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Great as transparent metallic watercolors to add effects. For what they are, metallic watercolors, they are the best I've used at this price point. More transparent than other metallic options (like paint markers) allows for overlay techniques and adding shine and details on top of other mediums like watercolor or pencil drawings. They have a strong metallic look to them when you move the paper under light, but transparent enough not to be a solid color. Not as good for pure gilding as a metallic marker might be, which is truly opaque. They layer with themselves okay, but not great, so if you really want a super solid metallic color that is solid no matter the angle of the paper, go with something else like metallic paint marker or metallic oil pencil. But if you want to add neat shimmer and gold effects without completely blocking out the drawing and details underneath, these are excellent for that. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
THESE ARE VERY NICE! I WILL DEFINITELY BE BUYING MORE. THESE ARE VERY NICE! I WILL DEFINITELY BE BUYING MORE. THEY HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN ANOTHER BRAND I HAVE TRIED. I WILL SAY THESE ARE NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN LET THE KIDS GET READY FOR USE. IT DOES TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND MINIMAL EFFORT BUT THE KIDS COULDN'T GET THEM WORKING. (THEY ALL WORKED GREAT, KIDS JUST HAVE NO PATIENCE.) NICE VIBRANT COLORS, WORKS WELL ON WHITEBOARD, MIRRORS, CHALKBOARD-- ALL MEDIUMS WORKED WELL AND LOOKED NICE. REMEMBER TO TELL KIDS TO WIPE WITH WET CLOTH FIRST THAN DRY CLOTH AFTER! ATTACHED ARE IN USE PICTURES. VERY HAPPY WITH PURCHASE
I RECEIVED THIS FOR A DISCOUNT IN EXCHANGE FOR MY UNBIASED REVIEW. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
My secret hobby is out and this great product is too. Love this new addition to my unfolding hobby. I loved art in high school and college. I was horrible at it but I love doing it. So it is my secret passion besides wanting to write. Maybe its the feel of the paint on the paper. Maybe it was the idea I had as a child that every blank canvas and blank sheet of paper secretly already knew what its future contents would contain. Artists and writers are really just unleashing the paper/canvases full potential.
I love this easel, having only used it once. I will have to report back if there are any issues but now I am #hippiehappy.
I did receive a discount for my honest opinion. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Never again. I have three tubes of this: a two pack of gold, and a red one. I was disappointed with the red because it was so dark it hardly looked metallic; but I guess color is a matter of taste. The gold is a nice color. My two big issues are that it is hard to control... you can't apply a little bit, or a thin layer. It's there or it's not. My second is the reason I will not buy again. Out of three tubes, with only two uses, two out of three have broken caps. They were not even in use when they broke. The stuff in the opening dried so hard that I couldn't squeeze or dig it out, and I couldn't access what's lower in the tube unless I cut it open.
This would be fine, if you could use it more than once. But the ridiculous cap spoils the whole thing. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Recommend to those who love the picture or who don't . Paint is acrylic and really thick. Comes on a framed canvas. 3 Stars because the colors don't match the picture - much more green than blue. I painted the whole thing first to see if there was enough paint, (there was plenty) and then went back and repainted some of the areas again with colors that I made myself to make it resemble the picture online. The skin colors still look more brown and orange than human colored, but I can live with it. Recommend to those who love the picture or who don't mind adding detail themselves, but if you are just learning to paint and don't want to have to be creative, this is not the PBN for you. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Smash books. I love these books. I'm buying more in the future!
I have two smash books, 365 folio (green)+ pretty pocket folio (purple).
365 folio is a year round smash book, it has a new years resolutions, 4th of July, Thanksgiving(what your thankful for) and a Christmas list/purchases+many,many more.
The pretty pocket folio is the biggest one, it has little pockets and slots to hold some extra items and to hold small pictures. It has many extraordinary pages/pictures. It's a great smash book for starting out[in my opinion.]
Also I included pictures to show some of the smash books features. The notebook is a 5 subject notebook and is pretty big. So the green is average size and the purple is a bit bigger. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Oil paints (not acrylic) for marbling. I just received these paints in the mail and was surprised to find that they are oil paints, not acrylic or watercolor, and as such, they require turpentine to clean up the marbling tray, the sink, your hands, etc. Hence my three star rating---not many watercolor painters have turpentine on hand, so be warned. Be sure to have lots of newspaper laid out so you can let the marbled paper dry. This paint is very strong and colorful and you don't need to treat your paper beforehand. The oil paint sticks easily to the paper (I used printmaking paper and masa paper). Because it's oil paint, you can put it on the surface of plain tap water (in a plastic marbling tray) and swirl it around (or blow on it using a straw). Be sure to shake each paint container right before you put the drop of paint on the surface---you want the paint to float and spread, not sink. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
get this for your makeup brushes. i needed a travel MAKEUP brush holder that doubled as a stand. there are a few brush holders on amazon, but i love this one in particular:
1. compact size meant for short handle brushes. i've been a painter for many years and makeup brush handles are generally shorter than painting brushes. this brush holder fits my longest face brush (real techniques bold metals powder brush), any medium-lengthed eyeshadow brushes (99% of shadow brushes come in this length), and the upper elastic band is low enough so that even my most compact brush (mac holiday set eye brushes) can be fully tucked in to the lower pouch and the elastic without the band disturbing the brush bristles.
2. perfect section size. the upper elastic sectioning is actually quite wide, which may make it not ideal if you want to partition every single paint brush you own. i've never had paint brush that was simultaneously short but thick handled. not the case for makeup brushes. your mac 187 will fit, your liquid lipstick will fit as well, but can't you throw those into a bag? if the section seems a lil spacious, you can easily double or even triple stack eyeshadow brushes.
3. perfect section count. 7 sections on each side i can easily fit 15 eyeshadow/precision brushes stacked up on the left side, and 6 brushes on the right - enough even for a high maintenance contouring and highlighting and smokey eye and beating the face girl like me. why six face brushes when there's 7 sections? my next point...
4. pouch + elastic band = if the brush is too thick, just stick it in the pouch (no sections in the pouch, just 1 on each side) and ignore the band. the nars ita brush is wide as hell, so i just inserted it in the bottom pouch and ignored the elastic. the pouch is made of the same thick canvas material as the case's outer shell is, and a brush can be secured just by placing it in the pouch. this is only if it's a really wide-handled brush that's also on the shorter end. so essentially, you can even stick an eyeshadow palette in this pouch. the height was long enough for modern renaissance, lorac pro, chocolate bar... you get the drift. it fits basically anything that is moderately flat.
5. OBVIOUSLY this doubles as a stand. girls, you will want this. my brushes and palettes and makeup are all organized perfectly in my room in acrylic holders, but hotels, friends' houses, boyfriend's apt... these places don't come equipped with organization tools for your high maintenance beauty routine.a ziploc bag was fine for my 4 brushes during college days, but now it just won't suffice. you don't want your brushes rolling around on a spontaneous surface, especially if it's the floor in front of your bf's long mirror or your friend's dirty bathroom counter. don't do that to your expensive ass mac brush! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice Airbrush for the Price. This is a nice Airbrush, quality control seem to be OK, however they are not a Iwata Airbrush.
Pros: nice finish, smooth trigger action, top feed(small Cavity), Air-valve work very good, the handle can be adjusted very easy, Teflon needle bearing with adjustment, large cup with metal cap.
Cons: O-rings hard to find for replacement(must buy Rebuild kit if you don't know where to find them), needle bearing will need adjustment(will leak paint thru the needle if not adjusted right), Handle need a new O-ring if you want a more secure or stable adjustment(move very easy with stock o-ring).
Overall: For the price I can't complaint, However is not a Iwata(so do not expect high quality), shipping is fast is you are in the west coast they tell you 5 to 7 days mine arrive withing 3 or 4 days.
My experience with airbrush is in the expert level, I had collected them since the 1980.
Note: I got two different Airbrushes same model different handle and smaller paint cavity in one, that one with the small cavity have like a step in the trigger when you push down, apart of this the trigger is very smooth, this changes seem to be a mid shift changes or upgrades which work toward my advantage, the one with large cavity have no flaws what so ever no complaints.
Best Regards Tito | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I've had super runny airbrush paint not feed through it despite soaking . I bought this several months ago and find I'm very torn on it. I have tried numerous times to get it to work well and have had varying degrees of success. I have tried paint ranging from airbrush to lowly acrylics and the results have been mixed. I've had super runny airbrush paint not feed through it despite soaking and cleaning the entire thing. Other days I've had watered down acrylics work mostly fine. Other times even water won't feed through it without sputtering. I've tried 3 different compressors at various pressures. I was really looking forward to using this but have mostly tossed it in the corner and only use it for priming miniatures or painting some small wooden items brown. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Ink resembles watercolors. I ordered the Tsukineko Memento ink pads to use with rubber stamps for landscapes and other projects in greeting cards.
I am totally satisfied! The true color comes out after the ink dries. I ordered 20 different colors: Bamboo leaves, Lulu lavender, Rose bud, London fog, Cottage Ivy, Sweet plum, New sprout, Bahama blue, Lady bug, Angel pink, Lilac posies, Summer sky, Rich cocoa, Peanut brittle, Toffee crunch, Tuxedo black, Pear tart, Tangelo, Gray flannel and Cantaloupe. The oval on cover is very close to ink color.
You may believe I over did it but after shopping around with the different vendors I was able to splurge when I realized that the people at CRAFTY SAVER are VERY FAIR. They DO NOT CHARGE SHIPPING FOR EVERY SINGLE ITEM as some of the other suppliers do. They charge the SHIPPING BY WEIGHT like it should be if it is coming from the same warehouse!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Handy Travel Markers. These are markers and they feel like markers. A marker can write in ways that an ink pen can't so I'm not sure these are good for beginners who seriously want to learn calligraphy. That's like comparing apples to oranges. I have experience with ink pens doing calligraphy and these took some patience and practice for me to use - then I was hooked.
What I love about these pens is they are handy, not messy, don't leak, last a long time and are perfect for traveling, quick jobs, journaling and making a wide variety of marks by twisting and turning, or using them straight. Add a light wash and I could get some nice simple shading. What they are is a thin and medium, dual chisel tip marker which I've even used for quick sketches of buildings. They are easier to use than a brush tip marker for the straight-line-challenged. They are fun for exploring different lettering styles - not just cursive or italic and that made them great for travel journaling. I was very disappointed when my local art store stopped carrying them because they became a basic in my kit that I can't replace. I wish individual and more colors were available (- 1 star).
