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.
Hi, friends! I bought The Witching Hour box from Let’s Make Art and it comes with 6 tubes of Holbein gouache. These contain 5ml each and retail for US$21.95 on letsmakeart.com as a set. I never did a full painting with gouache at all, so I bought the box hoping to test it out. Please …
I have waited a while before I started using sketchbooks for my watercolour paintings. I didn’t use one when I started out because I was always afraid of failure and I didn’t want to be stuck with a bad page if I messed up, but now, I have a new philosophy toward sketchbooks. Here are …
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 …
This is my very first LMA digital art box and I am so glad Let’s Make Art offers this option*! Since I am in Canada, the cost of shipping is getting too high for me. Besides, I have my own paint so all I need is instructions. This month’s theme is Book Club and all …
LMA (Let’s Make Art)’s watercolour subscription box for January 2023 is “All Around the World“. Out of the four projects, I have been to two of the locations, so it is a bit nostalgic to paint them. By the way, I brought out my Kokeshi, a Japanese hand painted wooden doll from my trip to …
If you love a good, festive art subscription box, Let’s Make Art really killed it this year. Titled “Merry & Bright”, this December watercolour subscription box has 4+2 projects that will get you into the holiday spirit. By the way, this is my second box from Let’s Make Art (you can read my review of …
Tired of buying a new stamp set each season? Here are four super easy DIY watercolour Christmas cards that cost you next to nothing if you already have the paints. Better still, no drawing skill required! Just grab your paints and dive right in. Loose Style Painting I used my Paul Rubens watercolour, but you …
This is a two-in-one review of Spectrum Noir AquaBlend watercolour pencils. I found these at my local Winners/HomeSense store at CAD$19.99 each, which was too cheap to pass up. I know I have said I won’t buy any more budget art supplies, but this came highly recommended by Lindsay Weirich of the Frugal Crafter and …
This is a review of Let’s Make Art watercolour subscription box*. Spoiler alert: I really love it! Shipping to Canada I need to address the elephant in the room right off the bat. Let’s Make Art charges US$40 to ship to Canada! It was the only reason why I didn’t subscribe sooner. Because of the …
