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Hi All! I got one of those art supply subscriptions and just got my first box. There was some interest in seeing what they'd be like so I've got pictures within. The have both a premium and a regular subscription. I got a few months of premium.





The box itself! Not bad. They put customer art on the boxes. I was sort of hoping it would be something I could color in, tho.


The supplies, a sticker, info on the supplies and a card with art made just from those supplies. The card is a really cool idea. This box came with 2 copic sketch markers, 2 copic ciao markers, 1 derwent sketching pencil, a pentel stylo drawing pen and a sketchbook.

The drawing pen is interesting. It's got a plastic nib sort of like a stylus. I've bought a lot of pens supposedly meant for inking. Most of them had felt in them. While I am very fond of felt in other contexts, the felt in those pens always seemed to quickly clog with graphite and stop working. Inking pens dying on me has been a pain point for me and made me give up on certain projects. This isn't meant to be an inking pen but so far it works well as one!

The sketchbook is also really nice, lots of pages.



Testing out the pens. You can see the odd nib on the pen. I've already gone over some of my old sketches with it and really like it. Very nice control. If it holds up, I may need bunches. Pencil sketches just don't share well online.

Overall, I am very happy with it. The only downside is that while the sketchbook is really nice, it's not great paper for the markers. They do bleed through.

Date: 2017-12-01 06:40 am (UTC)
dylan_mx: Two figures. A red haired pale woman on the left is kneeling before a man in armor (*art)
From: [personal profile] dylan_mx
The card is very cool and I like the intense blue copic!

Date: 2017-12-01 09:26 am (UTC)
dylan_mx: Two figures. A red haired pale woman on the left is kneeling before a man in armor (*art)
From: [personal profile] dylan_mx
I figure it's kind of a challenge to use the colours they give you. Have fun!

Date: 2017-12-01 08:26 pm (UTC)
dirty_diana: colored pencils sit in an empty latte cup. (colored pencils)
From: [personal profile] dirty_diana
What are the two leftmost colors? I love those greyed out tones.

Date: 2017-12-01 10:34 am (UTC)
goss: My Inner Child Stole Your Crayon (Art - crayons)
From: [personal profile] goss
Gorgeous pen colours! Looking forward to seeing how you use them. :)

Date: 2017-12-01 11:32 am (UTC)
mekare: Supergirl: Kara giving J‘onn a kiss on the forehead (Kara J‘onn)
From: [personal profile] mekare
Oh these are some lovely colours. That's a cool box.

Date: 2017-12-01 10:47 pm (UTC)
aris_tgd: Sinclair and Sakai, "Time for a moment." (Time for a moment)
From: [personal profile] aris_tgd
That looks so cool! Thanks for doing this!

If you're looking for a paper recommendation, I've found that Strathmore marker paper works really well for copics. They blend and shade really nicely on it.

Date: 2017-12-01 11:00 pm (UTC)
aris_tgd: "Tune your ear to the frequency of despair and cross-reference by the latitude and longitude of a heart in agony." (Lyttle Lytton Spider-Man Agony)
From: [personal profile] aris_tgd
*nod* That can definitely be true. I think that subscription boxes like this are a great way to try out a bunch of stuff and figure out what actually works.

I have a bit of a copic marker addiction problem. For now it's been downgraded by my fountain pen/dip pen calligraphy habit, but I'm sure it'll come roaring back soon...

Date: 2017-12-02 07:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] amberdreams
So I'm curious about the pentel pen - is it something that comes filled or are you supposed to dip it in ink or what?

Date: 2017-12-02 07:32 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] amberdreams
It does sound good - is the ink waterproof?
Edited Date: 2017-12-02 07:33 pm (UTC)

Date: 2017-12-02 09:57 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] amberdreams
Good to know! Thanks for all the info!

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