The Cheap Art Supply Challenge! ⊙﹏⊙

Skip to 11:51 if you're only after seeing the art being drawn.
I open and react to the products for the first 12 minutes.
Photo of the finished thing:
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Honestly, this challenge was created to experience something in a more humbling manner - it puts into perspective how far I've come in 12 years - when I was using supplies like this all the time.
Having expensive art supplies is never necessary, with art, you must practice, practice, practice. Observe that which you enjoy drawing, people, landscapes, animals. Look at photos and videos! Draw, trace (never put tracings online though!) and experiment before you commit to something like Copics or a Cintiq.
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Media
☂ Poundland's special brand of art supplies
☂ Uni Kurutoga Pencil 0.5 and Caran D'Ache Technik eraser.
Music ♫ Yumemiduki

[@BayleeJae]

I need to do this challenge! I've done the Crayola challenge, but Crayola pencils are actually nice compared to dollar store items. I might do a crayola marker challenge too.

[@jacobmccracken3328]

Baylee Jae DO IT !!!!

[@JellieBee]

Baylee Jae Haha funny you mention that! I was in the pound shop and they had Crayola branded markers and pencils, and I wanted to buy them but thought, no they're kinda alright? Haha. I'd love to see a Crayola marker challenge :)

[@nerdieone1]

Baylee Jae Yees! I would love a crayola marker challenge! :)

[@jackmenard3961]

Baylee Jae Please that would be awesome! :D

[@cheyennemuse5356]

Hi Baylee! Would love to see this and maybe even an alpaca or cat type girl?!? That would be awesome!

[@JessieSketches]

I love how a cheep art supply video turned into a conversation about toilet paper.

[@JellieBee]

Jae Nicole Only on an art channel :)

[@JessieSketches]

xD

[@spritrose]

Gap629 creepypasta lover 629 *XD

[@KitKatRolePlays]

Jae Nicole *Cheap sury i had to x3

[@JessieSketches]

+KitKat RolePlays Sorry* Sorry I had to :D

[@alyrae465]

I was walking with my mom into a store, and I was telling her how bad the nibs on my markers were. I was like, "My nibs are old and crusty, I really need to fix it." And she asked me if I wanted to go to the pharmacy to get a medication to fix it. *face palm *sigh. "Markers mom, MARKERS", "You still want to stop by the pharmacy?"

[@noellestonebrook1866]

I do this challenge every day of my life O_O #Cheap

[@JellieBee]

+Noelle Stonebrook That's awesome! Rock it!

[@sevensupamemeschannel8317]

SAMEEEEEE

[@Bunparade]

+Noelle Stonebrook Same. Broke for life

[@spanglethestallion9471]

Same, not all of us have money for expensive copics

[@rchrch4922]

+Noelle Stonebrook Me too bro me too

[@smilesfanatic9889]

how is she being snobbish? if something cost one pound, I'm sure you wouldn't have got it for its quality. she has explained in her video about how she used to use worse art supplies when she was a kid, and she also mentioned how she was mistaken about the quality for some of the supplies. for example, the watercolor. if she had used a good brush or at least a student quality brush with those same water colors, it would have turned out much better. she wasn't complaining about them before she even used them, and I'm sure if most of you got the same ones you wouldn't have felt good about them either. it's a matter of circumstance, she's an adult and she is working and earning money, so it is her right to treat herself and make investments in higher quality items to make her art better, as she also uses that to earn money. if you are a kid, maybe around twelve, and don't have the money to spend on all these expensive art supplies, then you could try to make things work. Daiso is good.

[@sabiealdover]

PREACH! And Daiso is good indeed. I bought my first two sketchbooks from there and my first 0.5 mechanical pencils from there, and I have to say, the quality of the stuff they have there is pretty good-- if you take care of the things you buy from there, at least. I really like their sketchbooks. No regrets on buying stuff from Daiso. But then I ended up buying all my art stuff from National Bookstore. Haha.

