After appearing on the Eraser episode of the Erasable podcast, I decided to fully test all the erasers (and then some) that were in the awesome CW Pencil Enterprise eraser pack as well as some of the erasers that were mentioned on the episode. Some were long time favorites of mine and others were new-to-me…
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Podcast: Episode 6 of Art Supply Posse: Cats-up & Bullying
This week on Art Supply Posse, Heather and I discuss surviving bullying, being brave, making art, Sketchbook Skool and a backlog of follow-up. And we still didn’t get to it all! This week’s artwork was created by my lovely co-host, Heather Rivard using her new Schmincke watercolors. Pop over to the web site to listen…
Pencil Review: Prismacolor Col-Erase 24-Color Set
While researching other artist’s recommended drawing tools, I found several who recommended Prismacolor Col-Erase and since I tend to favor the Prismacolor Premiers but had never used the Col-Erase, I thought I’d see what the appeal was. Most artists mention a preference for the Col-Erase, not because they actually erase very well but because they…
Podcast: Art Supply Posse Episode 5
Woot! Episode 5 of Art Supply Posse is live and we are getting better. Heather got it edited and posted by noon today! This week is part two in our on-going series on markers. We discuss brush pens — the whys, the types and the what-fors — plus Heather gets her first “big girl” pan…
Podcast: Art Supply Posse Ep. 4 You So Fine(liner)
This week we cover a fair bit of follow-up, our first #askasp questions, and the first part of our multi-part series on markers, starting with fineliners. And we got a theme song! Listen and download the whole episode at ArtSupplyPosse subscribe to the podcast via iTunes (or your favorite podcast catcher) Be sure to leave…
Borden & Riley Mini Sketchbook Review
After doing the Art Supply Posse podcast last week about sketchbooks, I stumbled into my local art store, Artist’s and Craftsman, and found the smallest spiral sketchbook samplers so I grabbed all the varieties that had in stock to try out. Borden & Riley makes my beloved-but-discontinued favorite 100% Cotton Rag Rough Marker Paper that…
Podcast: Art Supply Posse Ep. 02 Getting Panned About Watercolors
Heather and I bust out all the pans to test out budget (student) and artist grade pan watercolors this week on Art Supply Posse. Come join us. Send us your comments, questions or recommendations for your favorite pan watercolor sets at @artsupplyposse or #askasp on Twitter.