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It Came From Ali-Express-Superior Color Cool Unbox & Swatch- Student Grade Showdown

Becca Hillburn: Comic Artist 2024-10-23 | It Came From Ali-Express-Superior Color Cool Unbox & Swatch- Student Grade Showdown

Start of Day Vs End of Day #watercolor #ComicPages Progress #wip #wipart #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-15 | ...

Starting New #ComicPages Start of Day Vs End of Day #watercolor #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-14 | ...

Toning #watercolor #comicpages- #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-14 | ...

#ComicArtist Toning #Watercolor #ComicPages -#comics #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-13 | ...

#Paint a #Watercolor #Comic with Me- #ArtSupplies #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-13 | ...

Trying new things with my #popupshop setup #craftfair #artmarket

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-13 | ...

Comics Broke Me- My Experiences with SCAD & Working In Comics

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-12 | My webcomic: 7inchkara.com
My Instagram: instagram.com/nattosoup
My shop: nattosoup.com/shop

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
Sunset Dream- Cheel

#comicsBrokeMe #comicartist #webcomics

#ComicsBrokeMe is trending on Art Twitter and I wanted to Share some Thoughts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-11 | Check out my art:
My comic, 7" Kara:
As a webcomic: 7inchkara.com
Instagram: instagram.com/nattosoup
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@nattosoup

Much Aesthetic! Such Kawaii! Many Vibes! Phoenix Chinese Watercolor Palette

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-11 | If you like what I'm doing here, support the creation of it by joining me on Patreon! patreon.com/nattosoup

Mentioned in this Video:
Phoenix Watercolors
Cotman watercolors
Maries Watercolors
Winsor and Newton Chinese Watercolors
Shin Han Korean Watercolors
Paul Ruben's Chinese watercolors
Superior Folding Palette
Aowen
O.Win
Paul Rubens
Meiliang

Shownotes:
Full Shownotes: docs.google.com/document/d/12L8mQyUxDHZvUa25YZaxAvpVzRIegDGBSS56bSwMvQU/edit?usp=sharing

Phoenixcolor Chinese Style Watercolors
Purchased on AliExpress: aliexpress.us/item/3256804374875263.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.35.69ac1802lh74tv&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa&_randl_shipto=US
At time of purchase, I paid: $27.29

Inside:
Swatch chart on lid
Postcard with lineart on back
Individually wrapped pans

The Pans:
Beautiful little pans with a custom motif

Wrapper is FULL of information, both on the front and back, seems to be unique to the pan itself

The Colors
Color names, color information, and a translation of the poetry on the back of the pans is included in the full shownotes.

Maybe its the novelty, but I am already really charmed by this set. Pans are friction fit into the foam template- if you want a travel safe setup, you may either want to tape in your pans, tape your palette shut, or hold it closed with a rubberband or 2 while in transit.

Swatching in Lid:

Not preactivating
Almost all of these colors activate quickly with good color saturation. Gold is the exception, but since it was a new pan, it might've just been acting strangely? Yes, gold does need some preactivation, but then you can pick up a lot of it.

Cottonrag Swatching:
Notes in the full shownotes

Lift Test:

These don't lift a whole lot, they're pretty staining/sticking, which is to be expected.

Color Mixing:
Optical Mixing:

These layer ok, maybe a bit opaque for a lot of layering techniques.

I would recommend not allowing water to really pool on these, because they'll get really soupy and you end up picking up more color than you want.

Atomic Mixing: On this paper, colors go down fairly vibrant but dry very muted and desaturated.

Honestly, I'm a bit surprised at how quick these dry and how light the mixes ended up being.

Phoenix vs Phoenix:
Notes are in full shownotes.

Other gansai watercolors:
Notes are in full shownotes

Etegami Fieldtest

These handle a lot like etegami/gansai watercolors. They also kinda remind me of the Mozart Komorebi watercolors that I used to use for etegami- I liked those because they handle like gansai and have a smaller footprint than the Gansai Tambi, but these have an even smaller footprint.

For small, immediate pieces that don't require much color mixing and benefit from watercolors that activate very quickly, this palette might be a really good fit.

Since gansai is painted more thickly, using these for gansai will run through them quickly.

Even with etegami style- painted thickly on etegami postcard paper- these dry pretty desaturated and weak, esp compared to gansai watercolor.

