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Impressive. Impressive case. The sides and bottom are quite firm. I do not have a full set of markers yet. But, I am sure this case will handle them well. The case comes with 6 removable mesh compartments. They look like little flat bottom shopping bags. Some reviewers have complained that these are filmsy and unusable. Well, I cut some plastic canvas to size and put around each one around the inside and put in the markers and then stuffed whatever packacking stuff i had lying around the house in each one to keep the markers upright. I will removing the stuffing as I get more markers. But, right now, it is functional and did not cost anything. When the case is full, if I find the mesh compartments too weak to keep the markers upright then I will just leave the plastic canvas in. However, I have seen pictures of plenty of marker collections inside these cases online and the mesh things work just fine for them. We just have to remember this case is designed to hold a lot of markers. If you have or plan on obtaining a full set of Copic markers this is the case for you. It may be adaptable for other markers, etc. Be sure to make sure measure what you want to put in. Enjoy! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Well-behaved, even on bad paper; waterproof, forgery proof. I write with Noodler's Black (the brand's "standard" black ink) almost every day because I can't always choose the paper to write on. Noodler's Black can be used for two-sided writing on bad paper, even newsprint, which is rare among all the fountain pen inks in the world.
I also write with Noodler's Black because it's waterproof, forgery-proof, good-looking, and pleasantly smooth during writing. I confidently write checks with Noodler's Black, and it is safe for signing valuable or important documents too (when black is an acceptable color; ask your lawyer).
Please keep in mind that the Noodler's company carefully says which of the brand's colors are waterproof and which are not. In my experience Noodler's Black is by far the best Noodler's color for writing on both sides of bad paper.
One behavior you might notice, if your pen's nib is an exposed metal surface (not covered with colored enamel), is that Noodler's (standard) Black spreads itself over exposed metal surfaces. This "nib creep" is harmless behavior because the ink doesn't run down onto the grip area. Wiping the ink off the nib is only temporary; more ink will soon spread to replace what you wiped off. Again, this is harmless behavior and a very small price to pay for the security of your marks, signatures and important handwritten texts. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Too Dark. What you see is not what you get. The paints are very dark and all seem to run together in the lower left part of the painting. Something is definitely wrong with the darker colors as they are too dark. If you try to thin them out to reflect a different tone, then it doesn't cover the numbers or the lines. Very disappointing. This is the first time I tried this line of paint by number kits and there are so many more I would like to order, but this one has me very leery of spending a lot of money on something I won't like. Also, putting the canvas onto the frame and constructing the frame is no easy task. It may be all right for someone younger who has the strength in their hands to do the framing and stretching, but I found it a little difficult for me. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The color is strong and it takes very little paint to cover a great deal of paper. Grumbacher Academy are made in the USA. They are vibrant and concentrated, and best of all they come with an excellent price tag. These are not pure pigment watercolors (they have chalk in them) but that is why they are so low priced. Grumbacher is pretty much unbeatable in the student watercolor category. The color is strong and it takes very little paint to cover a great deal of paper. They handle and mix exceedingly well with other brands of artist quality paint colors. Most of the Grumbacher Academy colors just mentioned seem to sustain excellent light fastness alone and in mixture. I seriously recommend their Burnt Sienna, Perylene Maroon, Thalo Green and Thalo Blue. This Green is really lovely. However, the yellow is still pretty far from their professional counterparts and reds are not that lightfast, though it doesn't matter if you are just learning. Go get an expensive yellow/red and you'll have a perfect kit to introduce yourself or your students into the beautiful watercolor world. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nothing Better. I have been using airbrushes since 1984. I started off with a compressor that would vibrate right off the table. I then graduated up to a silent compressor which lasted about 15 years. I then bought another compressor that lasted about 10 years and have just acquired a Power Jet Pro compressor from Iwata-Medea, Inc in Portland, OR.
This compressor has so many excellent features and I'll mention them:
-It has two ports for two separate airbrushes. They can be set at different PSI levels. One airbrush can run at 30 PSI and the other at 15 for example. It can also handle the two airbrushes with no lack of power.
-The on/off switch lights up when it is on. With a quick look at the compressor you can see if it is on or off from a distance. The other ones you often have to get really close to see if they are still on.
-The compressor is quite light but don't let it fool you. It has plenty of power. I spray watercolors through my airbrush and never have to go much higher than 15-25 PSI and most fine artists never do.
-It is oil-less. Some compressors require oil and the oil is pricey and messy. This compressor is extremely maintenance free.
-When it reaches pressure it does not have that awful burst of compressed air before it shuts off and you can work in quiet. When it reaches the pressure you want it shuts off quietly.
I have had four compressors in the last 25 years and would rate this one as the very best for the money. It is distributed by the best airbrush company in the world and they have an outstanding support staff there (503-253-7308). You should look around and get the best price you can.[...]
You can see my artwork at [...]. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A really nice easel but saw similar item for less. The easel is sturdy and comes in its own carrying case. There were no instructions in the box, however, so you have to figure out how to set it up yourself. It's not hard, but the bar that holds the canvas at the top gets stuck and won't go into its slot once in a while. I don't put anything very heavy on it and it's working fine with canvases and large drawing pads...
UPDATE: I was shopping in A.C. Moore and saw an easel that was exactly like this one for $14.99! Took a star off my original review for that. While the easel does work, I wish I would have known I could have gotten almost the exact same one for $10 less. Just threw out the shipping box yesterday, too! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
which leads me to believe that the damage is prior to shipping and this is why the price is good. I don't necessarily care about the dents on . There was some damage to the canvas and it was bent. I thought the packaging was adecuate, which leads me to believe that the damage is prior to shipping and this is why the price is good. I don't necessarily care about the dents on the canvas because I like the roughness of any mareial but I do care about the wood and that is does not warp, now I have to fix before painting.
1. This is a good product to work a sketch prior to doing a bigger work. Basicallly for pratice, I guess it's is good for a beginner or intermediate who wants to venture into larger pieces.
2. I will not purchase for a finished or requested piece. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I love these pencils. The Bluehorn 60-color Colored Pencils are a hidden little gem. I love these pencils! They are in-line with one of my favorite brands, Marco Raffine, but less expensive. These pencils are oil based just like the Marco Raffine. The colors are vibrant. They blend well, layer well, and the color transfers with barely any pressure, so you can easily build color. I've been whipping out pictures like crazy with these pencils. The joy of coloring. :)
Now, these pencils are not perfect. They have a few problems that are manageable. The pencil casing is all one color and they don't have color names or numbers on the pencils. This wouldn't be a total crisis, except, the lead color doesn't match the pencil color on most of the pencils. I had to name/tag all the pencils and make a color chart, now they're great. They're definitely worth the work in my opinion, or I wouldn't have done it.
I've included a picture of my color chart. Now you'll see I made a boo-boo on color GR2 (grey). I had accidentally laid down G2 (green) before I realized what I was doing. I erased the G2, but it still remained. I colored over it with the correct color but it turned it a grey/green. The correct GR2 color is off to the right. So we'll use this as another example of layering. I also included an example of layering blue and yellow at the bottom of the chart. I've included a few of the pictures I've colored using these pencils. All of the pictures were colored only using these pencils, except for the backgrounds, which were either digitally filled in or colored with chalk.
I received this product through a promotional discount in exchange for an honest review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Time-consuming--but you should already know that. We scorched some of the numbers but were able to remedy them.
Recently purchased two sets for basketball jerseys. The numbers seem to be of good quality--sturdy and thick. Cutting, positioning, and ironing were extremely time consuming and frustrating. We advise that you cut the bottom and the sides of the numbers with straight-edge cutters/slicers so that they could line up perfectly. It took many numbers and jerseys to get used to the ironing... scorched a few because we didn't realize you have to REALLLLLY peel. They don't come off easily like stickers, and if they do, the numbers may be yellow due to scorching.
We were so sad that some had yellow marks and others were white (15-20 seconds is perfect. heat on high/cotton). After researching, we found that Hydrogen Peroxide can help with the scorching! Apply hydrogen peroxide to scorched areas, lay a clean piece of fabric on top (we used white), the fabric should be soaked after placing it on, if not, add more hydrogen peroxide, then iron on low/medium heat. Continue reapplying and ironing until the yellow marks begin to fade. Didn't know if it was my eyes that got used to looking at the scorched marks, but I really do believe it has gotten MUCH better.
Over all, these are truly time-consuming and inconvenient. Two people with two irons.. it took us a whole hour to finish 3-4 jerseys... and that was towards the end of our project when we got really good at ironing and learned from our mistakes. But people should know that this type of DYI really is time consuming and if you don't have time, don't do it. If you decide to purchase these, you should already know it takes a lot of effort. We just didn't realize HOW time-consuming. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Owned one for 40 years and still a happy user. I am not a verified Amazon buyer because I bought my Paasche air eraser in 1975. I still have it and it still works quite well. It is a nice little air brush style sand blaster, obviously designed for light duty work at a lower PSI than heavy duty abrasive guns. If you are interested in creating etched glass designs on mirror, etching on cups and mugs and similar, then this is a really good tool for that. The "bottle" is small so it will need to be refilled often. I've found it can hold enough to do small projects with no issues. You can adjust how much abrasive is it shoots, so you can get good results and only refill once or twice. While it isn't really designed for sand carving, it is actually strong enough to do some very limited, very shallow sand carving on glass. I would recommend this little blaster to anyone, with this advice: don't expect it to work like a full size sand blaster. Don't try to use it to blast stone or do doors or other large projects. Paasche makes quality stuff and if you take care of it, it will last you a long time. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
This truly IS the Best Cleaner Ever. OMG! This stuff is great! I've been trying to get duct tape gunk off my delicate wooden floor and carpet without scraping for weeks. I tried GooBGone which is supposed to be the best stuff on the market for glue removal. It didn't touch my mess of glue and duct tape. In desperation, I Googled how to remove duct tape and saw a video demonstration of this stuff on YouTube. The video said this product is made from natural ingredients which made me skeptical. However the demonstration seemed real enough. So I decided to try it out. It removed ALL the gunk within a few minutes, even from the carpet! NO scraping needed. It is not irritating to my skin at all and is so gentle that it didn't even mess with the shine on my floor! Don't let the 2oz bottle fool you, a few sprays of this into a paper towel got a 4x6 rectangle of glue and duct tape out of my carpet and floor. Magical stuff, you guys blow GooBGone out of the water! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Worth it. If you like to watercolor or just plain sketch and have the option to cleanly blend your colors, then this is your product. I also purchased this with the crayola watercolor pencils and crayola portfolio oil pastels. To make the cleanest drawings/paintings, here's a quick tip.
Sketch with the watercolor pencils and get your base sketch out
Fill in with the caran dache water pastels all your big areas and some details. These colors don't wear out like normal crayons so don't worry.
Finish blending and detailing with the portfolio pastels since they will draw over the caran daches.
You can always go thicker but never thinner. i.e. watercolor pencils will never draw over caran or portfolio, and portfolios can draw over the other two with no problem. If you remember that then you will have no problems creating your masterpieces. Have fun! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Very Sturdy Rigid Chipboard. This is exactly what I wanted. I needed very thick chipboard to make heavy duty patterns that I can lay on wet clay without them disintegrating. These are not waterproof, but they are so heavy that I can trace around them, and lift them off without them bending or sticking.
They are not kidding when they say these are the thickness of 20 sheets of paper. I use a hobby knife to cut mine. My son actually broke a pair of scissors trying (unsuccessfully) to cut a sheet. I think it's probably fair to say that it's as thick and sturdy as at least 3 sheets of regular chipboard.
The packaging is really good. It's shrink wrapped in plastic that's sturdy but removable, and all of the corners are wrapped to keep them from getting damaged.
If you order these, make sure you have fresh hobby knife blades. Also, you can use fine sandpaper to sand down any errors. It works great. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Not a paid review. I know people seem to freak that a lot of reviews are paid, etc...But this one isn't. I love these! Sure they're selling these under forty different names, but I found this listing to have the cheapest 72 set, so I bought through this one. The colors are nice and varied. They are as bold as you want them. They blend pretty well, too. My other pencils were bothering my hand because I had to push very hard, but these are much softer but not so much so that I have to sharpen them often. Are they professional level? No...But will they give you the ability to use your amateur skills to go from light to deep color depending on pressure and use your creativity in blending, etc? Yep! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A Few Problems At First, But Totally Worth It. I will admit that I did run into a few problems with this. I bought this set over a year ago and just used it for the first time a week ago. There are no instructions. I went to attach the hose to the compressor and couldn't figure out how to do it. I assumed that I was missing a part and I was absolutely devastated over it. My husband came home and was able to figure it out. (Luckily, he has played around with an airbrush kit before.) I then filled the airbrush up with color and was only able to blow air out of it for some reason. None of the color was coming out. My husband messed with it and figured out how to adjust the pressure and so on.
