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Book Review: The Art of Battlefield 1
Any game that depicts real life wars where people were actually killed is going to be controversial. I've mixed feelings about this book because war is supposed to be bad but in this book we are...
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YIFFING IN HELL: EPISODE I - SECRET REUNION IN CARFAX LODGE (Kickstarter)
A reader recently contacted me about a comic book that he has just put up on Kickstarter. It's a book that he has spent years to create. I actually had a look through a digital copy and indeed, just...
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Book Review: Marvel's Doctor Strange: The Art of the Movie
Just like other Marvel artbooks, this came with a slipcase. I was pleasantly surprised by the cover art on it. According to the product shot, it was just black background with words but in actual fact...
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Book Review: The Art of Dishonored 2
Not sure why but it seems that Dark Horse has been raising the prices of their artbooks. So my suggestion is for you to look around and see if there any cheaper options, such as on Book Depository or...
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John Kahrs creates a wonderful animated short on car sharing
John Kahrs' shot to fame was for Paperman. Kevin Dart provided the design. I love the art direction, the blend of 2D colouring with 3D form.Tags:Â john kahrs
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Contest: What are your favourite art books from 2016?
It's time for the annual favourite artbook contest again!Every year, I run this contest to thank you all for the support you have given to my blog. As you may know, if you buy stuff from any Amazon or...
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Review: Tombow Dual Brush Pens (Grayscale Set)
Tombow Dual Brush Pens are actually water-based markers with a brush and fine tip. The brush tip is the sponge type unlike the ones from the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen or the Pentel Color Brush Pen. The...
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Review: Pendorra Stylus Pen (for all platform)
Recently, a company called Pendorra asked if I wanted to try out their stylus pen. The design looks quite similar to the Apple Pencil so I was intrigued enough to try it. Since the Pendorra stylus...
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Book Review: The Simple Secret to Better Painting: How to Immediately Improve...
I was skeptical when I saw the title of the book which sounds rather gimmicky to me. How is there only one rule of composition? I've seen Ian Roberts' Mastering Composition and there are definitely...
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Book Review: The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
This is yet another wonderful artbook for Star Wars. The quality is right up there, similar to the artbook for The Force Awakens.This 256-page hardcover is densely packed with concept art from front to...
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Book Review: Beautiful Minecraft by James Delaney
This 112-page hardcover features some of the most amazing creations to ever appear in Minecraft. I've seen some of them online but there are more conveniently curated in this book format.The subject...
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Book Review: The Art of Gears of War 4
The artbook for GOW3 was published by Ballistic Publishing but The Art of Gears of War 4 is published by Dark Horse. This hardcover artbook is thinner compared to the previous book but it is still...
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Review: Furrie & Shortie Issue #1 - Be the Most Wonderful You
Furrie & Shortie Issue #1 - Be the Most Wonderful You is a bilingual comic created by the husband and wife team of James Teo and Yvonne Tham.The comic is a labour of love for the couple-and the...
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Book Review: The Art of the Trolls
I didn't know what to expect of this book but it turned out to be surprisingly good. Who knew cute troll art can look good? This is a large 160-page hardcover with silver-trimmed page edges. The...
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Review: Huion Inspiroy G10T Graphics Tablet (Wireless)
Huion makes a lot of drawing tablets for digital artists. The Huion Inspiroy G10T is one that shows us that Huion is capable of building high quality products as well, which is not to say that their...
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Rotring Isograph vs Rapidograph
The main difference between the Rotring Isograph and Rapidograph comes down to the refilling mechanism. Body design of the two pens are quite similar. They are both plastic body pens with the exception...
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How to refill a Rotring Rapidograph
Rapidograph pens are meant to be used with disposable ink cartridges, but that does not mean you can't refill them yourself. A box of 3 ink cartridges can cost upwards from US$6. Each cartridge has...
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Looking back at 2016
2016 was an intense year for me. Actually, every year is intense since I work too much. In case you don't know, on top of blogging and making videos almost everyday, I actually have a full-time job (at...
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December 2016 Roundup
2016 feels like a long year to me. I'm glad that it's finally over. I've featured close to 200 artbooks this year. It's scary to even think of how much money I've spent on artbooks. As I look at the...
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Deal Alert: Daniel Smith 3-tube set at USD $21
There's a Daniel Smith 3-tube primary colour set going for USD $21 on Amazon currently. The usual price for each 15ml tube is around $11+. So this is a fantastic deal!If you're not into watercolour,...
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