I Got Nothing This Week... Sat Chat 2-12-22
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2022
- It's been a pretty chill week here in Maine, well it was a balmy 35 degrees so it's like practically spring and that's pretty great!
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I laughed when I saw the title of your video, know that there would be plenty of fun content as usual. As the old song says, "I've got plenty of nothing." Once I started watching, I was still smiling--your beautiful rainbow-colored necklace brightened my morning.
Thank you:)
Terrific necklace! Griffins traditionally guard treasure and priceless possessions so it figures they're attracted to watercolor paints. Though I'm not a griffin, if there's a fire, I'm grabbing my Roman Szmals as I run for the stairs. Priorities!
Lol! Guarding the Paints!!
Hi Lindsay!
The more often you say " got nothing", the lengthier your videos become 😁
Apparently a format which works just fine for you 👍
Perhaps other Tubers might take an example 😉
Have a great weekend 🙏
P.s. your comment counter is stuck at 1.
So I'm not sure whether you'll be able to read this.
You should do your own subscription box, Lindsay.
I had a great customer service experience with Arteza about a year ago. I ordered the 120 set of pencils. I had a duplicate of one color, but was missing another. I contacted customer service and just asked for the missing pencil. They said they were unable to replace a single pencil, but they would send me an additional set that had the missing pencil. They sent a 72 set because that was the lowest size set that contained the missing color. They asked me not to return anything but to donate the extra pencils to a school or some place where someone could use them. They are a bit on the pricey side but their customer service was above and beyond for me, and the prices aren’t so bad if you take advantage of sales.
Enjoyed Sat Chat again Lindsay. Thank you xx interesting about products changing. You can even liken that to Prisma I think. Anyway look forward to the video. Gorgeous necklace btw! Ps. Plenty of sunshine down under today 😊
I love how the puppy came out.
It’s been warm. I was Driving with the window open yesterday. Not ready for the warmth yet but I think I’m alone in that one 😔
As always thanks for the chat. I appreciate the company. 🤗💕
It was warm here too. It got up to almost 40*. I had to turn on the air in my car.
I so look forward to your Sat Chat's. "If you just stumbled in here, this might not be the video for you." I would watch you based on your Sat Chat's alone!
Aww thanks!
With Jason back to work, you just have to do what you can and if that is a sketchbook Sunday on a Tuesday, that is ok.. I think flexibility and giving ourself grace when we need to adapt our schedules with whatever life tosses at us, including some balmy 40 degree days with sunshine, with our long winters that is just what you have to do. The schedule you keep still amazes me with all you do get done and share with us here. Inspirational to say the least. Hope you are enjoying the warm temps today too and have a great weekend! Another fun Sat chat! Thanks for sharing and hanging out with us.
Thank you!
As a Da Vinci Paints loyalist, I say yes! to the upcoming review series of some grandfather brands. Da Vinci Paints are vibrant, maximum pigment, re-wet amazingly and minimal shrinkage unlike DS brand whose paints tend to weirdly shrivel up. Their paints are consistent and they are not creating new-ish gimmick colors every year. The price is fair (but I live in California too.) Long may they thrive. lol I've off-loaded all my other brands except a tube of M.Graham neutral tint because I like that they do not use PBk and a small tube Winsor Newton Mars Black after watching your "create your own granulating colors video".
As always your Sat Chat is interesting and fun! I also learned some things about product changes, which can explain the difference in colors etc. over the years. Thank you for all the information. Happy Valentines Day!
Thank you for tell us what happens sometimes.
I have never commented here that I remember so I just wanted to say that you for your Sat Chats and all of your You Tube contributions. I look forward to them every week. I can empathize with you when you say that manufacturers always seem to change your favorite products... especially make-up! Oh, btw just had a tiny snow storm, 30 minutes worth. Envy your winter weather there in Maine, believe it or not. I feel I should have been born up north. But, I guess the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The grass is dead and buried under a foot of snow and ice here 😆
@@thefrugalcrafter permafrost...
