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...
by Lachri | Jan 26, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Graphite
I get so excited when I try a new supply and it turns out to be AMAZING. This was the case with the Faber-Castell 9000 Graphite pencil set. While these have been around for a while I for some reason never thought to try them out. These pencils sharpen to a very fine...
by Lachri | Dec 18, 2015 | Acrylic painting, Art product review, Art tips, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials, Vlogs
This month’s box was a lot of fun for me, I got to try a different type of acrylic paint! This paint one was much better than I had expected for one that isn’t marketed for professionals. It blended quite well for the loose style I was going for in my...
by Lachri | Dec 8, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Graphite, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
After having these Derwent Graphitint pencils for months, I finally got a chance to try them out! These are water soluble, tinted graphite pencils. They feel very much like working in watercolor. They reactivate even when dry when you add additional water, making...
