Pete, I want to thank you you're encouragement has made it to where I feel more confident and I have painted a few paintings that I am incredibly proud of. Yesterday I read damaged the ankle that I shattered 2 1/2 years ago and so I am laid up in bed for a few weeks. However I did as a treat to myself so that I can still work a little bit get myself the museum aquarelle landscape set so that I can at least draw which is my specialty and activate them with water I have one of these pencils for 4 years and was finally able to get them because I had a gift certificate LOL I look forward to every video that you do and all the word art styles are very different I am so pleased to have you as an online friend to look to you for advice and encouragement. Thank you so much for everything you do for our community you are just so wonderful to listen to and watch.
I really love all my Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints. I’m glad you’re testing them out. You know I’ve painted with mine quite a bit and framed some. None have faded, but then they are behind uv protective glass and no direct sun on them. Really fun paints!
Thank you Pete, you have such a natural way of explaining watercolor, especially for a newbie like myself, love all your videos. And if you want to throw away paint, throw it my way please! 🥰
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy these. I try to speak as plainly as possible and I'm glad that comes through. I like to say I'll throw things away, but I never do. 😂 I have another given away coming up in a couple of weeks. 👍🏻
Nice colors... even those neon greens 😋. The problem with checklists - that I have - is that you need a checklist for your checklist... 1 - Check the checklist... 2 - Follow the checklist... 😅
Okay Pete, when you decide to throw stuff in the trash, send that trash to me!! LOL. I like some of those crazy ass colors. I know you hate that green….knew it before you even put it on the page. Appreciate this swatch out, I had not ever used nor seen for purchase the Kuretake Gansai Tambi . I will be looking for a set now. I do love the colors in the set you are using. Love both pieces, but my fav….the second one. “Butterfly Frenzy” 1. “Butterfly Frenzy” 2
I like to talk about throwing things away but I never do. 😂 These are very unique. Unlike anything I've used before, mostly because of how they interact with each other. If you get them, I hope you enjoy them. I like those names too! 🙂
@@IllustrationsByPete I Know what you mean. I fuss about some of my art stuff “okay this goes in the round file”, but I’m like you, it never does but I do eventually, when my area gets too crowded, give stuff to friends that want to give art a try. I have also given brushes, paints, both watercolor and acrylic, to kids that want to paint or learn to paint. THAT makes me HAPPY. ….. Pete, I look forward to Monday’s just to see your video…they are so informative, they are fun, and we appreciate you so much and the time you take to keep your channel interesting and fun. Thanks Pete 😊
I have but not on watercolor. I only seal my watercolor with cold wax. I've sealed colored pencils, acrylics, and even a pastel (very carefully) with a fixative.
I purchased DS Lunar Black. Pbk 11. It's gorgeous and will granulate every color you mix with it! It's a seedy granulation and I love it. I just got it a week ago 🎉
I do use this but I like it better mixed with richer or darker colors. When I mix it with a new gamboge or lighter color it just looks dirty to me. I probably need to experiment with it some more to find the sweet spot.
I have 3 sets of these. I like to use them for "play time". They are unique. They have their own character. They're just fun. I pull them out when I'm working with my granddaughter to teach her. She loves using them and I don't mind because it's not my Winsor and Newton and costing me my right arm to play with them. They have their own little space in my world. 😊
I absolutely agree! These are very unique and extremely fun to play around with. I love how the random specialty sets have color palettes that work so well together. I'm going to look into these further. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete if you like the Kuretake, look into Kissho gansai too - I managed to snag a massive set of 60 at a super discounted price (they can be costly outside Japan) and they are even better!
@@IllustrationsByPete if you can get them from Japan or at a discount price give them a go, but don’t pay extortionate prices for them! Ideally they shouldn’t cost you much more than the Kuretake. good luck! 🤞😊
Thank you this is great information. I’m totally new to watercolour actually I’m a fibre artist and I’m looking for a watercolour look that I can paint on fabric. I was hoping these paints might work because of the different binders. The fact that it didn’t run might work to my benefit as fabric (cotton) tends to soak up pain5 and it’s difficult to keep it where you want. So your information will help but I’ll probably still have to buy and try on fabric to see if it works. If you have used any on fabric I’d like your opinion. I giggled when you spoke about your paint colour preferences as I agreed 99%. lol…
I'm glad you found this useful! You may want to look at Derwent inktense blocks. They are advertised for fabrics and are fantastic with their color selection. They are bright and vibrant so if you want more muted tones you'll need to add a lot of water. I have used them as watercolor before and they do a great job but they are permanent. I have not tried these on fabrics though. I hope that helps. 🙂
@ yes, thank you I’ve used Dewent both the blocks and the pencils and they work but the colours (🇨🇦 spelling color with a u ha ha ) are intense and occasionally I’d like more soft pastel colours so that’s why I’m looking at Kuretake Gansai Tambi. If I add more water the fabric soaks it up and blurs the design too much. I’ll let you know when I give them a try but I’m glad I can subscribe to your channel as I really enjoyed this. I might have to buy some paper and have a go. Actually I do similar designs by painting the colour on fabric (or using coloured fabric) then I use black stitching lines to add the details like you do with a marker. Thanks for the reply and for sharing your art.
