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My new favorite glitter pens. First of all I am a glitter pen fanatic and was excited to try the Moogs pens. There are a lot of things that I really love about these pens, including the cool packaging/storage case. The pens are very smooth, they feel solid and well made and there is a lot of pigment (?) color. They didn't seem as glittery as I like at first but as the ink dried it seemed to sparkle more. My favorite thing about them was how great they worked in my Silhouette machine in the sketch pen holder - it was smooth and looked flawless and didn't smear. Pictures of a simple card that I made using one of the pens and the sketch feature are attached. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Classic Colored Pencil Set. My children are incredibly fond of arts and crafts. My Stepdaughter creates amazing art, and does really great drawings and paintings often. She attends a local downtown arts festival that takes place every weekend in Fort Myers. There she displays her art, mingles with other musicians, artists, and those with a multitude of other talents. She is a 20-something, self-supporting woman on a pretty limited budget. She lives alone and therefore pays all of her bills without assistance so her ability to purchase new art items for herself is limited. My husband and I try picking up a few things for her here and there as she makes mention of running low or needing more. Pencils were mentioned during her last stay for the weekend, so we picked these up.
This is a well-packaged set of 36, good-quality colored pencils. We opted for the tin storage case vs the canvas, and were quite fond of the entire aesthetic appeal upon its arrival. The case is thin and contains individual slots for each pencil, separated by dividers to keep the set orderly and prevent loss.
Perhaps my favorite feature of the set is the placement of the color indicators on the back end of each pencil. This makes identifying each color very simple; an asset to those mad-artists out there who are tirelessly working on a new, fabulous creation. The included eraser and sharpener are also a nice touch, and both perform their functions with ease. If I were personally using the set, I would likely pick up an additional sharpener though, as the included one (while it does work) does not seem as one that will last forever. To be on the safe side (if you will be using this set regularly), I may then suggest a higher quality sharpener built to withstand repeated. use.
Having said that, my Stepdaughter was thrilled to have a new set of pencils for her upcoming projects, and was appreciative of this!
I performed this review after receiving this set of colored pencils for free. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good cheap compressor, it'll get the job done. This compressor is good, and it works, however it is not the best.
Don't get me wrong, it's great, and I recommend it to anyone that needs a compressor for airbrushing.
It'll get the job done, and do it well.
However, the downsides for me, are that it runs a lot, and it gets pretty hot, mine gets literally scalding hot after only 40 minutes of use. And that's it NOT running the entire time, if it didn't have the tank, I think it would melt.
I usually have to spray for about half an hour, and turn it off for 10 minutes before I go again.
But like I said, it works, it has a tank, so it doesn't run ALL the time, and it's not as quiet as I thought it was, however it's still decently quiet, not obnoxious.
If you're getting into airbrushing, get it, or if you need a cheap compressor to replace a broken one, definitely get it. It works well enough to do what you need. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The product dimensions given above are incorrect. This stamp is not 1 x 1 x 1 inches. The block is 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches and the print itself is 2 x 2. Luckily, I had been looking for this particular stamp for awhile and so already knew its real dimensions. As for the stamp itself, I was a little concerned having heard mixed reviews about this line of stamps from Inkadinkado that are supposed to look like pencil drawings. I heard it's hard to get the detail to show up as the picture on the block, but figured I would check one out myself as I collect shell stamps and this one appears quite beautiful. Well, after testing it out about thirty times stamping some plain giftwrap, the mixed reviews are correct. Do not expect to see most of the fine pencil detail. They will appear more like continuous shadow on the darker side of the shell. Luckily, on a stamp of this size, it does not harm the overall effect too much as the giftee won't know there was supposed to be fine pencil detail there and the impression is otherwise clear. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Bob Ross would be dissatisfied. Unless high quality products have serious lost quality, this is nothing but garbage. I was hoping for a sturdier paint knife and ended up with a flemsy piece of garbage. Anything beyond a feather weight worth and you'll bend this "aluminum foil" knife. Labeled as stainless steal, I've never seen stainless steel so flemsy? Maybe a coating being passed off as stainless steel. Figured being a Bob Ross labeled item it'd be of at least decent quality. I'm sure he'd be rolling in his grave with this. The only decent thing on this is the thickness of the handle, which is even made cheaply. I've picked up better knives at my local art store for much cheaper. Thanks for the wasting of my time and money. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Bummer. I wanted the basic shapes and font on this cart, so paid a lot more than I normally would for one (I usually wait until I can find carts for 20-30 bucks or just go without). This was a huge disappointment. The end caps feature, even after viewing several tutorials online, just does not work right. I know how to do it, but it doesn't cut right. The ends don't line up with the rest of the tag--so dumb! Do they not even test these things?! I also wanted the squares and circles on this cart. There's not point--neither cut well. The squares' corners aren't square at all, and the circles and ovals are always wonky. I talked to Cricut customer service about it and they said the Expression 2 just doesn't cut those very well. What?! That is NOT okay! Now I'm considering getting the Explore just because it's supposed to cut well. I shouldn't have to spend more money on another machine to do what the machine I have and carts are supposed to do in the first place! SO irritating! This is an older cartridge, so hopefully they're improving them as they go, but seriously, I'm very irritated that I splurged on this cartridge that's not much more than basics, and it doesn't even work right. I'm also really irritated that I splurged on the E2 when it clearly wasn't built to do what it's designed for! Grrr. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Quality control dropped the ball on this one. You get what you pay for. Got this for my daughter to try learning to paint with an airbrush. I understand this is not a high end product but I was very disappointed in the quality of this airbrush. All I can say is that this things leaks air so bad that even my shop compressor would kick on often when using it. I found the leak at the air inlet on the bottom. Tried everything to keep it from leaking then found the problem. The bottom nut itself had a ring crack all the way around it. Taking it apart the nut itself came off in two pieces. I got this for a school project for my daughter and now I have to find a way to get another one ( I hope better quality ) in a short amount of time. Attaching photo to show defect. The silver ring on the tubing should have been attached to the silver nut as one piece. This had a crack all the way around. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Pretty Good Plain-Vanilla Slant (or flat) Board. After seeing what was available and for what prices I bought this one. It is steady and does the job expected of it. I was not expecting anything fancy -- only serviceable -- and the latter was what I got.
I don't see why they advertise it with an envelope attached to the underside. It wasn't there but I didn't care.
Were I to seek such a product again I might look for one with some sort of "lip" at the bottom to keep stuff like pens and pencils from sliding completely off.
However I faced my board with a piece of 1/4 inch foam board. That way I can pin stuff down in order to use a T-square. I have glued a narrow piece of mat board at the bottom edge of the foam board, to serve as a lip.
Over all the board is OK and I am satisfied. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
This is a great set, but the pen takes a bit to . This is a great set, but the pen takes a bit to get used to. The brush is actually made of clear plastic fibers that are thicker than other synthetic brushes. Also, this may be a testament to the quality of the brush, but other brushes like this that I have used had a more flexible water chamber that allowed you to squirt water out through the brush a little easier. It also allowed me to create suction to sop up spots that were too wet. Because of the fibers on this brush, it is difficult to soak up any water, so make sure you keep a folded paper towel in the case, or you can pop out the sponges.
This set is also heavier and bulkier than I expected but overall it is a great set. I would not call it pocket-sized, especially if you wear women's pants! However, this will fit easily into large cargo shorts pockets or a small purse. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Poor Colored Pencils. I like the colors and textures of these pencils. What I don't like is how fragile the pencils are. They cores break very easily when they are sharpened. It is very frustrating to use them. Other premium artist's colored pencils do not break as easily as these. I thought I would try them since they were less expensive than the pencils I usually use. I rarely have issues with my usual brand of pencils when they need sharpening. Waste of money for me. Several pencils were sharpened so poorly that I was left with very small pencils before they were sharp and usable for my needs. Frustrating and time consuming to boot. Guess the few extra dollars to purchase the other pencils is well worth it. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
High Quality Watercolors--Coolest Brushes Ever. I love everything about this set. It is thin enough for unobtrusive storage, the swatching is a great feature, the price is GREAT, the cakes are deep as well as wide, the colors are vivid and you can't beat the price for quality; this is a real value. Make sure to get the brush set too. The brush handle holds water. At a glance I thought it would come in through the tip and I'd have to wash muddy colored water out of the barrel, but it drops nearly out of the side near the brush yet not through it. This makes t very easy to dilute dry cakes without going back and forth with an eyedropper or wetting with your brush only to clean it again and again all before you even get started. The paint set is A+, the brush technology is a game changer. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Amazing colors. Awesome colors! I paint in watercolor, and have been looking for some that have more pigment than what I have been finding at the big box stores.. I'm not saying that these will turn you in to a professional or expert artist overnight, but they sure gave me the ability to paint special effects, and more realistic paintings, due to the multi-color pots of pigment. If I run out of these, I will absolutely restock! I'm one very happy customer. The only thing I would change, given the opportunity, would be a color indicator on the lid of each pot. I keep the color chart that comes with the paints in my paint box, so I can figure out exactly which color would work best for any given application.
I would like to extend a warning to those who are new to powdered pigment. Wear a mask when dispensing the product. These, along with several other brands, are very fine powders, and become airborne quite readily. Recently I was mixing up a fair amount of red for a painting, and when finished, I noticed that my mask was covered in fine particles of the red paint. This may be non-toxic, but you don't want to breathe it in. I had used a box to contain my palette, and even after that precaution, I wiped up a fairly large circle of paint dust. So just be careful, and enjoy! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A Beginners Perspective. I decided to take the plunge and really try working with watercolor pencils and this seemed like the easiest way to do it and indeed it was. They work beautifully !! if you squeeze too hard it will leak a bit from the top but if you squeeze it very gently you get just a small amount on the brush which works wonderfully with watercolor pencils especially with the Derwent Inktense line. I thought they would be hard to control in small intricate areas in some of the adult coloring books but I was very surprised at how easy it was and how quick it made it to finish off projects compared to just coloring with pencils.. I really enjoy using these and am so glad I took the jump and tried them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Shimmery Pink. This is a lovely pink with a shimmer to it too. I thought I would test this out in some bath bombs. Not a good Idea. The Mica reacted to the citric acid and started to give off a sulfur smell. It was a slight smell, nothing too bad, however I am already aware of the smell of when a color reacts with citric acid so I smelt it straight away.
Never the less, Once I added some fragrance, the smell started to disappear. The batch did not go how I wanted it too as I messed around with the ingredients. I let the whole mixture dry and then put it in a glass jar and used it as a bath soak last night. There was no color in the tub which I do not care about to be honest but that may have been due to me messing with the batch I made.
Overall, it is a very pretty pink but I think for people who want to use this in cosmetics, stick to the cosmetic grade micas for best use and color. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Didn't Solve our Rug Problems, but May Solve Yours. Admittedly ~ I bought this with high hopes due to the reviews.