Pros and Cons:

Pros:
Fairly inexpensive
Compact
Super cute

Cons:
Challenging to find outside of AliExpress
Non-standard pan size may be challenging to put these in a palette that suites you better
Pans are small and somewhat shallow, you're going to run through the paint fast
I feel like these aren't that saturated
While the color selection is a bit different The 48 regular set is a smidgen cheaper than the Chinese set, and they handle very similarly
Dry pretty desaturated

The Verdict:
Initially, I was really charmed by these, but that was mostly due to the packaging. It is very cute, and the paints themselves are fine for what they are, but there are better paints- both cake style (O.Win, gansai watercolors) and Chinese (I feel like Marie's professional are better saturated and more bang for your buck)

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:58 Unboxing
04:41 AliExpress Listing
06:00 7" Kara
06:41 The Watercolors
10:24 Unwrapping
15:13 Swatching
18:29 Swatching on Cottonrag
25:23 Color Mixing
27:45 Lift Test
28:48 Phoenix Chinese Vs Phoenix Western
30:07 Comparison Swatching
34:25 Chinese Watercolors
34:43 Phoenix Vs Maries
38:08 Other Asian Watercolors
40:19 Gansai Watercolor
42:52 Comparable Palettes
45:51 Phoenix Vs Paul Rubens
49:04 Etegami Fieldtest
54:25 Pros and Cons
56:16 The Verdict
57:45 Final Thoughts

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
Morning Mandolin
The Story of One Life
Blue Feather- Kevin MacLeod
Sunny Looks Good on You
Inner Light- Kevin MacLeod
The Story of One Life
Sunset Dream- Cheel

Real Time Art #art #watercolor #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-11 | ...

At the Redstick Market Under the Lights! #batonrouge #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-10 | ...

#starttofinish #sketch #ink and #paint a #strawberry Girl #watercolor #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-10 | ...

I Can Finally Share This! #watercolor #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-09 | ...

#PaintPeople this summer with this helpful #watercolortutorial playlist! #watercolor #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-08 | ...

Lets Paint a Farmers Market-Paint with Me-Watercolor Tutorial

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-06 | Color with me! This illustration is in my coloring book, Curious Little Things! If you've purchased Curious Little Things, check the front of the book for a special link where you can download high-resolution scans of all the art and print it out onto the paper of your choice!

Check me out on social media:
Facebook: facebook.com/nattosoup
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@nattosoup
Instagram: https:instagram.com/nattosoup

More about my work:
7" Kara is a watercolor comic that follows the adventures of tiny Kara as she discovers a huge family secret and sets out to meet humans on her own terms. You can start reading it as a webcomic at 7inchkara.com or order your own copies of Volume 1 and Volume 2 through my shop! 7" Kara is an all ages read, and perfect for young readers ages 10-14. If you enjoy Studio Ghibli and The Borrowers, you'll love 7" Kara!

Volume 1: http://nattosoup.com/kara

Volume 2: http://nattosoup.com/volume2

Lilliputian Living is a yearly inked worldbuilding art challenge that explores the miniature world. Lilliputian Living is a collection of the first four years of this challenge, with a charming prose description. You'll probably enjoy Lilliputian Living if you're into imaginative escapism, tabletop gaming, or just tiny things.

http://nattosoup.com/sites/default/fi...

Curious Little Things is a coloring book that collects the best of Lilliputian Living, including illustrations not included in the Compendium and pictures not shared online. Designed for coloring, Curious Little Things features single-sided images that are a mixture of large open spaces and small tight details. Perfect for color pencils and alcohol markers, Curious Little Things also comes with a special download link to high res scans for my watercolor enthusiast friends who'd like to paint along with me on their paper of choice.

http://nattosoup.com/shop/curiouslitt...

Tutorials like this one are made possible thanks to my amazing Patrons on Patreon! patreon.com/nattosoup

Recommended Tutorials:
Color with Me: Lilliputian Living & Curious Little Things: youtube.com/watch?v=_-06uXpPKmg&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy-u_seRaCJ65tOnk3cGhRa_

Watercolor Comic Tutorials: youtube.com/watch?v=G8tsZorBz_c&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy96QL1VFNat6fwd4h5NrzrV
Favorite Watercolor Tutorials: youtube.com/watch?v=UOoxixKXS0M&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy94uu_IuwFvdxTIrkwp2AXx
Watercolor Crash Course: youtube.com/watch?v=6HjvdMSyRKA&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy8KKYLYLZoF7Cqd7PapdtHi
Stashbuster! Simple WC Tutorials: youtube.com/watch?v=8Kc9wA0WyMk&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9HAYtpWJXPfjsvujh6OXy0
Watercolor Illustration Tutorials & Walkthrus: youtube.com/watch?v=oH-3ygK8EUU&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy-75msQjhdv9IATFgF2Y7lC

Materials:
Sakura Pigma FB Brushpen: amzn.to/3JRfGTr
Stonehenge Aqua Coldpress:
Daily Driver Watercolor Palette: youtube.com/watch?v=G8Q51fN5kD0&t=1s
Silver Black Velvet Watercolor Brushes: amzn.to/3n6EPRe
White Gouache: amzn.to/42gXxFI
Watercolor Pencils:
Derwent Inktense: amzn.to/3YY7YLG
Caran D'Ache Museum Aquarelle: amzn.to/40fTPdK
Faber Castel Alrecht Durer: amzn.to/3ZR5VKx
Caran D'Ache Supracolor II: amzn.to/42r6JHO

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Stretching
01:33 Underpainting and Toning Washes
08:22 Painting the Background
12:16 Painting the Sunflower
13:47 Painting the Produce
23:15 Painting Skintones
26:42 Painting Clothing
34:05 Filling in the Background
25:44 Finishing Touches
38:17 Watercolor Pencils
41:37 Reinking
43:04 Trying out a hairdryer
43:59 The Final Piece

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
The Story of One Life
Inner Light- Kevin MacLeod
A New Orleans Crawfish Boil- Unicorn Heads
Tranquility- Kevin MacLeod
Sunset Dream- Cheel

#watercolor #watercolorart #watercolortutorial

Sweet as Pecan Pie! Just finished this #watercolorillustration #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-06 | ...

