Unboxing & Creating: Abstract Art with the Latest Sketchbox, Palletful, and Stencil Club Goodies!

Hey there, fellow art enthusiasts! In today's video, I couldn't wait to dive into my Monthly Sketchbox, Palletful Box, and the Stencilgirl Stencil Club. We uncovered a delightful mix of charcoal, watercolor graphite pencils, pastels, and more. From the satisfying peeling of tape to the first stroke on fresh paper, we embarked on an artistic journey, experimenting with these new supplies. Join me as we test the textures, blend the hues, and create a couple of spontaneous abstract pieces. It's not just about unboxing; it's about the playful exploration of these tools and the unexpected art they inspire. Let's get messy and make some beautiful chaos together!
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Books and Color Cube:
The Color Cube - sarahrenaeclar...
Favorite Paper:
Hahnemuhle Collection 100% Cotton Watercolor Pad - amzn.to/43mlJGA
Arches Watercolor Pad 9x12-inch - amzn.to/3PF9Jfi
Favorite Pens/pencils:
Kakimori Brass Nib - shop.stlartsup...
Kakimori pen holder - shop.stlartsup...
Posca Extra Fine Marker, White - amzn.to/462XRtk
Faber-Castell Graphite Pencil Pitt Graphite Matt 14B - amzn.to/443RhB0
Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle Water-Soluble Single Pencil, 6B - amzn.to/3tmLA4h
Inks:
Kuretake GOLD MICA Ink - amzn.to/3oG04dt
Kuretake Gold mica Paste - amzn.to/3V2EpYZ
Kuretake Silver MICA Ink - amzn.to/3SD1XnR
Favorite Paints:
Kuretake Watercolor Gansai Tambi 48 Color set - amzn.to/3qaThZW
Kuretake Watercolors Art Nouveau set - amzn.to/3ZWACgp
ARTEZA Acrylic Paint, Set of 60 Colors - amzn.to/3MxPKwp
Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint Set, 48 - amzn.to/3s48vAX
Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Paint, 2 Ounce, Iridescent Gold Fine - amzn.to/3RyhQvE
Favorite Brushes:
Raphael SoftAqua Brushes - amzn.to/3L5Bpq7
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 4 - amzn.to/3pkXPgg
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 8 - amzn.to/3SznDRX
Princeton Art & Brush Princeton Select Round Blender, 6 - amzn.to/3Rj9ub0
Winsor & Newton Bamboo Brush - amzn.to/41U1Aa3
Pastels and blocks:
sennelier oil pastels - amzn.to/3MPaYam
Sennelier Cardboard Oil Pastel Set, 72 Count - amzn.to/3WL5OPX
SENNELIER D'Artigny Oil Pastel Fixative - amzn.to/3X9DfMg
Sennelier - Savoir-Faire Sennelier Soft Pastels Half Stick Set - amzn.to/3YpHG69
SENNELIER Latour Spray Fixative Soft Pastels - amzn.to/3Pgsd5Z
Mungyo Gallery Artists' Soft Oil Pastels Set of 72 - amzn.to/3rf0E3v
Caran d'Ache Classic Neocolor II Water-Soluble Pastels - amzn.to/468tdPw
Caran D'ache Neopastel Oil Pastels Set/48 - amzn.to/483LU8d
Derwent charcoal blocks - amzn.to/40KC6wr
Derwent XL Graphite Set of 6 - amzn.to/49sWciG
STABILO woody 3-in-1 - Wallet of 18 - amzn.to/3RqdnLs
Art Graf Artist Water Soluble Tailors Chalk Set of 6: amzn.to/3Mw9cdB
Misc:
FINELINE APPLICATORS 2/PKG - amzn.to/44Ims5j
3ml Disposable Plastic Transfer Pipettes - amzn.to/3OTpTQH
Artist tape - amzn.to/3Hf6fLP
Art Sponges - amzn.to/3L9xf0k
Jack Richeson Grey Matters Disposable Paper Palette, 6 x 9 - amzn.to/3IBeD8Y
Jack Richeson Grey Matters Paper Palette (50 Sheets), 9" x 12 - amzn.to/423Q7o2
Hardboard art panels - you see me tape things down to these and they come in several different sizes: amzn.to/3C8EK3z
Painters Color Diary - 9x12 watercolor - amzn.to/3NHFCSm
Dual Edge Ripper Original Watercolor Paper Deckle Edge Tool 1-24 inch - amzn.to/3qdW19m
Fiskars SureCut Portable Paper Trimmer, 12 Inch Cut - amzn.to/3quCKR2
Bira Craft 2 inch Heart Lever Action Craft Punch - amzn.to/462YBP6
Ranger Heat It Craft Tool - amzn.to/3FVjNLn
Clear Sleeves Storage Bags - amzn.to/3R5GbIj

