Art blog with thorough (and at times, salty) product reviews, with special emphases on watercolour and pastels.
Art blog with thorough (and at times, salty) product reviews, with special emphases on watercolour and pastels.
Always looking out for budget cotton paper, I bought Arteza Expert Watercolor Pad on Prime day when it was CAD$4 off. If you are in search of budget cotton paper, please read this review of Arteza 100% cotton paper before you buy. The Specs By the way, not all of the Arteza Expert watercolour paper …
I don’t know about you, but I am too precious with my 100% cotton paper. Sometimes it is crippling to the point that I am afraid to paint. So I decided to buy cheaper paper to practice on, to take that pressure off. The Winsor&Newton 25% cotton paper costs just CAD$13 and change. Is it …
100% cotton sketchbooks are very hard to come by. In fact, I made the trip to ARTiculations in Toronto to buy an Etchr cotton sketchbook for this review. It costs the same as the non-cotton sketchbook I was not happy with. If you have not used a sketchbook yet, you may want to read this …
A month ago, I purchased this set on Amazon, at a really good Prime special price of CAD$14.99. I did not expect anything from it, since it was so cheap. Please read on for my review on these Adaxi watercolour brushes to see if they are worth the money. 🙂 Packaging and Presentation First of …
As I try to improve my loose watercolor florals, I felt the need to have another book that gives great illustrations and step by step on how to paint them. Since I already have another book on painting bigger flowers, I wanted something a little different. I came across Sushma Hegde‘s new book, and spent …
Hi friends! This isn’t a new product by any means, but I wanted it for a long time and finally got it for Mother’s Day. Without further ado, here is my review of Mungyo Nostalgia of Pastel Professional Watercolour. First of all, in case you don’t know, Mungyo is a Korean art supply brand. I …
I finished my very first watercolour sketchbook which is the Hand Book Journal Co. Watercolour Journal by Speedball, and I am now posting this review. Read on if you want to know whether this is worth the money! The Specs There are different size and press versions of the Speedball Hand Book Co. Watercolour Journals. …
Are you looking for a new set of sketching pencils? Read on for my review of Arrtx Sketching Pencils set. At the time of this review, you can use a $3 coupon, which makes this set such a steal! The Pencils There are 14 pencils in this set, ranging from 4H to 8B. First of …
Paul Rubens has released a new version of their oil pastels called Haiya, which is the improved version of the original and Macaron set. How does Haiya perform? Read on for a detailed review, as well as comparison to the old formula! Packaging and Presentation The new Haiya oil pastels from Paul Rubens have a …
After a two-month break from this subscription box, I resubscribed for May and was surprised I got it in the mail yesterday. The box came undamaged too, which is a nice change. Without further ado, let’s jump in for this EmmaLefebvrexCraftamo Box 5 review. Packing This month’s box came double cushioned! The outer layer was …
