Early Access: What's Wrong with Kuretake's New Granulating Gansai Tambi Watercolor Paints (Patreon)

What's Wrong with Kuretake's New Granulating Gansai Tambi Watercolor Paints

Get Your Own: https://amzn.to/3yHeGho Kuretake Gansai Tambi: https://tinyurl.com/3uu93527 Gansai Watercolor: https://tinyurl.com/mvbnp6s8 SHOWNOTES: Full Shownotes: https://tinyurl.com/ydx3xn5u First saw these at NAMTA Purchased on Amazon Cost more than a set this size normally would 5 colors rather than 6 Designed to granulate Swatches Mass Tone: Upon initial swatching, all the colors look kind of the same—until they dry. As they dry, they granulate out, and you can see the colors shift and hints of neon pink and orange. Wash-out shows some color chromatography Granulation Swatches: These are really pretty in granulation swatches, and you can see that there are often at least three colors at play. Aurora is red and Aurora pink are too similar- a reddish violet vs. a pinkish violet, with neon pink and a bright steal, but aurora orange is interesting as it splits olive green, teal, and orange. Aurora blue has a little purple, orange, and a pthalo-esque blue. And Aurora violet might be my favorite- it's such a pretty color combo of purple, hot pink, and blue. Fieldtest: Bookmark: Trying out that bubble/circle painting technique It's super simple- I just tried to find round non non-porous things in a few diff sizes, but it'd be super cute with, like, cookie cutters. You apply paint to the rim, stamp it on your paper, and then apply clean water to encourage it to move. The water will encourage granulation. Something I'm noticing while painting these though is that theres a scaley look to the granulation, particularly the Aurora Red in 'mass tone.' I also didn't really let each layer dry fully, so there's a lot of reactivation and some muddiness. Using them like this makes it clear this isn't really a palette that works well together? There are many similar colors, or colors with a lot of similarities, so it's probably more like a gold or metallics palette rather than, say, a mixing palette or a palette that's meant to represent a rainbow. I'm not sure if what I'm saying makes sense to others, but basically, using them all at once like this doesn't really seem to showcase what these paints can do. I mean, everything has a pink or an orange base. Fieldtest: Kara Cookies: ADHD emotions: Joyful Spaced Out Hurt/Angry Embarassed Overwhelmed The lack of variety between two colors in a five-color set is really noticeable, particularly with these emotion cookies, where it would've been really helpful to get some extra splits. I don't know why this set was so expensive compared to some of the other Kuretake Gansai Tambi sets out there, particularly because we only get 5 colors and an empty pan- not sure how Kuretake justifies that (or maybe it's ColArts jacking up the price, would need to dig a bit), it was Iris Fieldtest: These get used up fast Almost more vibrant on cellulose paper It's really a great option if you want to do spot color or limited color because it brings a lot of pretty chaos to things like florals, but it does reactivate. Pros: Really interesting color splits that include hot pinks Gansai format is easy to use and activate An interesting addition to Kuretake's lineup Cons: Expensive for gansai tambi paints Entering a market that already has a lot of granulating and supergranulating options Gets used up fast Probably not lightfast Only 5 pans, not the full 6 Many colors are VERY similar and feel repetitive- would like to see a wider color gamut The Verdict: I like them, and they're really fun, but I think they're expensive. If you already own super granulating watercolors from brands like Schmincke, these aren't necessarily adding much that isn't already out there. The color splits are really fun for limited-color illustrations, but a wider color gamut would make this set more useful and might better justify the price point. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:21 Unboxing 07:34 Swatching 14:02 Similar Gansai Watercolors 15:05 Other Granulating Watercolors 18:39 Granulation Cookies 24:14 Fieldtest 1: Easy Bookmark 26:36 Fieldtest 2: Comic Panel Cookies 36:48 Fieldtest 3: Iris Study 42:15 Talking About the Paints 55:25 How they're Presented Online 56:23 Final Thoughts Music: A Day in the Village Loop A Day in the Village Loop Layer Dulcimer A Day in the Village with Final No Loop By the Bonfire Intro By the Bonfire Loop By the Bonfire with Final No Loop Calm Intro Calm Loop Exploring the Village Loop Exploring the Village with Final No Loop Kevin MacLeod- Enchanted Valley Kevin MacLeod- Folk Round Kevin MacLeod- Master of the Feast Knights in Town Intro Knights in Town Loop Knights in Town with Final No Loop Sunny Travel- Nico Staf Sunset Dream- Cheel Village Ambient Music Calm Non Intrusive Loop Village Ambient Music Calm Non Intrusive Loop Layer Dulcimer Village Ambient Music Calm Non Intrusive with Final No Loop Village Nights Loop Village Nights with Final No Loop