Those colors are gorgeous, and I'll bet the paints are a blast to use. It was a great idea to show them alongside the Boku Undo set.

They say to use the back of a spoon to bring out the graphite shine. This was a perfect picture to use. Well done!

I love the way you swatch the watercolors! I will try to do the same!

Great picture! In US I found the history you shared enjoyable. Thanks for another great video! ❤

Yes!!!! Thank you for comparing these two palettes. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

wonderful set! I love the painting and the history around it. Thanks, Becky and have a brilliant weekend.

Thank you, Becky, for this comparison. I think you're the only one that compared them or at least I didn't see anyone else comparing these 2 together. I was thinking of getting one of these sets but wasn't sure which one was better. I have Derwent Graphitints so I will get the Sumiundo. I love your Ned Kelly painting. The colours look great! My favourites are red and blue in both sets. 💜💙💚💛🧡

I got the Gansai Timabi set (minus the blue) from Sketchbox last summer. I absolutely fell in love with them. They're wonderful for moody, atmospheric paintings. I do'nt burnish them to get them shiny...I like them muted better.

Those Kuretake Gansai colors are absolutely gorgeous! Another thing to add to my wish-list! 😊

Those paints look beautiful in that picture. Karen from Canada ☺☺

I love them. Your picture was awesome. Can't wait to see what more you create with them.

It’s so interesting seeing how the graphite interacts with the other pigments how it just kind of separates! I think I agree about that bluish green being the favorite color. I really need to get one of those etchr sketchbooks still🥴 we love a good outlaw artwork every once in a while!😂 when you said it’s not America I laughed too much 💀

Yay, Ned Kelly! Great choice of subject! I didn't know about his bucket helmet, that's funny! Wow, the two sets are so similar. In case no one else said it, the Boko Undo set gets its "shadow" from sumi ink, which is probably why it spreads so quickly in the water and why it doesn't granulate as much as the graphite set. I have the Boko Undo set because I saw everyone on KZfaq playing with them, and me want the pritty! But -- like all novelty sets, I don't really know what to do with it, and I've never really used them. I now prefer to enjoy these things vicariously through youtube. Also- I see someone else mentioned that you can use the back of a spoon to polish the graphite. An expert tip I learned from watching youtube!

Very valuable information. I was curious about the graphite ones.

In Japan, the gansai pans are never filled to the top. I think its the tradition there.

Love the painting and glad you attached some references as I love history.

Good job. Great paints for metal

Nice review of these and great drawing and story telling. I think the reason they aren't filled to the top is to prevent spillover. At least That's what I think because of using a little set I have and the need to use quite a bit of water to activate. It's actually a good thing and I wish other watercolors would use deeper but less full pans like this as there's always unintentional contamination.

The armour is in the state library of Melbourne it’s so impressive ! Thanks for this looks amazing and great use of this paint ❤

Love your paint reviews and swatches.

I got 5 of the 6 gansai graphite in sketchbox...last month? I think... I really wish it had included the blue, so lovely. Your painting is very nice, and a good show of the colors.

Beautiful artwork! 😍

Thanks for the review. As an American, I was insulted by your America comment since I don't know how to draw or paint a gun either BUT then I looked down and noticed the 2 handguns lying beside me and thought "Yeah, maybe she has a point." 😂 Anyway, great review and painting.

Great review!

I think you polish with the bottom of a metal spoon. That works for me with the Derwent Graphitints.

I am SO interested in this Kuretake set! I really wanted the Boku undo 😂 before, but I think I will use the graphite one more especially because its graphite texture since I do not have anything like that at home 😍 And I am definitely into making studies lately. I am just waiting for them to be available anywhere near me 😂

Fantastic Becky! OOHHH the infamous Ned Kelly!! I think everyone loves an outlaw lol These paints are very attractive, I do love a muted palette and I love the way you say Boku-undo, maybe it's your accent ?? I dunno I just like it lol I'm weird sorry hahaha great vid as always :D

Nice paint set, the colors really work on that bandit. Outlaw stories are always good…truth gets tainted a might as the story is retold. My wife’s family has a story of Rattlesnake Jake who rode into Lewistown Montana to shoot the town up, nearly killing a great aunt. He met his demise soon after and his bullet riddled skull is on display at the county museum.

Small 12 pack Derwent pencil tins are great pallets for large kuretake pans. I stick them in with bluetac.

I have the derwent graphitint set, i think they have more graphite and would ‘polish’ more noticeably.

Polish with a spoon. Great review. Thanks.

