Monday, April 11, 2016

Marco Raffine Pencils



One of my passions is drawing and painting, I may not be the best at it but I love it. It's a huge stress reliever and very relaxing. So I'm always on the lookout for new and fun art supplies. I'd been searching for a nice set of watercolor pencils when I stumbled upon this set. While they're not exactly marketed as watercolor, they are definitely water soluble. 

As anyone who draws or paints knows, art supplies can be pretty expensive. I had an opportunity to try these out at a heavily discounted price for an honest review. Awesome, right?! I couldn't pass that up. 




So, first thing is this one is a set of 36 pencils and their Amazon page states it comes in a convenient tube  but mine came with a handy little wrap/case to store them in. The colors are not written on the pencil itself but instead there is a block of color at the bottom of each pencil so you know which shade you're grabbing. The company is in China so I'm assuming this is to avoid any language barrier that would possibly a problem with selling the product in other countries. They're also nontoxic. 

When drawn normally with a dry pencil, naturally the shade is fairly light and when applying more pressure it will be bolder. Not bad.
My favorite thing to do with these is use them as watercolors. Here is a photo of the different techniques I used to do this. There are so many ways to have fun with these pencils! 




These are currently $18.99 and you can find it here
Have fun and enjoy! 

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