 Hello everybody and welcome back to the Earthridge. I got this mail in the post basically after the success of this video that I made with the Mia wash paints the company decided to send me a bunch of random art supplies that they Recommend and I was like heck. Yeah, give me some free art supplies So I'm gonna test them out and let you know my honest opinion on them And let's see what they gave me. Hopefully they sent me some good stuff. Pesto's here by the way She always comes here when I film because I think she thinks I'm talking to her. Also, there's a box here So she's gonna be like what's in there? Excuse me? Yes, you're very cute. Well done. No, okay, so let's see what we've got Oh and straight away I can already see that we've got some acrylic paint markers, which look awesome and They're non-toxic acrylic paint water-based, which is really cool and look we've got so many colors These are obviously contenders for Posca or the Molotow pens, so it'd be good to compare them They do have some very nice pastel colors here Which I'm excited to try and looks like they have a gold shimmer and a silver metallic one We also have these same similar feel of water-based non-toxic pens, which are metallic, which is interesting Well, those look really nice. I really like the packaging And look they've got like nice postcard. These are really cool Yeah, it looks like you've got a couple of duplicates though Like these colors look the same as those double of pens. It's not really a problem, is it? Hopefully they good And lastly we've got some oh not lastly. Oh, we've got some watercolor brush markers out I've used these before not this brand and I really like them. So let's let's get trying these out Look got loads of different colors, which is really cool Pesto, you need to calm down. I'm looking forward to trying these I can't believe somebody just sent me loads of art supplies for free. This is really exciting Poor Rubens watercolor sheets. So this is Very nice. I've seen this before advertised and I was thinking about buying it myself This is really nice to receive. That's awesome. This is 20 sheets, 300 gsm Which obviously the water retention that can take it's a watercolor block So it can take a lot of watercolor and these are the things that we've got and pesto Really likes them. So let's get trying them out. Shall we I really this is probably the thing I'm most excited about the paint pens and then what else and The sketchbook, maybe these are like really interesting items and I will definitely give them all but this is the main game for me Right now, so I'm gonna try them out once pesto has it out So let's get started Right, so first of all I decided to use the new sketchbook because I thought about using my sketchbook that I've just started But I thought it would make sense to use all the items that they gave me together to try out because a lot of these art supplies Are water-based it made sense to use this watercolor paper This had some ridges in it So you could tear it like a postcard which I found was really interesting and fun You can just rip out these pages, but also It's not like an annoying some people might not find that annoying but they have a spiral bound sketchbook I don't really like that because when you if you ever want to take the pages out Then you have all those marks. I guess you could cut it off But I don't know it's just something that I don't really find that pleasing But if you like that you like that This is interesting because you can just tear it out and it looks about the size of a postcard And you can probably send it off to people or frame it quite easily and I don't know I just I like that little aspect of this sketchbook and I think it was really useful The paint pens are really nice They were a lot more watery than I'm used to and seemed quite different to the molotow and Posca pens although the colors match was very similar to a molotow pen that I had which I found Interesting to say the least because it's just the two dark greens. They completely matched each other Which was quite nice I guess it's kind of a dupe if you wanted to get these paint pens Like the molotow ones. They are probably about a third of the cost So these paint pens retail for about 23 pounds, which I assume is about less than 30 dollars Possibly more. I'm not quite sure. That's super cheap for 24 of the paint pens It's less than a dollar each for each paint pen Which is surprisingly cheap compared to its Competitors really the main thing that I noticed about these paint pens was that they were quite watery But I think that they worked well. They took a longer time to dry That's for sure then the Posca's or the molotow But they did the job. So, you know, if you're on a bit of a budget, I really like the way that they look They're really satisfying with their like see-through case And I don't know it's just something about the packaging of this pen that is quite nice And yeah, some of the paint was a little bit separated in some of them But I think if you just mix them up, they were fine And I just watched them out to have a little bit of a go at them and decided to just go ahead and paint something Like I would normally do with the Posca or the molotow. I just wanted to paint a well draw paint a quick scene And I decided on this mountain-esque scene with a yellow house in the background Because I think it would give me a good chance to layer these paint pens A really useful thing about these is that they are really opaque So layering them is one of its main one of the main features of paint pens and this sketchbook is quite a thick Substantial paper so it should have been able to take it take all this ink and paint and it did it really did The sketchbook works really well at holding material One thing I would say about these paint pens is that they do leave a bit of a texture But I think that's might be a little bit unavoidable with the use of acrylics in a pen You're probably gonna have a little bit of texture, but hey if you like texture in your work Then maybe that will help you here I am trying to layer all the paint down and the yellow I had a hard time Layering because it was very it was a little bit thin So I had to do a few layers of it But then it wouldn't dry fully I had to keep trying to layer stuff down and being impatient like I am I don't think I waited enough time for each layer to dry So each time I tried to put a new paint down on top of the yellow It kind of smudged a little bit and didn't really work I do go back in later like I've filmed this over a span of a few days and it did work So it just needs time to dry I think a little bit more time than my impatient persona can handle So