Would you join this raccoon for lunch?! 🤔

These gansai tambi paints are made more for calligraphy and sumi-e-like paintings. They don’t mix and layer like traditional watercolors. Also, the big differences is that these use glue-like binders as opposed to gum arabic.

They get "slimy" or "gloopy" because it's not a western watercolor where the binder is just gum Arabic, honey or glycerin. it uses a glue as well. the binder has an animal hide glue in it. That's why the texture is different from what your used to. They are great budget paints for any skill level!

jokes on you, i get my acrylic paints and drown them in water ;-;

Hey Kasey ! Actually , this set is "gansai" paint , and not watercolors. Watercolor is à mix between pigments and gum arabic basically but gansai is pigment + animal glue et and a lot of other things ! It's really different :3 Gansai is used for japanese traditional paintings , that's why the pans are so big , the traditional brushes must fit in them :3

Kasey: "for some reason I want to paint this trash can purple" Me: "probably because you think purple is trash"

Kasey: I'd be surprised if you never had heard of them within the art community! Me: Well Kasey, you'd be surprised how broke I am. Edit: this comment haunts me now because everyone in the comments decided to argue when i made a very stupid self-depricating joke. If it makes any of you that decided to argue below happy I finally have enough money to check these out so please stop arguing please ;-;

13:30 That's because these paints aren't watercolours! They are actually gansai paints which are really similar to watercolour, except they layer a bit less and the binder is animal glue. That's why they were a bit sticky at times. I have tried these paints and have not been disappointed. I highly reccommend them and great video, Kasey, as always!

Just a FYI:These aren’t actually watercolors, they are gansai paints.They are made differently from traditional watercolors and are more opaque.They contain animal hide glue.They lift easy as well.

these paints are actually a traditional japanese style watercolor. (you're like whats that mean?) Well, like there's Gouache and watercolor varieties, these paints are known as Gansai which is to say its a brand that was made to be paired with japanese made paper. (think caligraphy paper) The pans are designed to be large so that japanese brushes can fit in them without damaging the bristles. As for the paint themselves, from what i've seen, they don't mix very well. Also as for the textures of the paints, its probably just due to the pigment. Certain pigments disperse easily into binder than others. I think it has to do with how fine the pigment is, So the finer the pigment, the smoother the paint is, the courser the pigment, the bumpier it probably is. (that also leads me to think that the finer pigment pans probably have a little more binder so it may feel more gloopy)

I love these paints! Im using smaller set... 36 set definitely a lot and i'll feel overwhelmed. The paint is good if you like using lifting technique!!

Glue binding makes it different to draw traditional with them. They are perfect for handlettering and different technics. :3

I love these. And a little funny note; the bronze/gold smells like maple.

Japanese watercolors are different from traditional western ones as they are intended for a different use and don't mix or layer as well. When it comes to affordable traditional style watercolors, I cant recommend st Petersburg Sonnet enough. I bought my set of 24 for about 15$ on ebay and absolutely gorgeous. Not chalky at slightest, super pigmented and transparent, spread beautifully in water. Ive been using them for years and I love them so much. Hope this helps ☺️

I love you you draw cylindrical objects with a more triangle shape. It just works so well with how stylised your art already is!

Kasey: **draws a cute picture of a Raccoon** Me: Kasey, why is there a chopped finger? KASEY, WHY IS THERE A CHOPPED FINGER-

Gansai (Japanese Watercolours) is different than traditional Western watercolours.

I've just looked these paints up and they're vegan and cruelty-free. I know this is often a concern for people who don't want to use Japanese paints because they often contain animal-derived ingredients. 😊

Oh my god, I didn't know that these watercolors are so cheap on amazon. In polish art shops these are like almost 60$ for 36 colors

I have just got these watercolors for my birthday, and I had been almost afraid to use them. So cool that you decided to review these now!

I FULLY AGREE. I have a set of them and they are wonderful!!! It's one I recommend to my friends as well.

These paints are very nice but they are very different from watercolor (learned from experience since I own the set lol) they don't mix or layer well since they're not really made for that but You can still get lovely effects with them! Great video! ♥️

The answer is YES! I use these paints all the time and they work perfectly! I’ve been painting for a little over a year and I make some high level stuff. They are great and they last a long time. When I started I thought they sucked, but now that I know how to use watercolors, they are amazing. I even have some techniques that I can only use with Gansai paints like this. Totally worth the $36

Omg I was literally just setting the mood to draw with it, got my lemon green tea, laptop and snacks ready!!! Wow first time drawing with you!!! :O

OMG - the severed finger cracked me up. Great illustration.

