Art Supplies You'll Love: New Primrosia Markers, Beam Paints & Etchr Sketchbox

[@CarrieMuir]

Hey, Denise! I can’t believe how wonderful those little stencil brushes worked. The colors came out so crisp and perfect. Well, now I have a few new things on my shopping list…Beam Paints is at the top. 🔝 I’ve been gone for quite awhile -life!- but hearing just hearing your voice, your giggle, and your personality shine through was like visiting a long-lost friend. I’m happy to be back. 😊

[@2lilowlsstudio]

So glad to have you back! I missed you! 🤗🤗🤗. I love how well those brushes worked too! I’ll definitely be experimenting more with those! ☺️

[@connieebinger6343]

Great art haul! Particularly love the demo with the stencils and the little brushes!❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

That will be fun to experiment with more! 😁

[@connieebinger6343]

@ will look forward to that!

[@carolyn9589]

Enjoyed this video very much, especially the stencil brushes. Had to pack away my art supplies for the holidays but looking forward to beginning again right after Christmas. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! 🥰

[@deborahbeatty]

I can’t wait to get my Sketchbox this month! I adore Beam Paints. I have one and have been drooling over the rest of them. I have also discovered the Tempera Paint sticks. They’re harder to work with to get the effects I want, but they dry so fast and I can mark over them almost right away. And no smearing, even with watercolor

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Right? The beam paints were exciting! I think I just want to use the tempura sticks for mark making - like the big splotches I like. We’ll see. I like that they dry so fast, not sure how long they will last… but ok in a sketchbook. ☺️

[@GenuineParticles]

Wow wow wow! I learned something new today! I don't know why, but it never occured to me to try stenciling with watercolors!! Just that little tester page is a work of art! Thank you, Denise!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Right? It worked out so good! I can’t wait to do some art using that technique on some pages! So glad you loved it! Thank you! 🥰

[@GenuineParticles]

@@2lilowlsstudio I'm really looking forward to tuning in for whatever you are moved to create! And hey, I realized after I hit send on that comment that maybe I was posting a bit of a spoiler to your video. I mean well, but I do get exhuberant in the comments at times, and you as artist (plus other fans) may wish to avoid having spoilers in comments. I'm still learning the art of being online, and I appreciate any feedback you might have on this. 🙏

[@2lilowlsstudio]

@@GenuineParticles nah! My whole video is a spoiler 😂🤗🎨

[@GenuineParticles]

@ you always have a way of framing things that makes me smile and teaches me. I’m so grateful I found this place. Thank you for responding to my comment 🙏

[@mendyviola]

You know when you are getting older when you get excited over boxes. (I’m in the same boat) 😂

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Hahaha!! Right? 😂

[@4streegrrrl601]

I LOVE that Beam is getting more and more exposure!! A fantastic indigenous (Anishnaabe Kwe) owned company, operating on on their home reserve of the M’Chigeeng First Nation, and employing indigenous folks from different communities. I have a load of their paints, and they have unique sustainable packaging, and some really interesting and unique products. It's pretty awesome that Anong Beam and her community have this amazing business. :)

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I agree! They're so wonderful to support, and their paints are gorgeous! 🥰

[@Lainers2000]

Always love your art hauls, Denise. Fun to see what is out there. I just joined Sketch Box Club for a year as they offered free shipping with their Black Friday deal. I’ve been wanting to do this for quite sometime and their email was compelling…I didn’t realize they were a small business based out of San Diego. I got the basic as I didn’t want to be inundated with supplies. I use the brushes for ink blending and stencils but can’t see why you couldn’t use them for water colors as dye inks are basically water colors. The color of the brush handle generally corresponds to the color family so you don’t contaminate the ink pads as you don’t clean them but rub them on a rough surface, like a paper towel or shop towel to get the excess off. Have fun and thank you. A big ol’ hug to you.🤗

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I like supporting small businesses and always liked that about sketchbox! Looking forward to what they curate for us this year!! Hope you love it! 🤗🤗🤗

[@betsybuick4260]

Denise, I just LOVE your art hauls! The surprise is fun, and I also learn so much. Thanks.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I’m so glad you enjoy them! 🤗

[@t.murkey1134]

Hi Denise, you were correct, I’ve been stalking the Ranger Ink site every day for the Dina Wakely Media Journal. It’s in stock today! I just snagged mine, finally!! 🎉 Thanks for the tip!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Yay!!! So happy for you! 🤗🤗🤗

[@EllenRigor]

I just got a set of the brushes for stenciling. Being able to stencil with watercolor will be fantastic!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

It will be fun!! 🤗

[@BlueLotusLife]

The brush on the stencil!!!!, Winner winner!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Right? I’m excited about those! 🤗

[@bonnerdebbie]

Wonderful haul, I use the blending brushes with ink, never thought to use them with watercolors, I will definitely be adding more of those to my wish list. Thanks Denise!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I think you are going to love them with watercolors! 🤗