[@leslierobbins4467]

your enthusiasm is so much fun! the knowledge of the materials you impart is very helpful! You go girl!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Glad you enjoy it! Thank you! 🥰

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Denise. I really really enjoyed watching you create these long abstracts. I really don’t know about the Pez candy, but, it’s so funny bringing that memory back to you. Those abstracts are amazing and fantastic too, you should definitely frame them together with black card stock behind them and in between, that would really make them pop too. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

So glad you enjoyed these! Thank you! 🥰

[@christieoertel1589]

Certainly a large lot of goodies, loved the stencils. I think the dabs of orange really made your drawings pop. Thanks Denise have a great weekend

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@jeanieferretti4203]

I’m so glad you are using the Sketchbox orange box❤ Thank you ❤ ❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

That was a fun box! 😊

[@deborahruth5072]

PEZ, oh the memories. 😊 I'm liking the grunge.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@machelleshappyhobbies4977]

Love opening the boxes with you. Cool project. Have a great weekend. Can't wait to see what your next video brings.😊

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! You too! 🥰

[@victoriascully4420]

I love these Denice. They remind me of lighthouses. I’ve been in the stencil club for years and love them.

[@victoriascully4420]

I’m sorry….i spelled Denise wrong!!😮

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I am looking forward to seeing what we get in Stencil Club! I love the ones I got this time! 😊

[@Love2Create62]

I LOVE the stencils you got! I too prefer the smaller ones, but they were all so beautiful and unique! It was definitely worth joining, just to get those past stencils! I loved the flowered stencils too! 😍 Stencil Girl has some great stencils, I may have to go shopping! 😉😂 Have an awesome time playing with all of your new goodies, I look forward to watching you create!! 😊

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Stencil Girl does have some great stencils!! Have fun shopping 😊

[@HiThereHeyThere]

Oh, love the stencils @8:55 😊 The flower one is ❤ And the 4 section ine after it And many of the smaller ones after them from the club. ❤ The graphite and similar for markings are really cool. I never thought I'd use them but today I do lol😅🎉

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@HiThereHeyThere]

Love the channel ​@@2lilowlsstudio

[@tinapowers-blair615]

I don’t see a pez dispenser…. I see a weed eater Lol. And the middle one reminds me of a windmill! Very fun mark making! ❤️

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Ha! Weed eater! Good one. Thank you! 🥰

[@debragerber4678]

Thanks! I ❤ your creative mind

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Eeeek! You’ve really made my day! Thank you! 🥰

[@JessicaSandersArt]

That mark making!!!!❤❤❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Yes!! Thank you! 🥰

[@karendirmish2696]

Such fun to watch a Mystery Box opening! I haven’t done that yet? I guess I’ll have to seek it out! You are wonderful to watch, love the enthusiasm you share with us! Happy New Year! Karen Dirmish learner!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

So glad you enjoyed it!! Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you! 🥰

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

It's fun to see what You get and that You showing how it could be used and also tell if You've used different before and how that went. I wanna look into the sketchbox and Stencil Girls monthly kit.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

So glad you enjoy these! Thank you! 🥰

[@jlm517rocks]

got me using Taylor's chalk & graphite & mungyo soft pastels....TY!!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Fun!! 🎨🎨🎨 Thank you! 🥰

[@zoekane4012]

I love your unboxing videos and of course your regular videos. In fact, I joined Palletful just to get the January box. TFS!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

So glad you enjoy them! Thank you! 🥰

[@AndreaPollackHarutunian]

Always so enjoyable to watch and inspiring to create 🎉

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@bonnerdebbie]

That was fun Denise, I am looking forward to seeing you use those stencils! Thanks.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I'm looking forward to using them too! They are cool. Thank you! 🥰

[@TammieWardArt]

I just unboxed my Dec palletful box and was not sure about it. But it goes to show, open your stuff, AND PLAY WITH IT!!!! Tall skinny works of abstract flowers, to me, were perfect. Not a PEZ, LOL. Happy Art Day for sure❤😊❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Haha! I totally thought it looked like a PEZ! Thank you! 🥰

[@susanorban3059]

​@@2lilowlsstudioYes it did look like a Pez! I loved them too! I'm 67 and I would still eat Pez if handed to me😂

[@dreamwoodsbutterfly]