Truth be told ~ It didn't work well for our application, and I'll explain why. I hate to be a Debby Downer, but I want other's to understand exactly what they are purchasing.
Background: We have several large & small area rugs for our 1st floor manufactured hard wood flooring. We have (2) Large Dogs (100+ lbs) whose nails dig in to the wood and scratch it up easily. Thus the reason we have so many large rugs.
Here's a breakdown:
Pro's:
1) It works ~ Somewhat.
* We tried painting the entire bottom portion on some rugs, while using the spaced out square technique on some of our larger rugs. Seems to work better on larger rugs, than smaller rugs (atleast for our application). If gives a better grip to larger rugs and keeps them from sliding, while the smaller rugs it does little to nothing.
Con's:
1) It smells ~ To the extent that the smell lingered in the garage a full 24 hrs later.
2) Doesn't work well on smaller area rugs (even after a couple applications).
3) Doesn't seem to work well with smooth wood floors. I feel like this would work better on rougher floors.
Overall ~ It's an "OK" product. Does it solve our everyday area rug slide along? No ... But it does help keep the rugs down, and in the relatively same location. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Wonderful Quality, Beautiful packaging, Fast Shipping, Generous Product Supply, Trustworthy Sellers. Great price when these run out so fast when drawing. Using for my art class and they run out quick! So they have many in one package and came unbroken, in perfect condition all the way from the UK with quick shipping. They even had a beautiful stamp of Queen Elizabeth on the cover of package. It was sooo special. I held onto the stamp top portion for artistic purposes and because we don't typically see images or stamps with the queen. Was printed in gold, clean, nice, and I trust these wonderful sellers. They sell all types of these art goodies and used to do Michaelangelo images our professor flashed on the screen. Also used to draw live models with. Needed a bigger pack after all the others sell you a scarce supply & in the middle of class you can run out. Never with these! A huge batch that can last a good amount of drawings. Thanks to these gracious sellers. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
It works like it should. I did a lot of research before purchasing this machine, read all kinds of reviews and expected a few faults. However, it runs exactly as it's advertised. My husband and I are both artists, and we've been trying all kinds of things with it. It cuts out even the smallest details that I would struggle to draw.
The cutting mat does leave a sticky outline on the material when it's cut. This can be easily rubbed off. I also flip all the images horizontally before cutting. And place the surface of the material I want face down on the cutting mat. Once it's been cut, the side that was touching the cutting mat always looks better and cleaner. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great beginner's or doodler's set of paints at a very good price. This is my go to doodling set of watercolors because they are intense, bright colors and they are very inexpensive. I am afraid I never tried the brush that came with the set, it was much too tiny to be of interest to me, so I can't say how it is but the paints themselves are magnificent. They mix easily, are strongly pigmented and lay down smoothly. The case is somewhat flimsy, as others have noted, I hold mine together with a rubber band these days, but I like the set enough that I bought another one because I was running out of yellow. That is actually the main complaint that I have about these, that I can't replace colors individually. The two accompanying pics done in these paints are done in a Field Artist 4 x 6 1/2 watercolor book using a Koi waterbrush. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Sell 3-5 pen Sample FOR $1 & ELIMINATE COMPETITORS FAST. I only use gel pens & do a lot of writing & these are the best I have found. They have great flow, excellent colors - truly more variety and not all highlights that I rarely use, but many shades of blues, greens, purples. I would really love being able to buy the refill and not keep buying the entire pens, maybe a set of just greens, blues, and purples of 100 ct - now that would be most excellent. Anyway, bottom line, for the price, these are great , they don't drag like so many, or not write on some paper, they should sell 5 pen samples for a dollar and everyone would be buying these pens and no other competitors. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
dont buy the cheap Made in China. Buy this one. To all airbrush beginner. I started doing airbrush on gunpla without doing my homework first and end up buying the lousy airbrush kit that come together with a small compressor. It didn't start well at all. The paint didn't spray smoothly and it deliver smudgy paiting almost all the time.
So only then I google up to see if this is common with airbrush and so I stumble upon a website that write really cool review about an airbrush. After browsing thru about 10 website, clearly NEO CN is the high quality airbrush any beginner should use/has.
Never buy all those China made like KKmax, royalmax, Master etc. yes, they copy it to look as good as the high end Iwata, badger, etc airbrush but when you start spraying the paint, it will destroy what you have. The differences in term of quality of the painting is so significant that really annoyoed me and make me feel disgusted with a China products! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
good all around set for a learner. a good blend of pastels in the very soft-medium soft range. There are not any dark, deep colours so be aware of that (but if you use pastel you already know dark deep colours are hard to come by). This is a very good set for practising new techniques, and for doing pastel work in a sketchbook, and for just having fun with. The greens especially are nice. There is a decent blue assortment as well. I was quite disappointed in the reds and browns as I felt like there should have been more diversity in the selection here. I do like the multitude of grays.
Overall, this is a great set for playing, learning, working in a sketchbook, trying out techniques, etc. It layers fairly well up to about 3 layers so you can achieve some limited colour depth via layering. Takes fixative well. Perfect for students who are just starting out, and affordable enough to replace with no wallet-shock. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Replacement has crapped out. UPDATE - 3/10/16
After a bit of detective work I found that the failure was the fault of the included AC adapter. In retrospect this should've been obvious as the supplied adapter would grow dangerously hot if utilized for longer than 45 minutes. Back in November I contacted Amazon and was told there's nothing they could do, at no point did I ever bother contacting TCP Global. The issues I've had with these products has dampened my faith in the company. In any case it's possible TCP would've resolved the issue but I decided not to give them the chance. Instead I purchased a new "T-Power 12V 1.5A DC Power Adapter" from Amazon. Just like that the booth is in working order again and I can touch the AC adapter long enough to unplug it when I've finished my session. So far I've run two sessions with the new adapter, one test session of about five minutes and another painting session of over one hour. As I mentioned earlier the new adapter grows warm but not dangerously so, I was able to unplug the unit without so much as a hint of discomfort. I cannot say the same for the original AC adapter, that adapter would be too warm to touch after 45 minutes and I'd need to allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes before I packed it up. Even after being allowed to cool the original adapter remained very warm.
UPDATE - 11/17/15
Device is no longer functional, resumed airbrushing kits after a three month hiatus only to have the device fail completely. The durability of this booth has to be called into question given the infrequent use of the device. If I had to estimate the amount of usage this booth has seen as a daily value since I've purchased it I'd save it averages between 10-20 minutes of use per day, with such sparing use I'd not expect it to fail after an hour session. Going to look into resolution option and will update this review with the outcome, as it stands now I'm hesitant to recommend this booth.
UPDATE - 6/5/15
I've had my replacement unit for about two weeks now and in that time it's earned a higher rating. As mentioned in my earlier review - see below - the original unit came filthy and broken. This unit arrived in pristine condition and worked beautifully, I've used the booth to spray Tamiya acrylics and on occasion lacquer thinner when cleaning my airbrush. The booth sucks up roughly 90%-95% of the excess spray with the remainder falling harmlessly against the filter - of which there are two. I don't know that I'd recommend spraying lacquers indoors with or without a mask as I can smell the lacquer thinner in the air for several minutes afterwards, and this was with an open window and the booth active. I imagine that a heavy session of lacquer spraying might adversely affect one's respiration to say the least. I don't use acrylics so I can't comment on how the booth handles such paints, what I can comment on is how nice it is to be out of the weather. In a manner of 3 days we've gone from 110 and sunny to 94 and rainy, not being out in either of those is worth the price of admission in my book.
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My wife purchased one of these for me as an anniversary present, the unit that arrived looked phenomenal until I opened the booth. The product pictured is pristine, however the item I received was covered in pink airbrush dust suggesting this unit had been used and/or poorly refurbished. I was willing to overlook the used condition of the booth until I plugged in the AC adapter and nothing happened. I have no idea whether the booth is at fault or the adapter. We've decided to order a replacement in hopes that the first booth was a dud, if that proves accurate then I'll be sure to update this review accordingly. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Kids loved them and I loved seeing kids get creative with these. Can't say enough positive about these. I had two teacher's tell us we had to consider getting dot markers during a Vacation Bible School planning meeting. One teacher said they had tried to use an alternative brand but the only good kind were these..The team headed their advise and planned our crafts around the them. The kids absolutely loved them.... their is something about dot markers that seems to bring out creativity in kids... we showed them our versions of the planned crafts and soon they were making up their own designs that were better then the example... I will definitely be getting more of these anytime I'm planning on doing crafts for family events or big events l like we did for over 170 kids at a VBS. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
You'd never guess these were not natural brushes. Could I be more in heaven?
As an artist, sometimes I splurge on brushes...usually I buy peacemeal. This is the kind of set that makes you feel pampered, happy, giddy when painted.
If you don't get that, you aren't an artist. It's like unwrapping your GREAT set of knives as a new chef, or getting your professional set of scissors as a new hairstylist.
It's not just the great case though, these brushes are so SMOOTH to use. I honestly cannot fathom the change in brushes since I was getting my undergrad degree studying art--I kept feeling these and remembered how you used to could tell the difference when I was in college in an instant.
But what really gets me is that not only are these so perfectly smooth that my paintings honestly look like a sticker on the canvas--no brush strokes, perfection--but that this set, at the time of my review, is what I would expect one brush of high quality to cost.
Will the term "starving artist" fall from the urban dictionary?
I love the feel, the length, the texture, the glide.
( I am an acrylic artist...by night and weekends.) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Hoped for better. Like some other reviewers, it took me a long time to get these markers working. I'm glad I tested them out before giving them to my daughter for Christmas! I would have given up if I hadn't read the review saying that it took about 35 seconds for the ink to run. It was longer for me. I had to shake for about 30 seconds, let them lay flat for a couple minutes, then hold down the tip as the directions said. Once I got them working, most of the colors worked pretty well. I still had trouble getting a smooth flow with a couple of colors.
I was really expecting more from such high reviews. If, as another reviewer said, the box was faulty--the company should be doing better quality control. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Frustrated with this stuff. What am I missing? This is super thin like water and it doesn't matter what nib I use or what paper I use it "bleeds". Correction- it didn't bleed on watercolor paper but I do envelope calligraphy and it was awful on my Paper Source envelopes. I've added gum arabic and that helps but I'm just disappointed after hearing good things about this brand.
Now, I will say that it dries absolutely beautifully. The color is gorgeous! I want to be able to use it on other things besides watercolor paper and I can't. Plus it is very finicky in my nibs. All of them. And yes in my desperate attempt to make this work I tested it with every nib I own (Nikko G, Rose, Arrow, etc). It either wouldn't start at all or it gushed out in a puddle. Sigh. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great Markers, But Check The Price. I bought a couple of these from Michael's. They produce a heavy and wide swath of blackness across the page. Using 50 pound sketch paper there is absolutely no bleed-through. This is much better than you'll ever get from most other markers, especially Sharpies.