Thank you! Welcome to the channel! The Kuretake could work just fine but I'd like to hear your thoughts after you try it. This is one of the most interesting sets I have ever bought. I just picked up their larger compliment to this set. I'll do a review of them soon as well. Have a great day! 👍🏻
🤣🤣🤣 omg Pete you are on your way to create a niche pigment/paint review channel, cussing and ranting your way through it. EPIC. I was crying 🤣🤣🤣. In other news Holbein has that exact Horizon blue, could be a Japanese market thing ? And I used to hate pthalo green for years..with a vengeance, and then…yes…I too like it now for mixing yada yada…lol. My fav ( and only ) Kuretake is their Art Deco palette which has a lot of similar colours with what you have. I love it. I love it as much as I hate my Himi jelly gouache set. I know comparing apples with oranges but both of them are my ‘fun’ palettes and the Kuretake brings me joy and the Himi , the exact opposite. Think I am just going to trash it. It’s awful, have you tried it ?
I will never like Phthalo green. I need to check out that Kuretake set and see if it's still available. I have not tried Himi gouache but it looks terrible.
I enjoyed this video and I have an older, nearly used up set of these. I have the remains of the 36 set and I may get another set of the 48 colors as an Xmas gift! Thx for reminding me of these. The five or six set of granulating ones costs $22-25 and a 48 set costs $49.99. Whoa, right?
I had to wait to get these. They were out of stock for a month. I paid more, but I have them! The Graphite colors are Amazing! I have the 48 and Art Neuvoux, and Sumi. Sumi colors are a little redundant but hey, it's collecting 🎉
@@IllustrationsByPete oh and I was speaking of the new multiple pigments granulating Kuratake Gansi. Those were hard to get. St Louis Art Supply finally stocked them. They were on eBay for 36.00! I paid 28.
I'll stick with the graphite for now then. I want to see how they compare to the Derwent graphitint pans. I wanted the granulating set but it's been out of stock everywhere. I'll eventually get my hands on them.
@@IllustrationsByPete I think this paint is like a marriage between transparent water color and gouache water color. It's so creamy and marvelous. Most of the watercolors I own are transparent, so this is adding another element that works beautifully with those. I love your channel and look forward to watching all of your videos. Good stuff!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy these. 🙂 They do seem like both and also something different all at once. They blend more easily than gouache but also stay a little separate in the mix. Very unique, I love these.
I love these paint. They are definitely different that western watercolors but ooooh, all those pretty colors! There is a creator here on UA-cam (Studio of M.M) that makes storage “towers “ specifically for these pans. Each layer holds 12 pans so you can get rid of the cardboard boxes. Watching you reminded me I need to order more tower layers since I got the Art Nouveau set and looking for the granulating set.
Love the paint just would be great if it was lightfast. Can't win them all Pete I guess. I use the Boku undo paint by them but mix it with lightfast pigments.
I have a tube of Holbein watercolor that’s called Cobalt Blue Hue made using that same mix of ultramarine and Phthalo… It dries me absolutely crazy and even though it’s a close color match to a cobalt, I’d much rather have an ultramarine or a phthalo by itself instead of them mixed like this. I absolutely feel the pain of pigment mixes that shouldn’t exist. I enjoy your pigment rants. 😆
@@IllustrationsByPete Judging by your swatch it's hard to tell. Could be. But based on gouache paints I have, ultramarine can be fairly opaque. Could go either way.
in regards to the light fastness of the paints kuretaki says that they are like fast if used as directed. For example, these paints are meant to be used as opaque paints that are similar to gouache like the packaging says. However, when you dilute the paint, and use it as watercolor, the more water you use the less effective it will be as a light fast paint. i see a lot of people who use lots of water and say the paints are not lightfast, so the rumor is “its NOT lightfast,” based on improper use. i have yet to see someone test the paint at full strength. That’s something that i would like to see to confirm if kuretake is correct or if the artists are correct.
