by Lachri | Aug 1, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil
Since my first colored pencil supply video, I’ve changed up my materials quite a bit! The Pencils The biggest change comes from the colored pencils themselves. I used to use Prismacolor exclusively. I got so sick of fighting with broken leads and splitting wood...
by Lachri | Jul 18, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Vlogs
Today I’m going to show you how I use masking fluid and frisket to protect areas of my paper when I airbrush a background. Technically you can use this even if you’re not airbrushing, but as the colored pencil hits the masking fluid, it would cause it to...
by Lachri | Jul 15, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Graphite, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
I picked up this set of 5 pencils and a paint brush at my local art supply store about a month ago. The set costs $8. This may be one of my least expensive new art products I’ve used…ever. I first did a quick test on some scratch paper I had laying around....
by Lachri | Jul 15, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials, Vlogs
Today we’re taking a look at the Smart Art Box for July 2015. The folks over at smart art box liked my last video so much that they’ve asked me to make more. While these boxes are only available within the US, I figured they would still be fun for everyone...
by Lachri | Jun 17, 2015 | Art product review, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
After the terribleness that was Derwent Coloursoft, let’s cleanse our palates (hrmm…for us artists, palettes would also fit there haha), and take a look back at my first time using one of my absolute favorite colored pencils. Luminance by Caran...
by Lachri | Jun 17, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Vlogs
Oh how I wanted to like these pencils. You guys know how much I dislike Prismacolor due to their quality control issues. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, check out this video. I read somewhere that Derwent’s Coloursoft were supposed to be...