Painting blog by Masha Eretnova
Masha Eretnova 
I’ve never used mildliner pens, but I got curious about Zebra pens as I often see them. They also seem to have very interesting pastel colors and neon palettes so today I will share my swatches, some doodles, and my feedback in this in-depth Zebra Mildliner Review. I have purchased 2 sets: one with brush … Read more
Sharpie is a well-known brand, but surprisingly I’ve never considered buying a whole colored set of their markers. Yet, I was using a golden Sharpie for 2 years already for my pourings. And today I decided to test the basic set of 12 colors of Sharpie permanent markers and I’m sharing this Sharpie markers review … Read more
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