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Showing posts with label art supplies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art supplies. Show all posts
Wednesday
Workspace Wednesday - new art supplies - pen edition
Happy Wednesday friends! Meet my new art supplies from janedavenport.com. I was so tempted to get more mediums but decided to be go and get myself some "tools" to use the mediums I already own ...like these drawing implements.*winks*
I've always wanted a glass dip pen and now I have one! Yes..mine has flowers and lady bugs! :)
Monday
Monday's desk - my new drawer organizer
So if you've seen my desk, you know that I love my Muji acrylic drawers because I can see what's in them. Problem is that there is a lot of wasted space unless I stack my supplies in double layers. So I finally bought this wooden drawer organizer to see if I like my art supplies organised this way....
A drawer for my Caran dAche Neocolor Its. :)
So far, I think I like how the art supplies are looking in their new home. :)
P/s: I may or may not have ordered more drawers. *winks*
Thursday
Thursday's desk- scored some new dies!:)
Was just at the Kaisercraft outlet store today and decided to treat myself to some new dies. I was prepared to spend $30 on 3 dies but the cashier told me that they were 1/2 off at $5 each so I picked up 3 more! *winks*
P/s: Catch them in action on a future project!
Wednesday
Workspace Wednesday - a modest art haul
So one of my friends asked me to pick up a few silver pens for her at the art supply store...and I might have picked up a few things for myself...*winks*
Since I use a lot of white paint pens, I picked up some with different nib sizes and also got some matt graphite pencils. I've always had a love/hate relationship with graphite because the finished pieces are too shiny to photograph. I'm excited to try out these matt versions. Plus it was 30% off Faber Castell supplies! :)
A little sad that this was the last visit to this art supply store. They are moving again at the end of the month. It seems that they always pick a building that gets acquired. With rentals through the roof these days, the new store will probably be a lot smaller. Just hope that it's at a convenient location.
Thursday
July's art haul
So I just found this photo of my recent art haul (July 1st) on my phone. I bought sketchbooks/art journals with every intention to start a travel sketchbook, a nature sketchbook and a daily practice sketchbook.
Well friends, today is the 28th of July....and this gal has started on NONE. And found out that she has at least 4 brand new art journals/sketchbook in her stash...and didn't need this art haul in the first place. *sad music plays in the background*
Story of my life. *LOL*
P/s: The only consolation is that the sketchbooks/art journals are all DIFFERENT...so if I actually find a purpose for each, I could totally justify the "unnecessary" purchase....right? *tries to high five someone*
A recent art supply haul
Hello friends! Hope you are staying healthy both mentally and physically wherever you are. I just want to share a recent art supply haul.
#The100dayproject starts on April 7 and I couldn't decide on an art journal for the project because you know how much I love to experiment on different substrates so I bought different papers to work on. I think I shall work on single sheets and then bind them all together into a book at the end of the project duration.
Shall I go bigger this year? Last year I went small because I needed it to be portable due to frequent travel. Travel in the next few months seem pretty remote at this point in time so I really should challenge myself to go big, right? What do you think? Will you guys be participating in #the100dayproject this year? It would be nice to have some bloggy friends join me. *winks*
Friday
What's in my backup art supply stash?
Even though I love to try out new art supplies, I do stand by my tried and tested art supply stash. So much that I have a backup stash of them. Because it would drive me nuts if I can't purchase them immediately when my current supply runs out. *winks*
1. Tombow Pit Multi2 glue
This has been my fave glue for a really long time. It has two dispensers - one for fine tip application and another for larger areas. When you adhere immediately after application, it is a strong adhesive. When you allow the glue to get tacky before adhering, you get a reposition-able adhesive hold.
2. Faber Castell Pitt Artist Big Brush Pen in white
This pen features India ink that is lightfast, waterproof, permanent, acid-free and pH neutral which means that it works on a wide variety of surfaces. I use it in my final layers of mixed media drawing/painting.
These tend to sell out pretty quickly in my local bookstore so I pick one up whenever I see one. The inks last very long but the tips of the marker wear out quickly if you mark them on rough surfaces.
3. Uni-Posca Ultra-Fine marker.
This water-based pigment ink is lightfast and water-resistant. Plus it write on virtually any surface. I use this for highlights on my face drawings.
The only drawback is that it isn't refillable...and it gets a little expensive if you keep using them up!
4. Prismacolor Premier White Colored Pencil
I use this for highlights and blending so I run through these really quickly. I tend to buy a few at a go so that I can put one in each of my pencil cases.
5. Faber Castell Perfection 7058 Eraser Pencil with brush
I love this white hard eraser that can be sharpened for detailed erasing. The brush end is perfect for cleaning up any eraser remnants.
6. Faber Castell kneadable eraser
Yep. Another eraser. :) I remember how I thought the store sold me a faulty product because it was so soft and squishy. It is soft so that you can knead it to erase specific shapes on a drawing. I use it to lighten graphite marks on my sketches.
The gray ones are always out of stock so I buy a few backups. I'm sure it will work as well in the other colours but I just love the gray ones. (I know I'm weird...*LOL*).
There you have it - my current backup art supply stash. Clearly I need to get the attention of the folks at Faber Castell since I'm buying a lot of their stuff...hehehe. :)
What about you? What's in your backup art supply stash?
Wednesday
My most repurchased art supplies
Even though I have a lot of art supplies (I told my sister that if anything ever happened to me, she can probably sell my fine art supplies for a small fortune..*winks*) and struggle a bit to give them a little love, there are some supplies that I use up regularly and always have to replenish.
1. Tombow Pit Multi 2 Glue
I love this adhesive because it dries clear and has a good strong hold. Great for adhering embellishments. When adhered wet, it has a permanent hold. If you let the glue dry a little and become tacky, it becomes a removable adhesive. It has 2 tips - a fine tip for precision work and a broad tip for broad area application. I generally only use the fine tip because I use it mostly to adhere small embellishments.
2. Uniball Signo Broad Point Gel Paint
This is my go-to pen for adding highlights on my drawings or journaling on a dark surface. It even writes on glossy photos. The ink is acid-free and if you clean your pen tip religiously after each use, you can enjoy smear-free and skip-free white ink. Possibly the best gel ink pen in the market.
3. Faber Castell Pitt Big Brush Pen in white
I love this for the opaque ink and broad brush tip which allows for coverage of a larger surface area. It is filled with India ink that is permanent, waterproof and lightfast.
4. Faber Castell Polychromos Colour Pencil in black
I use this to blend with other colours to get a darker hue. The pencil is hardy and can hold a fine tip which makes it perfect for tiny detailed work. It is acid-free, smear-proof and lightfast.
What are your most repurchased art supplies? Do you tend to buy them in bulk when they are on sale so you can save some money?
Friday
April 2018 desk view
Back in January, I shared that I was reorganizing and decorating my creative space. Here's how it's looking in April 2018.
The main components are still the same - the Muji acrylic drawers and the Philippe Starck lamps- but I've changed up the contents in the drawers so that all the art supplies get a little love. Or at least if I see them, I might use them? *winks*
What I have done is lined all the drawers and filled them with art supplies that were previously still kept in their original boxes....and never got any love.
I've also decorated the "wall" (it's a white cabinet) on the right side of my desk with some old mixed media canvases (I kept the ones I liked the most and reused the others) and jazzed up my noticeboard.
Real plants have also been added to help keep the air clean.
In case you were wondering, except for the wall that the bed is against which is a vibrant blue (you would have seen that in some of the Gangster Gang's photos), the rest of my room is white walls and white cabinets (with no visible hardware). Which is why I am not afraid to add colourful bits. :)
Happy weekend friends!
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