Turner Japanese Colours are an extension to the Turner Acryl Gouache range, inspired by Japanese traditional paintings, or 'Nihonga', which are typically executed on Japanese paper or silk. The Japanesque range includes 69 colours, all of which are opaque, matt acrylic paints with a slightly coarse consistency. This texture is designed to mimic that of traditional Japanese paints, which are made from crushed mineral pigments, shells, corals and even semi-precious stones (like malachite, azurite and cinnabar) in a hide glue binder. This is a hand painted colour chart which will provide an exact guide to the shade and lustre of each colour in the range.