I grabbed a piece of cardboard and started spraying and messing around with the settings. It only took a minute or two to get use to it and figure out how to properly aim and so on. My only real complaint with the functionality of the airbrush is that the lid is only magnetic and it does not come with any type of stand to set it on when you need to take a break or switch colors, so I ended up spilling food coloring all over my counter several times. I strongly suggest making some sort of stand to set the airbrush gun on before you start decorating.
Cake airbrush sets are very expensive. I fantasized about adding one to my collection of cake decorating tools but only ever saw sets costing $150 and up so I did not consider buying one to be an option until I found this one on Amazon. It's lack of instructions was extremely inconvenient and almost led to me having a mental breakdown because I thought it didn't work properly at first, but once I finally I got to use it I was so happy with my purchase.
I am very happy with the price and I have absolutely no regrets in buying it despite what I had to go through to get it going. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Bitterly disappointing. When this was announced a few months back, I was thrilled; it seemed like a nearly ideal cast by 2013 standards. I've wanted to hear Pape as Wotan since the first time I heard him more than fifteen years ago. While I may not like everything that Kaufmann sings, Siegmund is a role tailor-made for his baritonal sound. And Stemme was a pretty convincing Isolde for Janowski, so I looked forward to her Brunnhilde.
Kaufmann and Stemme do not disappoint, but virtually everyone else does. As Sieglinde, Kampe sings the notes, but sounds as though she's at the end of her rope vocally, so any interpretation goes out the window. Petrenko (Hunding) and Gubanova are adequate, but no more than that. But the biggest vocal disappointment is Pape. He sounds bored, tired, and vocally indisposed - in short, like an old man. It's hard to explain, because just a few days ago he sang a magnificent Gurnemanz at the Met; I wonder if he's just one of those singers who dislikes studio conditions and needs a real performance in front of a real audience. I've seen him live several times and have been bowled over; I've heard virtually every one of his recordings, and have been disappointed by every one except for his Pogner for Solti (which was, of course, recorded live).
And Gergiev's conducting is, in a word, awful. There are lots of "moments" in Walkure, and in Gergiev's hands, they all pass by without making any impression. I've never heard a less exciting Walkrenritt, and my favorite scene, the Wotan-Brunnhilde confrontation in Act 3, goes for absolutely nothing. Wotan's Act 3 entrance should whip things up into a frenzy. No wonder Pape sounds bored, uninterested, and uninteresting. Solti always managed to bring great excitememt to such moments, but momentum could be a problem in slower, more reflective music. With Gergiev, we get the worst of both worlds - missing the point of the "big moments", while still managing to lose all foward momentum during the slower music. And the orchestra is no better than second rate.
As for the sound, I must disagree with those who have raved about the sonics. To my ears, listening to the SACD layer, the sound is dull, opaque, and lifeless. This is SACD??? The sound is inferior to virtually every recording of Walkure since Solti's. And did no one think about creating proper perspectives? If I remember correctly, the Siegmund-Hunding battle is supposed to begin offstage, but here it happens front and center, right under our noses. How can the two of them not see one another when they are audibly a few feet apart? And why does Wotan have to say "Steh' Brunnhild" when he sounds as though he's close enough to grab her?
I like the packaging - a nice slim, sturdy clambox without a lot of wasted space. But who really cares about that when the music is treated like this?
So one star for Kaufmann, one for Stemme - two stars is all that this one deserves. It's a pity that they didn't transport this cast to Berlin for Janowski's cycle, which will undoubtably sound better and be better conducted. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great quality. This is General's premium pencil. These have turned out to be a great option -- like all soft charcoal pencils the tips break easily. using a craft knife may be the best bet, I find myself reaching for the craft knife to get stuck leads unstuck from my sharpeners anyway. I tried out three different brands, Derwent, Creatacolor 5.6mm leads with separate holder purchase and this. The cretacolor white is by far the best. For charcoal, the Derwent was a dud, had one pencil split apart while hand sharpening. Their white was scratchy and inconsistent. BTW with all of these remember to hand sharpen. The cretacolor wood holder has a fantastic feel in the hand. As far as the soft and medium charcoal, they are fine, but I find them even harder to sharpen. So using it for white, but Generals or Derwent for everything else, but replacing worn out soft with generals primo pencils. This particular one is equivalent to the Derwent soft. I have to say that the Derwent is consistent with the labeling when purchasing sets, the generals all seem fairly soft to me, not truly reflective of the label. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
doesn't sharpen to a fine point; breaks pencils. I am really disappointed in this pencil sharpener. i bought this particular sharpener because I had a new set of Prismacolor colored pencils. Same brand, everything. But it's horrible. Regardless of which sharpener I use, it doesn't sharpen to a fine point. More than that, it harms the pencils, breaks the leads (which is particularly disappointing, because you can't buy all my favorite pencil colors separately). I've used other sharpeners which have worked a lot better (that came with a different pencil set), so I'm pretty sure the problem is with the sharpener, not the pencils. Don't buy this just because of the label "Prismacolor"! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Super glossy and durable, but also transparent. These markers are super glossy and durable once baked, which is something I was looking for in a marker. However, pretty much all of the colors are transparent, so if I have a large area to cover I have to put at least two coats on, which was something I definitely was NOT looking for in a marker. Overall they're nice, and I'll keep using them because they are much more durable than sharpie paint markers (which will chip and and scratch no matter how long you bake them or whatever you do to them), I just had hoped that they were more opaque. The markers are also very liquid when the paint comes out, so sometimes they're difficult to control. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
compact,quiet,easy to use-what's not to like. I purchased this to use with my Iwata airbrush for resin & vinyl figure kit building. The adjustable air pressure makes doing even the smallest detail perfect for the hobby. The fact it's only 6 inches square is an ideal size for those who don't have a lot of space to work in. The included airhose,3 additional adapters for other brand name airbrushes,& the pistol grip filter shows that Iwata is on top of their game in the hobby. It's extremely quiet,so you won't have to worry about waking up the neighbors if you're working into the wee hours of the morning. Combined with the build quality & the perfect price through Amazon,this is the best compressor I've bought yet. Try it for yourself,you won't be sorry. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Don't Waste Your Time or Money. Okay, let me start off by saying that I didn't buy this piece because I liked the way the picture looked. I bought it because it had a lighthouse on it and it was on canvas and I'd never tried that before. Having said this let me tell you that if you paint the picture the way they show it on the box it will not be very pretty. It's very drab and depressing. The colors are not vibrant at all and it's done in a lot of muted blue-grays, grays with muted olive greens as well as bright greens which I think clash horribly. I used the colors that came with the box and came up with my own version and am very happy with MY results which is why I gave this a 3 star rating. Generally, this company's products S-T-I-N-K!!! This is my 3rd kit from them. The first two went in the trash because the color mixes that they told me to use were so horribly unnatural I couldn't stand the paintings and was ashamed of them. They were both lighthouses 1) "Waterside Lighthouse" had clear numbers and was easy to paint. I just didn't like the results. 2) "Guiding Light" PAL27-3T - was horrible. The numbers were too small to see in most places and once again the colors unnatural. I will say this much. If you've never painted on canvas before you will LOVE this kit. The paint moves so much more smoothly than on the poster board versions, so if you don't mind getting creative and stretching your artistic boundaries by making up your own color palette then by all means buy this kit. However, if you are a by-the-book kind of artist then you may find this piece lacking. I followed the directions to the letter on the rocky area and most of the greenery but the actual lighthouse, Keeper's Cottage, flowers and hedges on the house and the sky and ocean I made my own. I also changed the waves where they crashed up on the rocks. Oh, by the way this is the second paint by number kit I've ever completed. y first kit was a Dimensions lighthouse PBN kit and I followed that one to the letter. I've never had any art instruction and I have 20/20 vision. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Awesome Pen. I purchased the purple edition of this pen a year ago. From day one it has wrote well and consistently. I have taken it outside and used it to mark wood for cutting, as it works well to write on rough surfaces. I use it to write in notebooks. I use it to write on plain paper. In fact, if I write anything, I use this pen! After a year of constant use, the feed holder (the thing that holds the metal nib and screws into the body of the pen) broke in the barrel. I contacted TWSBI and they told me how to remove the broken portion from the barrel, and promptly shipped me a new feed holder. Using the video tutorial on their website ([...]), I was able to reassemble the nib and have the pen back into good working condition. Interesting to note that the new feed holder has a duller look to it. I've noticed in the past that super shiny plastic tends to be more brittle. Hopefully this new feed holder will be more durable!
A lot of the other fountain pen brands discourage you from disassembling and reassembling their pens, and some will even void the warranty. Not TWSBI! Their video tutorials show you how to disassemble and reassemble the piston system as well as the nib system. Included with the pen is a diagram as well that shows the basic idea, as well as some silicone grease and a thin wrench used for disassembly. You can also find really good videos on youtube that show you how to take then pen apart and put it back together. They also show you how to widen the groove to lay down more ink, or narrow the groove to lay down less ink.
One of the things that did frustrate me was writing in a nice journal with good paper. The ink didn't seem to want to settle into the paper instantly. I'm using Noodler's Black Bulletproof Waterproof Ink in this pen as it will last for as long as the paper it's written on. But when I shut the journal, I found that ink got onto the opposite page. I don't particularly care for ink smearing or getting where it doesn't. So, I used to blow on the page to get the ink to dry, but even that didn't work so well. Finally, I did some searching and found out that people used to use blotting paper to soak up the excess ink that didn't soak into the paper. Well, I didn't feel like buying special blotting paper, so I adapted the idea and simply tore off a piece of copy paper that goes in a copy machine or printer, and use that to blot up the excess ink! No more ink smears in my journal!
Finally, I've never had this pen leak on me. I've had regular pens somehow crack and leak ink all over me. But not this one. The barrel of the pen has an o-ring that seals with the lid so if somehow the pen did spring a leak around the nib assembly, the ink would be contained. When the pen broke on me and the nib would not stay in place, I kept the cap on and not a single bit of ink got out. Though once I fixed it I had to rinse out all the ink that did leak into the cap. I did realize early on though that when I put the cap on the back of the pen when writing, I have to pull it straight off, otherwise if I twist it off I could potentially activate the piston mechanism and squirt ink all over. I also found that I could twist the piston all the way to the up position when filling, then twist a little more to snug it up nicely, and the mechanism kind of locks in place and requires some effort to break it loose to move the piston back down. Between those two tips, I've never squirted ink out of this pen.
I could keep going but I won't. I love this pen! I use nothing but this pen. TWSBI treated me well and promptly shipped me a replacement part when the pen did break. They didn't ask for receipts or anything. I bought this pen at full price and have not been compensated in any way for this review. And if I had to do it all over again, I would buy this pen again! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
It works great. I purchase a lot of unmounted rubber stamps and this is what I use so that I can mount the stamps to acrylic blocks as cling stamps. This saves a great deal of space over wood mounted stamps. The foam helps to give a crisp and clear stamped image so I save time when stamping. I have used this product for about 6 years and it works great!!!! The foam is plenty sticky so make sure you have things lined up before you place the stamp onto the foam. You can't remove the stamp and reposition it without pulling up the adhesive with the stamp. Many people use this product when removing wood mounted stamps from the block and turning the stamps into a cling stamp to save space. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice brushes. I bought these from a seller called PristinePretty. I received these brushes in SEEMINGLY New condition, but I believe they've been used before because the feel of the coating on the handle of two of the brushes feels somewhat sticky, not as smooth as a brand new Martha Stewart brush normally feels. The brush parts looked good enough that it didn't warrant a return, but I am a little disappointed that these were advertised as New.