"Artists always have plenty to say, they will and love to tell their experiences and journey throughout the art world,shall we have tea and biscuits?,now sit.-Lynn❤️👍😊😀🎨🎨🎨🎨
Another very fun Sat Chat!! Always look forward to it. Love the adorable puppy.
Another great Sat chat! I love the doggy painting and those love birds are so cute. Thank you for sharing
It’s been warmer here too and such a gift…just like you are. Love these
SatChats…. I’ve been working on some watercolor . Trying to be more loose! Have a great day!
I really love your necklace.
It did warm up here in Texas, but it is getting cooler as I sit here. I would gladly just skip spring and go straight to summer.
I always love Sat Chat. Thank you.
I would like to skip winter (without moving south). My car is finally ALMOST out of the giant piles of snow.
As always enjoyable to watch your Sat Chat! Glad you call out the companies that aren’t honest with their product description, thank you!
Thank you for this as I have bought things that were reviewed that did not live up to what I thought they would be. I just chalked it up to my expectations, but to here the possible changes in formula sure makes sense now.
Great video today I always look forward to your sat chat saturday. Watching you today from Omaha Nebraska
Love sat chat thank you so much !
I got mine at craft stash last week, I am so happy I got it. I guess I was lucky. Now I just have to get my craft room put together as I have just moved. Thanks Linsey.
It was 50 degrees yesterday here. Sure beats the really cold digits. Thank you for sharing. You have given us some good advice.
I was in Holland two months ago, and got to buy it there. Made my heart super happy
Cracks me up when you said “I hope you’re warm” I’m in South Africa and it’s our summer and we just had a 39degree Celsius day here (about 103F) ! Too warm 😂
Great content Lindsay , thank you 😊
Since I live in Mérida Yucatan our weather is very good in Winter so every February several of my friends from Canada and the US come together for a week of plein air painting then on the last Sunday we hire a band, serve up some local cuisine, and have a silent auction for our art. The fiesta de arte is tomorrow so I will be finishing up some of my art today.
That sounds amazing!
Well, I am glad that I got in there and ordered that box right away. I didn't think they were going to sell out so soon. What a cute puppy! I will have to go check it out.
I chuckled when you said it was 35 degrees & you're ready to pull out the sunscreen. In Ohio this week we had the same weather & I felt the same way. Curtains were opened, lighter coat was used & sweater versus sweatshirt was worn. Keep the great Sat chats coming. I look forward to them each week. Also, love the Frugal Friday tips.
Love the necklace Lindsay. Very pretty.
Thx for a fun Saturday chat. Appreciate the heads up on formula changes. I do rely on your reviews even if they were done years ago. Great tip to check other more current reviews or Amazon reviews. Have a great week Lindsay.
I ordered your box and I’m soooo excited! I’m getting one for my new daughter.
Yep! Their out! Bummer
The puppy and lovebirds are very cute. I can't wait to see those. That's really good information about product changes, too. It can happen in a flash. I was watching a pandemic era home show and the paint expert said he has trouble getting dark paints because of manufacturing and shipping problems. That has to spread down the line to artist paints, too, I'd think. It's been warmer here, supposed to drop again tomorrow. Good for syrup production though so that's okay. Thanks for another great Sat Chat.
I have no memory of a griffin on a DaVinci paint tube! They have superior quality paints that have become my go to watercolor paint! I got my books from Rosi’s shop and I am painting and drawing on the covers so those are my current art projects. I probably spend to much time on them but I do enjoy a nice cover on my sketchbooks. I have even coated one with watercolor ground as I was not happy with the drawing I started! I do enjoy watching your videos, even when you say in the title “I got nothing” but you are always a delight and find plenty to say! Thank you for sharing your wonderful sentiments of the day! Now take care over there and be safe as well.
