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These are great pencils for hair, fur, and fine details. Devastated that Derwent doesn't offer the full 120 open stock anywhere anymore. Especially not even the 120 tin for Derwent Artist. These pencils are wonderful for artists that sell "prints" of their works. Very Sad the price point is now so HIGH to get the full range in a wooden box that would Never be used. HUGE Tragic Decision on Derwent's part!!! 😭😡

Please don’t put yourself down like that by saying “ like I’m some kind of Saint”, I recently lost my father and I looked after him and although he wasn’t very unwell but had mobility issues. It was my privilege. However there are a lot of people out there that don’t have any relationship with their parents or will even look after them if they’re unwell. I think it is a beautiful thing that you looked after your mum and it is very taxing, emotionally and physically. No one is accusing you of being a saint, but being a wonderful daughter you’re definitely guilty as charged. Sometimes it’s okay to take a compliment. It was my privilege and honour to look after my father after he had looked after me for so long.

Thank you so much for sharing your sketchbook with us. I love your art style. It is fun and has a charming illustrative quality to it.

Thanks for you "SHOW OFF" of grate samples. I am not familiar with the paint brush cleaner. Meaning I normally use soap and water, and not sure if there is something, better. WHAT I DO KNOW, and you may want to get, what I use often even when I did in acrylic on a canvas to remove something I did not like, also use it when I get paint on clothes, or just grease when cooking on clothes, RED spray bottle called AWSOME carpet stain remover, still sold at dollar tree. I have spent GOOD money to clean sofa, chairs and carpet, but this does it for me, NO Lighten in colors, if clothes been Washed before, and never turn water when washing pink, red, or black. SOME clothes , not sure why will bleed when washed. We use to have nice art stores, but DICK BLICK hardly has anything, Charge a lot for mechanical pencils sold cheaper at Walmart. WICONSIN WILDLIFE ARTIST, MET ROBERT BATEMAN before he was Famous, at the very park he ended up donating to Toronto . He liked my work , but life was put on hold after all my art supplies, paintings , sketch books stolen , so am starting over in senior years

Nice haul!

Lovely “mini” summer haul! I love all the new DS gouache colours they’ve released 😊. Princeton Velvetouch line is one of my favourite brushes, it’s the perfect amount of stiffness/firmness for me.

Love sketchbook tours. I would love to do an urban sketchers event some time...Anyway thankless for sharing much love

I'm so glad you posted this video! I didn't even see it until now... Thank you so much for swatching out all the supplies, I was really interested in seeing them. Great video. Thanks for sharing. Much love ❤️

Nice haul!!! I also make handmade watercolor paint, and anytime I have an earth color (that is notorious for being light valued or hard(er) to rewet) I add a little extra humectant to the binder..to help with rewetting. Anyway, great video. Thanks for sharing. Much love❤

Really enjoyed this sketchbook tour. Would love it if you mentioned materials you used or particular colours. Eg. that amazing vibrant blue. Wow. What is that?

Wow!

Echoing the previous comments. Also learned from the video that there is a kind of network it seems? I’ll have to check that out! You’ve really given a great overview of this event. Thanks for sharing!

the camera was like, nope im done, see ya and now i want swedish fish, havent had them for years

I have that short Casaneo brush. It’s unique, but I’m not a fan of the bristles; they are soft, but very, very snappy.

Nice Etchr pin 🙂.

What an amazing goodie bag! I had the same experience when I went to Blick, the items I wanted were “online only”; I found some other things to buy but was disappointed I couldn’t get any of the items on my list. I’m in NB and saw Swedish Fish in the tiny packs of Halloween candies at one of the grocery stores here (the box had mini bags of Swedish fish, berries, fuzzy peaches and sour patch kids (maybe?)… my son’s fave candy selection so I noticed 😅). Glad you were able to get home early without flight delays!!