[@heatherdunbar421]

Awesome haul!! I love love tempra paint sticks. I have several sets and use them all the time.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I'm so glad you love them! I think I will too! 🤗

[@Love2Create62]

You got some great goodies today, enjoy!! 😊 I have only used those types of brushes for my dye ink pads. I've never used them with watercolor; I'll give that a try. Something I love to do, after I stencil my pattern on a piece of paper, is to flip the stencil over to where the residual ink is, and spray a light mist of water on it. Then I place the wet/inky side of the stencil over a different blank piece of watercolor paper. I get a real cool watercolor effect of the other side of the stencil. I sure hope that makes sense! 🤦‍♀️😂 It's a fun ways I like to play with stencils, and I hope I can get it to work with watercolor.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Ooh! That sounds so cool! I'm definitely going to have to try that! 🤗

[@sheilagilleland4312]

Loved it all.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@ThePaintingTurtle28]

Awesomeness sauce video 📹 I have several of the Daniel Smith pigment sticks. I cut off a chunk of each stick and put them in my palate like I would liquid paint. I put a drop of water underneath each chunk and they work wonderfully in the palate :-) just so you know:-)

[@2lilowlsstudio]

That is such a great idea! Thank you for sharing!!🤗

[@robingoff322]

Awesome stuff today Denise! I’ve always used the stencil brushes with my ink pads….never thought to try them with watercolor….but now? Game on….lol. Thanks for sharing all of your goodies with us. I purchased 2 5 packs of cheap paint sticks at Barnes & Noble, a primary set and neon. I was surprised they took only seconds to be dry. I did try to spread color with water after ….did nothing. But I do like them for mark making like you. Hope you have a great rest of your day and a wonderful weekend!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I love that you tried them and let us know how they worked! 🤗

[@MsMoniqueWilson]

Awesome haul and now I need those brushes!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Those are great brushes! 🤗

[@ChantelleArts]

I loved my etchr sketchbook, these all look amazing ☺

[@pamwarner4187]

Great video! I absolutely love my Beam paints!!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I love them too!! 😍

[@copperblue7]

Saw Jackie Hernandez do a video on the stencil brushes recently and had to try them...game changer! ♥

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Cool!! I’ll check it out! ☺️

[@susanorban3059]

I just saw this and Will watch but so excited! I got my copy of CREATIVE ABSTRACT WATERCOLOR book by Kate Rebecca Leach today in the mail. I've started reading it and it's so good! Wish the print size was larger tho! Now I can work thru the book with you Denise! OK back to THIS video!😂❤❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I hope you enjoy the book! I can’t wait to see what you create. 🤩

[@lindakuck5981]

Awesome art haul, and I love those tempera sticks! 😊❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I think they are going to be great fun! 🤗

[@charmainewagner-bell2764]

Beam for the win! ❤❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Yes!! 😁

[@TracieWho]

I've been using the tempura paint sticks for the past few months and have had a lot of fun with them. I use them with stencils as well, only, I put down a thick layer like you would with modeling paste. It takes longer for them to dry of course, but the texture is awesome. The downside is that you go through them quite fast. Thankfully they are cheap! Great tip about the ink blending brush! Oh, and Sketchbox has done it again - Beam paints? Wow! I am going to have to rejoin that one of these days. How fun was that?

[@2lilowlsstudio]

The beam paints were a great surprise! I love that they can still surprise me in some of the goodies they curate! 🤗🤗🤗

[@maryannebaker4314]

Portugal has beautiful tiles. Train station in Porto would blow your mind.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

It would be amazing to see! ☺️

[@danielleb.7055]

Thanks for sharing! Just an idea: You can use the 2nd big stencil and use the book with patterns from Portugal as inspiration to fill those empty boxes. Have a great day!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I love that idea! 🤗

[@karenbrown5174]

I bought this Etchr sketchbook about two weeks ago based upon a recommendation by Wendy Solganic. I plan to use it for my meditation journal inspired by Kate Rebecca Leach’s book. Hope to get started soon.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Awesome! ☺️

[@juliasantos7606]

Come and visit Portugal. You'll love it!!!😘

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Definitely!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@JelaneJ]

I have a friend who lives in Lisbon and she LOVES Portugal. I want to move there when I retire!