[@smilesfanatic9889]

Sabie Aldover THANK YOU :) oh are you from the phillipines? :) in which case do you watch zyra banez? she's also one of my favorite youtubers

[@hanaviegracecruz6114]

+smilesfanatic988 Philippines?? Guys we are one! I am a Filipino too!! yehey!

[@alyssahatfield-mcgee290]

Aw what is that?! That's not a color! Lol bursted out laughing at that part lol

[@knockemdeaddarling4605]

Everyone always complain's about "oh I use these art supplies, I can't afford nice ones", but too be fair, these are awful supplies. I'm only 14, and I just spent forever saving up so I could afford my Caran D'ache aquarelle's, and I get art supplies for my birthday. It's not /that/ hard to get actually good stuff, and this woman does have a job all said and done. If you could afford high quality supplies, you'd buy them, no?

[@sanrio4222]

I don't get why people are being negative about her honest opinion on the products and most of the commenters seem like they have never been to poundland and don't know the actual quality of the products

[@EzmeCM98]

I laugh at all the people who were saying she was being annoying when she was talking about the supplies and how shes a 'snotty brat' or shes 'privileged' or whatever. Having expensive or non-expensive art supplies has nothing to do with 'being privileged' or 'having a little extra money that the rest of us dont have.' The supplies are bad to her because shes use to using other supplies that are good quality based on the student and artist grade supplies scale, where you all bashing on her think the student grade or 'cheap' supplies are good because you're use to using them and/or have never used artist grade supplies before. So before you bash on others calling them names or assuming you know their life story how bout you think logically or compare student grade from artist grade and think about how long you've been using those supplies and how long the other person as been using their supplies.

[@niklausboksa7637]

*slow clap* PREACH

[@kayleighmcgrath1885]

EzmeCM98 I totally agree with you and it is spelled chEAp not chEEp

[@EzmeCM98]

Kayleigh Mcgrath I have no idea what your talking about, I spelled it right.

[@ChelzVina]

+DaKawaiiPanda amen sister

[@kirahimee]

Jeez the toxicity in these comments is just ridiculous. For all those that are complaining because "I use cheap products because it's all I can afford, they're not that bad, etc etc", keep in mind that cheap products are cheap for a reason. Yes, occasionally you may stumble upon some supplies that work pretty decently for the price, but at the end of the day they're a cheap product. You may not be able to afford more expensive supplies at the moment, but when you can, and when you eventually do use more high end products, you'll see the blatant difference in quality and finally understand that you were whining on this video for no reason. I myself use low end (barely) student grade supplies (mostly prang, crayola, etc), and I can make them work just fine. But I have also used higher end supplies in my portfolio class in school, just as I have also used supplies that don't even qualify as student grade because they're absolute crap (like the ones in this video), and I know which are better.

[@CrazyComicLady]

Oh God not the shiny scratchy toilet paper, why anyone ever thought that stuff would be a good Idea is beyond me. I could never get on with the Derwent colour soft pencils, they always felt to chalky for my tastes. before I settled on Prismacolor I bought a couple pencils from the colour soft, faber castell pollychromos and prismacolor ranges to compare them. I thought the pollychromos had the smoothest look to them, but the prisma's blended a bit better, so prismas won ^_^ I love your character, she's so cute =D especially that sleeping budgie, it's adorable

[@goroakechieatsrocks416]

prismacolor is awesome

[@renae2954]

prismacolor colored pencils are my only love XD I love them

[@charliea6925]

I use prismacolor markers and coloured pencils and i love them so much :3

[@Doolaidman]

My mom lives off prismacolor haha, well u should check it her Instagram too :3 it's- oh crap I forgot ;m;

[@Doolaidman]

When I remember I might give a link ;3

[@sawyer716]

Is any body else obsessed with collecting pens? not just nice pens but any pen! I am.