As with a lot of art supplies Amazon sells, watch the price on this product. As of this writing it was priced at $10.49, which is way above the list price of $8.99. Michael's charged me $7.99 a marker. I'm just trying to keep Amazon honest. They really like jacking up prices way above list for art supplies. Notice how they never even post the list price. Caveat emptor. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
LOVE my Cricut. LOVE my Cricut! I found it for a much better price on Amazon than I have yet to find in stores.
I opted to not get the bluetooth version and I don't think I am missing out one bit. The machine still has to be plugged into an outlet on my working desk and my computer is always right there with me on my working desk so it's no biggie to not have it wirelessly enabled.
The Explore One does NOT allow you to cut and write at the SAME time but you can still cut and write separately. There is only one slot for the blade or the pen. I really don't even use the writing feature as you have to pay for almost very single font, however, you can use your own fonts but I noticed a lot of my fonts are not in 'writing style' format so they all come out blocked lettered which I do not like.
Overall I would say this was a great investment. I can do so many crafts with this one machine! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Mobile Program design space is complete garbage. Get the silhouette instead! Cricut is garbage and age appropriate for a 6 year. Although the maching itself cuts good, the program design space is complete garbage. After you 30 day trial is up, you might as well throw it in the trash..uless your rich. It's contents are for a 8 year old and everything is so outrageously over priced that I wish to return this garbage. There are no other apps or programs that will operate this cricut.. if their are I'd like to know. I have concidered it useless. The mobile app is useless as you can not upload your own images..require you to use only cricut garbage images that cost an arm and a left nutt! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Excellent ink flow without bleeding out. Such awesome markers. I love that these have a thick end and a fine tip. I quite a bit of coloring with my little girls, and i enjoy it a lot. I even get the felt coloring books and these markers proved to be just right for this. The sharpies i was using before would just be completely absorbed by the paper and be too much and would bleed into other sections. But these do not just bleed right out. The ink flow he's no problem either. Plus these are definietly cheaper than sharpies plus double the amount because they are 2-in1.
I also love how the colors are individually marked on each cap. Thanx so much guys. Ill definitely be coming back for more and would like to see even more colors. :) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
My Favorite. So, along with <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Violette-Stickers-Tanya-Bond-Portraits/dp/B00AWJBT9U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Violette Stickers Tanya Bond Portraits</a>, I also purchased this set (and many more). I have to say right now, at this very moment, I am a HUGE fan of Violette Stickers. Not sure if this will be a recurring thing, but right now, their Artist Line of decorative stickers is by the far the best I've come across in a long time. Lyndsey Brackeen, Anna Lee, Lauren Alexander and many more - I actually bought as many of them as I could. They are all about the size of a regular postage stamp, though a few are just a bit larger. The images themselves are just fantastic. Of course, taste is subjective. Personally, I think that beyond the artwork itself, it's a sticker. A good adhesive and of fine quality, but really - it's the work of the artist that makes these such wonderful accessories to scrapbooking, snail mail, or whatever you have in mind. It is only one sheet, but what a beautiful sheet it is. Highly recommend. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Disappointed. I suppose the artist in me is disappointed. I bought two sets of these from the local JoAnn's, and was super excited to finally have found something that didn't cost an arm and a leg. However, you do get what you pay for, and I'm just going to suck it up and save for Copic markers. These bled through my paper, they did not blend well, and a few were dried out. I wouldn't place their quality at much higher than crayolas. However, they're a nice option for those who intend to use them for things like adult coloring books or stamping, thus the three star rating since others are more satisfied and they aren't necessarily awful. Just not the right fit for me personally. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Absolute garbage. These oil pastels are not worth the money. They are very hard, they don't apply evenly, they leave flecks of wax, some are so hard the pastel doesn't want to come off the stick, they blend terribly or not at all because they're too hard, they are easily the worst oil pastels ive used. Im very dissatisfied with this product. Van Gogh wouldnt use this crap. They are similar to craypas expressionist except a crappy harder version. Particularly for the price of 25ish dollars, youde be much better off buying caran d'ache neopastels for a few dollars more. The sticks have lightfastness rating on them... Big whoop if the pastel is garbage though right? I use sennelier, caran d'ache, craypas specialist and expressionist oil pastels, these don't compare to any of them. These don't even compare to pentels. You might be able to use them for underpainting. I would not recommend these for beginners or anyone else. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
pretty, functional, and fun. These tabs are simply gorgeous. I bought two sets, one for my study bible and one for my journaling bible. I love the colours and patterns on the tabs. These are made from durable card stock page. The tabs are easy to apply and measure about 1 inch in length. In my <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/ESV-Study-Bible-Personal-Size-TruTone-Charcoal-Sage-Trail-Design/dp/1433547635/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">ESV Study Bible, Personal Size (TruTone, Charcoal/Sage, Trail Design)</a> (personal size) I fit 7 tabs down the length of the bible (see photo). I made a mistake applying one of the tabs and it was not hard to remove and re-adjust.
Make sure that you order both packets (#1 and #2) so that you get all the books of the bible for tabbing. I think that the only criticism I have is that you have to buy two separate items to tab your whole bible. Despite this, these do add a colourful and cute flair to your bible. Perfect for bible journalers and/or anyone who wants to really make their bible their own. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The Scribbler 3D pen is sure to be a hit with my granddaughter. My granddaughter just turned 12 and this is going to be her birthday present. She is very artistic, and I think she's going to enjoy making things with the Scribbler 3D pen. I was concerned about her using it because, let's face it, you're burning plastic when you use one of these things, so I tested it out to see if I felt she'd be safe with it, with her mother's supervision.
I was able to get the pen set up and working quickly. There is a display once you plug it in that tells you the temperature. The hardest thing for me was reading that, but in the right light, my old eyes adjusted to it. The instruction booklet shows what all the buttons and levers are for, so it was pretty straightforward. The only problem I had, honestly, was knowing what kind of filaments came with the pen. They're ABS, by the way. I had to look it up in the description on Amazon.
I didn't smell much burning plastic smell, which was a relief. It was a mild smell and I'm not sure what I remember that smell from, but it was a very familiar smell. Not being one to burn much plastic, it shouldn't have been, but oh well. I pressed the button and melted plastic came squirting out, squiggling all around until I adjusted the slider that controls speed. When I had it set to the slowest, nothing came out, so that took a bit of fiddling.
I have absolutely no artistic talent whatsoever, so I did not manage to actually make anything with the 3D pen, but my artistic granddaughter is sure to make some fun creations. You can use the pen to make actual 3D figures, or you can use it to draw. I used a piece of aluminum foil under my work space. A silicone baking mat would be perfect for this.
I was able to pull the freshly melted plastic off the pen and touch it immediately without burning myself. I don't recommend doing this, but I wanted to be sure my granddaughter wouldn't burn herself. I think you'd really have to try to burn yourself with this. It was pretty safe in my hands, which is saying a lot. Of course, it would not be safe around young children and pets, so keep it far away from them.
I think this 3D pen is a perfect gift for an older child, and it seems to work as it's supposed to. It is also made of plastic, so you will need to take care of it, but it seems fairly sturdy. The AC adapter means you need to be in reach of an outlet, but the cord wasn't too short for me to be able to plug it in at an outlet near my desk and use it comfortably. I just wish I had the ability to do something artistic with it.
I received the 3D pen at a discount in return for my honest and unbiased review. My reviews are done in compliance with Amazon's TOS and FTC regulations, and I never guarantee a favorable review. I have personally tested this product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great watercolor Pencils. Inexpensive Pencil set work the same as my more expensive "artist grade" watercolor pencils.
There are 48 full-sized all-ready sharpened pencils in this set. I tried out a few colors immediately because I was excited to have the new pencils. Several pencils worked smoothly on the paper (cold-pressed watercolor paper). I added a few sprinkles of water and then blended. The blend was smooth and the color stayed sharp.
Then, I dipped a pencil in water and used it kinda as a wet watercolor crayon. I like to use the pencils this way for some pictures. The pencil held up to the water, the color didn't dillute too much or run. It doesn't appear that the pencil pigment will melt to quickly in the water (meaning the pencil will last).
Overall, I had thrilled with the 48-count pencils at the price I paid. Good Deal! I am not a professional artist, but I am picky. These pencils work as good as any other pencils I have purchased. I'd buy these again.
The package comes with a little storage bag. That's nice but unnecessary. I keep all my pencils in the pencil box. But maybe with traveling a bag for transport may be helpful. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
My niece and nephew love to draw and are now getting old enough to . My niece and nephew love to draw and are now getting old enough to really put their heart into taking time to draw well. These were the perfect encouragement for them to take their drawing and sketching to the next level. My niece is already making it a point to expand her artistic abilities. The graphite used in these is much better than I'm used to it actually seems to stick to the paper a lot better and not smudge like a normal pencil would.
The varying sizes of pencil graphite is just great as well. They really have plenty of differences to make them useful for a variety of aspects while drawing. It would have been nice to see some extra fine thicknesses for doing the outlines and so on as they tend to get used more but this set certainly is better for drawing than any of us are used to.
I've enjoyed seeing where it is taking both of their skills. Every child should be able to draw and express themselves and these pencils are a great compliment. They are the right thickness for being able to be easily held and again they don't smudge like other more generic sets have. Up until now we had been only getting the generic sets of drawing pencils and the switch to these has made a big difference. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Neutral Tones, Just OK. This Happy Couple pack is good for scrapbooking around wedding/anniversary occassions. The pack contained about 8 sheets of background paper and 2 small sheets of stickers. I bought this to use for scrapbooking for my bf, so the theme wasn't exactly spot on, but I thought I could use most of the sheets and stickers since it was tough to find packets related to the boyfriend/memories theme. I found the color overall a bit dull (mostly neutral tones) when I received it, though in the end it works out because Im making it for a guy. But if I were making a wedding scrapbook, Id probably want something more upbeat to remind us of the super nice memories! I also thought for the price, there could be more stickers!
