One of the best things of moving to North Carolina is that now I live close enough to an actual brick-and-mortar art supplies store: the
Jerry's Artarama in Raleigh. On my last trip there I picked a couple of interesting items: a drawing pad made of
Bamboo Paper and a Korean
reference book of poses of a guy
wielding a sword and
riding a horse. It's like having a wooden manikin in book form with more flexible and expressive range of motion.
The
Bamboo paper was off-white and fairly soft. Manufactured in China. Hope no pandas went hungry due to the production of this paper that is billed as an environmentally friendly alternative to papers made from soft and hardwoods. The paper readily accepted ink and graphite
drawing tools. Will have to do some further testing with wet media and some other coloring tools in the future. Also finally got to try the
Krystal Seal sleeves in the
ATC size, and they worked well enough. I am now more inclined to try the larger sizes for protecting commission works and cartoon portraits at events. As convenient as online shopping can be, it can not fully duplicate the feeling and excitement of browsing through an actual store and discovering new materials to expand our creative potential.
One of the best things of moving to North Carolina is that now I live close enough to an actual brick-and-mortar art supplies store: the Jerry's Artarama in Raleigh. On my last trip there I picked a couple of interesting items: a drawing pad made of Bamboo Paper and a Korean reference book of poses of a guy wielding a sword and riding a horse. It's like having a wooden manikin in book form with more flexible and expressive range of motion.
The Bamboo paper was off-white and fairly soft. Manufactured in China. Hope no pandas went hungry due to the production of this paper that is billed as an environmentally friendly alternative to papers made from soft and hardwoods. The paper readily accepted ink and graphite drawing tools. Will have to do some further testing with wet media and some other coloring tools in the future. Also finally got to try the Krystal Seal sleeves in the ATC size, and they worked well enough. I am now more inclined to try the larger sizes for protecting commission works and cartoon portraits at events. As convenient as online shopping can be, it can not fully duplicate the feeling and excitement of browsing through an actual store and discovering new materials to expand our creative potential.
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4 comments:
So much interesting drawing stuff.
I'm getting jealous xD !
Indeed I missed the experience of discovering new papers and tools at every turn and hidden aisles of a well-stocked art supplies shop. Nice sketches by the way, from your Sketchstuff blog looks to me that your are putting your local pencils to good use already.
Glad the move went well and you are closer to an art store! Always nice to wander around and check out things in person :) Seems like you got some good stuff to have fun with.
Thanks! Actually the real move will be in the coming weeks. Just returned to Florida to retrieve the bulk of my stuff. Definitely enjoyed browsing through an actual store for a change.
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