I went straight from the pan to the page so I might be ok. That is a little ambiguous though. What is "dilute"? It's not a specific amount so I probably wouldn't risk it if I was asking someone to pay money for a painting. However, I don't mind at all. I loved these and I have no problem using them in my sketchbook or on a scanned illustration. They are great. Thanks for the info. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete You are welcome. I have no idea what is too much water. I was just summarizing what kuretake stated. As for the videos that I saw where it was stated the colors are not lightfast, it was a lot of water being used. That being said I love the paints also, but I wouldn't use it to sell original art. But that is why I want to see a full strenght lightfast test. I gave my paints to my niece with the intent of buying the big set, but when artists stated that the paint wasn't lightfast I have been hesitant in buying them.
I don't like when brands are ambiguous about their claims but I'll just assume they aren't light fast. I would still recommend getting them. They are a lot of fun to use. I have my eye on the larger set also. I might have to pull the trigger. 👍🏻
The way these paints mix is one of my favorite parts about them. They don't mix all the way so one color seems to peek out more. I did enjoy the greens this time. 👍🏻
I have to ask if you experienced an odd taste in the back of your throat while using these paints? I ordered the Starry collection of golds and after I just swatched them I had that odd taste.
@@IllustrationsByPete Just wanted to update my reaction with the Starry collection of golds as opposed to the Art Nouveau collection I just purchased. It is only the golds that are a problem for me; affecting my throat and nasal passages. I have read an article that specified that animal hide and other binders are being used most recently in the Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints.
I have 100 Pieces anniversary set. Only 26 of them have lightfast pigments. (LF1, BW8) . Unfortunately reds they use (PR48:3 and PR211 (73263-37-3 )) are generally fugitive. The same yellow. PY1is fugitive, PY3 is better but dépends on a manufacturer but not as lightfast as PY175, the same for PV23. I think they used less ligthfast pigments for price reasons. Anyway. Their earth colors, yellow ochre no.44 (PY42) and burnt sienna no.46 ( PR101) are just beautiful❤. And gofun white no.101, very subtle but Gorgeous❤❤❤ I also like their blues from no.60 to no.64 (and no.601). Mixtures No.11 (natural beige), no.47( raw umber deep), 401(flax beige) no.403(venetian red) no.405. (Green gold) and no.505(ivy green) are also worthnoty.
Kuretake is the brand- gansai is the type of paint, as opposed to sumi paint, which is ink. I have Yasu Tomo (a brand) gansai. I think Kuretaki unfairly confused the english market and cornered it all haha
Reminds me of how the Belgian biscuit maker brand Lotus cornered the market with their speculoos biscuits and now everyone outside of Belgium thinks they invented them and calls them under the Lotus rebranded (for the foreign market) name of Biscoff. Speculoos are traditional Belgian (and Dutch) biscuits, btw. Biscoff is just a rebrand (and a recent one - in Belgium they used to be sold as just as generic speculoos by Lotus). There are thousands of companies, bakers and different people making different brands of speculoos in Belgium. But abroad… it’s Biscoff 😂
👍 analysis. Some of the vintage Japanese color names are lost in translation, no doubt trying to be relatable to the modern western understandings. Ex. #48 is ‘hiwa’ color, a type of Asian finch. # 60 ‘ruri’ color, lapis or sky blue. #71 chestnut. Old days the colors came as pigments in little glass bottles one mixed with a binder as needed.
@@IllustrationsByPete even Japanese water color artists get a kick out of the beautiful old fashioned color names, words not in everyday use now, but when written quite understandable as the complex Chinese characters mean things where the sound of the word is often secondary. A little bit like how you process pigment numbers. Fun!
@@IllustrationsByPete I mean you can visualize a color by the pigment number, pigment being a thing, without processing words which is in a separate part of the brain. Chinese characters which Japanese borrowed, one sees the pictograph character & boom same thing, know without ‘words’. It can be faster and more precise.
I received a tiny set of these in a sketchbox grab bag and absolutely loved them! I was surprised how beautiful they go down. My only reason for not getting a set was that the pans are so big. But I just found a half pan set today after watching your video. So now I have to get it but I don't need it because I already bought some other half pans for my a travel set. Quite the dilemma.
That shade of Indian Red is the same as Crayola crayon Indian Red. These paints don’t really impress me much. I’ll stick to my buddies at Qor. I have heard that these really aren’t meant to be mixed a lot. Some of the colors they make are beautiful but I think they might mix too muddy for me and too transparent for gouache. They do make a tiny set that has something like 4 colors, including metallic gold, so I might try that set.
They aren't for everyone. They mix differently than most other paint but almost all of the paint on my pages are mixed. They mix but also stay separate. It's hard to explain.
interested how much you enjoyed these "between gouache and watercolor" paints but yeesh, that's a pass from me. pw6 and pr48 everywhere. not a single-pigment color to be found. props that you got as much contrast out of them as you did.