But this is the fault of the seller and not a criticism of the quality of the product itself. So setting all that aside, I rate this a 5 out of 5. I like the range of flat brushes this set gives and the round brush is a nice addition to use for extra detail work. Their sizes are good for painting backgrounds, posters, or anything that requires you to paint more broadly. The nylon brushes are springy, easy to clean and paints smoothly. I really like the smooth rubberized feel of the handles that Martha Stewart brushes normally have and combined with their ergonomic shape makes these even more comfortable to grip. Great aesthetic and quality for the price so I highly recommend. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A Rainbow. Be warned... the tubes are small. 22ml is not that much paint, but you get every color you could possibly want. Having a set like this offers a chance to explore all the colors and find the ones that suit your style best. You get a rich sampling so you don't go out and buy a giant tube of Hooker's Green when you wanted Permanent Light Green. I love the color charts on the box. I've tried many times to make color wheels and they never seem to come out right, so having the chart is very helpful to me. Liquitex is good quality paint for those just starting out, and it's cheap for starving artists to make high quality art. Definitely recommend this set if you're interested in exploring color. this set is like using Wikipedia for a research paper. It's not the meat and potatoes of the project, but it's a great starting off point. If you are interested in starting out with painting, go to jerrysartarama.com, where they have free video tutorials, get these paints, some canvas, and some brushes and get with the creating. You won't regret it! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Aunt Martha's Ball Point Embroidery Paint. The concept of embroidery paint is cool. I wish the execution of it was better though. There is an invisible seal on the ballpoint tip that has to be washed off with a special solvent (Aunt Martha's Tip Cleaner), which I didn't purchase because I didn't think it was something I was going to need... Once I did get the tip opened up, I discovered that the tips aren't very good - it's very difficult to get a constant and even stream of paint coming out of the tube... I had one tube spring a leak in the middle, causing about half of it to ooze out onto my hand... If you can get the tip off completely, then you can empty the paint from the tube into a disposable cup or something and just use a brush to apply the paint to your fabric or whatever other medium you are painting with this. It is probably best to use this in a well ventilated area too - it has a bit of a strong smell. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Confections sets are the cheapest way to buy a quality watercolour tin, but the paints are fun too. I bought this set mainly because I wanted a travel-sized tin for watercolour (capacity 6 whole or 12 half pans, 9 or 18 at a pinch). And it was cheaper to buy this tin filled with Prima Marketing watercolours than to buy, say, an empty Schmincke tin. On that front I was very pleased. I particularly like that the tray that holds the half pans lifts out of the main box, which makes clean up easy. And there are some nice touches to the fold out palettes, including rolled edges so you can't cut yourself.
There is, unfortunately, a large triangular sticker on the top that occupies about 25% of the surface. This *can* be removed, but it needs to be done with care and is a little time consuming. (If you use a sticky spot remover such as Orange Power, where the active ingredient is d-Limonene or orange oil, then you WILL dull the surface of the tin somewhat. But that's a quicker method if you're not bothered by some minor dullness.)
Regarding the paints themselvesI got the Tropicals set because the Classics set <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Prima-Marketing-Watercolor-Confections-The-Classics/dp/B0197FQYWQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections: The Classics</a> included white, grey and black, which for watercolour is kind of a waste of three pans. I also thought the Tropicals set would be a fun addition to my existing palette which is more traditional. The colours are very intense and tend towards the opaque these will give you very bright and vibrant paintings. Prima Marketing don't identify their colours/pigments in these Confections sets, but as far as the general hues go, you have: Medium Yellow, something like Carmine/Quinacridone Rose, Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue, Orange, Magenta/Quinacridone Violet, Deep Purple, Forest/Dark Green, Viridian/Pthalo Green, Sap/Yellow Green, Yellow Ochre, and Burnt Umber/Van Dyke Brown.
As others have observed, Prima Marketing seems to be aiming this product at crafters and scrapbookers rather than watercolour artists. So perhaps that's why they haven't bothered to identify the pigments but have simply given them arbitrary numbers and grouped them in themed sets. (More surprising is that there's no information about lightfastness or archival quality, which I understand is generally of interest to the scrapbooking community and tends to be a selling point in that market.) So it's all a bit of a mystery
But these are fun paints to use. Ok, they lack the beauty and luminousness of artist-quality paints, but their vibrancy seems to encourage a playful approach cheap and cheerful! and I know I will end up using them. (Since I bought the set for the tin, I was fully prepared to simply toss the paints if they weren't any good.) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Lots of regret. This has been a very bad experiance.
The only good thing i can say is that the packagign was better than anything i have ordered ever.
Almost to the point of overkill.
I ordered 120 shirts from a local shirt supplier and it and this screenprinting station arrived at the same time.
Day 1: Built everything
Unpackaged everything and looked for instructions. There are none. You can refer to a couple photos to see if you are installing it and the springs correctly.
There is a video on one of the dvds that has no sound that gives you an idea on what it should look like.
Day 2 & 3: Photo Emulsion Exposure
I take the chemicals, mix them together, get my screens coat them.
Put them in dark room on a drying rack to dry. Later get the dry screens and put them in the exposure unit.
Time is up time to wash off emusion... whole screen slides off almost as soon as it hits water.
2nd try, 3rd try, 4th try, 5th try... I give up. Drive to local screen printing supply store and get new photo emulsion.
Repeat step 1... works better than i could have expected... so it wasn't the process that was the problem.
Day 4: Time to Print
I get the screen all setup on the press... start aligning everything. With the screen tight on the press and layed down on the planten
the back of the screen is almost an inch off the board... well thats not goign to work. 30 Min later trying to get everything adjusted so the platen is aligned properly with the screen i find out that the platen isn't even level.
Its bowed. UGGGGG. Now i am out of time to get a new one in time.
So i start printing anyways... oops... platen is too wide to fit female Small and Medium sized shirts.
DONT PRINT THEM - they will turn out skewed and have all kinds of issues.
As a result of screen not laying flat on the platen for the entire screen i ended up ruining 30 out of 120 shirts.
I would have waited had i had the time to go to home depot and just make my own LEVEL platen.
Photo emulsion was bad, had to go to local screen printing supply shop to get fresh product that wasn't expired.
This was after 2 days of trying to get the stuff that came with the kit to expose.
With the problems i had i didn't even try to use the ink that came with the kit. Just bought fresh ink from local supplier.
The shirts that didn't get ruined from bowed platen turned out great.
In hindsight knowing what i know now... I wouldn't buy this product at all since it was the complete package I was after not just a nice ball bearing hinged press.
Save yourself the headache.
Get just the press.
Go to local screen printing supply store and get screens, ink, photo emusion from them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A GREAT SET OF DIES THAT CAN TURN AN ORDINARY GIFT CARD INTO A BEAUTIFUL PRESENT. I love this die set --- even though there are a couple of minor problems with it.
PROBLEM #1: the cute little ladybugs shown on the sample card will not look exactly those on the sample card IF YOU USE THE DIES INCLUDED IN THIS SET. You receive 1-red ladybug part and a die to cut a SHADOW OUTLINE. The shadow outline leaves a pretty thick black edge around the lady bug which just isn't that attractive looking. To make the bug look like the one on the sample card, I had to use my Cricut with the cartridge "Accent Essentials" to cut a 1/2" black circle to place underneath the ladybug to "fill in" the black parts.
PROBLEM #2: If you wish to use this as just a card and not a gift card holder as shown in the sample card, you will need to cut your own tag. No dies are included in this set to make tags -- not even for the one shown in the sample card that says "place gift card here. I purchased the Framelets Flip-its set Sizzix #660715 card set at the same time. It includes a 2-1/4 x 3-1/4" scalloped tag that fits the center panel of this card perfectly. This same set also includes two plain ovals that fit inside the scalloped tag. Another option is just to cut your own rectangle to fit in the center space.
PROBLEM #3: I haven't used the "tab maker" die for the gift card, but you will probably need to tape it in place so it doesn't move. There is very tiny margin for error.
HERE IS WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS 19 DIE SET:
* 1 - CARD FRAME
* 1 - RIGHT SIDE CARD PANEL
* 1 - LEFT SIDE CARD PANEL
* 1 - DIE TO CUT THE "GIFT CARD" TABS
* 2 - FLOWER DIES (2-1/8 X 2" AND 2-1/8 X 1-7/8")
* 2 - FLOWER STEMS (2-1/2" LONG AND 2-1/4" LONG)
* 3 - FLOWER INSERTS (FLOWER CENTER, THANK YOU AND FOR YOU)
* 1 - FLOWER CENTER W/HOLES
* 3 - LEAVES (2 - 1" LEAVES AND 1 - 1-1/8" LEAF)
* 2 - LADYBUG PIECES (BUG AND SHADOW)
* 2 - "YOU ROCK" PIECES (1 - PHRASE DIE AND 1 - SHADOW)
All-in-all, this is a great set of dies that will make very cute cards with a minimal investment of time. With Christmas coming you can use these gift card holders to save you from hours and hours of shopping.
With very little effort you can make very attractive cards for the men in your life. For the examples shown here, I used my Cricut Heritage Cartridge to make the lamp posts and cars. The car slips under the left panel. I love having a large area on the back of the center flip panel to place a large message. I just print it out on my computer and cut to fit. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
WE BEEN BAMBOOZLED!! NOT only did this die . WE BEEN BAMBOOZLED !! NOT only did this die NOT come with the windows it shows on the box, you have to purchase an extra die to do this at an additional cost, it had NO instructions on how to assemble the pieces..It didn't tell you have to cut 2 of the same either to get the full house & roof, yes you realize this after you cut one that there are not enough pieces ! It directs you to their website for further instructions , NOT even on their site does it tell to cut 2 pieces or how to assemble or photos.., You should not have to research this from an outside resource to put the VERY ExPeNsIvE Die together or buy additional dies to complete..I shall be thinking in the future whether or not I want to spend this kind of money on an INCOMPLETE DIE FROM SIZZIX..I hope this helps future crafters.. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I really like them. These are nice quality gel pens & though most of them are no different than the rest being sold on here.... I bought them because most sell only 12 glitters (along with other gels such as neon/pastel...) so I knew I was getting at least 2 different colors and I got even more than I bargained for. For one the green is almost neon and still sparkles, It had a lighters purple than any set of gel pens I have ever bought.... the rest of the colors are not the same as as any other set of gel pens I bought..... so I could use one of these blues and a blue from my other sets and they would be different. These 14 pens have added extra variety of color to my collection. I really like them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I have collected many watercolors, and this is THE ONE. I love the colors they're very pigmented. My only reason for 4 star is that when my set came in 13 of the 36 colors were cracked/severely cracked and two of the colors were chipped to where i had to delicately pair the chips with the correct color. Seeing that they are watercolors im not too worried about it, they will go back together with time.
It is a little disheartening though, spending 50$ on a watercolor set and almost 1/2 the colors are cracked or chipped. If this was a gift i'm very sure i wouldn't have even tried to see the quality and would've given the product a much lower rating, seeing that if the colors are this delicate in shipping they would be packaged more carefully than in a thin bubbled package.
I would recommend this product regardless of the chipping. The packaging is lovely and the amount of colors and the size of each pan is huge (about 1"x2" in size). The colors are very pigmented, and smooth to work with.
Just be wary if you are giving it as a gift since chipping and cracking can occur.
Edit: After i finished swatching all the colors, i couldn't give this set a 4 star regardless of the condition. I fell in love again. The white is opaque (from what i have tested, we'll see what happens when i use it in paintings), the black is the most opaque black i've gotten from a pan set, and the iridescent colors are amazing and very smooth and buttery. A must have, if you are buying this for a friend as a gift, and they can't get over a little cracked paint then they'll miss out on a wonderful set of watercolors.
Edit [12.5.15]: Nearly a year later and i'm still loving this set. I have decided to post up some paintings I have done recently to show you the quality and opacity these paints can have. I will also post a "rough" translation of the color names, some of which I have no clue/couldn't find a translation that made sense on various translators.
Edit [11/1/2016]: I found my translated list sorry for the wait!! Please note this is what I was able to come up with, with my minimal knowledge of basic japanese, if you have a more accurate translation please post!
No. 32 : Beni [Crimson]
No. 34 : Youbeni [Carmine]
No. 35 : Koubai [Hongmei? Red Plum]
No. 36 : Enji [Rouge]
No. 30 : Akashu [Red Vermilion]
No. 31 : Shu [Vermilion]
No. 33 : Daidai [Orange]
No. 44: Oudo [Ochre]
No. 43 : Yamabuki [Bright Yellow]
No. 42 : Touou [Cambogia/Gamboge?]