I've traveled with these pens and they stood up to heavy use (abuse) well. I discovered that even if the cap didn't get closed tightly (there's an extra click to listen for) they didn't instantly dry out or leak. That makes them well worth the price. I tried the Copic markers and they are a very different type of marker, probably better ink, but I found the Copics dried out much faster and I don't want to mess with refilling that often. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Somewhere between meh and bleh. These aren't terrible and are at least a gluten free alternative to traditional wheat egg roll wrappers, but be aware they are not anything like traditional egg roll wrappers. It took some experimentation but with a little research and a few goofs, I figured out how to use them to make convenient raw veggie and precooked tofu spring rolls (not fried, just damp wrapped and then refrigerated until eaten). The wraps do not fry well - they never get crisp, just hot and gummy. Best to use them for cold rolls filled with precooked vegs, rice, and meat. The consistency is sticky and chewy - kind of like eating a spring roll gummy bear. I guess these can be called a flavorless gluten free transport system for getting food to your mouth without using a fork. That's about the best thing I can say about them. Sorry. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
5 things I wish I had known before purchasing. I used this to paint a star field on a ceiling. It worked great but there were a few things I wish I had known first. They are as follows:
1. The container is small, like most hobby paint or the circumference of a silver dollar, but one was more than enough to paint three constellations thickly and about 100 fill stars.
2. The paint goes on white but dries semi opaque like Elmer's glue, just a little thinner. I would have liked to have known this before using a pencil to mark my constellation points. The small marks show through even after two thick coats. The good news is that you should be able to use this on any color paint.
3. The paint dries to a shiny gloss, again like Elmer's glue. Even though it's clear, it is noticeable on a flat white ceiling.
4. The glow isn't quite as bright as I expected but is adequate. After turning off the light it takes my eyes about 30 seconds to adjust enough to see all the stars. So far I can see a good glow for at least 4 hours after turning the light off.
5. The paint needs to be applied in a "dollop" fashion to be thick enough. For lettering or large flat coverage, you should probable plan on four good coats. One dollop per star seemed good for the background stars but I double coated the constellations to make them stand out a little more.
Even with the lack of information above, the paint worked like it should have and I am very happy with the result. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good quality, fun shapes, nice looking end product. I love all of the great shapes of these labels, the Chalk This Way markers write on them really well, and they are so versatile and easy to use! I love the look these have added to my bins on my computer desk! The quality of the labels are really great too.
Update: I needed to take off a few labels and reposition them. They came off easily and left no residue behind and then stuck right back to container just like new! I was very pleased that the corners didn't curl or peal off after moving them, (I have had other labels do that). They look just as great as the other labels.
Also, I tried regular old chalk on the labels, I was curious to see if they worked as well as the chalk markers and no surprises here, they worked great! Now I am anxiously awaiting for the roll of chalkboard paper I ordered to arrive from Chalk this way. Oh the possibilities!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Insulting price. Part of me is torn over giving this listing 5 stars, because I absolutely adore Obitsu dolls, but I'm deeply insulted by a company that would sell a 20 dollar doll for 50 dollars, listing it as an art mannequin and saying you have to buy the heads and bodies separately, so this is a good deal. They're lying.
It's true that sometimes you have to buy the heads and bodies separately, but even with shipping, you would never have to pay almost 50 dollars for both pieces combined. Any store that sells you the bodies headless will also offer a selection of heads for you to choose from, and the heads themselves are only around 5 dollars. So this doll shouldn't be more then 30 dollars before shipping.
Also, these dolls aren't artist mannequins. It's true that you can use them for that, but they're meant to be customized, painted, and have their hair rooted so that the owner can have a doll that is an extension of their imagination. Yes, they are something that can be used as a creative outlet, but in a different way then they're advertising them for. Don't limit yourself to just thinking of these as a drawing model.
This company is ripping you off and insulting you by charging you this much. They should be as ashamed as I am disgusted. Find an Obitsu from another seller who won't take you for all you're worth and be glad you got past this scam.
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A wonderful art easel. I bought this to use as an easel for painting. I work on a small scale, so I didn't need a standing easel or one that could accommodate large canvases. I WAS looking for something portable, however. There are many easels like this online - some are really bulky and include a drawer or two that can hold supplies, but I find that to be an unnecessary addition that reduces it's packability. With as many art supplies as I own, I need something that is space-saving, not bulky.
Other easels seemed to be made poorly with wood that looked rough and possibly splinter-prone. This easel is smooth and well-made - no splinters! In fact, it would be pretty easy to clean with soap and water if you got paint on it. It also lays completely flat which is marvelous! I could put this in a tote bag when I'm painting outside or going to a class, or I could lay it flat on a shelf and hardly know it was there.
If you're a person that likes to stand and paint, you might find this to be a bad choice. Plein-air painting would be difficult unless you plan on sitting somewhere. You could sit this on a table at home and paint while standing, but unless the table is high enough, you're in for some neck pain. It's worth purchasing, though, if you're new to painting and want something small to start out with, especially if you need it for an art class.
As a side note, at most you could fit a 9x12 inch canvas or sketch pad on here before it loses its purpose as a functioning easel. Anything bigger and you'd have to hold onto your canvas while painting it so it doesn't tip, defeating the purpose. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Covers my acne scars. I recently purchased the Luminess Air Airbrush system for myself and I couldn't be happier. I saw it on an infomercial and it looked fun and easy to use. At first, I was hesitant to buy the Luminess because I have very oily skin and I was scared that it would add to the oiliness or enhance it, like many other foundations have done in the past. I was very surprised to find that the matte based foundation actually countered the oils in my skin and made it less shiny for longer periods in the day than liquid foundations or powders.
I was also nervous that the airbrush foundation would be difficult to apply. They made it look so easy on the commercial, but I know myself, and my coordination is not good! haha. However, once I got the hang of it, it got easier! Just make sure that you spray lightly and constantly move your hand because if you stay in one place too long, you're skin will look uneven.
My favorite favorite favorite part of the Luminess was the strength of the cover up! When I was a teenager I had some acne problems and I have some scaring still. This product was able to cover up my acne scars better than any foundation that I have used before! I was very surprised and very happy with the results.
I recommend this product for every type of skin tone because the color and texture really depends on the application. I also found that it was easier to purchase it online rather than dealing with the telephones. Here is where I purchased it...[...]
Hope this helps!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
great for travel, but quality control is spotty and there is a learning curve. I'm still fairly new to these markers (bot not watercolors or markers in general) and there *is* a learning curve with these that other markers (alcohol and dye-based) don't have.
Because there's actual watercolor pigment in them, these markers act like a diluted watercolor paint. Some of the markers are super juicy and lift exceptionally well, others are soaked instantly into paper and won't lift at all, and leave the harsh "marker mark". A little goes a LONG way- adding a few dashes of color and then working them over the paper works much better than coloring deeply with the markers. It's hard to get a smooth fill, which I like because that's the nature of watercolor. The pigment is vibrant in some places and non-existant in others when you do a wash with them.
Eventually, I wound up using my watercolor brushes with these to get decent results. So it sort of begs the question, why markers if I'm just going to use my brushes anyway? I like the convenience of the markers. I like the way they do blend when I get them going properly- I have gotten some beautiful textures and color combinations from using these that I couldn't have gotten from my pan/tube watercolors.
But it took a while to learn how to work with them. If I were just going to use these for areas of color, I would have really regretted my purchase, especially when dye-based markers do that so beautifully with less fuss- these Windsor and Newtons offer a limited color palette and the marker quality is spotty- I have gotten more than one marker where the nib is dried out on one side. The caps are a little loose. They dry out very quickly when exposed to air.
If you are looking for a good water-based marker for coloring and blending, I WOULDN'T recommend these. There are just too many dye-based markers (Tombows and the new Clean Color by Zig) that do a better job and offer a brighter ranger of colors and have better quality control. These are more for those who want a little bit of a challenge and want to create specific watercolor effects, or for watercolorists who don't want to take their palette with them on the go. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
great quality and inexpensive. Highly recommend. I just started getting into "adult coloring" a few months ago and I am hesitant to blow a lot of money on expensive artist quality colored pencils right away. So I got a couple of cheaper sets and this was one and is by FAR my favorite. The colors are very rich, go down very smooth without needing tons of pressure and blend really well. Also they can be sharpened easily to a very fine point and don't break easily (despite what one other review says--though I haven't tried dropping mine from a height or anything, the leads won't break when you're sharpening though) There are also really pure primary/rainbow colors; red, blue and yellow, purple, green , orange the purest I have in any set, which means they make an excellent base for blending with the other colors (also a good black and white) to create just about any color you like with this set of 24. Get a set of these, a couple of blending pencils and a good three hole sharpener and you can do a lot! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
My New Favorite Brushes for Watercolor. These have become my favorite brushes to use. I ordered one and loved it so much that I ordered all of the sizes I use the day this one came. I have them from size 6-12 and will probably fill in with a couple of smaller ones soon too. These brushes have the perfect amount of spring and smoosh. The hairs in this brush are in the goldilocks zone. Not too pointy and not too rounded. I can still make pretty small details but it's not so thin at the tip that adding a small wash to a space makes it trail skinny lines with my brushstrokes. It holds a full amount of water and pigment which is perfect for larger background washes and longer detailed studies where I don't want to stop and refill my brush. The handle has a really nice hand-feel with the wide barrel shape, perfectly placed near the front third of the brush. The barrel is angled too so it doesn't roll off of my desk which is nice. So far I haven't had any loss of hairs, maybe one or two that poke out sideways from time to time but that seems to clear up as soon as I wet it. Pretty typical of most natural haired brushes so I'm used to that. Lacquer finish is nice and thick and smooth. No chipping, but then again I'm nice to my brushes. I don't leave them soaking in water on their tips. I clean them after each use and lay flat to dry. I'm pretty impressed with the blend of hairs here and will be back for more. I like these better than the Da Vinci Usuri Sables in how they shape and hold pigment. That was a nice surprise. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Highly recommended to beginners. These pencils were exactly what I was looking for as I teach myself how to draw. None of the pencils cane broken. The sharpener that's included was great for the pencils. Often times little sharpeners tend to ruin the pencils but this one did not. The package that the pencils come in is good for keeping them organized. The gummy eraser is perfect for erasing darker lines that the white eraser can't pick up. I've really enjoyed these pencils and am almost ready to order another set. I use them a lot and the 6b and 8b pencils are almost to small to use now. Overall great product I highly recommend to beginners like myself. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
This is the airbrush to buy for detailed work. I've been using this airbrush on styrene models for over a year now and I love it. I use a different brand siphon brush for large area basecoats and topcoats, but all my detail work and weathering is done with the RK-1 Krome. It fits well in my hand, produces wonderfully thin lines (if your paint is thinned properly), and is a breeze to clean. I rarely have to remove the nozzle to clean the tip since thinner (for enamel paints) or Windex / water (for acrylics) is all that's required to clean the needle and paint cup. I use both acrylic and enamel paints with it and as long as I use good airbrushing techniques, I rarely get cloggs. I also use REGDAB (a needle lubricant) between airbrushing sessions which helps keep the airbrush from clogging. The owner of the Badger company has a great video on airbrush basics and techniques up on YouTube that any new airbrusher should view. Search for Introduction to Airbrushing with Ken Schlotfeldt for the 1h32m video. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Was very disappointed with this purchase I had read a lot of . Was very disappointed with this purchase I had read a lot of reviews on Amazon about this heat press. There were more good reviews than bad. I decided to give it a try. BIG MISTAKE!! The heat press would jump from a low heat to an extreme high heat within seconds. When pressing a shirt the handle stuck and it took several tries to get it to open, this was after it had jumped to an extreme high heat It melted the vinyl to the shirt!! It came with very limited instructions and of course no info to get ahold of company. This heat press turned out to be several bad reviews in one bad machine. For those lucky enough to have gotten a "good" one, you were fortunate. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Yellow, crackly, not the same as last year's product. Just opened this package tonight. Terribly disappointed. They're yellowed and feel very different from last year. They have a rough texture. I'm returning these. Will buy again after return is processed. Hope that I happened to get a bad package from a bad batch, and that they're not all like this.