They aren't for everyone but I did enjoy them quite a bit. I think these were supposed to be opaque on purpose which is what it said on the box. I knew what I was getting myself into. They need to be used a certain way. 👍🏻
Studying Japanese, Still struggling to learn the language. Here's my best at translating what the name means. Kuretake (name of the company) Gansai (watercolor) Tambi (indulgence). Sorry to any native speakers ... this language is hard. It took me almost 2 months just to learn Hiragana ...
If you compare an indigo or sap green to any other high-quality paint, you will see how off their colors are. No gradation, but I have serious doubts about the light fatness.
I don't think I can compare these to any other paint I have. They are definitely their own thing. That could be good or bad depending on your point of view. 👍🏻
These aren’t really traditional watercolors .They are more like sumi ink as they have a different type of binder which is lacquer or glue based as well as a higher pigment load . They aren’t meant to be layered like traditional watercolor . They are beautiful but my favorite are the granulating type .
You cannot be sure a lightfast pigment is lightfast in a mix. A lightfast pigment might not be lightfast when it's tinted out. You have to look at the pigment itself, and see if it has lightfastness in tints. Sometimes you can tell by the color itself that it has a lot of a pigment that is not very lightfast when tinted. Then you know that as long as you don't tint too much the color will be lightfast. However, the only way to know for sure is to test the colors, it seems anymore that many companies are not testing their pigments and just relying on records of the ATSM or other testing companies.
Pete, I want to thank you you're encouragement has made it to where I feel more confident and I have painted a few paintings that I am incredibly proud of. Yesterday I read damaged the ankle that I shattered 2 1/2 years ago and so I am laid up in bed for a few weeks. However I did as a treat to myself so that I can still work a little bit get myself the museum aquarelle landscape set so that I can at least draw which is my specialty and activate them with water I have one of these pencils for 4 years and was finally able to get them because I had a gift certificate LOL I look forward to every video that you do and all the word art styles are very different I am so pleased to have you as an online friend to look to you for advice and encouragement. Thank you so much for everything you do for our community you are just so wonderful to listen to and watch.
I'm glad I can encourage you. I hope you have a speedy recovery. Keep creating! 🙂
@@IllustrationsByPete thank you
"Thank these people because they know everything, just ask them." Best laugh all week!!! You always make me smile. Love the artwork!
Thank you! I'm glad I could make you smile. Have a great week! 🙂
Truly impressive how you paint with a water brush. Truly making painting so inclusive ie for a mere mortals like me.👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏽
I love the water brush. It is one of my favorite brushes to use. 👍🏻
New subscriber, you pulled me in with the hypothetical rogue stabbing our precious paint in transit.
Welcome to the channel! I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
I really love all my Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints. I’m glad you’re testing them out. You know I’ve painted with mine quite a bit and framed some. None have faded, but then they are behind uv protective glass and no direct sun on them. Really fun paints!
That's how all art should be treated but some people are dumb. 😂 I enjoy these a lot. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete 🥰😎 Funny, I read your reply in your voice. Have a fabulous day!
😂 You too!
What a great way to start Monday morning!!! Making my coffee, then I'm going to sit back and enjoy!!!
Thank you Linda! I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
Thank you Pete, you have such a natural way of explaining watercolor, especially for a newbie like myself, love all your videos. And if you want to throw away paint, throw it my way please! 🥰
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy these. I try to speak as plainly as possible and I'm glad that comes through. I like to say I'll throw things away, but I never do. 😂 I have another given away coming up in a couple of weeks. 👍🏻
Thank you for an informative and thorough review!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Great review, super helpful. Thank you! 😊
I'm glad this helped. 🙂
Love your videos !
Love these paints I have 2 different sets...waiting to see you play w the granulating set 🎉
Thank you! I haven't found the granulating set available yet. Every time I check, it's out of stock. It must be in high demand. I can't wait either. 🙂
Nice colors... even those neon greens 😋.
The problem with checklists - that I have - is that you need a checklist for your checklist...
1 - Check the checklist...
2 - Follow the checklist...
😅
Don't laugh, I have a list of my lists so I remember what lists I've made. I even have a list with lists I need to make. 😂
@@IllustrationsByPete Can't laugh if I am in the same boat :D.
Loved both pieces! Happy Monday
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Happy Monday! 🙂
Big fan of your videos Pete 😅
Thank you! I appreciate you. 🙂
Okay Pete, when you decide to throw stuff in the trash, send that trash to me!! LOL. I like some of those crazy ass colors. I know you hate that green….knew it before you even put it on the page.