No. 40 : Ki [Yellow]
No. 54 : Uguisuroku [Green Nightingale?] Looks like Olive Green
No. 51 : Wakakusu [Little Women?] Looks like a Yellow Green
No. 53 : Kigusa [Kikusa/Yellow Grass] Looks like a Bright Olive Green
No. 52 : Aokusa [Grass]
No. 58 : Yomogi [Wormwood]
No. 55 : Rokusho [Patina]
No. 56 : Nouryoku [Dark Green]
No. 57 : Gunroku [Gun Green?] Looks like a Phthalo green
No. 50 : Byakuroku [100 Green?] Looks like Turquoise?
No. 61 : Byakugun [100 Group?] Looks like a Sky Blue
No. 64 : Gunjou [Ultramarine]
No. 63 : Mizu [Water] Similar to a Cobalt Blue
No. 62 : Asagi [Asagi/LightOnion?] Similar to a Phthalo Blue?
No. 66 : Biai [US Blue?] Like a Navy Blue
No. 67 : Ai [Blue]
No. 38 : Aomurasaki [Bruising/ Blue Purple]
No. 139 : Murasaki [Purple]
No. 37 : Botan [Peony] Looks like Magenta/Red Violet
No. 46 : Taisha [Metabolism] Similar to a Raw Sienna
No. 47 : Kogecha [Dark Brown] Similar to Raw Umber
No. 20 : Kuro [Black]
No. 10 : Shiro [White]
No. 95 : Gin [Silver]
No. 91 : Aokin [Blue Gold]
No. 90 : Kin [Gold] | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Wet Style Painting from The Start. Bob Ross lulls you into a gentle painting mood, as he teaches you how to produce beautiful pictures. I started watching a CD as I began to paint and the sky, clouds, water, hills, valleys and trees suddenly came to life from my novice brushes, knives and pallette. From the first painting, I produced pleasant and beautiful oils. Although Bob Ross was my guide, I didn't follow him step by step, but varried as I pleased, putting techniques he taught into practice as I wanted. I have been directed to edit my review or be sanctioned. The Wet Style he teaches lets you blend oil steps continually until a picture can be done easily in an afternoon, instead of waiting days for it to dry between each step. This reminds me of how the Florida Highwaymen painted copious works now worth thousands each. This can bring out the artist in everyone. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Purchased with Money. Ok. Full confession time. I bought this out of skepticism and annoyance. I am tired of reading amazon reviews from people who get items for free for an unbiased review. I was prepared to hate the set but it turns out, I was impressed on opening the package.
The enclosure is sturdy and stiff but I find the string a bit annoying and unnecessary.
I tried these brushes in both watercolor and gouache and found they handled gouache better then watercolor. The 3/4" wash brush is serviceable but doesn't hold enough water in the bristles when doing watercolor washes, possibly because it's synthetic and the bristles are compact and densely spaced. I do like a dense brush though, but not for washes.
I found that the round 8 tended to bounce when using watercolor while moving the brush forward or in a counter clockwise fashion, this is probably because the bristles of the brushes are stiffer then I am used to using with watercolor. But it worked great with gouache.
I doubt I will use the rake much and will most likely cut it down into a Bright. I have old brushes I use for grass and texture effects and would rather have a bright or filbert in that spot. (As I tell my students...the filbert is the King of all brushes. You are welcome to disagree but I have converted many painters.)
All the rounds have a sharp point to create lovely thin lines so you don't even need a liner in the set. In fact, even the flats have a wonderful sharp edge.
All the brushes have a firmness to them which is great for most mediums. I am thinking this set will do brilliantly with my acrylics. I am just to lazy to pull them out at the moment for a test. But they have the same stiffness and bounce in the bristles I prefer with acrylics. I don't mix oil with water so I am keeping this set purely water based media. So no future oil paint testing with these unless I get bored.
All in all, I really like this set. I think it works best with gouache, a medium that is traditionally hard on brushes and would most likely play well with acrylic. The short handles aren't a problem for me because I want compact when painting outdoors. It is definitely a great value for around $20.
Take it traveling, loose it, don't panic, buy another. Perfect.
Likely this review will be updated when summer comes back around or I get my acrylics out again. Attached is a quick 1-hour, no reference sketch in gouache using the brushes.
Also...very sweet customer service auto reply email after purchasing. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
3 coats, and barely a magnet sticks to it. I got this at Michael's craft store. I hadn't noticed when they rang it, up, but it was discounted. Anyway, the instructions say to use 2-3 coats. I'm on the 3rd thick coat - I painted rectangle on my son's door - and the only magnet that will stick is a foam one (extremely lightweight). I am planning on adding a layer of chalk paint over it (which it says can be done); I'll try to do a 4th layer first, but I doubt any magnets will hold up on there. I'll have to go out and purchase or make more foam magnets just to use in this area.
I wouldn't buy this again, nor would I recommend. You'd likely be better off just using a thin sheet metal as the other reviewer mentioned and frame around the edges to avoid sharp areas (at least for a children's project). | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great color, ONLY PASTELS, soft as butter to use. LOVE THESE. Fabulous pencils. I have all the high end colored pencils easily available in the US. Where I found the Holbein pencils for about $1.00 in this set I knew I had to try them. They are lovely to use, smooth, soft color. Fabulous colors, the ONLY PASTEL shades I've ever found in a professional set of colored pencils. I like working with these as much as any pencils I've used. Miles above Prismacolor. The only drawback I had and you won't is the set I got had been spilled and the pencils mixed up as they grabbed up any pencils and shoved them in the trays. Because dropping pencils is so likely to shatter the color inside the pencil resulting in very little usable pencil. Since replacement pencils are so difficult to find if you don't have a buddy living in Japan, I decided not to risk damaged pencils and returned the first set I received. The company that sold them to me was very easy to work with for the return. All in all I loved working with them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Rips paper, choppy flow on some, not for serious artists. Rips paper, choppy flow on some, not for serious artists, not recommended for glossy adult coloring books. These are for a pre teen or teen who wants a bunch of pretty looking pens but quality doesn't necessarily matter. My biggest gripe is that most of the pens are choppy in ink flow and that the head of the pen dries of ink flow then tears the paper. This has been noted several times in other reviews. I don't recommend this product for adults looking for a decent performing pen.
All but one of the pens worked but because of quality concerns, as stated above, I'll get very little use out of these. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nce set. Would make a great gift. This is an extensive set of colored pencils in the most attractive array of colors. They write smoothly and evenly and they sharpen consistently also. I hate having poorly made pencils that break every time you try to sharpen them. It comes with an 'average' pencil sharpener that gets the job done. It also comes with an eraser that does a decent job. It has a couple of average paint brushes included. This would make a nice gift. It suggested you can use the pencils wet or dry. I love them dry. They worked okay wet. I also love the metal pencil holder. Great bonus. All of this comes in a handy canvas holder that you can just wrap and roll and go!
I purchased this item at a discount in exchange for an honest review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great colored pencils; vibrant colors. I bought these for my almost 4 year old because his other colored pencils need to be sharpened so often and he can't do it himself.
These are amazing. He doesn't need them sharpened all the time because even when they become dull, they still draw.
The color is incredibly vibrant which I wasn't expecting for the gimmick of being woodless. No, these are way more than just a gimmick. These are actually vibrant high quality colored pencils. I love how they are cold to the touch and a little heavy.
The only downside is that if they get dropped on a hard floor they can break. He has dropped two of them and they have broken in half from the 3 foot fall from the table. I explained to him that he needs to be careful not to drop them and we haven't had any break since.
I recieved these colored pencils at a discount in exchange for my honest review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A nicely done tracing pad. My daughter loves this tracing pad. It gives her confidence to draw and let her creativity fly! It is perfect for a 6 year old who needs just a little bit of nudging to learn to draw. After she is more confident, I would take the pictures away and tell her to draw from her mind and imagine how the shapes would be like for a dog for example. I would always tell her to break every thing down to shapes and that is all it is just shapes that you create and those shapes are pieces that you put together.
With this tracing pad, it gives them the practice that they need to overcome intimidating pictures and gives them the confidence to draw. I like how the led lights are a bright white light and really makes the images appear even on slightly thicker paper. I am happy with it. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Cute but incomplete as a die set. While I love the design, I don't love that this die does not cut out all the parts of the fox, which is why I'm giving this die only 3 stars.
Much of the advantage of having this design available in a die is lost since the die only cuts out the outline of the fox, the tip of the tail, two eyes, a nose, and one reversible leg. The face mask, the inner ear, and the belly sections are included only as score lines within the cutout of the fox. The fact that this die doesn't cut out all the necessary pieces won't be as bad for paper crafters as it is for quilters. The belly piece won't be that bad to cut out multiple copies in fabric. But I'm not looking forward to repeatably cutting the face mask out by hand.
Crafters should also be aware that they will need to shade in the area under the chin and at the base of the tail, as well as draw in the highlights on the eyes and nose. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great Idea, Poor Performance. I REALLY wanted to like this. I have a small cupcake business on the side and thought the Cricut designs would give my customers more lower cost decorative options. I specifically bought the machine to use the Best of Pixar cartridge. I was extremely disappointed when I used that specific cartridge. Let me first say the first use with the cake basics that came with mine was fine. I rolled out the fondant onto the sheet and presto the design was cut. My second attempt was with a calligraphy cartridge. Not so good. The fondant was torn and only the most basic letters made it out somewhat nicely. Third attempt was Nemo from the Best of Pixar. This was a complete disaster. The only shape of nemo that worked was the shadow which is the most basic of shapes. Then I had to add my own details to make it look somewhat like the character. This machine is not a timesaver. If you take the suggestions of others they will say to freeze your gumpaste or fondant. This is extremely time consuming for someone who needs 6 dozen fondant shapes/figures to top cupcakes or for anyone. And I'm not so sure it's the sugar product that's the problem. I will say it appears the larger you cut the objects the better the cut. For my purposes I use 2.5" and this seemed to be hard for the Cricut cake. I think it's misleading to say all cartridges are interchangeable. Maybe if you stick to just the cake designs it might work ok but my experience has been these more detailed cartridges are best left for paper and scrapbooking. I am going back to the cookie cutter methods for lower cost decorative options. The cuts are cleaner, it's quicker, and much less expensive. This little mini although the perfect size is going back along with the 2 cartridges I purchased. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Love this set. I wanted to try out colored mica powders in resin and bought this set to see what colors I liked. Well, I may never need to buy any others because a little goes a long way with these powders! A little pile on the end of a popsticle stick is all you need for small projects like I'm doing. I love the color variety in the set, and yes there are 5 different golds, but they really do have slight differences from each other. The duo colors have been my favorite so far. I've also mixed the powders with paint and water then placed the mixture into mini misters to spray them onto paper. That's also worked well so far and much cheaper than buying the pre made mists! The powder will come off of the paper when dry if you touch it, but that can be fixed with clear varnish or a light covering of hairspray. Overall, a great deal! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great beginner set. I think it is a great starter set and would offer a lot of possibilities before you needed to upgrade. I am really into watercolor right now, so what I wanted was the easels. I already have the watercolor paint, paper, and a few brushes, so I decided go with this package instead.
For starters, the tabletop wooden easel came as described. There were no cracks or splinters. The hardware functioned like it should. The front and sides were finished, smooth, and I think varnished. The little drawer did stick, so I took it out and ran a candle down all the parts that touched against the frame. I put it back in and it has been fine ever since. I saw a bigger one, with a bigger drawer, at Hobby Lobby for about $60.00, but that stops being portable and starts getting heavy and cumbersome. This one is light enough to put away like a big book and pull out when you need it. The little drawer is only big enough for brushes, pencils, the color chart, and other small tools.
The foldable easel is a little harder to figure out, but I like it now. It has levers and clamps all over it and takes a while to realize for example that the center bar goes into the same hole the strap is in. The legs expand individually, which could be an advantage. There is a clip at the top for the drawing board or canvas. I don't have kids or pets around now, and I haven't taken it out in the wind. There's a guy on amazon who has figured how to make a bag to put rocks in to hang from the center, and he sells it here---maybe I will copy that if I need to.