2 is Better than 1? Does SeamiArt Watercolor Still Suck? Travel & Professional Watercolor Palettes

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-06-04 | Shownotes:
Way more info in the full shownotes: tinyurl.com/yc6j6ur6

Professional Set:
Get your own: tinyurl.com/5n8rwskn

In a loose plastic bag
Black enamel unhinged paint box
Plastic liner interior- better quality than I expected
Pans are individually wrapped and labeled
Travel brush seems half decent
All in all, kinda impressed so far.

Travel Set:
Get your own: tinyurl.com/3ecwkfup
The mini watercolor book is SO CUTE, but the perferation is like, a quarter of the page.
The Gel Pen and the inking pens are kinda a joke- the inking pen STINKS like permanent marker, which most artists know isn't particularly archival.

Professional Set
List of colors in shownotes

Swatching:

Looks like there's a lot of optical brighteners in these, they shifted color quite a bit when spritzed with water.
Color seems to flood into the wash area- not the soft gradient, but just a color fill, pretty similar to what I've seen with other dye-utilizing watercolors.
These muddy the water fast and significantly, I'm changing the water b/w every 6 colors.
The color layout of this palette doesn't really make sense to me chromatically, BUT you can opt to change the colors as you wish.
I also find it surprising that this palette didn't come with a swatch sheet color map.
These really look like they're dye based. That said, I feel like they ARE an improvement over that other SEamiArt set, but that set was AWFUL.
Maybe I should challenge myself to try to paint something with a watercolor set I hate...

Color mixing:

Optical Mixing:
Some of the colors reactibate and move rather than glazing. I guess they're not particularly watersafe.

Atomic Mixing:
Fairly easy to mix together good secondary color mixes.

Lift Test:
Yep, everything lifts about the same.

Travel watercolor Set:
Starting with their color map
Spritzed with water
Some color shift- optical brighteners?
Because the swatch colors are next to each other, I'm alternating and giving the initial swatches time to dry.
It's surprising that this kit came with a swatch card, but not the 'professional' set.
The 'ochre' is weird, no granulation at all? Doesnt look like it has any opacity? This is a dye basd color for sure.
I wanna note that if I dislike the colors in this set, I'm just going to pry them out and use the palette.
So far, these seem pretty similar to the Seamiart 'professional' palette.

Swatching on Cottonrag:

They swatch ehh ok? I think they dried out some after swatching on their swatch card, because they're not as saturated and I hadn't bothered to reactivate them.
Comparing the swatches side by side- I'll show yall later- I'm not actually sure these two really share a palette- there aren't many colors in common, which is kinda strange.

Color Mixing:

Optical:
Not great at this.

Atomic:
They do mix, but they're far less saturated than the 'professional' line

Lift Test:
These all lift about the same.
The mini palette itself is pretty great, wipes clean easily, and might be a good buy empty.

Comparable Palettes:
Professional:
Similar Value:
Meeden watercolors
Might be a bit better than the 'professional' giorgione watercolors.
Artibox

Better:
MozArt Komorebi watercolors
Paul Rubens
Travel:

Similar value:
Amy Tangerine Palette
Sakura Koi 12 color palette (actually that'd be a bit better)
HIMI

Better:

Empty acrylic and wooden palettes would be my recommendation over this one.
Superior watercolor watch
Paul Rubens Travel watercolor palette
Or make your own/fill your own with PR tube watercolors

Pros and Cons:
In the full shownotes

The Verdict:
Not for me

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:37 The Palettes
03:03 On AliExpress
13:25 Unpacking the Professional Palette
16:26 Unpacking the Travel Palette
24:35 Talking About The Palettes
27:57 Unwrapping the Pans
32:25: Swatching the Professional Palette
38:54 Color Mixing
40:53 Lift Test
42:09 Travel Palette
42:18 Talking about Mini Palettes
46:31 Swatching on Their Card
47:57 Swatching on My Paper
48:56 Color Mixing
50:26 Comparing the Two Palettes
53:48 Wet into Wet Test for Professional
54:55 Accessories
1:07:01 Trying out the Mini Book
1:08:07 Compared to the Original SeamiArt Palette
1:09:04 Reswatching the Original Palette
1:10:44 SeamiArt on AliExpress
1:15:47 Compared to Other Palettes
1:17:14 XileyW
1:18:17 Original SeamiArt
1:19:15 Himi Diamond
1:20:15 Meeden
1:21:16 Georgione Pro
1:22:22 Artibox
1:23:22 Better Palettes
1:24:51 MozArt Komorebi
1:25:51 Paul Rubens
1:27:00 Meiliang Pigments
1:28:50 Travel Palettes
1:31:15 SeamiArt Mini Palette
1:32:07 Amy Tangerine
1:33:09 Sakura Koi
1:33:55 DIY Options
1:37:45 Pros and Cons
1:41:43 Who are These For
1:44:43 Prying out the Paints
1:45:56 Final Thoughts

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
Windswept- Kevin MacLeod
Tranquility- Kevin MacLeod
Inner Light- Kevin MacLeod
Sunny Looks Good On You
The Story of One Life
Sunset Dream- Cheel

#travelwatercolor #travelwatercolorpalete #SeamiArtWatercolor

Real Time #Watercolor #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-31 | ...

