Art subscription boxes

Along with the Art Snacks box, I decided to sign up for the Scrawlr Box as well as the Smile Create Repeat box. The Scrawlr Box is based out of the UK, but the other two are in the US. I love Art Snacks and Scrawlr Box. Smile Create Repeat is getting better in quality, but the value remains poor and I usually pay more than what's in the box. I will give it a few more tries, and if the value doesn't improve, I will most likely end my subscription.
I've been having a blast trying to create something with the limited supplies from each box.



Smile Create Repeat - June 2016


Smile Create Repeat - July 2016


ScrawlrBox - May 2016


ScrawlrBox - June 2016


Art Snacks - July 2016


Art Snacks - June 2016

Videos

I added lots of new videos to my YouTube Channel.
Here's one of them:

Art Snacks

One of the most exciting things is my discovery of subscription boxes. I signed up with Art Snacks, and each month I receive a little box with new art supplies to try. It's a lot of fun because I receive supplies I would never buy otherwise, and it forces me out of my comfort zone and helps me be more creative. If you take on the Art Snacks challenge, you have to draw/paint something with all the supplies in the box. I LOVE IT!

Here's an unboxing/speed painting video I did with this month's supplies.

Monthly challenge and another large piece

I took the time to participate in another Colored Pencils Magazine challenge where I added the baby inside the ornamental cabbage, and I drew a last piece for my March art show.



It's A Boy - 11x14" - Colored pencils - FOR SALE



Girl With Ice Skates - 11x14" - Colored pencils - FOR SALE

Commissions

One of the reasons I haven't been around much is because I've been busy with custom portraits.

Videos

I've been posting a new tutorial/speed drawing/review/unboxing video every Wednesday on YouTube.
Here's one of them:

I'm back!

I can't believe I waited so long to update this page!
There's a lot I have to catch up with so I won't post every single drawing I did since last time. Here are a few.



Chihuahua 12 - ACEO (2.5x3.5") - Colored pencils - FOR SALE



Fox 8 - ACEO (2.5x3.5") - Colored pencils - SOLD



Fox 9 - ACEO (2.5x3.5") - Colored pencils - FOR SALE



Raccoon 21 - 5x7" - Colored pencils - FOR SALE



Tabby 10 - 5x7" - Colored pencils - FOR SALE



Raccoon 20 - ACEO (2.5x3.5") - Colored pencils - FOR SALE



Bunny 137 - ACEO (2.5x3.5") - Colored pencils - SOLD

Experiment

A few months ago, I bought a couple of sheets of wood paper (I think it's birch). I decided to try them out, and I used my Caran d'Ache Pablo pencils, as well as my Lyra pencils. They both work very nicely on wood.

The wood paper I used is smoother than the regular paper I use (Stonehenge), yet, it holds many layers. It works great with both solvent and a colorless blender. The only difference is the direction of the wood grain/veins. The little crevaces can be annoying sometimes. Because of this texture, it's definitely different than with paper, but because the pencils feel very smooth on the wood, it's very enjoyable.



Plumeria 21 - 8.5x11" - Colored pencils on wood paper - FOR SALE