"Odd one out"

  A new coloured pencil piece I finished.

  I seem to really like apples... I might decide to edit it a little more before spraying fixative on it. But for now, I'm giving it a couple of days cause when you stare at a drawing for too long, you start to not be able to see the faults in it. 

  What have you been up to lately, creativity-wise? :) Leave me a comment/link to your blog in the comment section below telling me about it. 

I was a child prodigy.

  My mum was sorting through some of her documents and she found this:

  She told me that I drew this masterpiece when I was 3 years old without the help of any adults. So... Essentially, I was a child prodigy. I mean, look at it. It's so compositionally balanced, and I even knew to use complementary colours with an accent of green. I'm actually pretty proud of my three-year old self for creating it. :)

  It got me thinking about what kind of art other artists did when they were kiddos. 

Painting of the Day: "Storm"

"Storm" by Nicholas Jolly

  I love the movement in this piece. And I also like the fact that it speaks to me.

  I'm going through a time in my life now whereby I'm unsure about everything. My beliefs, my opinions, my thoughts are all ever-changing. I'm trying to find a direction in my life and my art. It's like a storm of sorts. You just have to keep trudging on, moving forward, and hope for the best. The rain will eventually stop and there will be sunshine. Just keep going and believe that all things will work out in the end.

View more of his works, here.

Painting of the Day: "Lunaria and Jug"

"Lunaria and Jug" by Carl Wendt

Visit his website via this link.

Prices of Art Material In Singapore

  A few people have contacted me via my e-mail to ask about the prices of certain art materials sold in Singapore. For easy reference, I'm creating this page and will add to it when the opportunity arises.  Please note that this is a price guide only. I am not liable if there are any changes in the prices in the future. Unless otherwise stated, all prices are from Art Friend. I do hope that this page helps you and if it does, I'd appreciate a comment in the comment section below.  :)

  I will gradually add to the list, so keep this page bokmarked!

Zentangle® Materials: http://stephaniejennifer.com/buy

ACRYLICS

• Winsor and Newton Artist Acrylics
• Series A- $9.50
• Series B- $11.90
• Series C- $14.80
• Series D- $24.90

• Winsor and Newton Galleria Acrylics:
• Series A-$6.75
• Series B- $8.00
• Series C- $18.50
• Series D- $22.50

• Daler Rowney Cryla Acrylics: 

(75ml)

• Series A- $6.85
• Series B- $7.90
• Series C- $9.95
• Series D- $11.98

• System 3 Acrylics:

(75ml)

• Standard Colours- $5.99
• Metallic/fluorescent- $6.99

(250ml)

• Standard Colours- $14.98
• Metallic/fluorescent- $17.90

(500ml)

• Standard Colours- $24.90
• Metallic/fluorescent- $29.50

• LIQUITEX Basic Arylic- $7.90
• LIQUITEX Heavy Body Acrylic- $9.95. $12.95. $15.90. $19.50. $21.40.

COLOURED PENCILS

• Polychromos (by Faber Castell) set of:
• 12- $45
• 24- $90
• 36- $135

• Pastels Polychromos set of:
• 36- $135

• Albrecht Durer (Faber Castell's Watercolour pencils) set of:
• 12- $40
• 24- $80
• 36- $135

• Prismacolor set of:
• 12- $32 (at Art Mark)
• 132- $324 (at Straits Art. Co)
• 150- $365 (at Art Mark)

• Lyra Rembrandt set of:
• 12- $29.90
• 24- $58.90
• 36-$88.90
• 72- $168.90

Derwent:

• Coloursoft set of:
• 12- $19.80
• 24- $34.99
• 36- $51.90
• 72- $99.94
• 72 in wooden box- $149.80

• Inktense set of:
• 24- $37.99
• 36- $51.90
• 72- 99.94

• Drawing set of:
• 12- $22.90
• 24- $42.80

• Aquatone set of:
• 12- $28.78
• 24- $54.89

• Watercolour set of :
• 12- 19.80
• 24- $34.99
• 36- $51.90
• 72- $99.94

• Inktense set of:
• 12- $19.90
• 24- $37.99
• 36- $51.90
• 72- $99.94

• Inktense Blocks set of:
• 12- $16.50
• 24- $32.10
• 36- $64.90
• 72- $92.45

• Artbar set of:
• 12- $19.90
• 24- $44.90
• 36- $64.90
• 72- $114.90

• Derwent blister packs: about $10 each.

OILS

• Daler rowney georgian oil tubes:
• 38ml- $5.35
• 75ml- $7.92
• 225ml- $19.90

• Daler rowney graduate 120ml oil tubes: $7.49

• Winsor & Newton water mixable oil tubes:
•  Series 1- $8.56
• Series 2- $12.44

PENS

• Signo DX pens: $1.93 each

•  Zig:
• Scroll and Brush Pens: $4.04
• Calligraphy: $3.53
• Writer: $3.53
• Brushables: $4.04
• Clean Colour: $1.93
• Millennium: $2.25
• Fabric Markers: $3/$3.21

• Derwent's Graphik Pens
• Line Painter are sold $23.50 for each set. 
• The black Line Maker cost $16.90 for each set. 
• Sepia and graphite Line Maker cost $9.95 per set each.