[@crunchypickles99]

I'm excited to use this fancy paper! You're making me want to make my own sketchbooks. I think I've held off because I feel like it could become an obsession, especially with fabrics! 😆 I was so excited to get the Beam paints too! They're great quality and unique packaging.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I’m totally addicted to making my own books!! I just filmed another book workshop this week for the new year. I love working in them on papers I chose! 😁

[@TammieWardArt]

It's funny to see your marker haul. I just received a huge pack of Kingart gel sticks. I bet they are so similar to the tempura sticks you got. I just bought 2 different packs of the double tip Prismacolor markers. They are beautiful but bleed thru watercolor paper. I need to find the right paper to use with them. I do love those primrosa markets. Just the containers are so cool. I do love their colors too. Ok back to watching....lol

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I was bummed that 1 set was regular markers and not acrylic paint markers. Those are going to my neighbor. I just won’t use them. I haven’t tried the Kingart sticks. I think I’m going to like those tempura ones for work in the sketchbook! 😁

[@dianaclaus629]

Oh my gosh, I was waiting for you to see the beams and see your reaction, which did not disappoint!😂

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Haha! That was exciting! I love that metallic one I have of theirs! I’d like the whole set one day!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@Vanitasmortedigital]

Your haul vidoes are always a joy to watch,and also inspire me to look at new mediums too.I have ordered the "Patterns Of Portugal" book as I love source books like that,really inspiring for colours and patterns and for mark making,books like that are perfect for mixed media artists.I did get the sketchbox box that you curated,and took the plunge and subscribed,and glad I did.I think the tempra sticks might be a birthday present to myself in January....! Your channel was such a great discovery for me this year, can't wait to see what you bring us in 2025 (Matt) P s I hope little Suki is all healed now

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I think you’ll love that book. It has gorgeous photos to be inspired by!! Suki is doing ok… sweet baby is still limping some though. 🤗🤗🤗

[@tracydean3678]

So fun! Great selection of supplies. Are those tempera sticks like gelatos?

[@2lilowlsstudio]

They are probably similar to gelatos, but I don’t have the gelatos to compare them. I didn’t like gelatos when I tried them, so I gave them away. ☺️

[@tracydean3678]

@@2lilowlsstudio thanks, I wasn't sure

[@kymcrowart7876]

If want adult professional sticks like tempera. There is a brand called Marabu. They are water color sticks. The size of a marker the consistency of a tempera stick. They are awesome

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Well.. yes... yes I want that!! Immediately looked that up and added it to my upcoming order 😂... Thank you! 🤗🤗🤗

[@yovamccoy2806]

I saw a mouse or a ram wearing sunglasses in the stencil.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Haha! Fun! 😁

[@pjalden9]

Oh my gosh, you must be independently wealthy or get a lot of freebies! These videos are dangerous. I LOVE watching you, learning from you and being inspired by you, but I want all the goodies, but I also need to eat and feed my pets, LOL Thank you for all you do!!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I totally get that feeling! I try to be mindful and only buy a few things at a time! (No freebies... but mine do count as business expenses!) 😉

[@angelakapler2997]

Okay. So now I officially need to visit Santa!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

🎄🎄🎄

[@Kate-sp1vx6vz9z]

Another question: Is that the standard size for Daniel Smith watercolor sticks, or is that more of a sample size?

[@2lilowlsstudio]

That was a 1/2 stick on that watercolor stick.

[@Kate-sp1vx6vz9z]

@@2lilowlsstudio. Good to know, thank you! I have been pining for some D. Smith watercolor sticks for a while now. 😊. Making myself use up my student grade Grumbachers and Cotmans before I spend more $$$.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

@@Kate-sp1vx6vz9z I have a few colors in the sticks - I thought when I got them I'd love them... but I never even pull them out. Just not for me right now I guess.

[@semmaville]

you went shopping with me last night at Michael's!!! I need markers for ceramics and went to the marker aisle straight to Posca with you on my mind the whole time! Then I saw the price! I didn't purchase any markers... I'm waiting for them to go on sale, do they ever? Do they work on ceramics? I need fine tip ceramic markers...

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Fun! I don’t know if they work on ceramics or not. I’ve not tried that. 🤗

[@amyklinke1553]

Beam paints may need a little presoak. The dark/black/mica one is "orca," the orange/red is "turtle belly." Beam paints are non-toxic, plastic-free, and made by an Indigenous woman in Canada.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@glynismccartneyintricatesc5281]

🇨🇦☃️❤️❄️

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@BeckysJourneyWithArt]

I’ve wanted to try Beam paints but postage to the uk is too much 😢😢

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I like that they have partnered with sketchbox! I have enjoyed trying them. ☺️

[@Kate-sp1vx6vz9z]

Ha, ha, I literally bought those stencil brushes yesterday! 😁. Can't wait to try them out. Question: Is lightfastness even a concern when your work lives inside a sketchbook? It's not going to be exposed to light except when you are looking at it, right? Thanks so much for another fun video. 😀.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Depends on the color - all of the neons and the hot pink will fade even with minimal light exposure. All the other colors should be ok in the book. And that goes for any brand - not just the tempera paints I got.

[@Kate-sp1vx6vz9z]

@@2lilowlsstudio ok, thank you! Very helpful. 😊

[@susanhodel3194]

Those brushes work better with ink pads.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I agree, but I like them for watercolor too! 😉

[@susanhodel3194]

@ I’ll have to try them with watercolor. Love your videos, so much fun and inspiration.

[@maryannebaker4314]

I think those brushes are meant for inks not water colour.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I think they are too.. but I don’t care. Worked great for me on this. ☺️