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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Marie’s Masters Swatching, Painting and First Impressions Artists’ Watercolor Tube Set
Hey everyone! I wanted to share a fun video today. I recently got these Marie’s Masters watercolors from Jerry’s Artarama online. I’m not sure where else they’re sold, possibly Amazon. They’re a bit hard to find, but they’re Chinese artist grade watercolors. These are my first artist grade watercolors, and I wanted to try them…
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Rediscovering My First Palette and Making Fun Budget Watercolor Abstract Doodles
In today’s video, I revisited a very sentimental art supply: my first ever watercolor palette. It’s a Royal Langnickel Essentials 24 color palette that I filled myself with tubes of paint back in early 2018. I haven’t used it in several years because I’ve been buying and enjoying other watercolors, but I was curious to…
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Swatching and Trying New MeiLiang Watercolor Palette: Unboxing and First Impressions
Hey everyone, it’s Kate! I’m finally doing a video on this new 48-color MeiLiang watercolor palette. I just got it a couple of months ago and I’ve been excited to try it out. The packaging looks nice and it has a swatch chart, which is helpful. Some people online mentioned that the colors on the…
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Testing Watercolors, Ink, Rice Paper, and More! Temu Budget Art Supply Haul
Hi friends! Settle in for the long haul… a Temu art supply haul! I’ll be testing a new watercolor palette, rice paper, quill paint brushes, acrylic paint pens, metallic markers, golden ink, and more! I think I found a few hidden gems! Join me for an in-depth video, sharing my first impressions, and testing of…
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Unboxing, Swatching, and Trying the Original Vintage Derwent Watercolor Pencils from the 80s!
Hey everyone, it’s Kate, and I’ve got something special for you today. I stumbled upon this Derwent watercolor 42 pencil set at an antique mall not too long ago, and I thought, why not give it a whirl? So, I’m doing an unboxing, swatching, and a bit of painting with them, all on camera. Now,…
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DIY Collage Papers with Alcohol Inks, Watercolor, and the Dollar Tree Paper Pack
Hey guys, it’s Kate! Thanks for tuning in for another video today. I’m really excited because we’re going to dive into some fun stuff together. Today, we’re going to work on creating some backgrounds using homemade alcohol inks. Yep, you heard that right—I made these bad boys using permanent markers and rubbing alcohol. It’s a…
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In-Depth Testing Metallic Markers and Paint Pens! [Hobby Lobby and Dollar Tree Art Supply Haul]
Hey everyone, it’s Kate! I’m back with another art supply haul, this time from a mix of places—Hobby Lobby and Dollar Tree. So, let’s dive right in! My main mission at Hobby Lobby was to snag some markers, and while I was there, I got a bit carried away. I thought, why not turn this…
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MozArt Komorebi Watercolor Paint Unboxing and Swatching
Hey everyone, today I’m swatching out a new watercolor set! I purchased the MozArt Komorebi palette on Amazon and I was eager to give it a try. First impressions? The tin is pretty cool and has a nice swatch sheet inside, but kind of a bummer that it’s attached to the lid. Makes it tough…