Better Than I Expected: Gucai Tube Unboxing, Swatching, Full Review and 6 Painting Examples! 

Yes please on the tutorials. I love all of the paintings and want to see how they are done.

Always impressed with the thoroughness of your product reviews. I was surprised by the color payoff in your pretty paintings. I would love a tutorial of the cherry blossoms on the masa paper (new product to me) and of the peony on the baohong paper. I am liking the baohong watercolor block I recently purchased. Love your channel.

I try to buy products that you review(water media)paints and it has never failed. Thank you Lindsay for your expert opinions, your the best😀❤👍👍👍👍

I would love to see tutorials for these paintings, especially the peony. Also the bird and the round landscape. Love the cherry blossoms too, but I don't have the right paper.

Great review. Came here after watching the circular pond demo. So now some of the comments on that make sense. Yes to other tutorials please The bird and dark one look fabulous.Thanks

Great review and beautiful paintings, as usual. I just purchased the O.Win 24 set and swatched them out this morning. I feel like I am painting with "the real thing."

I love the painting on the masa paper so much! The others as well of course! These paints are showcased really well on the masa and black paper beautifully! Your expertise makes them look amazing!

Oh Lindsey! That pink peony takes my breath away! Oh how I love pink!!! I'm very happy to see this review and inbox. I had been watching this set, and finally, a Paul Rubens set that I will pass on. I really prefer my paints to move and be transparent. Thank you for all your time and beautiful paintings! Hugs!

I just saw this just now. Thanks for reviewing this, because I've been thinking of getting this. 👍

i am in love with my guacai glittery paints thanks to you ,i saw an old video 3 years old with your colorit brush pen set, i have 8 0z bottles of sax liquid watercolor paints ,ill try that when i run out of ink in these pens .thank you i would have never known it seems like ive watched every video you have done.i love the peony. roses and birds and girl faces are what im painting these days,love you

Love the paintings yes to any tutorials 💖

All those paintings came out great! Post any and all, especially if it helps you bank some for your well deserved time off this summer. I really like the one on masa paper. Very attractive. Thanks for a wonderful in depth review. I DO appreciate your discussion of odor- I am Extremely sensitive to odors, so that’s very important to me.

Yes to the tutorial please and Thank you

I’m always impressed by how thorough your reviews are! Thanks Lindsay!

Your paintings are so very pretty! Thanks for an honest and informative review.

Huge yes please, to all of the tutorials!

Thank you, Lindsay - I love these in-depth reviews and always appreciate seeing work completed with them. 👏🏻❤️👏🏻 I look forward to seeing those paintings-in-progress when posted. Forget you? Impossible! ❤️😘

Tutorial on massa paper with cherry blossoms please.

Saw your painting on the Amazon listing! Cool

I like the round landscape, the bird, the black paper, and the masa cherry trees.

Always good info so your viewers can make an informed decision. Thanks for putting this product through a thorough review.

Thanks for the insightful and thorough review! The paintings look amazing. I appreciate how you put the paints to the test. You are right " it is only a piece of paper" So true! Also,vgreat idea to use trial papers to print or stamp sentiments for cards. I look forward to the tutorials!

I never forget when I opened my first expensive old Holland aquarel paints and several where separated.. rushed back to the store and they helped and just mixed it in.

Wonderful review. I love how you always find ways to make paints work. Like the opaqueness would have thrown many off, but it's a property you can work with. Actually I thought they might probably even work as gouache. My Schmincke Horadam gouache isn't fully opaque either and works very well. :D

Thank you for this review. As you know my wife and I watch your channel together over our morning coffee. When we watched the video review I was more interested in your opinion and watching you paint than the postings themselves. My wife however, that was a different story. She secretly purchased these for me because I paint on everything. From our old clothing to old bedding linen. I used to cut them up for workshop towels, but when one becomes constrained by a fixed income one does what one needs do. Anyway, thank you!!!! I love these. I wouldn't have them if not for you. I don't look for new paints. I like daniel smith and camlin watercolors from India. If I can't get those for some reason, art whale tube paints fill in until I can. I don't care to explore paints. Which means I generally miss out on great experiences like this paint. I don't think of them like watercolor though. For me they act more like a very wet thin gouache. Which is beyond expectations. I am in that stage of life where getting around is no longer easy for me. If I can't get there on my motorized chair I don't get there. So I can't really cart around easels, pochade boxes, canvases, etc. But I can fold up linen sheets cut to size, put in my pocket with a sushi roll thing I unroll for a hard board upon which to to clip my linen. These paints worked a delight on that. I can go thin to thick, transparent to opaque, wet to dry brush in the blink of an eye all without the paint flaking off and crumbling like a traditional gouache does. They allow for easy transport in a cheap plastic dollar palate. Without crumbling and falling out like a traditional gouache, and they aren't hard on my natural hair brushes when rewetting like a traditional gouache. I love love love these paints. Although I think of them more as a gouache than a watercolor. So, in short (haha) THANK YOU! Thank you for continuously bringing to light these inexpensive gems which makes it easier to continue doing what we old timers love to do. For when one lives in a fixed income, Even when they own their own home and have made the necessary sacrifices to not have to sacrifice in old age, one still finds oneself needing to compromise some pleasures for needs. Especially in today Healthcare and economic times. So again, thank you. It might be a job for you, but it's quality of life for others. You matter and the things you do matter to us. We all hope you are enjoying your vacation. I hope you video some of it so you can write it off. That way you can continue to bring us these little gems. Peace be with you and your family always.