Edited to add: I heard from Becky Higgins, and this is an anomaly. I am returning this and will repurchase. I will update this review when I get the new product. I fully expect them to be perfect.
Edited 3/15/13: Returned these and got a new package. The yellow is mostly gone, but the stench is as awful as the first time around. Am returning these again. I will wait until May and reorder then when American Crafts has taken over manufacturing. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
This 3D pen is very cool and fun to use. The 3d pen is so cool, you can make so many different things! I wish they had these when I was a kid, because I know I would've loved it and enjoyed it ten times more than I do now - which is already a lot! It takes a little bit of practice at first, but once you get the hang of it - it's really easy to use!
I suggest using stencils or tracing over things you have already drawn. For the printable stencils and hand drawn things, I like to "laminate" the papers myself with clear packing tape so that the designs can be very easily removed from it without ripping the paper with it. Using stencils is the best thing to do, because then it's easy to control and easy to make sure it will all connect. If you don't connect all lines that you draw, then they obviously won't stay together.
To use it, you just plug it in and choose which type of filament you have. It comes with ABS filament - which is also the most common. It only takes about 1-2 minutes to heat up. Then you just put in your color choice of filament, and press the forward button. It'll take 10-15 seconds to start coming out when you first load a color, and the remainder of the color you used before will be pushed out first. And that is it, it's ready to start creating masterpieces! It does smell like burning plastic when you use it, but this is normal because well it is burning / melting plastic. Lol.
The reason this only gets 4 stars instead of 5 is because I was a little bummed that my pen arrived used, with melted plastic on the tip. It would be more of a problem if I was giving this as a gift, but I just bought it for myself. I did purchase this item a discounted price in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. My review is based solely on my opinion and is now influenced by the discount that I received. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Absolutely Love It. I was a bit hesitant to buy yet another envelope maker that promised it could make me the perfect envelope in any size as I have already been suckered into 3 or 4 others! But on the advise of my very dearest friend (who just happens to be my mother-in-love!) I ordered it from another website...paid in advance and waited for 3 months and it never appeared! After several emails I finally got my money back. While perusing my favorite website..Amazon..I happened across it..said it would be here in 5-7 days..got it in 3 days! The shipping was fabulous!! The communication was awesome and I LOVE this punch board!! IT WORKS!!! I haven't found an envelope yet I can't make and I have tried believe me!! I cannot recommend this highly enough! Thanks We R Memory Keepers for yet another outstanding product! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
the TC-40T has been fantastic for me. I purchased this compressor to replace an older compressor that had endured some serious wear and tear over the years. So far, the TC-40T has been fantastic for me. It arrived already assembled and ready to go right out of the box. It is shockingly quiet for a tank compressor, has the convenient airbrush holders, and has a smooth pressure regulator that is very responsive. I use it with a Harder and Steenbeck Infinity, and I'm very pleased with it. The airflow is smooth (no pulsing even when refilling the tank), the pressure is effortless to pinpoint, and the provided hose is more than adequate. Definitely a great tool. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
LOVE THIS STUFF. I have young children...girls, and they like cute clothes...skirts, dresses, pants. Anything that twirls and/or has ruffles. Let's just say that it would cost me an absolute fortune to sew for them if I had to buy new patterns all the time to accomodate their various sizes. This Sewable Swedish Tracing paper has been a godsend! I trace patterns in all the sizes from my purchased pattern and am able to use them over and over again as my children grow up and out of things. It is WONDERFUL, and I can't find this product where I live. The only thing that would make this item more of a home run is if AMAZON would offer it under their shipping policy as the shipping cost for it is more than it needs to be. This a very lightweight item, and honestly, it can be bent to ship and ironed out, if necessary. In general, I tend to shy away from purchasing an item when the shipping cost is half of the item itself. Right now, I have a friend who very kindly buys it for me in Seattle and ships it to me...costs me less. So, AMAZON...would you consider it? Once more sewers have the opportunity to try and purchase this little goody at a more reasonable price, they will...I will! Read the other reviews about usability, ease of storage, etc. It is so very worth it! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
What a great set of brushes! I'm glad that I got my set. I just LOOOVE LOOVE LOOVE these brushes. I almost went to some other place W**h.com to buy a cheaper set... and I am so glad that I didn't. These brushes make the narrowest strokes as well as thicker strokes. It's just such a joy to use and play around with. I am very glad that I got them!
Are you in to painting? Lettering? Calligraphy? Crafts? Then I would just spend the money on these brushes and not have to have a ton of crazy brushes at home.
One HUGE plus for me is that the brush cleans up by just squeezing it and brushing on a paper towel. It doesn't get easier than that. Really! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great for small projects where you don't want to whip out and mix actual water color paints. These have thin brush-tips that are great for coloring fine details (such as those in many adult coloring books). For coloring larger areas, I like using a wet watercolor paint brush and wetting the area I want the color to go on first, and then adding some color to the edges with one of these markers and then using the wet paintbrush to spread the color to the wetted area. I feel these markers are especially useful for card-making and for adult coloring books...projects where you want to have a nice variety of colors without needing to use actual watercolor paints and having to mix a bunch of paints to get the shades you want. This set comes with so many colors I rarely need to mix anything to get the shades I want. And there's virtually no set-up or clean-up required. So I can easily color something I stamped very quickly or color a little bit of a coloring book when I have a few minutes to sit and relax. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Very fine grade of acrylic brush. Of the brush's I have used for acrylic paint these are the best that I have found I can afford. That being said they perform better than anything I have used, even ones more expensive. The materials used the build quality all there and the durability as well. I could almost be talking about German made cars this maker of brushes preceded the automobile.
But the quality of the tool is only one aspect the other is how it fits your hand and how your hand and brush create what you wish.
I was very fortunate to be able to purchase more of this brush line over the holidays, thanks to Amazon's SALE. I have not sold or had the time to paint in years, now that I am retired, some days just tired. I am blessed to be creating things from sketchbooks of last 20 or so years. Most of my recent works have been advertising type or into decorating, the right money I will paint about anything.
I have watercolour brushes from the UK I prefer, and there are good brush's from Brazil at a lower price. Find out what works for you, that is some of the fun. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Decent Table Top Easel. We are big into arts. I feel it is a great way to express yourself. We do not have an easel. Unfortunately due to lack of space, we paint with our canvases lying down.
This easel comes and solves the space issue. It is small when folded up and large enough to hold a canvas. The bottom tray is thick enough to keep a thicker canvas in place and the arm, is long enough to hold a taller canvas.
I have many size canvasses at homes and so far so good. The girls are painting and they have more access to their work.
I do have two slight issues, the first is the easel, the metal is a little on the thin side. The legs are hollowed out and that brings me to my second issue. Not always, but it tends to slide a bit. We just place a book behind the back leg or against the well.
In addition to this being a great table top easel for painting, it can hold books really nicely. Great for when you need to do research as well as type. The bottom tray holds the papers in place and they will not turn pages on you.
I receive this easel in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine and were in no way influenced by outside sources. I am a professional blogger/product reviewer at [...] | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
love the pencils, shipping was rough but you're warned. Love the pencils. Warning about the shipping they give is true...had 2 broken pencils out of the 72, 1 other had a broken tip but didn't really need to be sharpened to use, so didn't really count it as broken. the box was totally bent up and it looked like it went through some heck to reach my house, so really was glad 2-3 pencils only got damaged (that i know of so far). As far as coloring with these go, ummm, yeah, obsessed with them! they are GREAT! i'm a beginner and they are wonderful - easy to do shading and so many great colors for not an outrageous cost. i def recommend these pencils!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great set & value. Ordered from VALUE'S JAPAN 3/22, received on 3/28. Packaging in perfect condition. Pen & brush both performed as expected. I like to draw and paint so this was an attractive/inexpensive gamble for me.
PENTEL BRUSH PEN: It takes a little time to get used to writing/drawing with a brush tip pen as opposed to say, a marker. That said, I feel it performed well. A little difficult to control, but that is me, not the pen (I am a lefty). This is my first foray into using this type of pen, but I am enjoying it. Included ink nice and dark black, no problems with bleed or smear yet. I look forward to trying some Pilot Namiki ink with either an empty cart or converter once the included ink is used up. I Have also seen you can convert this to an "eyedropper" pen.