[@infinitus1031]

im too scared to do the konmari method with my pens bc i like having a lot of them lol

[@camsmyth101]

I always find with cheap water paints they dry with a powered felling

[@beckymoore1641]

I find that too

[@JellieBee]

At 'Mad' below - I can't reply to you as you don't seem to have replies enabled :) Ballpoints are great! My fiancé uses ballpoints all the time and works really well with them. I don't recommend them if you're going for the typical Copic/Manga look - manga and such is drawn with ink and brush, or pigmented ink pens. It's just a different look, and one I'm not very good at being so enamoured with brush pens :') I don't even use my Multiliners any more, I prefer a more dynamic nib, rather than a static one! However, I used to use biros for inking back in the days when I was trying to make my own manga. It looked awful in every respect, but using ballpoints for this reminded me of it :B

[@ameliemb9]

Wow I wish I could afford multiliners D: I live in England too, where do you get your art supplies from? Just online?

[@JellieBee]

Mostly online! I use Cult Pens, Artifolk, Copic Shop, Art Discount, Ebay and Amazon

[@stjohnabc]

Made 400 likes :D I was the 400th :) #StillOnHoliday this is my dads account. I love your video's

[@carolin5aj638]

I also live in England!

[@ameliemb9]

+Umbreon Moon Productions Yay! England party!

[@AngieARTmanga]

your drawing challenge inspire me a lot :D i m happy to find you in youtube! you are a amazing artist ^^ jellie bee :D

[@JellieBee]

AngieARTmanga Aaah thank you

[@mugiwaranami8623]

Somehow she started a conversation about toilet paper. Best youtuber ever. I'm not even joking...

[@JellieBee]

+Monkey D. Luffy Bwhaha thank you!

[@-sakuramegumin-8996]

If I'm doing this, it wouldn't be a challenge because I use cheap items all the time OwO But your drawing is nice!

[@JellieBee]

+ashley wang (決行) Haha but the secret challenge is that you improve anyway!

[@phoebe1wolfaj118]

DRY is the word your looking for to describe cheap pencils. They wont layer because they're dry. They are cruddy... Well BECAUSE THEIR CRUDDY AND DRY!!!

[@JellieBee]

At Chelsie Boyd below (cant reply to you directly!) the paints are pretty nasty hahaha. Won't be using them again any time soon~

[@fallenminion7446]

I wish i was a good artist like you im only good at dance and a bit gymnastics and apart from that nothing XD 😂😂😂😂

[@smilesfanatic9889]

+Fallen Minion hey, everyone's good at something! you can still be an artist if you practice enough, but honestly I feel like being good at dance is amazing. i probably couldn't dance if I tried, and I'm also the least flexible person I know 😂 i guess my love for art and writing balances it out :/

[@JellieBee]

Fallen Minion Oh wow I sucked so bad at gymnastics, I'm envious of your talent!! :D

[@liinovaiil5969]

I can hear what the paper feels like.

[@Sophie-gn8jw]

Am i the only one who thinks the smily packaging is SUPER CUTE!!

[@7lilly5]

I'm so glad you were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the cheap art supplies! At this point in my life the majority of my supplies come from Family Dollar or Dollar General (in the U.S.) and I am always excited to try new products to see what I get. (A positive, grateful attitude that I can even shop helps alot!) :)

[@skelelmoz]

Actually it depends on what band you get and you get used to it and have little hacks with the cheap supplies :3 I know I do

[@muneebahyunus420]

I LOVE YOUR HANDWRITING !!!!

[@danshipsphan9197]

You're an amazing artist! You got it to look great and you didn't give yourself enough credit for the shading, it's really good. I also love your character! It gives me a really relaxed feeling and gAH I LOVE IT

[@JellieBee]

+Dan Ships Phan Thank you ;u;

[@tremarctosornatus2460]

Some cheap art supplies are worse than others. I think a lot of people miss the point of this challenge, which is that talent is infinitely more important than supplies when it comes to art, not to rub in the fact that lower price usually means lower quality. When you can't afford Copic markers, or even the lower priced alcohol based markers, you learn to find the highest quality you can for the lowest price. Keep trying, you'll find cheap markers that don't suck, you'll find cheap pencils that work well, don't let supremacy stop you!

