Review Preview Haul! Help Me Decide What to Review First!
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- My want monster didn't stand a chance during the Black Friday sales but the good news is I was able to pick up some products that came highly requested to review from you! Now, what do I tackle first?
Supplies in Order (affiliate links used, I will note if a product was sent to me for free by using the word "gift")
Gouache:
Davinci, still on sale at Blick: shrsl.com/4cij1
Winsor & Newton Gouache set of 6 on Amazon: amzn.to/470y1FN Also on blick: shrsl.com/4cij3
Turner Design Gouache: amzn.to/3GQZ5g1
Altenew Gouache (gift) shrsl.com/4ciky
Himi twin cup jelly gouache (gift) amzn.to/3RxC86S
Meeden ceramic color wheel palette with lid (gift) amzn.to/3NtQbZO
Watercolor:
Davinci Watercolor (still on sale 60% off at Blick!) shrsl.com/4b7md
Kristy Rice "Paintcrush" Palette, divided silicone water bucket, tin book and brushes (gift) amzn.to/41nxP2c
Stamp: Darkroom Door Bottle stamp: amzn.to/3tpHBnW
Oil pastel Fixative: shrsl.com/4cilb
Lightwish square oil pastels (gift) amzn.to/3tbcQmV *clip the coupon if ordering!
Colored pencils:
Amazon Basics set of 72: amzn.to/3NpvI8f *still on sale!
Artisto 72 colored pencils (all Artisto products were gifted) clip the 50% off coupon! amzn.to/3RlRlaZ
Artisto watercolor pencils: clip the 50% off coupon! amzn.to/3GMrLqG
Artisto watercolor books 3 pack small: amzn.to/41mGpyl
Artisto Watercolor pad 9"x12" amzn.to/41nIyts *I used this in class and the paper is very nice!
Artisto mixed media pads 3 pack small: amzn.to/3RKSDxG
Artisto mixed media pads large: amzn.to/3GINKij
Artisto sketchbook 3 pack: amzn.to/48gAME8 (not my fave)
Artisto hardcover sketchbook: amzn.to/48kxjo1 (not my fave)
Granulation medium amzn.to/4aojtmh
Jumbo push pins (bookbinding) amzn.to/3v27Pxm
Embroidery needles (bookbinding) amzn.to/48jW1EZ
Circle templates: amzn.to/47XwKRq
Jinhao Shark fountain pen set of 12 fine nib: amzn.to/3TsbFdj
Craft Stash blending brushes (gift) shrsl.com/4cils
*the magnet mat is from here too, they might be sold out or it might not be released yes and in that case, I was naughty to share it!
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Hit that LIKE button folks!! It's a very small thing you can do to help out our favorite art/craft teacher!!
Thank you!!!
I’m excited to see the DaVinci gouache. It’s one I’ve not tried yet. We appreciate you biting the shopping bullet on our behalf! Ooo the pastels too!
DUCT TAPE is great to put on the bottom of ceramic palettes, to keep them from scratching the desk, other palettes, and stops that awful scraping sound.
Good idea!
I set mine on a towel or dish drying mat so it will also catch my inevitable spills 😂
I hate the feeling of the bottom of ceramic palettes! I actually layer a coat or two of school liquid glue on it. It dries super fast and turns clear.
A lazy susan for larger palettes.
I love this tip so much. I'm going to put blue painters tape on the bottom of all my ceramic palettes
So far the Kristy Rice items are a first pick review for me. I've wondered and watched for a while, so it would be great to get your take on it. I will say that Kristy Rice's books are amazing and beautiful!
And she seems like a lovely person.
Oh! This was fun!! Let’s see… Turner’s Gouache, then DaVinci watercolors, then Kristi Rice brushes and paints and water cup, then the soft pastels, then the Amazon pencils, then the fountain pens(I’m addicted) and please show how to fill them… I already got the set you recommended that have a lot of ink… I love them!!
Oh geeez, Lindsay! Just do whatever you want first! I’ll watch them all!!!😂PS… Can’t wait for your product!!
Thanks!
I’m curious how many lifetimes of supplies you have😂 Thank you for doing what most can’t -trying everything blind until you figure out what you like.
I don't even want to know lol!