*** Update - The ink included is nice and black. Much darker IMO than the black Pilot Namiki ink. I just wish Pentel sold it bottled. Still love the pen.
AQUASH WATER BRUSH: Nice little brush to use for water colors or possibly with pen brush. Only used with some watercolor pencil drawings to date, but performed well for that purpose and foresee no issues other than making sure to wipe brush before changing colors to keep cross contamination down. Have also seen this item is sold pre-filled with ink as well, so may try that in the future with some of the Pilot Iroshizuku inks.
Overall I'm happy I bought them and would recommend and buy again as needed. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
So THIS is why people like waterbrushes. My previous waterbrush was a pentel aquash, and based on my experiences with it I couldn't figure out why everyone loved waterbrushes so much. It leaked and blobbed water constantly. I bought this and found out the Niji is why people rave about waterbrushes! It's great! The flow of water is consistent and just right for wetting my drawings done in Inktense and Durer water-soluble pencils, and so far it hasn't leaked in my bag even in very warm temperatures. Take it sketching along with this: <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Daler-Rowney-Nostalgia-Sketching-Pencil-Set/dp/B00A37UL54/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Daler-Rowney Nostalgia Sketching Pencil Set</a> It works great in place of a blending stump to give a unique look to drawings done with water-soluble graphite and sepia pencils. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
She loved it! We at both fans of the movie. Bought this as a Valentine's day gift for my girlfriend. She loved it! We at both fans of the movie, and I knew this would be perfect since she is really artsy and likes to do scrapbooks/drawing/painting. It came in great condition: nicely packaged, thick cardboard-like paper, the corner stickers to hold pictures in place, and even some cool postcards from the movie! The only thing I would note here (and it is not a complain, just a note for anybody who might be wondering) is the the cover is not leather or any kind of leather-like materials that some might think since it looks like that in the movie. It is just like a hard cover book cover with the image printed on it. It is however well done and not some cheap looking picture slapped on it. Anyway, it was a great gift and I hope I can order more pages for it if my girlfriend ever fills it up and needed more. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Well constructed, adjustable-height easel with many different uses. I researched MANY children's easels before choosing this one, so I'm happy to share the things I really like about it. In no particular order:
1) Adjustable height. This was a gift for my 4-year-old nephew and the easel is a great height for him. Unless he grows freakishly quickly, I can see him being able to use this for another decade... assuming he is still into art then!
2) Multiple mediums: One side of the easel has a white marker board and the other side has a chalkboard, and a large roll of paper can feed down either side. Your budding artist can create masterpieces with markers, chalk, pencils, crayons, paint brushes... So many options!
3) The paint cups have an ingenious no-spill design that takes the extra paint off the brush as it is removed from the paint well, preventing a super-saturated brush from flinging paint everywhere (in case you don't want Jackson Pollock techniques being practiced in your living room).
4) There are two storage bins at the bottom of the easel to hold plenty of art supplies.
5) Being made of pine, the easel feels very solidly constructed but is light enough to be moved around as needed. Might be best to dissuade the landscape genre, though, as I'm not sure this would do well outside.
6) The easel is clearly designed for children, but it doesn't look "childish," which increases the likelihood that my nephew will continue to use it for a number of years.
I would absolutely buy this again. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Not good for motorcycles or scooters. I tried spraying this on my scooter to make it more visible in the dark. However, it doesn't really work as well as the glow-in-the-dark tape that I used. This spray paint will eventually flake off some surfaces (rougher surfaces). However, if you want to remove it off the smooth surfaces, the process is quite easy. All you have to do is spray more of the paint on the paint that you want o remove, wait a minute, and then wipe it off before it dries. I believe this works because "like deserves like" (I learned that in chemistry class 20 years ago and it's actually true!).
Having said all this, I'm sure there are good uses for this product but it just doesn't work well on a scooter. Maybe it would have worked better if I had sprayed several layers of it but why do that if you can just use the adhesive glow in the dark tape? Also, maybe this didn't work out for my scooter because it's red. It might work better on a white surface. So, if you have a white scooter, maybe this paint will work better for you. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great brushes! Great customer service. I love these brushes!!!! This is my second set of brushes purchased through AIT and every time I like them more and more. They are beautifully made and come packaged very well and wrapped in their canvas case. They hold and distribute the paint and water very nicely. They are sturdy and none of the hairs are stray or falling out. While I did receive this product at a discount for my honest review, that in no way affects my opinion or what I have written here today. If my review is helpful, please give it a like to let me know.
Besides the product being awesome I also had a great customer service experience with them. There was a problem with my original order and I emailed the company and had a quick, friendly response and solution to my issue. Over all very please with all supplies purchased through this company as well as the company itself. Will definitely be purchasing through them again for future art supply needs! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great Value for the Beginning Artist. I just started teaching myself to paint, and one of my early lessons is that brushes are easily damaged by misuse and poor maintainence or cleaning. I imagine I'll continue to make mistakes, so before I invest in really good brushes, I'll continue to experiment with brushes I consider to be a very good value. These brushes are much better than some of my other "starter" brushes, and I've been able to achieve good results with their use in detailed work. My primary concern is that their short handles and rubber grips will teach me bad habits, but for now are more than sufficient. The wide variety allows me to experiment with different brush types and learn their patterns and capabilities. I think they are a great starter set that I can use for learning and don't have to be distraught over their wear and tear as I learn from my mistakes. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Part works well, no instructions. I wish I could leave a more technical review of this product- this is one I bought for my husband. It came securely packaged but it was all pieces sealed on a generic cardboard, and there was no paperwork with it. My husband has used an airbrush for many years though, so he put it right to work. It was out of the pack and working great in less than 15 minutes. He has used it several times now and it has performed flawlessly.
This is just the regulator, it's nothing else. If you are not that familiar with airbrushing and it's tools, this might be a bit hard to figure out without help.
I didn't see any book in the package- the included training information might have come as an ebook though that my spam filters got.
If I have any updates I'll updated the review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
587 loss with this stuff. Great if you don't have to actually erase. Looks good, but even after professional prep and finishing, it does not work like the claim. Regular school chalk (not chalk marker) does NOT come off with a dry rag or eraser. I had to use a wet rag, which after several uses began to pull the paint away. This was unfortunate because I had framed a n 8 x 14 foot wall around it. It was either sand down, prime, and paint over, or purchase an expensive chalkboard. The project cost me an additional $587 to replace the paint with a real chalkboard. Might be ok for small projects where the wet ragging wear and just be recoated, but for any significant job, or one where you will be needing to actually erase, this stuff sucked. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
It wastes paper and is super frustrating when you have a deadline and the thing . The system that came with it has a lot of bugs. Sometimes when all your lines are correct on the computer the silhouette will want to cut in random spots. It wastes paper and is super frustrating when you have a deadline and the thing doesn't want to work properly. I can't say it is all bad, it does do what it should a lot of the time, but it isn't consistent. The blades went dull pretty quickly. I guess that will depend on what paper you use and how much you use. We used transfer paper and cutout 25-50 pieces/week. We would replace the blade every week and a half, if not less than that. If you don't use it daily and you have time to spare if things go a little wonky, then buy it. I just didn't have the patience I guess. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great airbrush. I love the airbrush, but mine came with 2 damaged components. Amazon did good by me by knocking the price in half, so I'm quite satisfied.... I was able to pick up the damaged parts locally as I needed the airbrush as soon as I received it. I make multiple styles and types of custom fishing lures, jigs, poppers etc...and I'm learning to custom paint crankbaits and make them look professional.
With acrylic paint I'm able to spray with this brush with a measly 7 psi ...compared to my old single action brush that is a humongous difference. The other benefits of this airbrush are the 3 needle/head combinations it comes with... you can do broad coverage all the way down to a hairline...and I do mean hairline.
I also use this brush for weathering & painting my N scale railroad engines, rolling stock, buildings and scenery. I also help my sons build models and I paint them. I can apply such light coats with this that the finish almost always comes out flawless assuming it is properly prepped. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Learning Curve is Steeper than Expected. Setting up the Silhouette Cameo right out of the box is a pretty straight forward procedure. The User Guide for the setup is simple to follow. That's the plus, now for the negative. The complete user manual, which you can download from the internet, really needs work. If you're a beginner to using electronic cutting machines and not familiar with the graphic terminology and when to use these options, you may feel like putting everything back in the box. Having worked in the IT field with graphics and IT, I know it's a huge effort to craft a manual that can be appreciated by beginners and experienced users alike. I always found the "cook book" approach to manual writing seemed to work best (especially for beginners). The frustration level goes way down when people are given step by step instructions on how and why to perform a procedure.
I was able to find some helpful Youtube videos but, to my disappointment, the procedures they used did not work well with the Cameo. I finally sent an email to Silhouette's customer service and they were able to provide me with the info I needed. I just hope I don't have to email them every time I try something new. The learning curve is a bit steeper than I expected, but, I'm up for the challenge. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Fairly good quality. Quality:
They are very pigmented and easy to work with. When I used cheaper watercolors, the resulting painting would be covered in a chalky residue from the paints. The Kuretake watercolors do not leave residue, and the paint does not fade much over time. One gripe I have with this product is that when the paint is applied over another layer of paint, a dark ring of the color will appear on the edges of where the paint is applied. Usually, this is fixed with some blending, but it can be bothersome.
Price:
These are a great deal. As mentioned above, there can be some blending issueshowever, for thirteen dollars, they mix new colors fairly well and they come in large pans, so they don't run out easy. So far the only color I cannot create with these twelve colors is turquoise.
Durability:
The box the colors come in is not the sturdiest, but so far it has not broken or failed on me in any way. I travel with my watercolors, and none have broken in the box when I take them with me. Each color has its own individual tray, and they can be taken out with ease. I find this a great for convenience. For example, if an artist wanted to paint a tree outside and only needed red, green, and blue, each color pops out so they can be taken outside, without bringing the entire kit. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Beware: pins rust inside the container and discolor your glue, also pin heads come off making them unusable. I thought these were a waste of money too. At first I thought these were the best fine tip glue bottles I have ever used until the pins started leaving rust all over the very expensive glue I put inside of them and discolored my glue from the rusty pin, turning it a yucky brown color. Also, with every single bottle the pin head came off the pin when I pulled them out of the bottle after using them for only a few weeks. I won't be buying these again. I invested in the Art Institute Glue and their fine tip that they sell separately that attaches to their glue bottle and have had no problems and it works great! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Fine, but I prefer the square and rectangle blocks for stamping. I bought these after already having square and rectangle acrylic blocks. I thought the shape might provide a more comfortable grip. And perhaps they do for others but not me. They are a little thicker than my square ones which is good but the edges are 'sharper' where the top and the side comes together. On my square ones it is slightly beveled which I find more comfortable. Also, there are more grid lines on the square ones. The round-ish shapes have some lines, and the amount of lines increase with each successive size but they are not as numerous as on the square. Also, I have a stamp positioner and I can't use these with it as it requires a 90 degree angle to line up with.