I would recommend this people who want to make a more neutral themed wedding scrapbook. Otherwise for this price, I would only buy this again if I really cant find anything else. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Affordable and versatile. I managed to somehow obtain these markers at a significant discount under the impression that being disposable, they may not be of the best quality despite the Prismacolor name. That has been proven wrong after about a month of use. The varying degrees of fine tipped liners consistently output just the right amount of ink and I haven't found any issues with the ink being spotty with quick or long strokes. With the brush nib options, I found them to be quite stiff at first, while still being able to function as expected. The nibs on the brush markers significantly loosened up and provide more expression after a week or two of use. This may be to the dismay of some, however I find it quite endearing that my pens have conformed a bit to my work flow. They do take a small amount of time to regain shape, but it isn't a detriment to my work. I would absolutely purchase these again in a heartbeat. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Using to trace sewing patterns. I bought this for tracing patterns that come in multiple sizes. I have children and they have a way of growing. If you cut out the pattern, then you can't use it in the next size when they outgrow what you made before. If I trace the pattern though, then I get to use the pattern over and over in all of the different sizes. This paper is easy enough to see through to get all of the lines and notes transferred. Regular everyday pens work fine without smearing. You don't have to use anything special. And it is strong enough to be pinned to the fabric, to be folded up without tearing, and to be used multiple times. I made my daughter a bunch of skorts for summer using the same pattern and the paper stood up to multiple reuses. At 24 inches wide, I can fit pretty much any pattern piece on it. Yet it is small enough rolled up to store easily on the shelf. I am glad I purchased this paper. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The wood cover was beautiful and it was perfect but I need a replacement . Received it with all the sheets ripped by the holes! Contacted them via amazon but I have had no response since last month Feb 17!
The wood cover was beautiful and it was perfect but I need a replacement for the sheet protectors. They seem to be a 10x10 size which is not the standard scrapbooking size of 12x12
UPDATE: 3/29/16
I received a replacement of the entire scrapbook and its contents(the stickers, embellishments and sheet protectors) last week on 3/25/16.
It was unexpected, since I didn't hear back from anyone. No email or phone call, just a package that arrived quite quickly.
The contents of this package was good. The wooden cover is still very beautiful. - By the way this was a gift to my sister for her first child. I switched out the red paper for a blue cardstock page, because she will have a boy, and its perfect. - Thank you | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I don't feel good for this order. the pain quality is good, and the customer service is the best. I am so sad. The package looks new. But three cans was used. The lids were dirty and unsealed. Have a layer of dried paint on top. I have to use it for this weekend. I have no enough time to reorder or return. So disappointed! this is the third time I order this fabric paint. But this made me feel so bad. And don't know what to do with it. Cause it took me more than 2 weeks for prime shipping. I have to say Speedball is a very good quality fabric paint. But this shipment is not as my expect.
omg! When i try to open the white one. the seal was off easily and i saw another dry layer of paint on top. :(
Aug 4, 2017 I got a replacement directly from Speedball. It is shipped to me in 2 days. So I can use the new paint in my weekend event in time. I really appreciate for their warm concern. I feel i need to change my rating from 2 stars to 5 stars. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Awful. I was expecting the quality of this product to be at the least okay, but I was sadly mistaken. No where in the description does it explain the material used to make these dividers. Because of this I assumed (silly me) that they would either be laminated or made from a cheaper plastic like all other dividers I have bought. No these were made from a semi thick cardstock. Which is easily damaged or creased and wears easily. Which is most likely why I received it already damaged. The designs are lacking in real life compared to the vibrant colors online. I am extremely disappointed with these and don't know if they will even get used. There are cheaper better quality ones out there. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
My favorite watercolor set I own!! Great price too. I am so in love with my new Schminke Watercolors! I was so excited to receive these and I was so happy with the price. It was reasonably priced and I was able to get 12 colors and the original metal box as well. I usually like to get tubes because I do believe that I get more for my money but when purchasing any high end Watercolors it can really break the bank!! So I do try to get them when I find a great deal, which for me is getting a great price for the amount of colors I will receive. The metal box was certainly a plus in this case! I can then purchase colors separately as I find them to add to my metal box and when I run out of a color I can either purchase a tube of it and fill in my cake pan or I can purchase a new pan for this set. Also, Schminke Watercolors are so vibrant and juicy that when I use these paints, I use mostly water, so I don't see myself running out anytime in the near future!! When I mix my Watercolors in the metal box (which by the way, has so many different places to mix your paint) I let them dry and then I close the box for the next time I paint. When I open them up to paint again, I am able to reactivate the mixture I made the other day by adding more water. So Watercolors end up lasting for quite a bit of time. I do have Watercolor sets that I bought while in highschool, and I still use them when I'm painting something that I will sell as a print rather than an original copy. With my Schmicke set, these are my favorite Watercolors so when I paint with these, it is always for an original piece of work! Thank you for a great price! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great with small detailed pages. My boyfriend got these for me and I absolutely love them! I color a lot and I used to only use colored pencils until I got tired of having to sharpen them almost in half before I could color without the tip falling off. So I decided I wanted to try gel pens. And I'm glad I did! They do great with small spaces and good with large, though you'd have to go slowly and not to big of swipes on the larger areas. But I'm definitely going to get these again when mine run out. Only complaint is that one of my pens came with a broken off bottom but it was easily fixed with electrical tape. But yes! I highly recommend these! They do great with my complicated and small detailed coloring books. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Love rit dye. RIT dye works and I love it for so many projects!
An extra tip though. So I have a smallish lidded storage container and that's what I do all of my dying in. I sometimes add salt or vinegar to help the fabric take and hold the dye better. BUT after I dye a few things by letting them sit either hours or a few days I take those out and add more.
Here's what happens...my 1st batch will be black or pretty close depending on what I was putting in there.
Then I let other fabrics set for a couple more days with the dye bath that's left and they turn out mostly gray.
LASTLY I STILL KEEP THE DYE BATH and put more things in and what comes out is brown colors.
I will sometimes keep using the same dye bath for nearly 2 weeks with letting fabrics sit and get many shades all out of this one packet of black dye. ;)
----I do the same with other colors of dye as well, purple over time after the first batch winds up with pinks. Green dye after the first batch or two makes blues, sometimes a teal or turquoise!
So don't just pitch it, keep using it for many shades and get the most bang for your buck!
LASTLY I NEVER DO IT IN MY WASHING MACHINE anymore because I like having a more saturated dye bath and it works perfectly! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Drains quick but they are sooooo sparkly. My favorite so far! The pens come in a nice hard plastic case with a folding lid that can be bent back so the case then becomes a convenient easel display.
Nice range of vibrant colors to choose from. The color rolls on smoothly and is super sparkly! These are great for all types of crafting. Excellent for adding a little sparkle to your scrapbook and so much fun to color with.
I do a lot of adult coloring and these are one of my favorite mediums to use. My only complaint is they seem to drain so quickly. I've only used them a handful of times so far and I can already see where a large amount of ink has disappeared from the ink well. The more I use them I find it helpful to shake them. It brings more of the ink to the tip and I can color longer before running into some streaking.
Another good thing about these pens is I have never had a problem with blobs or spots where the ink is heavier than another spot. The whole area is evenly colored with adequate sparkles.
A bit of advice for scrapbookers- since the ink seems to drain so quick, I would use these for your writing needs before using them to color. As the ink drains, you can experience some streaking when writing. With the coloring, the streaking never really comes into play.
I would buy these again, but I'd like the company to go back to the drawing board and see what they can do about the draining so quickly. If these pens could last longer...they would be a gold mine! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great product and even better customer service. I cannot say enough amazing things about both this product and the customer service I experienced! I had been looking for a matte version of vinyl for a different look than the glossy vinyl I usually used. I found the matte version of this product, got very excited over the price and the high reviews, and quickly ordered. I use the vinyl to apply to glass for crafts I sell. I use a Silhouette to cut the vinyl and apply to glass using Contact paper. The matte vinyl is gorgeous! I attempted applying as I normally would and was having issues. I reached out to Craft E and quickly got a response explaining the difference between the glossy permanent and matte temporary vinyls they sell. I overlooked the fact that the matte vinyl also included "temporary" in the description. This is also a great product but it was not suited for my uses. They promptly offered a refund in their first response to me! I was so impressed with the service provided by this company that I requested if they could send me this product, the glossy vinyl, instead. I received it very quickly and have fallen in love with it! I will be ordering my vinyl exclusively from this company due to the amazing quality and value. The OUTSTANDING customer service is just the icing on the cake! Don't hesitate, order now! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Paint Like Picasso. Well, I don't know if you'll be able to paint like a master, but using Chameleon's #12 angle brush is a start. Chameleon's art supplies are high quality and fun to use. There is no hair shedding with this brush. Some of the brushes I've had can be frustrating due to strays that I have to pluck out of my paint, but no shedding of the fine synthetic hairs from this paint brush.
This is a long paint brush with a long, black handle. The quality of this brush is great. If the metal fixture ever loosens, just crimp it with pliers-though, I've not had that problem with this brush, but I have with many other paint brushes I've used.
This is a great angled brush for painting curves and edges and for reaching small areas with just the tip. You can fill in spaces with this brush and even create fine, skinny lines.
I really enjoy this paint brush. It is such nice quality and so fun to use. I was sent the brush to check out and I love it! No matter what medium, oil, water or acrylics, this is a very nice brush. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Excellent brush for daily use. I was pleasantly surprised by all the brushes in the series. All the brushes behave basically the same so I'm reusing the review for each brush. Water flow is different between the round and flat brushes and I'll cover it last.
From different reviews around the web my concerns were that the bristles would be too stiff, that the bristles would pull easily from the ferrule, and that the water would not flow at a comfortable rate.
When they arrived I was most surprised by the flat brush. Instead of a flat ferrule the brush was actually a full round brush with a snap-off flat adapter. Without the adapter it is dense enough and long enough to act as a very effective mop brush. All the brushes have interchangeable water reservoir tubes; the flat has a purple handle, the rounds have long blue or short blue handles.
All the brushes have soft white nylon bristles that spring back nicely. They were quite dense, with enough bristles that the brushes are easy to control in spite of the softness. When the water reservoir is full they have a good weight in my hand, and I can tell by balance when they start to run low. The brushes work well for all techniques I've used including lifting, splattering, dropping, glazing, and washing large areas.
I've used the brushes for just over a month. They are still very supple and I haven't noticed any significant change to them over time. I have seen practically no shedding, which surprised me. They are very nearly as full and springy as the day they arrived in spite of my vigorous cleaning habits. They've held up much better than most of the inexpensive brushes I've ever purchased.
I use them with Derwent watercolor pencils including their Inktense pencils that will set permanently after their first hydration. Because the brushes keep themselves moist I've found they stain less easily than my traditional nylon brushes. The tips are darkened from use but they are clean; I can soak the brush and rub it on white paper without making marks.
Controlling the water flow on the round brushes was easy for me. With a full reservoir I can keep the brush dry enough to just barely hydrate the pencil so it would dry in seconds, if I want. With a mostly empty reservoir I can still keep the brush saturated to leave a heavy trail of water, if I want. It took only a few minutes of experimenting before I could keep the brush at any saturation level I wanted for any speed of stroke. I can keep the reservoir full with the lid on and water does not seep through.
Controlling the water flow on the flat brush was a little more difficult. The gasket lets out water more easily than the rounds. It took about a half hour of experimenting before I got the feel of the flat brush's flow. I still sometimes put out more water than I expect. I use the brush as a mop or a wide flat rather than for detail work so this doesn't hurt, but it is a distraction when using it. Like the rounds, I can keep the reservoir full without flooding the lid.
