VERDICT – The metallic collours are very shiny when dry and also very opaque, covering a few mistakes I made with a matte colours very well. akane-iro - Madder rose - madder is one of the earliest pigments, traditionally derived from madder root and first used by the ancient Egyptians. The Kuretake Gansai Tambi 6 Large Pan Graphite Watercolour Paint Set includes six whole pans of traditional Japanese paint in graphite colours.

I’m reposting here the review I did on my blog about Kuretake Gansai Tambi 12 watercolours set review. Hiwa-iro - From the Japanese mahiwa which is the name for the eurasian siskin - a small bird in the finch family which has striking yellow-green feathers.We recommend also trying them out on traditional Western watercolour paper, including the Traveler’s Company watercolour insert for the Traveler’s Notebooks. We recommend purchasing 2 sets of brushes and keeping them separate if you also intend to practise ink painting (sumi-e). Water dropper: this simple accessory allows you to dose water precisely in the compartments of your mixing palette. Kodai-Rokusho - Ancient verdigris - green is traditionally associated in Japan with matcha tea and the ever important tea ceremony.

Asagi - A blue green that shares its name with an ancient breed of Koi which is characterised by striking blue scales. My first impression is that I can see how they could be used to add a coloured highlight if washed over a base colour, but we’ll investigate that further when we get to mixing.

I filled in the swatch provided by mozart and also created my own, using the Mozart A4 Linen- Bound Hardback Sketch Pad, beause they also look different on white paper compared to the off-white paper of the swatch card provided. The nice thing about the empty chart is that you can paint the colors showing masstone (the color with no water added) and also what it looks like at more watery tints.