Haha, I had the same thing in mind 😂
Haha that’s funny, sometimes my husband jokes that I might have to have a section for art supplies in my final will and testament 🙈
I’d LOVE to see you swatch and review the oil pastels first! ❤
Excited to see the Turner Gouache and the Kirsty Rice stuff!
Love this, push pins and needles - ordering for my class, I make my kids make their own sketchbooks and we have been using regular size push pins to punch the holes :) Thank you, I always enjoy your videos!
That's a great idea!
If place a cheap white eraser underneath the paper you'll keep table tops and fingers from getting damaged as well!
Push pins and double-side sticky tape are some of the most useful things I own!
The Shark fountain pens are great! I’ve had mine for a long time. Enjoy!
Good to know!
I am super excited about all the gouache, especially looking forward to the DaVinci gouache (which I didn't know existed) and Turner.
Me too!!
I'm looking forward to seeing more about the DaVinici watercolors and the cheap fountain pens. So many options for budget fountain pens, it's overwhelming. I have two budget Shaeffer and one Lamy Safari pen, but switching cartridges is a pain. Having more preloaded colors while sketching without breaking the bank would be great. The Lamy is far better than the Shaeffer, but they cost quite a bit more.
Davinci has beautiful palettes. I have so much and they are my very favorite. I buy direct from their website.
Check out the Platinum Preppy! It's a super cheap refillable fountain pen. They come with a couple of fairly large cartridges, but you can easily make it an eyedropper pen for fewer cartridge changes. All you would need would be a pipette or eyedropper and a bottle of ink. (For cheap ink, check out Diamine inks. They have a great color range!)
what's an eyedropper pen? @@Rebecca_English
@@bookishindian a pen that holds the ink in the barrel of the pen (the long part). It requires an eyedropper to fill it. An eyedropper filled pen holds the most ink compared to any other filling mechanism. The nice thing about the Preppy pen is that you can choose to use the cartridge or directly fill the pen with ink. The cartridges are also refillable using a blunt syringe or a pipette.
thank you so much for taking the time to answer. So generous and informative!
Lindsay that Turner set of 18 Designer Gouache on Amazon is now $46++… wow…. Loved your haul and really would love to see Turner Designer Gouache in action and the DaVinci watercolors followed by the Kuelox soft pastels, then KristiRice watercolors set .…Thank you!🎉❤
Oh Lindsay ‘feminine hygenie products’ girl no filter here!!😂😉🤣💜✨
Lol, my filter has been on the fritz lately 😅
Do the Turner Design Gouache! Then Da Vinci, great paints! I was looking for good reviews for the Turner Design Gouache and there was no good ones just some old ones. I want to buy it as an alternative for Shinhan and Holbein since those are very pricey! P.S. I am in Love with the Mijello Hybrid Gouache, I have 2 pallets one dry and one fresh. Only the shine comes through the fresh one otherwise both are highly pigmented! Thanks Maria
@@tribalstyle138 Which one?
Agree. I love mine
The Turner!!! I got a 12 pack for $17. I love them!
😮
Hi Lindsay! Looking forward to your reviews. I was wondering if you could do a review on the glass dip pens, please? I bought 2 with ink, but I opened the ink up and they had a no leak stopper in them, it didn't leak, but OMG when I pulled that stopper out, I had green ink everywhere (and it took forever to get it off...I'm talking days). 😅😂
Heck, I'd be happy to see how to take stopper out...just kidding...love a review. So funny..."did you get your dishes washed? So proud of you!" Love your show and you for keeping it real!
I have tried many glass pens and I love looking at them but I hate using them 😆 I feel like they need a thicker ink or somthing.
Excited for everything, but can’t wait for the bottle stamps!
throwing my vote in for gouache (turner and da Vinci) review please!
I too felt betrayed seeing how amazon packaged theirown pencils! It's the reason why I prefer buying full sets directly from art stores rather than from Amazon.
I'd like to see you make a card using a stamp and coloring it with gauche.
It's funny I am working on that very thing, stay tuned!
I love to know about W&N gouache and Turner would love to then see the oil pastels
Looking at the Kristy Rice products brings to mind the Jane Davenport chinese white label 'pretty packaging' craze of a few years ago....will be interesting to see if the actual paint and brush products are any good. The Da Vinci manganese blue dupe has my attention!! I only have a tiny Old Holland PB33 one left and I *need* more of that colour!
I hope it's good!
