[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_blockquote cite=”Xal'Atath, Blade of the Black Empire” type=”center” style=”font-style: italic;”]”The nearness of the Void here is comforting. I was used in a sacrifice of many creatures in a place like this. Every death brought us closer to the complete corruption of this world.”[/x_blockquote][x_image type=”none” src=”http://hellolittlewolf.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Shadow.png” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][cs_text]The shadow priest artifact dagger randomly says things to you as you play the game, and in one of her whispers (quoted above) she mentions being used for sacrifice and it sounded extremely badass to me. In response I wanted to draw my chara mid sacrificial-swing, and since it’s somewhat out of character for a shadow priest to be practicing her stabbing I took the artistic liberty of not having her be in shadow form. And Jaina-fied her robes because I’ve always dug that look 🙂
Also, in my mind originally the orc was being held in place by void tendrils, but my priest is almost never shadow and I didn’t know they’d been taken out of the game this expansion 😛 So he is being Mind Bomb-stunned.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]
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Okay, so in the spirit of full disclosure, I am going to start out by saying I don’t care for soft cover perfect-bound sketchbooks and go out of my way to avoid them normally. Bendy covers curl under stuff in my bag, do a poor job of protecting the pages and keeping them from curling under stuff, floppy books make drawing on my lap less enjoyable, etc. I could go on, but I’ll spare you.
These are lovely, and an awesome addition that fits in with a travel theme so well! Though I admit that I haven’t yet attempted to mail them anywhere and don’t know how they would hold up without some kind of plastic poly bag or similar protection… it is very rainy over here in the Pacific Northwest and I wouldn’t hold out much hope for a hand-drawn postcard without an envelope.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _label=”Sketch Pad” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]
This little book has nice paper with some tooth to it, and it works really well with the colored pencils. Not surprisingly it does not play nice with the wet mediums, the page buckles and tries to curl as it dries, so this is another dry media and pens sketchbook. Would have preferred something A5 sized, since that is the size book I like to carry around with me.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _label=”Watercolors” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]
This is a nice little set, though I already have a pocket watercolors set and so haven’t gotten into this one as much as I would like just yet. The colors dry bright with a medium amount of granulation. They mix nicely and hold onto their vibrancy well enough. They are pretty decent quality student-grade watercolors. The box they come in is a nice size for traveling, very compact and it also comes with a nifty waterbrush, so that you do not have to worry about carrying water, and a sponge for dabbing. The wells give plenty of space for color mixing and despite the box not being able to lie flat they don’t drip with my regular amount of water use.
When this pen first arrived I wasn’t sure about it, but it’s grown on me. A lot. It was used in many of my InkTober pictures this year, and it’s an easy grab when I want to throw some midtone into an ink drawing. It does have a sort of grainy-looking texture though on some papers, namely my Denik and Canson spiral bound sketchbooks. But I actually really like that about it.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _label=”Colored Pencils” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]
Out of the entire set, this is what actually gets carried around with me everywhere in my bag. I ADORE colored pencils and this case makes bringing them around without breaking them really easy. The pencils themselves are decent quality, not too waxy and they layer fairly well. I have used them in my sketchbooks and a Harry Potter coloring book that I take around with me places when I know things will get boring and want something mindless to do (like during Settlers of Catan games). Highly, highly recommend these, I literally do not leave my house without them![/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _label=”In Closing” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]
So, for a collection of travel-friendly art supplies that included both a watercolor set and an ink brush, I would have expected more paper that could actually handle being wet than just the postcard set. Truth be told, I would happily trade in the Denik sketchbook and the little mini sketchbook for something sturdier with thicker pages. Personally, I carry this Global Art Materials Watercolor Sketchbook with me everywhere in my bag.
My first impression of Denik’s sketchbooks was from one of their perfect-bound books and I wasn’t happy with that one. Based off of that first assessment I started into this book with a cautious optimism, and honestly was really not disappointed.
So these I am going to review as one. And to put it simply, I love them, will absolutely be getting more nibs when these wear down and more ink when this is used up. The collection comes with a set of 3 nibs and 60mL of ink though, so that wont be very soon! The nib holder is comfortable to hold for long inking sessions thanks to the squishy grip. The ink dries quickly when it isn’t piled on the paper and did not feather, bleed or smudge even when I used alcohol marker on it.
Okay, so this was the low point of the box for me. NOT because this is a bad brush, no, it is a very nice paint brush.
Not much to report here, felt tip pens are my every day go-to for inking so I already have a set of Microns. It was nice to try out a brand I hadn’t used, but there was very little difference between this pen and my regulars. No feathering or bleeding, once dry the ink doesn’t smudge when used with alcohol markers. These seem like good pens.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]
I already own 2 of these, if that tells you anything 🙂 Having 3 doesn’t bother me at all, this pen makes lineart FUN and was my first introduction to non-felt-tip pens. Before finding artists like 