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This art work is not really tied up with a particular review, I just really wanted to draw something for myself and with whatever pencils I wanted, the Star Wars Tusken Raider is what I came up with.
I completed the painting on the Strathmore 140lb watercolor paper from the Visual Journal line, I have spoke about the Strathmore Journals before and think they are a fantastic range of pads of all kinds of artists.
This page has images of my speed drawing video of a rose, created using the Derwent Artists Coloured Pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat paper. The reason for this art work was to help illustrate the vibrant colors of the Derwent Artists pencils on the right surface.
I completed this artwork using the pencils I am reviewing, the Winsor & Newton Studio Collection Watercolor Pencils and it was painted on Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Paper. I hope you enjoy the art work and to find out more about the pencils, check the page for links to videos and speed paintings.
I completed this botanical piece using the Mitsubishi Uni Colored Pencils only on Strathmore 500 Series Bristol Plate. I have been away from my art supplies for a few weeks due to my father undergoing Bowel Cancer surgery and so when I finally returned to making reviews, my drawing had seriously took a nose dive.
When I first received this beautiful set of Caran d’Ache Pastel Pencils, I knew immediately what I wanted to paint, a landscape scene of a place very special to my wife and I. It is a very small hamlet in the Lake District not far from Keswick called Grange,
I have created this Christmas themed art work with some Winsor & Newton Brushmarkers and their brand new, incredibly exciting Studio Collection Coloured Pencils. I have used the Brushmarkers to generate the bulk of the colour but then used the coloured pencils for the detail, as well as the detailed areas
I reviewed this set of colored pencils from TomBow called 1500 and with them I wanted to create some art work. The art work I decided to create was this Boba Fett Image from Star Wars and although I used Copic Markers and Stylefile Markers to lay down the base colors, all the detail and enriching of tones was completed using the TomBow 1500 Colored Pencils.
As well as the images I have posted on this page of the art work at various stages of completion, I have also added a speed drawing on my YouTube channel of this art work, you will notice that I completed this Spider-Man artwork with alcohol markers and used the Giotto Di Natura colored pencils for the detail.
Since starting my channel and website on bringing to artists and creative minds, art supply reviews, I have really taken to Koh-I-Noor as a company and think their products are excellent quality at achievable price points, that is the products I have reviewed thus far. See what I think of the Koh-I-Noor Pastel Pencils
I am frequently ask which pencil is better than the other and I love answering these types of questions, it allows me the ability to start a conversation about pencils, which I love. As a result I decided to start an entirely new video series completely dedicated to comparing art supplies.
After trying to get a lot of reviews written out, thanks to my poor daughter who a lot of the time types while I talk if I am in to much pain, I just wanted to do a very simple drawing with my Stylefile Markers.
With the Art-n-Fly colored pencils and Markers I was sent, I completed this drawing of Buzz Lightyear. It is important to note that I completed the skin tones using the colored pencils, however, Art-n-Fly do have a six pack of Skin Tone Markers
I was fortunate enough to have been sent a set of these amazing PanPastels, after a very short while of using them and experimenting, it was clear to me why so many artists across all genres are raving about PanPastels.
I was sent these wonderful brush pens from Arteza a while ago now for review and with the pens I decided to try a botanical piece. The images below have been taken at various stages of completion of the drawing / painting, from start to completion.
I was so honoured and excited to receive a set of the Derwent Lightfast Coloured Pencils in advance, quite a bit before their official release date. With the pencils I decided as this was quite a momentous occasion for Derwent, I would try to create a piece of art with meaning to the company and in essence the pencils.
As I have mentioned in my review of the Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils and my YouTube Review I have been so excited about getting my hands on these pencils and trying them out as well as reviewing them. I personally feel that any pastel artist can get excellent result with these pencils.
This was one of the first drawings that I used almost every art supply I had at my disposal. Normally when I am dong a drawing, I am doing it with a particular company in mind to coincide with a review I may have already done or be in the process of doing and so I use just that companies products.
I was incredibly surprised at just how amazing these Arteza Colored Pencils turned out. Taking into consideration their very inexpensive price point, not a lot was expected in terms of pigment quality or lightfast ability, once again however, I am happy to report I got it wrong.
The Koh-I-Noor Extra Soft Pastel are cylinders of buttery gems, when you remove the sleeve from the box and remove the box lid, you are greeted with a spectrum of brilliant color gently nestled in between black foam slots to protect their delicate composition.
