Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors, 48 Colors

I’m a watercolorist and wanted a more opaque paint that wasn’t gouache. They take some getting use too, you can’t approach them the same was as watercolor. A little goes a long way and they blend so beautifully. I paint with watercolor and then use my kuretake for my darks and my opaque pops of color. I highly recommend. They aren’t lightfast, so I would recommend a varnish if possible.

Really love these watercolors I found them very easy to use, with their large pan size, colorful and vibrant!! I would recommend these to anyone thinking of starting up with painting!

Beautiful colors.

These watercolors are amazing! The colors are very vivid and bright A great purchase for the price of it. no Complaints at all!

Nice saturation with this set.

These are simply wonderful. Re-wet very easily, rich pigment, smooth and creamy feel. You can go from opaque to varying degrees of transparency - they are so versatile. Dont be turned away by what I have seen others call a thin layer of paint in the pans - the pans are larger than even a standard full pan watercolor, but much shorter. The result is that there is still about the same amount of paint. Additionally, the colors are so concentrated that this paint will last a long time and allow you to create hundreds of paintings. The packaging is elegant and practical - they are presented so beautifully that all youd need is a ribbon wrapped around the box when giving as a gift. I recommend these paints highly and have nothing but good things to say. A true pleasure to paint with. Ive uploaded a video on YT - search for Review: Kuretake GANSAI TAMBI watercolor 48 Colors.

This was the result using this watercolor set. I really really like how vibrant this watercolors are!

These watercolors are great! Im fairly new to using watercolor, but have purchased other watercolor sets and noticed the difference right away. The colors are vibrant, clear and well pigmented plus they activate easily. This is a beautiful set wit 48 full pans. The few metalic colors are beautiful . A couple of colors are a bit opaque...one light gray, white and a lavender. The only down side is that the pans are loose fitting in a flat box and they dont have the color name on the top side of the pans. The color info is on the bottom of each pan and on the box where each one sits. It does come with a chart showing the colors and names that you can refer to. It also comes with a chart with the names and blank squares that you can paint the colors onto. I made the mistake of turning the box over and all of the pans fell out. None were damaged, but it took a bit of time to replace each one into their proper spot, but it wasnt difficult. The box is simple, but very pretty. This would make a very nice gift. This is a quality set and I would definitely order this set again!

Great pigments!

Great pigmentation. Vivid colors. Only down side is it comes in a paper box instead of a metal box.