Luxury Sketchbook and Mixed Media Haul (Etchr, Koval, Strathmore, Caran d'Ache)
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- Large haul of luxury sketchbooks and mixed media.
Comparing sketchbooks from ETCHR (the perfect sketchbook, the signature series, hot and cold press), KOVAL Arches paper sketchbook, Strathmore 500 series mixed media sketchbook.
Coloured pencils from the Caran d'Ache luminance range and the limited edition Oliver Jeffers set.
Aquarelles from the Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle series, Faber Castell Albrecht Durer series and Derwent inktense.
Caran d'Ache neolor II aquarelle water soluble pastels.
Royal Talens Ecoline brush pens.
Turner acryl gouache set.
Synthetic paint brushes by Raphael and Black Silver.
Watercolour book by @OhnMarWinArt
Storage and travel solutions with the Derwent carry all, pop up pencil case and desk pencil holders.
And my first ever art video! Thank you for watching :)
Find me on instagram: @art_at_dom 
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You are really winning my heart by speaking up about killing animals for brushes ~ also in general really enjoy this video! Very calming voice , and fun art supplies to look at~
Thank you, I'm so happy to hear that you also care about not harming animals for art supplies! And I'm so grateful for your feedback and encouragement 🥰
I love a good collaboration with a favorite artist. I know the supplies will be of good quality and have a splash of their style. Good choice with Caran d’arch and Oliver Jeffers. enJOY that😊
I could listen to you all day long.
Wow, you are so kind 😍
This has been by far the best "haul" video I have watched and I watch quite a lot of them . I don't just say it to be nice but to encourage you to continue in this "unscripted, achy knees, dog crashing the filing (by far the best part of course 😁😁😁 - what's is doggo's name please?)". It's so good because it's real. You genuinely sound excited to open all the boxes and show it all, you talk about the why's for choosing the stuff you purchased and you don't hype up products just because you either got them for free or want to get stuff for free. Please keep your natural and enthusiastic way! And I love that you call out the use of animal hair for making brushes!!!! ❣I have the same stance when it comes to it - no animal needs to die or be tortured for my art making pleasure, especially not in 2024. Thank you for speaking up! And thank you for not editing out your four legged assistant, s/he was very helpful 😍😍😍.
Thank you so much for the encouraging feedback, I'm so relieved that you enjoyed it because, yep, I'm no pro and it is super intimidating. But so much kind feedback really gives me courage to try some more. And Renley (he) also thanks you, he loves a good compliment and cuddle. He is the best helper in the world and I don't want to ever do any activity where I would have to edit him out 🐶♥
And we are both very happy to hear that you do not approve of animal cruelty for art supplies! 🥰
I love saunders waterford paper! My favourite by far!
Nothing wrong with your video, love the art you bought and i love mixed media, you so right, i only have synthetic brushes, use the sketch books, nothing is wrong. 😊
Oh my, I feel like so much is wrong with my first video, but I am so relieved you found it acceptable. I am so grateful for your support!
PS. And so happy to hear you are not into natural hair brushes!
THANKS FOR BEING REAL ABOUT NATURAL HAIR BRUSHES. MUCH APPRECIATION. WONDERFUL SUPPLIES. HAVE FUN WITH THEM😊LOVE LOVE YOUR DOGGIE. YOU BOTH DID GREAT!
Thank you so much for the support and animal kindness! Renley is very flattered you liked him 🐶🥰
I really want to see you using a sketchbook outdoors! Your scenery is so amazing, and I love nothing more than seeing other artists using their supplies outside. Thanks for sharing. Don't worry about being relatively new to art!
I love this feedback: you have really inspired me and I have made a first attempt at sketching on my balcony for now! Painting outside is now definitely on my bucket list and I will be sharing it when I manage to do it (when it finally stops raining this year!). 😄💕
What a lovely art haul. I love the Hahnemuhle sketchbooks and use them as my “fancy” ones. 😁 I guess we all have different things available to us . I hope you will post more videos. I enjoyed this one very much.
Thanks for the kind words, and the Hahnmuhle is not a bad sketchbook, don't get me wrong!... I'm just trying to trick myself into not being so precious with them by buying even fancier ones! 😅
Same. I love hahnemuhle, their 100%cotton is great!
