 12 and now im 18 and ive been accepted into uni for illustration :D thank you guys
Love watercolors, and these are beautiful!
Thanks so much 😊
Been binge watching all of the video's I have missed because youtube never let me know you guys were back, and I am going through a lot of intense emotional distress- so I'd just like to say thank you to you both- you've helped me a lot today feeling a lil bit better. I always appreciate you so much, just the overall friendly, welcoming and kind vibe you both have is very welcomed in this harsh world I am struggling to cope with as I am such a sensitive lil biss. ;_;
PS, i love how you both use the watercolours so differently! It is very fun to see- I love the effect Adam's method has! It always comes out very beautifully and soft looking! I also really wish to try the kuretake set someday myself if I can afford it sometime!
Love the Gansai Tambi watercolors! I also feel like these would make for a really fun 3 color challenge since they are so "blendable" :)
My first nicer set was one of these, I chose it because you guys used it a while ago! I still use and love it to this day. Thank you!
Hi guys! I actually bought the kuretake set after seeing your previous video! I use it mostly to paint on fabric and then do embroidery over it.
I remember the last video you guys made about these paints because it convinced me to buy my own set!
I really enjoy watching you both paint it’s very relaxing. Very much looking forward to the semi moist paint video 😌
I have a smaller Kuretake set and a set of the golds, and they are "right chonkers" as Adam says. (Never gonna unhear this when I look at them!!)
And the teeny beanie babies!!! I had most of that set from McDonalds.
The McDonalds set is so nostalgic omg im so happy people know of them too!!
i have a smaller set of these paints and they're my absolute favorite paints to use.
I got the 36 set plus the spring colours for my birthday this year, haven’t really used them much but know I love this style of paint. As I have two tiny sets as well as metallics by them. Having spent this sweltering summer mainly outside am planning to get these out very soon so even though I came to your video late, it is really timely for me. I have that substitute silver in among my metallics so I have both. You can buy replacements which is really nice. My box of course is old style. I love that you are so unstuffy and just have fun with things, sometimes the level of really intimidating art can be very off putting, but really on the whole I find this super precise type of art uninteresting anyway! There are one or two exceptions. Anyway thanks. Loved the work too btw.
Wow Adam your sketches are so nice
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it!
Really appreciate the explanation about the pan size and the binding medium 💜💗
i haven’t watched y’all in so long oh my gosh i miss youuu guys i’m gonna rewatch everything now and you guys have inspired me so much to keep doing art! i felt so insecure in my abilities and painting skills that i never wanted to even try painting again but today i tried again and surprised myself ! you guys make it feel like i’m painting next to a friend or a loved one and it makes me so calm
Aw thank you so much!! This was the most wholesome comment to read today! 😭 💖
@@DoodleDate i’m so so happy to hear that i could make you smile 💘😭
The kuretake paints are definitely my favorites since you can use them very light and transparent, or put them on very thick like gouache. Very nice and versatile! (And their metallic and pearlescent colors... That pearl pink they have is so pretty and wonderful to do accents with!)
I love these Watercolors!
I have Inch the worm too! 😆The one you have is huge!! Mine is the same size as other beanie babies... so I guess Inch comes in all small, medium, and large lol
Edit: I wanted to add that I used to have all the tiny McDonald's ones, all still wrapped. A family member of mine collected hundreds(possibly thousands? lol it was A LOT) of beanie babies and for some reason, I ended up with several boxes full of them. I only got to keep a tiny amount, but the rest (including the tiny ones) were given to my baby nieces. I wish I would have kept the tiny cat 😭
OMG i have inch the worm too in the same size I'm guessing 😅
Love my large set of keritake Gamsai Tambi with the starry nights and gem colours I just need opal colours but there are plenty white/colour irredddcent colours in all my sets. They don't need prior activation and I always use the paints thicker like a gouache and the paint relishes that type of use of their watercolours. Totally worth it ❤😂❤
I'm not sure if you will be able to get this post as this is on a video years ago but knowing how much Adam loves his karatake paints I thought you would be interested in knowing, if you don't already, they have come out with "art nouveau" a new colors set,. I just ordered and right now they are on sale in America. I believe that they are on sale because they are brand new and the other sets also are on sale. I hope you get a chance to check them out soon. Truly enjoy your post and look forward to getting. Just so you know it's never too old to enjoy watching other people be creative. I am 70 and you bring out the playful side of my creativity. Thank you so much guys you are a pleasure and a blessing.
Awww thanks so much for letting us know and also for the kind words, we love hearing about other creatives that have seen our videos!! I'll have to keep an eye out for the new Kuretake paints when I next look at art supplies :D - Steph
I received art nouveau set today and I love them. Most of them are semi opaque are opaque but that is just up my alley. I've been looking for pants to use on my black paper. I really think you would have fun with them. I put all 24 colors on one 5x7 Academy paper and it is gorgeous. I might just frame it all by itself LOL I hope that you get an opportunity to use them.
Boy howdy I never been this early to a new doodle date video.
Those paints look amazing! A friend of mine just got them and she said she loves them.
