Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors, 48 Colors

The Paint is great, the pans are very loosely placed in the box, and the color names dont all match the numbers on the. bottom of the pans. A wee bit confusing, you just have to go for it it and disregard the color names. Make you swatch and then try and remember to put the paints or keep them in the same place in the box. You cant tell the color of the paint by the color in the pan (some you can, but mostly no) Its a color painting adventure for the patient user. If you are impatient, try another brand.

Personally, I think this is great value for money. The colours are intense and deliver a very attractive finish. You receive a good amount of product. I have been painting for some years now, and typically use tube paint, but I pick up this palette a lot because it produces such pleasing results.

These are fantastic watercolors. The big pans are great. Nice selection of good colors.

The colors and package it comes in is so beautiful! It has a subtle stinky smell when the paints are wet but goes away when dry. You get so many lovely colors and a lot of paint. These have very large paint wells which I like and they are loose to you can replace them too. I would recommend!

The color is vivid.

For the price you would think it would come in a better “palette” than a cardboard box. Most pans are barely half full and you have to continually spray to keep activated. Not worth it.

Not your normal watercolors. I love them but if you want thin transparent washes youre not going to like them.

Value for money

The colors are beautiful and the coverage is extraordinary. No streaking. Wonderful pigment.

This is my second pan of Kuretake and I am absolutely in love with these watercolors! I needed an affordable set with a good array of colors that could be easily transported and these fit the bill perfectly! The colors glide on smoothly and are creamy and vibrant. You can use them thick like a gouache or traditional watery. Im a sucker for Winsor & Newton and Grumbacher watercolors, and these offer the same high quality at a fraction of the cost. Im a professional artist and I recommend these to everyone, beginners and experts alike!!