In my last post we had a good look at Dr. Ph. Martin's Bombay Set 1 - the beautiful colours included and some of the unique properties of India Ink. So now, lets get stuck into Set 2 and do a bit of comparison. Again, we will colour swatch and trial Dr. Ph. Martin's Bombay Set 2....
If you read my last post then you'll know that I recently treated myself by expanding my ink collection to further explore this most amazing media. While this didn't go quite as planned, let's dive in! Today, we will colour swatch and trial Dr. Ph. Martin's Bombay Set 1. These India Inks are pigment...
Ironlak Watercolour Pencils Series 2 I was recently given the opportunity to try out Ironlak Watercolour Pencils for the very first time! I was excited to get my hands on these and see how they perform...The gorgeous matt black tin contains 24 watercolour pencils, each of which is loaded with pigment rich break resistant...
Concentrating Hard on Concentrates After putting in some dedicated time to renew ALL of my old polymer clay, I decided to treat myself with a few new bits and pieces (it is Christmas after all). In an effort not to get completely carried away and over whelmed with all of the beautiful shades out...
Which is the Best Dip Pen?I was super excited to receive my dip pen in the post a couple of weeks ago, and I finally found the time to sit down and try it out! Not having much experience in dip pens, I was pretty happy to stumble upon a set specifically for cartooning,...
A bit about M. Graham & Co M. Graham is an American company which was founded 22 years ago by a couple of artists who shared a passion for quality artist supplies. They are environmentally minded – dedicated to solvent free manufacturing, re-purposing older equipment and keeping production waste low. Among their product range, are the...
Model Air Drying Clay by Blackwattle Pottery MAD Clay is an air dry clay which hardens without firing or baking. Similar to DAS air dry clay, which I have used over the years but certainly not fallen in love with. Though I'll admit that I haven't used DAS anytime recently, and would interested to see...
A Small Book Packed With Big Value I hope you have all had a fabulous Christmas! I know I did - spending quality time with family, eating way too much food, subsequent days in the pool relaxing with a G&T to recover from the whole ordeal... Among my Christmas gifts, I received a neat...