Painting blog by Masha Eretnova
I love testing new art supplies and tools for painting or crafts like epoxy and I’m sharing here my honest reviews.
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
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
IntoResin is a young online platform to buy resin supplies and molds, and learn about crafting created by enthusiastic crafters, passionate about working with their hands and bringing beauty and art in this world. I highly support all small creative brands and decided to try their molds for resin. Are they better than others? Let’s … Read more
If you are looking to test what is gouache and don’t want to spend a fortune, Reeves gouache is just for you. Small tubes, cheap price, decent quality. But yet, it gets a bad reputation on Reddit and among pro painters. So is Reeves’s gouache any good after all? Reeves Gouache Review from an artist: … Read more
Finding it hard to get the best gouache for an affordable price? Don’t worry; you’re not alone. A lot of them are out on the market, but which one is worth buying? Introducing Arteza, a rising gouache brand, or is it? To help you come up with an answer, here’s an in-depth Arteza gouache review. … Read more
Popular among both serious artists and amateurs, Winsor & Newton produces a wide variety of paints. In this Winsor and Newton acrylic paint review, we will take a closer look at what makes these paints so special. Here, we’ll review two variants: the Professional and Galeria. Now, let’s get started! Winsor & Newton is based … Read more
Sometimes we are just not ready to embark on this serious painting, thinning, and varnishing journey with oils or acrylics. We do have amazing alternatives for ALL levels – paint pens! While Copic markers are extraordinarily expensive, I found an amazing alternative. And I’m happy to introduce you to my Artiqo Paint Pens Review as … Read more