Last Day of #Mermay! #Paint a #Mermaid with Me! #watercolor #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-31 | ...

#brushpen #inking a #Mermaid in my #sketchbook #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-31 | ...

#Sketch a #Mermaid with Me in my #Sketchbook for #Mermay #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-30 | ...

Lucky Lil Mermaid for the End of Mermay- Sketch, Ink, and Paint with Me!

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-30 | Patrons have access to this lineart as a printable! Color along with me and join today at patreon.com/nattosoup

Recommended Tutorials:
Making Faces- Easy Drawing Tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=NH6SeoVEims&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy_n4MR116IbjocpEOHP_LMz&index=1&t=2s&pp=gAQBiAQB
One Character, Eight Art Styles: youtube.com/watch?v=XwWenVjxiDo&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy_n4MR116IbjocpEOHP_LMz&index=3&t=3s&pp=gAQBiAQB
Drawing Fun Cartoon Faces- Expression Tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=dhIUe4RbXg4&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy_n4MR116IbjocpEOHP_LMz&index=4&t=51s&pp=gAQBiAQB

Learn to Draw & Paint People: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_pXBtCqjKy_n4MR116IbjocpEOHP_LMz

Materials:
Canson XL Watercolor Sketchbook
Pentel Red Lead
Preferred mechanical pencil- I'm using a Mugi .5mm
Sakura Pigma FB
Eraser
Your favorite watercolors, I'm using my daily driver palette
Various Rounds and Quills- I'm using Silver Black Velvet & Paul Rubens
White Gouache
Masking Fluid

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Sketching
04:39 Inking
09:53 Masking Fluid
10:51 Watercolor
40:07 Reinking
40:47 Finished Art

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
Morning Mandolin
Bab Tista- Text Me Records_GrandBankss
Back to the Future Jellyfish- NoMBe
Finding Me
The Story of One Life
Tranquility- Kevin MacLeod
Sunset Dream- Cheel

#mermaid #howtodrawamermaid #howtopaintamermaid

New Schmincke YN MN Watercolors, Art Supply Blind Bag, Swatching Colors & Easy Gouache Bookmark!

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-28 | More about YiNMn Blue
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YInMn_Blue
Yttrium, Indium, Manganese
Discovered in 2009
By Mas Subramanian and Andrew Smith at Oregon State University
Chemically stable
Does not fade
Non Toxic

shepherdcolor.com/yinmn-blue
colourlex.com/project/yinmn-blue
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-blue-pigment-discovered-200-years-finally-sale-180976769
nytimes.com/2021/02/05/style/blue-pigment-YInMn.html
npr.org/2016/07/16/485696248/a-chemist-accidentally-creates-a-new-blue-then-what

My unbox & swatch of Qor's YinMn Blue: youtube.com/watch?v=L_ymUXPB7Kc&t=31s

What's in the Haul?
Jackson's Art:
Mijello : Mission Gold : Watercolor Paint : 15ml : Raw Sienna No.2
$6.45
Mijello : Mission Gold : Watercolor Paint : 15ml : Gold Brown
$8.11
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Ultramarine Deep
$3.33
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : French Vermillion
$3.33
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Alizarin Crimson
$3.12
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Lemon Yellow
$3.12
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Phthalocyanine Blue
$3.12
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Hookers Green
$3.12
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Permanent Sap Green
$3.12
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Yellow Ochre
$3.12
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Burnt Sienna
$3.12
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Payne's Grey
$3.12
Jackson's : Artist Watercolor Paint : Half Pan : Neutral Tint
$3.12
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Brilliant Pink
$4.37
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Shell Pink
$3.96
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Heliotrope
$3.96
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Blue Celeste
$3.96
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Ultramarine Deep
$4.37
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Lemon Yellow
$4.37
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Vermilion Hue
$4.37
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Linden Green
$4.37
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Yellow Ochre
$3.96
ShinHan : Pass : Watercolor and Gouache Hybrid Paint : 20ml : Blue Grey
$3.96
JAS : Empty Diagonal Plastic Molding Metal Watercolor Box : Holds 12 Half Pans
$6.14
Tube-Wringer : 205 Medium Duty Tube Squeezer
$24.43

Subtotal $121.49
Shipping & Handling $3.19
Grand Total (Excl.Tax) $124.68
Tax $0.00
Grand Total (Incl.Tax) $124.68
Grand Total to be Charged £99.92

