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Review: Derwent Graphik Line Maker Pens (Sepia)

Hi! Today I am going to share with you more about Derwent’s Graphik Line Maker Drawing Pens (3-pack in Sepia color) which I got recently. The pens are packed in a black and white case with leafy...

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Found a Cheap Bamboo Pen to Draw With

I was at the local art store Straits Commercial recently and saw several bamboo pens selling at affordable prices. I can't remember the exact price, but perhaps it's SGD $2? There was another bamboo...

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Book Review: Day of the Dead and Other Works

*Thanks to Korero Press for providing me with this book for reviewSylvia Ji is a painter based in San Francisco who focuses on portraiture art. You can check out over 10 years worth of art on her...

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All the sketches from the Sketching HCMC series

Here are all the sketches I've drawn to create the Sketching HCMC series of tutorials on Gumroad. These are all drawn from photo reference. Although not drawn from location, I still like them. But...

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5 Questions for Aditya Vadgaonkar

5 Questions is an interview series with independent creators and artists. In this instalment, we have Aditya Vadgaonkar who will talk about his new product, the Viviva Colorsheets.Qn: Give us an...

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Review: Derwent Graphik Line Painter Colored Pens (Palette No. 2)

These are the 5-pack Graphik Line Painter Colored Pens (Palette No. 2) by Derwent. Apparently, there are a range of 4 palettes within Derwent's Line Painter pens series (Palettes No. 1 to No. 4) - and...

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Book Review: The Art and Making of Kong: Skull Island

This is a decent artbook companion to the film. It's sort of like a mixed bag but thankfully mostly positive.The actual title of the book is The Art and Making of Kong: Skull Island. Some places, like...

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Book Review: GRAPHITE 2 Magazine by 3DTotal

GRAPHITE is a new quarterly art magazine created by 3DTotal. I really enjoyed their first volume a few months ago and now the second one is out. Each volume features certain subjects and in this volume...

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Review: De Atramentis Document Ink (Brown)

Recently, I had a comment on my video review of Daniel Smith's Walnut Ink asking if there's a "bulletproof" brown ink. I remembered that De Atramentis has a brown ink from their Document Ink series so...

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Review: Speedball 6-Nib Calligraphy Lettering Set

This is the 6-Nib Calligraphy Lettering Set by Speedball. By the way, Speedball also sells many other types of sets with nibs for different purpose.This set comprises of a straight nib holder and six...

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Artist Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 with S Pen

Ever since my iPad Pro broke down (the battery died), I've been wondering which tablet to get next. I contemplated about getting the Samsung Tab S2 but I'm glad I held out until the Tab S3 came...

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Review: Huion Inspiroy Q11K Wireless Graphics Tablet

Thanks again to Huion for providing me with a tablet for review. The Huion Q11K is the latest wireless graphics tablet from Huion. Build quality and designFirst thing that got my attention was the size...

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Book Review: The Art of Ghost in the Shell

This is actually a pretty decent artbook for the live action Ghost in the Shell film, regardless of whether you like or hate it.This is a huge artbook that measures 9.5 by 13 inches. Comes with 160...

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Review: Speedball Calligraphy Acrylic Ink (10-palette kit)

This is Speedball's 10-Palette Calligraphy Ink Kit which I got to test with Speedball's 6-nib Calligraphy Lettering Set. This Calligraphy Ink Kit comes with a 9 inch round white plastic palette and 10...

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May 2017 Updates \ Tokyo \ 4K \ Giveaway Winners \ Tag Me

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Best >1.4kg Ultrabook for Graphic Designers

This article compares some of the more powerful ultrabooks in the market. Like all my other tech reviews, this article is written from the perspective of an artist, graphic designer and content...

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Book Review: Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory

For the longest time, I've put off getting this book because I did not like the art on the cover. The cover art did not look nice enough for a book that talks about colour theory. I bought this book...

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Book Review: Strokes Of Genius 8: Expressive Texture

Strokes of Genius is a series that features art from top artists around the world. The collection of art featured are curated by Rachel Rubin Wolf, who's also the author for the Splash series of...

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Review: Strathmore 200 Series Skills Watercolor Paper

There's this art store in Singapore called Overjoyed that stocks most of Strathmore's paper. Few days ago, I spotted the Strathmore 200 Series Watercolor Paper. I don't think I've seen that before. So...

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Artist Review: Adonit Mini 3 Stylus (for iOS, Android and Windows)

The Adonit Mini 3 is the latest updated model of the Jot Mini series of stylus from Adonit. Shown in the picture above from top to bottom are Adonit Jot Pro, Adonit Switch, Mini 3 and Snap. The first...

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