Daiso vs. Imported Paint? ๐ธ The Real Reason Behind the Price Gap
A Korean painter explains why paint prices vary so widely, from Daiso tubes to imports โ how to read the letters, squares and stars (lightfastness) on a tube. Useful for hankukhwa (ํ๊ตญํ) and watercolor.
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I'm Kim Hyun-jung, a Korean painter ๐
Today I'll walk you through something everyone who's starting to paint should know โ how to read the markings on a paint tube ๐ก
From 5,000-won paint at Daiso to imported tubes that cost more than 50,000 won eachโฆ why on earth is there such a price difference?
๐0:44 Expensive = good, cheap = bad? ๐ค
๐1:17 The letters tell you the price!
๐1:59 What the little squares mean โช๏ธโซ๏ธ
๐2:53 What the stars mean โ and what lightfastness is
๐3:29 A Korean painter's all-time favorite paint?
๐ฅ3:57 The full guide to paint markings ๐ฅ
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Korean painter Kim Hyun-jung
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