I recently bought a small Schmincke watercolor palette that was not cheap, so it’ll be a while before I can splurge on more paint 😭
I’ll just have to live vicariously through you guys! 🥰
Oh wow! Schmincke paints are so screamy and nice though! They're so worth the investment! ❤️
We got snow where I live in April :0 so I'm watching this while studying at home. This set looks so nice!!
So satisfying. Love these vids
I'm also learning Japanese, how fun! Those paints look awesome. Love the box!
Thank you so much Fabi!!
Yay early squad! I love my kuretake gansai tambi paints 😊 they’re my first watercolor paints and I still use them!
Love Steph’s mushroom aesthetic today 🍄❤️ suits you well!!
Yay! Thank you! ❤️
Petition to now only say commissues when we talk about commitment issues.
I’ve never tried Kuretake paints yet but would like to at some point. Recently got the spring pan set from Viviva and loving those it has some very bright colors as well as some pastels, the spring Kuretake set looks just my aesthetic as well.
MMm I really love how the blending on Steph’s came out it’s smooth but in a way that just has this vibe of a gummy worm i want to eat it.
I wanna eat it too! I cant believe how well she managed to blend them it looks just like markers irl!
Ahh! I bought my 36 set of these paints because of you guys! I had no idea there was an EVEN BIGGER set?! It's gonna take 3 generations just to use up the 36 set I have lol
If I remember right they some type of honey glue stuff.
Edit
So I looked it up its made with a mix of animal glue, beeswax, sugar and other natural dyes and binders. Think of them as sumi inks in Japan. Which can cost an arm and a leg
I have the set of 12 and I have to say I think I love how these lay down on the page because of the different type of binder it uses. they just feel... nice?
The hypnotic discord plug in was so damn cool.
HAHA thank you Tushar!!
Oh my god. I have the 36 color one and i love it. I've had it for like 2 years and still have so much of it left but now i want this one lol.
Steph looks extra dashing today 🥺
SHE STUNNING FOR SURE!
You should check out Choosing Keeping! Their exclusive watercolor palettes are sooooo gorgeous
I have the 36 set of them and I really like them, though I haven't reached for them in a little while. I want to try the Starry, Pearl, Opal, and Gem sets (6 in each set) as well but they are pretty expensive here in Canada so I haven't bought them yet.
Both of your pictures turned out super good BTW!
I got the 24 set many years ago cus it was on discount on Amazon. I recently learned about the spring set cus facebook kept advertising to me from art pages i like. Lmbo. So I obviously had to buy it for the cute colors 🥰
ooooo omg I still have that older set so I don't need this new one but.... wow I want them
aaa maybe you'll be able to find the mini Spring colours palette :D
I want these, I’m nervous about mixing up skin colours from my Windsor and Newton basic colours so I’d love to try some actual skin tone watercolours
I have seen that, in Japan, you can buy the pans individually which is interesting. I just wish it was an option in more western art stores
True! I wish it was more of a thing here as well!
I tried a smaller set and really liked them, need to try them on rice paper next
I remember years ago in watercolor class, I was taught not to use black and white paint. So I used them in gouache instead. 😉
I love my Kurataki gansai paints, and am nearly ready to replace mine, but I would get them without the metallic colors to keep the new set from getting glittery. It has taken four to five years to use my set of 36. you can just replace the color you need.
I stopped drawing for a long time after primary school, because I thought it was childish and I wasn't good enough.. Luckily I got to my senses and after getting an IT degree I decided to get a degree for Graphic Design and finally realized that drawing wasn't childish, but a good hobby for me to get creative. I hope my childern will find their passion too and I will never say that a hobby is childish.
I heard that this type of japense watercolors have a special kind of rice paper that they are used with
Me at 9:51 - Omg is Adam going to paint loose florals!?!?
Hey guys! I’m working as an art teacher in Japan. Can confirm that they also sell individual pans here. I have both the Kurotakes and regular Windsor and Newton ones in my Art room for my students to use. 日本語の勉強を楽しんでね！
I understand the feeling that you aren't good enough. I've loved making art ever since I was a child (animals and nature themed are what I do) and I made a lot of art throughout my primary and secondary school years, but gave it up after my GCSEs because of the grade I got (and the fact that the teacher we had in the second year of the GCSE course was quite mean and criticized everything you did - see also convinced me that I was no good at needlework, too! I missed the teacher who retired who we had for the first year of the course because he was great.) I tried again a few times after school but was frustrated with it because it didn't look as good as the people who I admired on deviant art. In 2014 I hit a low time in my life due to things happening with my partner and I had an illness that took me along time to recover from - I'd lost concentration for reading and cross stitching because of it and had a lot of brain fog. I took up art again because of it and started with acrylics from the Works and B and M. I got other things to try as well, but the acrylics were my favourite art supply for a time. Doing that renewed my interest in creating art again, but even so I took breaks from it. I got back into cross stitch and needlework again in 2018 and that took over for a while until last year when getting the fabric for cross stitch was hard. At the end of last summer I started painting again, did some artwork with markers and pencils and discovered the art community on youtube. Finding youtube has been a big encouragement for me and it has helped me get through the pandemic. I only found your channel in December and look forward to watching your videos every week.
WoW that’s an amazing set ! Those colors are gorgeous ! Always so fun and relaxing to watch your video
Thank you so much 🤗
Food for the algorithm woo