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.
Hello, Friends! It’s that time of the year when you start looking for ideas for Christmas cards. I must admit, I was disappointed with a lot of the releases to see the same old, same old. I didn’t find anything I liked until, of course, I saw the Spellbinders Gnome Drive Christmas dies. Being a …
Hi friends! Are you a neat freak like me? If you want to keep all your paint swatches in one album, this Painter’s Color Diary review will show you whether it is worth the price. What It Is: Painter’s Color Diary (Travel Size) is a handy reference record of your paint swatches, all in one …
This is a review of Star Takoyaki Dollhouse kit, which is sold under many different brand names around the CAD$45 price range. For your information, I have never done a DIY miniature dollhouse kit before, so my experience (or the lack thereof) may influence this review. If you are contemplating a purchase, read on before …
Hi friends! I have been dying to review Rosa Gallery watercolour for a long time. Thankfully, it has finally arrived in Canada as open stock! Previously, you could only get it on Amazon as a set. If you are curious about this Ukrainian brand and haven’t tried it out yet, please read this review. 🙂 …
Hello, friends! I have found a dupe for Sofft Tools and I cannot wait to share this review with you. If you are looking for Sofft Tools replacement sponges or just starting out with soft pastels, you may want to read this. Milisten Paper Art Blender Set What It Contains: This Sofft Tools dupe I …
Hi, friends! I have been using Mungyo Gallery Artists’ Soft Pastels long enough to give them a fair review. These are lightfast, artist quality pastels at a budget price. Read on if you want to find out whether they are worth the money! Since these soft pastel sticks are colour true, I don’t find the …
Hello, friends! I am reviewing Fluid 100 watercolour paper in hot press and cold press in this post. The inclusion of hot press is purely coincidental because I purchased it by mistake! For some reason, I thought the hot press one looked like it was cold press just because of the colour. The Specs Fluid …
Always looking out for budget cotton paper, I bought Arteza Expert Watercolor Pad on Prime day when it was CAD$4 off. If you are in search of budget cotton paper, please read this review of Arteza 100% cotton paper before you buy. The Specs By the way, not all of the Arteza Expert watercolour paper …
I don’t know about you, but I am too precious with my 100% cotton paper. Sometimes it is crippling to the point that I am afraid to paint. So I decided to buy cheaper paper to practice on, to take that pressure off. The Winsor&Newton 25% cotton paper costs just CAD$13 and change. Is it …
100% cotton sketchbooks are very hard to come by. In fact, I made the trip to ARTiculations in Toronto to buy an Etchr cotton sketchbook for this review. It costs the same as the non-cotton sketchbook I was not happy with. If you have not used a sketchbook yet, you may want to read this …