Overall, I should have just stuck to my square acrylic blocks. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
this on two walls right now & I absolutely love it. One I reused this year from last . I have this on two walls right now & I absolutely love it. One I reused this year from last year so it doesn't lay quite as smoothly as the new one I put up. Be sure when you take these down that you remove from the paper the plastic that surrounded the pieces. I didn't do that & layer some pieces back on the plastic & it was very hard to remove to use this year. Also the bigger pieces are easier to put up if two people, but can be done by one. I haven't looked yet, but hope you come out with more of these like a haunted house or haunted forest or graveyard, etc. I am getting ready to look at cmas ones too & hope you have an inventory there as well. This is an awesome decoration & if removed carefully will not pull paint off the wall. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Among the best. I have around 80 tubes of artist grade paints from various brands (M. Graham, Daniel Smith, Winsor Newton, Holbein, MaimeriBlu, and Mission Gold) and M. Graham paints are definitely my favorite. They never dry out on the palette and rewet easier than any other brand. This also has downsides, in that they're not great for traveling, unless you've really really let them set for a long time. Otherwise, you may open your palette and find a mess inside. The pigment load in all M. Graham paints is FANTASTIC.... seriously.... they go a long, long, long, way. With that said, be careful how much paint you pick up with your brush with these paints because they can quickly overpower mixes! As a side note: the tubes in this set are full size tubes and will last you ages.
In this set, my favorites are cerulean blue, sap green, and dioxazine purple. The cerulean blue is warmer (redder) than other brands' cerulean blues, but it is absolutely gorgeous for skies -- and very versatile depending on what you add to it. M. Graham's sap green is essential if you're a landscape artist... it is truly a natural green and saves you time mixing your own greens. It's great by itself and also as a base to any natural looking green you could want. The dioxazine purple is intense. It is probably the most staining paint I have. If you want to clean the stains off your palette, I've found Mr. Clean magic erasers work great with a little dish soap or General's master brush soap.
All in all these paints stand up among the top brands and are generally less expensive than other guys. JUST buy them! you won't regret it! :) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The Best Palette for Acrylics. Thank You Martin Universal! I have used every palette on the market for acrylics. The box types were either too big, too much trouble to prepare, required additional palette paper or the lids did not close properly and were to hard to put on and pull off. Wood palettes do not keep the acrylic paint moist unless you cover them with tin foil and that gets messy. When the paint dries you have to scrape and scrape to remove the left over paint, which can damage the palette. I have used round, rectangular, plastic and glass palettes, and so forth. The Martin Universal is the best palette I have ever used! It opens and closes easily, holds plenty of colors and has two mixing areas counting the lid. It is flat, thin and compact; easy to store. It is just the right size to hold or sit to the side when I am working on a painting and I do not need to use as much water. I also found I needed to use less paint so I waste less. With this palette a little paint goes a long way! At the price of paint that's a bonus benefit! No scraping or washing is required! Just let your left over paint dry and peel it off! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
otherwise it's a very good product. The lead in the B pencil is . The box arrived in decent condition, but the inside of the package was covered in charcoal dust pobably released by the pencils and sticks over time. Not a big problem besides the fact that it gave the product a "second-hand" look. That's why I gave it 4 stars, otherwise it's a very good product.
The lead in the B pencil is quite soft and breaks easily when being sharpened with the pencil sharpener included in the box, so you have to be very careful. I don't think that the pencil sharpener is the problem though, because it works fine with the HB grade pencil (haven't tried the W and 3B grades yet); nevertheless I'm going to try a pencil sharpener from a different brand and see if there's an improvement. For those who are interested here are some tips on how to sharpen a pencil whith a pencil sharpener in the right way http://www.art-is-fun.com/how-to-sharpen-a-colored-pencil/; it's about coloured pencils but I think it applies to charcoal pencils as well. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Perfect for larger projects! This set is huge. This set of brushes is huge! I actually had to add a photo with a Sharpie in it to scale since it's hard to tell just how large these brushes are without it. The handles a beautifully long and tapered well. They feel great in your hands and are easy to hold for long periods of time.
I'd use these mainly for larger oil or acrylic canvas work because of the size. I prefer smaller, detailed brushes for my watercolor and face painting work but these could definitely work in a pinch. The brushes feel still at first but that's just a way for them to hold their shape while traveling. You just have to wash them before use and they melt into soft and very manageable tips.
I particularly love the travel case. It pops up to make drying very easy, and they fold nicely into a zippered traveling pouch so you can move sites with ease. Overall I'm very happy with these and I'm thankful I got to check them out as part of a promo. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Does glow, packed OK, but very dim. It did glow the described color but was just very unresponsive. It didn't charge very bright or very fast, a fraction of the brightness of Neutral Green Glow In The Dark Powder by Art 'N Glow.
By way of background, I purchased a bunch of different glow powder products off of amazon and tested them all together. Makes it super easy to see what's working best!
As a matter of fact, of all the glow in the dark powders/tapes I've tried from on and off of amazon, the Glowz Aqua Blue and Glowz Neon Green are the dimmest. They must be diluted with colored chalk.
They were packed well though, and they did glow if even very dim, so I gave'em a star. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Just okay IMO. These are just okay IMO. I would return but it is too inconvenient. Quite a few of the colored pencils arrived with broken tips or sharpened in such a way that the points go into the wood on one side. The shades are very close in color compared to my Marco Rafine colored pencils which have more variation. There is no numbering on the colored pencils making it difficult to organize by color. I would have liked to have seen the colors printed on each pencil or some type of chart with the colors listed. I find it tedious to try to differentiate the shades when I am coloring and looking for a specific shade/color. I like the metal box except it is cumbersome. If the afore mentioned are not an issue then I think that the creamy lay down of these make these a good value for the price. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Amazing. This was an amazing deal for the price. The downside, the lid on the Color Cup should have been something to screw on instead of rest on, its always falling so i just don't use it. There is also some kind of a clip given to hold the air brush gun when in use but want to rest it down, WELL that's a WASTE, i don't know if a part is missing or not, but it's no good. I have to put little paint at a time because if i want to rest it down, the ink runs out and to top it off, the lid is no use. The instructions were a WASTE OF TIME!!! My boyfriend had to show me the parts to unscrew for cleaning and as to using the airbrush, I had to figure it out on my own, however it was not hard. I have had this product since late last year and it still works GREAT!!! Do read the instructions on how to clean properly, etc. And yes it has to rest for about 15 minutes if you are working with it for more than a half an hour, did this once and the compressor started making a weirder sound.
With that said I WILL RECOMMEND this product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Fabulous value for the cost. I am not the art expert in this family -- however, I am the lead "teacher" in our homeschool activities. My husband, who has a lot of experience with visual art, works full time outside our home. While he has does some really impressive work with our children in terms of technique and instruction, he's just not around for the bulk of the *time.* So, the ordering of materials falls to me.
I ordered these canvases thinking it would be a nice set to have for the children to work on. There are a variety of sizes, and even the largest will sit nicely on the tabletop easels we use.
The first surprise was the box. It was HEAVY. We actually thought something else we had ordered from Amazon was in the box. I was quite surprised when I opened it to see the canvases.
Second -- these are quite well made. They are quite solid. There are no bumps or fraying in the canvas. Each board has a label on the back that can be filled out with the title of the work, the medium, date, and the artist's name and signature. This is a really nice touch.
Each size canvas is shrink wrapped into groups of six alike canvases. Within that shrink wrap, some are shrink wrapped individually while others are not. I don't know why, but I thought I'd mention it.
I received this product at a discount in exchange for an honest review. Any opinion expressed is mine alone. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
It still works and I might purchase other colors :D. It depends on what paper, and if wet then definitely bleeds through. I use mixed media paper so I don't know if bleeds through. My reason of don't know would be is that I trying to use it for Manga drawing until I find something that works. I don't have good selection of pens. I don't want use sharpie because it has odor. This pen company doesn't Nor does have fibers that add to my work so yeah. But I not certain good idea if working it with Sakura pens because you have blending affect. Pencil is okay there no issue with that. It does fade when wet so uh be careful when your around water, It has me thinking its water based ink which makes very parent and child friendly. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Okay easel, but be careful. NO PRODUCT SUPPORT. Here are the problems I had with the easel:
1. There is a box for storage, but the telescoping legs do not adequately support the weight of the box + paints. Do not expect to be able to use the box for storage (except for lightweight items such as brushes, viewfinder, etc).
2. The bottom rest on the easel is too low if you like to paint standing up. I'm 5'3", and I like to stand while painting... especially outdoors (who wants to lug a chair?). And I have to do a sort of squat to accomplish this without modifying the apparatus, which I have done. If you take the top canvas holder, turn it around so it becomes the bottom canvas holder, and use a clip (I use the cheap ones you find on just about every aisle at Home Depot) to attach your panel in place up top (may not work with a stretched canvas), it can be raised high enough to do eye-level painting.
3. There are several little knobs and screws that can easily be lost. Unfortunately, this happened to me. I contacted TCP Global (the distributing company) who informed me that they do NOT offer ANY replacement parts for this product. The easel is COMPLETELY INOPERABLE if you lose the wrong piece. SO be absolutely certain you do not lose one of those screws. You will have to buy an entirely new easel (not recommended. go with someone who will support their product line!!!).
4. The palette is eh. Luckily it's a fairly standard size so I think you could get a replacement without much trouble. Be sure to coat it with a few coats of boiled linseed oil before you use it. The core seems to be a softer fiberboard material. I made the mistake of getting mine wet (I use water soluble oils).