[@nemothepenguin174]

If you practice with cheap art supplies and adapt yourself with them and find good techniques then you can find yourself doing work that will look just as good as copic. It won't look like copic but it will be equally as awesome.

[@JellieBee]

+MonsterInYourCloset Rawr! Exactly!!

[@614clare]

Looks like Bumble got a tan when you were at MCM ;) I find that really cheap coloured pencils are really really pale! It's strange... really enjoyed this video :) I would love to give this challenge a go :)

[@jess2199]

Lovely video! This is always quite a fun thing to do - I know what you mean about it feeling like it's 'freeing' to use these kinds of supplies, using more expensive ones can feel like a lot of pressure when things aren't going your way! In reply to the clouds and the watercolour background - yes, with watercolour you DO just leave the white of the page to show through when you want there to be white on the page. While white paint (usually gouache) is an option, I hear that some watercolour purists would hiss at the idea - the 'thinking ahead' involved to leave the white is supposedly part of the skill of the medium. But I'm amazed and impressed at how well you managed with that brush!!

[@JellieBee]

***** Thank you so much!

[@ryanmcbride2999]

With making water color clouds, leaving space will work, but the best way to do it in my opinion is to paint the whole surface, and then dab with a dry tissue or paper towel where I want the clouds to be. Though that works better on watercolor cold press paper

[@rupalij9840]

I'm 15 and those are the supplies I have to use since I can't afford any good supplies :(

[@tayariddle2995]

All of those things are better than what you would find at a dollar store here in America :p

[@madisonmoldenlove]

I've actually found better stuff than that

[@arianathomas3430]

she still looked absolutely adorable! I loved the background, it was so pretty 💙💙💙

[@sarahebrahimi1804]

I love this challenge because it shows you can still do great art with cheap art supplies :)

[@theflufffball]

much challenge, such skill xD and oooh poundland, got to love that cheapo place :') you did such a great job with those things though! I might try to get hold of those ballpoint pens! Can't wait for your upcoming videos!

[@JellieBee]

theflufffball Hahaha yesss. Oddly enough I've been binging on Ashen's Poundland videos and a part of me is very disappointed that my stuff isn't as bad as his food :T

[@Sparklemyblackworld]

This shows so much that the beauty of art is in the talent, not the materials

[@JellieBee]

+Sparklemyblackworld Thank you for seeing the message! :)

[@RikaDae]

This challenge looks really interesting to do, can't wait to find the time to try it out. Thanks for the challenge idea! :D

[@JellieBee]

PetiteDovah Aah no worries, link me if you do it!!

[@DenisBogdan13]

Cheap or expensive art supplies, you always make the most beautiful drawings.

[@JellieBee]

***** Aaah ;oooo; thank you

[@FAMEBangBang]

LOVED IT!!!! I am just starting out & am ONLY willing to waste money on $1 Store Supplys! ...Til I KNOW what I'm doing 😄 Been searching around KZbin for YOU! You've helped an Artistic Girl waaaay in L.A, CA!!! Was pleased when u found out the suppys werent ALL bad! 😁 THANKS SO MUCH AGAIN! NOW I truly know IT IS thee Artist! 💋

[@DanceSeek]

You were wondering about watercolour technique ... my high school art class and my dad (MFA) tell me that watercolour should be bright and gestural, not overwrought, and yes white clouds would be done just by leaving the paper bare in that place. Look at some Japanese watercolour-ink paintings, sometimes they leave lots of white space and it looks like the whole scene is happening in a foggy, misty wilderness.

[@moonwalker6132]

I use cheap art supplies and I'm happy :) Lots of people compliment me on my work. Maybe when I'm older I will buy more expensive ones

[@chelousie]

I have most of the materials you used, the paints are absolutely horrendous and chalky 😂 I'm nowhere near as skilled as you are though so it's understandable that I can't make them do anything hahaha

[@Dani-qk7do]

Oooh so the "Pound Shop" is the same as the Dollar Tree here in the U.S.?

