by Lachri | Jan 31, 2017 | Art product review, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials, Vlogs
I’m sharing my January Smart Art Box painting! I’m sketching a bird in real time using oil bound charcoal pencils and blocks on my Canson drawing pad! To sign up for your own Smart Art Box subscription, head to http://smartartbox.com/ and don’t...
by Lachri | Jan 10, 2017 | Art product review, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
I’m sharing my December 2016 Smart Art Box painting! I’m working in watercolor pencils for the first time ever to draw this rainbow giraffe! I’ve got some tips and techniques for using watercolor pencils, including why I use water soluble graphite...
by Lachri | Dec 13, 2016 | Art product review, Graphite, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Derwent recently improved their graphite pencil line! They sent me a set of their new pencils to test out for you guys. I’m sharing my experience and a demonstration on this flamingo drawing with you in this week’s video! If you would like to draw this...
by Lachri | Nov 8, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Graphite
This week I’m reviewing the Mars Steadtler Lumograph graphite pencils and demonstrating a tamarin monkey using these pencils. My set is the older one that came with the 7B and 8B that have carbon mixed in. Now you will need to purchase the “Mars...
by Lachri | Nov 8, 2016 | Art product review, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Recently Winsor & Newton contacted me and asked if I would be interested in trying their pigment markers. I’ve never enjoyed working in markers so part of me wanted to say no, but the other part of me was like “HEY! Free art supplies!”. They sent...
by Lachri | Sep 27, 2016 | Acrylic painting, Art product review, Art tips
I love LOVE the look of the Liquitex Pouring Medium…but I don’t personally paint abstracts. After talking to a rep from Liquitex we came up with a way that would allow me to paint a realistic subject over the pouring medium as a background! These are the...