St Louis Art Supply:
Horadam Watercolors, Limited Edition YInMn Blue (2023)
$29.95

Integral Wash Bottle, 250 mL
$6.95

Large Bellows Dropper, 5 mL
$7.50

($1.50/ea)

Horadam Watercolors, Limited Edition YInTiCo Red (2023)
$29.95

Order totals
Subtotal
$74.35
Shipping
Free
Total
USD
$74.35

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:56 St Louis Art Supply Blind Bag
07:43 St Louis Art Supply Order
14:27 Jackson's
18:29 Swatching
28:33 YiNMN and YiTiCo Swatching
43:51 Gouache Swatching
46:37 Gouache Bookmark
53:00 Favorites

Music:
Sunny Travel-Nico Staf
Sunset Dream-Cheel

#watercolor #gouache #arthaul

Finished up this #Mermaid for #finishedworkfriday #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-27 | ...

I Cant Wait to Share the #StarttoFinish #Art Tutorial for these #Mushroomd with Yall! #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-25 | ...

#Inking Cute #Mushrooms #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-24 | ...

#Froggy #WIP for Yall #lineart #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-24 | ...

Unboxing Zap Charms- Multi Brand Comparison for Charms & Stickers

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-23 | Saw something you liked? Order it from my shop! nattosoup.com/shop

Zap Site: zapcreatives.com
Stickermule Site: stickermule.com/deals
Ponoko Site: ponoko.com

I'm working on moving away from Stickermule, and plan on checking out StickerApp, but if you have any sticker, charm, badge, or pin manu reccs, lemme know!

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Working with Zap
07:05 Unboxing
08:55 Looking at the Charms
14:05 Looking at Other Zap Options
19:25 Stickermule
22:11 Stickermule Site
24:56 Stickermule Stickers
26:09 Ponoko Wooden Charms
30:01 Ponoko Site
33:56 Weighing Your Options
39:35 Peeling Charms
42:13 Making Keychains
44:28 Final Thoughts

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
Dance for the Wind- Sir Cubworth
Angevin 70
Sunset Dream- Cheel

#Charms #makingcharms #makingmerch

Some #tapepeels from a #watercolor #galaxy bookmark #peelingtape #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-23 | ...

Another Finished #Comic Page! #watercolor #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-22 | ...

Wanted to share this #cute #frog sitting under a #Mushroom from my #Watercolor #sketchbook #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-21 | ...

Never Again! The Ups and Downs of Buying From Temu- Art Supply Haul & Concerns

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-21 | Check me out on social media:
Facebook: facebook.com/nattosoup
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@nattosoup
Instagram: https:instagram.com/nattosoup

More about my work:
7" Kara is a watercolor comic that follows the adventures of tiny Kara as she discovers a huge family secret and sets out to meet humans on her own terms. You can start reading it as a webcomic at 7inchkara.com or order your own copies of Volume 1 and Volume 2 through my shop! 7" Kara is an all ages read, and perfect for young readers ages 10-14. If you enjoy Studio Ghibli and The Borrowers, you'll love 7" Kara!

Volume 1: http://nattosoup.com/kara

Volume 2: http://nattosoup.com/volume2

Lilliputian Living is a yearly inked worldbuilding art challenge that explores the miniature world. Lilliputian Living is a collection of the first four years of this challenge, with a charming prose description. You'll probably enjoy Lilliputian Living if you're into imaginative escapism, tabletop gaming, or just tiny things.

http://nattosoup.com/sites/default/fi...

Curious Little Things is a coloring book that collects the best of Lilliputian Living, including illustrations not included in the Compendium and pictures not shared online. Designed for coloring, Curious Little Things features single-sided images that are a mixture of large open spaces and small tight details. Perfect for color pencils and alcohol markers, Curious Little Things also comes with a special download link to high res scans for my watercolor enthusiast friends who'd like to paint along with me on their paper of choice.

http://nattosoup.com/shop/curiouslitt...

Videos like this haul are made possible thanks to my Patrons on Patreon! patreon.com/nattosoup

Wish: youtube.com/watch?v=DqENTeBWi2w&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy8ZBeVsoxIWyX7Z5-4EatQB&pp=gAQBiAQB
Ali Express: youtube.com/watch?v=DFKG_7S8mPY&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy-LvdUrBXIagpOB8jigqv5Y&pp=gAQBiAQB

