I Bought My ENTIRE Wishlist Including a Very SPECIAL Product. Fun Watercolor Art Haul & No-Buy Rules
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- Swatching Included! I Bought My ENTIRE Wishlist Including a Very SPECIAL Product. Fun Watercolor Art Haul & No-Buy Rules
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WATERCOLOR GIFT BOX:
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CALENDAR KIT:
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DA VINCI PALETTE WITH 13 HALF-PANS:
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SUPPLIES USED IN THIS VIDEO (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases):
Empty Palette with 21 Full Pans: amzn.to/3TPotKP
Paul Rubens Layering Colors Set of 6: amzn.to/3RHsI8K
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Portable Set of 14: amzn.to/3mw24PE
Kuretake Set of 12, Set B: amzn.to/3TIayGC
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor Set of 12: amzn.to/3pMdCyF
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Graphite Watercolors Set of 6: amzn.to/3thBHFi
Lightwish Oil Pastel Set of 48, Classic: amzn.to/47uDm8x
Nicker Poster Colors: amzn.to/48GYoSr
Nicker Gouache (maybe): amzn.to/3S6Baj7
Caran D’Ache Gouache Studio Set of 15: amzn.to/41P28it
Golden Open Acrylics Landscape Set of 8: amzn.to/3TMrDPC
Hahnemuhle 100% Cotton Sketchbook, A6: amzn.to/3RQhGy8
M. Graham Pyrrol Red Watercolor 15mL: amzn.to/3H8QNAw
Dina Wakley’s Media Journal, 10” x 14.25”: amzn.to/48Cofei
Dina Wakley’s Media Journal, Blue Edition, 10.3” x 8”: amzn.to/3tRlQxw
Arts To Embers Etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/ArtstoEmbers
18-Well Kuretake Palette: etsy.me/3v9Grxq
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Kuretake Portable Set of 14: bit.ly/3gthXbD
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Set of 12 Original: bit.ly/3RFt15v
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Individual Pans: bit.ly/3PAy44G
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Wonderful haul! I want a whole community of people using the mixed media journal so we can see what everyone does with it. Kuretake aren't lightfast, and it's kept me from using them, which is a shame. I need to pull mine back out and play. Those colors are lovely!
Since I am a pigment nerd I looked up the pigment information on the Kuretake paints. I was pleasantly surprised that the cadmium colours do not contain cadmium 👍
Good news indeed!
What’s the lightfastness like? I have the art nouveau set and I wondered.
Some are okay and some are not, but I've point had the opportunity to test the classic set of 12. I'll have to get these in the window as soon as I can.
I like the idea of the multi surface media journal, but I wish they’d put some different coloured toned and black papers, some hot press and rough watercolour pages. Some sanded paper or paper suitable for pastels…that’s the kind of book I’d absolutely love. ❤
I agree! I think I might try to make my own...
That mixed media journal has got to be the most unique, multipurpose art journal I have ever seen! And the fact that it has 4 signatures in it, you could do a Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter book and designate one signature to each season, challenging yourself to complete the book by the end of the year. Amazing! Thanks for sharing!! 🙏😁
Oh my goodness, that's such a great idea! Thank you for that! I'm not sure I'll actually do it, but it definitely intrigues me and I might!
I like mixed media too
I’d love the kurtake pan! I have a gold set that would fit perfectly! Great video!
Thank you. I'll change my bad spelling soon, lol.
I like that you dream about sketchbooking at night. Lol, I understand.
Technically, I'm on a no buy regimen since I need to practice using the supplies I've been hoarding for years now. There's always the exception tho. ❤
WOW I need that sketchbook. I love the size and the idea of different textures in one book sounds amazing.
Isn't it neat? I brought it with me on my trip but haven't had a chance to play with it yet. It will be so fun!
Lots of cool products and fun swatchings. I'm a happy gal! 😀
Me too!!
Thank you for this great video and putting so much effort into creating such valuable content all artists can benefit from. Wishing you a wonderful day!
Good for you …. Enjoy😊
Thank you! 😃
Fun! I like swatching! Thanks for sharing your birthday and Christmas gifts haul with us! Hugs! Peggy
That media journal is amazing!❤
I love the journal . You can use watercolor ground on the fabric surfaces to make it a complete watercolor journal ❤ love all of your items . It’s always exciting to open up a box of paint supplies yay 😊. Your kitties are gorgeous I’m a cat mom myself ❤
Hello, fellow cat mom! 🐈 I wondered if watercolor ground would work. I'll try it eventually!