I used to get the Stencil Girl monthly! They have the best stencils. And I started Sketchbox this month, so excited about all the goodies! So glad to see you using this motnhs box to give me some inspiration!! Love watching your unboxings!!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Oooh! Hope you love getting sketvhbox as much as I do!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@SueKivley]

Very cool. Loving all the orange tones!!! 😍

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@ApBarr345]

Willow charcoal always reminds me of my first year as an art student. Great video. Very inspiring as always ✍ 😍

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Right? Totally put me back in school in art class with that! 😊

[@Lainers2000]

I get as excited as you do when you open a box. I was delighted when you added water to the watercolor graphite pencils and the color appeared. Thank you for sharing your art haul and showing us how they are used. That tailors chalk is amazing. I do have a question separate from this video: you showed a color wheel in one of your videos and I have been able to find it. I also checked out your store...would you tell me which one it was? Thanks, Denise!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Hmmm… I have several color wheels 😆 … I’m not sure what I might have been showing. I’ll have a look in my studio and see what I can find.

[@Lainers2000]

@@2lilowlsstudio Thank you! I just remember you mentioning that it was a bit pricey but that it was a good one. Don't knock yourself out looking for it. When I buy tools, I like to buy good quality but I'm sure whatever you have is good.

[@tinacookieleesanchez6850]

Love them all I think I'm going to try stencil, girl club, and the sketch box one🤗💕✌️🏼

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I think I’m going to like the stencil club. It is so fun getting new things to try. Sketchbox is my fav. Hope you love them! 😊

[@jenns_artlandia7896]

I love Sketchbox. I keep the boxes for storage. They're all over in my art room lol❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

They are the perfect size for that! I keep most of my boxes too! 😊

[@nicolagibbons6624]

When you turn them lengthways they all look like different landscapes

[@2lilowlsstudio]

They do! Ha! Thank you! 🥰

[@jennifersjunkmail5935]

I thought the Strathmore watercolor travel journals were discontinued? Sarah Burns (another KZbinr) will be envious of your scoring that!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I didn't know they were discontinued. I have several hard back ones from them and I like them! 😊

[@kriskriskris32]

I just ordered some willow stick charcoal! I can't wait to play with it! 😊❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

It is lovely to work with and get some great fine lines with it. 😊

[@angelakapler2997]

Such a good haul. Loving the charcoal. You did a great job!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

So glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you! 🥰

[@avirtualcanvas7584]

Denise,I don't know if you know of this subscrpition box, but there is a monthly one called "Scrawler Box" ithas materials,curated by a feaured artist,a print of that artist's work, a magazine and a prompt as a starting point. It's been around for a few yeras now,for every box purchased/sent they plant a tree. If you were lookig for a possible replacement for the two box subscriptions you have decised to cancel. Look itnto it if you have a liitle time, I thhink you can order a trial box/boxes. I think these boxes are a great way to discover new materials to add to your cache and the fact it's a mystery untill you open it is a good thing too. (matt)

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I have heard of it too! I haven't tried it. It is out of the UK, and most of the ones I tried this year in addition to Sketchbox are in the US. I saw some unboxing videos of it when I was looking and didn't think I needed it... but you never know. I might revisit it since I'm dropping the other 2. Thank you! 🥰

[@avirtualcanvas7584]

@@2lilowlsstudio I love scrawlerbox because they are earth/eco friendly,not just for the trees they plant for each box sold, but the box itself is 100% recycled,the magazine is printed on recycled paper and with plant based inks and they also have a lot of materials that are exclusive to the boxes,plus your artwork could also be featured in future issues of the magazines that come in each box.(matt)

[@dinaelse414]

Denise! Have you tried Julia K. Watercolors?! I’ve been playing with mine that came in the mail yesterday. They are Gorgeous! So fun to use! You helped me fine Masha’s watercolors and I wanted to return the favor. I’m sure I’m not the first person to mention them but I thought I’d leave a comment anyway! Looking forward to another year of making Art with you. Thank you for all of your inspiration!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I have not tried them! I’ll look them up! Thank you! 🥰

[@dinaelse414]

You've cost me a small fortune...it's only fair I return the favor!! 😂 @@2lilowlsstudio

[@helenhenry6218]

your nail polish even matched lol

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Ha! It did!! 😆

[@cindyberghuis4474]

I love the stencil club. I keep telling myself to cancel, because i have way to many stencils, but then i get FOMO and tell myself just one more month.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Right? Haha! I can see I might end up doing that too! 😁

[@jennifersjunkmail5935]

I love the art you made today! Can you also please suggest what fixatives would work well, to be able to use them as bookmarks?