I have Kristy Rice's brushes and paints. I love them and feel that the quality is great, but I too am curious to know Lindsay opinion on them!
Ps I do believe when Kristy updated the packaging/products she listed the pigment info on the side of the box. I screen shot it as I have old packaging.
I hope Lindsay does a swatch and painting on this review as I will paint along!!
I dont know if this is a good thing but i like to leave your videos in the background while im sleeping and its been helping my insomnia, your voice is very soothing and calming, thank you. I love the paper, and watercolor sounds too.
I'm glad you like them! I don't mind a bit, and it really helps my channel, so thanks!
I had one of those shark pens and it leaked every time I opened the cap 😢 hopefully I just had a faulty one. I know this wasn’t in your haul but if you want to use ink but your pens constantly dry up, try a dip pen! Sailor recently released a dip pen with a feed that allows for significantly longer lengths of time between dips and it’s super easy to clean 😁 It’s called the Hocoro. I have them and now I use my inks so much more ❤
The big push pins idea seems perfect!! So clever.
Thanks!
DaVinci Watercolor is my favorite brand. It’s so vibrant and so easy to rewet. I have been a bit disappointed in the DaVinci Gouache though, as I find it sticky and transparent.
Turner Gouache is wonderful! So many colors and such great prices. I love a lot of their colors.
Thanks for sharing!!
I'm torn between the oil pastels and the Turner Gouache! I just got a bunch of Turner Japanesque Gouache paints. Haven't used them yet. I know tbey're a different line, but will be excited to see how you like the ones you got! The Kristi Rice products have such a beautiful presentation! I hope the quality of the art materials is just as lovely! The silicone brushes will be great with stencils, applying Glimmer, Solar, Lunar, Grit, etc. pastes.
I hope so too, they are so pretty!
I'd love to see you use the vessel stamps! Also the oil pastel fixative. Thanks! Merry Everything!
I am totally living vicariously through you!! I have been trying a "no spend" on supplies until the new year, and mostly succeeding...but dang it's hard! Anyways, this was fun and I am excited to see you use everything if you decide to share it. I have really been wanting to try the Turner gouache!
This was a super fun video! I haven’t crafted in a while and this sparked my interest to start again! I ordered the set of vase stamps while watching this!😄 Thanks Lindsay🤗.
Have fun!
I’d love to see all things everything DaVinci… especially watercolors, I’m dying to know your thoughts. Since that’s the only brand that offers watercolors in 37 ml tubes, I’d love to know your thoughts on what’s the typical shelf life of those big tubes, how do you store them, do they harden faster than the rest (cough… W&N cough) 😂 but definitely everything looks so ❤❤❤
Oh those big tubes ate wonderful. I've been using them in classes since 1998 or so. No issue with hardening, and I have a couple old tubes.
I would love to see the oil pastel reviewed because I am thinking of jumping in💕💕
Coming soon!
Dear Lyndsays Want Monster,
Keep up the good work.
Love from,
Mewslis Justification Fairy.
😂
Hahaha 😆
Excited about many of these! Would love to see the DRD Bottle Stamps with the techniques you use! Thanks for always being a wonderful, trustworthy, and informative source for supplies and inspiration! Happy Holidays and hugs to you and your family ❤
You are so welcome!
I used your link and ordered the Altenew gouache. The bundle that includes coloring pages is on sale for less than $20. I like that it is all colors because I already have big tubes of white and black.
Wow I just looked and that set is awesome! But do I really need more gouache?? Ugh…
@cathl3154 I don't either, but the colors caught my attention and the packaging too.
Sweet deal!
Fantastic haul review! It's hard to pick one thing. Yup, that's what I was doing...wrapping presents while watching your video. Thanks so much Lindsay. 😁
The Da Vinci watercolors and gouache!
You have so many things to choose from to review. I'll be looking forward to see them all! I am interested in seeing what you think of the DaVinci paint. I love them.
There's so much stuff I've forgotten about half. The joys of ADD😅 Thanks Lindsay 💜
You are so welcome!
This was great after an exhausting day!
I would love to hear about DaVinci.
Maybe do qouache and watercolor in 1 video.
Then the glass bottle stamps. I didn't find that larger size so look forward seeing what size paper you use.
I have several Jinhao 82 pens and really like them. Jinhao has ink cartridges. Including brown.
Thanks for the preview review.
You're welcome!
