Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolour Granulating Colours Sets

The Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolour Granulating Colours Set each feature five unique Japanese watercolours designed to create beautiful granulating effects, subtle colour separation and expressive textures. Featuring a selection of granulating colours, these sets are ideal for artists looking to introduce depth, movement and atmospheric effects into their watercolour paintings.

Made in Japan using traditional Gansai watercolour techniques, these richly pigmented paints offer a smooth, creamy consistency and vibrant colour application. Unlike conventional Western watercolours, Gansai paints can be applied in thicker layers for more opaque coverage or diluted with water to create delicate, transparent washes. As the colours dry, the granulating pigments naturally separate and settle into the texture of the paper, producing distinctive patterns and tonal variations.

The Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolour Granulating Colours Set is particularly effective on cold press and rough watercolour paper, where the textured surface helps enhance granulation. Experiment with wet-on-wet techniques, layering and colour blending to create atmospheric landscapes, botanical illustrations, abstract artwork and expressive backgrounds.

Suitable for artists, illustrators and watercolour enthusiasts, the Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolour Granulating Colours Sets offer an exciting way to explore the unpredictable beauty of granulating pigments.

Key Features:

• Traditional Japanese Gansai watercolours
• Includes 5 granulating colours
• Specially formulated pigments create natural colour separation and textured effects
• Richly pigmented with a smooth, creamy consistency
• Can be applied thickly for opaque colour or diluted for transparent washes
• Ideal for wet-on-wet techniques, layering, blending and colour gradation
• Particularly effective on cold press and rough watercolour paper
• Suitable for landscapes, illustration, botanical art and mixed media techniques
• Water-based, non-toxic and xylene-free
• Lightfast pigments
• Includes an empty pan for mixing and dissolving colours
• Made in Japan

Each set contains:

• 5 x Kuretake Gansai Tambi Granulating Watercolour Pans
• 1 x Empty Mixing Pan

Colours incuded:

• Aurora Colours Set: Aurora Violet, Aurora Blue, Aurora Orange, Aurora Pink, and Aurora Red.
• Cosmic Colours Set: Cosmic Red, Cosmic Olive, Cosmic Gree, Cosmic Blue and Cosmic Violet.
• Lunar Colours Set: Lunar Pink, Lunar Orange, Lunar Green, Lunar Lime& and Lunar Blue - Artworks made with Lunar Colours will glow when exposed to black light, so you can enjoy a variety of creative expressions.

Please Note: Minor surface cracks or small air bubbles may occasionally appear in the dried watercolour pans. These are normal characteristics of the manufacturing and drying process and do not affect paint performance.

Pack size: Set 5
Application: Drawing, Painting, Watercolour Painting
Product type: Paint Pan