I always wash new brushes to get out the starch and make sure there aren't any loose bristles. The red handled brushes look like they would work well with acrylics or oils, so I will set them aside for that. The big bag of 15 utility brushes have hair and a stick, but I don't know what I will use them for--U.S. supply sells the bag for $3.00 on their website, so they know they are cheap. The set in the blue zip case are actually very nice, and will work even for watercolor--the round brushes hold a point, hold water well, and are pleasant to use. The fan brush is very interesting--it can make some interesting effects. The case for the brushes has an off smell and needs to be aired out., but it will be convenient.
I haven't used the other supplies, but I will get around to them at some point.
This was a fun purchase.
I bought through an alternate seller that was near my house, TCP global, that also had prime shipping. Everything was triple boxed and came in 2 days. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Best gift of ALL of the Christmas presents. I bought this as a surprise for my niece. I was worried because she had a ton of "art sets" but I figured with her talent, we might as well get her something useful. The look on her face was priceless! She never had such a nice complete set like this! My favorite part would have to be the watercolor pencils! She has already made me a bunch of masterpieces! If you are an aspiring artist looking to learn new mediums I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS!!!! Or, if you are looking to foster a love of art for someone close to you, I feel this is a must have! This was most definitely the best purchase I have made all 2016! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Disappointing. While I like the number dies and the fact they work well in my Big Shot although the packaging says you need a QuicKutz tool, I am VERY disappointed that it was only a set of 10 numbers. Yes, the title/description says numbers, but the picture posted shows a full set of capital and lowercase letters along with the numbers and with the price being above $20, it's very easy to be misled and think that the set will be what is pictured. I was extremely disappointed with my order, but do not want to deal with contacting Amazon and sending the item back in. So, I guess I have a rather expensive set of 10 numbers.
BUYER BEWARE, ITEM IS *NOT* WHAT IS PICTURED. READ THE TITLE AND DESCRIPTION! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Works very well, perfect for Silhouette. Loving this vinyl! I am somewhat new in the Silhouette world and have found that this vinyl is working very well! The matte finish is wonderful and the white is a true white. The vinyl fits into the Silhouette cutter very easily and accurately, no odd sizes or lengths like I have seen in reviews for other vinyl brands. It weeds and cuts very well on the machine. The walls with more texture are a little tricky to get a good, full stick, especially for smaller pieces that do not have as much to grab on to, but that is not the vinyl's fault. So just think about where you are putting it, the design you are making, and how much will "stick." Looks great and will continue to use for other projects! I received this item at a discount in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affects my opinion or rating of the item as I rely on customer feedback when I make purchasing decisions and would like to provide helpful information for others as well. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Came apart on removal. I was disappointed. A year ago, I had used a similar (now-discontinued) Petaloo product of tiny flowers made of heavy paper with a pearl bead in the center and a single gold-metallic leaf to one side, on a memorial board with photos. When I attempted to buy some more recently and found they had been discontinued, I chose a Petaloo Textured Elements product. No matter how carefully I try, the small round adhesive stays on the cardboard and the flower lifts off. I have to pry the adhesive off separately, stick it on the board (foam core) and and use a glue stick to make sure the floral part stays attached. I doubt I will choose Petaloo again. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Very Cool Markers, my kids and & really enjoy using them. I was super excited to get a chance to review these Liquid Chalk Markers, and purchase them at such a great discounted price. I love to try and get great products to add to my craft stuff. I will say, that its very important for anyone who purchases these, to make sure they read the instructions on proper use. I was glad I ended up looking at the instruction, because if I hadn't I would've been upset and think that the markers didn't work right. One thing that I found that I really liked with this product was the brightness of the colors. I'm a person who loves colors, so was very excited when I saw how much the color of these popped. These markers are super easy to use. My kids & I have used them on their chalkboard and loved it so much, that I really want to get that chalkboard wall paper stuff now, more than I wanted to before. ;) I would definitely recommend these Liquid Chalk Markers to anyone. especially those who love doing crafty stuff. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The actual process of putting the crystals on the photo actually is fun and sometimes challenging. This is not exactly what I was expecting. Only the tree is made of the crystals that attach to the paining. The rest is pre-printed so part of the picture is embellished and part is not. The actual process of putting the crystals on the photo actually is fun and sometimes challenging. Each color comes in its own baggie and labeled to correctly identify which color goes with which number on the painting. Some of the other items that come with the painting aren't easily explained and nothing is in English, so its a bit more difficult to figure out, It is important to get the crystals on the right side when you press them onto the picture and to get them nice and even. Once it is done, it is a really nice look, but still disappointed the whole picture isn't decorated with the crystals. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
They are easy to use and color beautifully. I was very excited to get these for a Christmas project. They are easy to use and color beautifully. The colors are vibrant. We washed our glasses and mugs with alcohol and then let them dry over night. We then started designing and painting. Then we let them dry for 2 days and then baked them at 350 for 30 minutes and let them cool over night. All the reds turned pink and they all started to fade and flake off within a week. They were hand washed in warm (not hot!) water using a soft rag and much care not to rub the designs. I'm terribly disappointed. For the cost, and considering they are a name brand, I expected much better results. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Don't buy unless you have internet access. I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my daughter in-law. No where in the advertising or on the box does it state that you must have internet to use this machine. I own the Cricut and Expression and knew she would enjoy a Cricut machine. Unfortunately, she does not have internet, which renders the Explore One useless. You cannot even access your linked cartridges without being connected. It appears you have to link cartridges to use them, which means she could not even use any of my cartridges. I definitely do not like the way Provo Craft is going with relying heavily on the use of the internet. It's nice that you are able to do other things with the Explore One with cutting files, but it's useless without the internet. We live out in the country, our internet does not always work, or work well. My daughter in-law did call Provo Craft and they admitted they needed to do at least add to the box the internet requirement. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Get ready for hours of artistic fun. Received this product to review. The email from the Sketch Pro 3d Team with some tips was very helpful but I still felt a little nervous about trying it. My 12 yr old neighbor had been dying to try this so we tried it out. It gets really hot in order to melt the filament. We had 3 colors of string filament that came with the pen. You can order more or buy them at most craft stores. You feed the string into the filament loading hole at the back of the pen. You press the filament feeding button until the filament feeds out of the nozzle. It takes a few seconds until the pen heats up. (and it gets pretty hot) We made some flowers to start with. The fun part was tracing and then peeling it off. Use very heavy copy paper, I had run off some things on the copier so the paper was sturdy. Put whatever you are tracing on newspaper. You can actually do more 3d objects and we will master that next. With three colors we were limited. I plan to order more colors. The neat thing about this is you can repair Legos or other plastic blocks or figures. I was surprised at how sturdy the finished product was. We are looking forward to many more projects in the future, the possibilities are endless! One other good feature is the "dormancy mode". This safety feature switches off when the pen is not used after 90 seconds. The only thing I would have really liked included with the pen is a stand to maybe sit it on. 5 stars for product quality and fun factor! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
but I had used a spool from and other brand at similar price and from china noting like the top of the line and that made better. Not and expert, but I had used a spool from and other brand at similar price and from china noting like the top of the line and that made better print, the other thing The other brand could let it print without filament jamming all the time, this one is so badly roll in the spool it the filament cross and jam all the time, I had to stay beside the printer for Hr watching the spool. Waste of time, I had scrap multiple peace... Very pist! I don't save money I lose money with. If it was role properly in the spool it would be and ok filament, I wouldn't complain.
Like I said I didn't tried a lot of brand wet...But that's what I notice. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good enough - just needs improvement on the sharpener. Well, I wish I could give a full review of this product stating how all 24 colors were great, but due to issues with the company who shipped the product (darn you UPS!!!), I only ended up with a mangled box, the lid of the container, and 8 of the 24 pencils. So, we'll do the best we can for a review. I loved the shape of the pencils - triangular. It makes for a more natural grip. The pencil itself seems very quality, not those pencils that snap off with the tiniest bit of pressure. While I couldn't quite use the pencils because I'm returning the little I did received, I applied pressure to the tips to see if they would snap off. Nope! I guess the one wish I would have would be the pencil sharpener being a little more self-contained. I would like to be able to sharpen the pencils without having to be near a garbage can to catch the shavings. I'd rather empty a container of shavings at a later time than have to pause in whatever I am doing to go to the nearest garbage can to catch shavings. I guess I would have had to develop the habit of making sure all of my pencils were sharp before I started a project, but that wouldn't keep me from ever having to have a garbage can around during a project.
Overall, I wish I would have been able to keep a full set of these pencils.
Disclaimer: I received a discount on this product in return for a review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I love colored pencils. I love colored pencils. Seems like I'm collecting them from everybody lately. So, I really like these pencils. They feel good in the hand. The color goes on smooth. I haven't sharpened them yet but I have a really good sharpener so I'm not worried about how well they sharpen.
Comparing these to prismacolor, they are a touch more oily (less dry) and a dry less oily than prismacolor. The pencils blend pretty good. All I've really tried them on so far is copy paper, marker paper and a light weight watercolor paper. I liked how they blended.
Took these to work to let some coworkers check them out. I have 2 requests for Christmas presents now. (Secret Santa stuff). As soon as i get the pencils back from a friend I can try them on the colored pencil papers and tonal papers.
Really like these. And a great price. Just needs better packaging. You'll need something to store them in.
I'm getting their regular colored pencils next. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Updated Review. ***UPDATE 11/15/17***
Tips keep breaking. And, some of the barrels are split. Once the pencil lead starts breaking, you'll never get it to stop. The white, for instance, had to be pitched because the lead was broken all the way through. I would not buy these again.
Keep in mind that these are not artist quality, and I am rating them as a 5 star, casual quality pencil...that being said, I find them ideal for use on the standard paper found in most adult coloring books. I actually like them more than, say, Prismacolor Premiers. For instance, I would make them my number one choice for a coloring book like Ghoulish Girls by Deborah Muller (my FAVORITE coloring book artist), or the plethora of Creative Haven books. But, I wouldn't use them on a toothier paper, like the Johanna Basford or Hanna Karlzon higher quality, adult coloring books.
They lay down well over dried marker and flat acrylic paints. Blending is not bad on the standard type paper, but nearly impossible on toothier paper. I'm happy with the color selection, and I have had no problems with breakage (using a Prismacolor Premier sharpener which I also HIGHLY recommend). Possibly, the pencils are getting dropped, or mishandled during shipment, or by the owners.
So, if you do a lot of casual coloring in the line of Creative Haven, or CreateSpace, I highly recommend the 72 Premium set by Colore.
***I paid full price for mine, so this is my HONEST review*** | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Eh. Doesn't last long. *UPDATE* - Thr company sent me new ones to try out. I haven't had a chance to try the new ones yet, but they wanted me to update their review based on Customer Service and sent me three emails in a matter of weeks. So, I added two stars because they cared enough to send me replacements. I will update with quality of markers when I have a chance to try them. That's why the last star is missing.
I like the variety of colors and the free labels. My complaint is that they go out WAY too fast. I couldn't even finish a banner that said "Happy Fall" with stencils in burlap ribbon before the white one went out. I decided to give them to the kids so they could paint in their bedroom window and they ended up loving them.
Please note -- the gold and silver do not come off of chalkboard. There is a disclaimer in the packaging, but it's not very big. Also, it takes a bunch of windex to get the chalk out of the window, so be prepared for it to be messy. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
NICE QUALITY BRUSHES. When I received the Acrylic Painting Set with Texture Paper, Paint Brushes & Paint Palette right away I was kind of disappointed. The 3 product pack product comes with 6 brushes, 1 palette and 10 pieces of watercolor paper. The brushes can be used for watercolor, oil or acrylic paint. They professional looking brushes. The sizes are # 1 #3 #5 #7 #9 #11 with the length being 13.7 inches. The palette has a easy-grip thumb hole and mixing wells and the size is 9 x 6 1/2 inches. The size of the paper is 14 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches. I was really disappointed there wasn't some kind of case for the brushes, but other than that it is a very nice set.