Sweet loot! I'm currently making Mission Critical Only purchases but appreciate the parameters you've set for yourself
Sounds like a wise idea. 👌
I love the tins that don't have room for brushes to make more room for pans. Who stores their brushes in their tin? Not I. The tin you bought looks like the Rosa tin that I just love... Have fun with all.
Fun video - thank you for sharing 🙏
I know someone who's going to have a lot of fun! Great haul!
Exciting!!! I'm doing a no buy 2024 but I love seeing what others buy!
I love watching art hauls, too. Sadly I won't have any more that I know of on my channel this year, but we'll see. There's always something that I can't resist out there. Good luck on your no-buy!
Acrylics straight onto the burlap -amazing results - you can thank me lol.
Okay!
Love watching new art supplies. That journal sure is unique. Will be interested to see how you use it. But, the kitties were the sweetest. I just love to see animals that adore each other and these two obviously do. Glad you were able take in Grandma's companion and reunite the sisters. Adorable those two.
They are the sweetest little kitties. I love them both dearly.
Lovely video was great seeing what you got and all the swatches. ❤
Thank you! 😊
Happy birthday! The mixed media sketchbook looks like a lot of fun. When I saw the burlap pages I immediately thought of using a needle and thread and creating some kind of embroidered pattern on it and then adding colours, sequins, glitter and beads. I would also use some gold thread to create something beautiful on it. Not sure if that’s something you’re into, but I think it might be fun! 😊
Thank you for the birthday wishes! I did think of using thread on it but it's been a while since I've done needlepoint and I wasn't sure how excited I felt about it, but it would definitely be a good use for that page! I love the idea of the gold thread.
Happy Birthday Miranda!!! 🥳 I really enjoyed your video! Love all your swatching and that fabulous mixed media book at the end! 👍🏻🎨Thanks for sharing. 🩵
Thanks, Doreen! I can't wait to use everything!
Your comment about shipping made me laugh, I think we all do that. Journal was cool, first time seeing that, look forward to seeing what you do with it. I bought myself pan pastels for my birthday, new to me supply. Nice haul thanks for sharing.
Ooooh, pan pastels - yes! I have some that I STILL need to use and I'm really intrigued by them so I don't know what I'm waiting for. Maybe this new journal will be the inspiration I need to get out those less-common supplies and use them!
Happy Birthday 🎉 thanks for sharing
Thank you! 🤗
I am so excited for you!
That book seems amazing 🤩 🤩
Happy (late) Birthday!! I also hope you had a great Christmas. From the looks of it, you totally did! What cool stuff!
Thank you and I did! I'm so excited to use all these goodies. ❤️
.I'm doing that too. I'm planning to go part time soon and follow by retiring as soon as I am sure we are stable and have more savings and Medicare supplements are kicked in and active etc. Sooo---- I am spending quite a bunch on art supplies and a few other interests so I can enjoy the home time and have plenty to entertain myself with.
I think a big mistake people make is knowing they will want to do their hobbies they have not had time for, with the learning curves etc- they wait until they retire to buy and then can't or have to buy very restricted and get discouraged and bored.
Glad you indulged.
Love that you're doing that! So smart to think ahead. I hope you have so much fun with all the goodies!
I’m doing the same thing. Retire in a couple of months and I’m hoarding art supplies.😂
That journal does look awesome! I can’t wait to see what you do with the burlap 😊 if oil paint didn’t take forever and a day to dry that would be an option for some of those sheets
I'm starting to think putting myself on a no buy is the same as putting myself on a very restrictive diet. It just makes me crave more! So...I'll say I'm on a low buy, very monitored spending until I get back into a healthy spending habit. :D I'd really like to try Golden opens some day!! But, like you, I have a studio FULL of stuff for me to play with, and I have a haul video I'll do soon with a few more things I've added. Is that Gansai tambi empty palette thing plastic? The bonus one they sent you? I could see that being really useful when you want to take a few colors out of the big box and use them for a painting. I remember it being a bit of a pain to deal with the pans sliding around. If no one else claims it, I totally will!! We should do an art retreat where we bind our own sketchbooks. My favorite sketchbook is the one I made myself with tons of different kinds of paper in it. OK. Sorry for the novel, I'm typing on a computer so I didn't feel limited in being extra chatty!!