Such a fun video!!! Thanks for sharing. Some unsolicited requests coming-->please i think it would be amazing if you made a video of you swatching all the products I'm this video that you received in your goody bag (and at Blick) and then at the end of the video you make an art piece using only the products from the goody bag and Blick. --> Sorry, just a suggestion. I apologize. Anyway, great video, so much fun. Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤

Looks like a great time! Very insightful video, thank you so much for sharing! 😊

Can't wait for the sketchbook tour and the goody bag haul video!! Lovely video. Thanks for sharing ❤

I’m gonna take a guess that you’re from TORONTO !! The distillery district piece gave it away! Love your work!

Hi! Thanks for you video I do all the connections but tablet still doesn’t work showing me the tablet in my computer but is freezing. Don’t do anything. I will appreciate your help

The building has a lot of character. I could definitely see creating at that pace, especially after you have a chance to hang some art. I haven't seen anything like this in my area. If I could afford something like this, I'd do it, but as a hobby, I can't justify the cost of a rented studio.

Filling these pans outside of the palette, leaving them to dry and the put them in is much easier.

I have this same pencil case and was trying to figure out how to fit all my coloured pencils in for my sketching. I saw what you did, and now I’ve been able to combine everything into one case instead of having a separate case for the coloured pencils 🎉

Oh this video inspired me to do the same! I have way too many gansai paints spread around in small, medium and large boxes and I just end up not using them that much because of that. I got a wooden box which hopefully will store all my collection with the help of some DIY trays, we will see. And your website is extremely helpful! I was just consulting it to check all the art shops in Toronto since I’ll be there for a few days next month. Exciting! Thanks for sharing 🤗

On esty they have special pans palettes that will fit the pan size of these odd sizes watercolor pans.enjoyed video thank you for showing us your organization style, the cabinet is awesome was your dad in the newspaper business?🎨🖌🗄📒💙🇺🇲🇨🇦

Enjoyed sketchbook tour, thank you for sharing and talking about this variety of sketchbook, sending your family blessings of healing compassion kindness empathy. 💙🇺🇲🇨🇦📒🖊🖌🎨

Sending blessings of peace compassion and empath for you, im glad you have a safe place where you can just breathe and create and just let your creative mind have its down time and create. Plus the walking will help with getting your mind to relax from all your thoughts of what you need to do to take care of others.💙🇺🇲🇨🇦📒🖊🖌🎨

Enjoyed video found it really interesting and informative I've been learning about alot of historical paintings have alot of hidden messages in them and I really find that interesting it's like they are telling a story within a story📚🖌🎨🖊📒

Disagree with your comment regarding the barrels not all being “smooth” as a sign that the Artists line is of a “lesser quality” than other lines from them. The only thing it shows is poor quality control. The machines responsible for lacquering/finishing the pencils barrels clearly needed maintenance. I recently received my 120 Artists box set and NONE of my pencils barrels had issues. These pencils absolutely need to be sharpened before even swatching to get a true idea of how they lay down. And they need better quality paper than what you used. It’s actually not a sign of bad/lesser quality if a pencil doesn’t work well on any surface one chooses. It’s like people thinking if a colored pencil doesn’t color great in an Amazon paper coloring book that it’s a reflection of the pencils….which couldn’t be further from the truth. ❤

You said that stone paper was similar to Yupo in that it stays wet for long. Do watercolours wipe, off easily as with Yupo? I heard that painting watercolours on Yupo is very challenging because of that.

You said that stone paper was similar to Yupo in that it stays wet for long. Do watercolours wipe off easily as with Yupo? I heard that painting watercolours on Yupo is very challenging because of that.

Thanks for sharing this sketchbook. Best wishes for your mum!

Can't wait for the video❤

I really like reviews of art books and agree that library books are a great way to peruse books before purchasing. My library is smaller so I like that in Ontario we can do inter library loans from anywhere in the province. It means that I can access library books somewhere like Toronto, etc by just asking my librarian to request them for me absolutely free. I have been enjoying watercolour books from Thomas Szabo, Geoff Kersey, Terry Harrison and Gordon MacKenzie. My all time favourite watercolour book is The Complete Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook by Gordon MacKenzie. The first part of the book covers the basics and how to put together a composition. The second part of the book is everything you will ever need to know about landscapes in depth.

