A Lovely, Varied Art Materials Haul: Watercolours, Soft Pastels, Travel Palette, Lino Printing etc.

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3 ай бұрын

A rather eclectic mix of new art materials: some to make life easier, some gifted to me and some 'just because'!
Alain Picard Pastel Artist KZfaq Channel:
/ @alainpicard
Woodzilla A5 Hand Lino Press:
woodzillapress.com/
Essdee Lino Ink Tray:
amzn.to/3vYFp8c
Rubber Carving Blocks from this set:
amzn.to/3xAUpdb
'Making Color Sing' by Jeanne Dobie:
amzn.to/3JeVda9
Winsor & Newton Cotmans Watercolour Field Pocket Set:
amzn.to/3vHFv4h
Seawhites Watercolour Travel Journal A6:
amzn.to/3Q1ZC3O
Prismacolour NuPastel Firm Pastel Color Sticks 96:
amzn.to/49DPANs
Paul Rubens YouLan Artist Watercolor Paint Set :
Amazon US : bit.ly/3PwWUmE
Amazon CA : bit.ly/4aK4Adn
Amazon UK: amzn.to/3VZjvMP
Aliexpress : bit.ly/4aycs1y
Paul Rubens Cold Pressed 100% Cotton Sparkling Watercolour Paper:
amzn.to/4bcBkMX
Sennelier Plein Air Landscape Set 80 Half Sticks Soft Pastels:
amzn.to/3U1uO4z
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@joannnulmer9060 3 ай бұрын

I just love a book that’s already lived a life!!

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!

@pedro4lola640 3 ай бұрын

Helen you can flick the dry Cotman paint out of the half pans and squeeze whatever tube paint you like in, instead of breaking off the lever and using magnets. Much easier

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! Really though, I'd rather the Cotmans paints get used by someone who wants them, and I like the idea of using the paints in pans that I've already got, interchangeably. Some of my favourite paints aren't in tubes - I just have half pans of them.

@hansendesigns 3 ай бұрын

I think someone would still want the cotmans outside the half pans. ymmv

@Samantha_tookey197 3 ай бұрын

What a lovely haul, I love the pastels, especially the long ones, I can see you doing some lovely sketches with those! Hope your holiday was good, nice to see you back! X

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@wooling81 3 ай бұрын

Great video as always! Can't wait to see your reviews on the new things you got!

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@Purpleladybirdart 3 ай бұрын

I love my Winsor & Newton field set - I have the blue professional set. I was able to fit 2 more half pans in where the sponge used to go. I have tested it out over the last year and it’s served me well. 🙏💜

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

That's good to hear! Thanks!

@ladyamalthea85 3 ай бұрын

Such an interesting variety of things to play with!

@kookatsoonjan 3 ай бұрын

Enjoy "MAKING COLOUR SING". I have had my original copy since 1995...and it is a classic....and at the time of the initial publication...a diamond in the rough...though some of her colours are"fugitive"...like the alizarin Crimson PR83 and the rose madder genuine...she is SO RIGHT ABOUT THE GLAZING WITH COLBAT BLUE...AUREOLIN YELLOW AND ALIZARIN......She is a glaing master...and i love the neutrals she gets and her emphasis on good neutrals...have fun...

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Ooh, you've made me really excited to get into it now! Thank you!

@amandahodgin9316 3 ай бұрын

That Paul Rubens paper is 100% cotton. It’s really fun to use. I like it best for making hand made cards for special people. I don’t think the glitter would show up under glass if it’s framed. It’s nice to paint on. I used it for Christmas cards.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

This is great to hear, thank you!

@pastelsgirl 3 ай бұрын

Hi Helen! I enjoy very much your videos, be they art materials hauls, painting or anything else that you like to share with us. Pastels are a wonderful medium, being so direct and ready at your fingertips. A long time ago, when I used to paint in pastels, working on medium, or even large sized paintings, I used the Prismacolor NuPastels as a base layer (or even for sketches) since they are harder and also relatively cheap. In the final stages of the painting I pushed the softer ones (Sennelier, Unison, Schmincke) into the tooth of the paper, working them as a baker would do the cream on a cake, with the end result looking much like an oil painting (I was told). If you work on smaller sized pieces, you could definitely use all of them interchangeably, as you showed here in this video. It’s so much fun! I hope you’ll enjoy your new findings. A big hug from California 😊❤

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

This is wonderful to hear - thanks for sharing your experience!

@sarahmitchell9247 3 ай бұрын

Looking forward to swatches of 5th generation Paul Rubens watercolor for sure!

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Just uploading the video now 😊

@riverAmazonNZ 3 ай бұрын

The pastel colours are delish. I can’t handle the feeling of dry pastels which is a bit sad because they look wonderful. I’m sure you will enjoy them.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I think quite a few people feel that way about them. I'm just good at being grubby!!