Yes a tutorial of the flowers on Chinese paper

I love that painting with the masa paper…so beautiful 🥰

Morning! Thank you for all this good info....yes show us the other painting videos you made from this set 💕

Very detailed review as always Lindsay! Thank you for your hard work!

We wouldn't forget about you! haha Everyone needs a break from time to time. Your paintings are wonderfully beautiful. Thanks for the great unboxing, swatching and full review.

Thanks for a great review. I already have the Gansai Tambi so you've saved me some money lol Great pictures 😊

I love your reviews, Lindsay! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 💕

Okay I love this style of review!!! I love watching you swatch the colors and talk about your initial response and then do the reveiw...so much fun and so helpful!!i hope you do the style review in the future!! Thanks so much for sharing and much love ❤️ 😍 💖

I really appreciate you mentioning any smells (but don’t encourage the huffing of any paint 😂😉) as I get the worst migraines and some smells from art supplies can trigger that

This was fun and so beautiful.. Are you going to show us how to paint the samples I love all of them they look like fun.. Thank you 😃

Great review! Your paintings are very pretty. Love the peony. Thank you for sharing

That peony is gorgeous!

All the paintings are great, thought I really love the result on the black!

Thank you, Lindsay those are such pretty colors and to see how the artwork turned out with the paints are excellent. Definitely more like a gouache kind of paint. IDK if that's typical of Asian paints. But, I'd be very curious to see what is in them. Maybe use google translate and read the insert to see if it's a dye or actual pigment based paints. Like I said, I'm not all that knowledgeable in oriental paints. These are really nice. Price point is good too. Thanks again for a full review of these paints. Yes, of course would love a tutorial on them.

I would love a tutorial on the Masa paper painting. I was very curious about these paints and now I know they are not for me. I Haven gotten past beginner with western watercolors! I really wish you had filmed the the big, beautiful pink flower (peony?), but crossing my fingers that you filmed the round landscape.

I picked up Paul Ruebens neon tubes from Ali Express a few months ago. LOVE!

Great review, Lindsay, and beautiful sketches! Yes I would definitely love a tutorial of the white /pinkish flower on the black WC paper, and and the cherry blossoms on the Japanes massa paper. So are these more gouache paints?? Thank you!

Great review, Lindsay! I love all of the paintings you did, too. I would really like to see the videos that you recorded. These paints really do look amazing. Do they have these paints in half pans? I would just make a mess 😑 Tfs.

Hi Lindsay, I love your reviews, thank you! God Bless!

Such pretty colors of art 🖼 and crafts. 🎇🎆💖like#491 😊

I would LOVE to see a tutorial of this and other paintings on rice paper. I just threw some into a Jerry's Artarama order so I could meet the free shipping and I'm not sure what to do with it. LOL

Thank you

The tutorials of these piece would be amazing!

Does anyone else see an elephant head and trunk in the splurt of yellowy ochre paint in the center?!

I would like to see a tutorial with the paints on the masa paper. Thanks for all your reviews.

I learned recently from another RU-vidrs art channel that cracking means better quality in pigments and less fillers. Crayola watercolour doesn’t crack but some Daniel Smith do.

This is fun seeing the different colors. That's sad there was binder issues with those two colors and that one was so stiff like that and had so much air in it....crazy!. The Turner water color set I bought from Jerry's had that similar air pocket and binder issues that caused seperation of the mayan yellow, which I loved the color of. The entire tube was weird..

Thanks for the review. I, too, order some or most of the items you recommend. Didn't order this. 😍

I wonder how these compare to Marie's Chinese Colors? I enjoy your unboxing and swatching. Thank you Lindsay!

Gucai are the words meaning ancient color…so a retro branding. But the tubes look quite Western style. They’re probably not that authentic a Chinese brush painting formula. I mean, the ink sticks are finely ground pigment colors…opacity makes sense.

