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Brea Reese full body arcylic paint in shade Mars black (left). Brea Reese 3 inch cardstock stencils (right.)

Have you tried Brea Reese Art supplies?

In January I had an email from The Insiders sharing about a new campaign. it was for an art supplies brand. I wasn’t familiar with the brand but I did fill out the questionnaire. I’m always up to trying new art supplies and getting new supplies too. I was happy when I had an email letting me know i had […]

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Bic Break-Resistant Mechanical Pencil with note card.

Is the Bic Break-Resistant Mechanical Pencil worth it?

Last year I was lucky enough to try the Bic Break-Resistant Mechanical Pencil. I’m not one to use mechanical pencils often. I think the last time I might have used one was maybe in elementary or Middle School. So it’s been years. I liked that the pencil was lightweight and easy to hold. The design has changed from the traditional

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Liquitex paint pouring medium with paint in it.

Need paint pouring measurements? here are a few suggestions

When you are new to paint pouring you may not always understand the paint to pouring medium measurements. All brands have their own measurement terms. You should always read the direction of your paint pouring medium. Also, some paints may be a bit of a thicker body so you may need to add water as well. I’ll get more to

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black paint and foam brush

Not all Acrylic paint is created equal

I can’t tell you the times I’ve gone to use some acrylic paint and found that it’s dried out or that it’s separated. Granted everything changes with temperature and age. But not all acrylic paints are created equal. Sometimes it may just be a bad batch or it could be that they were affected by the temperature. Heat and extreme

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Stencils in a bag. mix of art stencils.

Have dried Acrylic paint on a stencil or palette? Try this cleaning method

I’m not going to lie but I’m not always great at remembering to clean my art supplies after use. Well that being said I had a few stencils with dried acrylic paint on them. I’d tried a media/stencil cleaner in the past and it didn’t even remove the paint. So I just left it and figured It would come off

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