My Watercolor Collection

           I just started my watercolor online class yesterday taught by Broderick Wong at Udemy. I paid around $13 plus. (When it was still discounted). Before enrolling in this art class online, I did a few color swatching to the watercolors that I own. I started to be interested in watercolor painting 5 years ago. Wayback, I own a  Faber-Castell Connector Paint watercolor, and Zig Kuretake Pearlescent Jewel Box watercolor. Now, I recently purchased two watercolors, Watercolour Artis Decor (Php 470), and Simbalion Watercolor Cakes (Php200) in 36 colors, both of which I bought from an online store, here at shopee.com. 

Faber-Castell, is good for watercolor enthusiasts who are beginners like me, and for kids. They have a rich and vibrant colors as you can see in the photo. It is priced fairly, and is not that expensive. The brand known for pencil and pens, originated from Stein, Germany. Most of my art materials are from the same brand, as I have mentioned in my previous post.

Zig Kuretake, is from Japan. The Pearlescent Jewel Box watercolor is tiny, and I think it is a bit expensive. Now in shopee.com this is priced at around P800 plus pesos. The colors are not that bright, they are pale. Obviously the color has that glittery, and shimmery effect. I will not use this often, maybe for highlights only.

Artis Decor Watercolour. I love the design on the box, the instructions are in Spanish. There is not enough information online about this watercolor. This brand reminds me of Superior watercolor which is very affordable, and yet is very good in quality. The pans are small, and I am very careful in getting the colors in every pan. The colors are also rich and bright. The kit comes with two sponges, and two brushes, one round and one flat.

Simbalion Watercolor Cakes, this is the most affordable of all the watercolor that I've got. This one is from Taiwan. Brand is named after the famous cartoon character Simba, from the Lion King movie. I am aware that most comments with regard to this brand of watercolor is not that good, they say that it is chalky. I have also swatched the colors, and they're good for me. They also have a color chart in their website, and information about their products. I like the bright pastel like colors of Simbalion watercolor Cakes, also they are pigmented. It is not chalky to me when I tested it. There are also people who patronize this watercolor. I personally like it, and I am happy with this brand. 

Do you have your favorite brand of watercolor?Like what I have said in my vlogs. A person who is good in playing a musical instrument can create beautiful music whether it is through a cheap or expensive musical instrument. Same with the art materials. In whatever you do, just be passionate. Art is cool! 

Rekindling My Love For Art 🎨

           I started buying art stuff, and my interest in watercolor painting started in 2016. My first watercolor set was Faber-Castell connector paint watercolor. Almost all of my art materials came from that popular art brand, which started in Stein, Germany. They are know for their quality pens, and pencils.

I am in my 5th month of pregnancy, and while I am on-leave fron work (pregnant women during this quarantine period are not advised to go out of the house often, risky to catch covid) I did a vlog of my collections -- my art books, drawing, and sketch book. I noticed I didn't have a watercolor book, so I purchased 3 ebooks (The Art of Creative Watercolor by Danielle Donaldson, Everyday Watercolor by Jenna Rainey, and Your Year in Art Watercolor by Kristin Van Leuven) from an online store. 

I also did a few watercolor swatching, with my two old watercolors, Faber-Castell connector paint, and Zig Kuretake pearlescent watercolor. I posted this on my YouTube channel. I am waiting for my latest watercolor to arrive which is the Simbalion watercolor cake. I bought the 36 colors. I saw a lot of reviews about this watercolor online, and most commented that it is chalky. I even watch a lot of vlogs about this watercolor brand. Well, as a beginner watercolor enthusiast, I think this just suits me. I also like its bright, and pastels colors. Plus, what I learned in the arts. It is not how expensive your instrument is, it is how the musician plays it. For me, its just the same in art, it is the artist that makes the art beautiful. Sure, you will see a difference in the quality of watercolors, but it is the artist who makes the outcome sketch, drawing, or painting impressive. I noticed artists who used cheaper watercolor, and painted something, the outcome is still stunning!  

I also bought a Van Gogh sketchbook, and a few att stuff this week. I am also happy with my new Artis Decor watercolor in 36 shades. I have already swatched it. I love the outcome. Would love to share with you my future artworks. Stay tuned!

(P.S. I also enrolled today in an online watercolor course at Udemy. Will share my artworks with you all soon!) 

Arts and Other Stuffs, Things I love

   I have been a long-time member of deviantart  (an online site for any forms or art/and photography). 7 years to be exact. I love music and arts. I have a collection of drawing and sketch books, aside from my calligraphy, and hand-lettering books. I bought a glass-pen recently. It is China-made even so its not that bad. I bought it in a local arts & crafts store called The Craft Central. I have tons of art stuffs. Faberr-Castell connector paint, watercolored pencils, and pitt artists pens (Faber-Castell 24 pitt pens that I bought for a thousand bucks). I usually buy Faberr-Castell because even if they're a bit expensive, they're of good quality. For my drawing pens. I also have Faber-Castell Ecco Pigment pen (just tried it), Zig Drawing Pen, and Uni Pin Fine Line pens. Out of all the waterproof and drawing pens that I mentioned I really like the Uni pens. I even ordered a set of drawing pens. I like how they glide smoothly to my Moleskine mini-sketch notebook.

I almost took a Fine-Arts course wayback in college, I already passed the exam in Fine-Arts major in advertising design, but I chose a Science course (pre-med) instead. Still, my love for the arts didn't die. Aside from drawing, I have a few graphic drawings, I also do paper cut and crafts, polymer clay art (I like to do miniature food art, and cutesy stuffs). I already finished my Inkvember dare. The words were given by a Geeks Under Grace member in fb. You can check them out in GUK's fb page and in Artists for Christ, also another fb page group.

I admire local comics artists, namely Harvey Tolibao who owns his own studio and who's working for Marvel, Pol Medina of Pugad Baboy (Pig's Den). My brother likes his work, mostly its about local Filipino modern culture, and politics comics strips with humor added, I also like the works of Ariel Atienza, a Christian Artist who did an amazing Christian comics entitled His Story, his works before were featured in a US based newspaper, he is also one of the founding members of Komikon. Thanks to him this local comics convention is huge now. I also like his compiled works "Hand Drawn and Quartered and Other Tell-Tales", another Christian artist that I have known is Rommel Estanislao his strips ('Kokoy Kolokoy') have been appearing in a local newspaper, he is also a good polymer clay artist. He's been a guest in local tv shows featuring his works. I have met them all personally since I've been attending local comics convention before (for about 3 years, started in 2010).

I also admire foreign comics artists, like Grant Snider, Debbie Tung, Marcie Wilson etc. (You can read my previous posts about the foreign comic books that I bought before). I like their works because they show the life of an artist, poet and introvert. They exactly know my world!

If you want to check out my deviantart page. Advance thank you for visiting. Here's the link: My Deviantart Page