Choosing Keeping Retro Watercolour Set, 1980's
£25.00
Choosing Keeping presents seven exclusive, special editions of 8 shades of Gansai. This Japanese alternative to standard European watercolours is not dissimilar to gouache and is made by a 100 year old paint maker in Japan. The paints can be used directly out of the box with a wet paintbrush - either thinly in translucent washes, or by layering for a bolder effect. These can also be used on darker paper bases to enhance colours further.
Included is a blank letterpress swatch card featuring each individual colour name to be painted in for colour referencing. This can come in handy as appearances can be deceiving and each colour is only revealed once wet and set to paper!
We recommend the Aquarella (white) and Aquarello (off-white) for the perfect paper pairing.
Details:
Material: Gansai watercolour
Included: 8 colours in chiyogami paper presentation box including a blank letterpress swatch card which can be painted in for colour reference.
Vegetarian/ Vegan: No (contains gelatine glue binder)
Non-toxic
Made in Japan
Colour breakdown:
216 - Zouge-iro - Ivory
21 - Byakugun - Light blue; in Japanese this colour traditionally describes the pigment made from crushed azurite.
208 - Amairo - Flax
76 - Rumi-Orenji - Luminous Orange
225 - Bara - Rose
202 - Nadeshiko-iro - This pink is named after the family of flowers we call ‘pinks’ rather than the colour itself: Dianthus.
223 - Kuchiba - This dark brown literally means ‘decayed leaves’ but more commonly translates to the English colour russet brown.
Swatches and illustrations courtesy of Claire Fletcher
