Canadian art blog with thorough (and at times, salty) product reviews, with special emphases on watercolour and pastels.
Canadian art blog with thorough (and at times, salty) product reviews, with special emphases on watercolour and pastels.
Hi friends! Today I am writing a review on Sennelier Summer Sky pastels. This is the second 6-pack Sennelier set I own, and I might just have encountered a Sennelier extra soft pastel that isn’t. Did I waste my money? Let’s find out! The Packaging I wanted to mention this before the review. Recently, I …
Hi friends! I got this as part of my Hyatt’s haul, along with the Shizen watercolour sketchbook. I have heard Bee Paper Company makes good watercolour paper at an affordable price, so I have high hopes for this. Is this another dud from my haul? Read on for my Bee Watercolour Paper review. 🙂 The …
Last month, I made my very first trip to Hyatt’s All Things Creative, a massive art store I have been dying to visit for quite some time. Shizen watercolour sketchbook was part of my haul. As you can tell from my emojis, this Shizen Watercolour Book review is going to be salty. If you are …
Hi friends! In this post, I am reviewing two sets of Grabie synthetic brushes: the rounds and the quills. If you wonder whether these are worth the money, please read before you buy! Grabie Synthetic Round Brushes Review Let’s start with Grabie synthetic round brush set of 5, which retails for US$35.99 (regular). It comes …
Grabie 100 Watercolour Set is a compact set that comes with a handy tool kit. This is the most shades in a set I have ever reviewed; the next big set I have is Paul Rubens 48 watercolour set. I am reviewing this Grabie 100 watercolour set as someone who mostly works with a limited …
Hey friends! I bought Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground a while ago and had been testing it on different surfaces for this review. I paid CAD$12.99 when it was on sale on Amazon.ca, which was not a bad price. You can buy it at other places like DeSerres for a similar price point. It comes in …
Arrtx metallic acrylic markers come in 12 shades in this set. These are brush tipped, waterbased markers that dry down to a waterproof finish, just like the Simptap markers I previously reviewed. However, unlike the Simptap markers, these don’t require shaking or pressing any valves. The set comes in a sturdy box, making this a …
Arrtx Simptap Acrylic Markers are the brand‘s latest offering with some improvements from the typical acrylic markers. These are still activated by shaking them. However, unlike the traditional acrylic markers where you need to press on the nib to get the paint flowing, each Arrtx Simptap acrylic marker has a valve top where you press …
Hi friends! I don’t know about you, but I stopped buying stamps now that I can just paint my own. This is a deinfluencing post, so if you don’t want to spend money, please continue to read for some ideas on DIY religious Christmas cards. Why Paint Your Own Cards? After amassing a lot of …
Hi, friends! I live in Ontario, and see Mont Marte art supplies at HomeSense, Winners and Marshalls all the time. For the most part, they are not anything to write home about; you generally get what you pay for. However, as a watercolourist who wants to try out gouache, I didn’t want to splurge on …