@shadowguard3578 3 ай бұрын

An interesting and varied haul. I’m intrigued by the press. It looks like it can be used to keep pages together for making books, like sketchbooks. I’m quite interested in making my own watercolor sketchbooks. I need to use up the sketchbooks I have before I embark on making my own sketchbooks. I have an excellent book glue which I needed to repair the spine of a book. So then I thought I can use the glue up to make watercolor sketchbooks. 😊

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Argh... don't tempt me into a new hobby!!!!

@shadowguard3578 3 ай бұрын

@@helencryer hilarious! 🤣

@ChantelleArts 3 ай бұрын

What a fantastic haul, it looks wonderful ☺☺

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! It feels such a treat!

@teekierudite5108 3 ай бұрын

The pastels look really fun to use. Looking forward to seeing what you create with them! Keep up the wonderful work!

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@marlbboro8091 3 ай бұрын

I love scruffy second hand books. In fact I have even ordered used-good colouring books from Amazon or Thriftbooks and been surprised. Maybe one or two pics are coloured and the cover/title page. pages I don’t want to colour anyway and they have done a MUCH better job than me 🤣

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Ahaha! Brilliant!

@lightwavz 3 ай бұрын

I have that little Cotman kit too. I got the navy and now wished it was the white version. It is handy but I am still in love with my Derwent Line & Wash set (which only has the Meadow Graphitint though). I decided about a month ago to try lino cutting again as I hadn't since school. I invested in the bench hook because there are pointy and sharp reasons I hadn't used lino blades since then and a few scars from stupidity 😅. That press is very cool! I will have to see if I can find an American version. Wow, another novella comment. Thank you for the video, Helen! I really loved your work from Greece.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I didn't even know there was a white version! I do like my line and wash set, but I'm after something I can put in a pocket with a small sketchbook and not much else, and I don't like waterbrushes! That's great about getting into lino cutting again! Yes - I have a bench hook!! Thanks!

@JLB0880 2 ай бұрын

I love the sound of the pastels on paper 😂

@thefrostedblueberryart 3 ай бұрын

Those little sennelier soft pastels look like butter. I didn’t think that sort of pastel could have such a beautiful texture. And the opacity! The layerability! Damn you Helen, you are making me want some 😂

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Haha, sorry! Sennelier do have some beautiful little selections of 6 of these half pastels if you wanted to try them out though.

@dneel468 3 ай бұрын

Hi Helen, you always have the most interesting hauls! I love that paper for Christmas cards. Look forward to watching you play.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I think the paper would be perfect for that!

@FaithAnnNB 3 ай бұрын

Lovely purchases!! I am so intrigued by the Lino printing; the cards you’ve shown in previous videos have been gorgeous.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I haven't done much of it, but every now and again I fancy it!

@PatriciaVoinescuArt 3 ай бұрын

Wow, I loved the look of Making colours sing. Thank you!

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

There's a lot in it!

@lisaharner3720 3 ай бұрын

Hi Helen! This is timely. I was just contemplating between a set of unison or sennelier soft pastels! I used some cheap ones in art class and hated all the dust. But I’ve heard the experience with one of these brands is so much better that I’m going to get a small set to try. I’m hoping I will enjoy it enough to invest in a larger set. It’s interesting to hear the recommendation for a harder pastel as a base. I look forward to seeing how you use them!

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy whichever you choose! I think which paper you use helps with the dust as well. I feel there's less dust with the Pastelmat, than with less textured papers, just because it grips everything so well.

@WolfmanWoody 3 ай бұрын

You might find the Reubens paper is similar to the one I bought in that block, if you remember. It's pretty good, but I wouldn't go out of my way to buy it again when there are better to be had. I just had a mini-buy at Hobbycraft. 😂

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Yes, I remember you saying. I'm just working on a picture on it at the moment, and it's OK, but I don't love it!

@tinakoyama8258 3 ай бұрын

i love that Jeanne Dobie book! Eager to see how you use the hard and soft pastels together. I don't use pastels much, but I enjoy using both hard and soft colored pencils together for different effects, and I'm wondering if the concepts are similar.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

That's how I like using coloured pencils too, when I'm doing a purely coloured pencil piece, so I'm hoping so!

@Paintspotsandpaper 3 ай бұрын

Hi Helen, I have got Sennelier soft pastels that I bought singly, many years ago and they have always felt like soft, loose face powder to me, I love them, even though they’re a bit messy. They were always more expensive but worth it in my opinion. I’ve also got several sets of Unison pastels that I love equally, I always get seduced into buying them because of their scrumptious colour sets, my favourites being the set of teals and turquoises! Wish you hadn’t shown these two, they’re my ultimate favourites and I’m itching to buy some more now🤔😖😖😖😂😂 Thankyou for sharing, take care xx

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Haha! Sorry! It's great to hear how much you love them though!

@zenlife1200 3 ай бұрын

Travel palettes are my favorite kind of palette 😃 Although I've looked at lots of different kinds and brands, I keep coming back to the portable micro painter. I just love the size and number of places to mix on it vs a homemade tin palette or some of the other options out there. You can use the bottom for water or mixing and that gives me brush options, water brush or travel brush. I've never been drawn to the standard portable painter though. Apart from the fact that I'd probably lose the clip that holds it altogether first time out, I just don't really like the design of it. If they designed a double length micro, built the same way as the micro, that would really interest me. I love old books, especially well used ones because you know it must hold lots of knowledge treasures if it's well used. I'm always a bit suspicious of "brand new looking" 2nd hand books.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoy the micro, but I do like the standard portable painter too, but for when I have a desk/coffee table to stand it on. I think I just like books full stop!!

