Material Reviews

 

2020

 

Material review
Pencils and Liquid charcoal

My first material review

Gifted Review
Jacksons Gifted items

Jackson's kindly gifted me these products to review

Material Review
Pencil Case Time Capsule

My pencil case from 2018!

Material REview
Viarco : ArtGraf : Soft Carbon Pencil

We all went wild for these! And you can see why…

 

Cult pens review
Pens & Pencils

and the importance of paper

Material REview
Gouache Part 2

If you're looking at how different brands of pencils and pens work over gouache this videos for you.

material Review
Caran D'ache Pencil Blender

Have you ever accidently bought one of these or got it in a set but not used it? Same!

Cult Pens order
highlighters and fluro

I started this order when I saw Carol Smith draw with these Mars Black Lumagraph pencils

Material Review
Most used colours of 2021 part 2

So following on from My Favourote Pens and Pencils of 2021  here is part 2, my most used colours.

 

Material Review
Pilot Pintor Markers

A very quick video about Pilot Pintor markers - thank you for the request Mariia!

Material Review
Jacksons HQ haul

When I was visiting my mum and dad they surpised me with a trip to Jackson's HQ in Gloucester

Material Review
Soft Pastels and Pan Pastels

The lovely Lucia let me test out lots of her materials when we met up and drew and I've been lusting over them since

My top 5 colours of 2022

 

Jacksons Order - My Missing Pencils

Koi Art Brush - Leaking with Ecoline Ink

Come shopping with me
Jacksons spree

Shopping online at Jacksons Art

Material Review
New
Caran D'ache Luminance Colours

Overall - a great set and you know how I feel about sets!

Material REview
Caran d'Ache Pastel Pencil Review

I've been inspired by my friend Sarah Dyer and her pastels

 

2021

Material Review
More pens!

More pens from CultPens!

Jacksons Unboxing
Paint, pens and pastels

Frances Ives influenced me…

Material Review
Inks on location

Taking inks is so tricky on location - hands up, who else has knocked over a whole bottle? Just me?

Material Review
Liquid Pencil

Thank you to my drawing club patreons for reminding me that I havent mentioned this liquid pencil yet…

 

2022

Material Review
cult pens

My most exciting discovery for this order was the Monami Pens…

Material Review
posca wax pastels

A really quick review of these Posca Wax Pastels for you.

Material Review
Sandi Hester / Robbie Botts Pencil Roll

I know it'll be a great addition to my winter location drawing set-up,

 

2023

Montana Pens - Mixing New Colours

Material Review
Jacksons order

Part 2 is all about using the reference you gathered in part1

Material Review
A big jackson order

I saved up a basket for MONTHS and then ordered it all…

Unboxing
Acrylic Paint

Hopefully a few tips if you're looking to explore acrylic

 
 

Material Review
Gouache Part 1

I think Gouache is the friendliest of paints for a few reasons

Material REivew
Making Your Own Marker Pens

These are my all time favourites!

Jacksons Unboxing
Paint Sludge

Quick video to show you the materials I've picked up this week from Jacksons.

Material Review
My Favourite Pens and Pencils of 2021 part 1

This is a biggy so its coming to you in two parts! (part two here)

 

Material Review
Daniel Smith Watercolour Sticks

I went onto Jacksons to buy ONE tub of acrylic paint and came away with these Daniel Smith watercolour sticks

Material Review
Derwent drawing pencils

Derwent Drawing pencils are signfinantly cheaper but I love luminance pencils, I think they're a much richer colour.

Material Review
Cult Pens

Something old favourites and a few newbies

 

Packing for Location - Italy