With you on the synthetic brushes. Loved the video, the doggo was a big bonus!^_^
Thank you, and yay for animal kindness! Also, Renley is very flattered to be mentioned 🐶❤️
Delightful to watch unboxing of your spectacular art supply haul! Love how much thought you put into selecting what you would order. Helps to learn that others research & anticipate art supplies as much as I do! Thanks for sharing the reasons you chose each item. Also happy to learn your opinions about synthetic art brushes. I hope you keep sharing! Have fun with your new supplies!
Thank you for your kind feedback, I'm so grateful for your support and it really makes me want to share more of the things I love about art! 😍What would you be more interested in - my favourite art books or a sketchbook review/comparison video?
Synthetic! What a super fun art haul 👍 Thank you! I enjoy the unscripted and minimally edited format. Your dog is a cutie! I feel you about your knees. Maybe put things up on a table to try and make it easier on yourself? The Strathmore 500 series mixed media sketch journals and papers are my go-to. The paper comes in large sheets, rolls, and a couple of sizes in each soft-cover and hardbound journal. There are also a couple of sizes of 500 series mixed media paper sketchbooks in wire-bound format in Strathmore’s Visual Journal line. I hope you enjoy all your new art supplies! I can't wait to see what you create!
Yay for animal-cruelty-free brushes! Thank you for the encouraging feedback, I'm so glad you enjoyed it - and Renley the chihuahua is very happy for the compliment 🐶💕
The table suggestion is a good idea, this was a surprisingly strenuous activity, I will experiment for the next one, thanks for the tip!
Do you use your Strathmore 500 series for "classic" watercolour painting or do you reserve it for less watery mediums?
@@TheCherrypipangel Renley is a fantastic name! We have a little Shiba/Klee Kai girl named Jess.
I’ve used the Strathmore 500 series mixed media paper almost exclusively for about the last three years. It is surprisingly durable and holds up to several layers, and everything I’ve thrown at it so far. I’ve used everything on it, from watercolor, gouache, and inks to neocolors, acrylic markers, and oil pastels. The only things I haven’t tried are soft or pan-pastels because I dislike using a spray fixative. Alcohol-based markers will bleed through, but they do on almost any paper. My favorite go-to media are water-soluble pencils (mainly Caran d’Ache Museum Aquarelle), colored pencils (Derwent Drawing Pencils), and Neocolor 2. I also frequently use ink pens like UniBall Air, Sakura Micron PN, and basic ballpoints, as well as markers like Faber Castell Pitt Dual Brush Markers and Dual Watercolor Markers, and Tombow Dual Brush Pens and Ecoline Brush markers. Sometimes, I throw salt on water media for texture and lightly use a craft knife to scrape highlights. It also handles erasing, scrubbing, and lifting reasonably well for lightweight paper. Dry media like colored pencils, graphite, oil-based charcoal pencils, and Neocolor 1 are also a pleasure to use on the surface.
The paper will buckle some if flooded; it is only 90 lbs, after all, but it tends to dry mostly flat and becomes flatter still when the sketchbook is closed up. IMHO, for the way I like to create, this is the most useful sketchbook with the best bang for my buck I’ve used so far, and I’ve tried and used many sketchbooks. I used the Stillman and Birn sketchbooks for a long time but got tired of the paper pilling. I’m not easy on the paper at all. I like that the Strathmore 500 series mixed media seems to have the right number of pages for me, too, not so many that I feel like it will never end, nor too few that I finish a sketchbook too quickly. It’s also the first sketchbook I’ve ever been able to complete and reorder regularly. I do work with all three bindings and all the sizes at the same time. I’ve always got a minimum of 3 sketchbooks going at once (one large for color charts and keeping track of supplies, one large one for experimenting at home, and a smaller one for taking with me everywhere all the time). My only wish is that this paper came in an even smaller pocket size… but making a little sketchbook from a large sheet would be easy enough to do if I wanted. There is also a Heavyweight version of this paper and an illustration board version. Anyway, this is probably a much longer answer than I should’ve replied 🤪😬 and that you were expecting! I apologize for the novel. ❤️
PS- Strathmore does NOT sponsor me in any way 🤣 I just really like this sketchbook 🤷🏼♀️
Love all the stuff you got! Can’t wait to see what you make with all this new stuff!!!
