{"title":"Watercolour","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: 125%;\"\u003eWe stock watercolour for one purpose: colour over ink. That decides what we look for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: 125%;\"\u003eThe paint has to rewet quickly, because the less you scrub to lift colour, the less you disturb the line underneath. It has to be bright enough to read against black line, and it has to work from a small set you can carry. Japanese pan watercolours do all three: large, shallow pans, colour a little more opaque than most European watercolour, and paint that wakes up almost the moment a wet brush touches it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: 125%;\"\u003eSets range from everyday palettes to granulating colours, which settle into texture as they dry, and pearlescent colours that shimmer. If you’re new to it, start with an everyday palette; granulating colours are the most interesting addition once you have one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: 125%;\"\u003eThey need nothing but a damp brush, so a set and a water brush make a complete outdoor kit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kuretake-gansai-tambi-watercolour-sets","title":"Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolour Sets","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 10.0pt 0cm 4.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese watercolour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 125%;\"\u003eGansai is the Japanese form of watercolour. It lifts with a wet brush like any watercolour, but the colours are more opaque than Western transparent watercolour, so they cover well and show up on dark or coloured paper. Kuretake has made ink in Nara since 1902; Gansai Tambi is its watercolour range, used for etegami (illustrated postcards), sumi-e, sketching, calligraphy and illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 10.0pt 0cm 4.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoosing your set\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 Colour Set\u003c\/strong\u003e — the classic starting palette: white, black, cadmium scarlet, red, rose madder deep, lemon yellow, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, sap green, viridian, ultramarine and indigo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarry \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eColours\u003c\/strong\u003e — six mica metallics: blue gold, red gold, yellow gold, champagne gold, light gold and white gold, brilliant on black paper. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGranulating Colours\u003c\/strong\u003e — Aurora Red, Aurora Pink, Aurora Orange, Aurora Blue and Aurora Violet, each blended from several pigments that separate in a wet wash into a two-tone, mottled effect; an empty pan is included for mixing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGranulating Colours 3\u003c\/strong\u003e — the third granulating set, inspired by moonlight; its colours also separate in water, and finished work glows under black light \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45309;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kuretake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261312389448,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"kuretake-gansai-tambi-portable-14","title":"Kuretake Gansai Tambi Portable 14 Colour Set","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 10.0pt 0cm 4.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sketching kit in one case\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 10.0pt 0cm 4.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eEverything you need for a line-and-wash sketch is in the box. Draw in pen, let the line dry, then fill the BrusH2O with water and paint straight from the pans. The water brush holds water in its barrel, so you squeeze it gently to wet the brush and wipe it clean on a tissue between colours. When you’re done, the case closes and goes back in your pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 10.0pt 0cm 4.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe colours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite, black, red, rose madder, cadmium yellow, lemon yellow, burnt sienna, raw umber deep, natural beige, sap green light, cobalt blue, ultramarine, cobalt violet and grey. It’s a different selection from the 12 Colour Set. The greys, beige and umber make it well suited to buildings, streets and stone, the everyday subjects of urban sketching\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kuretake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54314775019848,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/0709\/2808\/files\/KURETAKEGansaiTambiPortable14colour.png?v=1792332010"},{"product_id":"kuretake-gansai-tambi-single-pans","title":"Kuretake Gansai Tambi Single Pans","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 10.0pt 0cm 4.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese watercolour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 125%;\"\u003eGansai is the Japanese form of watercolour: the pigment sits in a gum binder in a shallow pan, and lifts with a wet brush like any watercolour — but the colours are more opaque than Western transparent watercolour, so they cover well and show up even on dark or coloured paper. Kuretake has made ink in Nara since 1902, and Gansai Tambi is its watercolour range, used for etegami (illustrated postcards), sumi-e, sketching, calligraphy and illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 10.0pt 0cm 4.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReplace what you use\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 125%;\"\u003eEveryone uses some colours faster than others. White — for tints and highlights — and the earth colours go first in most palettes. 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