Just as the warm weather started, Artsnacks May box turned out to be an awesome collection. Sure, there’s another brush, but I would be upset to get paint or watercolor without any brush or utensil to work with. Lately, I have been on the fence about cancelling my subscription, but I’m glad I held on for this month’s box. Let’s find out what’s inside.
What’s in the Artsnacks box?
There are some repeats in this month’s box, but in new colors. The Kuretake-ZIG Clean Color pen has a great bristle brush tip that works like it’s applying watercolor. You can layer it and make a wash with water. I got a cool gray color. In the past, I have gotten a red Clean Color pen.
Second pen is the Pentel Arts Brush Tip Sign Pen, which I have 2 blue versions. The pink color worked great in shadows and I really like the flexible tip on these pens. It feels like both a standard pen you would use all the time and a pen that is unique with its flexible tip. I guess that’s the magic of Pentel Arts products.
Next, we received a KINGART Premium White Nylon 7950 Brush Size 1 in the box, which was great for fine details. This brush will work great with paint and watercolor.
What’s this funny little swatch book?
The pigment to use in this month’s box was a cool little pocket-sized flippy book with 16 watercolor swatches. It’s very well-made and has a panel in the back for mixing colors. This little book from Viviva Colors is an excellent idea and will pair well with a water brush when taking the set on the go. I love the vibrance of the colors and the variety each hue provided. Each hue’s name is below the pigment swatch with a rectangle area to make a sample swatch. This is a great little book that I plan to use many times in the future.
What to draw for the #artsnackschallenge?
For my #artsnackschallenge using all of the supplies in the box, I drew some of the hot pepper characters that I have been working on. I plan on turning the original illustrations into vector files and coloring in Illustrator that can be produced as stickers, shirt designs, or other items. Using this month’s supplies, I redrew some of the characters in my RENDR sketchbook and outlined in black COPIC ink. Applying watercolor with the Viviva Colorsheets worked great. Each color has great vibrance and transparency. I was able to achieve small detail with the KINGART brush while also blending some of the colors.
I really liked using the Viviva Colorsheets and will be sure to take it with me when traveling.
Thanks for reading. Keep drawing and have a great day.
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May 2022 Artsnacks Box Items:
Viviva Colorsheets Book https://vivivacolors.com/products/original-single-set-16-colors/
KINGART Premium White Nylon 7950 Series Brush https://www.kingartco.com/products/kingart-premium-white-nylon-7950-series-round-artist-brushes
Kuretake-ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pen https://www.dickblick.com/products/zig-clean-color-real-brush-pens/
Pentel Arts Brush Tip Sign Pen https://www.dickblick.com/products/pentel-arts-brush-tip-sign-pens
The Sketchbook I use for Artsnacks Challenges:
RENDR Hardbound Sketchbook, 5.5″ x 8.5″ https://www.dickblick.com/products/crescent-rendr-no-show-thru-sketchbooks/