Wow love your picture. Thanks for making another great video about these paints. May ask a question please! Does the graphite rub off your work once dry? Thanks and take care.

Try to shine the drawing up with the back of a spoon, I bet that would show up!

Hmmmm ..... I think I still prefer graphite in pencil form, specifically my 24 Derwent Graphitints pencils......(TBH, I’m addicted to that Derwent pencil smell tho!) 😂 0:43 Oooooo....looks like pretty diesel spill rainbows!

I have the two sets of Gamsai Tambi, didn't like the pastel, but these are just beauts! Didn't know this set came out but it's tops on my shopping list! Nice review 🥰

Hey Becky, I'm 2 1/2 minutes into your video and I did the exact same thing with my cover, except not both ends, which is a better idea. Both ends, good idea. Karen from Canada ☺☺💖💖

Excellent!! Great colors!

Hi Becky, I have the Boku-Undo set you have, plus their shadow set. I don't have the Kuretaki version. Now I want it, lol. I don't have any of the Derwent pencils. Your painting came out wonderful. I will have to read up on Ned Kelly. I think of my country's outlaw Jessie James. I need to read up on both outlaws. On Wednesday the 17th I am going to the Seattle VA. While in Seattle I will be going to the Daniel Smith art store. They carry other brands too, like Derwent.

I can’t wait to order my Graphite set to go with my other two Boku Undo sets, the black shadow one, plus I have the mei set. Should be fun to blend them!

Great video, love the painting :)

It says you need to use a metal spoon to polish them.

I do like both of those sets, nice muted colours I first learned of Ned Kelly from listening to The Whitlams song 'Kate Kelly'

The guns looked fine, I live in America and can't draw/paint them either. Might be because I paint animals most of the time.

Fantastic painting becky and I always love the music you put with your videoes. I wanted to ask you a question, I remember you filling a fountain pen straight into the barrel which I thought was a great idea but forgot to note the name of the pen and can't remember what videoe it was. I would like to get one, hope you don't mind me being a pain

Enjoy review of these colors interesting in purchasing when i can dave up for them...maybe next yr..lol mikelle art mom🎨👩‍🎨✍🎃

Nice!

The comparison was very helpful. I have the Boku-undo set and was thinking about getting the Kuretake set. Now I see that the colours are very similar. I didn't order it yet because I have the Derwent graphitint paintset as well and thought it might be similar. Would you say they look similar? I read that you can rub the back of a spoon on the dried paint and it will appear shiny. I am always confused by the japanese names. So these are made by two different companies, aren't they?

I've seen people use the back of a spoon to polish the graphite, and it did get quite shiny, indeed.

Love the artwork. Wonder how the sets compare with Derwent Graphitint? Your review was timely. I wanted to get a set of water soluble colored graphite or water soluble colored charcoal. Kept on going back and forth between several products including the Ganzi Tambi. Did favor the Graphitint pans but because of budget got a set of 12 Graphitint pencils. They're due in tomorrow. I'm looking forward to using them on toned paper. Have fun you thought about using your set on grey multimedia paper? Thank you for another good review done from the comfort of your home.

Apparently polishing with a metal spoon works for polishing. Cheers, Muffy from Oz.c

Hi Becky. Thank you for the review. Are these lightfast? I know the other Kuretake paints aren't even though they say they are. Cheers.

I wonder how these compare to the Derwent graphitint paints!

Thanks for the review, but why such a mean paintbrush??

Do you have/have you seen Derwent's Graphitint pans? I'm wondering how similar this Kuretake product is to that (since I already have the Graphitint pans...).

I wish derwent would write everything on bottom of their graphite pans like this gansai tambi graphie company does on it bottom of their pans.....enjoyed video and supply info i also like how you show how the infomation is on the back of the box....do use a different brush set on your graphites than on your regular wcpaint? Im just wondering if i would ruin my brushes if i use them on graphite do u notice a difference after youve used brush from graphite then watercolor brush. Its quite sad to know how bad our country has become with guns i lived by mass shooting in buffalo ny and things have gotten out of control hoping in November elections can right so many things for the safety of our future children and grandchildren...mikelle art mom 🎨✍👩‍🎨

Don’t you need an agate stone to polish the metal? Agate is used to make gold leaf shine.

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They’d cost three times what they do if they filled these pans to the top. And almost everyone buys kuretake for the price point.

I hope your father is better now 🙂

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This ain't America 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

Have you compared these paint sets to Derwent's Graphitint set? 🩵👍