Love the long comment, lol. Sadly, that extra palette thing is cardboard but I'll send it to you regardless. I now want to make my own multi-faceted sketchbook using a bunch of different surfaces but ones that I know I'll like. That would be so fun!
Happy belated birthday, Miranda! I'm looking forward to any videos you do with these supplies. The Caran d'Ache Studio Gouache was on my wish list this year, but I'm not sure about it - I've seen quite a few mixed opinions, so I'm curious to see your take on it. I have acquired most of the Kuretake and Kissho Gansai paints and have been loving them. I might see if my hubby can 3D print a smaller portable palette for them or maybe order a nice one from Etsy for my birthday.
Thanks for the birthday wishes! I think I will be bringing the Caran D'Ache gouache with me on my trip. I want to do a sort of daily log of my vacation and I think it'll work well for that and I'm also curious how I'll get along with it. I love the palettes that ArtsToEmbers sells on Etsy and they do seem reasonable priced for the most part. But it would be neat to print your own, too!
I love these videos
Me, too! They are some of my favorites to watch out there on the tube. 😁
I am sorry it is taking me forever to catch up. I like your new media book. Your paints look interesting, too.
That's okay, Diane! It's so good to hear from you. Take your time; I'll be here!
The smaller ranger sketchbook is my current sketchbook. It's very big and cumbersome and I love it!!
I'm glad to hear you love it - I can't wait to start using mine!
Woow you weren't kidding that journal sure is unique and fun! And the paul rubens set looks so pretty 🥰 and I loved combining my regular kuretake set with their b set
I'm really excited to put my Kuretaki palettes together and start using them - especially that Yellow Gold. It'll make fun accents! Still slightly terrified to use the new journal, but also kind of excited about it.
This was so fun to watch and that mixed media journal looks amazing 🤩
This was so enjoyable to watch. Swatching new supplies always brings me so much happiness 😊💛
Me too! It's often more fun and relaxing than creating actual artwork, lol.
Happy belated birthday and happy new year! I’m pausing the video and coming back with a hot drink. 😊❤️
Thank you! Happy New Year!
@@MirandaWatsonArtyou’re welcome! ☺️
what fun new supplies 💖
They are!
Thanks for sharing. The media journal looks so cool. I've not seen it before. Can't wait to see what you create in it! 😊
The problem is that you are not greedy enough. My wish list is muuuuuuuch bigger. But interesting video.liked your swatch page!!! Want to make my swatches pages more interesting..
Okay.Kuretaki.The name is causing me to think about ordering some food.Lol.You are such a joy🙂
Now I'm hungry, too, lol.
Happy Birthday! What a great haul with some really awesome purchases! Thanks for sharing.
So many great goodies that you got for yourself! Lovely!
OMGee….Happy Belated Birthday! And my birthday is Dec. 24! And why not treat yourself? I’m excited to see what you got for yourself. Thanks for your sweet sharing! ❤
Thank you for the birthday wishes and Happy Belated Birthday to you as well!
Happy Birthday! I have some of those things on my wish list too! The kuretake seems to go down nice!
5 out of 5 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Miranda! This was great! Thanks so much for sharing your birthday bootie! RUclips channels like yours are like therapy and create such good vibes! So many products I want to try now…especially the Paul Rubens special effects colors. And 2023 has been so full of sad, horrible, all-around unimaginably bad news….so let’s all hope and pray 🙏for peace ☮️ pray 🙏 for our country 🇺🇸and pray for a better, safer, saner, more productive and more compassionate world in 2024! It’s true….love ❤ does make the world 🌎 go’round! The opposite rips it apart. 😢💔
🫶🫶🏻🫶🏼🫶🏽🫶🏾🫶🏿 👍👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿
Love your comment, Nancy, and thank you.
Ive had that caran dache pallet and paul rubens kits In mine
Merry Christmas and A Happy Birthday and a Happy New Year as well
Thank you! Happy New Year!