What I bought:
Mini Thermal Printer: tinyurl.com/2mz53uew

White Sticker Paper for Thermal Printer: tinyurl.com/24dc2hr9

Metal Pen Clip:tinyurl.com/3s237vdn

Jumbo Paper Clips: tinyurl.com/542dw9tt

Empty .5ml watercolor pans: tinyurl.com/2p8w63vv

Organizer Box: tinyurl.com/3r58xup4

A3 Size Mesh Bag:tinyurl.com/5cuytw95

Unlimited Writing Pencil: tinyurl.com/28jzksd7

Boyix 36 Pan Watercolor Set: tinyurl.com/mry95msa

Art Paint Trays:tinyurl.com/5n9bjk34

48 Vivid Rich Color Watercolor Palette: tinyurl.com/3uymhs6f

24 Pan Vibrant Watercolor Paint Set: tinyurl.com/2mm3dy6x

3 Piece Thin Hook Liner: tinyurl.com/49xyuy8s

50 Half Pans: tinyurl.com/3em7cttk

Large Tray:tinyurl.com/mtjzytam

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Online Shopping
04:06 It Arrived!
10:25 The Stuff
23:53 Mini Thermal Printer
42:27 How to Use a Thermal Printer
46:38 About Temu and Revisiting My Order
51:41 My Thoughts on Temu
55:00 Temu Vs Wish
58:47 Quickly Cycling Art Trends
1:05:10 What I Liked from Temu
1:06:58 This Bothers Me

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
Sunny Looks Good on You
A New Orleans Crawfish Boil- Unicorn Heads
The Story of One Life
Morning Mandolin
Bike Sharing to Paradise- Dan Bodan
Broken- Patrick Patrikios
Blue Dream- Cheel
Knowpe- Noir Et Blanc Vie
Tranquility- Kevin MacLeod
Inner Light- Kevin MacLeod
Sunset Dream- Cheel

#temu #temuhaul #temuartsupplies

Creating a Cute #Mushroom #illustration #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-20 | ...

Maybe it isnt Wednesday but I have a #WIP of a #Mushroom #Frog I needed to Share #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-20 | ...

Painting a Candlielight #Watercolor #Illustration

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-19 | ...

#Sewing by Candlelight #watercolorillustration #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-18 | ...

Another #watercolor #comicpage finished! #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-18 | ...

Is this just me? Has it happened to you? #artist #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-16 | ...

Im Late to the Party- Reviewing and Coloring with Ohuhu Honolulu Pastel Brush Markers

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-16 | These markers were sent to me by Ohuhu. Other than the markers, I received no other compensation.

Get Your Own: amzn.to/3Mty45Z
Ohuhu Brush Markers Tutorial & Fieldtest: youtube.com/watch?v=5ZhfppUDWN4&t=8s
Ohuhu X Crayola Tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=0sXHbkQFAUw&t=360s

More of My Work:
Instagram: instagram.com/nattosoup
Twitter: twitter.com/nattosoup
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@nattosoup
Patreon: patreon.com/nattosoup

Curious Little Things, my Cottagecore coloring book: nattosoup.com/shop/curiouslittlethings

Mentioned in this Video:
Original Ohuhu Unbox & Swatch: youtube.com/watch?v=FyvDoRWFaqw&t=11s

Shownotes:
Ohuhu Honolulu Markers
ohuhu.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiA7vWcBhBUEiwAXieItucbF0MCz320n9GBZ8LMLyXr39GRXgqykolPl5xurr54hzo9fJnU_BoCMXEQAvD_BwE
320 Colors in the full range

The 48 Pastel set
$39.99 on the Ohuhu Site: ohuhu.com/product/ohuhu-new-48-pastel-colors-dual-tips-alcohol-art-markers-blossoming

Can flip the brush tip over
Can buy replacement brushes

Refill inks still don't seem to be available for Ohuhu

The Kaala markers don't seem that exciting- I was hoping for a flexible chisel nib or something unusual that would make them worth buying, but I'm not seeing anything that's really that striking to me, so I think I'll skip them

Duplicates between the two sets-

Colorless Blender
PB1- Sky Blue
CG00
GY1
G8
Gy6
Y3
YR4
WG01

Swatching on their card:

Going to use the chisel tip for this:

These colors are really cute, and most of them go well together.

Big props, they don't count the colorless blender as one of the 48, so you get 49 markers.

In a bag this size, it can be challenging to keep colors organized

Swatching on Strathmore

Testing the Blender:

Some patchiness and spottiness from blending out

Coloring Book Page:

Ohuhu markers are kinda bleedy for coloring books, so you need to be careful when using them- something absorbant underneath might be helpful, I'm working directly on my desktop

Tried some isoproply rubbing alcohol spritz onto the background to break up some of the streakiness. Does react to the rubbing alcohol, creates a speckle effect

The color caps aren't fool proof, and it's important to cross reference against your swatches for accuracy

Not really any good hair colors in this set, so I'll probably pull from the original set to finish that out.

Brushes start to go mushy and become difficult to control

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Unpacking the Markers
02:01 Looking at the Booklet
03:48 What to Expect
05:38 Curious Little Things
07:03 Looking at the Markers
12:29 Their Website
18:20 Swatching on Their Paper
23:30 Swatching on Strathmore Paper
26:08 Testing out the Blender
27:52 Coloring in The Coloring Book
36:37 Overall Thoughts
42:30 Final Thoughts

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
Inner Light- Kevin MacLeod
Sunny Looks Good on You
Waltz in Low Light- Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum
Tranquility- Kevin MacLeod
The Story of One Life
Sunset Dream- Cheel

Cute #Mushroom Girl #Watercolor #Illustration #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-16 | ...

#Louisiana Stickers For Your #Waterbottle #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-15 | ...

