Painting blog by Masha Eretnova
Masha Eretnova 
I’m terrible at lettering and calligraphy but I love painting and drawing. I decided to try something new and I was always curious about brush pens – to me, it sounds like a mix of a brush and a marker! So I’ve bought 2 sets of Sakura brush pens and I will test them today … Read more
If you haven’t yet heard about Pentel oil pastels, you are in for a treat! It is probably the cheapest yet one of the most favorite oil pastels for drawing and gradient backgrounds! In this review I would like to give these amazing pastels credit and show what they are. Pentel Arts Oil Pastels Characteristics … Read more
I was traveling and walked into a local art store. I saw a lot of paints and colored pencils from Pentel and thought to myself that I’d never heard of this brand! And it looked suspiciously cheap too. When I was about to walk by, I kept thinking, how often do we overlook some art … Read more
When I pour I always feel so bad because so much paint goes to waste sitting on the bottom of the plastic box or the mat over my table. I’ve heard you can reuse it once it’s dry and make acrylic skin jewelry so this is my attempt. I made some mistakes, which I share, … Read more
Do you like all these easy DIY videos on social media? What if I tell you that you an actually make a very cute tray for organizing jewelry in one hour? The secret ingredient is Jesmonite! Let me show you how I used it to make this tray: I love jesmonite much more than epoxy, … Read more
I dreamed for so long to make my resin ocean art – I watched soooo many videos on Youtube and it is just mesmerizing. The thing is…I’m a complete beginner with resin, I am a painter! I was afraid to fail. And I procrastinated…But last week I decided to proudly fail or make the most … Read more
Did you tear up watching Up movie? Oh boy, I did! It is such a beautiful story that became a good staple in cartoons since Pixar and Disney made it in 2009. And no wonder Up House drawing is one of the most popular choices to learn how to draw both for kids and adults, … Read more
After years of playing with acrylics and writing about painting, I’ve decided to try something new. I started seeing so many videos on simple yet gorgeous little landscapes and food illustrations and turned out it was gouache! This is it! I decided to jump on it. Reddit suggested I try Miya as a beginner and … Read more
I noticed that my kitchen wall has a very nice light coming through shades in the morning. I immediately thought that it would be a perfect place to hang some abstract art in earthy tones (as our kitchen is sort of industrial and wooden mix). I had my new Himi Maya Gouache set and I … Read more
So what is one of the biggest challenges of all beginners in painting? Getting the right color! Well, easy, you tell me, I can just buy a 48-tube paint set from Amazon and be done, I have all I need! You are right and wrong at the same time. 48 set is not cheap, and … Read more