Kuretake Gansai Tambi GRAPHITE COLORS, 6 colors set, Made in Japan

I heard about these paints on YouTube. I bought the 48 set and was hooked! The colors are brilliant like gauche but perform like watercolors! This graphite set has great neutral colors that complement their other paints. Don't expect them to look like watercolor, although with enough water they do. The colors are almost opaque with a little water. I like the versatility of these, but if you want "delicate" looking paints these aren't for you. I love the striking colors! This graphite set is more neutral, but still striking!

I love these. I usually do bright paintings and mix any darks I need but when I want moody I go to this set. Every color looks well with others in set They lift fairly well and respond to salt and Epson's salts beautifully. But for all these good points the best is that the pans are ready in seconds after you add water. I don’t have to wait 5 minutes for the paint in the pan to be usable. Add a few drops of water and a portion (equal to the water) of the pan liquifys within seconds. It’s juicy and ready to move to the mixing area of my palette or directly to the painting surface. It’s like from the tube fresh, vibrant, and rich. I emphasize rich. Lots of pigment ,right there ,right NOW !! LOVE THEM !!!!

Love the muted colors. Nice addition to my watercolor collection. I would purchase again. Recommend.

Love these watercolors! They are semi-opaque, but you can control the opacity depending on how much water you use. They provide a really lovely, smokey vib to your painting, with colors that are rich but understated. I've attached a photo of a recent mixed media piece I created with the kuretake graphite colors as the star.

Paint quality is great and the colors are beautiful.

It is best to experiment with these paints to learn the variations of color. Overall they offer mood due to the muted colors. I’m pleased with the results.

I like these. Very opaque, smooth. I thought they were going to be just a little more shimmering

These Graphite Colors are so much richer than the others I’ve purchased. Every single color is amazing; I love how it takes very little water to get deep tones. Will be buying again

I fell in love with the graphite and granulating paints immediately. They are so versatile and lend themselves to any colorway and genre. Exceptional quality, large pan size for large or small brushes (as do all Kuretaki paints) very affordable. I cannot find fault whether professional, hobby or student artist they will take pride of place in your gallery.

Setet med färger i monokrom färgskala, både opaka och mer transparenta. Kommer mest till rätta på blank, slätt kartong, torkar för snabbt på premium akvarellpapper.

Beautiful watercolours. Colours are stunning muted colours. Ideal for illustration work

Pigments are brilliant. Deep and rich.

Ho voluto provare ad acquistare questi acquerelli per la loro particolare tonalità. Sono un acquerellista esperta e posso tranquillamente affermare che la qualità di questi colori è di livello professionale. Sono molto morbidi e pastosi. Si sciolgono facilmente. Sono molto pigmentati, pur non essendo tonalità squillanti. La grafite crea un piacevole effetto granulazione, specie se si usa un foglio ruvido e molta acqua. Consiglio l'uso di una tavolozza, per diluire adeguatamente il colore, che altrimenti rischia di diventare molto carico. Ogni colore consente un'ampia gamma di sfumature a seconda di quanto viene diluito: da molto chiara, trasparente e velata (in cui predomina il colore), fin quasi a raggiungere il nero (in cui predomina la grafite). Asciugandosi il colore diventa più spento di un tono, leggermente più chiaro e risulta opaco (tranne nei punti in cui la grafite gli conferisce un effetto metallico). Personalmente sono molto soddisfatta e penso mi ci divertirò! 😊