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...
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...