Description

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Pans are traditional Japanese solid watercolours for professional artists and crafters. They are ideal for sketching, illustration, sumi-e and more. By using original colors instead of mixing with other colours, the colours obtain a higher brilliance.

Using Gansai Tambi in single pans offers the primary benefit of cost-effective customisation and replacement. Instead of buying a whole new set, you can easily purchase the specific colours you need, as they are available as individual, open-stock items.

Choose from over 100 beautiful Japanese colours, with new shades added to the range. There’s a great selection of vivid colours, that can be used without mixing. They are lightfast to ensure your drawings remain vivid over time. Use the Gansai Tambi Watercolour range for a variety of purposes such as urban sketching, illustration, sumi-e, calligraphy and more! Also available to buy are the Gansai Tambi Assorted Coloured Sets and Metallic Sets.

TO ORDER 1. Select the colour tone and then 2. Select the particular colour you require.

Key Benefits of Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolour Single Pans:

• Custom Palette Creation: The single pans are removable and available in a wide variety of up to 100 colours. Personally select and build a custom palette tailored to your specific artistic needs or projects.
• Economical Replacements: You only need to replace frequently used colours that have run out, rather than purchasing an entire set again. This creates a more sustainable and budget-friendly option.
• Large Pan Size: Each pan is significantly larger (48mm x 28mm) than standard Western half-pans or full pans. This provides ample surface area, making it easy to use large, thick brushes, load more paint at once, and cover larger areas without damaging brush bristles.
• Convenience and Portability: Easily rearrange pans in a palette box, making it simple to organise your preferred colours for travel or studio work.
• High Pigmentation and Versatility: The paint itself is highly pigmented, offering vivid, intense colour with a creamy, smooth consistency. It can be used as opaque gouache when applied thickly, or as transparent watercolour washes when diluted with water.
• Easy Reactivation and Lifting: The paints reactivate very quickly with water and lift easily even after drying. This provides a forgiving medium for fixing mistakes and blending colours on the paper.