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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Pick of the Palette: January 2017
Time for another Pick of the Palette post, where I compile all the cool art-related stuff I’ve found recently. Paint Being Made This video by M Graham shows their watercolour paints being made, with each colour going from the mills … Continue reading
Oil Paint: Stormy Beach (demonstration)
While I was at my Nan’s last weekend, we each painted a landscape with her old set of oil paints. While I was painting, I took a few progress shots of my beach scene so I thought I might as … Continue reading
Posted in Demonstrations, Oil Paint, Oils
Tagged Bellini, Daler Rowney, Oil Paint, Painting, Winsor & Newton
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Ye Olde Oils: Playing with Nan’s Ancient Paint Collection
A few weeks ago when I visited my Nan, I brought my little Pokemon lunch box full of oil painting gear with me, and we spent a whole day playing with my Winsor & Newton Winton oil paints. We had … Continue reading
Posted in Materials, Miscellaneous, Oil Paint, Oils
Tagged Artists, Bellini, Daler Rowney, Oil Paint, Painting, Winsor & Newton, Winton
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Soft Pastels and Pastel Pencils: Derwent Pastel Collection (review)
When I was in my early teens, my grandfather bought me a set of Derwent Pastel Pencils. I used them a few times, but found them scratchy and unpleasant to use, and ended up selling them a few years later. … Continue reading
Posted in Materials, Pastel Pencils, Pastels, Reviews, Soft Pastels
Tagged Derwent, Drawing, Pastel Pencils, Soft Pastels
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Coloured Pencils: Blue Glass Bottle (demonstration)
It’s been a while since I did an art demonstration post, so I thought I should do one before I get too busy with uni again. Since I’ve been playing with coloured pencils a lot lately, I decided I’d try … Continue reading
Posted in Demonstrations, Materials, Pencils and Blocks
Tagged Coloured Pencils, Coloursoft, Derwent, Drawing
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Pencils: Derwent Coloursoft Pencils (review)
I love art supplies in nice, wooden boxes. Usually I don’t buy them because they’re a lot more expensive than the same set in a metal tin, but occasionally you find someone on eBay selling a used boxed set for … Continue reading
Posted in Materials, Pencils and Blocks, Reviews
Tagged Coloured Pencils, Coloursoft, Derwent, Drawing
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Artist Trading Cards: Strathmore Assorted Pack (review)
I’ve always thought Artists’s Trading Cards seemed like a good way to create more finished works in less time thanks to their small size, so when I found some on an art supply retailer’s site, I decided to add some … Continue reading
Posted in Paper, Reviews, Surfaces
Tagged Acrylic, Artist Trading Cards, Drawing, Painting, Strathmore, Watercolour
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Watercolours: Mijello Mission Gold Watercolours (review)
Mijello are probably most well known for their selection of painting palettes, which includes some airtight ones that can be sealed to keep your paint (even acrylics) workable for several days when not being used. A few years ago they … Continue reading
Posted in Materials, Reviews, Watercolour
Tagged Mijello, Mission Gold, Painting, Watercolour
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Boards: Ampersand Pastelbord (review)
While walking around the city a few weeks ago, I noticed that the art supply shop had a billboard out the front proclaiming there was a sale on, so I wandered in to see if I could find a bargain. … Continue reading
Posted in Boards, Oil Pastels, Pastels, Reviews, Soft Pastels, Surfaces
Tagged Ampersand, Boards, Drawing, Oil Pastels, Pastelbord, Soft Pastels
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Soft Pastels: Jack Richeson Soft Pastels Half Stick Sample Set (review)
On the way into the city recently, I stopped off at an art supply shop I hadn’t visited before just so I could look around, and I saw a few boxes of Jack Richeson half pastels. I hadn’t tried these before, … Continue reading
Posted in Materials, Pastels, Reviews, Soft Pastels
Tagged Drawing, Hand-Rolled Pastels, Jack Richeson, Semi-Hard Pastels, Soft Pastels
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