I love these brushes. I find myself using them almost exclusively instead of my traditional rounds. I can keep them full without needing to keep a cup of water on hand. They are not a replacement for traditional brushes; none of the brushes will replace a good liner or rigger. When I want a general brush for wetting my pencil work these are my new brush of choice. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Wonderful features: physical size, thinness, lightweight, brightness control. One highly portable display. A suggestion to start:
If you decide to purchase this display, I recommend that you keep all of your packing material, foam corners, even the lightweight foa sleeve that the display fits into. You will want to do this until you have a chance to pick something up or make a holder for the display. I know there are s lip covers for the 18 inch Apple. I am assuming there are 20 inch sleeve too that one could use.
There are three key features that sold me on this display, as follows:
1. Physical Size -- The display is a very nice size (19 long inches x 14 inches wide) and is sized large enough to work my primary papers I tend to work with as an artist,
2. Thinness -- The display is very thin thanks to the LEDs. This is especially true when you compare the older light boxes and the incandescent bulbs (and the heat) , and
3. Lightweight -- The weight of the display is just a couple of pounds. Which is nice when you are working with the display on your lap for a while.
I personally like the 3-levels of light as it makes it so much easier on your eyes. This is especially true if you are like me, and have an extreme sensitivity to light.
So with the above three features when combined with the LEDs light levels, and the translucent acrylic panel, this is one very portable display. You just need to get a case for it.
I have been looking for a light table (or display) for some time. There had to be certain parameter and features for the display (light box / backlight). I used it to check out the light levels as this was my biggest make or break concern.
I took the display, the picture I was tracing, and aligned it with my paper, then transferred the image onto the plain piece of paper. It worked perfectly. I even noticed that as it was getting darker outside, I was able to bring the light-level down to basically compliment the ambient light level in the room.
Disclaimer: I received this item at a discount in exchange for me personal review.
In summary, I looked at many different light tables trying to decide which one would be the best for me, there were some key factors on my list:
- Size I wanted one to fit the two sizes of art paper I tend to use the most often,
- Brightness it really was not the brightness per se, it was the ability to adjust the brightness to a level that did not bother my light sensitivity, and
- Weight The display needed to be lightweight enough for me to carry it about without being heavy. Since I have carrying weight limitations, I really did not want to start out with on that weighed more than a few pounds.
All three met my expectations. And, the display when it arrived and I used it, exceeded my expectations. I am very pleased. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Dusty/Chalky Watercolors, not a good value. I had bought the Koi Watercolor Pocket Kit of 24 to get into watercolors. I decided onthis brand because they had such high ratings on Amazon. The thought of a portable watercolor kit intrigued me and bringing it with me everywhere I went was a nice thought. When I first started using this kitI really enjoyed it. Its portable and mess free with the refillable brush.
My perspective of the Koi Watercolor Kit changed when I recently I took a watercolor workshop. The first day the teacher went overpaints, brushes, and papers that were the best and worst. Low and behold she hated the Koi Watercolor set. She explained that this paint was dusty. The reason for this is because it had fillers. I hadnt heard of this before and so far I didn't have any issues with them. I actually really liked them up until I took the class.
When I began painting with them on Arches Watercolor paper with a #10 round brush I began to notice what the teacher had meant by dusty. I noticed that the dustiness wasmore apparent when the paint was applied as a wet on wet or when I had added more wash layers.
I think the main reason I didn't notice this before was because I was using the Koi Watercolors in my mini sketchbook that I carried around with me. The paper isn't watercolor paper and I wasn't painting wet on wet. I was using the Kois to paint my sketches.
However, I am now noticing this dustiness the more I use the paints as well regardless it being wet on wet or on watercolor paper. I notice that its more noticeable with the earth tone colors.
I highly discourage you from buying the Koi Watercolor Pocket Kitif you have any desire to practice with watercolors. For the price point of $21.00 and the weird dustinessthat it gives off I don't think its a real value. Get the Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolor Compact Set instead!!
TL;DR Don't buy has dusty fillers, buy Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolor instead!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great set of brushes for beginning face painters on a budget. Compared to many expensive face painting brushes, this set really went above my expectations for the price. The brushes are silky but firm, very good quality and keep thier shape. One ferrule was loose upon arrival, but they were packaged well without the brushes floating around in transit, like many brush sets do. I am a face painter and I bought these for my daughter's face painting kit, since they were so cheap, but I keep borrowing the flat and angle brushes as they are better quality than some expensive brushes I own. I will be buying a couple more sets, as they are great to have as spares, but seriously, a couple of the brushes, I prefer to my own. If you are starting out as a face painter and want quality brushes without cutting off a leg, add these to your kit!!! You will not be dissapointed! When I started, I searched amazon for the best, inexpensive brush set, and after trying many cheap sets, keep going back to these. Really great dagger brush, better than my own very expensive dagger brush! The flats and angles are all wonderful for one stroke flowers, leaves and butterflies! Petal brush is almost perfect and edges look really crisp with double dip flowers. A couple of brushes I won't use, but for the price, this is a really great set, overall! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Watercolor pencils for adult coloring or watercolor paintings. I am new to watercolors, so I was really excited to find a watercolor pencil. When the set arrived yesterday, I was amazed at all the vibrant colors. I tried an initial rainbow and then used the enclosed brush to put water on each side (first picture) . On the lower side, I tried pulling and blending the colors. I was really happy with how they responded! I then took a partially-completed picture of a hummingbird that I had already started. I had been practicing washing one color into another with a standard set of watercolors. I used the pencils to color the detail of the hummingbird somewhat lightly (see third picture). There were a couple of spots I didn't like, and I was happy to find that I could erase the watercolor pencil, as long as it wasn't applied too thickly. I went back and blended the colors with the wet brush. The colors responded very nicely, and I love how easy it was to blend the colors. I let the picture dry and then went back and colored with the pencils again, and then blended again with the brush and water. The layering effect was very nice. After that I decided I didn't like the beak, so I "lifted" it out with the clean wet brush and dabbed it with a paper towel. Since I was experimenting, I dipped the brush in the water and dabbed it on the end of the black watercolor pencil. I was able to load the brush and repaint the beak, as if I was using a standard set of watercolors. I received these pencils at a discounted price in exchange for a fair and unbiased review, but I would honestly be happy to pay full price and would give the same review. I love them! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I'm impressed. This art set is almost exactly like the one I used to have as a child, a true classic art set.
It's even held together with the same material as my childhood one, which is made out of a flexible plastic container that closes together nicely and snaps close. For being a kids art set most everything works extremely well.
The markers are a hard plastic with a plastic tip. It is a bit of a struggle to open them and close them, especially for young children. But i consider it a good thing so they don't dry out quite so easily. The markers draw very smoothly and don't fade in or out. There's so many to choose from!
The crayons also color quite well. The blue one did leave a smudge effect for me but the other ones I was able to color with perfectly. You get 12 of them.
The colored pencils are gorgeous and so easy to color with. The colors are so smooth looking on paper. You get 12 of the basic colors.
The oil pastels are my personal favorite, I just love how my drawings turn out when using more of a wax type crayon. I am loving these colors! You also get 12 of them.
The water colors were a little more difficult for me to use. The brush bristles are really low quality and it was hard to pick up product with. They also threw in a sponge so you can make cool water color effects. The product itself is great for beginners.
I tried using the scissors but they were so hard to cut with and made the paper sound really loud when cutting with them, the scissors actually fell apart and I just easily snapped them back together. The glue isn't really that sticky but it works. I did sharpen the pencil and tried to erase it with the eraser and it did erase it but still left a faded pencil mark. The sharpener was easy to use at first until you got more towards the end of the pencil.
All in all this art set is perfect for my 3yo and I can't wait until she can open it for her birthday!
I received this product for free in return for my most honest and unbiased opinion. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Does not work well on metal. Full disclosure, I didn't get this product on Amazon, but it's the same pen. This would probably be great on poster board, or paper. I used on a paper mache box where it worked pretty well, but still streaked a little. Then I used in on galvanized metal. It said it could bond to metal, but it does a poor job. VERY STREAKY. I also was trying to put multiple coats on the metal, and it did not work well at all. It doesn't layer like regular paint after drying. I'm sure it will work great with regular paper products, but just didn't work well with what I was using it for. The color is nice, though. A very toned down brassy gold. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I should have looked more closely. The color wheel is about the size of my palm plus one knuckle. The package had a cost sticker on it that said 3.89 It is made of cardstock. And I'm not talking about heavy cardstock; I'm talking about the stuff that greeting cards are made of.
The same goes for the value card. This item is bigger than the color wheel and I think will be a great help but it is also made of cardstock that bends easily. I took it out of the package, and had to immediately bend one of the tabs up so I could see it against my reference.
I thought I was getting a good deal with this bundled package, but now, I think it's just a medium quality tool in my toolbox. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
these blend so well and so easy to use and really vibrant. these watercolor markers have a fabulous brush tip. they blend really well. (I mean really) I have copic markers, and a bunch of different water based markers (including distress markers). I also have about 10 kinds of watercolors. I love many of them. but these are amazing. its so easy to watercolor flowers or anything really. you can use water with them, or you can use 2 or 3 markers without water to mix the colors. I got the 60 pack and i'm not sorry. if you watch a video on you tube that Jennifer McGuire did (they are called clean color real brush markers). the colors are amazingly vibrant, or you can use just a little and blend them out to a light color. I would have given it 5 stars, (and its true I have only been using them for about 3 days) is that the light pink colors all have peach or orange in them. there are some darker colors that I can make pale by adding water. I have not tried the flesh color marker yet. watch some of the sandy Allnock videos too. they will really help you. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
8 x 10 Canvas panel. Don't ever forget, you get what you pay for. Canvas's from this supply stock are cheap. They work when you're in a bind, or teaching an art class, but I don't recommend using for high quality art. That makes it 4 stars, not 5. 5 would be (in my opinion) perfect canvas, and since these come with a pretty bad "glossy" covering, it's hard for acrylics to stick to it. Oils have no problem. Not tested on water colors.
I've purchased over 50 of the 8 x 10, and over 50 of the 11 x 14s. They ALL come with this terrible finish that you have to paint over and prime again before using on acrylics. The finish is ok for the oil paints, they stick just fine assuming you know what you're doing with oil painting, and prepping for oil painting.
Canvas's come with a "cute" backing. Instead of plain like on the ones purchased at local art store, these come with an imprinted space that you can write the Title, artist name, medium used, and also sign and date the painting.
It says on the back that these were made in Mexico. Board is 100% recycled material. Also says acrylic primed for use with all mediums. (which is bogus, because it's more of a slick gloss priming, than dull acrylic like the art store sells. It really makes coverage of acrylics very very VERY poor, until you completely cover it with some paint, and then begin your painting. If you just flat start painting, it's going to turn out like crap. Makes blending look terrible.