I like my paint to have less flow. That’s good. I like to control it myself. Plus, unsized paper is cheaper isn’t it. I’ve been painting index cards recently, it’s really freeing to be able to do whatever, knowing I’m not wasting good supplies. Index Card a Day challenge. Plus Sketch A Day app. Lol. June’s fun so far.

If anyone interested they are now a little over $35.

I love the first painting! ❤️ (haven’t seen others yet though)

Hi Lindsay, I have a 24 tube set of "Winsor & Newton China Fine Watercolors" (they are not the regular Cotman made in China, it's specifically for the China market and has Chinese labeling on the tubes) and from what I saw online, they are manufactured like Chinese style watercolors but are only semi-opaque. Do you have any advice on using them? I have Asian watercolors (Shinhan PWC), but it seems these paints are oddly goopy and crack when dried on a palette.

still watching this, so maybe this is something you mention later in the video, but just wondering, what would you say are the main differences between this paint and Japanese paints like the Gansai Tambi?

Hullo Lindsay, I enjoyed working with the Gansai Tambi paints from Japan, I was attempting to make some Studio Ghibli pictures for my nieces bedrooms, (Aunties requests) Do you really think these are replacements for that line of paints? Without the sheen does it seem more like a gouache? About paint going bad? I know that there have been container ships off the coast of California for quite some time, backed up because of world events as well as the pandemic! I do wonder if this has effected products, sitting in those containers baking in the sun? I know food has gone bad quickly and some of those ships have gotten priority, but non perishable items sit for month after month! A friend who lives in Long Beach has said he watched ships move back in line and with no rhyme or reason to him, as far as he can see! Someone must be making decisions right? I have heard the port of L.A. is even worse off! I do enjoy watching your comprehensive reviews and I am reminded of many of my own practices when testing out a new product! It does take quite a bit to get me to switch. I painted with Grumbacher for years, as that is what my Gran started me out with! I was given some Daniel Smith paints, but when I went to purchase my own, I had several horrible "conversations"? that is the most pleasant word I can use to describe their treatment of me and my questions/problems. I still have tubes of their paints I just cannot use as I hate them! and I use that word HATE because that is the nicest one I feel I can use! Now I know many Artist that use their paints, but I will never even try them again. Denise Soden still likes them, but since she introduced me to DaVinci paints I have converted most of my palettes to that brand! I still have some Mission Gold, M. Graham, and one Grumbacher that I mistakenly ordered a box of 5 tubes of one color 20 years ago and I have still not used them up! It is Hookers Green and I still use it! There are more favorite colors/shades of greens now, but I still keep it handy! Well if you hung on through this lengthy comment I salute you and thank you for your time and excellent reviews. Be well and stay safe!

Hey Lindsay, Great review! I am student/intermediate watercolor enthusiast. I was wondering which watercolor set would you recommend (if any) to someone who is at that skill level and want to try paint with more flow under $50-60, hopefully. I have pretty excellent set and I enjoy it very much. Thanks in advance for help. :)

I didn’t know Paul Ruben made these 😨. Do they make the shiny pans too?

Lindsay you mentioned a couple times that colors were "acidic" what does that mean? This is the first time I remember hearing that term. Thanks!

I admit that I didn't watch the entire video. I just don't have the time today. But how are these different from Gauache? Thank you, Lindsay. I am going to try to watch it all later.

Aw man they picked a Chinese classical pallet too- the greens are always so lacking

Sounds like a gouache alternative more than watercolor?

Just curious as to the binder separation with any watercolor. Can a toothpick be used to stir/mix the paint while still in the tube? Can it ever be truly remixed or will it never go back to the correct state? Always enjoy your videos.

What was wrong with the paint you scooped out of the pan with the palette knife? I think I missed something :-/

Love it~you did epic uploading- catch you later!fellow~ 🙌

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JUST started watching, so apologies if you already answered this, but any info on the binder? I hate using watercolors with animal hide glue binding, so I'm looking for that in particular. Was very happy to find out that Kissoh/Kissho switched to gum arabic across their entire range (have been in contact with their company...)

So I have a crazy question. For you Lindsay or anyone actually. I want a paint medium that is watersoluble, dries resets, like watercolor or gouache, etc. But I also want it to be opaque, but not flat like gouache. I'd like a satiny watercolor like finish with excellent opacity. Does it exist?

These almost seem to be a cross between gouache and watercolor. Maybe if you wanted to try gouache this would work being less transparent than watercolor.

I need to find a tube squeezer that is usable with just one hand. Suggestions?

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