Category Archives: Surfaces

Sketchbooks: Stillman and Birn Nova Trio Sketchbook (review)

Posted on March 18, 2022 by artdragon86

For a long time, I’d been wanting to experiment with sketching and painting on toned backgrounds, but couldn’t decide which colour to try and was reluctant to buy a sketchbook with a particular paper colour in case I didn’t care … Continue reading →

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Paper: Hahnemühle Agave Watercolour Paper (review)

Posted on June 13, 2021 by artdragon86

Recently my friend who works in a little art shop in Italy sent me a parcel with some new art supplies as a gift, including a pocket-sized pad of Hahnemühle Agave watercolour paper. I was excited to try this as, … Continue reading →

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Paper: Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper (Review)

Posted on August 22, 2020 by artdragon86

On my last trip to the art supply shop, I saw a packet of Fluid 100 watercolour paper, and since I’d never seen it before and it wasn’t too expensive, I decided to give it a try. Fluid 100 paper … Continue reading →

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Paper: St Cuthberts Mill Saunders Waterford Hi-White Cold Press Watercolour Blocks (review)

Posted on November 5, 2019 by artdragon86

I regularly use Saunders Waterford rough press watercolour paper and have also done a brief review of all the papers in the St Cuthbert’s Mill watercolour paper samples pack. A few months ago, when I was buying some other products … Continue reading →

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Sketchbooks: Stillman & Birn Beta Series Softcover Sketchbook (review)

Posted on May 12, 2019 by artdragon86

Since I often don’t get much time to sketch when I’m out and about, I prefer to work in small sketchbooks when I do have the opportunity. As I’ve mentioned previously, I found that the Moleskine sketchbooks – even the … Continue reading →

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Watercolour Paper: St Cuthberts Mill Samples (product comparison)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by artdragon86

A few weeks ago, St Cuthberts Mill posted about their new Millford paper on Instagram. Intrigued, I made some inquiries about it and they kindly sent me a little packet of samples of various types of paper from their line … Continue reading →

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Paper: Arches Watercolour Blocks (review)

Posted on April 30, 2018 by artdragon86

Back when the Australian dollar was at parity with the US dollar, one of the American art supply retailers had some sort of ‘buy two, get one free’ deal on Arches watercolour blocks, and since I was putting in an … Continue reading →

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Paper: Fabriano Watercolour Postcards (review)

Posted on December 6, 2017 by artdragon86

I’ve been trying to paint more often with watercolour, but sometimes I just get intimidated by large sheets of watercolour paper and the thought of making mistakes on them and ruining them. For that reason, I often pick up smaller … Continue reading →

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Boards: Ampersand Aquabord (review)

Posted on November 11, 2017 by artdragon86

After trying Ampersand Pastelbord a while ago, I saw they had various other boards available, so I got a couple of each to try out. First up was Aquabord. I’m not sure what wood these boards are made of, but … Continue reading →

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Paper: Canson Heritage Watercolour Pads (review)

Posted on October 27, 2017 by artdragon86

Good watercolour paper is expensive, so I’m always on the lookout for a nice paper that is easy on the budget. While browsing eBay one day, I came across a store having a ‘buy any two watercolour pads/blocks and get … Continue reading →

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