| Full Review Link | Rating | Price | Retail Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils |  | 9.8 | $54.97 | Buy | Art |
| Itoya Original Art Profolio |  | 9.5 | $15.49 | Buy | Art |
| Colored Pencil Extenders |  | 9.4 | $10.97 | Buy | Art |
| Figma Archetype Next Figure |  | 9.1 | $49.99 | Buy | Art |
| Lamicall Flexible Arm Gooseneck Phone Mount |  | 9.0 | $24.99 | Buy | Art |
| Fugetek Smartphone Tripod |  | 8.9 | $26.99 | Buy | Art |
The most recent reviews:
- Utrecht Studio Series Oil Paints
In my other online life outside of writing reviews, I’m an amateur portrait artist. In the past, I mostly used colored pencils. But recently, I’ve started trying to learn oil painting. I’ve done just over 20 paintings now, and have used four different brands of student grade paint. Paint brands typically have different tiers, but… - Gamblin 1980 Oil Paints
In my other online life outside of writing reviews, I’m an amateur portrait artist. In the past, I mostly used colored pencils. But recently, I’ve started trying to learn oil painting. I’ve done just over 20 paintings now, and have used four different brands of student grade paint. Paint brands typically have different tiers, but… - Adjustable Proportional Divider and Art Caliper
I just recently learned of these proportional dividers from a video by “The Paint Coach” Chris Fornataro. All this time, I’ve been using a ruler and multiplying the measurement in my head to help with portrait proportions. Yet this incredible solution had been sitting here the entire time! Well, regrets aside, I’m glad I finally… - Figma Archetype Next Figure
This review is primarily about authentic Figma Archetype Next branded models…but I will also talk a bit about the extremely widespread bootleg versions that are readily found on sites like Ebay and Amazon. The real, Figma-branded drawing models in the Archetype Next line are quite excellent. Available in either the “He” or “She” varieties, they… - Itoya Original Art Profolio
These art portfolios are listed at retailers by quite a few name variations, so I actually had some difficulty figuring out a correct title. Itoya is always the brand, but they may be called some variation of “The Original” or “Original Profolio” with other modifiers like presentation book, portfolio, and art book. Regardless of the… - Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
In my other online life outside of writing reviews, I’m an amateur portrait artist. My primary medium is colored pencils, which I use a heavy blending style with thickly-layered color to try to achieve an almost paint-like effect. To avoid that “sketchy” pencil, I need a pencil with a relatively soft wax core. A softer… - Lamicall Flexible Arm Gooseneck Phone Mount
As I’ve mentioned in a few other reviews, my primary hobby is drawing colored pencil portraits. For years, I shared still images looped together as .gif files to show drawing progressions. Eventually, I decided to get with the times and created a YouTube channel to share these progressions through video instead. Figuring out how to… - Colored Pencil Extenders
In my other online life outside of writing reviews, I’m actually an amateur portrait artist. One of the best inexpensive purchases I’ve made in that art world has been these pencil extenders. The product itself is fairly simple; they are hard plastic tubes topped with metal caps. You can insert a pencil of any length,… - Fugetek Smartphone Tripod
I’m an artist by hobby and, during all the recent coronavirus home quarantine time, I decided to create a YouTube channel to share some artwork progression videos. I have no professional equipment or videography expertise, so I needed a tripod I could use with my smartphone. After a bit of research, I came across Fugetek’s…