Happy belated birthday Miranda!! Amazing haul 😍😍😍 and love the paint tube doodles ❤
Thank you!! 😊
Haha your my spirit artist ❤
I'm on a 'want to buy, but can't afford to buy' plan, it really sucks! really liked this haul, I'd love to buy all my amazon wish list, there's items on there that have been ready to buy for 5 years now, sadly myself or my family can't afford the £75 to buy them, so they will just stay on my list I guess, oh and happy belated Birthday to you! :)
Thank you for the birthday wishes! Check your email.
@@MirandaWatsonArt reply sent :)
Nice Haul! That's great you completed your wishlist!
One day ill be able to do the same, lovely you got a few of the items ive had in my wish list ❤
Which ones were on your list?
Happy belated birthday! Everytime I see the Dina Wakely sketchbook I get the urge to make one similer to use. I should write it down on a post it for when I start a new sketchbook. Those Paul Ruebens are lush.
Thank you, Bailey! Yes, now I want to make one with some of the suggestions from the other comments - hot-pressed, cold-pressed, black watercolor paper, etc. That would be so fun!
Fun video! Thanks for sharing. I added a couple items to my wishlist. Love the mixed media journal! Happy birthday to you! 🥰
Thanks so much! 😊
Happy Belated Birthday and Happy New Year!!! It's great to see you treat yourself... and a fun video to view. One of my favorite watercolor pigments is PR254, aka Ferrari Red! Interesting facts on discovery and use of PR254... Also in Winsor Red, Da Vinci Red, and Pyrrol Red by M. Graham. God bless you as you continue to share your journey, with love from a California Gramma ❤
Thank you so much! Happy New Year! It was fun to get some of the items that had been on my list for so long - and the new stuff, too! Isn't that a great red? I just love it.
I have done a few of that kind of books, some with just different kind of w/c papers, some with mixed drawing, w/c and craft papers, but never gone that far, burlap and canvas... Also sizes a5 and smaller. I've done bigger ones with only drawing paper. Paper is soooo cheap here.
Thank you for an amazing video, really enjoyed watching it and all the lovely new supplies
I think creating my own sketchbook similar to this would be really fun. I like the idea of the smaller size.
New sub here! You had me at your swatch book!!! 😍
Aw, thanks, Gabrielle! Welcome. I'm glad to have you here with us. ❤️
Happy Solar Trip and Happy New Year! Exciting trove of artsy goodies, Miranda… enjoy your play.🎉☯️💜✨🎆🖖🏾
Thanks, Gwen!
Happy belated birthday Miranda! The sketchbook looks very interesting. I’m doing a low buy (or at least buy way less than last year).
Thank you! Good luck on your low-buy!
Awsome. Your wishlist looks somewhat similar to mine lmao. Also happy belated birthday. I should save up and do this for myself for my birthday next yr. Lol I always celebrate it new yrs eve 😂🎉 love those Paul rubens colors. Can't wait to see more on those oil pastels. 😍
Well, Happy Belated Birthday to you! I do hope you get yourself some special goodies next year!
@@MirandaWatsonArt thanks. Saving up for a new camera first lol
i have a bigger than normal budget this year, more than i have ever had before :D i already ordered a few of the things i really wanted, but i feel like spending as much as i am allowed this year is so unheard of i am holding back LOL
That's very exciting! Nothing wrong with holding back. It's fun to order when you're really inspired!
Would love to hear more about your no buy/low buy as a new be to this very needed goal for this year I’d love some new strategies
Okay, I'll see what I can put together on the subject when I get back!
For Christmas I bought a set of 100 Derwent lightfast, 100 Inktense, 72 cromaflow, set of 30 Faber castell Albrecht durer pencils.
Oh wow, that sounds lovely!
I have had that Dina wakley book in my basket for....years !! Never pulled the trigger, tho. It goes in and out of my cart frequently
Happy belated birthday 🥳. My birthday is also on Christmas 🎄
Thank you and happy belated birthday!
whhhhat?! bday on christmas?! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MIIIIIRAAAAANDAAAA! 😘😘😘😘😘
Thanks, Vee!
I heard, but I am not a cat owner (or no cat owns me), that sibling cats even from different litters get along.
Fun! Very interested to see how that mixed media watercolor paper ends up painting out!
I've been super into working with your nemesis lately -- soft pastels!!
Oh no, not soft pastels! Lol!
