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Colour charting second hand Prismacolor pencils, quality issues, and amazing colours - mini review

February 20, 2018 Romica Spiegl

Hello, 

have you ever wondered how to keep your growing art supply/pencil collection organised? How to easily find a colour despite having several ones that look pretty much the same? How to find that yellow again that you have used in that project ages ago? Colour charts are your friend, maybe not yet, but I hope you will learn to love them as much as I do after watching this video.

I use this method every time I buy or receive new pencils. This process of creating little swatches, value ranges, and keeping track of a pencils, number really help to quickly find the right colour you used for a project, or to create new colour schemes for an upcoming illustration.

I will also talk about my first impression of the Prismacolor 48 Coloured Pencils Set, what I like about them and why I think Polychromos are doing a better job in certain aspects. If you want to see how I pick colours, I have another upcoming video explaining how I create a colour palette with this helpful tool. It's simple and very effective, and the best thing, it applies to other art supplies just as well.

How do you keep organised with all your art supplies?

I really hope you found this video helpful. Share your thoughts and like this video if you liked it. This helps the video to be found by other wonderful people like you.

Stay joyful,
Romica

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January Book Haul for Illustrators - useful books, flow magazine + Colette's lost pet review

February 16, 2018 Romica Spiegl

Hello, 

I'm back with another book haul for illustrators and lovers of beautiful illustrations. In this book haul, I show you some books that are helpful when starting out as an illustrator or artist, a little glimpse into flow magazine, and a quick review of Isabelle Arsenault's debut children's book Colette's lost pet. The other books I talk about are Art Inc by Lisa Congdon and The Illustrators Guide to Law and Business by the AOI. I hope you enjoy this haul. If you want to buy any of the books, you can support me by buying them through the links below. Thank you.

I really hope you found this video helpful and that I can meet you fellow illustrators and authors for this amazing Fair in March.

Share your thoughts and like this video if you liked it. This helps the video to be found by other wonderful people like you.

Stay joyful,
Romica

THINGS I MENTIONED

VIDEOS

May 2017 Book Haul: Books for Illustrators by Romica Spiegl-Jones https://youtu.be/PX-pAV87-QU

BOOKS

Art Inc. The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist by Lisa Congdon (affiliate link*) https://wordery.com/art-inc-lisa-congdon-9781452128269#oid=1741_1

The Illustrator's Guide to Law and Business Practice
by Association of Illustrators (affiliate link*) https://wordery.com/the-illustrators-guide-to-law-and-business-practice-association-of-illustrators-9780955807602#oid=1741_1

Colette's Lost Pet by Isabelle Arsenault (affiliate link*) https://wordery.com/colettes-lost-pet-isabelle-arsenault-9780553536591#oid=1741_1

*affiliate links: if you buy through through the links above, I will receive a small commission. Thank you for your support.

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January Art Supply Haul for Illustrators - plus what I bought with a 150 GBP grant

February 13, 2018 Romica Spiegl

Hello, 

who else loves new art supplies? In this video I'm sharing some of the new art supplies I either received through a university grant or as gifts for my birthday. First, I show you my first thoughts on Toison d'Or soft coloured pastels, and a mini unboxing of my new Polychromos 60 coloured pencils set. Then I show you a colouring book, a DIY calendar, a set of second hand Prismacolor coloured pencils, and a set of pastel envelopes. All wonderful art supplies, but now I definitely have enough coloured pencils for a while.

I really hope you found this video helpful and that I can meet you fellow illustrators and authors for this amazing Fair in March.

Share your thoughts and like this video if you liked it. This helps the video to be found by other wonderful people like you.

Stay joyful,
Romica
 

LEARN with me

MY FREE 7-DAY GOUACHE E-MAIL COURSE for beginners

MY GOUACHE ONLINE CLASS
romicajones.com/classes

MY CHILDREN'S BOOK ASSIGNMENT CLASS - intermediate level
romicajones.com/classes

CONNECT with me

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