[@JellieBee]

Daniela Barahona Yup! Just like a dollar store :)

[@kaleynicole6447]

In the us we have dollar stores where everything is a dollar or cheaper! Your welcome😋

[@straycatkiss9047]

+roblox fangirl •kaley• Where I live, nothing is over 3 dollars at our dollar store. CANADA WHY!!?!?!?!?

[@_esmeralda_5112]

+StrayCatKiss for some reason I think Canada is more expensive

[@_esmeralda_5112]

+StrayCatKiss also when I check the price on the book it says Canada price and American price and the USA is price is always like 5$ cheaper

[@pahrincesss]

+queen minion E. yeah Canada is more expensive than the USA!

[@georgiawright7206]

In the UK we have stores that sell stuff for a pound, I'm pretty sure almost every country has something similar XD

[@Okmads]

Do you not recommend lining things in ball point? An artist friend of mine suggested I buy an expensive (like 10$) ballpoint pen to sketch and line with because he said it works well for him. I'd rather not shell out the money if you don't think it has any use though.

[@MiniManiacGaming]

This is great in my mind!i haven't practiced much so I'm still very bad and inexperienced.so this is still amazing in my mind-Keep up the good work!

[@JellieBee]

MiniManiacGaming Thank you :D

[@natu_illustrates]

Astonishing work it has given me an idea of something new to draw and to change up my style a bit. Thanks for the inspiration :]

[@LynxWhisperGaming]

Still a good drawing c: BRUH, I NEED YOUR ART SKILLS

[@JellieBee]

+Nyax Naaah they're kinda...sketchy!! #puns hohoh I'll show myself out

[@jasminememon5646]

Anyone else feeling a little bit of OCD crawling in there mind because people keep spelling 'cheap' like is 'cheep'

[@smilesfanatic9889]

YES like wtf are you a bird don't cheep at me

[@jasminememon5646]

smilesfanatic988 finally someone understands me

[@smilesfanatic9889]

Bunbun18 productions :D

[@okfatima]

pls don't say ocd unless you actually have it thx

[@smilesfanatic9889]

Fatima .K i'm sorry, i understand it might irritate those who do have OCD. idk if that was directed at the commenter or both of us, but i apologize :)

[@JS-dg8gh]

I never thought it would turn out that pretty!

[@Littleredkk]

I'm definitely going to try out this challenge! It's such an awesome idea, especially for people that don't own Copics. I'll be going to the dollar store tomorrow for sure! :)

[@WeirdEldy]

this turned out really good, I like it a lot. but that brush!! I hate those water color brushes, my God!!!!

[@April_FiberArts]

I really want to try this out, it looks like a lot of fun! 😄 I love the look of the character, she looks super cute! 🌸🌺

[@JellieBee]

***** Thank you! Let me see if you do do it :)

[@beepbeepdelete6531]

This art is amazing! Your style is adorable and showed me I don't need a lot of money to be a good artist! You have earned a sub

[@JellieBee]

+Nameless ARTIST Thank you, I'm so happy you understood the point of the video! ;u;

[@toastedbread4695]

I'm not sure how it was supposed to turn out, but I definitely enjoyed watching you make it, and the final result

[@TheJehanne01]

The felt tips are really good for writing. I usually use them for the informative posters/leaflets/flash cards that they make you do as homework and revision at school

[@JellieBee]

+Jehanne Louis Definitely good to write with!

[@catmarsh6547]

Your character is really cute! It was fun watching the challenge being tackled

[@JellieBee]

+Anne Marsh Thank you!!

[@fawxxx5975]

Hahaha! this is fantastic! im in scotland and i love poundland, planning on doing my own cheap art supply challenge so no doubt ill feel the struggle too! Great job, you did well! Im a new subscriber! Yay! xx

[@toxicaj6800]

lets be honest here. you'r drawing are amazing with cheap or without cheap art supplies.

[@JellieBee]

+Pastel wolfz AJ Oh thank you :0

[@thelittleeinstien2577]

Jelli bee you are a awesome artist!!!