#WatercolorPainting #Speedrun #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-15 | ...

Happy #MothersDay ! #watercolor #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-14 | ...

Making Jam Watercolor Illustration- Paint with Me and Chatting About Art

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-14 | Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers and mother figures out there!

Color with me! This illustration is in my coloring book, Curious Little Things! If you've purchased Curious Little Things, check the front of the book for a special link where you can download high resolution scans of all the art and print it out onto the paper of your choice!

Check me out on social media:
Facebook: facebook.com/nattosoup
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@nattosoup
Instagram: https:instagram.com/nattosoup

More about my work:
7" Kara is a watercolor comic that follows the adventures of tiny Kara as she discovers a huge family secret and sets out to meet humans on her own terms. You can start reading it as a webcomic at 7inchkara.com or order your own copies of Volume 1 and Volume 2 through my shop! 7" Kara is an all ages read, and perfect for young readers ages 10-14. If you enjoy Studio Ghibli and The Borrowers, you'll love 7" Kara!

Volume 1: http://nattosoup.com/kara

Volume 2: http://nattosoup.com/volume2

Lilliputian Living is a yearly inked worldbuilding art challenge that explores the miniature world. Lilliputian Living is a collection of the first four years of this challenge, with a charming prose description. You'll probably enjoy Lilliputian Living if you're into imaginative escapism, tabletop gaming, or just tiny things.

http://nattosoup.com/sites/default/fi...

Curious Little Things is a coloring book that collects the best of Lilliputian Living, including illustrations not included in the Compendium and pictures not shared online. Designed for coloring, Curious Little Things features single-sided images that are a mixture of large open spaces and small tight details. Perfect for color pencils and alcohol markers, Curious Little Things also comes with a special download link to high res scans for my watercolor enthusiast friends who'd like to paint along with me on their paper of choice.

http://nattosoup.com/shop/curiouslitt...

Tutorials like this one are made possible thanks to my amazing Patrons on Patreon! patreon.com/nattosoup

Materials Used:

Stonehenge Aqua Coldpress: amzn.to/3MqJck0
Sakura Pigma FB Brushpen: amzn.to/42xGnUd
Daily Driver Watercolor Palette: youtube.com/watch?v=qaUzj_CZpEU&t=408s
Favorite brands of watercolor paint:
Winsor & Newton: amzn.to/3pBxnPl
Sennelier: amzn.to/3M0R3U8
Daniel Smith: amzn.to/44VrOv9
Holbein: amzn.to/3MmNaKy
PWC: amzn.to/44Vnv30
Ceramic Palette: amzn.to/44WearH
Ceramic Sauce Bowls: amzn.to/42yPuUy
Silver Black Velvet Watercolor Brushes: amzn.to/3nSGWcb
Watercolor Quills: amzn.to/3Bpcmde
Favorite watercolor pencils-
Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle: amzn.to/42zCLRp
Caran d'Ache Supracolor II: amzn.to/3O87AYX
Faber Castell Albrecht Durer: amzn.to/4517GrF
Derwent Inktense: amzn.to/3pBcy6C
Winsor and Newton White Gouache: amzn.to/3I98IYR

Recommended Watercolor Tutorials:
Favorite Watercolor Tutorials: youtube.com/watch?v=UOoxixKXS0M&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy94uu_IuwFvdxTIrkwp2AXx&pp=gAQB
Atmospheric Perspective in Watercolor: youtube.com/watch?v=cy2_v-H0cLI&t=5s
Mixing Skintones in Watercolor: youtube.com/watch?v=vqYf3ddvdN0&t=57s
Watercolor Basics: youtube.com/watch?v=cNU1DQtwhQw&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy8jS6jZAsZSncbTWX80fVrw&pp=gAQB
Watercolor 101: youtube.com/watch?v=b4waFMHb6r8&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy_yRLYFEeGbn4OgSAK1CRwX&pp=gAQB
Painting Textures: Wood Grain: youtube.com/watch?v=lRQV5kHk_So&t=1s
Painting Textures: Metal: youtube.com/watch?v=c2Aoe-xO3Rg&t=1s
Painting Textures: Glass: youtube.com/watch?v=1TJKATEbKWc&t=1s
Quick and Easy Watercolor: youtube.com/watch?v=OoQN4C2ffqo&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy_QmZsz2rhUQHAuQDkyakm6&pp=gAQB

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Stretching Watercolor
02:28 Toning Wash
06:09 Painting the Background
12:11 Skintone
22:15 Painting the Hair
23:04 Shirt and Pattern
25:22 Adding Details
31:48 Watercolor Pencils
32:44 White Gouache
33:59 Removing the Tape
34:42 Finished Illustration

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
Sunny Looks Good On You
Morning Mandolin
The Story of One Life
After the Soft Rains
Tranquility- Kevin MacLeod
Sunset Dream- Cheel

#watercolortutorial #watercolorpainting #MothersDay

You HAVE to be obsessed to make a #watercolor #webcomic #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-14 | ...

Pack an #ArtPrint with Me #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-13 | ...

