by Lachri | Jun 14, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Oil Painting
I’ve not always varnished my work. Back when people regularly smoked inside their homes this was a must. The purpose of the varnish is to protect the work and for it to be removable when it starts to yellow from smoke and other environmental contaminates,...
by Lachri | Jun 14, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
I’ve used these pencils before in combination with other colored pencils but never by themselves. There was a lot I loved about them and a lot that I… didn’t. These come in sets of 72. Their lightfast ratings are quite good and can be found on the...
by Lachri | Mar 21, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Graphite
Normally when I review a product I either love it or hate it. That wasn’t the case with these graphite pencils from Caran d’Ache. There were some things I did love, and some things that I just felt “meh” about. The Good (or amazing in this...
by Lachri | Mar 2, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil
Blending colored pencils just got a whole lot easier…and faster! I was pretty excited when I first saw this new product for blending colored pencils from brushandpencil.com. I love colored pencils and typically blend with odorless mineral spirits (OMS). Not that...
by Lachri | Feb 23, 2016 | Art product review
This was one of my favorite smart art boxes yet! If you’re unfamiliar with the Smart Art Box, it is a subscription box where each month they send you a box full of full sized art supplies and instructions on how to use them to make your own project. This...
by Lachri | Jan 26, 2016 | Art product review, Colored Pencil, Vlogs
If you’ve not heard of the Smart Art Box (affiliate link), it is a monthly subscription box available to those within the US or Canada where every month you get a box sent to your house full of full sized art supplies. Every month there is a different medium...