[@JellieBee]

+MassacreofDoom GLYTH Aww thanks!

[@cocotigerlily1315]

yes your english omgggg the only english art youtuber ive seen in a while

[@fallenminion7446]

Ikr 😂😂😂😂😂

[@quakingqueens1839]

i’m watching this as a throwback but congrats on 100k subs!!!💖

[@Sakuems]

I need to do this challenge ! >:D i did cheap marker and cheap watercolors but the watercolor i got were noris club by staedler and even though i paid like 5$ for the set, i think i can find even cheaper. there's a 2€ shop nearby so i think i'm going to do there and grab a few things to create a little cheap supply project ! Hopefully for this week's video :D

[@petalls650]

+Sakuems awesome videos

[@americasanchez6067]

Oh damn you have some beautiful art!! Subscribe!

[@oussamaapicture]

The question is. Does art supplies quality show up your real talent?

[@JellieBee]

OK Draw Good question :) Like I said, I think art skills are developed through the core ideas of practice and observation.

[@hoshikou]

OK Draw i think if your bad at art the more expensive supplies wont help, but if you are decent, cheap supplies dont help. But you dont need to go expensive, just better quality, find what works for you.

[@vividerrabbit5124]

i hate being the only artistic person in my family. cause I always get cheap crappy supplies, because they were cheap and my family doesn't know the difference.

[@SecondSpringMusic]

haha I still use lipgloss as paint sometimes (not because I don't have actual paint just because I think it's fun) and this video was nice bc it was cool to see how different qualities of materials can affect an artists art and you did a really good job!!

[@JellieBee]

+Olivia McGrath Thats such a cool idea omg!

[@SecondSpringMusic]

+Jellie Bee yeah!! it's super fun, lipstick, eyeshadow, blush etc work well on faces (ik they're not meant to go on paper but they make characters seem more realistic sometimes c: ) u should try them out sometime it would be cool to see what u come up w!!

[@leralle5454]

Honestly I hate this challenge becasue everyone uses cheap art supplies.I use most of it the majority of the time and that's where they start off.Not everyone can afford these awesome supplies.The most expensive supply I do own is copic markers and the funny fact is I do digital most of the time which is so weird of me having tradionally supplies but ehh I only use em when the computer is occapated by my other family members or if I'm at school. But the only thing I do like about this challenge is it proves you don't need good supplies to create good art which is repeated so many times but I don't care.Good quality supplies can make your art more "quality" but it never will increase your skill Cute drawing by the way!Keep doing what you gotta do

[@cordeliax8972]

If I drew that I'd be SO HAPPY and you're like eh I'm so jealous

[@CamrynCully]

When she said 'Mspaint' did anyone else immediately think of Homestuck?. . .

[@JellieBee]

+Camryn Cully Me!! :D I used to love Homestuck!!

[@CamrynCully]

+Jellie Bee AWESOME. xDD

[@aolivep]

+Camryn Cully I did!

[@fancymustache200]

Totally did too.

[@aprill.h9570]

yesh

[@anoniemanoniem7927]

It turned out so freakin well. Like Owmaygawd

[@JellieBee]

+S Turk Thanks! :D

[@thereisnousernorname]

looks at my cheap Crayola colors ;~; I just don't have money for the expensive stuff. Plus, I actually like the cheap one lol

[@lpsnaturepaws4629]

Same :3 I like Crayola, I really like there colored pencils

[@briannaharter4411]

crayoal is fairly good.but beware of the off brand stuff.

[@briannaharter4411]

no worse rose art.

[@jiru331]

+TheDangerWolf and i cannot finding crayola. but faber castell is also good .

[@ariamontgomery9050]

I do this challenge every day.

[@Chilidog02]

Same

[@faya331]

Saaame

[@alyjavier3794]

its only been a year and now shes a better watercolorist than me XDD

[@tiffaneyho8004]

Im not used to using markers a lot, I always thought they were messy and hard to color, seeing how you did yours inspired me to at least try to color with markers.