I received this set in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great Colors! Love this addition to my creative toolbox. Got these for a great buy 2/16, don't know if I should write $8.88 or not because they are now over $24 but I would still purchase for that price. I am not a professional artist, far from it, but I love to be creative at the kitchen table and I've found these to be a great addition to my creative toolbox. The colors are vibrant I do go ahead a spray with just cheap hair spray as not to smudge them if I also add another medium to keep it that way. I think anyone professional or some one like me just a kitchen table "artist", would really enjoy these and are well worth what ever price they happen to be but follow and see if it drops as I did. Also I recieved shipped in a box full of air balloons in addition to having the actual box of pastels encased in extra bubble wrap so no breakage at all, they were well protected coming from Amazon, as usual. And no I did not recieve free or at a discount but paid filled asking price. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
It does not "blend" as I had hoped it would. I really thought there would be a softening of the pencil strokes into an actual blending effect, but it really did not do much more than just intensify the saturation of the colors. I will attach a picture I did as an example - where there were numerous colors overlaid into the upholstery fabric in the drawing of a chair; I applied the "blender" in hopes of actually seeing a blended effect but, as I said, it did not do that. Not that I am unhappy with my final result but, now that I know what this product won'd do, I will keep it in reserve for when I want to use it for color saturation, and I doubt that I will ever try it or any other so-called blending marker to achieve a blended effect. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good bag with a few changes needed. I've now had this bag for several months. It's a good bag but with two issues that need to be corrected to make it a great bag. One: the water bottle holder is way too short and water bottles fall out if it. Two: the front pouch secures only with Velcro, but the Velcro doesn't hold as soon as anything is in the bag. I remedied this by sewing 2 heavy duty hooks and eyes under the flap. It's not the most convenient, but it works and doesn't show. If Guerrilla Painter would correct these two flaws, the bag would be a much better bag. I'd also like to see the brush holder on the bottom eliminated and the space added to the main compartment of the bag. It's too short for my brushes and holder and the space would be much better utilized if it wasn't a separate space. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good Quality Paint and Affordable. For less than $20, this watercolor set is a good deal for an intermediate painter.
The consistency of the paint is smooth, across the board and there is a nice variety of color.
Unlike other reviewers, I didn't have any problems with my waterbrush. The black plug screwed off without issue and I was able to fill the reservoir with water and screw the tip back on. My only complaint about the brush is that you have to squeeze the brush fairly hard to get the water flowing out of the tip.
The case has a removable palette. The inside cover and area in front of the paints can be used as a palette as well. There is also a small plastic loop that can be unfolded from the bottom of the paint dish for you to hook your fingers and hold the tray while you paint. There are 2 sponges on each side of the paints as well.
Overall I've been completely pleased and when it's time for me to restock my paint supplies, I intend to get another. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Compact and very lightweight. I bought this desk easel so I could keep water color paints separated from my oils. It was a little smaller than I had anticipated, but not a big deal. Plenty of room in the drawer to keep the paint tubes and even room for a few brushes. This easel would definitely work very well for pencils, erasers, charcoal, etc. Lightweight and a great size for travel if you are inclined to take art supplies on trip. I removed the palette as I did not need it. There are small feet on the bottom of the easel to protect work surface. Clasps hold everything closed well. I especially like the single arm for adjusting angle of work, rather than the dual slide type with the wing nuts. For me, the single arm is easier and 4 adjustment levels seems to do fine. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good Functionality. This is a nice little portable Cricut - not as heavy duty as the "regular" Cricut, but it is good for taking it from place-to-place as we have moved it from room to room in the house as well as picked it up and taken it over to others' houses as the kids work on various projects for school.
We hooked this one up to both a Windows laptop (HP) and a Mac Book Pro without any issues once we made sure we followed the included instructions step-by-step (this is hard for a guy like me to do) as it is apparently important to do all of the steps in order or it will bomb.
Cutting on this one is just fine - a little slower and noisier than the regular size Cricut - but the shapes / letters come out crisp. Other reviews have commented on the cutting mat adhesive and that's a fair assessment, and if you use double-sided tape you should be ok. DON'T use something that is super-duper sticky or you will have further problems!
Reading the comments above may make the review sound negative and that's not my intention - they are just things to look out for as you use your Cricut. The unit is good and, at $99 is a good alternative to the full-size Cricut. I'd recommend this one if you are not doing that many jobs with it based upon pricing and the cost of add-on features. If you're a big scrapbooker or have a lot of projects to do with your children as an example, you may consider spending more money and going with the full-size Cricut. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Disappointed. With all the good reviews I had high hopes for this pad - perhaps too high.
While it's true that the Copics won't bleed through the pages there is terrible bleed when inking my final lines.
My process is this...
Lightly draw whatever it is I'm drawing with a hard (3H) mechanical pencil.
Ink the lines with Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph 0.25 using Ultradraw black ink.
Allow to dry and gently erase the pencil lines.
Color using Copics.
So far so good, although there is sometimes some pooling of the Copic ink.
Allow the colors to dry (30 minutes or so) and re-ink the lines and add cross-hatching with Koh-I-Noors between 0.13 to 0.5. It is here that the the black ink runs into the colors.
If your work doesn't require any inking after coloring then you may be okay with this paper but if your process is similar to mine then you should look elsewhere. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice art table but be careful in putting it together. I received this art desk and craft station for Christmas. Overall I really like the lines, and it's quite sturdy. It's going to work well for the purpose. A few words of caution. The plastic trays on the sides, they're fairly cheap and broke upon installation, they don't really fit well together and the plastic joints break easily. It's workable but annoying. The packing for putting it all together is also onfusing. They put all their nuts and bolts together, of varying sizes, so you have to constantly make sure you have the right sizes, which are all listed at the front of the manual, so you'll have to flip back and forth continually. I got to the last step, installing the drawer, and had bolts that were too long and didn't fit. It's an easy mix up. The instructions are also hard to follow to put this together because the diagrams are poor. You can use common sense, but you'll be unscrewing and refitting parts. Overall a nice desk but not well laid out instructions or part labeling. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
We do not know where that piece has gone but we are not happy with the idea of it just falling out like . I bought this for my wife. This is her Amazon account. I would have given it 5 stars but there is one thing that really bothers us about the desk. There are these little plastic pieces that slip into the bottom of the legs that allow you to change the level of the desk. They always fall out though when you move the desk. Sometimes we lift the desk to another spot in the art studio for lighting or have an area rug we remove to clean and the desk is sometimes sitting on it. However never noticed that piece fall out and maybe someone picked it up and placed it somewhere. We do not know where that piece has gone but we are not happy with the idea of it just falling out like that. Both of the front leg ones have always fallen out so now we have one missing and had to take the other out. Need to find out how to go about not only getting the pieces replaced but also how to get them to stay in place. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
VERY Poor Construction. Do NOT buy this model! Very poor construction characterized by weak plastic components and a poor design, specifically:
1. First time I released a leg to extend it, the plastic retaining ring broke, the extension piece fell out completely, along with the friction tab that allows it to be locked in place.
2. First time I closed the tripod assembly, a hinge broke on the retaining "spider" that keeps the legs from spreading too far. Vendor may try to blame me for this failure, but the fact is I did not manhandle it; the manufacturer just used a very weak plastic for an important component.
3. The hex nuts on the adjustable easel mounts are not "captured"; they rotate when you try to tighten the mount's clamp. The manufacturer did use a hex-shaped recess to capture the hex nuts, but the recess is so much larger than the nuts themselves, they just rotate instead of being held. You can only press your thumb against them to try to keep them from rotating.
This piece of junk is going back and I certainly won't be considering Heritage easels in the future. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Super adorable photo prop stickers. These stickers are adorable and make the most perfect baby shower gift! I used very similar stickers to take monthly photos of my son and my daughter and they came out awesome! I bought these to give to my sister who is expecting a baby girl in May so that she can do the same! These monthly stickers are a great photo prop and are the perfect way to help memorialize your baby's first year in photos.
The stickers are printed on white paper, so they are not transparent, which I prefer! This way, you can stick them on any color onesie and they will still pop. The best thing about using these stickers is that, no matter what outfit you put on your baby and no matter what backdrop you are using in your photos, these stickers help tie all 12 photos together, giving them something in common and helping tell the story of your baby's first year. If you decide to make a photo book of your baby's first year, like I did, these stickers are the best and easiest way to really tie the book together!
I do, however, recommend that you use solid color shirts for your baby instead of something with a busy print so that the sticker design and the outfit don't fight with each other. The pinks, greens, and blues used throughout each of these stickers are so soft and feminine, and if you stick to that general color palette with your baby's outfit choices, you are sure to have one gorgeous set of first-year photos! The rose prints are my favorite! They are really beautiful. The script font also adds a nice ladylike touch. Just perfect for a new baby girl.
Overall, I most definitely recommend these stickers for anyone expecting a new baby girl and especially for a baby shower gift!
I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review. This is my truthful, unbiased opinion and I am in no way obligated to leave a positive review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The paper does not dissolve under the heavy use of water. This paper pad I gifted to an artist friend who really liked it quite a bit. His review is really good and since I received this watercolor paper for free in exchange for a honest, unbiased review here's what he wrote:
I used this watercolor pad from US Art Supply with paint I had readily at hand, which is acrylic paint. This paint I applied with lots of water in very thin glazes, just as if I was doing a watercolor painting. That worked well. The paper does not dissolve under the heavy use of water, as paper of lesser strength might. Leaving the sheet in the pad (probably not even necessary) the paper buckled only a little. Then I applied acrylic paint in an impasto fashion, as well as dry-brushing it. Works well, too. The pad also does well with pencil shading and color pencil drawing for sketching. Even pen and ink works well on this. The back of the sheet can also be used which has less tooth then the front of the sheet.
Overall impression I got is that this is a good quality watercolor and multi-media paper pad. It's not high grade paper but very decent. One thing I should mention that detracts from this pad is that the paper is not white, it's more of a very light gray.
I got this pad for evaluation but my opinions are my own.
4.5 stars | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
It's Just Okay. Every review I read about this paper was so positive, like people going bananas about how awesome it is. I figured, "Gee, with all these positive reviews it has to be some pretty amazing paper!" So I purchased it without hesitation.
First of all, I was searching for a square paper sketch pad. The problem here is this: the paper is not perforated, so the dimensions are measured INCLUDING the holes where the paper attaches to the binder ring! This is problematic for me, because I wanted to remove the page and scan it. But that means I have to cut off the edge where the paper attaches to the binder ring, so it's not a true square.
The other issue I discovered is that this paper isn't really all that great. At least not when I used it with Pigma Micron pens and Prismacolor gray scale markers. The Micron pen ink didn't absorb very quickly into the paper (for whatever reason), so when I erased the pencil lines the ink smeared. Then because the ink wasn't adhering to the paper it smeared when I put the Prismacolor marker over it. Overall it was a very frustrating experience. Maybe this paper would work better with just pencil (although even then the pencil was smearing excessively).
I don't know. I would ultimately say this paper is just okay. Try it and experiment. Maybe it will work better for you. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
bright quality markers. This package of 8Liquid Chalk Markers with the bright neon colors are great! I got them for decorating at my daughter's upcoming wedding and they work very well. I was not disappointed in them as I have been with some others I have tried. We will be able towrite onthe table place setting cards with them and also decorate the windows and know that they will wipe off clean at the end of the night. I used these to label some jars that I have at home and they wipe off if you make a mistake and are very vivid and will be sure to make a statement with whatever you choose to use them for! I would highly recommend these for your liquid chalk marker needs!
I RECEIVED THESE MARKERS FOR A DISCOUNT FOR MY HONEST, UNBIASED REVIEW. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
How Did I Manage without This. Like some potential buyers here I was worried because the photo shows the old-style box. But the Go! fabric cutter I received was the new version with smoother rolling action. I was afraid it might be difficult to use, but I couldn't have been more wrong. There was no learning curve. I'm puzzled by the math when AccuQuilt says it cuts up to 90% faster. Technically, 100% faster would only be twice as fast, but it's much speedier than that. I cut out a full-size quilt in about two hours, six layers at a time, and each piece was totally uniform. Due to my eyesight and hands not being what they used to be, the last quilt I cut out by hand had to be discarded, because none of the squares matched up. I reluctantly decided my quilting days were over, but I decided to give the AccuQuilt Go! a chance. I'm happy to say, I'm back! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Wow! It really works. I made a horrible mistake by throwing a colored garment in the laundry with my husband's favorite white fraternity shirt and my really cool white capri shorts. Needless to say, they came out pink. I didn't purchase this from Amazon, but my local Wal-Mart store. I came here to read viewer's comments to get an idea if it really works or not. I'm pleased to say that it does. HOWEVER, I tried it in the washer and didn't get good results, but I tried it again using the STOVE top directions and it worked PERFECTLY. I think its the mixture of super hot boiled water and the chemical condensed in a smaller container. Use as directed and your ruined garments will be back white again. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
this paint is awsome. I got a half pint of this paint about 3 years ago and put stars on my daughters ceiling. She loves them when she changed rooms she wouldn't go until we put stars up in her new room. It looks good enough that I finally started putting stars up for my wife and me in our room. One tip if you want stars is make the paint look like little chocolate chips it has to be a little 3d. After it dries it blends in well to the texture and if your not looking for it you can't see it. It glows all night. If you nice it up with a black light it's so bright that it can be a little hard to go to sleep. Can't recommend this paint enough. Glow inc is a great company and they have forums on their website to help you through any glowing project. Great stuff. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Amazing customer service. I love love love these markers. I ordered them for my black glass dry erase board, they work great. It took a little bit to get them started, but with some patience, it only took a few minutes to get all of them going.