Thank you, I look forward to sharing the journey with you!
I think your video is absolutely great, and I can't wait to see more from you. I'm excited to see you working with the materials (or others). All in all, I find you wonderfully likable.
That is so kind, thank you for your support 🫶 it really makes me excited to prepare a second video 😉❤️
The lovely chihuahua won me over! So cute and I have 5 of the beauties! More art & chi chi’s. Don’t feel u need to hide him lol
Giggle, you can immediately recognize you are in Switzerland by you saying Hahnemühle 100% cotton sketchbooks are cheap. I sew my own sketchbooks from sheets of watercolour paper, makes it way cheaper.
Have fun with your fabulous haul!
also hey, I'm going to Peter's Art later this afternoon :)
Ahaha guilty as charged! The Hahnemuhle are the cheapest cotton sketchbooks on sale in the Swiss art shops...
I would love to go to Peter's Art in person too instead. I hope you found some nice stuff!
Also, I would love to learn to make my own sketchbooks at some point but have no idea where to start - I alway thought you need seriously skills to make one!
There are lots of videos on RUclips…..patyicularly recommend SeaLemon’s RUclips videos
Here to the end… I enjoy the synthetic brushes that I have!
Thank you for your support and yay for animal kindness 🥰
Wonderful first You tube video! You have a very calming voice and I look forward to more videos from you. Also, I use the synthetic DaVinci Casaneo quill brushes and I think they are far superior to any animal hair brushes. Thank you for educating us on this important topic. And your little dog is a sweetheart. Hope to see more of him in your videos as well! 😀
Thank you and I whole heartedly agree! I also have a da Vinci casaneo quill and it is a great brush 👌
Thank you for sharing your support for animal kindness - and Renley thanks you for calling him a sweetheart 🐶❤️
Loved the art haul and the doggie 😍 I am drooling lol ..Also thank you for commenting on animal brushes...I think they are truly a waste of precious life especially where better alternatives exist! More artists need to say something about that and more importantly boycott animal products! Animals are worth more than a measly brush!
Very well said! 👍🏻🥰
Thank you for the kind words, and yesss! Every life IS precious. Even the smallest, fluffiest-tailed little life. There is something not right about artists painting beautiful animals - with dead animal hair. It is so good hearing that other people care too
Great haul! Your sketch books are gorgeous!
Thank you! I look forward to filming a review comparing them with painting in them 👍
Wonderful video!!
and thank you for speaking out for the animals.
You are a lovely person
Thank you so much, I really hope you enjoyed it. And it is so good seeing that you care about animal wellbeing too!
Great haul!! It is interesting to hear about art supplies in Switzerland. I use the Caron D
Ache Watercolor pencil in Ultramarine Violet to sketch with. It desolves easily and disappears. I make my own watercolor sketchbooks -- mainly concertina -- to keep from thinking they are too precious. I have an order with Saunders papers coming soon and I am looking forward to trying it out. I added Neocolor II to my kit this year and enjoy them. There certainly is a learning curve.
I posted the comment above before finishing the video and did not realize this was your first ever RUclips post to your channel. Please keep going. I am interested to see how you are using the supplies since many are the same as I have and some are new to me. Have fun with it and keep up the good work.
Thank you for the kind feedback and support, it's exciting to hear you use some of the same materials. I love the idea of making my own sketchbooks but have no idea where to begin. For now, I have all of these sketchbooks to put through their paces... and making a swatching video is next on my to-do list!🥰❤
Fantastic haul! Absolutely love your ‘studio assistant’…what a cutie!❤
Thank you so much for the kind words, and my studio assistant is blushing in happiness too! 🥰🐶
Fantastic video. I prefer SYNTHETIC brushes!
Yay for kinder brushes! and thank you for your support
I enjoyed your haul very much and I thougt you did a fantastic job of it! "Synthetic" brushes have come a long way for sure. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts about all the lovely sketchbooks you purchased.
Thank you so much for the kind feedback and yay for animal kindness! I look forward to filming a review of the different sketchbooks and comparing painting in them 😉🫶
Enjoyed your video! Looking forward to your future posts. I’m pretty new at watercolour too.