I’m actually super interested to hear about the Amazon Basics colored pencils, the fountain pens, and the blending brushes. That being said, I look forward to any and all reviews!
You got it!
Definitely excited to see the oil pastel fixative reviewed!!!
Coming soon!
OOOOh!! loving the haul from Kristy! I want that divided cup holder!
It's so good!
Hi Lindsay, glad to see you trying out fountain pens too. Btw the Fude nib is pronounced like “Foo Day” being Japanese. They are wonderful for different kinds of mark making, but a little tricky to learn to write with which is why a lot of people do returns. I love it when you do these sorts of videos because I can actually see the products and often much better than the photos on Amazon and such show. Thanks for feeding the want monster! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
I definitely want to see a review on the DaVinci gouache! I've been going back and forth on whether or not I want to try it.
Coming soon!
Hi! It all looks amazing but I’m especially interested in the oil pastel fixative and the oil pastels. Thank you for everything you do and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Same to you!
I like to see the Artistco watercolor paper and the DaVinci gouache. Thanks for showing us all of these products.
DaVinci gouache, please, and then the Turner gouache. I bought the Holbein mixing set and I’m pondering buying a few additional colours because I just signed up for your “30 days …” course. I was browsing the DaVinci site earlier today and put many of the colours you have in my cart. I love DaVinci watercolour. It would be great if you review their gouache and watercolours close together so I can get what I “need” all in one order.
I’m also very interested in learning more about those square oil pastels. The magnetic board is intriguing but I’m not sure I’d use it.
I hope you do a video on making sketchbooks like you’re going to do in France, or refer us to a video on how to do it.
Yes please to this order
We are doing coptic stitch binding. There are loads of videos on it:)
@@thefrugalcrafter I found some good videos. Thanks. Looking forward to trying it.
The pastels! I have a similar magnetic mat. Great for ink blending, and stencils.
Nice!
Fun video to watch. I love Kristy so I’d really like to see her stuff in action. Also, looking forward to Altenew as I’m really intrigued by their recent crossover to art products.
Thanks for all you do!
So many fun things!!! I love the pretty palette’s so I’m anxious to see what you think of Kristy Rice’s supplies. It’s so pretty I’ll probably buy it regardless 😂Thanks Lindsay!!!❤❤❤
It really is lovely.
I've been seeing a lot of want monster videos lately. It seems like some channels only put out hauls these days. The struggle to resist is hard 😂
So true. I think it's because black Friday sales just happened (I took advantage to buy stuff people requested reviews on) and hauls do very well. This is my #1 video out of my last 10.
I want to see the Kristy Rice stuff, the DaVinci watercolours and the fountain pens most. I cannot believe how well the Amazon pencils are packaged…
I know! So they DO know how to ship pencils...
I'm most interested in the Da Vinci gouache review!
Loved this!❤ I would love to see a review on the DaVinci gouache! Also, I'm soo happy/excited that Meeden finally came out with a huge ceramic palette with a LID! I might have to buy that...😏
The DaVinci gouache is the first on my list to see you try. I feel like it might be the perfect one to update from the himi or the other cheap options and not be force to buy expensive Daniel smith ones. I’m interested in knowing if they are lightfast or fade since gouache is know for fading. And my second review I can’t wait for you to review is the Kris’s brushes. I have yours and I was wondering if they would be a good addition to my brushes collection 😊
I really enjoyed your reviews of reviews. I was painting and coloring while watching. I enjoyed it so much, I might watch it again. I am interested in all pencils and pens. Have a great week.
I'm so glad!
I'd love to see a review of the Da Vinci gouache! I've often almost bought them. I have many of their watercolors and love them!
I'm also curious about the Amazon pencils.
Noted!
I'd like to see the DaVinci gouache and or the Turner gouache first. I have a couple of the shark fountain pens. For fine nibs, they are very smooth writers. The cute factor is a bonus.
So cute!
I’m excited to try the DaVinci gouache!
Oh boy! I would love to see your thoughts on the Turner gouache and Da Vinci gouache. I have a couple tubes of the DV so far and am enjoying them. 😊
Also those silicone brushes are great! The slightly curved ones? Acrylics peel off silicone super easy so for anyone using acrylics, they're pretty stellar! I love them because I'm often not great with brush hygiene 😅 and they are pretty indestructible
Good to know!
WONDERFUL PRODUCTS!
