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...
by Lachri | Sep 20, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Have you wondered what it would be like to work in colored pencil on black paper? In this video, I’m reviewing the Canson Mi-teintes in black. We will look at the pros and cons to working on colored paper. I’m using Caran d’Ache Luminance with some...
by Lachri | Sep 13, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Trouble getting white lines and details in your colored pencil work? I’m going to show you my favorite way to get those highlights, whiskers and hair lines and all the little white bits that are so hard to get in colored pencil! Both the Touch up Texture...