@@MirandaWatsonArt Hahaha They really are a love it or hate it medium, aren't they? I'm even thinking of taking a workshop! I happen to live just a few hours away from the soft pastel capital of the US (Dakota Pastels, which hilariously, is actually in Washington state) 🙃
I do exactly the same pay way over to get product and not pay postage 😁
It's kind of fun to "have to" get an additional product, lol!
Happy Birthday!! Loved the haul. I found the caran dache gouche to be meh, loved the brush tho. I ended up getting rid of the gouache and the tin makes an AMAZING water color tin, it holds my roman smazl colors. The Dina Wakely journal is so very interesting.
Your Golden Open arylics exploded upon opening because they were squeezed into a box together. The others were neatly packaged into seperated trays.
Got it!
What a lovely bundle of supplies.
I'm planning on getting into pastels more, especially oil pastels - I want to pick up a set of sennelier oil pastels but I'm being a coward - it's alot of money for something I'm not sure of yet. So I'll use what I have for a while and see if it sticks before I splurge my cash.
Good idea. 👍
i have both paul rubens shi yu sets and the magic happens with way more water...really diluted to see all the colours appear
Okay, thank you! I'll try that next time I play with them, which will hopefully be soon!
I wish it had cold and hot presses paper and black paper and black watercolor paper in the DW book. About the Hanum bk. I like their cellulose paper a lot. I think more than their cotton.
Wouldn't that be delightful? I think I'm going to have to learn how to make my own sketchbook and do something exactly like you've just suggested. Now I'm going to be dreaming of that at night instead... LOL!
hi. I am very interested to see what you think of/how you like the Weakly journal with different kinds of papers in one. I think it is a great idea if you want to use different media in one book
I'm looking forward to using it!
Love all the colours you got ❤the mixed surface sketchbook sounds like a lot of fun😊 thank you for sharing
Thank you! 😊
I just bought this media journal too. Just the same size too. My idea is to take out the pages and cut them in half. Love the signatures in the book. So pretty.
Let me know how that goes!
So exciting. My bday is 2/15 and I am going to get a small haul of art stuff. Other than that, I will be on a low-buy. 😮
It's so fun to buy yourself goodies for your birthday!
No its really ALOT of stuff!! Lol😅
Wonderful video! Looks so interesting😍 Thanks for sharing it!
The Amazon link for the Paul Rubens set has color names... sort of. They are: 121 - Dark Blue & Green, 151 - Purple & Black, 161 - Purple and Blue, 171 - Blue & Green, 172 - Blue & Dark Green, and 152 - Purple & Pink.
And interestingly, the 8x10 Dina Wakely book swaps out the burlap for Denim... and now I'm torn. =l= Because of course I am.
Hahaha, very useful color names, LOL! But thank you for looking that up! I think I would like the denim more than the burlap because the burlap is very flexible and full of holes, but a challenge either way! And I think the Kraft paper is a different color in the small one?
I shopped until 11:59 New Year's Eve. Now I need the 21 full pan palette. I want to redo Denise's Earth Friendly palette in full pans. Taking inspiration from you and will put the least used colors in 1/2 pans. White Night's came out with a new granulating palette. Has 2 stunning earthy reds. Will make exception to no buy if they ever bring them out in single pans. My goals are to do the advent calendar and finish 2 online classes. Oops-have wanted that Carandache gouache set forever. Looking forward to your in depth review. If you like it will make it my mother's day gift to my self. Other exception will do something similar for my birthday.
Oh my goodness, I laugh so hard every time I read your comments, Beth. You are the best. I guess I'm a bad influence for the no-buy, huh? LOL! Earthy reds sound really interesting. I'm hoping I'll really like the Caran D'Ache gouache set. I decided I am going to bring it on my trip and hopefully use it quite a bit, so I should have a good feel for it by the end of the month.
Wonderful birthday and new year wishes to you. I love your nail polish! Wondering if you'd share the make/colour?
Thank you! My nail polish is from Senegence and it's called Chestnuts Roasting.
My birthday is also on Christmas 🙂 happy belated birthday!
Happy belated birthday to you as well!
Thanks for showing us what you got.
In the beginning you showed a 24 full pan palette. Would you happen to have a link for it? I don't see it.
tfs.