Thank you!
@@thefrugalcrafter I went and dug up a tube, lo and behold a Griffin on the tube just above the name of the paint! I simply never paid attention to the small contour drawing, not giving it any significance! I always thought the logo for the company was like round badge with the name inside! You are truly insightful Lindsay. Thank you for going the extra for us all!
Always enjoy the chats. A very nice start to the weekend. I'm glad you are getting a few warm days too. Actually it's warmer there than in Mid-Missouri. It seems to be stuck at 19 and not budging. The thorn in my side as far as trusted products lately is socks of all things. I relied on Hanes for years and years and now they spin on my feet with the heel and seam topside and get holes with the first wash! I don't know what happened. With a fixed income I hate to buy expensive socks to wear inside shoes and never even get seen! No problems with my art supplies.. yet. Have a great week and thanks for the visit.
Lol Good to know. The last time I bought socks I got boys because they seemed sturdier and better made. Their underwear isn't well made anymore either. It looks like mask elastic on them now. Poor quality.
So jumped on SatChat this morning. On day 4 in bed with a back issue and going a bit nutty. Thinking about the projects that wait for me!
Lindsay- you say more when you think you have nothing!!! Outsourcing products means no quality control...& beginning artists like me who have no clue what quality is, can get burned w/out reviews (& Sat Chats)like yours. Your idea of an opinion day (like today) is fantastic!
Experience is the best teacher!!!
-(btw, in their big box store set of 18 WC tubes,Phoenix also swears " all colours are completely lightfast" .🙄 AND their chalks are like granite!😂 . I couldn't resist bc I hesitate to use the better paints ( your description of a possession being too precious to use is a very real thing ), I couldn't wait to play around w/ the cheap set & I saw the difference between transparent & weak color., and paint from the tube looks better bc you are using more. And you cant even see they might crumble when dry in the pallet until you dry them. I love your channel-
Your experience is like gold...❤❤
Love your love birds!
Hey girl…
Got my coffee and catching up with you.
Oh!! I am way sooo impressed with the art box!!! Payday is this Wednesday and I’m gonna order one!!! You did an awesome job with that box!!!
Have you on tv now but can’t comment over there so here I am.
You’re always apologizing to us… we love you and noises happen in homes!! Guaranteed, I need to make a biz call and the doorbell will go off then the dog goes berserk… so chill girl! You worry too much!
Tmr is my birthday and the family is making too much about it, lol
Hugs and admiration.
Love ya, Bobbi Gaudreau.
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday from 🇨🇦🥳
Cute puppy picture. Greetings from 🇨🇦👋🏻
Loved thos video! Touched alot of great subjects!!! Love the love birds and the puppy!!! Do a tutorial for the birdies!!
Ok!
Cold here! Wind chill -2. Have to go to work too. Or I would definately stay home. Glad I am able to see this before I go. I work the front desk at an animal hospital and we have a small crew on Saturdays. It can be very intense. So I look forward to my before work time. Have a good weekend!
Have a good day at work!
Hi Lindsay! I just can't imagine the freezing temperatures you all have in Maine. (I probably have said that already!) It was 83 degrees here in Tampa, and I actually did put on sunscreen today! Anyway, yes--when companies change formulas it is SO frustrating. I notice it a lot with skin care/make up. Another frustrating thing is when a company discontinues a favorite product. Thanks for another great Sat Chat!
Lindsay...That necklace against the black sweater is so stunning! Just Gorgeous!
As a pretty new beginner, I follow tutorials and often think my really poor results are just me...but now I think it is partly the brand of paint, paper, and brushes that can make a huge difference. I was wondering if you have or could make a video explaining the basics of watercolor paints and what makes them different besides the actual hues. Like quinacridone vs cadmium etc I often purchase paints because I like the shade and haven't given much thought to how they vary beyond that. LOVE the puppy!!! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY xoxo
Hmmm, that would be a pretty in depth video. I'll think about how to break it down.
