12’s Gansai Tambi Watercolour Set Nouveau
The 12’s Gansai Tambi Watercolour Set Nouveau features traditional Japanese paint crafted for professional artists and crafters who seek versatility and vibrant expression. These watercolours come in extra-large pans, measuring 4.5 x 2.5 cm. Therefore allowing for generous brush coverage and easy activation with water. Unlike conventional watercolours made with gum arabic, Gansai is created using pigments mixed with a natural animal-based glue. This is a technique rooted in centuries-old Japanese artistry. The resulting paint has a creamy, smooth consistency that offers rich, vivid, and lightfast colours. These paints can be applied thickly for a gouache-like opacity or diluted for a delicate, translucent watercolour effect. The Gansai Tambi range includes both pearlescent and metallic shades. Which add a sparkling finish and high opaqueness, enhancing visual depth in artwork.
Ideal for a variety of applications—including sketching, calligraphy, illustration, manga, sumi-e, and card making. These paints respond well to different artistic techniques. Gansai Tambi’s quick-dissolving formula allows artists to begin painting immediately, capturing spontaneous creativity with ease. The colour intensity remains vibrant whether used alone or layered, and the expressive bleeding capabilities reflect over 100 years of ink-making tradition. Some pans may display surface cracks or air bubbles due to dryness, but these do not compromise the paint’s quality or performance.
This traditional medium supports environmentally conscious creation, conforming to ASTM D 4236 standards and being non-toxic. The colours reflect seasonal Japanese landscapes, making them suitable for creating illustrated letters, expressive artwork, and detailed designs. Whether aiming for bold opacity or subtle transparency, the adaptability of Gansai Tambi watercolours offers a wide range of visual possibilities for artists of all styles.
