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.
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 …
Fall is my favourite time of the year, and the Birds & Branches stamp and die set from Stampin’ Up* is my favourite set. Today I am using all favourites to create some Thanksgiving greeting cards with birds. Shop Your Stash For some people, it’s not possible to keep buying a new set of stamps …
I am a huge fan of Lindsay the Frugal Crafter, from whom I have learned so much about art and art supplies for the past several years. I also believe in supporting artists, so when I saw that she has a collaboration with Craftamo, I put the brush set on my wish list. My husband …
Read before you buy! Kalour just released a set of macaron coloured pencils and here is my review. Is it worth buying? Do you need it? Read on to find out! The Price, Packaging and Presentation This set of 50 wax-based coloured pencils sold for US$25, though at the time of purchase it was 10% …
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 …
Prismacolor dupe? Best budget coloured pencils? Let’s find out! If you have watched reviews on Youtube, you might have seen Arrtx being compared to Prismacolor Premier pencils. While the names of the shades are mostly identical to Prismacolor, there are quite a bit of differences between the two. Read on for my review of Arrtx …
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 …
If you watch youtube or shop for watercolour pan palettes on Amazon, you have likely come across Paul Rubens, a brand produced by a Chinese company (Aowen) in Shanghai. I was skeptical at first because it is significantly cheaper than most artist grade brands such as Daniel Smith, Schmincke, Holbein, etc, but because so many …
I am excited to review Meiliang, aka Pretty Excellent (direct translation), one of the most popular watercolour pan palettes on Amazon. I bought it on Prime day for about CAD $22, quite a steal as it has 36 colours. So is it as good as thousands of people say? Meiliang is the student grade paint …
I have been off posting and busy learning watercolour these days. It’s quite the opposite from coloured pencils portraits, which are much more detail oriented and time consuming. If you are a beginner and don’t want to commit to paid classes yet, here are some of the best free watercolour lessons available online. Best Free …