I love that necklace 😊
Have a great weekend
What a great chat!! Ive noticed that too with a few products. Ive even heard Prismacolor has a new location for manufacturing. It will be interesting to see what happens. I live up in the Northern Midwest. 30 feels so good after sub zero temps. 😆
There been in Mexico for 10 years. Have they moved again?
Your comment of soaking up the sun made me think of my time in Finland where it was -15°celsius.. (5 Fahrenheit) and we traveled to Estonia where it +10°celcius (50 Fahrenheit) and we all took off coats (and layers of clothing) and just enjoyed the sun.. and the beautiful city of Tallinn 🙂
BTW Faber Castell also produces products in Indonesia (or outside of Europe) those products are lesser grades but still have the same name.. but also different packaging etc. So you know it is not the same german manufacturer.. don't buy the colorful erasers or triangular pencil sharpener if they arent (Faber Castell) green or silver grey. Those are better quality and last significantly longer! The others are made somewhere else
Yeah, that's common with student likes from big companies.
Sun & dust. The best of times, the worst of times 😆
Love your Sat Chats, lol and that you have to add a disclaimer. I hope the new people who click watch the whole video! You always have something educational and valuable to say. Plus your humor is *chef kiss* wonderful! I’m always laughing. I think you might be on to something with the different quality for American and European markets. I was always told German cars are the best, but apparently the ones sold in the USA are made and put together in South America, so they aren’t as well build. So now I am extremely hesitant. I don’t want to buy a lemon. But woweeeee, cars are terribly expensive to buy now, with 7,000 mark ups. So crazy.
Love your puppy picture. 🙂
Awe love the birds and the dog so cute and pretty colors.. Looks like SPRING!! :) All that paint world stuff sounds like chaos, i am using what I have, until it all runs out!! LOL
Me too!
Usiing what I have and pulled out my gelli plate and made some prints for backgrounds for valentine cards. Using up acrylic paint leftovers in small bottles. YEAH. Weather got warm here this week mid/ high 70s. This crazy hot cold opens our spring tornado window, yikes, my least favorite weather of the year but glad you got to gave a few outside days. with sun.
I got my box, loved the videos and can't wait to play around with it this weekend. That is frustrating and a bummer that people are not able to get it. The weather has been really nice here if Florida this week. I hope you have a great weekend Lindsay.
Thanks!
Interesting sat chat! I hope the company treats you right. You got a totally different product than what was shown on the company website. I am going to be playing with my paints and trying out some new to me watercolor paper. 35 degrees is shorts weather, where I come from, lol. We are below zero, again. Have a crafty day!
They did, they offered a refund which was fine by me. I haven't received it yet but I trust I will.
Giiiirlllll! The necklace is FABULOUS!
ITS SO YOU!
Listen to me I sound like we're friends from way back! Lol😆
Love the puppy.
I love nothing! Happy weekend and upcoming week.
My kids enjoyed the 30 degree weather this week too. Today it's back to 10 degrees again.
I like all the markers there!!!!!!
It hit 50 here today. That's unheard of in February in NH!
Oh goodness. I forgot how much I missed you. I need to take more time to watch, listen, and learn. My comment about commissioned paintings was because I am in need of some great art for a beach house we are building. I keep seeing fabulous sea turtle art...the hunt is on!
Thanks Denise! I miss you too! Ate you going to still do the West Springfield show now that Heirloom has sold it? I'll miss the year as my twins are graduating that same weekend.
@@thefrugalcrafter yes! The new owners have a ton of new vendors coming to Allentown. I hope they will also come to MA in June.
@@denisesanner6739 thats good to hear!
Lets see that table of “ in progress “ projects so we feel better about ours! Seeing you with that wonderful background gives the illusion of perfection.