Appreciate this swatch out, I had not ever used nor seen for purchase the Kuretake Gansai Tambi . I will be looking for a set now. I do love the colors in the set you are using.
Love both pieces, but my fav….the second one. “Butterfly Frenzy” 1. “Butterfly Frenzy” 2
I like to talk about throwing things away but I never do. 😂
These are very unique. Unlike anything I've used before, mostly because of how they interact with each other. If you get them, I hope you enjoy them. I like those names too! 🙂
@@IllustrationsByPete I Know what you mean. I fuss about some of my art stuff “okay this goes in the round file”, but I’m like you, it never does but I do eventually, when my area gets too crowded, give stuff to friends that want to give art a try. I have also given brushes, paints, both watercolor and acrylic, to kids that want to paint or learn to paint. THAT makes me HAPPY. ….. Pete, I look forward to Monday’s just to see your video…they are so informative, they are fun, and we appreciate you so much and the time you take to keep your channel interesting and fun. Thanks Pete 😊
Thank you! I always appreciate you. 🙂
Yes please
Hi Pete - I tested these a few years back. I liked them, but sadly they didn't hold up too well in my lightfast test. I enjoyed seeing your painting.
Thanks Marty! I have resolved myself to only using these in my sketchbook. It's a shame, they are beautiful.
I’m still considering one of these sets. I appreciate the pigment information. Have you ever used a lightfast fixative spray?
I have but not on watercolor. I only seal my watercolor with cold wax. I've sealed colored pencils, acrylics, and even a pastel (very carefully) with a fixative.
The viewers artwork is cool. She did a great job. I don't even like abstract, but here's was good. Wtg viewer!!!
Just spring for the 48. You'll be glad you did!
I plan on that soon. 👍🏻
I have all but one six set and one new color.
Kuretaki Gansi Tambi watercolors are gorgeous and a joy to use!
I agree. Very unique and I really enjoy using these. 👍🏻
Truly enjoy using this paint as well😊👍
Another Kuretake fan clubber! 🙂
I purchased DS Lunar Black. Pbk 11. It's gorgeous and will granulate every color you mix with it! It's a seedy granulation and I love it. I just got it a week ago 🎉
I do use this but I like it better mixed with richer or darker colors. When I mix it with a new gamboge or lighter color it just looks dirty to me. I probably need to experiment with it some more to find the sweet spot.
@@IllustrationsByPete I agree with you that it's best for dark colors.
I've seen these used twice now and decided I had to try them Eagerly awaiting their arrival.:)
I hope you enjoy them. If not you can come back and yell at me. I don't mind. 🙂
@@IllustrationsByPete lol
I have 3 sets of these. I like to use them for "play time". They are unique. They have their own character. They're just fun. I pull them out when I'm working with my granddaughter to teach her. She loves using them and I don't mind because it's not my Winsor and Newton and costing me my right arm to play with them. They have their own little space in my world. 😊
I absolutely agree! These are very unique and extremely fun to play around with. I love how the random specialty sets have color palettes that work so well together. I'm going to look into these further. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete if you like the Kuretake, look into Kissho gansai too - I managed to snag a massive set of 60 at a super discounted price (they can be costly outside Japan) and they are even better!
Oh, you're giving me more paint to obsess over. 😂 I'll look into them.
@@IllustrationsByPete if you can get them from Japan or at a discount price give them a go, but don’t pay extortionate prices for them! Ideally they shouldn’t cost you much more than the Kuretake. good luck! 🤞😊
Thank you for the info. 👍🏻
20:09 😅😅😅😅 Pete... oh Lord you made me snort out loud! "You donkey!"....
Glad I can make you smile! 🙂
23:31 "Your mother is a homeowner" took me by surprise and I had to rewind 😂😂
I don't know where that came from. It just popped out. 😂
Thank you this is great information. I’m totally new to watercolour actually I’m a fibre artist and I’m looking for a watercolour look that I can paint on fabric. I was hoping these paints might work because of the different binders. The fact that it didn’t run might work to my benefit as fabric (cotton) tends to soak up pain5 and it’s difficult to keep it where you want. So your information will help but I’ll probably still have to buy and try on fabric to see if it works. If you have used any on fabric I’d like your opinion. I giggled when you spoke about your paint colour preferences as I agreed 99%. lol…
I'm glad you found this useful! You may want to look at Derwent inktense blocks. They are advertised for fabrics and are fantastic with their color selection. They are bright and vibrant so if you want more muted tones you'll need to add a lot of water. I have used them as watercolor before and they do a great job but they are permanent. I have not tried these on fabrics though. I hope that helps. 🙂
@ yes, thank you I’ve used Dewent both the blocks and the pencils and they work but the colours (🇨🇦 spelling color with a u ha ha ) are intense and occasionally I’d like more soft pastel colours so that’s why I’m looking at Kuretake Gansai Tambi. If I add more water the fabric soaks it up and blurs the design too much. I’ll let you know when I give them a try but I’m glad I can subscribe to your channel as I really enjoyed this. I might have to buy some paper and have a go. Actually I do similar designs by painting the colour on fabric (or using coloured fabric) then I use black stitching lines to add the details like you do with a marker. Thanks for the reply and for sharing your art.