5. I've found little use for the wire shelf that pulls out in front. I guess maybe you could set your palette on it? Although I tried that, and then accidentally knocked a lot of wet paint to the ground (slippery rounded metal does not make for a sturdy shelf ;).
Now, that being said. The easel does seem to be fairly well made, and while I'm not in love with the design, it does the job. And here's why I bought it--the price is right. I wasn't ready to invest in one of the very well thought out and snazzy looking $500 models. Just expect to get what you pay for--not a lot of extra thought and care has gone into this design, and no thought has gone into the support of this product, so don't expect it to last long. I think it's a shame when companies distribute a product, knowing that the moment something goes wrong it will be in the landfill. Would it really be that hard to keep a few extra parts in the warehouse? | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Project Life for Traditional Scrapbookers. Prior to use, I found that most reviewers who were traditional scrapbookers either love or hate Project Life. I gave it a go because I was so far behind on my scrapbooking and figured it would be a quicker way to catch up.
Using Pinterest as a helper and various blogs, I found loads of ideas on how to use these pages creatively. I wanted to use them for more than just photo slots, and there are so many options for doing just that. The variety of sizes found in this pack allow for all sorts of creative use, and the pockets are quite useful for saving and sharing two-sided memorabilia (tickets, postcards, etc.). I use them in combination with traditional 12x12 pages and my books still "flow" with consistent design and visual appeal. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great paper. I did not know this Heavyweight Premium Drawing Paper, but I am glad I ordered it to use with my soft pastels. This is a 110 lb (180gsm) paper you don't easily crumple, wrinkle or bend; it is a superior and archival quality paper so you work will not only be put into value by this paper, but it will last in time. It has been conceived for other medium too like pencil, pen and charcoal.
I went on the company facebook account where it is written that "Bee Paper Company is dedicated to providing premium quality papers for the professional artist" and that "nearly all papers" are made in the USA. Consequently there is a price to pay for such a home made quality. I should have bought more. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Decent case, but low capacity. This is certainly a hardy case, and the spring mechanism does an excellent job of keeping the case closed even when it is floating around in my book bag. The 3 stars is for two reason, one is that the actual look of the case is somewhat cheap. Yes it is actual wood, but the finish is just ok, parts of it still need to be sanded on the inside, and the bottom part of it is made out of glued together strips. Really? They couldn't find a 2 1/2" wide piece of solid wood? The capacity is 4 pens or 5 pencils. The dimensions made it seem like it could hold more. Length hasn't been an issue for me, but something even 1/2" thicker would hold double the current amount.
If you sand and refinish this piece it could look really nice. The price was good on this, so I'm not upset...just disappointed in the product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Journal falls apart immediately. I want to love this journal; I wanted an alternative to Moleskin, which I find a substantial journal which has good paper and lays flat.
The paper is very good, which is why I bought three right off. I like the size/format (landscape) and use it for all kind of urban sketching.
I did two watercolors and loved the paper. Then the journal fell apart -- within 24 hours of me painting in my own studio! I've told Pentalic about this and they did not respond. I taped the hell out of it and finished that journal (so really, Pentalic NEVER responded) and said, okay, maybe it was a one off. I opened the next one and was creating my first entry and the dang thing came undone -- pulled clear away from the cover, just as before. So I posted on my blog and also posted on Pentalic's FB page and STILL NO RESPONSE. So, while I rarely give a one star review, I have to say, the journal is bad, and the company doesn't care. On the other hand, Moleskin replaced a book when after 10 pages I found a half-sewn signature. I sent pics to Moleskin and they sent me a new book. (Pics of both books below.)
I bought some of these journals from Amazon and some from a store and so I couldn't ask Amazon to replace.... Now I have two more of these stupid journals to finish up, but this time I will be taping before I even start.
UPDATE: Pentalic does care, but they are so so slow I finished another journal before they responded (like months.) They sent me two replacements, saying they repaired the problem. Sadly, that and the A4 all still cracked within a short time. I now only use Hahnemuhle or Moleskins. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great pens to color with, lots of shades to choose from, just needs better packaging. These gel pens are fantastic. They color extremely well. Not sure how long each one will last, but thus far they have worked well. There is a large selection of shades and colors to choose from to help you create your relaxing, masterpiece. These pens come in Glitter, Metallic, Milky, Neon & Standard, with Metallic being my favorite to use.
I have one complaint in the set and that is the packaging. The pens don't sit well in their trays. They fall out easily and are hard to put back. For me, I want to keep the Glitter, Metallic, Milky, Neon & Standard pens together as to not pick up the wrong ones and it would be easier to organize if they snapped back into place in their plastic trays. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Works fine for 12 gauge wire. I make wire frames for my clothespin bags that I sell on Etsy. (I'm the "Clothespin Queen" if you want to look at what my frames look like.) I use the 12 gauge wire and had been bending it all by hand with pliers (well, my husband was) - this jig has totally helped my frames! I am bending it all myself now, taken my time down from 15 minutes to 3 and works well. We attached it to an 8 x 8 piece of wood and while I still have to hold it down a bit to keep it from spinning, it otherwise works great.
I had read other similar jigs being not able to do 12 gauge wire... I'm honestly not sure how long this will withstand what I'm doing to it. However, the price is worth it for what I'm able to do with it.
Directions on how to make different bends are lacking but I'm sure they can be found on line. It took some trial and error to figure out how to do what I needed. Now, that I have, it's great! Wish I had bought this when I started my bag business. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Temporary fun. I purchased these for the purpose of writing temporary labels on various glass plastic & metal surfaces in my kitchen. I love it. They do tend to rub off a little too easily on glass jars that get handled & used often. Even the slightest touch takes it off, but on the writable black duct tape, it has a little more staying power. Mostly it just wipes right off. If the surface holds it a little more, I've found a damp wash cloth or a baby wipe takes it off just fine. I'm not sure, but I believe these have felt tips. I had to press them into the pens in order to cause the liquid chalk to flow into the pens. It took a minute, but once primed, they worked fine. I did discover that my little helpers had damaged the felt tips with their heavier hands. They still write just fine, but it doesn't quite feel as nice or narrow & smooth, so even though these clean up well from smooth surfaces, I wouldn't hand them over to little children unless they know what they can write on & stick to it & don't feel they need to work really hard to write. They are adequate for my purposes. i got these finer tips for writing on smaller surface areas, such as jar lids. I wouldn't use these for canned goods, it will come off too easily. For that you definitely want something of a more permanent nature, such as a label or a sharpie. :) but for temporary things, it's pretty awesome. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
no waste of the crayon with sharpening. This review is for the Extreme Colors product. Interesting concept, no waste of the crayon with sharpening, or breakage.
Some of the colors are rather light. The yellow is pale lemon, the green is lime, there is a very light yellow-orange. The pink is a hot pink, not baby or carnation pink. The red is pale. It looks like the color of a hot-house tomato in January. The violet, orange and blue are true shades of those colors.
Mine haven't fallen out of the holder. I have the Twistable colored pencils, too, and that was a problem with all 30. But, I found by turning the bottom up until I could remove the lead, then turning it up almost to the top, I could see where the lead should drop into the holder. It has to be dead center. Then just twist the pencil back down. If the lead falls out after that, it wasn't centered correctly. Repeat as needed. It took an hour, but eventually, I got all 30 of them re-seated. I have a set of Cra-Z-Art twist up pencils, and they had the same problem. I still can't get 1 of the Cra-Z-Art pencils to work right. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Cheap and useful. Everything in this set does what it needs to do: the brushes are great for getting into all the different crevices in an airbrush and are abrasive enough to remove dried paint (suggest buying air brush cleaner also); the needle is also useful for clearing the nozzle of the airbrush. The dump pot is also nice, made out of real glass and comes with a few replacement filters for the vent. My only complaint is that the lid is a bit fiddly and doesn't seem to want to screw on correctly. It generally takes me a few tries to get the lid on securely, so I normally carry this pot from the bottom, just in case it wants to separate and smash all over the floor. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great Price, Good Quality, Prompt Response. For the price, these brushes are a great bargain. I'm using them with glitter, and as you may know, it's simply impossible to get all the glitter out of a brush after using it. So if you use the same brush with other colors of glitter, then you inevitably have more and more contamination as time goes by. The solution is to have one brush for each color of glitter you use. Normally that would be costly, but with these little brushes ... not a problem. The quality of the brushes is better than I expected too. The bristles are nice and soft and work well with acrylic polymer mediums. For the small items I work on, these are perfect. The seller responded very promptly too. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Bigger than I expected! Awesome, and great quality. Yes, this sketch pad is GREAT! I didn't realize how large it was until it arrived. I love the beautiful images on the cover, and how thick and durable it is. This hardbound sketchpad is spiral bound so you can flip pages, and it can lie flat as you sketch. This pad is 9 x 12 inches, and contains 100 pages of #80 Opaque Smooth Text, 30% PC Recycled, Acid Free, and 96 brightness paper. Very high quality here, not something you would buy from Target or the dollar store for sure! My daughter loves this sketch pad and loves the quality of the paper. This would make a unique and fabulous present, since it comes wrapped in a clear plastic cover. It shipped quickly, and arrived in perfect condition. I did receive this product at a discount for a fair and honest review. But that does not guarantee 5 stars. This product truly is great, and I can't see any faults in the product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Cute Type Sets but Terrible Quality. This product did NOT stamp well at all. My first clear stamps I ever purchase were by Lawn Fawn and Avery Elle (much, much better) at a local stamp store. I asked the store clerk about the quality of clear stamps because I only knew of red rubber stamps. The woman in the store said the quality of clear stamps had gotten better but there were still some that were not very good. This I think is what she was talking about. These stamps are terrible. I used a few different inks; dye inks, pigment inks, different brands of such, and then different types of paper. I could not get a nice solid image with any one of these stamps in the set. They just didn't work, and they are thin and flimsy. Better brands are thicker. Are all BoBunny stamps like this? Not sure, But I wouldn't recommend this product to any stamper. Please let me know if this review was helpful. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good stuff. I read a few places that this stuff, plus Leather Studio, was good for the 'ol dreaded peeling phase that fake leathers go through. Since I couldn't find the colors I needed with Leather Studio I decided to give Angelus a go. I got the 8oz bottle of Dark Brown which, really, is like a chocolate brown, and an 8oz bottle of black to mix up and throw on my headboard. It came out great after using 3/4 of the brown and about half the bottle of black and there was more than enough for 3+ layers of this stuff. The paint went on easy but didn't fill the scratches and "holes" in the "leather" like I thought it might have, but it still looks amazing. I don't even think this product was meant exactly for how I used it but it still made my headboard look about 95% better than before. If you're going to use the paint as I did, make sure to sand away any peels that are sticking up and out from the furniture. I didn't do such a great job of it and I really regret it because the paint just coated over the imperfections and made bumps in the leather, totally my fault though. Anyway, great stuff. I'll definitely buy more if I need it or want to redo the furniture. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great pen for sketching but comes up short with watercolor. I am a huge fan of all of Arteza's products but this product sadly came up a bit short for me for what I was trying to use it for. I usually use micron pens for my watercolor and they are quick drying and they don't smudge when I use my watercolor over them but these pens would not dry enough for me to watercolor over. I tried a blow dryer and also leaving it be overnight and it still would give in when I would set a wet brush over it. This was just a bit disappointing for me.
