The Review Corner
Product Unboxing and Reviews
As an art lover, I love to try new products and supplies. Unless otherwise noted, I have purchased all of these myself because I was personally interested in the product. ALL reviews are completely honest and results are based on my own experiences with the product.
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New Master’s Touch by Sennelier Watercolors Hobby Lobby Review & Demo
Hi friends! In today’s video, I’m testing the new Master’s Touch by Sennelier watercolor tubes from Hobby Lobby! I’ll swatch each color, talk about my first impressions, and create a loose line and wash painting to see how these paints perform in real world use. Photo Reference: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-stone-building-with-a-white-door-surrounded-by-greenery-XKBAQ8OQHYk In this video: Unbox and review the…
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Are Hobby Lobby Acrylic Brush Tip Markers Any Good? Review & Swatches
Hi friends! In today’s video, I’m unboxing and testing the new Master’s Touch 48-color brush tip acrylic marker set from Hobby Lobby. I’ll swatch every color, test the opacity, check the waterproof performance, and compare them to another acrylic marker set I’ve been using. If you’re looking for affordable acrylic markers, Hobby Lobby art supplies,…
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Unboxing and Trying Soft Chalk Pastels – Hobby Lobby Master’s Touch
Hi friends! Today I’m unboxing and testing the Master’s Touch Soft Chalk Pastels from Hobby Lobby. As someone who is still fairly new to pastels, I wanted to see how these soft chalk pastel sticks compare to the hard pastels I’ve used before and share my first impressions along the way. In this video, I:…
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Organizing Colored Pencils and Markers on a Budget – Menards Hardware Store Finds!
Hi friends! Today I wanted to share a really simple and affordable art supply organization find that I picked up at Menards hardware store. I found these modular plastic drawer units on sale for around $5 each, and they’ve been such a nice way to organize my colored pencils, markers, paint pens, and other supplies…
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I Tested Layering These Art Supplies… Here’s What Really Works (Plus Mini Sketchbook Tour)
Hi friends! After sharing my swatching and first impressions, I wanted to take these supplies a step further and see how they actually behave when layered together in a real sketchbook setting. In this video, I walk through some earlier experiments where I tested different layering approaches and talk through what worked, what didn’t, and…
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A Few More New Art Supplies… Let’s See How These Perform (Art Haul)
Hi friends! I picked up a few new art supplies from Jerry’s Artarama and wanted to do a simple unboxing, swatching, and first impressions video. This is just an initial look at how these materials feel, apply, and perform right out of the box. In this haul, I’m trying out: Faber-Castell Goldfaber Aqua markers in…
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I Haven’t Bought Art Supplies in a While… So I Tried These (Art Haul)
Hi friends! I haven’t bought art supplies in a while, so I went on a bit of an art haul from Blick and Hobby Lobby and tried out a mix of new materials. I’m also doing a mini sketchbook tour! In this video, I’m unboxing, swatching, and sharing my first impressions of everything from pencils…
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Charvin Water Soluble Pastels Unboxing and First Impressions – Semi Hard Painting Sticks
Hi friends! I am finally trying chalk pastels, and I purchased this Charvin Water Soluble Pastels set, which are semi-hard. I’m going to do the unboxing and first impressions, do some dry and wet swatches, blending, and working wet in wet. I hope you enjoy this video! Supplies used in this video: Charvin Pastel Sticks:…
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Pebeo Masking Fluid Marker Review – Watercolor Pine Tree Landscape
Hi friends! I’m trying the Pebeo Masking Fluid Marker today for the first time and making a simple watercolor tree landscape with highlights. This masking fluid pen was easy to use and the latex came off cleanly with my tool. I hope you enjoy this one! Pebeo masking fluid marker: https://amzn.to/4oHqkOD – My website (free…
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Easy Watercolor Circles Abstract and Doodle with Sharpie Creative Markers
Hi friends! I grabbed some Sharpie Creative Markers to try out, along with my White Nights granulating watercolors and decided to make this easy watercolor circles abstract painting and doodle on top with these new markers! In my never ending quest to find an opaque white marker or pen to go on top of watercolor,…