Thanks so much! 😊 It’s nice meeting others who are also quite new on their journey and sharing this all together 🫶
Thank you for this video! I love art hauls and to find a fellow artist/animal lover is fantastic. I've subscribed and wish you luck with your channel 😊
Thank you so much! I also love finding fellow artists and animal lovers! 🥰
Lovely! I especially loved your unboxing assistant! My cream coloured chihuahua was climbing all over me as I was watching your video. So, my Lulu was an art haul unboxing video watching assistant!! 😂
Raphael has beautiful synthetics; as does Isabey! And, Rosemary & Co!!
I’m looking forward to seeing your journey unfold! ❤ from Australia
Thank you for the encouraging comment, it really warms my heart. And I loved hearing about Lulu, Renley will be very flattered to know he had a pretty little chihuahua watching him all the way from Australia! That is so exciting! We both look forward to making more content for you and Lulu 😍🐶
Love your guest star!
Renley says thank you, and that he was born for main starring and not guest starring! 😂🐶❤️
My favorite is Holbein tape won’t rip paper. Might be something to try. Nice haul!
Me too. I also love Frog Tape for Delicate Surfaces and the Hahnemuhle one.
Brilliant, I'm so grateful for good suggestions. Especially since I was not aware that Holbein makes masking tape, nor have I heard of Frog Tape. These are now on my shopping list, THANK YOU! 🥰
@@TheCherrypipangel tesa sensitiv (the pinky one) is also very good in sketchbooks, has never torn any paper. It's not so great for holding watercolor paper taped down, though, it's too weak.
I loved this! Thankyou so much for sharing…. And yes, I totally agree about using synthetic brushes…. There are such wonderful quality ones available…. Love your assistant…. He has won a lot of hearts!
You did an amazing job at unboxing and doing this Art Supply haul and by the way your assistant made it 10 times better but then again I'm a dog lover and rescuer and doesn't matter of fact I currently have eight😅 and I do have mostly synthetic brushes I also have a set of sable brushes because I bought them a long time ago before synthetics became this good
Thank you so much for the kind words, and Renley is the most handsome and helpful little assistant I could ask for - it's true that he makes everything 10 times better! 🐶♥
I love hearing that you are a dog rescuer. What a lively place your home must be with 8 dogs, I can imagine the madness and fun! And lovely to hear that you have given synthetics a chance
Beautiful haul! Have fun with these gorgeous supplies 😍
Thank you! I hope to make a swatching follow up to share the fun with you
Hi, I really enjoyed your video and would be interested to see your swatches of all the products you unboxed! I agree about synthetic brushes and thank you for commenting on this :)
Thank you for your comment, I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and I look forward to filming the swatching session ASAP. And so happy to hear you do not support animal cruelty for paint brushes
Really super video thank you! Informative, calming, useful. Also use synthetic brushes and especially only purchase new (I have some very old sables from when I was in my 20s, 40 years ago!) 💕
Wonderful art haul and video. Looking forward to more of your posts very soon!
So grateful for your support and feedback, thank you! Really makes me want to do this again 💕
Lovely art haul, but when you put your pencils with the tip down in the pot, my heart skipped a beat! LOL Please put them with the tip up, it's better for the pencils ;)
Oh my gosh I did not even think about that, I'm not an experienced pencil girl (yet).... thank you for letting me know!
Great video 👏😍 you totally sold me the book from Ohn Mar Win. 🤭 I also think she is a great artist and I didn’t know that she has a book.
Thank you, I hope you enjoyed it! Ohn Mar's book is so simple and fun, I think you will have a good time with it :)
Should I do a video on my favourite watercolour books some time?
I took a class with Ohn Mar in Brooklyn and we all had the best time! I actually asked her to sign her book I brought with me. She’s incredibly sweet, kind, funny and talented. A bunch of us walked around Brooklyn with her, drawing and painting …if you ever get the chance to take a class with her on location you’ll have the best time
@@TheCherrypipangelAbsolutely, your opinions are very well thought out. I adore art books! 😊
@@renaem5275 Thank you for sharing, I am very interested to hear this because I signed up for a sketching tour with her next year and am impatiently counting down the months! How exciting to go on a sketching walk in Brooklyn though, it sounds like you really had fun!
