Gofun is a white pigment, used in Japan from the Muromachi period to the present day. Gofun was made of calcium carbonate powder obtained by heating and pulverizing the shells of oysters and clams, collected around the Inland Sea coast. It was used alone, or mixed with other pigments (guiri) to lighten the colour tone. An example is cinnabar mixed with gofun, called shu-no-gu (cinnabar-shell). In woodblock prints (ukiyo-e), gofun was sometimes rubbed directly on the picture surface, or sprinkled to give the effect of falling snow. Mixed with animal glue (nikawa), it was used as a coating on paper gubiki, an adhesive for sprinkled gold dust (fundami), and a priming (doroji), on statues and masks after the Kamakura period.
These type of Gofun is ready-to-use
When using it, you don’t need to grind, Just add warm water.
It is very easy to use and gives you the same quality of gofun (id.12257).

Superior Quality Shell White.

• This paste type of gofun is already contains Nikawa.

1. Take needed volume and put in a small container.
2. Put some water approximatelly half to same volume of the Gofun
3. Using some brush , stir well.. and ready to use ( just like ordinary painting )
4. If you want to make it more thinner , you can put some more water and MORE nikawa (NOT just water).

• Waterbased Acrylic Polymer Emulsion coat for clay doll and modeling cast doll finish. Finish color is clear. Doll skin becomes matte texture with the first coating. Repeat coating for a few times and the skin becomes clear tranparent complexion. After the coating, you can make-up with color paints. Once the doll finisher either clear or gohun is coated on the skin, you can fix doll face make-up. Use a marketed painting oil for wipe lines off, and adjust the lines.

How to melt Nikawa : Rabbit skin nikawa Rabbit glue is an agglutinant extracted from rabbit skin and pulverized in the form of a glue plate.
This type of glue has existed as a painting material in Europe since ancient times.
The glue plate swells in water at room temperature and dissolves when heated.
Rabbit Glue has low density but high adhesion, making it suitable as a spreadable color material for pigments and as a binder for creating an absorbent foundation.
It is commonly used as a filler for boards, cloth, and paper, also as a base for Nihonga (Japanese paintings), tempera paintings, oil paintings, etc.
Before use, dissolve the product in cold water, then melt the glue in a container placed in hot water.
How to use Nikawa

• 1. Place 100gr Nikawa into a container. Add 200cc (approx. 1 cup) of water. Soak at least 6 hours or overnight.
• 2. Heat the Nikawa mixture on low heat, mixing constantly to dissolve Nikawa pieces, making sure it does NOT boil, until it melts away and the color is light brown.
• 3. Pour Mixture into a large bucket/jar, add an additional water if necessary.

Design may vary.

There are many misconceptions about whether or not it is necessary to varnish
an acrylic painting.
As a general rule, you should always varnish your acrylic work when possible.
Varnishes are applied over dry paint films and have several purposes.
The first and most important function is to protect the painting surface
from the environment and protect the pigments from ultraviolet light.
Secondly, varnishes can be used to change or unify a painting’s surface
sheen.
Both of removable and non-removable varnish is available.