😆
Had to chuckle at your 30 degree/6 degree temperature behaviour changes.....yesterday is a GLORIOUS 60 degrees......today not so much at 34 degrees.......same experience different location. Today....BRRRRRR!
Haha, I believed you and thought your video would be like 2minutes 😭🤣. I should have known you, after all these years! I was glad to see the "nothingness" still produced 27min of content. Always nice to see what you have been up to.
Bummed out that the box won’t be available even though like you said they have an option to be notified when restocked. Seems pointless to put that option in if they do nothing with it. Loved the sat chat today.
In medieval heraldry a Griffin was added to the art to show divine protection so was a popular propaganda tool for any brand using it
I’m moving back to Chicago in the next few weeks! I’m moving myself and so I have to get rid of stuff, and I have TONS of craft supplies to unload. Today is the day! The thrift store is getting a truckload!
You might call local schools or local art galleries that offer classes.
@@marytesta3003 I found this great local organisation that does art with people with dementia. They are 174 polyester felt squares richer today!
@@kjmav10135 Great. That's a wonder gift.
Jen Stay of Coloring Bliss opened a box of Prismacolor Scholar pencils and some were made in Vietnam and some Mexico. She noticed that the Vietnam (from Prisma factory) pencils had a different size core than the Mexico ones. They all performed okay but it shows you how different factories can produce different results.
I saw that with Jennifer. Then I wonder why is that happening with such a reputable company?
Love you in black with that beautiful necklace! Love your “got nothing to say” videos ♥️
😆 thanks!
I so hear what you are saying I found that out with a company not having so reinkers for there pads and the colors have changed so much.
I laughed when you said it was 35 and warm. You're so funny. It'll be 88 today which I hate. Santa Ana winds blowing too. At least it cools off at night. I look at most recent reviews on everything. There's so many fake reviews too. Have a great weekend Lindsay
Thanks Lindsay 💜
I miss the artist magazines so much. Especially the ones full of projects with transparencies or line drawings in the middle. Paint Works is one that comes to mind. I don't understand why they just disappeared instead of transitioning to digital. They could surely offer a PDF download for the patterns and even videos if they wanted.
If it helps the magazine "Watercolor Artist" is available for free in digital format via Libby, the app linked to public libraries. You only need to be a member of a public library 📖📚. It is not the same as paper, but it is nice to have access. You can ask Libby to notify you when a new issue of the magazine comes out. Enjoy.
@@berolinastrassmann Thank you!
Would love to see you revisit the older Di Vinci paint as I have a bunch of it that belonged to my mom and was the first wc paint that I had. I like the paint, but when I put it in a palette it cracked when it dried. Great Sat Chat Lindsay. You always have interesting topics for us and make us think!
They do crack but they don't fall out and still re wet well.
It was over 50 degrees yesterday here. It was luxurious.
Everytime you wear that necklace I love it and want one like it :). So pretty and so versatile. I have the same issue with foods. I will find something I just love and then obviously it is not popular so they stop making it. Sad face.
Love your videos.. love that necklace did you make, maybe you can teach us how to make one!
Yes, here is a video: ua-cam.com/video/4PQZWKhjfpU/v-deo.html
Hey Lindsay,
So yes what has changed;
Moleskine Watercolour sketchbooks, are awful, I'm told they were a favourite!
Jane Blundell, my teacher, said this to me, which caused me to have an "over-reaction to buy more of a supply that I love".
(So I love the Etchr watercolour, 100 percent cotton, CP, the fabulous texture, warm white pages, A4 landscape in the white linen so much, I bought 6 of them, just in case! Lots of pages. Takes both ink and watercolour well.
It has been handy, as now I have one for swatching, one for illustration, one for collaged serviette rags, and I gave one to my niece. The first one I bought off Jane, ended up having paintings, swatches, flower studies, playing with materials, all kinds of things in it, so it didn't feel like an idea expanded, so when I decided to have topics per book, it is really nice to have them there to do that.)
