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.
Despite being a published writer, I rarely reviewed books. However, I am compelled to review the Watercolor for Relaxation book because I have been painting from it since Christmas. Although there is a plethora of watercolour instruction books, this one hits all the right notes for me personally for several reasons. Table of Contents Watercolor …
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 …
This is a long and detailed review of Arrtx 126 colored pencils set. Grab a drink and dig right in! Packaging Comparison of Arrtx 72 & 126 Sets If you have the original 72 set, you may wonder how the two compare. Here, I put the two sets side by side so you can see …
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 …
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 …
Hi friends! I have three more DIY watercolour Christmas cards for this year. These require sketching an outline prior to painting; I used Derwent Graphitint pencils so they dissolve in water without a trace. For these cards, I used 4×6″ Fluid 100 watercolor paper block. It has cold press finish with a fine grain texture. …
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 …
Paul Rubens Neon Watercolours contain 14 Opera Series paints. If you are not familiar with opera paints, they are usually not lightfast but offer super vibrant, fluorescent pigments. Don’t look for lightfast information in these paints because there is none! With that in mind, let’s open and see what’s inside. Fancy Packaging! I love that …
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 …
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 …