The edges come apart easily as well. One canvas (size 24 x 36) came to me with edges torn up and shredded. They fixed that mistake, and replacement seems okay so far, but haven't thoroughly inspected yet.
All this said, I would recommend it to others, for cheap art supplies, and when you're in a pinch financially, with this knowledge in mind only. If you want better quality though, get them from another company. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Liked the quality (nice cotton. Liked the quality (nice cotton, good gesso cover) but one over arrived dinged pretty well in the corner, enough so that I could not use it to paint with and sell,.. (which is what I purchased them for,... to paint them and sell them later).... and also two of them seemed to hang a but loose on the frame, dipping slightly in the center. From the reviews I read, this seems out of the ordinary. I question if I got a rejected grouping by accident. Either way, I could not wait to send it back. I had clients waiting on paintings. ((shrugs)). I would purchase again,.. but if they arrived again in this condition I would expect a return, exchange situation. Over all, the rest of the canvas are nice for the price. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Professional artist, disappointed. I use pens every day as a professional caricature artist. I've been looking for a replacement for the Sanford calligraphy markers, since they stopped making them with permanent ink. I need a reasonably priced pen with permanent black ink and some staying power to the ink and tip.
These pens work well for the first 3 drawings, then the brush tip starts to fray. Same thing happens with this brand's calligraphy pens. When the tip frays I get 2 problems: 1. occasionally a piece of felt with ink on it stays on the drawing, which may ruin it, and 2. I lose the lovely thick & thin line. I do not smoosh my pen tips, I have a light touch and use smooth paper.
The ink is good, black and permanent. Also they have very little noxious smell, which is very good. I will not use a pen that smells poisonous. But if there is a bit of humidity in the air, the ink can smear. It doesn't dry as quickly as Sanford permanent inks: either that or it flows too fast out of the pen. A pen can last me maybe 20-30 drawings before the tip is unusable and the ink too faint. However, once the tip mushes I do not like the results as well.
The cap is easy to take off, fits well. Sometimes the end of the barrel comes off with the cap when recapping the pen.
I wish the company would improve these pens. Just a little more dryer in the ink, a little denser felt in the tip. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
These are great. I am really glad I purchased the Fabric Markers Crafts 4 ALL Permanent 12 pack. I machine embroidery and also make crafts with my Cameo. I bought the Fabric Markers to do touch ups on my little mistakes I make. I used the markers to cover up ends of my key fobs that show the raw vinyl material when it is cut. The markers do a very good job of hiding those raw edges and covering up the most tiny mistake to the larger mistake. I showed my husband my work and he couldn't tell I used the markers because they do so well blending in. I am sure I may use the markers for other things in the future. I also wanted to mention I love how you basically get two markers in one. I have used both sizes to do cover ups. If you do crafting like I do then you know how frustrating it can be when you want everything perfect and then a little mistake can cost you the project and time. Now I just pull out my trusted markers and take care of the issue. If you are like me and are not perfect then you will need these wonderful markers. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great compact watercolor palette. I am a professional watercolor artist. I received a free palette to try and share my review as a painter. This palette is great for plain air painting and travel. It weighs very little and could easily be held with the thumb opening. There are more than enough wells and are large enough for watercolor pigments. I did appreciate the little postcard that warned of the beading problem that is inherent in plastic. I washed the mixing areas with a dish sponge and the beading has ceased to be a problem. A friend also suggested using Mr. Clean sponges to remove pigment stains. Works great! This will be my "go to" palette for painting outside this summer and always for traveling. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I do a lot of line art and fine these very expensive for what they do. I do a lot of line art and fine these very expensive for what they do. The colors are very very good but if you need to go back for an area missed or needs over the colors don't stay - they get darker so you have to be careful that you only go over the area once. I find that the Bic colors are the best - they also have the xtra fine to match. The only one problem is they run out of color faster than the other brands. Then it is neccessary to buy a whole new set which is expensive. The next best is Sharpie - I have used most makes - not happy with Pentel either. They scrape the paper. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Cute, colorful and built to last. I am very happy with this easel. I love the design with the pencils as the legs and the colors are awesome for a kid's room. It was super easy to assemble since all you have to do is screw on the middle part that holds the paper and it was put together in less than 5 minutes. I saw a few other reviewers say that theirs wasn't made very well and made from skimpy materials but I don't find that to be the case at all. This one is very sturdy and seems to me that it would last through several kids. I like that it has the chalkboard on one side and a whitewash board on the other and that they both wipe clean very easily. Neither left any marks after wiping and that is unusual in my experience, especially with the whitewash boards. Usually you can still see "ghosts" of your drawings after wiping it and I don't see that at all with this one. I like that the paper tray also holds all of the child's art supplies and that it is a perfect height for smaller children but could also be used for kids up to pre-teen. The only thing I am concerned about is finding more paper to use for it but hopefully that won't be an issue. I would have made the paper roll a little bigger and the paper itself a little thicker but other than that, I am very pleased. I cannot wait to surprise my budding artist with this and I think she will love it! What a great way to get a child away from electronics for a bit and keep them occupied using their imagination. #usartsupply
I received this Zuma easel for free or at a discount in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine alone and based on my own experience with the product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Quick and Easy setup. Great buy to just boost the artbox or if your new. I'm new, and I love this little set since it's my first to be honest. It has the varying levels of hardness and softness just like I expected. Charcoal sticks are a plus but you'll need to rub out a little since they have a coating.
The only thing is that the 2B charcoal pencil is somewhat hard to come off but its still breaking in because I barely use it (I have others). As for the erasers, I love plastic erasers now, since they do a fantastic job with the pencils. I haven't tried the kneaded eraser but I here those are what you want as an artist because you can shape them and they take out a lot of lead quite well.
Great buy I recommend to anyone getting into art or just want to horde more supplies, its a good value. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Easy, looks great and saved me money . I saw a demonstration on Facebook of a name board and Furniture that had been painted and it appeared to be easy and a different look. I was a little nervous but when I received it and I realized how many things I could paint and cover I became addicted ! You add any color to it, so I just kept painting . I used left over paint I already had from painting rooms in my house . With the chalk paint it was so easy , went on smooth and had such an awesome finish that my other pieces don't have - I now want to redo furniture pieces with chalk paint that I had just painted a month ago. My 11 year old is going to paint his dresser for me - it's so easy .yay check that one off my list and I don't have to do it . | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Beautiful colors. These colored pencils are great. My son at 6 years old loves coloring, drawing and creating new masterpieces. Colored pencils are one of his favorites so that he can draw his outline in the same color as the object itself. These pencils are great, easy to sharpen, they hold a tip very well and they can withstand the pressure of a 6 year old scribbling sometimes. These are just some awesome, BRIGHT, colors that you will get lots of use out of!
Disclaimer: I received this product FREE to produce an honest and UNBIASED review. The above statement is true and accurate based upon MY actual use of this product. I RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FOR MY REVIEW OF THIS PRODUCT! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Terrible. I purchased this canvas paper for a beginner's painting class that I'm teaching. I was horribly embarrassed when my students tried to use it for their oil paintings (and it does specify that it works well for oil paints). The paper soaked up the paint like paper towels. We were trying a technique in which you tone the surface with a wash of oil paint, then wipe out the lights with a rag. Nothing special about this technique; artists have been doing this for ages. The surface absorbed the paint to the extent that none could be pulled out with a rag. Furthermore, my students found it difficult to manipulate the paint at all, even when not trying to wipe out the lights. I've been oil painting for 25 years, and have never encountered this problem before. I had to gesso over the rest of the cavas paper sheets to make them acceptable as oil painting surfaces. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
So-So. I use an airbrush to paint my models, artwork, and base coat a lot of things in my life. I really really wanted to love this. I can't say I do. It's OK, and it "works" for base coating most things. But for detail work it's pitiful. It just does not produce enough air even at the highest setting. It's sporadic at best with the pressure. It's probably good for a trip where you need something quiet and condensed, but there are far superior brush kits out there (for a price or course). I bought this purely for the compressor and for travel and well... it works, just barley. I'm saving up for a nicer model.
The reason I gave it two stars: The hose attachment. I use 3 different airbrushes (Master, Paasche, and Badger) and ONLY master seems to hook up without buying a ton of connector attachments (good luck finding the right size). So even if I had wanter to really really like and use this with other brushes---I can't unless I buy more stuff. I'd rather save it and buy the "right one". | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good value for the money, but unexpected size. I bought these brushes not realizing that they're huge! I won't fault the product for this, but myself- because I didn't realize when I bought them that they were so large.
Be aware of that when buying them! The smallest one is about the length of a sheet of paper- so I'd say 11 inches or so!
For the money, and if you need such large brushes, they're a good buy- sturdy wooden handles and good bristles.
My only complaint about this purchase would have to be the case. The way the brush pockets are sewn, it's very easy for a brush to come sliding out, and on multiple occasions when I've been handling it not-too-carefully, I've had several of them slip out and onto the floor. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Some are too leaky to use but nice selection. First of all, I'd like to start this review by mentioning that this is my first coloring pen set so keep in mind that I have nothing to compare these to besides regular gel writing pens. That said, I'm both thrilled and disappointed. I'm thrilled because I like to color for hours on end and pens don't require the pressure to get solid coverage like colored pencils do. I LOVE having so many colors to choose from, though I will admit that I agree with other reviewers when they say that a few are practically identical, if not exactly identical. I can't really complain given the price point for so many pens but I found six already (I only colored one page so far) that are quite leaky. (I'm including a pic of some leakiness.) I also quickly realized that these won't last long. The page I colored had waves on the border so I only colored the border, not inside, and even so, I lost most of the ink out of that one. (I'm including a pic of the pen I used on the border compared to a pen that hasn't been used, as well as a pic of the border.) I do like the cases they came in, and the removable label inside each set, so I could flip it over and put my swatches on the other side (I'll include a pic of that). I had a hard time seeing all the swatches so I made a case out of the box they came in and wrapped it in wrapping paper, it's ugly but it helps. The top shelf didn't work but I can see three sets at a time and keep the other on the table I'm using so it worked out. All in all, I really like using pens but I think I'm going to try out some cheaper ones next time and see how they do. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
This paint set is amazing. This and Americana are the two best brands I've ever used for Acrylic paint. I think they're the same paint, honestly, they look exactly the same to me, even the packaging, but either way, this paint is amazing.
1: IT DRIES MATTE! That's so hard for me to find, for whatever reason. All the paints I've found don't dry matte and I hate it. I like all my stuff to be matte, not shiny.
2: I can dry it with my heat gun. Yes, that's right, you heard correctly. You can set this paint in literal seconds with a heat gun, and it doesn't give off a harsh smell, it doesn't peel, it doesn't bubble (unless you're careless and overheat it but a quick pass and you're good). You can tell when it goes from wet to dry because, oh hey, it turns matte!!!