From my #Watercolor #Sketchbook Little #Strawberry Girl #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-12 | ...

Editing Tricks & #Waterbottle Stickers #art #smallbusiness #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-11 | ...

#Painting a Cluster of #Mushrooms #watercolor #art #shorts

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-09 | ...

These are HORRIBLE: It Came from AliExpress 48 Half Pan Mystery Palette- Student Grade Showdown

Becca Hillburn- Comic Artist 2023-05-09 | Mentioned in this video:
Maries' Professional Chinese Watercolors:
Maries Watercolors- Chinese Vs Western Comparison: youtube.com/watch?v=2Zu667yFmL0&t=4s
Marie's Economy Chinese Watercolors- Unbox & Swatch: youtube.com/watch?v=cjfdwZsHG1s&t=1s
Was this a Mistake? Using Maries Chinese Watercolors for My Art Fieldtest: youtube.com/watch?v=fN_rwKffTMg&t=11s
Grabie Watercolors: youtube.com/watch?v=dd4nAcSRRDY&t=67s
Meiliang Pigments Watercolor
Unbox & Swatch: youtube.com/watch?v=yeUHB8q7YGo&t=2s
Fieldtest: youtube.com/watch?v=dNSzDjob1D4&t=34s

Relevant Videos:
Get Your Own: amzn.to/3HNujoI

Similar:
Those weird Seamiart palettes-
Candy and Skintones: youtube.com/watch?v=AlF6jU_6wbs
Seamiart Watercolor Kit: youtube.com/watch?v=iq1jckggD5I&t=2948s

Better Palettes:
Superior Folding Palette:
Unbox & Swatch: youtube.com/watch?v=MraJXxjmdfU&t=34s
Fieldtest: youtube.com/watch?v=_-06uXpPKmg
Meiliang Pigments

Shownotes:
Grabie (or close enough) 48 Piece Watercolor Set

They actually show this set in the listing, but it's not ON the listing? aliexpress.us/item/3256803597177029.html

Swatching:
Honestly, these are gross. I started with the neutrals, bc they were first in the set (saving the metallics for later), and like...These are just nasty? The way they granulate out, it's like they used a dye-based watercolor and then added a...something? to make it look like granulation- maybe charcoal? Or maybe they just, like, sedimented weird? I can't imagine painting something with this; it would ruin the faces.

I'll change the angle so yall can see better, but I wanted to start by showing yall the swatches AND the palette.
I have seen some YT shorts talking these up, and that's not why I bought them, but like, it definitely makes me feel like I must exist in an alternate universe because these are not good.
These are really really bad. they glop up on the brush even after you've allowed them to dry for a while. The granulation, if you can even call it that, is almost entirely this weird black smutzh that kinda wrecks the color, and I'm betting these are dye based- there's no gradation in the color when you add water; the color just floods the swatch.

The metallics handle basically the same as last time.

Color Mixing:
These are so muddy, and they muddy the water so fast and look muddy on the page, not even mixed. Honestly kinda hard to find what colors you're looking for because the masstones are so similar, but the swatches are fairly different (esp in the yellows)
These mix so nasty. All of the colors look like the Van Gogh dusk colors. Pretty much ALL of these mixes look like mud, even mixes that are usually really vibrant.

Do I even want to do wet into wet with this? Is it worth a piece of cotton-rag paper?

Mini wet into wet test

Man these are WEIRD. They all just crack when they hit water.
Also, these take FOREVER to dry- they may have an unusual type of binder

Comparable Watercolors
These are really bad, I mean, comparable to some of the worst watercolors I've reviewed during the Showdown. They're at least kinda uniquely bad- they aren't JUST dye-based, they aren't JUST full of optical brighteners, they don't JUST granulate muddily and strangely, and at least that makes them kinda amusing.

Instead of focusing on a bunch of bad watercolors, instead, I'd like to recommend some watercolors you'll probably like better at a similar price. This isn't an all-inclusive list.

Meiliang Pigments
Superior
Phoenix

Pros:
I can gut the case and use it for my daily driver palette, but that might mislead people into what's inside. I'll have to repaint it first.
The watercolors come in half pans, you could probably pry them out and refill them

Cons:
Really gritty, kinda nasty colors
Colors get used up fast
Difficult to tell some colors apart- no color map
Mix really strangely, very muddy, and strangely granulating
The wet-into-wet test flat out looks gross, I don't think these can handle wet into wet, or mixing, or really layering applications very well.
No real idea who this palette would be FOR

The Verdict:
Don't buy these.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:57 The Palette Compared to the Grabie Palette
02:37 The Paints
10:13 Swatching
22:09 Color Mixing
24:02 Wet into Wet Test
26:14 Similar Paints
27:53 Better Palettes
31:20 Pros and Cons
38:05 The Verdict
39:26 Final Thoughts

Music:
Sunny Travel- Nico Staf
Inner Light- Kevin MacLeod
Tranquility- Kevin MacLeod
The Story of One Life
Sunset Dream- Cheel

#itcamefromaliexpress #aliexpresswatercolor #budgetwatercolor