I gave this three stars because they are however very good sketch pens and illustrating pens. I carry one around with me in my bag with my sketchbook. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Love these Super Deluxe paper products. Love these Super Deluxe paper products. I have tried the 6x9" (gone through about 6 of those), 1 of the 9x12", and now this 9-inch square is my new favorite size. Pretty endlessly inspiring and takes to watercolor markers exceptionally well. Also good for colored pencil, alcohol-based markers like Copic, and all kinds of pen & ink. I regularly do washes and while it can't take as many layers of a watercolor wash as maybe Arches watercolor paper can, it is very sturdy.
It doesn't tear particularly well which may be my only gripe.
Very pleasant texture & tooth to draw on especially for water-soluble media. If they ever stop making these I will be very, very sad. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I like the dispenser. I like the dispenser, but I specifically wrote to the seller asking for a purple one and still got yellow :(. Mine does fit a full sized Bic lighter, unlike some of the other reviews I've read. I also agree with some posters that the wick that comes on it seems low quality. I went through it really quickly and refilled with my usual Bee Line. I much prefer this, but the little metal tube that I pull the wick down into in order to put it out gets really gunky with the better quality wick. It can be cleaned of course, but it starts to become difficult to push the wick through and then the wick starts to split :/ Overall it does what I want it to do though, so I gave it 4 stars and would still recommend to others. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Opaque and vibrant colors. The colors in this set of markers are very bright and vibrant. They're easy to use. I haven't gotten a chance to try them in a watercolor capacity yet, but they're so opaque, I think they're likely to work very well. Like most markers, they work better in large areas with broad strokes than with finer, more detailed work. I took some pictures of a coloring book page I started. These markers are best used with one-sided pages. While they didn't bleed onto the next page in my book, the color does come through the back of the sheet. In all, these markers are great for crafts and coloring. I received a discount on this set in return for my evaluation and unbiased review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great assortment of useful diecuts. I would like to give this five stars. The double sided images are detailed and realistic with a slightly vintage feel. They are printed on good quality paper. They are in a variety of sizes that would work well on a card, journal or scrapbook page. However, there were two details that kept this package short of a perfect score. The first is the glitter highlights on some of the images. At first I thought it was a nice touch, but then realized that the glitter is green. A perfectly clear glitter would have been nice, but the green just is not to my personal taste. The second was that a few of the images are not cut out evenly. Just a few, and it's not horribly off, but enough to knock this product out of 5 star territory. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A Whole New World - Silhouette Cameo. I absolutely love my Silhouette Cameo cutting machine and the design studio software.
I have to be honest, though. At first I was very frustrated because I knew what the software and the machine were capable of but lacked even a basic concept of how to accomplish anything. The online user's manual is obviously written for an earlier version because the icons and drop down menus are in different places and some have been eliminated altogether. As a beginner, I felt helpless. I upgraded to the designer edition hoping the manual would be more helpful. There isn't a new manual for the designer edition, a $50 purchase. So there I was, invested even further into this commitment and feeling even more lost. Then came enlightenment. Please read on . . .
Here's what to do (the solution I finally stumbled upon by accident): Click the "help" tab in the design studio software, then silhouetteamerica.com in the drop down menu. Once at the website you will see a "support" tab (this tab is not shown if accessed other than from the studio software). Now click "frequently asked questions." FINALLY, step-by-step procedures and videos that are so very helpful. You can even print them out in .pdf form. In addition, you can find many amazing uTube videos that demonstrate anything you want to do with your machine made by wonderful users who took the time to make them.
Following the initial (unfortunate) phase of my relationship with Silhouette America, I finally knew how to access the tools I needed to learn and create. I'm so happy with my machine, and although I'm still learning, I can usually accomplish anything I set out to do. I think Silhouette America needs to do a better job of acclimating their products to new users. The claim at their website that they love to answer questions is a little far fetched because the 800 number turns into a busy signal after waiting over 5 minutes, if you leave a message you don't get a call back, and if you email there is no response. To be fair, I did get a live chat session the first day when I was in the middle of writing an email to them. I was too new and clueless to even ask a proper question.
Had I known how to get to the FAQs to begin with it would have made all the difference. I hope my saga will help anyone who is thinking about buying a machine. I hope you go for it and love it as much as I do. There is a ton of help out there if you know where to look. The machine is very precise and behaves beautifully. I love that you can use scraps of paper (as long as you place them on the mat where it matches placement on the screen). I even love the noise it makes while cutting, like an out of tune violin serenading you while it works. Just awesome!!!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Beautiful colors. I bought these for my roommate for her birthday, since she's an aspiring comic artist, and she was very happy with them! Copic markers might be a little more expensive than other brands, such as Prismacolor, but there really is no comparison. The colors are crisp and striking and the markers don't leave any awkward looking streaks on the paper like other colors can. They're definitely worth the extra money.
This particular set give a wide range of natural skin tones, from a pale rosy pink to a deep brown, and the variety of colors makes for great shading on skin tones as well. I wish there were a few more dark skin tones, as there were really only two that looked suitable as a base tone for black skin, but for the number of markers in the pack it really was a great value with a wide range of colors. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
and these are the best I've tried by miles. I've used several water brushes, and these are the best I've tried by miles. I've never had a single bristle come out, which seems to happen a lot with all the others I've used. The bristles may stain, but once you clean or even just rinse them they don't pollute your other paint with other colors. The waterflow is constant on them so it makes them very easy to use for most applications. You may want to switch to a small detail brush from fine details in paintings, especially watercolor, though. I use mine with watercolors and watercolor pencils. They are absolutely a must for me now. If you are on the go I can't imagine even trying to paint with anything else. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
First Purchase of a Smash Folio. I was needing to get a nice journal that I could enjoy using on a daily or every other day basis--one that was pretty and that I would look forward to using. This one fits the bill perfectly. I haven't ordered a Smash Folio before, but the reviews had me sold. This is a nice size journal--not too small and not too large-- and I know that I can use this for my writing as well as to stash important life mementos. My first project is to begin writing Ann Voscamp's Joe Dares inside it. Haven't heard of it??? You are missing out...she wrote "One Thousand Gifts..." Highly recommend; bought her book here on Amazon. Her joy dares are available on her website. Her one for today is to name 3 gifts undervalued. Blessings to all, and I highly recommed this journal:) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Not happy this time. This is not a rating on the appearance of the stickers. They are actually very cute and would have been perfect for their intended use. The rating if for the way they arrived. The sheet was so old and wrinkled that some of the stickers were ruined. Also half of them were unstuck from the sheet and sticking to the inside or lying at the bottom of the envelope they arrive int. It's like the glue was so old and outdated that they just lost their adhesive. Most disappointing item I've yet to receive from Amazon... NOT HAPPY at all. The person that selected and mailed this item to me, had no respect for their customer whatsoever. This entire purchase will just be tossed in the trash. I have come to expect more, so this was a real disappointment. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice kit but came with damaged model S68 airbrush. I purchased this to do painting of RC car and truck bodies. It came as depicted. I originally only used the Model G22 airbrush and it works just fine. I needed to use a larger capacity for painting more area so I broke out the model S68 and got it set up. What I found was that the air fitting on the bottom of it was stripped out and it looked like someone had used pliars to remove it a one point in time. It cannot be used because the air fitting won't tighten or stay in the gun. This was sold as "new" but I believe that this S68 model was used and damaged. I will be contacting the seller for an exchange or refund. Other than this, I am happy with this kit. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good UV paint and the price was excellent. Good UV paint and the price was excellent. Shows up well when dry, cleans up easy with water. It does take several coats to get full coverage but it dries fast so that's not a big problem. I used it on large wooden letters for a black light skit with the teen group I lead at church and the letters were very bright. We had a really bright LED black light so that helped.
The letters were off white and I put the UV paint over it that worked well until I got some black on them from overspray while touching up the black sticks I attached to them as handles. So I ended up painting them white then putting the UV paint over the new white paint and that really made them pop. I would get this paint again. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
love it and if your looking to upgrade ypur compressor this is the one to look at. I received this in fairly quick, and as for the compressor LOVE IT! I realized what I have been missing. It is fantastic pressure more than enough for what I purchased it for. It looks to be very well made and I love the automatic shut off feature now when ever I have to clean out brush I do not have to go through reaching a couple of inches to turn off the compressor I mean really the time it takes to reach over to turn on or turn off my old compressor OMG I could maybe have enough time to maybe blink or even scratch my backside. Really all kidding aside I really like this compressor and as of right now I would recommend to anyone who would need one or upgrade from and older compressor you should really take that time I was talking about earlier and look into getting one. Great machine (SO FAR) lol, if there turn out to be issues I will update my review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great starter kit. I bought this kit for my first attempt at tie dyeing. I was more than satisfied with the results. My 7 year old daughter and I made five shirts and still have enough dye for another.
The kit came with 3 squeeze bottles that each had the powdered dye pre-measued in them, just add warm water to the line and shake. It also comes with a small bag of soda ash that you dissolve in water and allow the shirts (or what ever) to soak in prior to applying dye. Some how this helps to fix or make permanent the dye to the fabric.
The dyes were incredibly vibrant and easy to use. Being as this was our first time, we watched a few youtube videos to get some ideas on what to do. It truly was unnecessary, as the instructions are quite clear, still it gave me more confidence that we were doing it right.