3: The colors are amazing and they mix sooooooo well with one another.
4: I think for the price that you get a lot of paint, and a lot of colors, and a lot of options. I don't regret this purchase at all. I'll be buying more when I need them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Write This Down. When the package came, the box was torn and the markers were loose in the envelope. I blame Amazon or UPS for that. Otherwise, these markers are awesome! It took me a minute to figure out how to get the chalk to flow to the marker tip (because the box was all ripped up), but once I did they wrote beautifully on the three different surfaces I tested them out on. I plan to use them with chalkboard vinyl to make a wedding party pallet decoration for my daughter's upcoming nuptials. I think the colors will be perfectly coordinated with her "Up" themed party. These markers are fun and easy to use and write very smoothly on many surfaces! Get them for your next craft project! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great stuff. I'm a painter working in both digital and traditional media. While I love the tactile nature of traditional painting on canvas, sometimes not having to worry about brushes, cleaning and mixing paints is nice with digital painting. When I saw these I thought it'd be a best of both worlds situations, and it is.
The markers have paint and a ball bearing in them to make sure the paint is properly mixed. You push the tip (it's on a spring) into the marker to load it with paint. A little paint goes a long way and although I was worried that there wasn't very much paint in each marker when I initially purchased them, it's no longer a concern.
Overall what I really like about these is that they are quick. It's easy to get your ideas on canvas quickly and build from them. It has a nice rough style that comes from the layering. They're also great for touch up. I find that I use them on my more involved airbrush paintings to touch up or make tiny corrections, things like that. It's acrylic so it blends right in. Clean up is essentially putting the caps back on the markers. Can't beat it! If your an artist looking for something new to try, this is it!
Some things to take into consideration:
-When painting you generally mix colors for gradation and custom shades. With these, I layer one color and then, before it dries, use another color directly on top of the first. This actually produces some nice effects.
-Tips are replaceable, but generally you can just wipe mixed paint off of them.
-SOME markers are refillable (YAY!) The markers in this set are not (BOO!). I picked up a bunch of single markers from Blick that are all refillable.
-You can refill them with any acrylic. This is great for me because I also airbrush and use Golden acrylic that I can just pour into these markers. Montana also sells their own refill paint. I've been meaning to order some (it's good paint) but haven't got around to it.
-You can buy empty markers and fill them with your own premixed colors or clean out used up refill markers and do the same. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Don't Buy. I have purchased these types of pens from stores such as Hobby Lobby, and while they work great they're a little expensive to buy several at a time. When I saw this listing I thought I was getting a steal. Unfortunately, these brush pens are relatively unusable. There seems to perpetually be one bristle sticking out above the others making even lines impossible. Cutting or removing the extra bristle does no good as a new one quickly replaces it. There seems to be no flow control to the liquid disbursement. I filled one with ink and started lining a drawing only to end up with huge ink puddles coming out everywhere. In the future I'm sticking with the slightly pricey single packs. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I actually enjoy the feel of the woodless pencils while using them. I actually enjoy the feel of the woodless pencils while using them. They apply smoothly and there's a nice variety of colors in the tin of 36 colors. My biggest complaint is that the packaging was very poor. One pencil came broken in half and 13 others had the tips of the points broken off during shipment. They need to figure out how to protect the pencils by packaging them closer together with foam in between them so they don't shift around during shipment. Also, it took a long time to receive these pencils from Lithuania. And it took a really long time to receive a replacment of the pencil that came broken in half. They kept me informed, but everything was a very slow and drawn out process. I also thought that the charge of $15.99 for shipping was quite high, especially because they arrived defective. One never wants to have to sharpen brand new pencils. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Wonderful ink sticks, will buy again. I only just started doing ink drawings last year. I fell in love with this medium from the start. This stick made a lovely shade of black, more so than another brand I had gotten some months before. I allow the ink to rest in a covered ink stone. The ink seems to get richer if you allow it to cure for a few weeks. I build the layers with watered down shades of gray, and then do the final shadows with the darkest batch of ink.
I'm also hooked on the scent of these ink sticks. They invoke a sense of calm. I believe this sort of "aroma therapy" helps me to concentrate on my work, even more so than other mediums. I added some white charcoal for highlights and texture. Buy this stick with a large ink stone that has a lid and you will not be disappointed! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Realy love the texture of the paper. Another artist recommended this brand of sketchbook on their blog recently. So I added it to my Amazon wishlist so that I could easily find it when I was about to finish off the sketchbook I was currently working in. I am so glad I decided to try the hand book by Global Art Materials out! I absolutely love the paper. It is just the right weight and has a nice texture to it. I have currently only been doing pencil sketches in it but I am sure it would be able to handle a light water color wash if I choose to use that technique. I also like that I can order these sketchbooks in an assortment of colors and that the outside of the book is a nice fabric. Even the elastic strap to keep the book closed is a neat design. I highly recommend! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Couldn't be more satisfied. Delivery on this item was incredibly fast. Order placed on Thursday and my package arrived Saturday via FedEx.
Sandblaster tool is very well crafted. Light enough to control easily but heavy enough to not feel cheap. Plenty of control and modulation with a nice comfortable feel.
Comes with abrasive grit which works great for my glass etching needs. For larger areas you'll probably want something with a wider swath but i'm working with small areas which are masked off by vinyl stickers. Pinpoint precision at close rage with a max affective range of about 3" for a swath about 1/4" (at 65psi). You can get heavier grit for more aggressive blasting but the grit that came in the kit works just fine.
I ended up being very surprised with how well this little blaster kit works. "Virtually" plug and play.
I would give this a 5-star review however the kit does not offer any easy option (adapter) to connect to standard 1/4" NPT fittings (common air compressor fittings). I ended up searching my local hardware stores for an adapter for the end of the supplied hose and found nothing. Ended up cutting one end of the hose and using a 1/4" NPT to 1/8" barbed brass fitting with small zip ties to clamp the hose on. Not a big deal once everything was said and done but it would be nice of the supplier could offer or even recommend an adapter for the hose. Not a big fan of having to modify something right out of the box to get it to work but the tool works great so not a big loss.
Small air compressors are available to connect right to the supplied hose but if you're like any normal Joe with a basic garage you'll end up using your garage air compressor.
I recommend you get a brass 1/4 to 1/8 barbed fitting, a secondary regulator (40-65psi operating range 65psi max), and inline moisture trap. All that can be had for under 20$ but necessary for long-term use of this sand blaster.
Summary:
Great product, just not exactly plug and play. Highly recommended for small hobby tasks. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Pleased with this Purchase. A very good product, for a beginner like me. I read the reviews of less and more expensive sets and while I'd be curious to try a more expensive set someday, for me these are perfect. A great offering of colors, they have not broken easily, if I need more rich saturated color, I press a little harder. I did end up purchasing a couple of small plastic containers to store them in, for ease of use and travel. I take them with me to visit a 101 year old aunt in assisted living, and we sit and color and visit. She is enjoying it a lot. Even with her firm grip and pressing hard, the tips don't seem to break, and I think the color is great. A good purchase, in my opinion. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Absolutely NOT for coloring . I'm SO disappointed! For the price, I expected the color between each tip for each marker would match, and that's clearly not the case. I uploaded a customer image to the product to show others that with at least *20* of the markers, the color differs between the 0.5mm tip and the 1.2mm tip. How am I supposed to use these for projects that require outlining with the 0.5mm tip, and then shading in with the 1.2mm tip when the colors don't blend together? The color coming from the 0.5mm tip, even when outlining over the same spot multiple times, is still much lighter than the color from the 1.2mm tip.
Sure, that might be a bonus to someone who is looking to get a wider variety of colors from this set, but it won't be worthwhile if you need to shade in or color a large area with the 0.5mm tip.
Also, some of the cap colors are not accurate matches to the actual ink color.
I bought these to use in my many Dover mandala coloring books, and without being able to outline the smaller, detailed areas before coloring in with the larger bullet point, these markers are useless for me. :( | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Not impressed. I didn't have super high expectations for these brushes. I knew they were cheap so I couldn't expect much. They are paint brushes but they aren't the best. When I first opened the brushes, I noticed they were extremely hard as if they had been used but realized there was some protective stuff on the bristles. After washing them under some water, they were better..not soft, but better. I used these to paint some wine glasses and it did the job but some of the brushes are useless. The smaller ones are way too thin and it's hard to add details to anything when brushes are so thin.
I would never purchase these again but as I said, they served a purpose only because I didn't have anything else. However, I will be saving my money in order to purchase better ones.
So overall, if you have the money for the better ones, buy those. Not these. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great results with very faded black capris. I have black capri's that have become "around the house" go to capri's. They are in great shape, but quite faded. I felt I had nothing to lose by trying the liquid Rit Dye on the faded capri's. I used 2 bottles and did 3 cotton capri's and 2 yoga type capri length. I filled the washer half way, emptied the two bottles into the hot water, and as instructed, added a couple table spoons of liquid dish detergent. I put the washing machine on the soak cycle for 3 hours and 2 cold water rinses with a full washer. They look brand new. I'm thrilled with the results.
I don't know how the fabric dye would work on other fabrics, stained fabric, or other materials, but worked beautifully on mine. They are good enough I may move them from around the house to go out, they look that good. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Washes off on glass, stains other surfaces - beware. A friend gave these markers as a gift to our daughter. She loved them and happily went to work drawing pictures on windows and mirrors around our house. It was lots of fun, until it came time to clean up. Then we realized something important: while it's relatively easy to clean up on glass or other smooth surfaces, the ink stains other surfaces. Like our walls, our window sills (even when watered down, like where the squeegee drips), our kids clothes. And the crayons kind of crumble leaving little specks of indelible, pasty ink stuck to things, like shoes, etc; another source of stains.
Our daughter played for about an hour with the markers before it was time to go to bed. When we started to clean up the next day and realized how super staining the colors were, my wife and I ended up spending about three hours cleaning things up. And some surfaces just couldn't be cleaned: we'll have to prime and touch-up paint them (hopefully it doesn't bleed through badly or else we'll need to sand it off).
Yes, the markers warn that they can stain other surfaces and yes we should've read the whole package before letter our daughter play with them. But we assumed that, like other Crayola products, clean-up would be taken into account. Basically, you'd be in the same place if you gave a kid a pack of whiteboard markers: they work beautifully on whiteboards, windows, mirrors, etc., but indelibly stain everything else. I call it irresponsible and urge you to consider the clean-up when buying this product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Not good for inking. I'll start by saying I wanted to like this brayer. It's a good value and doesn't feel cheep. That said, it simply didn't perform.
The main issue I had was the center of the brayer simply doesn't take ink. I'd repeatedly roll the brayer over a perfectly flat sheet of glass with ink, and the you could visibly see only the sides of the brayer picked up any pigment. The center was noticeably bare. You can't get enough pressure to the center of the roller for it to be effective. Only the sides of this brayer make any real contact with the surface you're rolling it on.