Upon arival the blue marker was cracked and some of the ink was running out of the bottom of the pen. I didn't really care that much about it because I love the other Pens in the pack so much. but when the owner of the company sent an email asking about the product personal, I let him them know about it. needless to say their customer service is great and within 45 minutes of my first email a new package of markers was sent to me complimentary. I will definitely order from them in the future. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Fits the bill...almost. I am an artist who teaches a small class in my studio. I have been looking long and hard for a suitable student easel that is sturdy and is easy to fold and put away. I had tried other easels but, strangely, they invariably had some fault in design that wouldn't allow enough flexiibilty to adjust the canvas supports or the mast was too short. This easel will allow painting sitting or standing and is quite sturdy for such a simple design. The only flaw is that it does not fold up smoothly in one step. First the lower canvas support must be moved all the way to the top of the mast and only then is it possible to raise the back support so that it will flatten for storage. The back support does not glide smoothly up into position when performing this manoever. But all in all, it works well for painting small to medium canvases and the best I have found at the price. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
This can't be beat for the price. I purchased after a long wait of wanting an airbrush system for cakes. Since it's "just a hobby" for me I wanted to save up and also find a great deal. This really gives you a great value for the price. You can't get the individual pieces (or even a portion) for the same price and having it all come neatly shipped together is a plus. It will take some practice to get really good at using it, but my 1st cake turned out much better than expected and I was really pleased how easy it was to clean up afterwards. My only "complaint" is that it would be nice if it had some better instructions (specific to cakes and the combination of the various airbrushes/compressor etc.) but it's certainly not a deal breaker and I don't imagine a company bundling products is going to be an expert on how I want to use it. I was able to find some good tutorials to get started on YouTube so that would be my recommendation to anyone else starting out as well. This is an excellent starter set and gives you everything you need to begin airbrush techniques in cake decorating. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this if you're looking to make that investment. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The words are close to useless for me. Initially I was very excited to get this set. Its cute, stamps well, includes a die that cuts wellbut, when I went to make a card with it, I realized that the words are quite useless. It says things like, sending you prayers, or sending you hugs and prayers, prayers coming your way. They almost got it right, but not quite. In case someone reading doesnt understand, Christians send their prayers to the Lord. I would never pray to the person I am praying for. Anyway, the die is great to use with some other stamps I have, but I think that could have been purchased separately. I am still able to make some Bibically sound phrases, but not the ones I wish I could.
Just my opinion, worth what you paid for it. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Excellent. I can't believe I waited this long to buy a heat press!
I researched several other very popular heat presses and finally decided on this swing away model. The item was packaged very nicely and came in perfect condition. The directions were limited and hard to understand, but that was expected from reading other reviews. Common sense was able to aid in assembly. I was unable to get the feet on as the holes were smaller than the screws, but I plan to go buy some different feet for it to keep from scratching up the table it is on. Setting the timer and the temperature was fairly simple although the directions for that were lacking as well. Other than poor instructions, this is a fantastic heat press. I have not had time to try the additional attachments yet, but look forward to trying them out soon. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
and I have to say that Mission Gold is by far my favorite. Not to say these are the best ever. I've tried just about every watercolor brand out there, and I have to say that Mission Gold is by far my favorite. Not to say these are the best ever, but they're pretty damn good for the value.
Pros
+Beautiful, gorgeous, vibrant colors. So bright!
+Every color in this set is single pigment
+A lot of paint for the cost, so long as you buy them in sets and not as individual tubes
+Very much artist quality, very little difference between the wet and dry colors
+Rewet without any fuss
+The packaging is pretty and sturdy and there's ample info on the lightfastness and pigment numbers both in the pamphlet and online
Con
-Unlike the previous PP set, this does not come with the mixing chart nor the free palette (it was just a promo item apparently)
-Since it doesn't come with a mixing chart, you'll have to go out of your way to look up the recipes for any convenience colors you might want to use
-The best palette for this (one that has enough wells for both the pigments and their mixes) has to be purchased separately and cost around 40 USD
-I'm not a massive fan of the earth colors. They're just as vibrant as the rest of the colors, which I think works against the nature of subdued browns and oranges. It makes mixing skin shades tricky.
Neutral
~Very few if any of these colors granulate. Not an issue at all for me, since my personal style looks best with smooth, untextured colors. Might be for landscape artist and those who love granulation.
All in all, this is great product. Recommended!
Also, the seller was really great at working with me. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Not stickers/decals.....wonderful for price. This review for red, purple, green, blue, and yellow sets. There are twelve butterflies in each set. They have plastic printed wings, same both top and underside. Magnetic(small what appears to be real stone magnet round in center of plastic body. Made of most likely polypropylene) Some bodys are slightly different. The bigger butterflies are usually 2 per set some had more and are between 4-5 inches tall.
They are able to hold their weight(some big ones just barely hold) on a steel inside door or fridge. They won't hold up something under them like a note/paper. I have 5 sets and a couple out of 60 of them had a problem with the magnet being set too far inside plastic body(black). I took a sharp knife and trimmed plastic body back. Must take care(confident adults only) may not be worth an injury...make sure it ends up all flat so taper it away from magnet. This helped.
The smallest is about 2 inches high(1 or 2 a bit smaller out of 60). They came flat in plastic envelope/bag with inside bag via USPS. You will want to squeeze wings upward toward body to make wings stand up, not flat. May have to repeat this in a few days. The green are very nice patterns and had 4 bigger ones a nicer spread of sizes and prints. Blue 2 big sizes (one duplicated print to size, one duplicated print in different size)and patterns not as various. Red and Purple sets are kind of a meld of colors mix of pinkish purple, a no true red (pic of red and purple together, not certian which belong to which set anymore, but much more on pink/purple side than any true red). Patterns bit better on the red, green, purple sets than on yellow and blue, but everyone has own opinion! see pics. The yellow set in particular was odd. It had 2 duplicated patterns and one of the big ones was too ugly tossed it. Patterns could be better (see pic, I had already tossed a couple, sorry) but decent all considered. I still think worth the inexpensive price. All sets arived before the estimated arival date spread, in around two weeks for me anyways. The included sticky circles(around 1 centimeter) are useless they don't stick. I wanted to eventually put on wall in an wave like pattern but have as yet not figured what will work on paint without damaging it. The yellow sticky streachy tacky stuff(I beleive Elmers brand but have tried others and they were worse) you find in grocery stores leaves an oily spot or takes a chunk of paint(in past experience on painted sheetrock wall) hope this helps you decide! Ideas anyone on method to stick to painted wall? | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A versatile function generator. I am extremely impressed with this device. It has features I would only expect in a much more expensive function generator. I purchased it through Amazon for less than $450. It is easy, convenient and intuitive to use; however, I did have to consult the manual to access some functions. The frequency and amplitude appear accurate, and I have not observed any unexpected disruptions when making changes. The many features are too numerous to mention here. I suggest that you download and review the user and programming manuals. The LCD shows waveforms for various functions; however, you should probably connect the output to a good scope while learning how to use the DS1022. The capabilities of the second channel are limited, but the second channel can be switched to input and used as a frequency counter. You should also be aware that the sine wave is the only output can be used up to 20 MHz.
Despite my positive impression of the value of this device, I considered giving it only four stars for the following reasons. The supplied power cord was not for US power, and I had to use a spare PC power cord. The supplied user manual was in Chinese, but the English version is available as a pdf on the CD or can be downloaded from the Rigol website. The English version is a poor translation form Chinese. It is understandable, but might be hard for inexperienced users to follow. I am concerned that trying to get technical support or warranty repair may be difficult. The software on the supplied CD requires a National Instruments dll which was not included. I have used the software only enough to verify that it works. My impression is that it will require considerable trial and error to use it effectively. My only negative comment about the instatement itself is that the BNC connectors seem flimsy, and might break if too much force is applied. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Get crafty with it. I used to be super into stamping and card making projects. Like a lot of things, life gets busy and hobbies fall to the wayside. I was really excited to try these ink pads and get crafty again. These ink pads can be used on fabric, wood, and paper, but for my own use I'll probably stick with stamping on paper stock for cards. I was a bit hesitant because you cannot choose which colors you receive, you get 14 assorted colors. More than half of the colors I received were different shades of blue, green, and orange. There were gold and silver ink pads included with my order which will be great for holiday cards. I do like most of the shades and I should be able to use all of them for various projects but I was really hoping I'd get a black ink pad in the mix. Besides a little lack in variety these are nice; my stamps picked up the ink well and the images came out crisp, not smeared. The inks also rinsed very easily from my stamps after use. I really like that you can stack these ink pads on top of one another for easy storage. These are a great value and they could be used for projects with kiddos without worry of ruining expensive craft supplies.
I was able to purchase these ink pads at a promotional discount in exchange for a fair and honest review. No other compensation was received and the opinions are 100% my own. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice, permanent pigment brush pens. I was disappointed to find out that my beloved Tombow markers were not permanent so I looked for a pigment based brush pen. After much searching and reading reviews, I found this brand of pens. I hate spending a lot of money on pens (as I have way too many to begin with) so I wanted to try a small set with colors I would use more often than not in my journal. I was glad to find this as the colors met my needs. I love the ice blue and the grey that is included as they are lighter colors, not overpowering like most of the other colors in the set. The ink flows smoothly and I like the quality of the brush part of the pen. Because I was impressed with this set, I have bought some individual pens when I am near one of the big chain art stores. My needs are simple so I do not need a lot of colors. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Handy for Avid Scrapbookers and Decorators. The Silhouette Cameo Electronic Cutting Tool has a steep price, but you get a lot in the kit.
In the box:
- 12 inch cutting mat
- cutting machine
- PC (and Mac!) compatible software
- 4 sheets of vinyl
- 10 ft of transfer paper
- Silhouette hook
- Silhouette scraper
- instruction guide (with ideas and designs)
- $10 dollar gift card to the Silhouette Online Store
This is a quality, well-made cutting machine that's versatile. As someone who has had my share of accidents with an X-Acto blade, it's much safer as well. About the size of a desktop printer, it can cut material up to 10 by 12 inches.
Like another reviewer said, I'm happy this came with decent software. As a Mac owner for many years, I've often been stuck having to download compatible software off the internet just to use so-called Mac-compatible devices.
It's an expensive tool for only the occasional scrapbook or craft, but for those who spend a lot of time cutting prints and designs, this is a great choice. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The only oils I've ever and likely will ever use. I have studied oil painting from a very talented and amazing professor and artist. He swore by M. Graham & Co. oils and told us to never use anything but M. Graham & Co. oils. Apparently, M. Graham & Co. really does care deeply about how their paints are manufactured and have maintained a presence in the market and a high reputation for very pigmented colors and quality consistency. Because of this, I've never used any other oils but man have all my paintings have depth and beauty, even when my talent may have been lacking. These are amazing oils for all levels of artists. And the price was right on Amazon for this Cadmium Yellow! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great color, blend well, soft core. Very happy with these. Would like a few brighter colors. I am new to coloring and tried these as a lightening deal. Since the, I have tried two other brands which do not come close in comparison.
What I like: the color lays down well light or heavy. Several layers of the same color brighten up the color and looks almost like a new color.
They blend well, especially with lighter pressure. They are strong. I have had only one tip break. They feel oily, not dry. They are not scratchy.
What could be better: the representation of color on the base of the pencil in comparison to the actual color. As one other reviewer mentioned, you might want to make your own chart. Seems like a lot of dark colors, but I do not know how that compares to other sets of 48. I would have liked a few really vibrant/neon colors in place of some of the browns or dark greens.