@@anitadavidson1266 🥰 As a true nerd, I am so happy to hear this, I love talking about books! 🤣
I’m excited for you whilst watching this, I know you’re going to love mixed media neocolour 2s in particular are so fun. 😎 you’re going to love and have hours of playing with all of it! If you want to get less precious with your sketchbooks and don’t want to jump into the deep end straight away , get some plain paper (any paper doesn’t matter) and just go mad with it , go to town so to speak 😂 do that as many times as you want and give yourself the permission to make a mess , let loose. ❤
Good job!
Thanks!
Really enjoyed this haul . Subbed
Thank you! 🥰
Thank you for speaking up for the living animals and creatures that have no voice.
In my opinion there are so many good quality SYNTHETIC options, that no animal needs to be used for hair, gall or beetles crushed for pigments.
How can we save the plant if we disrespect and kill other living creatures.
I have a subscribed to your channel for art and I found a kind hearted person .Thank you
Oh my goodness I love your opinion on this! Cochineal pigment (made from crushed beetles, and it isn't even lightfast), Ox gall, natural hair brushes.... these are all products that exist in even better synthetic versions. amen!
It is so encouraging hearing other people caring about the other creatures we share this planet with, thank you!
Synthetic! Absolutely. I admire your firm statement. Mind you, your very fancy sketchbook handmade with arches paper uses gelatin, yes, from a sentient being. I never use paper sized with gelatin. I am curious, what instructor would ever say "tracing is the best way to learn to draw"??!! I would question that for sure. With kindness.
Great video. Can’t wait to see more❤️🐿️
Thank you, I'm so excited you liked it! 🐿
Synthetic. New to your channel. I only watched this because I am the same way when it comes to art supplies. I've been thinking about making a Utube channel for about a year but not sure if I could figure out how to do. Enjoyed your haul. I wish I could send you some supplies I have. I got soo much!
Yay for cruelty free brushes, thank you! I'm really glad you enjoy the video, and it definitely felt harder to do than it looked when watching others do it... but if you are thinking about doing it, you should! Also, I love the idea of art supply swapping or exchanging. This is something I think the community could use!
Really nice haul! Perhaps you could get most of the supplies from Jackson’s art in the UK ? May be cheaper shipping , but I am not certain you could get everything from the UK.
Thank you for the kind words, and for the tip! After reading your comment I now already have a few items from Jackson's that I will not find in Switzerland in my wishlist (Holbein and Turner goodies)... I will be trying this next time to see how much it costs with shipping and imports.
Great video. By the way watercolors last forever so no need to worry about those!
Thank you!
Hi and welcome to the Art corner of RUclips! I greatly enjoyed your inaugural video, and look forward to many more to come. I am pleased to say I have the same art supply obsession and own enough high quality supplies to last several lifetimes. I don’t feel bad at all as I neither drink, smoke, buy makeup, and in the main purchase my clothing from the many charity shops we have here in the UK. I live in Scotland, therefore have some understanding of just how beautiful Switzerland is during all 4 seasons. Your country is on my bucket list 😊 You seem to travel a lot, is that only to France, or do you have the opportunity to travel further a field? I look forward to your swatching video, and all subsequent videos too! I have subscribed and turned on notifications. I have only two other things to mention. Your dog is a sweetheart, and I completely agree on your views on how animals are treated for such non essentials as brushes. I believe no animal should be killed for anything but sustenances. I am vegetarian, but understand that many people around the world must rely on various meats to survive. We in the west must remember that, even if we wish it did not happen at all. I am disabled, therefore cannot be relied upon to properly walk a dog, and so from an early age I have cat companions who are as much a part of my family as my now 35 year old daughter! Oh my, I suddenly feel very old indeed. I am also very much a beginner with an art hoarding issue. Currently boxing up lots of things to go to friends in Germany and the USA. Each box containing difficult to find or too expensive to purchase in our particular country. I do wish more people would use the art community to swap and share, thus allowing more people to experience luscious art supplies.
I seem to have waffled on a lot. Sorry. I shall look out for the next video. Oh, before I go, your first video was extremely well done, and very engaging 😊👍🏻👩🏻🎨🖌️🎨
Your comment blew me away, thank you, and if this is the Art corner of RUclips, it is a wonderful place 🥰
I loved hearing about you and deeply relished your confession of art supply hoarding and your justification of it by not drinking, smoking, etc - very witty and I will memorise this for future use (if you permit)!