@susanorban3059 3 ай бұрын

Hi Helen! Always enjoy you art hauls. Those pastels are gorgeous! I especially like the Senniler ones! I know I spelled that wrong🤪Thanks for sharing have a great weekend! Susan in Az❤️🏜️

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Yes, they're soooo creamy!! Thank you!

@deborahruth5072 3 ай бұрын

Very nice haul. I look forward to your review of the Paul Rubens 5th Generation set as I love the color range. Beautiful set.I have recently started buying some used art books for the same reason regarding the cookbooks. I have a set of 1950's WN Pastels that are similar to the set of Prisma. I have to be careful though because there are a lot of Cadmium colors in the set. Enjoy all your new goodies.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I've just been playing with the Paul Rubens set today (video ready tomorrow), and they're behaving very nicely! Definitely a step up from the Meiliang and Qiaomei sets, nice as those are.

@deborahruth5072 3 ай бұрын

@@helencryer looking forward to it. Thank you for all that you do.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@awatercolourist 3 ай бұрын

The Paul Rubens pans look like the Schmincke pans.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I've never had a Schmincke one, so couldn't say.

@shadowguard3578 3 ай бұрын

You’re right. It does look like a Schmincke half pan. Hi! 👋

@awatercolourist 3 ай бұрын

@@shadowguard3578 Hellos 😂👋🏼

@shadowguard3578 3 ай бұрын

@@awatercolourist 👋☺️

@awatercolourist 3 ай бұрын

👋🏼

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

You're so first, you didn't even feel the need to mention it!

@awatercolourist 3 ай бұрын

@@helencryer So true 🤣

@charityariverpixie998 3 ай бұрын

Lovely so lovely ❤oh those sennelier pastels look Devine ! Am I right in thinking that the Prismacolor ones are like the core of the Prismacolor pencils if that makes sense ? Xx

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

No, I don't think they are, they are much softer than pencil core. They're still pastel even though they're classed as a harder soft pastel.

@Anonymoi 3 ай бұрын

This is very timely! I don’t even quite know what has prompted this, but I have been seriously contemplating purchasing that set of Nupastels, even though I am not really into pastels. I do have the full set of colored Conte crayons (which is just 48 colors) and I am curious how the Nupastels compare. Almost all conte crayons (except the black, as far as I can tell, which is still made in France) have changed dramatically from how they used to be decades ago. It’s not just a quality control issue, but rather they are like a different medium now.The colored Conte crayons are currently very much like hard pastels and completely dry, but the dust they generate is very gritty… smudging with your fingers feels like you are moving around very fine sand and there are problems with “adhesion” to many kinds of paper. Is the dust generated by the Nupastels like a fine powder, as is the case with softer pastels (even though there would be less of it)?

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I have been experimenting for you! Firstly, the dust is just powder-like and not gritty/sandy at all. I was using them with Pastelmat, and all the excess dust once blended was able to adhere to the surface. I also dug out an ancient (made in France) Conté crayon set, and just to give you a frame of reference, the NuPastels are more soft and creamy than those. The Contés felt scratchier.

@Anonymoi 3 ай бұрын

@@helencryer Thank you, that is good to know! I wish they still sold Nupastels open stock. I am in the US and have wondered whether the European market still gets Conte crayons which are made in France, or if they have no French manufacturing anymore for anything but black. I don’t know if you would know. Product pages never say where they are made, and I have experimented with purchasing several sets and packs of individual colors, to find that sanguine and white are made in China, as are the sets of colors, and black (at least 2B hardness) is still made in France. The French-made black Contes are hard but go on smoothly and feel almost like they have the tiniest bit of oil in them. That is how I remember black, as well as white and sanguine colors from the mid-90s. We routinely used them on newsprint in life drawing classes. But now even those other “sketching colors” are like gritty chalk and wouldn’t work as well on thin smooth paper like newsprint.

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I don't know, I'm afraid! My Conté set must be at least 30 years old, and just says Made in France on it.

@InkNSap 3 ай бұрын

Ohh those pastels look so good! Did you get the Nupastels from America? I do enjoy using my conte crayons for drawing. I might add these to my Christmas list!

@helencryer 3 ай бұрын

I bought them on UK Amazon, but not sure where they actually came from. I have an old set of Conté crayons but the NuPastels are softer than those. I've been playing a bit with them this morning, and really enjoyed them - they are a beautiful colour selection!

@InkNSap 3 ай бұрын

@@helencryer they look gorgeous 🤓 if I lived in Cornwall I’d ask you if you wanted to meet for drawing. I really struggle finding people to go out sketching, have even thought about setting my own plein air group but the weather is so unpredictable I don’t know how I would handle that. 😅