Sketching Essentials
This post is a little different to my other reviews. I wanted to provide you with information as to which products I would recommend as an absolute must have in your sketching pencil case. These would be your sketching essentials. Graphite Pencils I’ve used many different brands of pencils overRead More
Faber Castell Creative Studio Oil Pastels Review
I have found a medium my 9 year old son loves, but it meant I had to share my Faber Castell Creative Studio Oil Pastels. I dug through my stash and found several old collections of oil pastels for Vincent to use, but upon testing them (one of which fromRead More
Mars Bar Squares
I love my family. I feel very lucky to have them and count my blessings everyday. It is why we’ve survived nearly a year shielding, and similarly, a year of home-schooling. We’ve been feasting on Banana Bread for treats, but this month, we decided to try something new on anRead More
Canson Mix Media Imagine Review
To create art you need a canvas, and that canvas can be anything. However, a lot of the time it will be some form of paper-stock. For years I’ve searched for the perfect canvas for myself. Canson Mix Media Imagine is great for graphite, light use of water-soluble mediums, andRead More
Siamese Kitten in Pastel – Tutorial by Colin Bradley
I’ve fallen in love! My current favourite medium is pastels. After completing the hare tutorial by Eunice Friend, I had to find another tutorial. I soon came across a website called Colin Bradley School of Art. There I spotted the most beautiful Siamese Kitten. How could I not attempt toRead More
GOLDFABER AQUA WATERCOLOUR PENCIL REVIEW
Creativity is intelligence having fun. Albert Einstein I’m going to come straight out and say it. Goldfaber Aqua Watercolour Pencils are some of the best on the market if you’re shopping on a budget. The Goldfaber Aqua Watercolour pencil is the little sister to Faber-Castell’s Albrecht Dürer Watercolour Pencil. IfRead More
Derivan – Rewettable Liquid Pencil Pots (40ml) Review
WHY JUST SKETCH WITH GRAPHITE WHEN YOU CAN PAINT IT TOO! Derivan I didn’t realise how much I loved graphite until I picked up a pencil and drew my first portrait in 20 years. I fell back in love with clay bound graphite power, wrapped in a wooden casing. ThenRead More
Hare in Pastels – Tutorial by Eunice Friend
I always associate pastels with crude pictures drawn in a high school art class. Those which never see the light of day again…ever. This year, with the virus still in full force, I decided I wanted to experiment with more art materials. I appear to have acquired an art shop’sRead More
Hometown Posca Pen Mug
When I was growing up I couldn’t wait to get out of Stoke-on-Trent. All the most interesting people had left: Robbie Williams, Slash, Arnold Bennett, Reginald Mitchell, even the Captain of the Titanic. And back in 2004 I finally relocated to East Anglia. However, as the years have rolled by,Read More
Amigurumi Corona Virus Toilet Paper Eating Monster
It’s been a strange couple of weeks and what has come out of it for me is this Amigurumi Corona Virus Monster. All those little things that we took for granted are largely absent. We are told to stay indoors and practice self-distancing. It’s an introverts dream, and an extrovertsRead More