Review by Tina Koyama I had two main reasons for wanting to try White in the DeAtramentis Document waterproof ink series (available in 19 colors). Holiday cards often come with red or green envelopes, so I thought it would be fun to try addressing some of mine with white ink. That was my holiday…
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Fashionable Friday Flashback: Inktober Challenge!
(find links to products shown above here) Inktober is just around the corner. I mean JUST around the corner. If you are not familiar with this draw-along event, check out our previous post. I have enjoyed creating my own rules and prompts each year and challenging myself to learn new skills and stick to specific…
Sketchbook Review: Rhodia Landscape Webnotebook
Review by Tina Koyama For many years now, the Rhodia Rhodiarama hardcover notebook has been one of my favorites. Available in a rainbow of rich cover colors, this notebook is otherwise identical to Rhodia’s standard Webnotebook (which comes in only black or orange). I use the A5 size for my day-to-day journals and the handy…
Review: Hermit Shell Pen Case
I don’t want to speak out of turn but I suspect I am like most pen and pencil collectors in that I am constantly on the hunt for the perfect case, bag, container or pouch in which to carry my favorite tools with me. In the case (pardon the pun) of my daily drawing tools,…
Brush Pen Review: Tombow Fudenosuke Double-Sided Gray/Black
Review by Tina Koyama One of the simplest sketch tool combinations I use is a black brush pen to make a line drawing shaded with a gray marker. When I’m feeling minimalist, I grab one of each, and I’m good to go. I was excited when the Akashiya Keicho double-sided brush pen first came out:…
Pencil Review: Koh-i-Noor Diamond Lead Holder Drawing Pencils
Review by Tina Koyama While woodcased colored pencils are commonplace (a quick search on Amazon resulted in 20,000 products!), colored leads for mechanical pencils or clutches are much harder to come by. They seem like they should be a promising idea – compact, refillable, no need for sharpening – and yet they generally aren’t. I’ve…
Sketchbook Review: Clairefontaine Goldline Multi-Techniques A5
I’ve been testing the Clairefontaine Goldline Multi-technique A5 sketchbook for sometime now. It was something that was brought to my attention specifically after I bemoaned that Exacompta was no longer making a blank refill that contained excellent paper for sketching and drawing. The book contains 140g/65lb smooth white paper and a classic “oil cloth” cover.…