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.
LMA (Let’s Make Art)’s March 2023 Digital Watercolor Subscription Box* landed in my mailbox on February 18th, and it is my favourite one so far! The theme–Wabi Sabi–is one that I need, and the colour scheme is also one of my favourites. Though the video tutorials will not be available until March 1, I was …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I did a 5.5″x8.5″ Princess Diana drawing today, the eve of the 25th anniversary of her death. It’s always a sad occasion to remember. By the way, I did a 9×12″ portrait of Princess Diana last year around this time too. Even though it’s been more than two decades, it still hurts. Strathmore Toned Blue …
Derwent Metallic Paint Pan Set is a travel-friendly, pocket size solid paint set that comes with a water brush and 5 built-in mixing palettes. It retails for about CAD$35 on Amazon, but I got it at half price, which was such a steal. Made in Britain, this is a quality product, especially in a sea …
I did two small portraits of Sadie Sink as Max on Stranger Things with Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils and Derwent Graphitint. Spoiler alert: more Derwent love ahead. Read on for my honest review of Derwent Graphitint (12 set). 60% Off! Not that these pencils were not on my radar, but I did not plan to …
I have been using Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils to do most of my portraits for the past four years. They are wax based, creamy and blend well, but my major gripe is that some of the colours give a lot of wax bloom. I was ready to move onto oil-based coloured pencils. I tried Lyra …