This simply isn't a good brayer for inking. For that I'd likely need a hard rubber brayer such as the "Speedball Deluxe 4-Inch Hard Rubber Brayer" but amazon doesn't seem to currently offer a 6 inch version. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Beautiful! (but misleading title. I was very happy with the selection of patterns in this set. The title is a bit misleading, however: you get 24 sheets, not 40.
Still, I wanted an elegant collection of primarily black and white patterned papers, and that's exactly what I got. The papers have a bit of sparkle in the form of subtle glitter or "varnish" (like you'd get with clear heat embossing). It's not over the top; just enough to make it special. And you get some die cuts in the pad as well, many of which are suitable for stamping with your own sentiment (I've used these for a couple of anniversary cards).
The 6" x 6" size is perfect for card making, too. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
PAGES LIE FLAT, WELL BOUND. I bought the large size sketch book for a class. I am particular about paper quality and the Leda seemed to meet my needs. I am not disappointed. I am using pencil, charcoal with fixative, pastel with fixative, a little acrylic for sketches, Prismacolor markers, and ink pen brushes. Both the markers and brushes do bleed through, but that is to be expected. The fixative I use is water based, but the pages dry flat, so I am confident I can use a little water color also. All in all, I am very satisfied with the quality of the paper and the binding of the sketchbook. I don't anticipate having to tape in loose pages as I did in my last one. I will probably stick with this brand as long as it is available. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good brush with one downside. It's a sable brush so the quality is there.
This collapsible travel brush is a bit different from other travel brushes.
When you uncap the top, you reveal the grip section that you've to push down to reveal the bristles. When you cap it back, you pull up the grip section to cover the bristles, then put on the cap.
The one downside is the chrome body may peel off. For mine, I dropped it on the ground, it gathered some dust particles on the grip section, and the constant cap and uncapping caused the wear and tear, and the shiny part peeled off.
Personally, I prefer the [ASIN:B00GWH5V3G Da Vinci Series 1523 Russian Red Sable Round Watercolor Travel Paint Brush]] but that is slightly shorter. And that is cheaper too, hence more value for money.
If you want a longer brush you can consider but that is slightly shorter. And that is cheaper too, hence more value for money.
If you want a longer brush you can consider <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Escoda-Sable-Travel-brush/dp/B007MP4QU6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Escoda Sable Travel brush</a>. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Not MADE IN USA as shown. This product obviously comes from various manufacturers and was not what I expected. I've been searching for a quality "MADE IN USA" bandana and liked when I came across this one with the image showing, "MADE IN USA". Unfortunately it's NOT. The text on the one I received states, "MADE IN INDIA". In fairness, the edges are sewn fairly straight, the image is printed nicely on both sides, and the material quality seems ok but I can't comment on endurance because I just received it. I've been trying to find a truly "quality" bandana that's, "MADE IN USA" (like my 15 (!) year old one that's finally wearing out after easily a hundred washings). Quality "MADE IN USA" is getting tougher and tougher to find, but I'll keep searching. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
THE BEST SHIMMERY PAINTS EVER. I am a HUGE fan of Twinkling H2O's, these pots of shimmery, rich colors are my absolute favorite especially for coloring stamped images. These pots come in two sizes--the mini one here and also in a larger pot. SO many color choices, one can choose individually or buy in sets. Twinkling H2O's are brilliant to use as a stamping medium directly onto the rubber stamp. You will not be disappointed in the gorgeous shimmer. They are my go-to for watercoloring and as well for coloring. I tend to use a water brush, but any brush will do. Twinkling H2O's will make your painting look better than your ability--at least they do for me!!! These pots last forever, so they are terrific value too. I started my collection a number of years ago, and nothing has come out on the market to even come close to the elegant shimmer Twinkling H2O's will bring to your coloring.
These would be FANTASTIC for the new adult coloring books! The colors blend well together, you too will be impressed!!! DO remember to let the pots completely dry before replacing the lids after use--that way you will enjoy your Twinkling H2O's right down to their last shimmery drop of the most beautiful colors I have ever seen!!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good design and recommended. I always had hard time looking for the right sketch notebook with the right paper (not too brown, not too white, not too slippery - you know what I mean) since I tend to erase several times and need to scan later for finishing on computer. Also I need the notebook to be not too heavy and not too big/small for carrying around or sketching huge stuff. And I found Leda Sketchbook. Must say it is awesome, the paper thickness is just right - I mainly use pencils and ink pens and it does not reflect on the other side.
The paper color is kind of yellowish.
The size of the sketchbook can fit a small backbag - the only downside is the rubber band is a bit loose.
Dont worry about the weight - it is not heavier than nother small notebook -actually can be lighter and the cover looks great. Will totally recommend this for anyone who likes sketching with pencils and pens on the go ;). | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Very good value for the money, especially if you are starting out or don't want to worry much about the cost while painting. Have finally completed my search for a set of low cost oil paints that I am happy with. These paints are soft coming out of the tube, and work well on the canvas. Lots of nice colors and seem bright. They use commonly known oil paint names such as burnt sienna, raw umber, hooker's green. My only problem is that I use a lot of white and there is not much in the small tube, so I will have to supplement this color with another purchase elsewhere. I will buy this oil paint set again when I run low. Very good value for the money, especially if you are starting out or don't want to worry too much about cost while you are painting. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice dies. These snowflake dies are pretty, easy to use, and cut cleanly. They look especially nice when cut with glitter paper. The card stock comes out of the die easily but slides back in place to run through a second time if needed. Due to the flakes intricacy, I do have to maneuver some of them out of the card stock, but it isn't difficult. The flakes are a little smaller than those of other sets I own, so I can fit more on a card. I left the dies connected together for nowits easier to keep track of them that way and less fussy to set up for a cutbut there could be situations where Id want them separate. I wasn't familiar with Echo Park dies but wouldnt hesitate to purchase again. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
It's so much better than having to cut the vinyl. I started a t-shirt business at the beginning of the year, and own both a Cameo and a Cricut. I had started leaning toward my circuit because of the ease of layering and the Cameo software not being as user friendly. This week I have an order of 120 shirts and pulled out both cutters to get the vinyl cut in a more efficient time frame. I knew that I had seen a feeder option and searched for it thinking it was for the Cricut. It turned out to be for the Cameo instead. I bought it anyway hoping that it would help a little.
I have since only cut 5 shirts on my Cricut and 95 with the Cameo and the feeder. This thing is a gift from God! I had 30' rolls of vinyl cut and laid out 10 designs on the Cameo art board (as it will only go unto 120"). I hit start and walk away. When I come back I have 10 shirts cut at a time. I go cook and come back, I go clean and come back, I go to sleep and come back. Over the weekend I will have all the shirts cut. It's so much better than having to cut the vinyl, layout out on the cutting mat, load the cutter and wait. The longest cut mat for the Cricut is only 24" so I can only do 2 at a time, and for some reason, every other one isn't cutting the entire design. It's also better than a roll on the Cameo without the feeder, because the feeder holds the vinyl tight and in place without shifting.
I will definitely use this Cameo and feeder going forward. This feeder has revolutionized my time and my business!!! I no longer have to be afraid to take large orders. I don't know what I was waiting on. Don't wait - - just buy it now!!!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Decent, but not good for metal miniatures. I bought these paints at a local Michael's, and I'm not likely to purchase these again. I bought them with the intent to paint some metallic and plastic miniatures
Pros:
- the paints came in a LOT of colors.
- I really liked the look of the paint on plastic miniature models.
- I bought a jar of Testor's paint thinner, and LOVED IT. It worked phenomenally.
Cons:
- When I would try to thin the paint with water (for a thinner consistency), it repelled the water. Forced me to buy more Testor paint thinner mid-painting session.
- Made my paintbrushes very tacky after rinsing them in water. Added an extra 15 minutes to cleaning time.
- Their brush bodies would rub off unto my hands, blackening my palms. Not too difficult to wash off, but an annoyance.
All in all, I'd say that while you should get their brand of paint thinner, it doesn't suit my purposes. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A truly great product. Pros and Cons. Pros: This is a quality product; the same as the rest of the Mabel products that I own and have owned. Nice wood, smooth oiled and proper hardware. It is easy to operate and requires no effort or tightening/loosening to turn during painting. It holds the canvas securely not only between the 2 jaws but with a heavy duty L screws to each jaw from the back. Unless the canvas is too big for it, I see no reason to take it off and put back on. It can be tightened to the mast and move with it or be moved up and down along the mast.
I recommend this to anyone who likes to control the direction of their work and speed up production avoiding awkward angles, saving tired hands and wrists and possible strain.
Con: The only caution I would give is to Modern artists who like to bang and bump, "attack" canvas and poke or punch the canvas. The connection to the mast and the nature of ONE pivot point does not allow beatings. If you hit the canvas real hard on the extremities, it does wobble. I work free flowing and broad strokes, alas, I don't get rough with the canvas so I have no problem with its movements. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Two different die sets for the Docrafts - Xcut 3 piece envelope die set. This set is compatible with the Big Shot from Sizzix, however, the actual size of the envelope once folded is: 4-1/4" by 3", that is: 11cm x 7,5 cm. It is a smaller size but it comes in handy if you do not have the time or the inspiration to write a lot. The other larger size mentioned above in the specifications or infos applies to a similar but larger die set. This latter one can only be used with the Big Shot Plus from Sizzix and in case you want it, you have to search for: Docrafts 3 Piece Envelope Carbonised Steel Extra Large Dies XCU 503211. Both sets are very nice, they have a liner and a perfectly fitted note card, so you can fast and easy cut an envelope in the colors you like without having to do the guess work. I only gave 3 stars because of the poor item description that can be misleading. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Broken. Just opened this to use it since Ive run out of some of the colors from another set by same manufacturer and they're shattered. I do realize its been a long bit since I purchased this and I wasn't going to do anything about it however they're unusable because theyve fused together the shattered pieces, mixed up colors.
I haven't dropped it, banged it, nothing. I should have looked sooner. Can I trade back damaged colors or get a replacement set? This had to have happened in shipping I just now removed the plastic seal ring. No corners are damaged. Please tell me, even though its been a while there is something that can be done? 15 colors are effected. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Hey this paper is awesome! I am new to watercolor painting (took a . Hey this paper is awesome! I am new to watercolor painting (took a six week class last fall), so I am certainly not qualified to judge one paper over another--but--for my personal taste, I love how smoothly the paint goes on, and how well the colors blend. In my very limited experience, it also has seemed like the paints were more vivid. Black especially. This is all based on two paintings I did simultaneously--one using this paper and one using cold press 140 pound. Painted the exact same subject, using the same paints, brushes, etc. I was pleased with both, but the Bee Paper cotton rag paper just catches my attention more. I would definitely purchase this again! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
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