Thank you! Welcome to the channel! The Kuretake could work just fine but I'd like to hear your thoughts after you try it. This is one of the most interesting sets I have ever bought. I just picked up their larger compliment to this set. I'll do a review of them soon as well. Have a great day! 👍🏻
🤣🤣🤣 omg Pete you are on your way to create a niche pigment/paint review channel, cussing and ranting your way through it. EPIC. I was crying 🤣🤣🤣.
In other news Holbein has that exact Horizon blue, could be a Japanese market thing ?
And I used to hate pthalo green for years..with a vengeance, and then…yes…I too like it now for mixing yada yada…lol.
My fav ( and only ) Kuretake is their Art Deco palette which has a lot of similar colours with what you have. I love it.
I love it as much as I hate my Himi jelly gouache set. I know comparing apples with oranges but both of them are my ‘fun’ palettes and the Kuretake brings me joy and the Himi , the exact opposite. Think I am just going to trash it. It’s awful, have you tried it ?
I will never like Phthalo green. I need to check out that Kuretake set and see if it's still available. I have not tried Himi gouache but it looks terrible.
I enjoyed this video and I have an older, nearly used up set of these. I have the remains of the 36 set and I may get another set of the 48 colors as an Xmas gift! Thx for reminding me of these. The five or six set of granulating ones costs $22-25 and a 48 set costs $49.99. Whoa, right?
I don't know how they price their sets. Some sets are cheaper and others are much more expensive. They are beautiful though. 👍🏻
I had to wait to get these. They were out of stock for a month. I paid more, but I have them! The Graphite colors are Amazing! I have the 48 and Art Neuvoux, and Sumi. Sumi colors are a little redundant but hey, it's collecting 🎉
I was eyeing the sumi colors. My list of things to buy have lists of categories to buy. I need help. 😂
@@IllustrationsByPete I really enjoy the Graphite over the Sumi. The Sumi are non granulating and kinda meh 😑 to me lol but if you are collecting 😉
@@IllustrationsByPete oh and I was speaking of the new multiple pigments granulating Kuratake Gansi. Those were hard to get. St Louis Art Supply finally stocked them. They were on eBay for 36.00! I paid 28.
I'll stick with the graphite for now then. I want to see how they compare to the Derwent graphitint pans. I wanted the granulating set but it's been out of stock everywhere. I'll eventually get my hands on them.
@@IllustrationsByPete Yes you will!
I love Kuretaki and have a 48 pan set that I reach for quite often.
They seem really nice. I know this set was more opaque than some of their others but I enjoyed them very much. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete I think this paint is like a marriage between transparent water color and gouache water color. It's so creamy and marvelous. Most of the watercolors I own are transparent, so this is adding another element that works beautifully with those. I love your channel and look forward to watching all of your videos. Good stuff!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy these. 🙂
They do seem like both and also something different all at once. They blend more easily than gouache but also stay a little separate in the mix. Very unique, I love these.
@@IllustrationsByPete Oh yes that is exactly how to describe them.
Thank you
Thank you! 🙂
I love these paint. They are definitely different that western watercolors but ooooh, all those pretty colors! There is a creator here on UA-cam (Studio of M.M) that makes storage “towers “ specifically for these pans. Each layer holds 12 pans so you can get rid of the cardboard boxes. Watching you reminded me I need to order more tower layers since I got the Art Nouveau set and looking for the granulating set.
Thanks for the info. I'll take a look. 👍🏻
Glad to know this too! Thanks.
You're exactly like my brother. Talk, talk and finally gets to the point. 💤
😂 Sounds like a fun guy.
Love the paint just would be great if it was lightfast. Can't win them all Pete I guess. I use the Boku undo paint by them but mix it with lightfast pigments.
I agree. That's the most frustrating part. I'll check those out. Thanks. 👍🏻
I have a tube of Holbein watercolor that’s called Cobalt Blue Hue made using that same mix of ultramarine and Phthalo… It dries me absolutely crazy and even though it’s a close color match to a cobalt, I’d much rather have an ultramarine or a phthalo by itself instead of them mixed like this. I absolutely feel the pain of pigment mixes that shouldn’t exist. I enjoy your pigment rants. 😆
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed this. It also seems like they added a little white into it but it's not listed. I don't know.