[@stephanievalencia1038]

I was just wondering how do you record when you because I want to be able to record my drawings.

[@JessyLyn]

Oh my goodness, this was so funny. It looks pretty good, honestly. (Also, I thought you were an only child? :0)

[@JellieBee]

Jessy Lyn I'm not :) I have a brother, who was born when I was 15, so there's a big age gap!

[@JessyLyn]

Jellie Bee OHHHH Okay! I see now haha

[@anthonyvarrica3467]

I get all my art supplies from a dollar store band but in Australia we call them 'discount stores' or 'cheap shops' lol.

[@mrsstyles4evs]

Wow that was an amazing piece of art, especially with cheap supplies!

[@JellieBee]

+I-Am-Not-A-Robodt Thank you :')

[@breaks5948]

i would love to see u do the 3 cheap marker challenge i bet it will be really hard.

[@JellieBee]

king noob That is SUCH a good idea!

[@breaks5948]

thanks

[@silkeschumann7261]

18:25 blending with cheap felt pens - scribble the color on a non absorbent surface like plastic and use a brush and water to apply the color. You can thereby get all shades up to the color straight out of the pen. ;)

[@joelleperry9459]

I've been making line art with cheap supplies for years now and I guess some people aren't used to it

[@lemonademilkshake6387]

I'm not one to usually say this but, yousaid you didn't want to sound like a snob, but you really do. The stuff you used for this is the stuff I use and its not THAT bad, at east not like you were making out. WOW You can afford copic markers, we get it, they're brilliant, the best around!!! But still, appreciate the stuff you get, the is the first video I've watched of yours. I hope it gets better :/ Still, nice art :)

[@JellieBee]

Dark Star I am so sorry if I came across that way! I really wanted to highlight how much I need to learn from art supplies as being immersed in professional products can really hinder your artistic growth, and I was ashamed at how much I'd relied on them. There's never anything that I don't appreciate (which annoys my partner a lot because I keep too much stuff!) so I really regret sounding this way to you, it was never an intention of mine! Please forgive me~ Thank you though, and I hope I don't disappoint you with other videos! :)

[@lemonademilkshake6387]

It's fine :) You haz nothing to be sorry for, i didn't know you felt like that, an dreading back my comment, i was kinda acting a little, well, bitchy :) I'M the one who's soory, and your art it soooooo good, i hope i can get that good one day, i am currently trying to get a summer job to be able to pay for some copic markers and fude pens :)

[@JellieBee]

Dark Star Aaah no it's fine, you were right to say what you did! And I really hope it goes well for you getting a summer job! My tip for getting Copics a lot cheaper than normal is wait until Black Friday - I got so many for so cheap on Amazon's Black Friday sale ;o; And I bet your artwork is great! Especially if you can handle cheaper supplies, you're a better artist than me

[@lemonademilkshake6387]

Thanks :) I doubt I'm a better artist than you, i do a lot of pencil/shading work and i colour using solid block colour with acrylics. :) Watching your vids has shown me how to do more blending and to colour in general :P

[@Sqewree]

*stares intently at markers* damn it! *attempts to colour and the paper gets so wet and tears* Kuusooo!

[@ZaiyaFineArt]

I love this Video so much been obsessed watching these I am even making my own.

[@gayheckion3739]

It doesn't matter what art supplies you use, although I can understand how people who are used to more high quality supplies can feel out of their element. None of these supplies were bad, and you can see the piece of art she made was still very good. So to people who think you need the most expensive art supplies to make something beautiful, you don't. :)

[@JellieBee]

Allison Dickerson Well said! :) The good thing about expensive equipment is it's better for those who are in it for the long haul. Cintiqs, Copics, Polychromos, Artist grade pigments are all longer lasting, better quality etc, but there's no point if someone isn't going to benefit from it. Artistic ability comes from the determination to practice and succeed, regardless of the equipment :)

[@oliibomb]

You did better than you gave yourself credit for!! haha its really good!