Good timing as I just added the link a few minutes ago! Refresh the video and you should see it. Thanks!
Oh you bought wonderful things! I'm hooked from you choice! I love the CaranD'ache Gouache in pans.. the main reason is, I have them out rly fast and can start to paint.. 😊 (And they are awesome quality paints) .. These Paul Rubens colors look so nice as well! And on my list are for a while the Knicker Poster colors, they should dry very plain.. like printed. Are the gouache paints similar to that? (they are easier to get) This journal is amazing! I also want to have it now 😅.. Awesome video! Thanks for sharing with us! ❤
Thanks, Xoonani! Yes, I think the Caran D'Ache gouache is going to be really fun to use. I have a great idea for the palette to make it even more useful. The Nicker paint dried very matte and it looks delightful. 👌
@@MirandaWatsonArt Uuh I'm very curious what your idea for the palette is!
@xoonaniart I'll show it on my channel soon!
So many lovely supplies, and I’m glad you treated yourself to your wish list items. Yay for Golden acrylics! That Dina Wakely journal is one I’ve looked at a few times and considered getting once I’ve finished some other books. The one you chose is huge! 😂
I made my own mixed media book a few years back…its almost full, if i finish by sept it will be 4 years. I just complied the paper i like, then brought it to my local stationery shop and had it spiral bound
Very good idea!
I make my own mixed media books so I can put what I want in them. It’s not difficult and much cheaper than buying them. Recommend to you all.
Yes, I shan't spent some time looking into this today. I think it'd be fun to have a mix of watercolor papers - hot-pressed, cold-pressed, black paper and then maybe some oil or acrylic paper, too.
@@MirandaWatsonArt I like to stick a bit of graph paper in too. No idea why. Art brain always demands it!
I have been thinking about making my own art journal with custom paper types because super frustrating to be some limited. So cool that someone is finally making one!
Yes, I might try creating one just for the fun of it. But this one is really neat!
For acrylic swatches you can always add a black line like you did with the white to see transparency. 🙂 Happy New Year!
Good idea!
What a fun video! Also, did you buy individual Kuretake pans??? That sap green in the Open Acrylics is to die for!
I did! I found the individual ones at johnnealbooks.com
A hairdryer would expediate drying time.😊
True, true.
No buy 3 mos at least. I just want to create beauty.
Excellent!
I need to see the watercolor fully dry 😭
I think I did show them once again near the end, but if I didn't (sorry if i didn't!), they will be featured again in upcoming videos coming very soon!
The Caran dache gouache surprised me, great colors but those still will remain in my wish list. When I saw the kuretake swatches I think pastel colors are not for me, red though looked wonderful. Great products and review btw. I would like to know if you have a preferred acrylic gouache that you could recommend.
I like the Holbein Acryl Gouache. It's really nice to use.
Wow…so many different new products… that’s a great wish list haul to end the year / start the year! The mixed media journal is really cool! It’s definitely too big for me, but the smaller size might be something I’d try some day. I’m not sure if some of those mixed media pages would be wasted on me; I like the different paper surfaces, but can’t see myself using a burlap page 😂.
I did a low-buy last year and did really well for the first 7 months, but I am disappointed with the last 5 months. Given that, I am going to have another go at a low buy in hopes it lasts for 12 months (preferably longer). I did get art store gift cards for Christmas and my birthday so I will be able to pick up replacements if/when I run out of something. I do NOT want to try any new brands, new palettes, new mediums or new sketchbooks this year… I have SO much stuff to use and I don’t like it sitting there and going to waste. To help with that, I plan to avoid watching any haul videos, I think they encourage me to spend on things I wouldn’t normally be interested in.
During the last couple of months of 2023, I did pay for Sarah Burns 2024 gouache subscription, so I’ll be getting something new every month. However, having spent that amount of money up-front is a reason I don’t want to be tempted by other items that I don’t need… art budget for the year is gone in one shot 😂 (between that, one patreon and my Get Gouachey subscription). My goal for 2024 is to actually DO all of those lessons and spend more time watercolour/gouache painting!
Yeah, I was pretty intimidated when I saw the burlap, but I'm determined to make it work. I think you've set great parameters for yourself. I would have a hard time not watching haul videos, but that's a really smart idea. Everything is so tempting! Good luck!