We made 3 shirts using the spiral method, 1 folded horizontal 'accordion' style, and finally one just balled up. By far the classic spiral shirts came out the best. The folded one looks pretty good, but I doubt we'll bother with the balled up method again. That shirt looks more like it just came off the paintball field (still not bad though:-).
Next time (and there will be a next time) my daughter wants to try her hand at doing a peace sign. I think we'll catch a few more videos on that topic first.
Anyway, I highly recommend this kit, and I promise to 'report back' if I find the shirts fading. So far we've only had 2 washes since making them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
They are lovely . Just bought this 48-pack last week (along with other art supplies) as a gift for my younger sister's 8th birthday! She loves to draw and is an aspiring artist. I looked at several different packs of colored pencils to find the perfect ones - I wanted to find something durable, easy to use, and with a wide variety of colors. Although I was very unfamiliar with this brand, I thought the pencils would be very promising based off other reviews, pictures, and descriptions. Once my sister and I tried them out, we found that they perform beautifully! My favorite aspect about them is the following three suggested methods of drawing: you can draw with them as with any other colored pencils, use a watercolor paint brush (included) over what you colored, or dip a pencil into water and draw with it! Overall, this is just a really wonderful product and I recommend it to anyone looking for some smooth, high quality colored pencils. I'm really thankful I chose this! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
PERFECT TOOL FOR CARD MAKING PERFECTIONIST. I love making custom cards with stamps but found it very time consuming. I have a hard time visualizing my end product when Im stamping one stamp at a time so typically it would take me a few tries before getting all the stamps in just the right location. So not only was the stamping process time consuming, it was also wasteful and I wasn't always happy with my end results. With these new plates I was able to place all my stamps on the plate at once, have a better idea of my end product & move any stamps to a more preferable location prior to actually stamping my card. The stamps stayed in location perfectly when I turned the plate over to stamp my card. With these plates I was able to design my card on the plate, stamp it and be done! Im not sure why I didn't buy these earlier it saved me time and I was happier with my final results.
I received this product for a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The tips break off as fast as you can sharpen these pencils. These look great. The case is really nice and the selection of colors is good. However, the points break off these pencils like no colored pencils I've had before. Some seem worse than others. The black colored pencil is so bad, I don't think it can even be used. I sharpen it, the tip falls off, I sharpen it again and the tip falls off. I know the problem is not that I'm pressing too hard. I have a set of Crayolas and I've had the tips break off too, but these do it 10x worse. I've tried just lightly sharpening, but they still break. For this reason, I cannot recommend this set. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Beautiful desk, great work space, easy to assemble - very happy with it. I have only had this desk for a little over a week now, so whether it stands the test of time is yet to be seen. However I am so pleased with it! The parts are a lot sturdier than I imagined they might be, and the glass top is heavy and not dainty or thin. As an artist myself I am so thrilled that I won't have to hunch over my work any more - the adjustable angle of the top is so helpful. I was afraid it may be wobbly if pressure was put to either side since the mechanism attaches in the middle, but mine is very stable. The drawer is shallow but perfect for pens and pencils.
Assembly was very easy; I needed only the materials included and a screwdriver. I will say it was helpful to have a second person to hold some pieces as you screw them in, but it is certainly possible to do it yourself. As another review suggested I did switch out the screws that were given for the pencil tray to ones that were blank near the head (not threaded the whole way), which I would suggest as well.
The only downsides I ran in to so far is that since I keep the top angled, I had to buy a small end table so I had a flat surface to keep supplies on - paints, water, pencil cup, etc. - but that's my personal preference and isn't exactly necessary. I may add some braces to better support the legs, but they aren't wobbly enough to affect anything as I'm working on it, so this is probably more my preference as well. Lastly (this is more of a shipping issue than a desk issue) but when the package arrived, one side edge of the box was damaged and dented in pretty significantly. Thankfully no pieces inside were broken but that part of the wooden frame for the glass top has a dent in it about the size of the end of my pinkie finger, which was kind of sad. Other than that though, all pieces were present and in good shape, and there were no scratches or damages to the glass.
All in all, it's a great desk - I love the look of it as well as the function. The glass top is not only beautiful but is a perfect double for a light box, and it has tons of space for large or small works. There's ample space below if you decide you need storage drawers or a place to put a portfolio/larger papers or canvases. I would definitely recommend this desk to other artists, especially if your back and neck are also tired of hunching! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Awesome Pens. These are fantastic liners. If you have the money, go for the SP liners. I hear a lot of artists complain about smudging, though, and I think this problem is something you will experience at some point or another with ANY lining pen.
Here are some tips to minimize smudges:
Line thin at first (ex: if you need a thick line use the 0.1 to 0.3 liner and then color your piece, then accentuate the lines to your liking with the 0.3 to 0.5 AFTER you've finished coloring)
Know your paper, some papers don't absorb the liner as much as others, this can also cause smudging. Do a test on a scratch sheet first. If need be, let your lined piece set for a few minutes until its completely dry.
Hope that helps! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Light, but very stable. Easy to set up, take down, and carry with. This is an excellent easel for chart tablets.
It goes up really easily. I was groping through the box looking for the directions, and my ten year old (yes) simply said, I don't think this needs directions -- and put it right up all by himself. It goes down just as easy as it goes up. The easel comes in two pieces - the legs/stand, and the top cross piece. When the stand is completely collapsed, it is the same length as the top cross piece, which makes it ultimately portable. VERY easy to carry from one place to another.
The cross piece has a hinged front that holds the chart tablet firmly in place, using tension from springs. There are small knobs beneath it to put through the holes of the chart tablet.
I am currently using the super sticky Post-It Tablets. These are a bit longer (because of the tear off sticky section) and so hang in front of the front supports. The easel is still very stable.
I received this product at a discount in exchange for an honest review. Any opinion expressed is mine alone. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
This is an amazing product. I saw this and was blown away. The price in comparison to other easels and paint station is a bargain. I considered building one myself (I'm typically more handy this way) but after pricing the material and time to build, I decided it was just better to purchase the product. And I am SO glad I did. It is extremely solid, with many different adjustments for people of different heights and preferred positions/angles. It does take a bit of trial to get assembled, and the instructions are not the easiest to follow, but to me that does not deter value from the final product. I'd rather they cut cost corners on the instructions, than the materials! There are a few bubbles in the laminate, and a few small nicks in some of the pieces. But again, to me that does not deter the value of the product at all. It's a painting station, your going to get stuff all over it. I judge it on the functionality, sturdiness, ease of use, and what it brings to a person who paints, not to how it looks in your studio or how difficult it was to assemble. On a side note, it shipped VERY fast for me, I received it 3 full days after I placed my order, when I was expecting 7-10! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Do Not Waste Your Time and Energy if Intending to Use these for Glue. Was so excited at the prospect of these applicators. UNFORTUNATELY, they sound better than the work. I like using very fine lines of glue in my paper crafting, and for some reason, paper glues use great big holes. I ordered these after watching some video on them and thought they would work. They do not.
They are probably great for very runny liquids, like ink, but if you are using them for any type of glue medium, they are not good. I could not squeeze the bottle hard enough to get the glue out of the tip.
But, this is why I buy from Amazon Prime, I can send them back with no issues. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The color left on the paper is thin and looks for all the world like the cheap Cra-Z-Art crayons you'd buy at Walmart. These are the size of the final joint of your thumb. Though they were supposedly sized specifically for small children, they're no easier for my son to hold than a regular crayon. The wax feels softer than crayons should be. The color left on the paper is thin and looks for all the world like the cheap Cra-Z-Art crayons you'd buy at Walmart. Also, since they're all in that bag together with no paper to separate them, they had spots of other colors on them when they arrived. (Know how normal crayons look once they've all been broken and had the paper torn off and rubbed around together in the bottom of the bin for a while? Not *quite* that bad, but close.) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
JUNK!!!!!!!! Do not purchase. Terrible!!!!! Purchased this but didn't use it right away. Should have know it was JUNK as the instruction were all in Chinese and the box looked like it had been stored awhile. I was not able to use it for little over a month after I purchased, therefore the return timeline was ticking. The customer service was no help since that it was outside the time frame for return, but didn't use it right away as I have a REAL job and not able to do my hobbies full-time. Anyway, don't waste your money on this piece of junk. It will not heat up and stay heated. It will scorch your material as it must not be regulating the temperature correctly. The reset button is broken. I think the whole power supply is not working correctly. Wires are exposed on the other accessories. Again, this is a piece of junk and I would never recommend this product or company for purchasing items. Junk, Junk ,Junk!!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Every color you need. The biggest trend right now is definitely "adult" coloring books! I picked these up to go with my first "adult" coloring book. The pencils come in a sturdy cylindrical storage container which makes them easy to tote around. My kids saw these and immediately tried to take them for themselves! This set has all the colors you need to color any picture you want. The pencils are durable and the colors are smooth. They can be enjoyed by any age or skill level. I know my son would love to use these in his art class, but I think I will just keep them for myself! I received these beautiful colored pencils at a discounted price in exchange for my honest, unbiased review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I have had good results. Used this on velvet chair, charcoal over dusty blue, and am satisfied with results. Read and follow the enclosed instructions and tips for best outcome. Don't skimp on amount used but apply in multiple coats as instructed, letting it dry between coats. if you use it on velvet the material will lose it's softness but I expected this and it is softer than I expected. Using a brush on it after curing helps some with this. My only glitch was that some of the spray nozzles worked poorly. They are easy to remove and swap with one from another can but that assumes you have at least one that works well. Also, make sure you lay tarp under and behind piece you are spraying as the spray is more of a liquid than a mist (unlike spray paint). Use some kind of vinyl or rubber gloves to keep your hands clean. I did a waiting room chair in my office a couple years ago and it still looks good (sprayed black over mauve). | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great paper trimmer, saves me money. This is great. This is the one you should buy. It cuts very clean and the blade is easy to replace. The ruler is easy to use and the plastic guide makes the cutting almost fool proof. I buy card stock pages and then cut the card stock into business cards. You can get 10 business cards out of one regular 8.5 inch by 11 inch page. I use the business cards to write down all my internet username and passwords and then place all these into the clear plastic pages that hold 10 business cards. If your kids are studying vocabulary words you can cut up the card stock into business card sized cards and use these for vocabulary words. It is a lot cheaper buying cardstock than buying the business card pages. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
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