• Sharpie pens: $2 (You can purchase them from Art Friend or Popular.)

• Rotring graphic pen: $4.07

• Sakura microns: about $2 each

• Copic:
• Marker: $5.89
• Sketch: $5.89
• Ciao: $4.07

• Kurecolor markers from NUS Co-op, the university's bookshop. You can find them at the Engineering/Architecture branch. (Thank you Wenyi for pointing me in the right direction. I will update a price list when I visit it.)

PASTEL

• Derwent White Pastel Pencil: $2.14

• Pentel Oil Pastels set of 48: $17.55

WATERCOLOUR

• Daler Rowney Aquafine 8ml Watercolour Tubes: $3.21

• Winsor and newton artist watercolour 5ml Tubes: $8.21- $13.63

• Dealer Rowney 15ml Designer's Gouache Tubes: $4.82

SKETCHBOOKS

• Monologue Sketchbook:
• From $7.49 (A6) to $20.97 (A4)

A sketchbook that I really love; this is the Daler Rowney EBONY sketchbook.
A5 size. 150gsm. 62 pages: $11.98

• Daler Rowney Royal Purple. A5: $14.98
• Daler Rowney sketchbook:
• From $8.99 to $17.98
• (14 x 21 cm. 100 gsm. 80 pages: $8.99)

CANVASES

• PHOENIX
• 6" by 12": $2.50
• 7" by 9": $2.75
• 8" by 16": $3.95
• 12" by 16": $4.50
• 8" by 24": $5.95
• 12" by 16": $8.45
• 14" by 18": $5.25
• 16" by 20": $5.99
• 18" by 24": $7.99
• 16" by 48": $22.50
• 24" by 30": $18.50
• 18" by 18": $11.45
• 14" by 18": $9.95
• 12" by 12": $6.85

EASELS

• Art Friend stocks a whole variety of different easels so you'd really need to go down and see for yourself, but a simple standing easel costs $40.66; then we move on to basic standing ones by Conda that range from $85 - $130; to large ones by Mabef that cost $225; to the super professional ones that have cranks and all that jazz that cost a cool cool $1000+.

Pictured above is a desk easel that I personally have. Cost: $74.90

PAPERS

• Acid free A44 canford paper: $0.40
• Akademieblock. Coloured pastel pad 24 x 34 cm, 25 pages: $9.95
• Fabriano Watercolour Pad. 200gsm. 30 x 40cm. 20 pages: $17.90
• Daler Rowney- The Langton NOT Watercolour Paper. 25 x 17 cm. 300gsm. 12 pages: $12.95
• A1 Mounting board: asrt. of colours from $4.90 to $5.50

Daler Rowney Paper Pads (All A4 size):

• Simply Pastel. 150gsm. 16 pages: $8.99
• Murano Pastel. 160gsm. 30 pages: $16.80
• Canford Black Paper. 150gsm. 30 pages: $12.95
• Drawing. 96gsm. 50 pages: $8.99
• Fine Grain. 200gsm. 30 pages: $8.45
• Fine Grain Heavy Weight. 220gsm. 30 pages: $8.99
• Cartridge. 160gsm. 30 pages: $6.96
• Watercolour. 300gsm. 12 pages: $7.70

OTHERS

From left to right" Krylon Glowz (white), Krylon Looking Glass, Krylon Glowz.

• Krylon fixative:
• UV archival- $19.90
• Workable- $12.50
• Fine art- $18.50
• GLOWZ Spray (to make objects glow in the dark)- $14.45
• Looking Glass (to make objects look shiny, almost like a mirror)- $24.50

• ANCHOR Spray Paint- $5.99
• LIQUITEX Professional Spray Paint- $18.50
• LIQUITEX Ink (30ml)- $8.45
• Hot Glue Gun- from DAISO $2
• Resin


• Resin from DAISO. 5g tubes for $2. Not sure whether available islandwide, but they're apparently available at Plaza Singapura.
• EnviroTex Lite- $16.90 (118ml), $39.90 (473ml), $114.90 (1.89l)
• Easy Cast- $24.50 (236ml)

Fabric paint: $19.90

• Silicone molds, and other crafty things: Tinkle Art and Crafts... They have a showroom but operate mostly as an online store. You can view their webstore here: http://www.tinkleartncrafts.com/
• Mod Podge: Paper Series. Gloss/Matte (437ml)- $13.80

Pictured Above: EnviroTex Lite and Easy Cast

  Should there be any materials that you're interested in that's not listed here, you can ask me in the comment section below or via e-mail. I can be reached at < stephanie_jennifer@ymail.com > And if you've found this page helpful, don't forget to comment, subscribe, and give me some love via Twitter and Facebook.

Last Update: 27th July 2016

Recommended Artist: Pez

  Pez is an illustrator, a painter and a graphic designer who hails from Nantes, France. His sketchbooks are filled with an astounding amount of details and are a pleasure to look at. I also really enjoy the way he presents his work. I thought the bubbles and the pencil shavings were a really nice addition. And his typography works are awesome.

  View more of his works at his website, here. Or on his Behance, via this link.

Painting of the Day: by Takato Yamamoto

  I absolutely love the details in this piece, and the muted palette really emphasises the importance of the line work.

To view more of his works, click this link.