MY "fav" was that
round pallette....REALLY COOL! 😀
I just started playing with gouache as well. Love to see the DaVinci review because I just always find myself coming back to them. Affordable and nice paints.
I'm excited to Try the gouache!
Oil pastels and fixative first, please! Also...what an excellent haul, soooo many goodies! :)
Thanks! The want monster did a number on me 😆
Super haul, can't wait to see them all!!!
Excited about a travel brush video!
Coming soon!
I'm excited for pencils, not that I need anymore, I just genuinely love your pencil work. Actually would like to see all the gouache stuff too.
I love the bottle stamps. I would use those a lot on cards with my flower stamps.
I’ve had my eye on that large Meeden palette for awhile now 😊
I'd love to see Kristy Rice's watercolor paints and brushes reviewed. Thanks Lindsay for showing us your newest haul!!
Wow, Lindsay - what a fun haul! I bet you can't wait to try everything out :)
I can't wait for the DaVinci gouache review. Also I wasn't happy with Turner watercolors, so I'd be interested to hear about their gouache. I'll be interested in what you think about the Amazon colored pencils.
I enjoyed this video! I'm going to look the watercolor paper up now!!!
Have fun!
I would love to see the oil pastel fixative. It would be nice when you do the review if you spray it on something with watercolor also. I would love to add oil pastel to my mixed media piecesbut I am a little afraid to do so.
Great suggestion!
I’m looking forward to see your himi gouache tutorial. I haven’t tried it yet. It’s on my list.
Ideas on how to use the stencil brushes alongside the rubber stamps for a project... and maybe mini stencil/blending brushes, too?! The anticipation of your reviews is intense!!! LOL Possibly incorporate the watercolor pencils with rubber stamps, too.
Me too!!!😂
Great idea!
Boy O Boy are you gonna have some fun! Gouache for my pick.
I''d love to hear your thoughts on the Amazon colored pencils!
Holy cow what a haul. Looks like a lifetime of joy. Gouache gouache gouache please. Altenew, da Vinci then Turner.
I have the Turner Design Gouache and a few others from Turner, all of them are great.
How exciting! Christmas has come early! I’d love to see the bottle stamps used and the shark fountain pens! I also fell off the no art supply buy wagon. The want monster broke free and I broke down and got Iuilie glitter shimmer watercolors. I’m just so curious. I really hope I don’t regret it later. At least it was sort of on sale.
It's the perfect time to use them!
Oh my, you do have a lot on your plate. Once you have a chance to take a breath and destress after the holidays, would like to see the DaVinci watercolors and gouache. I don't have any of their gouache (yet) but I do have a number of their watercolors but I haven't really used them a lot. Not sure why. DaVinci is such a great deal for those of us who live in the states.
Also intrigued by the vessel stamps. I like that they are larger size. If these don't rank high on the priority list, I might have to give those stamps a try on my own. Ahhh, and there's my Want Monster replying.
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Omg, YES!!! I can't wait til you review the Kuelox oil pastels!!!!! 🤩 I got the 2 you have plus the macaron set from Ali Express over the summer. I didn't know they were also made by PR - interesting!
The American distributor is selling them but I don't know if Paul rubens making them.
Cool stuff! I would like to see the Turner Designer Gouache.
Coming soon!
I love stationary too. We have a Japanese stationary store not far from me and I need to be ready to spend money when I go there.
😍
Lucky!
Great video!!! I would love to see the Altenew gouache review, then the Turner gouache, and then the Da vinci gouache and Da Vinci watercolorsswatched out in real time. Id also like to see you test out Kristys TRAVEL watercolor brush (not the regular brushes - the travel watercolor brush)...Id also like to see you use the new big porcelain palette with lid. The Amazon colored pencils and the watercolor pencils. Hope this helps. So so excited!! Thanks so much for sharing. Much love ❤
You got it!
so curious about the fountain pens!
Seeing a demo and tutorial on the HIMI double cup gouache would be amazing, as well as the MEEDEN Palette. I had those both in my cart 2 or 3 times, but I always put them aside for Christmas gifts for others. The deep sales are over now though...
Thanks for sharing!
I’m interested in your thoughts on the Turner gouache! On another note, I couldn’t help but think that the Creative craft brushes you got look and feel exactly like makeup/beauty brushes (like how you mentioned with the face mask tool) 🤔 the blending brushes look like a certain kind of foundation brush that was popular a few years ago.
