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Artist Review: Adonit Pixel Pressure Sensitive iPad Stylus

Another year brings us yet another stylus from Adonit. Adonit Pixel is the new model that replaces the Jot Touch with Pixelpoint, which is also a pressure sensitive stylus. Let me give you the...

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June 2016 Roundup

The book I enjoyed the most this month is Manabeshima Island Japan by Florent Chavouet. It's really a charming travelogue that evokes the wanderlust in me. Being able to travel, visit new places and...

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Book Review: Cafe & Croissant (CTN 2015)

Thanks to Gallery Nucleus for sending me this copy of Cafe & Croissant (CTN 2015). This is an A5 size paperback featuring the artworks of five artists, namely Julien Rossire, Guillaume Singelin,...

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Announcement for July 2016

Launch of drawing courseAfter months of procrastination, I've finally created my own drawing course! The motivation actually came from my Youtube subscribers who wonder whether or not I have any...

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Artist Review: Microsoft Universal Foldable Keyboard

The Microsoft Universal Foldable Keyboard in one of the most compact Bluetooth keyboards around. I bought this secondhand to test it with the Surface Pro 4 to see if it's good enough to replace the...

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Artist Review: Logitech K811 Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac and iOS devices

I've used many Bluetooth keyboards for Mac and none are as good as the Logitech K811. This keyboard is excellent.I've the old aluminum wireless Apple keyboard and Logitech K760 solar keyboard. Both...

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Book Review: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard: The Lost Journal

The fourth installment of Assasin's Creed probably has the best artbooks in the series. The Art of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is an awesome artbook. And this Blackbeard's journal is also pretty...

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Best Colored Pencils for Beginners: A Guide

This article looks at things to look out for when buying coloured pencils, and the different brands that are available in the market today.When it comes to recommending art supplies, I suggest going...

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Review: Mix It Up! Mixed Media Step by Step with Lindsay Weirich (Craftsy)

Lindsay Weirich is the popular Youtuber known as The Frugal Crafter. Her Youtube channel currently has over 250,000 subscribers. It's massive!Craftsy has smartly teamed up with Weirich to put out this...

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Mateusz Urbanowicz

Mateusz Urbanowicz is an illustrator currently living and working in Japan. He creates background art for animation and occasionally creates interesting theme projects for himself, the latest being a...

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Book Review: The Art of Seven Knights

I don't usually see games on mobile platforms putting out artbooks so this is a surprise. Seven Knights is the RPG game on iOS and Android. This game has lots of characters so the artbook is filled...

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Review: Faber-Castell Clic & Go Water Cup

Faber-Castell Clic & Go Water Cup is one of my best art product purchase recently. This is actually a rubber collapsible cup! The size can actually fit a normal sized plastic cup inside. When...

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Crossed 20,000 Subscribers Milestone on Youtube

I reached two milestones this week! The first is I finally crossed over the $400 mark on my Patreon page. Thank you all my Patreon supporters! All the money I've saved so far helped a lot and made me...

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Book Review: Artist's Sketchbook: Exercises and Techniques for Sketching on...

Artist's Sketchbook feels very much like a sequel to Cathy Johnson's earlier book Artist's Journal Workshop. This 128-page paperback is sort of like an introduction to sketching. It's not a structured...

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50% off Craftsy Courses in July 2016

Craftsy is now running a 50% off promotion for some art courses. Check out the promotion, and also check out all the Craftsy courses that I've reviewed so far.Now's a good time to get bargain deals....

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Artist Review: Huion H610 Pro Graphics Tablet

The Huion H610 Pro is probably the most significant competitor to Wacom Intuos tablet since Wacom has been around. There are almost close to 1,000 reviews on Amazon currently and most are favourable....

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Colour Contamination in Watercolor Pan Boxes

Recently, a reader Tommy Olrich asked me this question in one of my videos on Youtube:So i notice you don't take super duper care to keep your pans uncontaminated from other colors. won't the other...

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Book Review: Understanding Perspective: Easy Techniques for Mastering...

Here's the fourth book in the Urban Sketching Handbook series and the author is Stephanie Bower. This 112-page paperback is filled with many practicable tips on perspective drawings and there are lots...

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Amazon Prime Day 2016

Amazon is having another Prime Day this year on 12 July 2016. If you're their Prime member, you should check out some of the deals. It's the second largest shopping day after Black Friday. Even if...

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How I fill watercolor pans (DIY)

This video is one of the more popular videos on my Youtube channel from the last 30 days so I should share it here too. The text below is the transcript of the video.Filling your own plastic pans with...

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