Straight up, round Derwent pencils from the 50's 60's 70's 80's were very good, creamy and waxy. Later it changed, and recently another formula? They added to their line the lightfasts, and Inktense, and others, but there was a time just before this, when their whole line was really crappy.
Coloured Pencils and watercolour ones, were all one could get, and they both were terrible. They have come back to the party with the new lines....otherwise Derwent would have faded into existence.
I love Daniel Smith paints, but some of the tubes separate, and seem to have way more gum Arabic than needed. One can mix them up again in the pans, but still, they either explode and pour out, overfilled, or the consistency isn't quite right? So when I use Schmincke I find I always get better pouring out of a tube, more often. Da VInci tubes are consistently great too.
QUESTION(S) for LINDSAY (and others reading this?)
I know you don't own many tubes of Daniel Smith, Lindsay, but have you found this happening with this manufacturer in your tubes?
Do you buy /get given DS tubes and find this happens with most of them?
Is it a dud, or a case of overfilling? Is it the end of the batch, or the bottom part, or first part of a batch, with too much gum arabic, rising to the top? Could I send these back, if opened and annoying me?
(I always stir it all in, but I do get shiny areas in masstones, and uneven palette pours. Just not satisfying. I also have to use all the paint that pours out onto some cotton paper, to not just wash it or rag it all away. I feel like a heel, saying it isn't right, particularly when it is most of them! I do squish the sides to get it to pull back into the tube, but seriously sometimes it is half the tube.
I prefer half pans, as they look good, are more consistent, we may use them straight away, and brings back the childhood feeling. If I fill with tubes, it is messy, not as fun, and if I forget to shake them, can be a huge gummy disaster, my tube exploding, my hands covered, they don't dry flat, so they all need to be stirred in the pan, and makes me think, I could never mix my own paints.
Some people love doing this, neat stuff.
Now I can swatch for months, but making my own paint, nope, not interested!
The exception might be say Potter's Pink in Schmincke as a tube, rather than a pan, as it it can be used straight, as it is a difficult one to rewet. Apparently it is one of the nicer Potter's pinks, rich and dark too. It is usually out of stock at Jacksons, UK. For me, saving money buying tubes, isn't as satisfying as opening up a pan that is wrapped like a chocolate, with the foil and paper. It is a sweet lolly that I can not get fat on.
In kindred spirit,
Eliza
Australia
Sunday 13th February, 2022
PS Had to look up the "conversion of 35 degrees F to celcius.....what, "1.99 degree C" !
Feels like Spring? that is nUts! You need an Aussie Autumn or Spring. :) Not sure you would like our Summer.....
I have experienced the exploding DS tubes so I always have a pan ready to go. I havent experienced more separation with DS vs other paint but its more likely to happen with granulation mineral based colors. I really like the sticks they sell. They re wet perfectly and are a better value especailly if it's primatek. I have serpentine, socialite and colbalt teal in sticks and they are great. I slice a chunk off and put them in a pan.
Like Crayola I bought an old version from eBay, a version I had from childhood and a version I bought from three different versions of certain colors, like reds and greens
Seems like you had plenty to say 😂🤩
This week I’ve been working hard on many videos to get a little ahead. It’s warming back up here in Florida and I want a few straight days to work outside without having to come in the house 😂
I totally failed to make valentines cards this year.
Valentines day always sneaks up on us!
CUTE puppy!
Now that was a lot of nothing.😄
I am really curious as to what company that cobalt turquoise if from. Crossiing my fingers that this isn't Lukas, because I know that they changed their pigment, and I love the old version that I own and would hate to no longer get the same quality. 😐
But I don't think the big European brands sell different quality in the US than they do here. Reason for this being that all the packages that we can buy here are also already labeled wth everything that they would need to be sold in America. Not just English language but also things regarding safety, like specifically mentioning that they conform to ASTM. I even have a couple of products here that have an extra sticker on them with the additional infos that products need in California.