Rather than spending art supply prices, any one interested could find comparable brushes for a lower price at dollar tree, five below, or any other store with a beauty section. But perhaps this brand found a bristle blend that’s better for paints and inks hmmm 🧐
I agree. I’ve seen and purchased a number of dollar tree makeup and beauty items that appear to be very, very similar!😂
I'm fairly certain they are coming from the same factory as the makeup brushes. Stamp companies dont have the buying power to order in bulk and a smaller customer base to sell to so they are pricier. I like the white bristles and color handles, tho!
They are very pretty!
I’m so glad you’re going to review the Kristy Rice stuff. I bought some just before I found your channel but haven’t used it much.
It should be fun!
Everything DaVinci. I'm especially curios about the 3 color curated palette too and I excited to see what you create.
I have been enjoying a 12 halfpans sets lately, it brings simplicity. The choices are simple.
Excellent!
Wow!
So many choices… toss up of the DV watercolors and square oil pastels, and the fixative.
Kristy Rice products beautiful …I’ve had her palette a year so am interested in your thoughts. Have fun!
Thanks for sharing!!
You were talking about masking fluid the other day and I meant to ask you if you’ve ever tried the silicone clay shapers to apply the wet masking fluid, anyway….Loved your haul and I wanna see ALL the things!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!
I usually useva soaped up brush but that will work fine too.
I look forward to see you use the bottle stamps. Thanks!
Me too!!
I’m looking forward to seeing Kristys palette review… I think they would be very fun in a sketchbook or art journal. I love the colours.
Great idea!!
Hello Lindsay, I am interested in the fountain pens, of course I will watch every review you make 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'd love to see you demo the Kristy Rice products. ❤
Wow! What a lot of goodies! On the disposable pens, I thought I heard you say that you bought the fine point and then afterward the extra fine, so I wanted to make sure which was the recommended one. On the Artisto Multi-media sketchbooks, my computer showed the paper of the larger of the two to have much whiter and brighter paper than the smaller one. I had returned the 72 regular Artisto pencils, because several of their points broke when sharpened enough to fill in small detail parts of the picture in the book. Some of the pencils tended to crumble during use, and the crumbs would also stain the paper unless brushed off immediately with a very soft brush. The brush that came with my rechargeable eraser was too stiff, and it left stains when trying to brush off the crumbs. I just used an extra unused, very soft Blush On brush and it swept off the crumbs without causing them to stain. I think that the smooth paper on the swatch sheet and in the coloring book might have caused some of these problems. Some of my swatched colors often were not looking very close to the colors on the enclosed, printed in color, booklet swatches. The booklets are very nice with extra information on how to hold and use the pencils. I am inclined to think the problems I had were more likely to have been caused by the paper than by the pencils, but not the differences in the color from those in the enclosed colored swatch sheet. I am too inexperienced to know. I tried buying Liquitex clear gesso to apply it to smooth swatch sheets and smooth color book pages that don't have any tooth to pull the color off of colored pencil leads, but I was too confused by the many applications of the multitude of the clear gesso products offered under Liquitex alone in Amazon, to figure out what to get. Some of the clear gessos were offered as laydown over several surfaces, including new canvases or those previously painted on, but none for laydown over art paper to add tooth or texture. Is there any way to figure out which one I should get for my purpose? My budget is tight and many coloring books from Amazon had to be returned because of page edges and binding cutting off parts of a very large number of pictures. Also, because they had very smooth paper, even Basford and Morotta. I wanted to follow some coloring tutorials done in the original books, but I would never be able to use enough layers on smooth paper to try to learn the effects they are trying to teach me. I am so sorry. I know you must always have dreaded seeing my name on a comment for over 15 years. "Help! It's that awful proverbial bad penny showing up again with another Great American Novel! Somebody tell her I'm away in France and completely tied up for a few years."
Liquatex makes only 1 clear gesso, but it comes in different sizes. I always link to the exact product I mention. The pens are fine point. Computer screens can be off so it can be hard to tell.