[@MartinBoduroff]

Hey! I'm 6th grade (Here in Bulgaria 6th grade is 11.5 - 13 year olds) and our art teacher doesn't let us use colored pencils, anymore, because we were too big for them, but I see you use here, is it good or bad that she doesn't let us, and do you think only little kids should use them? btw, our art teacher is really good, she has a few hyperrealistic portraits and a few reaaaally good nature landscapes.

[@_silverstar7062]

She doesn't let you use colored pencils?!?!?! Whoa! I pretty much couldn't imagine an art class without colored pencils! But I guess everyone has their style. I think it's amazing how well some people can draw their hyper realistic drawings!

[@MartinBoduroff]

Yes, in 5th grade (we were 5th like 5 months ago) a boy from my class drew a hyperrealistic portrait of our school patron (the schools here are named after patriots) and she liked it, but because it was with pencils she wrote the mark 4 (2 the lowest and 6 the highest).

[@_silverstar7062]

+Martin “S73R307YP3” Boduroff cool:D I wish I could draw hyper realistic drawings!

[@rrexaphadeli6705]

I love the Toilet paper conversation... Am definetly subscribing...

[@JellieBee]

+Rrexaph Adeli hahaha!! Thanks!

[@CaptainPiika]

Worse than public toilet paper? Now that's a scary thought... And leaving things blank is indeed a watercolour technique! Every teacher I've ever had has preferred to leave things paper-white instead of going in with the paint.

[@JellieBee]

CaptainPiika It was really nasty :') That's good to know! I taught myself something :B

[@JellieBee]

Emily McGuire That's odd, white space is such a great tool to use, filling it in is such a bad design technique.

[@savannahduran8269]

This actually turned out really good

[@JellieBee]

+Savannahduran101 Thank you!!

[@jujumayre1]

Some people cant afford super expensive art supplies. So we have to live with that. Honestly its not that hard. I have always used cheap supplies. Even with that i draw very good. Honestly i think that i can draw a better picture than what you drew but yours is still very, very good. Plz dont hate this is my opnion

[@Wolfy-dy5ud]

I have a trick for making cheap colored pencils softer and easier to work with (yes I know tips for the cheap products) take a cup of hot water (not boiling, but hot to you) and put the pencils in. After a few minutes you can use them. Just a little tip artist to artist.

[@SunsetShimmerStudios]

A cheaper option is Crayolas

[@Wolfy-dy5ud]

+XXlunixXX yup. I actually use crayola colored pencils :3

[@SunsetShimmerStudios]

Wolfy101 I use their super tips :)

[@rachelmariecovers]

+XXlunixXX Yeah I use super tip markers. They aren't that bad tbh

[@Azure-CTV]

I love your art and your picture in this video! Plus you aren't that bad with water colour but i didn't understand Nana's hands. i another video can you explain Nana's back story?

[@Fricclolo]

Very pretty !! :3 Your name sounds similar to Baylee Jae XDD Anyway , your art is beautiful !!! :)

[@EireHooper]

The 20 Sketch Pens are really good for me. I think they are good for the fact that they are just £1.

[@migueldeclercq3883]

I never buy sets, even if they're cheap. I always buy my art tools separately. Like, if I need a blue pencil, I'll just buy the blue pencil, not a complete case with all the colors of the rainbow. It's a lot cheaper that way, and I rarely have art tools that I don't use.

[@dwale1860]

I remember using felt tips and coloured pencils like that in primary school and they were so bad

[@pray4salt804]

I love how my 2.99 € watercolors are better than the ones in the video. This video made me feel good about my supplies lmao

[@louisa5814]

I'm an 11 year old and I'm very lucky to own a set of copics but all my other pens, paints, paint brushes, pencils and everything is cheap. One time I asked my mum for a sketchbook and she came home with a crappy kids home bargains pad of paper and you could litreally smudge pencil on it! The sheets were so thin but I worked with it and got good feedback on my artwork!

[@lunavee23]

what stand are you using? I kinda want to start filming me draw, btw your skills are amazing

[@Inneropening]

i really like your character!!!she is very cute!!!