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.
I purchased two loose sheets (14″x16″) of UART Premium Sanded Paper for review, both in 600 grit, from DeSerres. Each sheet retails for CAD$9.99, which is not expensive compared to Clairefontaine Pastelmat. I bought this paper primarily to test out whether oil pastels work better on sanded paper, but surprisingly, it worked very well for …
Clairefontaine’s Pastelmat is often touted as the best pastel paper. So far, it is the most expensive paper I have used, even above my beloved Arches watercolour paper. Is it worth the hype? I tested it with both soft pastels and oil pastels, and here is my review. Using Soft Pastels on Pastelmat This is …
I am very excited to review the 36 Pearlescent Oil Pastels sent to me by Paul Rubens. I don’t currently own this type of pastels so this is my first time using them. Packaging Is GRAND! First of all, it’s hard not to admire the packaging. I purchased the 36 macaron set and the regular …
As a horror writer and artist, Netflix’s Wednesday appealed to me on so many levels. However, instead of doing a straight up realistic portrait of her using coloured pencils, I painted this Wednesday Addams portrait in oil pastels. I wanted to make it my version of Wednesday, and here is my step-by-step guide how to …
Realizing the limitations of the Paul Rubens Macaron Oil Pastels set, I purchased the Paul Rubens oil pastels set of 48 (+3) with regular colours. At the time of writing this review, Paul Rubens is selling the combination of the macaron and regular colours in one set of 72, available at Amazon.com (US only) for …
I am a sucker for pastel shades. When Paul Rubens came out with a set of 36 oil pastels in macaron colours, I knew I have to have it. Read on for my Paul Rubens Macaron Oil Pastels Review! Paul Rubens released a few sets of oil pastels. There is a 24 set of macaron …
Often touted as the best budget pastel paper, Canson Mi-teintes Pastel Paper retails for merely CAD$11.85. Are these really good or just good for the price? Read on to find out. Testing Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel Paper with Soft Pastels I used the more textured side for the eagle drawing because I was going to use …
Determining what your art style is, and yes, you already have one! Lately, there seems to be quite a bit of talk in the art community about art style. If you are going out of your way to develop it, read on, because you likely already got it! Comparison Is Your Bane One thing I …