The only other thing that disappointed me is that they do not yet make a set with more co,ors!!! I was all set to order a larger set and give these as a gift :)
I am very happy with the quality of these! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Will make a great gift. I initially purchased this set of brushes (black case) as a gift. The packaging is really well done & makes a great gift box. The black case opened & closes easily & acts like a "stand" for the brushes. There's a nice variety of brush sizes/types that should please beginners as well as more advanced artists.
Sooo... I really think it's a good idea for me to test these brushes out before giving a set away. I wouldn't want to be remiss in giving THIS set away without properly reviewing the product's durability. . Yup. That's just me being thoughtfully thorough.
I will update once I've had a chance to use the brushes. Until then, my initial impression is that this set has a great variety of brush sizes/shapes & the case will be a nice way to keep them organized at home or while traveling. They should make a wonderful gift... eventually... | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I tried the square one and like it better. Save you money, Its ok after using this, its not really worth it. It sometimes takes longer to clean out the die. I tried the square one and like it better, but the round one , never again it was he biggest pain the butt to use, if you use this then I would recommend the large square one. Keep in mind it takes a lot of material. I think in all honestly I would rather cut it myself, this way I know I am not missing anything and catching all my seams. Plus some fabric you can't tell where the cuts are and if you are sewing where you should be. This is by far the worst template , I thought I would like it, I brought 6 years of fabric and didn't have enough with the square they at least look bigger. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Cannot import designs from PC. IN 2013. I love Brother products. I have 2 embroidery machines from Brother and they are TOP quality. Which is why I am so absolutely MAD.
This product's selling point is that it doesn't have to have a PC to work. Just scan N go!
Well what if you WANT to use a PC? TOO BAD. It doesn't give us this ability! (yet)
I don't want to have to print and scan every single design that I want cut out. That's just silly. I appreciate that as an added feature...but as the only option? What a waste of paper and TIME. My first instinct was to buy the Cameo. I'll be taking this Scan N Cut back to my dealer and going with my gut instinct.
Brother, please remember in the future that while it's great to appeal to new crafters it's ALSO GREAT to appeal to advanced crafters that need to save time.
Update:
I see that I have ticked off a few people by my review. Let me specify why I am completely disappointed.
This product is ALL OVER promoting it's ability to cut fabric to save time in appliques. My main business is embroidery. I have invested tens of thousands of dollars in Brother embroidery machines because they are top of the line. When I saw that this machine would cut appliques and 'save time for embroiderers' I assumed that I could take an embroidery file...pull it over to the ScanNCut....cut out the applique design...then WAAALAAHH....perfectly cut applique with same dimensions of the embroidery file.
Ok, Ok, Ok....maybe my assumption that .pes files would be acceptable was too much.
Well that's alright. I'll just save this applique design I digitized as a .jpg and pull it over like that. Oh...Ok. doesn't accept .jpg's. Well ok...everyone is talking about .svg cuts. I'll save this applique design as an .svg then pull it over. It'll take tons longer and might manipulate the size but I'll work through that. Oh. Can't do that either.
The problem with 'PRINT IT OUT AND SCAN IT' is that printing out an embroidery design or applique outline DOES NOT SCAN IN without having to remove a crap ton of extra trash on that NOT LARGE AT ALL LCD screen. I quit after 45 minutes of attempting it and I'm quite computer literate.
Too much trouble. This product was catered towards the business I'm in but it's just ridiculous the amount of crap I'm supposed to go through to try and make this work for me.
Not to mention....How long are we gonna hear about Brother's INTENT to start a cloud based editing program?
This is all so ridiculous. I find it hard to believe that Brother worked with 'tons of crafters' and NOBODY brought up the fact that computer connectivity is a MUST for any serious cutter? Seriously? | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Just Right. This canvas was perfect for my needs. I am not a professional painter but I took on an extreme project which I chose to do on un-stretched canvas with matte acrylic paints. I did not prime the opposite side nor did I sand the front at all because it didn't require it (again, not a professional here) and I thought the double priming it arrived with was agreeable. Sixty hours of work later and I am very happy with this canvas. I read that painting on un-stretched canvas would cause all kinds of buckling but that wasn't the case with this. A couple of times I laid down some pretty thick, wet coats and it buckled slightly but dried flat. I plan on doing many more projects this way with the rest of my roll. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
WOW- Surprisingly much better than my very expensive professional oil pastels!! *Comparisons below. Hello Friends ~
I have to tell you, I was unsure about these oil pastels because they were so darn cheap. (Usually, in art supplies, you do get what you pay for... Though not aaalways!)
I am an artist and much of my art is sold to high-end markets. I wanted to purchase some cheaper products to practice with and to use while playing with my nieces and nephews. So I purchased several different brands to try out. Many of the lower-priced products also have much more expensive versions, made from the same company. So if the lower-priced items end up performing really well, then you can bet that the higher-end products will likely knock your socks off.
Now, I bought the following oil pastels to try out (I will list them from best performance to worst) below:
*Portfolio
*Pentel
*Expressionist by Sakura
*Neocolor 2 by Caran D'ache (These are pretty darn expensive, and they are nowhere near the quality of the Portfolio brand)
*Faber Castel metallics (metallics are difficult to compare with the others, but these were pretty great for what they were)
This brand, Portfolio, far surpassed any and all other oil pastels that I have tried! Very buttery and so smooth, on their own and when blended. Great for mixed media too, over watercolor and acrylic paints. I was sincerely so so very shocked! They are very affordable (I want to buy these in bulk now, and stock up!!!) and they are so easy to clean up. Note: When in doubt, go with water-soluable oil pastels because they are more versatile, and waaaaay easier to clean off of your hands and surfaces!! .... Go get a bunch of these, and have a whooole lot of fun!!! :-) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I use it for illustration and fine art. I purchased this kit for mixed media fine art/illustration. I am not an expert or highly trained artist. I have a decent skill set, but I have to admit not a lot of experience with different tools and products. This was my first airbrush set. It came as advertised and I have already used it to create 3 large original mixed media pieces on illustration board. The compressor is a lot quieter than I expected and really does not need to be on very long to maintain the low pressures needed for this type of airbrushing. It has been maintenance free and very reliable. Although the kit comes with 3 airbrushes, I only use the dual action gravity feed one. I must have the control of dual action for the type of detail and small area work I am using the airbrush for. The brush works well distributing pigment.
My only two gripes (and preface this with I have nothing else to compare this against): The airbrush does not seem to offer the fine line precision that I thought it would. When you get in close to do smaller lines and fine details, it seems to want to oversaturate the paint to the point of overspray. This could be entirely user error on my point due to my limited experience, but it does not seem to be quite as precise as I have seen from instructional videos on Youtube. I am still trying to figure it out, but I find that I have to be extra careful in smaller/tighter areas.
Second gripe is that it tends to need a lot of cleaning during jobs to keep from clogging and splattering paint. Especially when I use the thicker opaque paints. I mostly use the transparent paints, which don't clog as much, but I find that I still have to break it down every 20 minutes or so to clear the paint out of the tube and clean the needle. It mucks up pretty fast. However, I hear this is a common occurrence in the world of airbrushing and cleaning the device is not troublesome at all. It just is not any fun and takes you away from your projects. Overall I recommend this product and it has helped take my artwork to a new level. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great value, vivid colours. These watercolours took almost 4 weeks to get to me in the Caribbean. I finally got them however. The seller packaged the box in a tight cardboard box apparently without bubble wrap so that the watercolour brand box packaging was a bit squashed when it came to me. The palette was fine though as it is made from fairly sturdy plastic. The watercolours are so bright and rich in colour and easily rewetted. I can't wait to start painting with them. Some of the colours are more opaque and some much more transparent. I use Holbein paints now but these ones seem more vivid.
These are great for serious students and artists who want to work in watercolour with good tools. This set can teach you about the property of different pigments and colour mixing. This can also be used for work that you want to reproduce because the colours are quite vivid. I wasn't sure how lightfast the colours are but I found some lightfastness ratings and the pigment used on the wrapper of the pans. I don't know a lot about this brand so if you want to be sure you could use brand with more documented lightfastness ratings like Winsor & Newton, Senneiler, Schmincke, Maimeriblu etc. Having said that these are pretty easy to work with and come in a nice plastic case - which I think is the same one the large Cotman set comes in. For the price this is really quite good. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Very deceptive-- poor quality when you try to use them. very poor quality- I wasn't expecting a lot considering the price but half of them are unusable. Very impressive packaging, was very excited when i opened the box. Nice long handles, has good pouch for transporting. But all the tan handled brushes have a residue like glue or soap. Brick hard when dry. When you first wet it, it gums up with this goo-- Once thoroughly washed they have a have a horse hair feel. I might have some sort of use for this at some point but I doubt I'll ever be able to use the tan ones for anything. That was even ok with me because I thought I would like the brown handled ones, but they are poor quality as well. Soft to the touch, they seemed like good brushes. But they lose bristles and splay out to the where you can't get a sharp finish to anything. Overall just hugely disappointed! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Impressed! They really are amazing. These liquid chalk markers really are amazing! I recently received a sample pack to try and so far I've decorated the front windows with Christmas messages and left reminders for my family on the bathroom window (don't forget to clean your mess!) :-)
The quality is amazing and they are so easy to use. I especially love how the tip can be used for 3 different line widths, without having to remove the tip as I've had to with another brand I've used in the past. The coverage is silky smooth and the colours are great, they really pop on glass! I got this pack for free but I'll be ordering more, these are great value, I would certainly recommend them, 5 stars! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Very Excited A Lot of Possibility. It was a bit of a bumpy start, but I'm very excited about this machine now.
I'm new to Cricut so I do not have the cartridge issue that a lot of Cricut customers have. I however don't own a working PC at the moment as mine crashed recently when I was trying to download the software for this machine...it was a long time coming really. So I took the machine over to my mother-in-laws house to register it and update the firmware....which my iPad stated was out of date. This is silly as this is a new product, and the firmware should come updated....also the iPad prompt directs you to a non-existent website, I found the correct information in the FAQ pages of the Cricut website. If you are having this problem you need to download the plugin first then you will be able to update the firmware.
So now that it was working on my iPad I was able to take it home and get started! I've made a thank you card, one of the dinosaurs and multiple embellishments from the Make It Now. I really love the ability to skip mats and cut only what I want to. The dial makes things very user friendly and I love that I have so many material options. I recommend getting the scoring pen and deep cut blade right away so that you won't be limited to the projects you can make. You can use regular pens in the machine as well, along with other brands besides the Cricut pens, which is a lovely option, and shows that Cricut has confidence in its machine. Maybe Cricut could offer incentives in the future for its users that upload how tos and project ideas onto their youtube accounts?!
The machine is aesthetically pleasing, light weight, and portable! I have already put to use the duffle bag for the unit. My mother-in-law was in love with it (she has the Expression) and kept telling me what a blessing it was.
The Design Space does not work on the iPad as Apple does not have an Adobe Flash Layer or App option. Do not expect to come up with your own images on the iPad. It would be great if this changed as even when I do get a new PC I will still want to do all of my Cricut projects on my iPad. I also have a concern of being able to save my purchased and self-designed images if I could eventually design on my iPad, you need a seperate app for everything on the iPad so Design Space for iPad would need a special download and save option I'm assuming.
Overall I see the huge potential this machine has. As a business owner I will use it to give my business the professional look we all seek. I am excited to see what updates and possible additional Apps (I love my Apps!) that Cricut might come up with for the Explore! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Definitely disappointing! They stain. When I was young, my Mr. Sketch scented markers were among my must haves for coloring! Now that I'm an adult, I hoped that these gel crayons would hold up to the awesomeness of the markers! Unfortunately FAIL! My first and most important complaint is the small wording on the back of the package that says "Stain Advisory - Product Colorants May Stain". Let me tell you, they definitely do stain! I tried to blend yellow and green to make a lime green, and now I have a green finger. It's not dark green, but you can definitely tell it is green tinged, and that was after scrubbing with soap. This product is marketed to children 3+, so I assume it would be a nightmare for moms and dads trying to get it off their kids, or the walls!
Secondly, it's hard to color with these crayons. It's really impossible to stay within the lines as they are so wide. The fact that you only have 6 crayons to color with is difficult as well. They do not blend whatsoever! So basically you have to color with just these 6 colors.
I would give them a higher rating based on the vibrancy of the colors, but the staining just makes these unacceptable and not recommended! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
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