Art Supplies I REGRET Buying...🙅‍♀️

[@functionoflightone]

Hi. RE: your waterbrushes that never dry out. I don't know if it would work with your mediums/media, but I put just a drop or two of alcohol in my waterbrushes to discourage the growth of any little germs/bacteria/etc.

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you for the suggestion. I will try for sure to do the same 🙂

[@kathytincler2446]

thank you!

[@slvva]

About the guache... The gouache you have is a zink white which is using to mix with other colours to light them a bit but not change they body (this is the reason why it's more transparent). For your style of using you need to look for permanent white or titanium white specifically. It's the same idea in watercolour. Chinese white is most transparent but you also can buy permanent white watercolour from Sennelier from example. Thanks for your video. Was pleasure to watch and listen!

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you very much for your comment and your advice. I really appreciate it 🙏

[@GingahSnapsArt]

Great video! Honestly a "regret" video often has more useful information than a "haul" video - it often shows pros and cons which is increasingly rare nowadays!

[@tabbi888]

Blender pens don't actually blend, they are designed to lighten or remove colour, so companies calling them blenders are a bit misleading to be honest. Really they should be called erasers to be more accurate about they're actual function.

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you for sharing this information about the blender marker. Super useful 👍

[@s.maskell7134]

I find the hit and miss of sharpeners frustrating. I have never found one I truly like and is good quality. You can clean plastic palettes with an eraser which subsequently becomes irritating, too. Most of these things you find out only by using them and learning your likes and dislikes but it would be nicer if one didn't have to spend so much to find out.

[@deboragrosaart]

Yes, I agree. I think that finding products that really work and that you love can take a lot of time and the preferences change along the art journey too. Thank you for sharing your thoughts 🙂

[@jillianarbour5323]

Per the sharpener I found the Blicks brand metal pencil sharpener and it has yet to fail me. It even comes with replacement blades

[@deboragrosaart]

@@jillianarbour5323 Thank you for sharing. I have to try out this sharpener then.

[@Plookiss]

Totally agree with plastic pallets, I love my porcelain palette.

[@akschauer]

I was underwhelmed by the Caran d'Ache white gouache as well. The colors end up quite chalky when mixed with the white. Have you tried the Caran d'Ache palette with a different white gouache? If so, what did you use and did it improve the consistency?

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you for sharing your opinion 🙂 Yes, I tried the Caran D'Ache gouache palette with the Holbein permanent white gouache, and the result was a little bit better because the consistency of the color was smoother. The downside was that I had to add a lot of white to improve the consistency and the opacity, and the colors ended up to be very light/desaturated.

[@rebeccapage4411]

Great video! Flushing vinegar through a water brush before storing will prevent mold.

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you! Great advice, I will try for sure 👍

[@Replicanna-rl6zg]

you could try the bullet sharpener, it has a thicker blade, I don't remember which company makes it, but everyone says they won't change it after they got one. Markers in general sjoild be stored horizontally, I do not know if this was the issue, and the blender almost never blends, no matter which marker you use, only wipes or from light colours to white. Thank you for the video!

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you for all the advice. I definitely want to try the sharpener that you mentioned.

[@Replicanna-rl6zg]

@@deboragrosaart I also am going to get one after my Faber Castell (the small iron one) loses its blade

[@ashleywright8686]

I appreciate “regret” videos; they’re very informative! TYSM for sharing! 🎉

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you for watching 🙂

[@Sanne24able]

Thank you for a useful and very nice video. And yes I have the shapener as well. I only use it for my everyday pencils that I use for writing notes. I have also tried the sharpener on my color pencils. I only used the sharpener once as it did not work the way I wanted it to. For everyday pencils though it is very good. As for the brand Crelando I tried some other things and somehow it did not work for me. Of course this is only my personal experience and there might be people who loves the items where I have had problems. Once again, thank you very much for telling about things that you regret having bought 😘

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you for your comment 🙂 Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to try other Crelando's products, but thank you for sharing your experience with the brand. I totally agree that the experience with art supplies is quite personal, but I always love to hear other people's opinions 🙂

[@michellecampbell4194]

Are you heating up the tape before you remove it from your paper?

[@deboragrosaart]

No, I don't because I have never had that problem with the other papers that I own, but I think I will start doing it when I use this specific paper. Thanks for the tip 🙂

[@habituallearner7680]

I feel the same way about the Caran d'Ache gouache. It is simply not opaque enough. Da Vinci gouache doesn't contain any opacifiers in its colors but it offers a highly opaque Titanium White. I don't see any point in labeling white paint as gouache when it is that transparent. To use up my Caran d'Ache gouache I'm mixing it with Holbein white.

[@deboragrosaart]

Yes, I am doing the same to finish the Caran D'Ache white gouache.

[@cpnoboat7659]

Thanks for this video! I was about to purchase the Kuretake water brushes. About the SML watercolor pad I've had a bad experience as well, although not exactly the same. It's very hard to be successful with washes, the paint doesn't move easily, paper dries quickly and bulks. Colors don't look bright once dry, and got the same problem with tape tearing the paper. The worst paper I've ever tried. I find plastic palettes useful for acrylic craft paints only.

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you for sharing your experience with these art supplies 🙂

[@marjo-riittareinikainen9740]

As told SMLT papers are vey cheap and thus you cannot expect much of them. Suitable for training brushes strokes and colour mixing etc.

[@cpnoboat7659]

@@marjo-riittareinikainen9740 Well, I purchased it abroad in a place where there's no much variety, so I couldn't compare prices, nor was it very cheap :/

[@heatherhoward2513]

I have the FC sharpener and have had no trouble with it, i notice you demonstrated with a water color pencil, the hexagonal one, maybe that's the problem.

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, I also used it with my Caran D'Ache Luminance colored pencils and FC Polychromos, and it doesn't work for me.

[@dees3179]

I have the same sharpener and had no problems with it. I wonder if you had a faulty one.

[@deboragrosaart]

@dees3179 I didn't think about that 🤔 Could be.

[@nickorange4881]

i think the color pencil was sharpened on the wrong side.

[@ashleywright8686]

❤️ your accent. Are you Russian, Italian, or Brazilian? 😊

[@deboragrosaart]

Thank you 🙏 I am Italian 😊

[@ashleywright8686]

I understand Bristol paper is good for India ink.

[@unlovednekochan94]

Wow this title is a mood x_xsmlt bristol paper truly sucks >.< And crelando has good brush sets( in my opinion) only good thing that brand has to offer

[@deboragrosaart]

Good to know about Crelando's brush set 🙂 thank you for sharing your opinion

[@unlovednekochan94]

​@@deboragrosaart They are not perfect but do their job well. Never buy their canvases...those are the worst x_x

[@laurartetorino]

Grazie! Video Interessante . Anche io ho alcuni dei prodotti che hai mostrato, ma non li ho ancora recensiti nel mio canale

[@deboragrosaart]

Sono contenta ti sia piaciuto il video 🙂