Kuretake GANSAI TAMBI Watercolor 36 Colors Set, Handcrafted, Professional-Quality Pigment Inks for Artists and Crafters, AP-Certified, Blendable, Show up on Dark Paper, Made in Japan

Came in in time with CRAZY SMOOTH cakes. They are giant pans, the size of 3 half pans but a little more. Has a buttery feel to it when you paint and is very vibrant, even the white! Was very anxious to open the package with chipped and cracked paint, but it came in PERFECT.

Very nice paints

Ive seen a few videos and comments about the Gansai Tambi 36- Color set. I Cant wait to try these on a few projects.

Beautiful watercolors!

great colors and a beautiful set but two of the pans barely had any paint. I sprayed the entire set with water to begin swatching and the paint in the center was so thin in two pans that I could immediately see the white bottom.

A gift to my artist cousin. She loves this set

I had some concerns after reading some of the reviews stating that their pans arrived with cracked watercolor and/or poor packaging. Now, broken pan watercolor is not too terrible and can be easily remedied. But if many were arriving this way, I tend to believe that such a company MAY not be concerned about quality either. However, I was rather surprised and delighted to see that the company had changed their packaging, and now they include a heavy plastic insert that covers the pans inside the box to prevent movement. What did this mean to me? It told me that the company listened to reviewers AND cared! So, they shot straight to the top before I even wet my paintbrush. Now, the watercolor. I purchased the 36-pan set and am fairly pleased with the colors included (not all my go-tos...but this wasnt a set of 60!). The quality: The colors vary in this category, but most lay down buttery smooth. I havent had them for long and havent performed my Translucency Test on each color yet (drawing a black line with a waterproof marker, then painting over it with each color to see if I can see the line fairly clearly through the paint (translucent), or if it obscures the line (opaque). They also mix well with each other, to create more colors...which is as expected. I can reactivate them with a bit of water after theyve dried on my palette without any problems (they arent grainy)...which means less waste for me. Lightfastedness: Im sorry to say that I cant recall what the box said (and Im unable to go look at the moment)...but I can say that I probably wouldnt be able to read it, as nothing is in English. Ill have to Google that concern. And...thats it for me. Im not a professional watercolor artist. I use these for crafting cards and painting whenever the mood strikes, as its so calming. My photo shows a rainbow background for a shaker card Im currently making. Hope this review was helpful.

Thanks. Its very nice. My friend very like it!

It is more than I have expected. The vivid color is all I need for me. I am a beginner.

Amazing and intensive colours. Gold and silver work well and are nice touch (I was actually surprised by how well they work). Though they get used way too quickly compared to other watercolour brands (Like W&Ns Cotman).