Kuretake ZIG GANSAI TAMBI watercolor set (36 Colour Set)

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When the pans are dry, they dry to a semi gloss and you can put your finger on it and you won't pick up any paints. I was looking for a review on Gansai Tambi particularly about its opacity since I prefer a set that would not overlap black outlines so I am glad you pointed it out in the last part of the video. What I said, was once the truth but I’ve just seen Jackson’s Art in the UK, now have them individually and that may mean others like Dick Blick, may also now carry them.

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors are handcrafted, professional-quality Japanese watercolors with a highly blendable, creamy-smooth consistency. So, I am grateful to have the English names and be able to share them with you, so you can understand which colors I use in any future videos. Water-based pigment paint can be highly opaque when used solely as a gouache but can also become more transparent depending on the amount of water added for dilution. No scrubbing your brush on the surface trying to get extra pigment and no adding layer upon layer of color, just to get any joy out of the vibrancy your project has.For this particular set, it works well for pen and ink sketches as you can still see the lines show through beneath. Not a vivit white with opacity like the usual white, but a soft and transparent color with a slight warmth unique to Gofun. The other brands are way more expensive so I’m glad that this brand which is more affordable can actually be transparent enough like the others. It is a solid type of watercolor pressed into pans that can be prepped and cleaned up quickly and easily dissolves in water. Simply put, when you put a wet brush onto the surface of the watercolor, how much pigment gets lifted off the surface, onto your brush?

If you have not heard of the Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors, you’ll want to watch my video to learn a bit about them.Since the pans are easily removable, you could switch colors around between the sets, to use up what you’ve started and have extras waiting for you. These Gansai Tambi watercolors dry with a more matte finish but are not at all chalky, as some more student grade alternatives would be.