I saw beginner watercolors and clicked on immediately lol. I gotta use watercolor more tbh and you inspire me to try it out❤️❤️❤️

"I'm surprised if you haven't seen these in the KZfaq artist's community" But, you're like... The only art KZfaqr I watch. The only others are Lavender Towne, Tennelle Flowers, and Nerdy Crafter, and none of them do water color often. This is a compliment by the way. I like you enough to watch you painting stuff. :)

When Kasey called the raccoon "big bootied" I instantly thought of that picture where Bill Nye says "that raccoon has no business being that thicc" lol.

NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I BEEN SOOO EARLY! Love you and your vids sooo much Kasey!

Doodle Date did the exact review. Nice to hear Kasey has the same positive experience 💙💙 KEEP BEING AWESOME KASEY!LOVE YER VIDS

im so happy to see u posted about this. i now know my paper is what is causing the issue not the paints! i love them. they are my first set of pans" as i normally use tubed water color. i like that they arent traditional western style too! 🥰

Can confirm they are absolutely amazing. I have been using them for nearly 2 years now. They are so pretty. My only complaints are they layer a bit weird and I have nearly ran out of white so multiple white pans in watercolor sets just in general would be so nice. Otherwise they are beautiful. Highly recommend.

Omg you have no idea how long i have wanted you to review them

Why am I obsessed with the stylized grocery bag?! It just looks so good?!

I agree that these watercolors are the best for beginners! I’ve had my set for about a year and I love them. Even though I’ve been watercoloring for two years I’ve learned the most using the gansai tambi set. ( and by watching these videos)

These watercolors are really good! They’re the ones I use, and I’ve never had a problem with the watercolors themselves at all. They’re pretty cheap, and that exact set comes in smaller sets with less colors! I recommend starting off with the smallest set of you wanna just try them out

Omg this is literally crazy, I just got these watercolors last Friday 😱

"i feel like he needs sidekicks" my brain instantly went to "maybe a turtle and a hippo?"

I swear your art process is amazing idk why but I just enjoy watching your art “come to life” 😅

I have the gansai since 2016 and I love them I use them in all my watercolor pieces and honestly I love their texture and how I can add a lot of water and it’s still thick 💕😍

During the drawing process, I loved the sound track!

JUST CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL, OH GOD IM SO LUCKYYY

i have recently purchased these paints, did a swatch sheet also as well as using the lid. the majority of the colors are more opaque and remind me alot of gouache. im enjoying using them, the box size is perfect, its smaller than my watercolor pallet. i am branching out from traditional paintings and painting a few abstracts and these paints have impressed me. ty for sharing your video. love your drawings.

what a beautiful art supply

I have these watercolours and I would sometimes think. " Hey... I wonder if Kasey Golden would review this. " Also love your videos and you have been one of my role models for awhile now ((When I saw the thumbnail a instantly clicked it. ))

I just ordered the watercolors after your review im just now getting into painting

I've been using these watercolors for years (they're my very first set and I'm still using them!) And I've honestly been waiting for your review on them lol

That malachite colour no. 50 tho😍😍I am in luv with that colour just as much as your channel!

I swear your favorite part of getting a new watercolor set is swatching haha 😅

Kasey "Why would some throw away a picture of nature" Me: why is there a finger in the trash!?

They are probably great as a complementary material for traditional western watercolor. I want to use both mediums in the future for diffrent efects, but I need to save money. But yes, according to the reviews, they are practicly different mediums, so its worth it to invest in both if you can

I love the detail and patience u put into our art

Kasey: “How could they throw this beautiful picture away?” Me: “WHY DA HECC IS DERE A FINGER”

140th like this is the earliest I’ve ever been and I’m so proud of myself(mostly because Kasey is my favorite KZfaqr)

Looks really promising! I want to try experimenting more with watercolors so I think I might get this for my birthday :D Thank you for making this video :)

I have the Kuretake Gambi primary 12 colour set. Best watercolors for the buck out there ❤

I never was this early ... love you 😍😘❤i am german but love your videos

whah theres barely any comments.... im not even subscribed but i need to

I am shooketh to the core that you almost have one million!!!!😆😆😆🤗🤗

I love these paints I got them last year as a present and I use them all the time. They’re better for more expressive paintings rather than a painting that requires a lot of layers because they lift veryyyy easily

The raccoon would eat all the food before I would even arrive so sure lol

Kasey: super focused on the Polaroid. “Why would they throw it away?” Me: there’s a finger?! What is this person doing?

I’m so excited for you to get to 1 million

Look who almost got 1 million subs! Congrats for 990k subs Kasey!

This is how many people LOVED her drawing 👇🏼

Is it just me or did anyone else notice that she forgot to paint the needle not he corner?

