Art Supplies Haul & Swatching! ✶ The one in which I'm traumatised by a pencil sharpener...

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Update on the pencil sharpener: I've emailed Jackson's Art and I'm now waiting for a response. I asked Dominic to try using the sharpener too, and he had the same issue. It hacks and tears every pencil to shreds rather than sharpening it. We watched a KZbin video on the sharpener, and it turns out that we were actually using it correctly, so my guess is that I have a faulty one. This is a mega long video! It's full of gorgeous art supplies but I don't mind if you want to skip through it a bit or put it on in the background while you work etc. I didn't mean for it to be this long and I'll probably never upload a video to KZbin that's this long ever again (don't even ask how long it took on our awful internet connection!). ;) My favourite part is the swatching and testing of the art materials. This starts at around 13:30 if you're more interested in that part, although I do show and tell you quite a bit about the art materials beforehand, and go through the prices etc. Included in this art haul are: Holbein Acryla Gouache paints, Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils, Neocolor 1 crayons, KUM Masterpiece pencil sharpener (*cough*), Faber-Castell Pitt Artist brush pens, Posca paint pens, Royal Talens Art Creation sketchbooks, and various papers. I hope you enjoy it!

[@rootwoman123]

Try turning the sharpener instead of the pencil.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

@@rootwoman123 We've tried everything! It turns out that it was a faulty sharpener.

[@junkabella6324]

Just intrigued, did you also try tweaking the little screws? I have a decades old sharpener from Germany and i need to tighten the screw every now and then. And of course replace the blade when necessary.

[@nafordebi]

If you saw my collection of pencils you would think I’m nuts

@@NatashaNewtonArt Did you get a good one?

[@neonblackart3766]

I didn't see how long it was before clicking on it and was surprised 50 minutes had passed when I got to the end. Never thought I'd enjoy spending nearly an hour watching someone scribble on paper ;) In all seriousness, I appreciate reviews like this. Art materials are expensive and it really helps to see them in action before spending a load of money on something that might be disappointing. Definitely going to check out the sketch books, they're such a good price!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ha ha, that's good to hear because when it ended up at 50 minutes long I was like, "Is anybody going to even watch all of this?!". Really good to hear that you enjoyed it and that it's been helpful. I'll definitely be making more of these videos in the future.

[@Lesley22]

Absolutely a joy to watch. I love the black papers. Be interesting to see how the neocolor ll water soluble wax pastels work on them. They are my current fav medium. Great video. Thanks Natasha 😊👍

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Really pleased to hear that you enjoyed it, Lesley! Great that you're enjoying using the Neocolor crayons too. I have the non-water soluble version. Can't wait to experiment with the black papers. Will do some follow-ups on these materials!

[@emilyt7822]

Loved this! However, my wishlist of art materials is now considerably longer 😀

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ha ha, I do apologise! ;)

[@kabruder]

Love it! Thank you for telling us about these beautiful papers, inexpensive sketchbooks, and so many other fun art materials ❤️

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks for watching, Karen. I love filming these, it's so much fun!

[@sandihester]

sooooo many new fun supplies - those kinds of hauls are the best!!! I can barely handle it when I get that many supplies in at once. Love the way you're using your sketchbook too!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks Sandi! The only item I didn't like was the sharpener - I think I may have a faulty one though. Can't get enough of the Luminance pencils and I'm LOVING the Royal Talens sketchbooks!

[@sandihester]

@@NatashaNewtonArt yea, what was up with that??? I’m wondering if you should try changing out the blades and see if that works.

[@missdeesaccount]

Hi Natasha! I made it to the end. As always, I had a lovely time with you Swatching! I love to watch when you swatch. It's so relaxing and soothing. One of these days I'll draw while you swatch, but actually I like to watch you paint too so I'd better not!! Lol! I'm going to buy certain supplies instead of sets, that way I'll use what I have instead of letting supplies sit and go to waste. Anyway, sets are expensive!! I wish I wasn't so poor...It makes things hard, you know? I'd love to sell my art but I can't go anywhere and I have no one to do it for me. Anyway Natasha it's been a pleasure as usual. Take care!!

[@montserratlavid3532]

Everything was beautiful. Love all the colors!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! The colours are so gorgeous - I'll be using them in artwork in upcoming videos. Can't wait!

[@amberrundell]

I just found ur channel today and so far I'm loving it! Although I will say my Amazon cart /wishlist has gotten cosiderably larger lol I just watched ur watercolor haul videos and now I'm like hm I wanna try those lmao

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! I do apologise though; I'm such an art supplies enabler! 😂

[@yellowunicorn251]

Loved this video Natasha, I have had those Faber castell grey selection of pens in my art supplies for years and have never opened the packet, seeing you swatching them has made me want to use mine. I was impressed that you managed to get some Holbein arcyla gouache from Jacksons, every time I go on there they seem to be sold out :-(

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ooh yes, you should use them! I used them in a landscape drawing in my sketchbook today, just to add some lines. Looking forward to experimenting more with them though! I have loads of problems with the Holbein Acryla Gouache being out of stock at Jackson's too! I don't think I've ever gone to their site and been able to buy a) all the Luminance pencils I've wanted in one go, or b) all the Acryla gouache I've needed. I have to keep checking back regularly, and when they have some back in stock, I pounce! This is why I place so many orders, because it's impossible to get everything I want in one go.

[@BibbledyBobbledyBoo]

Fab video and so interesting! Thank you for sharing 💚🙏🏽

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Glad you enjoyed it and found it interesting! Thank you. :)

[@pamelameredith1762]

I use the colourfix smooth black with pan pastels and pastel pencils and love it

[@martygreiner6184]

Thanks for sharing these with us and also telling us how much they cost. Very helpful.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

You're so welcome! It's always fun to talk about and play with new art supplies!

