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Arrtx 60-piece Regular and Anime Acrylic Markers Review
If you’ve been following me for a while, you might have noticed that I am somehow obsessed with Arrtx. If you don’t (don’t worry, I don’t judgeXD) Arrtx is “a high quality, affordable art supply brand”. Yep, quote is my own. And no, they don’t pay me! DISCLAIMER: Arrtx materials ...
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Review: Arrtx Acrylic Markers + Metallic Paint Pens
I am slowly becoming a huge Arrtx fan. Their products never disappoint. When I first tried out their pencils I expected a casual pencil targeted to kids (Mostly due to the low price tag). Imagine my surprise when I found out that I could create my usual photorealistic art without ...
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Arrtx 30 General & Pastel Acrylic Markers
Another review today. This time I am putting the notorious Arrtx Acrylic Markers under the microscope. I have previously reviewed Arrtx 126 colored pencil set and I totally astounded by their quality/price combinations. Naturally the bar was already high. Let me tell you that: They didn’t disappoint. Disclaimer: The markers were ...
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Tutorial: Realistic Skin with Colored Pencils vol2
A skin tutorial again! A couple of years ago I did this tutorial for drawing realistic skin with color pencils. Up to this date I still use it as the basis for my drawings. However, it mostly targets beginners, so this time I opted for something slightly more advanced, to ...
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Arrtx Colored Pencils Review
If you are a colored pencil artist (hobbyist or professional, it doesn’t matter), chances are you are familiar with the “big three”, namely Faber-Castell Polychromos, Prismacolor Premier and Caran D’Ache Luminance colored pencils. These are the top three brands that dominate the market. (I’ve reviewed extensively all of them in ...
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Ioanna Ladopoulou
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