I've been eyeing up these watercolors. I already have the gold and pastel ones. I think these are next on one of my art supply purchases. Thank you. :)

I'm addicted to you painting lmao... I just love the way you draw and paint and your artstyle and everything

FINALLY I'm represented in SOMEONES art! I'm trash ;-;

Kinda wish the painting towards the end was time-lapseyish but nevertheless still love your videos!

I love these tbh they are my go too. The pans unfortunately don't have alot of paint and the refills are ~$6 each.

I bought my kuretake last year and i'm very happy with it ! I'm not a beginner in watercolor but not an expert yet, and it's work for me pretty well with my watercolor's technics but i think it can't be for anyone, i recommand them for people who want bright and "strong" colors + people who didn't make 35 different layers because colors can be re-activate really quickly for me !

“We’re gunna need to give him some friends” Me aggressively chanting at the screen: “RAT RAT RAT RAT!” *doesnt give him a rat friend* Me: :( (Not hate I still love it I just like rats lol)

She hit me with that *_Ayy Lmao_* (It’s a meme from “Surreal Entertainment”)

I started with Rosa gallery. They are also great! Thx for help! Also hey that polaroid is a reminder of Kaseys meadow drawing with oil paint. Change my mind.

I love the way you come up with your little illustrations! My creativity doesn't quite flow that way... super jelly! Thanks for the great review! I was curious about these!

I literally just got these and I was about to ask if you could review them 🤣

When ever you say “stay golden” in the end card I think of “stay golden ponyboy” from the outsiders...

Hi Kasey! So gansai is a type of watercolor that’s different from western watercolor in the sense that it’s binder is a type of animal-based glue. That’s why it gets that “goopy texture”! It’s made with that glue because of the style of painting, as it’s meant to sit more on top of the paper than what you may be used to. Also gansai paints aren’t really meant to be mixed , hence the reason there’s no actual pallet(if mixed too much they get really muddy). As for the texture in the pans when they’re dry, I’m not really sure what causes that. Hope this answers some of your questions about this pallet!

My aunt got me the smaller set of these for Christmas. I’m more of an acrylic person so I’ve only used them once so it’ll take some getting use to.

Hoping for a review of Winsor & Newton (Cotman) watercolors. I've read positive reviews about them for 'serious' amateurs/beginning professionals.

Hm thats weird, when I bought this it was only 18$ canadian.. guess I was lucky!

i am so shocked right now, because I was just casually stumbling upon these watercolors and wanted to see how they perform, so I looked for a video on youtube... usually when I search for art stuff reviews they are mostly old videos, but this one was uploaded just today, I'm surprised :D

I think you should get the 12 pack if you’re starting off because the amount of colors made me get art block every time I used them.

ants at the end are naruto running to area 51

your raccoon be lookin thiccccc 👌👌 ps i love your art style

Kuretake: writing for me to reference back to. -They hate water/ lift easily -They don’t stain -Transparent first layer and opaque second layer works best -They bloom like crazy with very obvious borders -If worked with transparently, mixed media is the way to go, especially with colored pencil. -Vibrant and saturated colors for that POP. -If these paints dry on a smooth surface, you can peel them and put it back in the palette.

Just want to let everyone know that gansai is a specific type of Japanese watercolor. The are less transparent than watercolor but no where near as opaque as gouche. They dont glaze very well but if you are careful you can get some distinct layers. They also are NOT vegan friendly (unless the brand you buy states that). The pans are larger as to allow the use of traditional Japanese brushes which are larger than regular watercolor brushes. The kuretake brand in particular arent very lightfast however if you dont display them in direct light they are fine. If you have western watercolors I do recommend you give gansai watercolors a try its definitely a different feel. I own both Gansai and Western watercolors and, while I love them both, I prefer western watercolors for final illustrations. I do reach for the gansai for sketchbook and color study usage.

I've been painting with craola watercolours that are old as me (litterely) qwq

I haven’t heard of them, don’t shame me😅 Jk lol love ya kasey

doodle date introduced me and this review is really helpful!

FINALLY A VIDEO WHERE THE LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION GOES TO CANADIAN AMAZON. So many times in other videos I've clicked on the link only to get disappointed when I remembered that everything was in American prices

9:28 shes using her left hand its straight

I love raccoons and this is a super cute pic

My mom is doing an art class and needs water colors! I will share this video with her!! I'm sure she will find this helpfull! 😃😺🎨

I bought these before the video came out and since i’m new to watercolor these really workes out for me! I really recomend them! (Plus i bought them of aliexpress so theres that!)

The raccoon’s journey has begun!!!!!

WHO ELSE LOVES KASEY BTW I'm a KZfaqr too!

I love this paint. Sometimes it feels like there’s honey inside 🐜🍀

Your videos really make me want to try watercolor. I love your style so much Kasey! ❤️