I love travel brushes… great video!! I’ve been wanting to try the Rosemary & Co, but so hard to get in Canada (without duties/fees). I have a set of Tintoretto and love them. I especially like that the cases/handles are black and not as reflective as the silver. I also love my Escoda Prado travel brushes. I like brushes with firmer bristles. I have the Princeton Neptune travel brushes, but they’re too soft for me, so I keep them in a travel kit that I don’t use as often. All of my travel brushes are round and I’d like to pick up a flat or filbert brush (or two) for gouache.

You have a nice selection of travel brushes. I have one Tintoretto size 6 which I used once, closed it into the handle and can’t get it to reopen. I also have the black Escoda set of 3 travel and the red Escoda set of 3 which have various types & sizes of travel brushes. I highly recommend them but I just saw them on Jackson’s website and they have increased the price $75 per set since I bought them in 2021. I have two of Jackson’s own brand which I like, are relatively inexpensive and rumoured to be made by Escoda. They even look like Escoda brushes. I am going to look into your flat brushes. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks!

This was quite helpful, thanks!

I’m glad to hear things are settling down for you with your mom’s illness. I just purchased the 27 new chromoflows from Bromley’s so I guess I also missed one pencil. They must have it away from the others marked as new. This was my first time buying from them but the process was easy and I also had freebies added to my cart. I hope they don’t take too long arriving in Canada and customs doesn’t charge too much. Thank you for talking about them. It’s always nice to have another art supply store on my list.

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This was such a lovely video to watch. Thank you for making it❤️ I had to laugh at your viridian comment because I am SO with you when it comes to disliking viridian 😂❤️ and like, I know it’s not meant to be used straight out of the pan and it does make absolutely gorgeous mixes but I’m still reluctant to go out of my way to purchase it😂 I’ve ordered this vintage palette and it’s in transit but I know when I get it, it’s going to take me a few months to actually unwrap the pans and use them. Purely because it’s special packaging and it’s difficult for me to use very special things without feeling bad. Thankfully, I always keep a backup pans of my favourite colours so I will use those in the tin for now and when those pans are finished, I’ll muster up the courage to break the seal on the special retro colours😊 and I’ll definitely stick those adorable little labels in my swatch book!🥰 I’m very excited to have such a portable tin and have a slightly more limited choice of colours. I like a bit of a challenge and I find some limitations to be inspiring and I enjoy finding creative ways to work within them😊

What a cool option for a studio space, rather than letting the buildings just sit there unused for a period of time. I can definitely see the benefit of having a spot outside your home as well. Even just limiting the supplies and options you have in your ‘out of home’ studio might inspire creativity since you wouldn’t be overwhelmed with all the choices in your home studio. Very exciting development!! ❤ I hope you are seeing improvement in your mom’s condition. You definitely need a little break from the stress of providing care all the time.

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Haha I can imagine the workers at Derwent brainstorming the colour names, one saying 'That is mango' when other goes 'No, it's more like saffron' and the boss says 'Okay, we call it Saffron Mango and that's the end of discussion'. Other one is the Lincoln green, like 'Hey, my dad use to have car that colour, it was a Lincoln' 😁 I really liked the pineapple, turkish delight and licoln. Thanks for the video! 🥰

Actually all 150 will be open stock. Watch the video by Colour with Claire. She clears it all up. Hopefully they will be available in Canada or Jackson’s soon. Is the shipping from Bromley’s cheaper than Cult Pens? Keep creating 💜💛💙

That winsor and newton and saunders watercolor blocks is a crazy deal!!! I would have bought all the blocks they had available bc same paper online for 5x the price....so nuts. What a great deal!!! Fun video, fhanks for sharing. Much love

Love love love this video! Really hope going positively with your mom. Looks like such a great (and inspiring) area you are in!

Congrats on your new space....I love the shared studios concept and I love the area !!! What a great thing to do with a building awaiting its future. Take care with your mum situ,have been through it many years ago ❤

LOL - when you said the traffic was horrendous - I didn't get the joke that there is none. LOL I had better be getting coffee to wake up I guess.