Hello and welcome to my snowy Northwoods Art Studio! I can't believe it, but I bought the MOST expensive drawing pencils! Will I like them or be disappointed? We will find out! I'm also painting with Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Paint and testing a new sketchbook that is only $8! So get yourself something cozy to drink, and come on in, and let's chat for a bit!
Things I talked about today:
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🎨Art supplies I used:
Grumbacher watercolor sketchbook (probably much cheaper at your local Walmart): https://amzn.to/3Z5qAMY
Mitsubishi 9800 drawing pencil: https://amzn.to/3O91nuE
Mitsubishi 9850 drawing pencils: https://amzn.to/3YLJPd8
Blackwing Matte pencils: https://amzn.to/3Z51m1j
Golden heavy body paints: https://amzn.to/40N0hwi
Strathmore watercolor travel pad: https://amzn.to/3YQEFMQ
Strathmore mixed media sketchbook: https://amzn.to/3AoTcXY
Princeton Velvetouch round brushes in:
2: https://amzn.to/40LoQtl
4,: https://amzn.to/40FvXnk
and 10: https://amzn.to/3Cq9sZD
tracing paper: https://amzn.to/3O42lbM
art creations sketchbook: https://amzn.to/3O42EDs
Saral transfer paper in blue: https://amzn.to/3CrICjG
ampersand Gessobord: https://amzn.to/4fqteT4
Sakura pigma micron fineliners: https://amzn.to/4hPsxEq
Strathmore mixed media 100% cotton sketchbook: https://amzn.to/3AOLSVF
moleskine watercolor sketchbook: https://amzn.to/4hYheds
Timestamps
0:00 recap of the last two weeks
01:26 start of video
03:37 Mini art haul
07:46 Golden heavy Body Acrylics and talking about my sketching process
13:33 drawing without references and mini sketchbook tour
16:55 testing the blackwing pencils and the blackwing dupes
24:12 My whole process for an acrylic painting from rough sketch in sketchbook, refined sketch on tracing paper, to actually painting the painting.
41:05 trying the grumbacher sketchbook
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My every day supplies:
Invisible Glove Barrier Cream (protect your hands from your supplies!): https://amzn.to/3Tl9JRC
Oil Painting:
Michael Harding oil paints (my favorite oil paints- the best of the best):
Six tube set: https://amzn.to/40vYN6Z
Ten tube set: https://amzn.to/3lcjVz2
Gamblin oil paints (my runner up paint and a little cheaper):
Nine tube set: https://amzn.to/3wY67e8
Winsor and Newton Winton oil paint (Best inexpensive but good quality paint for beginners)
Ten tube set: https://amzn.to/3JKEXPq
Liquin (thinning medium and speeds drying):
https://amzn.to/3Rzgr5S
Liquin for fine details:
https://amzn.to/3YLjryz
Liquin Impasto medium (for thicker texture):
https://amzn.to/3wYCSaW
Gamsol (oderless paint thinner and cleaner):
https://amzn.to/3DHpgVC
Watercolor:
Daniel Smith Watercolors:
https://amzn.to/3JQm91v
Arches Hot Press Paper:
https://amzn.to/3JLKW6H
Pastel:
My favorite pastel surface is ClaireFontaine PastelMat:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iWcRWx
Blick Art Materials: https://shrsl.com/3w5on
Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils:
Amazon(set of 60): https://amzn.to/3wooZmq
Blick Art Materials (sets and individual pencils): https://shrsl.com/3w5ph
All music by Epidemic Sound
Affiliate links with Amazon and Blick art materials help me buy more supplies!