@@IllustrationsByPete Judging by your swatch it's hard to tell. Could be. But based on gouache paints I have, ultramarine can be fairly opaque. Could go either way.
in regards to the light fastness of the paints kuretaki says that they are like fast if used as directed. For example, these paints are meant to be used as opaque paints that are similar to gouache like the packaging says. However, when you dilute the paint, and use it as watercolor, the more water you use the less effective it will be as a light fast paint. i see a lot of people who use lots of water and say the paints are not lightfast, so the rumor is “its NOT lightfast,” based on improper use. i have yet to see someone test the paint at full strength. That’s something that i would like to see to confirm if kuretake is correct or if the artists are correct.
I went straight from the pan to the page so I might be ok. That is a little ambiguous though. What is "dilute"? It's not a specific amount so I probably wouldn't risk it if I was asking someone to pay money for a painting. However, I don't mind at all. I loved these and I have no problem using them in my sketchbook or on a scanned illustration. They are great. Thanks for the info. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete You are welcome. I have no idea what is too much water. I was just summarizing what kuretake stated. As for the videos that I saw where it was stated the colors are not lightfast, it was a lot of water being used. That being said I love the paints also, but I wouldn't use it to sell original art. But that is why I want to see a full strenght lightfast test. I gave my paints to my niece with the intent of buying the big set, but when artists stated that the paint wasn't lightfast I have been hesitant in buying them.
I don't like when brands are ambiguous about their claims but I'll just assume they aren't light fast. I would still recommend getting them. They are a lot of fun to use. I have my eye on the larger set also. I might have to pull the trigger. 👍🏻
28:18 thats dark navy on my screen
Hot take: the greens are my favorite part of both paintings 😁
The way these paints mix is one of my favorite parts about them. They don't mix all the way so one color seems to peek out more. I did enjoy the greens this time. 👍🏻
I have to ask if you experienced an odd taste in the back of your throat while using these paints? I ordered the Starry collection of golds and after I just swatched them I had that odd taste.
No, and I'm usually sensitive to those things. That's strange.
@@IllustrationsByPete Yeah, I read on Google that there were strange things used to bind their paints. Don't know how real that is.
It could be.
@@IllustrationsByPete Just wanted to update my reaction with the Starry collection of golds as opposed to the Art Nouveau collection I just purchased. It is only the golds that are a problem for me; affecting my throat and nasal passages. I have read an article that specified that animal hide and other binders are being used most recently in the Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints.
That sounds like a glue or tacky binder. That's strange. Thanks for the update. 👍🏻
I have 100 Pieces anniversary set. Only 26 of them have lightfast pigments. (LF1, BW8) . Unfortunately reds they use (PR48:3 and PR211 (73263-37-3 )) are generally fugitive. The same yellow. PY1is fugitive,
PY3 is better but dépends on a manufacturer but not as lightfast as PY175, the same for PV23. I think they used less ligthfast pigments for price reasons.
Anyway. Their earth colors, yellow ochre no.44 (PY42) and burnt sienna no.46 ( PR101) are just beautiful❤.
And gofun white no.101, very subtle but Gorgeous❤❤❤
I also like their blues from no.60 to no.64 (and no.601).
Mixtures No.11 (natural beige), no.47( raw umber deep), 401(flax beige) no.403(venetian red) no.405. (Green gold) and no.505(ivy green) are also worthnoty.
They are definitely sketchbook paints but this particular series is absolutely beautiful. They did a great job getting a truly unique set. 👍🏻
Kuretake is the brand- gansai is the type of paint, as opposed to sumi paint, which is ink. I have Yasu Tomo (a brand) gansai. I think Kuretaki unfairly confused the english market and cornered it all haha
I am going to try their sumi paint soon as well. This is a great paint and I love how they put together unusual sets. 👍🏻
Reminds me of how the Belgian biscuit maker brand Lotus cornered the market with their speculoos biscuits and now everyone outside of Belgium thinks they invented them and calls them under the Lotus rebranded (for the foreign market) name of Biscoff. Speculoos are traditional Belgian (and Dutch) biscuits, btw. Biscoff is just a rebrand (and a recent one - in Belgium they used to be sold as just as generic speculoos by Lotus). There are thousands of companies, bakers and different people making different brands of speculoos in Belgium. But abroad… it’s Biscoff 😂
@@gertietheduck ohhhhh haha oh man digestive wars. I actually love them European biscuits but I like the square ones.
Br12 is not lightfast, it's a neon color. B and AB refer to neons.