Love the puppy dog picture!
Oh and I think it would be really cool if you reviewed more traditional brands.
It was Lukas colbalt turquoise. Jerry's offered me a refund which I was happy with. I guess I'll refill my pan with another brand unless their pans are still pb50
Gryphons are pretty common in European heraldry. Maybe not as common as the lion, eagle, etc., but still pretty common.
I had that experience with the Albrecht Durer Magnus pencils. I ordered a set bc I like watercolour pencils and I enjoy using jumbo pencils so I figured it would be great. Also the Magnuses had higher light fastness than the regular ADs. Then I got them, tried them out on two different sketchbook papers and at least three watercolour papers and I was so bummed. I mean they are not *horrible*. But I have other supplies, cheaper ones that are superior. And it's Faber Castell's high end product, five dollars per pencil. I don't use them, they been sitting in my drawer. I regret buying them.
Go ahead and pass them along, so you won't have to feel those neg emotions about them especially if just sitting taking up your valuable art space. I just did that with somethings.
What a shame. Thanks for the warning. I have an old set of the regular ones and they are awesome.
Heraldic on knights armor, 12th century stuff. Lions, griffins very stylized.
I love your necklace🥰🥰🥰🥰. I envy you, since I can’t wear turtlenecks, since I am in my 4th year of hot flashes, must layer🤓. Good Sat Chat. I live in California about an hour away from San Francisco, we have not had any rain for over 40 days🥺, today’s high will be 74 degrees, will be windy next week, increased fire danger, already in extreme drought, scary.
Oh no!
Ah yes don’t hoard, use what you have. I am swatching my old watercolor’s that I’ve never really used. Loew Cornell isn’t half bad for$5 and the fan pan is really cool, I paid too much for that I’m sure. Btw I haven’t seen you talk about metallic watercolors. Thank you again for the laughter, lightening up my day. Definitely want use what I have since they’re making crap now. 😂 I know you didn’t say that but that’s what I heard. Thank you for the shopping deterrent .
I tend to use metallics on crafts and cards and with my traditional watercolors. My favorite is Paul rubens (in the pink tin. I haven't tried their new metallics in the big box)
What I have been up to? I have been re swatching some of my mediums, re swatch my markers on Neenah and posca on treated paper. I am curious Lindsey, how to do you use waterbased markers like tombow or kids markers?
I like them on Bristol board or hot press watercolor paper.
Hi Lindsay thank you a bunch for all the informative videos you painstakingly create for the art community here !! Love your necklace😍🤩 , guess you made it yourself, can you please share a diy jewellery video on it some day 👍❤
I posted a link in the description.
@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you !!
I ALWAYS look at most recent reviews. For everything. The mascara that I used for several years, that wasn't cheap, changed. I tried their other products and they weren't what i wanted. I looked at all kinds of brands. It took me many months to find a comparable one. It's so frustrating! Some years ago, when I first got into colored pencils, I bought that nice set by prisma for students. I eventually gave those away and bought a set of the really nice ones. Fast forward a few years and I was looking to buy another student set for a gift and the reviews were awful. I went with a small set of the nicer ones and just assumed that either the manufacturing had changed or the sourcing had, because my original student set was really nice. The puppy is completely adorable! It got to the very low 60s here the last 2 days. During work, I left my windows down a couple inches so it wouldn't be hot when it was time to leave, lol! Hope you have a great weekend! Edit: I have to be nice and apologize for the overuse of the word 'nice.' I will be nicer next time and find a nicer word to use instead of 'nice.' 🙃🙃🙃
That's interesting. I had the same experience with rimmel mascara that I always loved and now is meh.