[@nafordebi]

I love the Stonehenge paper I buy multiple fiull sheets I have like 24 sheets lol

[@nafordebi]

stonehenge paper is incredible i have 26 full sheets right now as it was 3/11$ on sale ans then regular price is 10 full sheets for 29$ i really love it as much as arches and fabriano i have both of those as well butt i grab for the stonehenge first mostly, the blocks are really inexpensive too and come in square and different sizes u don't normally see

[@Angayasse]

That is so strange, I am using KUM (not this one but a wood-encased one but it looks fairly similar to this) and I have never had any issues, in fact it worked on all of my pencils incl. pastel ones! i hope your issues will be solved soon.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! Yes, they're generally very good sharpeners - I love my heavy brass KUM sharpener. It works perfectly every time! I uploaded a video today showing the faulty one in action - Jackson's Art Supplies asked me to do so, so that they could see what the problem is.

[@myyoga8spa]

Great video thank you for sharing , what was the name of the sketch book you used for swatching, i loved how it handled the colors neatly 🥰

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

It's a Moleskine sketchbook in this video, I think. But I also love Royal Talens Art Creation sketchbooks (they're very similar but a lot cheaper!).

[@quimmoyalivepainting]

love it!! nice tools... great job! thank's

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks for watching!

[@quimmoyalivepainting]

@@NatashaNewtonArt thank you too

[@poogeasaurus5684]

When I use a hand sharpener, I try to twist the sharpener and not the pencil- it reduces the amount of torque applied to the pencil and prevents breakages. But my favorite sharpener is the Mitsubishi Uni KH-20. Well worth the money!!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks for the recommendation - I now have it on my 'art supplies wishlist' on my phone! You're the second person this week to recommend that sharpener to me, so it must be good!

[@carlyamandaart]

Natasha, love the latest goodies ❤️ have you rectified your KUM issue. I’ve just recorded a little tutorial for my IG stories which I’ll highlight. I’ll let you know when I post it, in case it’s of use. I haven’t posted it yet as I want to caption it, so might take me a day or so. X

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks so much for posting that - as I said to you on IG, it's pretty obvious that there's something wrong with mine as it sharpens nothing like yours! I've sent some photos to Jackson's as they requested and I'm waiting to hear back from them. x

[@julienotsmith7068]

I call the Pitt set of grey shades “shadows in a box” and use them for that. Have you used these much, since? If so and if you’re ever doing an art tour I’d love to see how you use them. (If not that’s fine too, of course.)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

That's a great name for them! I use the Pitt pens quite a bit - I often use them as the base layer for my mixed media drawings.

[@AlyonasWatercolourCreations]

Interesting that your Kum pencil sharpener didn’t work, did you find out anything about it since? I have another Kum sharpener, the one with the blue cap. And it doesn’t work for coloured pencils at all, and not even all graphite pencils. :(

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

It seemed to be faulty - however I tried to use it and however many pencils I tried to sharpen, it did the same thing to all of them! Coloured pencils and graphite. Jackson's gave me a refund in the end, and I haven't attempted to use it since then. I value my pencils too much! ;)

[@gnostie]

Enjoyed the video very much. It's a combo of a relaxing time with a learning experience. What happened to the sharpener in the end? I read in your follow-up that you emailed Jackson's, but was the replacement good? Are you experiencing pencil sharpening harmony?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

That's lovely to hear, thank you! Jackson's eventually gave me a refund for the sharpener as it was faulty. I've gone back to using my trusty old brass KUM sharpener!

[@roden70]

Are the FC Pitt brushpens water solvable? Or do they stay put after drying even if you combine them with a water medium?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I never use them with water, I always use them as my base layer and then work over the top in coloured pencil, pen, or Neocolor! But that's a good question.

[@crystal_cave.9202]

Have u tried replacing the blades in the new one

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I haven't but I think that there's definitely something wrong with them!

[@sketchplayground]

Fantastic☆☆

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you!

[@ashleyhazlehurst9593]

I'm wondering if you've heard back from kum regarding your sharpener yet? 😊

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Hi Ashley! I heard back from Jackson's about it - it was a pretty long-winded process but they eventually gave me a refund. It appears that there's something wrong with the blades. I've gone back to using my old faithful brass sharpener! (Also KUM, but actually works) 😂

[@TalaiRain]

How do these sketch books do with wet watercolor?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Hi Amanda! They seem to do ok; they do buckle a little if I use quite a lot of water. You can see how they stood up to watercolour in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3y2pJ6kp7utgbc Hope that helps! I really love these sketchbooks though. They're fantastic quality for the price.

[@TalaiRain]

@@NatashaNewtonArt thank you!

[@TheBlondiekitten]

Love the haul. Thank you for this, it’s wonderful. I am now a little concerned...Did you get a new pencil sharpener? What do you think of it now?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

They gave me a refund in the end as it was obviously faulty! I now use my heavy brass KUM sharpener, which is fantastic, and I recently purchased a Mitsubishi hand crank desk sharpener, which I love and is great for getting super long and sharp points!

[@nafordebi]

thw size that was 5.40 pounds was the same as a moleskin

[@nafordebi]

your videos have me buying non watercolor pencils much more, i have the full set a few lactually 12 more than the full set of the neo color 2 i literally have full set syndrome tho, return those pencils and thw sharpener to jjacksons get replacements or credit , they seem like a fair company, i've been buying open stock more than ever as well but it turns out i end up with the full sets ,53 of the neocolor were open stock