@@thefrugalcrafter I know you always link products, but I don't think clear gesso was used in this video. Just my fault for going off topic again. Found it! It was spelled Liqui, instead of Liqua. Thank you! I think I should apply it in my coloring books with a brush. Is there a brush that works best for this? I think there must be more people than I finding this coloring book and swatch sheet trending to smooth paper a challenge, especially with budget pencils. I returned a set of Artisto pencils and am considering doing the same with a 180 set of Soucolor budget pencils. Their swatch sheet is as smooth as glass, and at times a 3rd layer will try to lift up the previous one. How do I know if it's the pencils or the paper? Those are a lot of colors to give up, but if they won't work in smooth papered books, even those by the popular artists, I guess I should return them too, before it's too late. Sorry to be such a bother with this, because I know you don't use colored pencils a lot, but I also know that when you do, you make beautiful art with them. Any videos that you know of on how to properly apply the gesso? I usually do things that seem no brainers to others the wrong way.. You've been so patient with me and I really appreciate it more than you could ever imagine
First I have to say, you only pay 5.5%sales tax in Maine? Damn! We pay 9.75% here in the SF East Bay Area! We are really robbed by our government out here. We have the highest gas tax, too. We’re paying $4.60 right now, but it was about a dollar higher not long ago. Newsome will destroy this country if he ever becomes president, God forbid!
OK, rant over. I’m so jealous of all of your art supplies. What a haul! If I had your job I would need a warehouse for all of the stuff I’d collect😆 I’m so excited to see you use them. I’m curious about the Amazon Basics colored pencils. I recently purchased a set of 72 Markart pencils for my granddaughter for Christmas. It took me quite a few reviews and videos to decide which set to get her. Your review helped me make up my mind. I considered the MagicFly’s and the Amazon Basics, too, but ultimately went with the other set.
You are so right about Amazon and their packaging as of late. I’ve had so many things destroyed when I got them. I’m wondering if products are so cheap to make in China that they don’t care if they destroy a few along the way? They also make it really difficult to exchange things. I just had to replace a water pik flosser that was leaking from every spot possible. I got the replacement today, and they didn’t even put it inside of another box. It was just in the box that would be on a store shelf. The driver had pinched it on the sides, probably because he needed to pick it up, I assume. He also just set it in the dampness on our porch stairs. It had just been raining outside. Fortunately, I saw it pretty fast. They don’t even knock on the door or ring the bell anymore to let you know it’s here. It seems to be working OK, but somebody could’ve saw that on my porch and just picked it up and ran off with it, or it could’ve started raining again and it would’ve been all wet. The quality of service and of goods has gone down tremendously in the last few years. There are so many products that look exactly like another, but their prices are different. You don’t know what you’re really buying anymore. And then while shopping for Christmas gifts this week, the prices kept changing so frequently it was making me crazy! I didn’t dare look at something closely until I was ready to buy it because if I did I know the price would change. I also don’t put anything in my cart until I’m ready to buy or the price goes up. It really makes me angry! Products where the only difference is the color of the item, cost more. It all makes no sense. I’m ready. To give up on them. Have you noticed the same things? I feel Amazon has almost become justlike Temu or AliExpress; rather shady!
Anyway, I’d love to see all of those products, especially the gouache, the Seaglass DaVinci Watercolor (I adore seaglass!), the oil pastels and fixative, and the silicone brushes. I’d also like to hear about what happened to LUKAS watercolors. I’ve used some of them and loved them, but bought them years ago. I’m going to have to let my “want monster loose!”
Lukas was bought by dealer rooney I think and the quality went down.
I’d absolutely love to see an updated review on Davinci’s watercolors and the review on the gouache with the meeden palette. I was able to score the palette off the Amazon warehouse at a very discounted price due to a small chip on the palette and I love it so idk love to hear your thoughts!
Awesome!
I love DaVinci watercolors, but unfortunately was disappointed by their gouache. I had heard this -- so I only tried a triad, and I'm glad I didn't get more. It's sticky and not opaque. I bought a bunch of Holbein which I like better, but my fave turned out to be M. Graham (except their white, weirdly, which I dislike.) I'm excited to see your take on DV. Might be better with added white. W&N is also great.
Sorry to hear that:(
this was fun ,i won the Kristy Rice palette last yeatr in a live show with her,it was around my birthday, you totally scored on all these art supplies,i love my artisto watercolor journals ,i have bought the 3 pack at least 2 times ,i paint so often i wont buy arches not yet any ways,if i made money with my art i would get some,i would love to see the amazon pencils just to see how they compare with prisma,love you