Sat chat yay!! So i want to add something to the changing art supplies topic- so I think Daniel Smith is one of the biggest culprits in changing paint without telling people- 4 artists of UA-cam have mentioned how colors have changed or differ from older colors they have from the brand: the Transparent Pyrrol orange and Burnt Sienna, Sodalite and Zoisite just changed out of knowhere without warning. Also i have an old Daniel Smitth Dot card and some of the tubes Ive bought definitely dont match the dot card color!!! So you are not imagining it, i think its bc watercolor has blown up and have been increasingly popular the last few years and has tempted those greedy higher ups to rub their hands together...Anyway great sat chat as always!! Much ❤ and thanks for sharing!
And Daniel Smith has new owners as of a couple years ago I think.
That necklace is a show stopper. I know what you mean about tumbling quality and color changes of late. As an Art teachers I supply all my students supplies, so took the lull in 2020 to do some restocking on the pastel kits. Certain colors get used more than others, green for example. So I purchased the exact same pastel colors, same brand, same vender and they didn’t match. I mean like 4 shades lighter and definitely harder, the sticks had cracks in them, usually they are much softer (pastel artist say buttery). Called vendor, told me to check my packaging (in small print) it says they have the right to alter colors formulas according to availability of pigment. This is SENNELIER. A very okd, very respectable art manufacturer. I was flabbergasted. There wasn’t much the vender could do, they get sent what they get sent. So if you find a color you absolutely can’t live or paint without buy a stash of it.
Oh no!
The weather in Maine has been lovely! Hubby and I celebrated valentines on Friday with a campfire because the low was 33🥵
Because that's how it's done in rural ME 🤣
About the motions in quality. I find that often in "white label" products, where companies outsource their stuff to generic companies. I tend to use Schminke a lot, and never had that issue. Same with White Nights. They both produce their own products in their own factories. Schminke is good at informing when they have changes a formula or a pigment in a colour, so you have the choice to buy it in the new version or not. That stability is what keeps me using established brands rather than spend money on budget stuff which I don't know how it will react or whether it will be there in a few years time.
Lindsay I love your Monstah Mug. What is her name. I’ve been looking on their shop for the perfect one for me.
Zoey
I have noticed quality in art supplies deteriorating as well. It must be cost cutting I guess?
Sounds like papercraft boxes would be a good side hustle for you. Something to think about in the future at least. Lots of Etsy sellers doing well out there, and "limited edition" doesn't seem to bother the buyers.
High of 48 today!! I’m hoping this warm spell clears much of the ice from the sidewalks so walking is less dangerous. My mom and I went to Belfast for my birthday last week and she got me some of the Shizen paper from Fiddlehead, so I’ve been playing with that. I have a little sketchbook of their smooth watercolor paper and some loose packs of their rough texture watercolor paper. I’ve only tried the smooth paper so far, but it feels so nice! I like that it has more texture than normal hot pressed paper.
Windsor and Newton hot press also has a nice texture. I couldn't find anything else like it. I never heard of the wc paper you have don't know if it's available in the US.
@@lunakat7020 I’m in the US, so it definitely is available here. I think I’ve also seen their paper on Blick’s website. Good to know about Windsor and Newton, too! I’m still experimenting to find the type of paper I prefer to work on. I know this is probably sacrilege, but I don’t think I like Arches cold pressed paper very much - it’s almost too rough! But maybe I’ll change my mind once I get more experience.
Arches cold press is rough and hot press is too smooth 😆
@@thefrugalcrafter 😂 I know! There’s no pleasing some people! 😂😂 so far, though, this Shizen smooth paper is a dream! It has the texture of the Strathmore cold pressed, but feels more absorbent and doesn’t have that harsh sound that I get as I paint on Arches, so it feels more relaxing.
@@thefrugalcrafter Lindsay the W&N hot press is not really smooth I think it's the perfect texture. I don't like the super smooth paper. I just tried Arches rough for landscapes it's not much different than the cold press imo.
Posting mid chat so I don't forget, lol. The griffin is a national symbol in Poland so that would explain the Polish brand at least. :)
Oh makes sense