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I just use pastel fixative when I use pastels like that: SENNELIER Latour Spray Fixative Soft Pastels - amzn.to/3Pgsd5Z

[@sueallen1945]

Those stencils are gorgeous!!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Right? I think they are cool. Looking forward to using them! 😊

[@swl9270]

Pleased to see some new marks!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@susanorban3059]

I just really liked your paper taped down. I know- I'm weird 😂 AND I loved those three little pic you did. I liked them before you put anything with the Taylor's Chalk. And then after- fabulous! Do you need to do fixative on top of graphite and Taylor's chalk etc? Also there are meanings to names of art supplies- what does it mean when a pen is a Pitt?? There are other things but can't think of them🤪Thanks Denise - oh I did love some of those stencils too!🎉❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I love the paper tapped down too 😂 I think the names are just how they branded those. I haven’t heard that it means anything special. I only fix things if they would smudge. Soft pastels smudge - so I’d fix with pastel fixative. I list what I use in the description under my favorite stuff. 😊

[@debbiehamlin1662]

Hello Denise. Love your videos. I have learned so much. I’m ready to dive in and try some watercolor painting. What are the best brushes to use that don’t shed hairs on your artwork.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I really like the Princeton Select brushes and the Rafael Soft Aqua quill mop is my favorite that I use in most videos (Raphael SoftAqua Brushes - amzn.to/3L5Bpq7). Thank you! 🥰

[@angelakapler2997]

I love my art videos! Thank you for your consistency.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Glad you like them! Thank you! 🥰

[@EC-lq3qw]

Great video, as usual Denise. I don't have half your supplies, but had fun following along with a big ws graphite stick and some soft pastels and kuretake graphite green - turned out better than I expected ☺ May I ask your experience of Derwent inktense pencils? I got some via Amazon yesterday. I laid down some small test patches on watercolour paper last night and came back to them today, about 18 hours later, but when I went over them with water, they reactivated and the colour moved like watercolour. I thought they dried like ink and were permanent - have I missed something? Thanks for sharing your expertise, I have learned lots from you and love your humour! Love from Scotland 😊

[@2lilowlsstudio]

hmmm.. I was thinking they were permanent too. This is what it says on the Derwent site: "Features Permanent when dry - doesn’t washout like watercolour. Layer up intense vibrant colours. Inktense pencils deliver vibrant and versatile colour. Perfect for a variety of projects, the watersoluble Inktense pencils can be applied wet or dry to a page to achieve different effects. Pencil provides added control for fine detail. Round 8mm barrel; wide 4mm core. Ink-like pigments come alive when water is added. Apply dry pencil to wet page or apply wet pencil to dry page. Colour becomes permanent once dry leaving an ink-like stain. Inktense can be layered and keep colours vivid. Inktense watersoluble, soft texture pencils are highly blendable Ideal for use on a variety of surfaces including ceramic, wood and fabric as well as paper" So I wonder if you had all the pigment water activated - or if there were still some that wasn't completely activated that moved when you rewet them. I have the Inktense - but I just don't use them hardly ever. The color is very vivid and I don't think about them.

[@auldburdlaughin]

@@2lilowlsstudio Thanks for that Denise. I have emailed Derwent and asked for their input - it will be interesting to hear what they say. Meanwhile, I've got a set of pencils that don't do what I thought they would do! Wish I could stop hitting that Buy Now button.....

[@adumelial]

Arggghh? Denise...lols? I have pre-order insomnia cos my $$ will be going out sometime this weekend because of you, you creative ladybug! I need to know what sort of micro fiber cloth you suggest to order from our favorite "A" store? You talk about it a lot in your videos and I am guessing you only need it for acrylics, soft pastels and graphite that sticks to our fingers whilst we are still creating and we do not plan for fingerprints to be used as stencils in our mixed media art piece? Plz can you list what you get m'dear? Also, is there a studio lamp you can suggest for natural Sunlight in our art studo - we are not going to record/photograph our art? So I am hunting that type and a quality one? "Bug session over for now" Thanks! ❤❤❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

The micro fiber cloth is a cleaning cloth I got at the Home Depot on the cleaning isle! I've also seen them at the grocery store in the cleaning section. I use those for everything. They are super useful. They look like these: amzn.to/47AGNdW

[@joykelempert9135]

How do you keep all your stencils?

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I just keep mine in a clear tote and look through them when I want to use one. I’ve started putting a few of the bigger ones in clear sleeves because they catch on things and seem more delicate. 😊

[@joykelempert9135]

@@2lilowlsstudio thank you for your answer. I will try also