Kuretake Gansai Tambi Starry colors 6 color set

I bought this to add a little bit of shimmer to my holiday cards and its turned out to be a beautiful pallet. The darker hues are quite opaque and the lighter ones blend beautifully with othere colors to add some shimmer. Also, it doesnt rub off with I was worried about.

The pigment itself is pretty good. I’m a beginner so I don’t have anything else to compare it to BUT if you want to venture yourself with some metallic shades and don’t want to splurge then this is a great option. The packaging is pretty bad —it’s cardboard (makes sense for the price) but what I’m not too comfortable with is the huge size of the wells. They are huge and not enough product on them (for such a big presentation). This makes it hard to carry them on a regular palette. Other than that I love them. Sparkly and in my opinion the “copper”-like tone and the darkest gold have a nice coverage to them.

Easy way to add nice shine to paintings!

The watercolor pans are packaged in a open cardboard tray. No lid, no adhesive, no backing, just plopped in the tray. They fall right out of the tray if you tip the tray the wrong way. I havent used them yet but just based on the terrible packaging, I would certainly never buy this brand again!

I like the color, the sheen and the the large pans they come in. Good value.

I was impressed by the shimmer, assuming it would not be anywhere near as metallic as in the pan, but it is! My only disappointment is there is very little paint, the large square makes it appear that you get lots of paint but the paint is actually very thin so you dont get as much as I would hope for the price.

I absolutely love these so far. They produce very vibrant colors if applied fairly or, with a lighter hand, a mere sheen/accent. I wish they were cheaper, however.

I saw an artist use these metallic colors to create beautiful art so I thought I’d try them out. Wow! The colors are truly beautiful and shimmery. I used Stonehenge black 100% cotton paper. The 3rd photo shows how I was able to layer colors, even while the paints were wet, which is perfect for me when I’m using black paper. Great value and quality. I love them!

Perfect set for all of your night sky scenes or metallic highlight needs!

I was pleasantly surprised with the quality and beautiful, subtle results of these watercolors. Excellent purchase, I recommend and Ill buy again.