Watercolours have always intrigued me although its been a medium I have never really pursued – mostly because the first few times I tried them I failed dismally.
My Watercolour Journey – Meet Mungyo
Creative Stretches: Warm-Ups
Not unlike in fitness, warming up before you tackle a piece of art it can be greatly beneficial to help stretch your creative muscles and warm-up first. Those creative muscles can be both physical and mental, so here are a few quick and painless ways of getting in the groove.
First Impressions: The PanPastel Colors Experience
Pastels have been around for a long time. You only have to see Renoir’s sublime works in pastel to appreciate this medium. Characterized by pure pigment, intense colours and a variety of applications pastels have a lot to offer. But pastel sticks have issues too. Soft pastels snap easily. A lot of pastel is wasted in excessive crumbling. Pastel dust is annoying. Sticks get dirty easily and must be carefully stored in foam boxes. Enter PanPastel Colors.
A Chat with Self Taught Artist Janet Bester
I came across Janet’s colourful art on Instagram and was instantly fascinated. So much of what we see seems to be dark and dreary and here is an artist who absolutely embraces colour and life it seems.
Spray it Again Sam – with Krylon’s Range of Fine Art Sprays
I must confess that I am old school when it comes to any form of spray paint. Sorry Banksy, but that graffiti thing does not work for me. Give me tubes of paint, brushes and a painting knife and throw away the key. I am happier that way. But I have been converted. At least in part when it comes to saving time and efficiency. After getting my hands on a range of Krylon sprays I have found a few new materials for my studio.
Vincent Reid – Pencil Artist – Reid Studios
Born in 1970 and raised on a farm in Zimbabwe, I have always been a close observer of the outdoors and every bit of spare time I had was spent […]
Storage Solutions: Mont Marte Pastel Box
We have slowly been introducing you to various pencils, pastels and pens. But if you have the nasty stationary addiction I have, then storage becomes a bit of an issue. Especially if you by now have 12 sets of coloured pencils or a whole array of pastels (or, as in my case – both!).
Pigma Manga Mania!
We’re super excited over at ArtSavingsClub right now, because we’ve recently added a few awesome new additions to our Sakura Pigma range! We’ll still get to the Pigma Brush pens and Micron Plastic Nibs, but today we’re taking a look at the Pigma Manga set.
The Art of Focus
Before I became an artist I was a full-time photographer – also art, just a different genre! I loved photographing weddings and enjoyed the adrenaline rush of being in the moment and capturing the emotions and smiles. But the wedding was just the starting point and the real work was the hours spent behind a screen to edit and sort and prepare the images. I quickly found that just working tired my mind quickly and I would soon struggle to really focus on the job at hand.
Rembrandt Artist’s Paint: First Impressions of a Premium Oil Paint
We are so fortunate. Imagine back in the day when Rembrandt Van Rijn and other artists needed new paints for their work. No convenient art store like Artsavingsclub where you could order the world’s finest oil paints. No, you needed to be an apothecary to create paint by hand and storing the paint was a nuisance too. I admit feeling a twinge of guilt when I opened a new box of Rembrandt oil paints recently. But mostly I felt excited to try out these famous paints made by Royal Talens.