I studied and lived in France for many years, and now still travel occasionally, but a lot less because I hate being away from home and my little one, who, by the way, thanks you for calling him a sweetheart! He really has the biggest heart and pets are truly family members. We are sending your cats some extra love after reading about them!
And please let's not use words like old here, it would embarrass us all I think! Let's consider this a "ageing into a fine wine" situation instead 🍷🤣
I just wanted to mention as well how good it is to hear you also believe that animal cruelty is not justified for art supplies - how can one claim to love animals but then purchase non essential items that cost an animal its life?
Oh and lastly: I LOVE your art supplies trade/idea. This is something that needs to happen. I wonder if it already exists? I will explore this because this is such a good idea!
i love your channel!
wow thank you for the support! 🥰
Hello 🤓 watercolour artist of over 30 years here………Watercolour paper can lose its sizing ( the layer applied to make it absorb water slower) but only after at least a decade, in my experience. I had some that lost its sizing, but that had been sitting on a shelf for 20 years. If watercolour paint is kept in an airtight tube, or if in pans and allowed to dry properly before storing, it should never go off. ❤
Hello and I’m very grateful to have input from someone with as much experience as you, thank you! So it seems there is a grain of truth that paper and pain can go off with time - even if it is a loooong time. I will keep using this as incentive to actually use my supplies instead of hoarding them 🫶😉
The etcher signature series Sketchbook is made with fabriano artistico paper and is merely a dream of mine to have since everything I do is on fabriano artistico. As far as tracing goes if this is what we used to teach children art in school which we all do then why is it a problem for an adult to use it as a teaching tool in my opinion it shouldn't be an issue at all
Thanks for the info, and I will definitely pay attention and compare the papers when painting. As for tracing, I also don't know why it is considered "cheating" by some, but I see that there is quite a bit of debate around this topic on social media 🙊
Synthetic 👍
Yay for animal kindness!
I don’t have a lot of experience with painting (I am still hoarding materials instead of using them …), but I can say that I 💯 % prefer synthetic brushes. I have bought a set of brushes with pigs hair, I think, from Lidl many, many years ago, and I really don’t like it. An Animal was sacrificed for these brushes, so even if I don’t like them, I am going to use them (or maybe donate them?), so that it was not a wasted life, but I am buying animal brushes ever again!
A fellow hoarder! 😅 I am so glad to hear that you have been won over by the synthetic brushes, kindness is sexy 😇
Hello- I’m not sure of import rules to Switzerland from Spain but have you looked for Etchr sketchbooks on the Artemiranda website? I know I’ve seen them there. I buy from them and live in Portugal.
Hi and thank you for the suggestion! I was not familiar with Artemiranda, but have just checked them out and I see that not only do they delivery to Switzerland, they also have a very nice selection of items. Very good address, thank you for sharing!
I wanna see u try them all!! Where do u live?
Yes! A swatching video will be filmed very soon 😉 I live in Central Switzerland near Lucerne 🇨🇭
Not true about watercolor paints “going off” maybe paper, depending on how it is stored. The key is to practice and practice, that is the key. Use the paper fill the sketchbooks. If you don’t use them you are wasting your money..
Now this is an idea I get behind 100%. If you’re not using it, you’re wasting your money! Now I just need to build up the self confidence to do this 😉
perhaps you should cover your name + address on the packages
Thank you so much for letting me know, it's my first video ever and I did not even thank about package labels. That's so awkward and I appreciate the heads up. Now I am trying to learn how to edit this on youtube 😅
@@TheCherrypipangel otherwise you could delete my comment, perhaps no one else notice it this time 😉 just wanted to let you know for savety reasons🙈
@@frauvonbodefeld8470 It's very considerate of you. And I think I managed to fix it now!
I watched tell the end and only use brushes that don't harm animals.
Thank you for your support, and yay for animal kindness! 🐿️❤️
Those are not wood, they are definitely 3d printed.
I think you’re right, they definitely look 3D printed! But they’re labeled as “wood” on Etsy and I was expecting to unbox a wooden item. Seems like the Etsy shop description was wrong🤷♀️
Far too much packaging with the Etchr books
Yes! Faaaar too much packaging for Etchr! I was struggling so much to unwrap it all 😂🤣