Thanks for the info! 👍🏻
“Your mother is a home owner” 😂😂😂
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👍 analysis. Some of the vintage Japanese color names are lost in translation, no doubt trying to be relatable to the modern western understandings. Ex. #48 is ‘hiwa’ color, a type of Asian finch. # 60 ‘ruri’ color, lapis or sky blue. #71 chestnut. Old days the colors came as pigments in little glass bottles one mixed with a binder as needed.
Thanks for the info. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete even Japanese water color artists get a kick out of the beautiful old fashioned color names, words not in everyday use now, but when written quite understandable as the complex Chinese characters mean things where the sound of the word is often secondary. A little bit like how you process pigment numbers. Fun!
Absolutely. The tones and emphasis in Chinese and Japanese are definitely lost on a western ear. Poetic phrases as names can be wonderful. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete I mean you can visualize a color by the pigment number, pigment being a thing, without processing words which is in a separate part of the brain. Chinese characters which Japanese borrowed, one sees the pictograph character & boom same thing, know without ‘words’. It can be faster and more precise.
I received a tiny set of these in a sketchbox grab bag and absolutely loved them! I was surprised how beautiful they go down. My only reason for not getting a set was that the pans are so big. But I just found a half pan set today after watching your video. So now I have to get it but I don't need it because I already bought some other half pans for my a travel set. Quite the dilemma.
You can never have too many. 😂
@@IllustrationsByPeteCan't argue with that statement. 🤷♀️🎨🎨🎨🎨
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That shade of Indian Red is the same as Crayola crayon Indian Red. These paints don’t really impress me much. I’ll stick to my buddies at Qor. I have heard that these really aren’t meant to be mixed a lot. Some of the colors they make are beautiful but I think they might mix too muddy for me and too transparent for gouache. They do make a tiny set that has something like 4 colors, including metallic gold, so I might try that set.
They aren't for everyone. They mix differently than most other paint but almost all of the paint on my pages are mixed. They mix but also stay separate. It's hard to explain.
Some of those dudes did map out the golden ratio tho...they were that meticulous. 😂 And usually spent months on a piece.
That's true but they didn't know about the golden ratio until they realized that it's what made things look nice. The art still came first. 👍🏻
interested how much you enjoyed these "between gouache and watercolor" paints but yeesh, that's a pass from me. pw6 and pr48 everywhere. not a single-pigment color to be found. props that you got as much contrast out of them as you did.
They aren't for everyone but I did enjoy them quite a bit. I think these were supposed to be opaque on purpose which is what it said on the box. I knew what I was getting myself into. They need to be used a certain way. 👍🏻
Studying Japanese, Still struggling to learn the language. Here's my best at translating what the name means. Kuretake (name of the company) Gansai (watercolor) Tambi (indulgence). Sorry to any native speakers ... this language is hard. It took me almost 2 months just to learn Hiragana ...
Thank you. Keep studying. 👍🏻
If you compare an indigo or sap green to any other high-quality paint, you will see how off their colors are. No gradation, but I have serious doubts about the light fatness.
I don't think I can compare these to any other paint I have. They are definitely their own thing. That could be good or bad depending on your point of view. 👍🏻
Is this an example of your art ?like tipical example of your technique and skill ??just curious
I do a few different styles of art but this is one of the typical ones that I do. 🙂
These aren’t really traditional watercolors .They are more like sumi ink as they have a different type of binder which is lacquer or glue based as well as a higher pigment load . They aren’t meant to be layered like traditional watercolor . They are beautiful but my favorite are the granulating type .
I have not been able to get my hands on the granulating set yet but I look forward to that. They are unique. 👍🏻
@@IllustrationsByPete I saw a review of them and it's basically just two colors 😕
So more like separating pigments not granulating pigments? Makes sense based on the pictures sent to me. Thanks for the info. 👍🏻
I mix in that pan every time duh
Peter draws strikes again. Lol
They came out with five colors and didn't want to change the packaging Lol Don't blame them, so they put in an empty pan 😂
I bought them tried them returned them.😂
😯 oh no. They aren't for everyone. These are definitely a specialty set.
"Your mother is a homeowner" OMG you crack me up!!!
Glad I could make you smile. 🙂
You cannot be sure a lightfast pigment is lightfast in a mix. A lightfast pigment might not be lightfast when it's tinted out. You have to look at the pigment itself, and see if it has lightfastness in tints. Sometimes you can tell by the color itself that it has a lot of a pigment that is not very lightfast when tinted. Then you know that as long as you don't tint too much the color will be lightfast. However, the only way to know for sure is to test the colors, it seems anymore that many companies are not testing their pigments and just relying on records of the ATSM or other testing companies.
That's interesting. Thanks. 👍🏻