that's the only downfall of these pens But as you can see I went back in with other colors and I layered them quite well There's light colors working over dark colors, so they do work It's just that you have to be more patient with the material and that's basically it I guess you get what you pay for so if you pay a third of the price Then you're going to be sacrificing something in that area But yeah, they worked out all right and that's the finished piece that I came up with for them Next up is the watercolor brush markers Now I have used watercolor brush markers before But I have not used these companies before And yeah, they came in this massive stack of different colors Which I found quite overwhelming at first because there was 48 of these colors And they are priced at £17, which is probably about $20 So again, pretty good price for what they are And already I just tested these out and I found out that these Watercolors are basically what they say on the tin They are watercolor pens and I found it really nice because I've tried watercolor pens before And where they've been like quite nice and flowing and juicy as we say These ones were just even more so like they were very watercolor-y Like when I put the color down on the paper It felt like I was actually painting with watercolors in the sense of the way that they looked They looked like I had taken a brush and I had layered it down with a brush And I found that really, really nice They were just really convenient and useful I can see taking these on holiday or going outside and drawing with them a little bit more They take a little bit longer than they would to just actually watercolor Because you were just coloring in with pens really But they have a really nice effect and quality to them that you can't really deny And I think it works really well because they blend with each other They take a while to dry like the paint pens But I think it works to its advantage Because you can take moments of blending them atop of one another Like you would with real watercolors And I think it gives that aesthetic of actually being painted with a brush and water And that's pretty pretty cool considering their pens I would say that the barrel of these pens feels a little bit flimsy But then again like I said before with the paint pens When you sacrifice with price you get something in return that isn't perfect But it's still really good and I think these are really affordable Really nice watercolor pens if you want to try some out I think these are pretty good I really enjoyed making this piece as well I just decided to draw a woman looking up at the sky Because I'm obviously myself dreaming of a holiday And I was just imagining what it would be like to just be in this beautiful blue ocean And I wanted to do something with water Because I knew I wanted to blend a lot of different colors into each other And it just makes sense with water And at least I hope it makes sense Maybe it doesn't make sense to anyone I think what happened with these colors though Is that when I looked at them in the box I felt a bit overwhelmed because there were just so many colors I was like I don't know what to use And just looking at the bottom of the colors didn't really give me any inspiration It wasn't easy to just pick out colors So what I did is I separated all the colors around my desk Into their different groups Like the blue, gray, greens, pinky, oranges, purples and browns And I think that really helped me to decipher where I was going with this image Because I was like okay this blue and then this blue And I liked that they had an array of colors within color groups Because then I could pick up a blue And then I could use a slightly lighter blue and fade it out a little bit And I really liked that idea of using a dark color And then sort of blending it out with a lighter color Now obviously you do run the risk of staining the tip of the lighter color pen But actually they kind of lean themselves as you go along with it And I thought this was really nice And I thought they worked really well Especially considering they are only 17 pounds Which is crazy to me Next up I wanted to use the metallic pens I've never really been a huge fan of metallicy things Like paints and stuff I've just never really been interested in them I like glitter and things But I'm never sure on how to use them within my paintings So I was a bit unsure of how to add this Or even if I was going to do a separate piece But then I decided to just give them a whirl And try them out in this sketchbook Because I thought let's see how they mix together with the watercolor I also used a bit of white paint pen in this image as well Because that's how I work So I think it was useful to see how these art supplies would work with each other And I think they worked really well I'm surprised by the metallic pens They're super opaque and they were super satisfying So I had to keep coloring Finger made a bit of a mistake Coloring the front of her face with the metallic Because it looks a bit odd But I wanted to use it as a bit of a highlighter pen As in makeup highlighter, not a highlighter And yeah, it turned out alright in the end I think it's a nice painting It's really cute Um, and I really like the art supplies That's it And I was actually really shocked by the metallic paints Because like I said, I'm not a huge metallic person I don't really know how to use metallic art supplies within pieces But I think this pulled it off Because it just gave the character a bit of a shine As if she's in this sparkling water And I really like that effect So these are all of art texts I think that's how you say their company name Is art supplies And yeah, I think definitely The watercolor pens were a bit of a surprise for me Because I was more excited about the paint pens But I think I really preferred using the watercolor pens The best And then the metallic pens, I just, yeah Generally everything pretty good And pretty cheap So there you go I don't know Like I think these are pretty cool So I wouldn't hesitate to get some more of these things Once I run out Unless I get some more stuff for free Which is, it's honestly crazy I didn't expect ever to get to the stage Where art companies would send me stuff So I'm actually really appreciative of it And I really appreciate you guys All your support and everything Because it wasn't for you guys I wouldn't be getting this stuff So thank you And I hope that these reviews and tour Helped you out in some way Obviously, again, I just want to say Don't buy this stuff Just because I have it But if you want it, there it is And again, as always Thanks for watching guys And I will see you next time Bye