Ok guys, so I know LAST month I was not too kind about Paletteful Packs... so this month I was really hoping they would deliver in a big way....
AND. THEY. DID!!!!
I know that's a spoiler - but yes it was SO good! Here's what was in the box, swatches, and what I thought of everything!
POSCA Pens - Aqua, Green, Pink and Yellow
I mean, what could I possibly say about these pens that hasn't already been said?!?!?! They are just fabulous! I love their coverage and how easy they are to use. They are the top tier of paint pens. I already had all 4 of these colors, so I was happy to set these 4 aside completely wrapped until the ones I have are used up. This color selection was a great and versatile palette. But these are such a fun and useful art supply!
POSCA Pastel Pencils - Red and Green
These were an interesting add to the box. I have never worked with these pastel pencils before, but they seemed to be wax based and did not blend with water or alcohol. I do not have gamsol, so I didn't try to break them down in that fashion. These were a nice texture and added a nice variety to the box! I would have preferred to get a color other than green as I already had plenty of green in this box, but they were fun to play with and layered well to create texture on my final piece.
Copic Opaque White Pigment
This was the MOST exciting thing in the box for me! I have almost purchased this ink several times for myself, but it's expensive and I already have several opaque white mediums. I'm SO glad I didn't own it because it was the best surprise in this box! It's beautifully opaque, and very, very fluid! It worked well both under and over the posca pens, and under the pastels. This is a fabulous, high end art supply that I will use over and over again! Thank you PP for this amazing item!
Robert Simmons Sapphire Brush - Round #3
This brush is a nice #3 round brush. It works well and will be a nice addition to my brush collection. I will say that with an MSRP of $13, I feel like a more affordable brush could have been included in order to add another POSCA product, either pen or pastel. BUT that's really just splitting hairs over things, literally.
Crescent Ultra-Black Textured Board 8"x10" - 3 Pack
These are very nice illustration boards! I liked working on it and felt that it held up really well under the POSCA pens specifically. I'm not usually one for working on thick boards, so this was a fun and different challenge! I ended up cutting my boards in half so that my daughter and I could work with smaller picture sizes. I also tested the supplies on black mixed media paper, and it also held up quite nicely with everything in the box.
So what did I make? Well, Paletteful Packs does prompts for their boxes, and I started with Prompt #2: Cactus/Succulent. Yes, I know, but succulents are my ABSOLUTE favorite thing to draw or paint! So Here are my perfectly Paletteful POSCA succulents:
I really liked using the pastel overtop of the marker to create texture and interest. I also liked using markers and pastels at the bottom to create an almost sandy looking ground. I also used the copic white to make a starry sky, and I *did* cheat a little and used one of the micron pens from last month's box to add prickles to my succulents.
Was this box worth it? Well, Paletteful Packs values this box at $58.15. I went through and was able to value this box for $51.73, so about $6.50 less than what they valued the box at. I used prices from Blick and Amazon. This price included valuing the pastels by dividing a 24 pack up, so I do not believe I would be able to test the pastels by themselves easily without a box like this. All things considered, I would ABSOLUTELY say that this box was worth the $40 that I paid for it! I will use everything in the box, especially the pens and the Copic ink. I am glad that I had a chance to test the pastels, I would probably not purchase a whole set of them BUT I'm glad to have tried them. I also enjoyed getting to paint on the illustration boards, that is not something that I have done before and so it was really fun! So THANK YOU Paletteful Packs, I'm really glad I stuck around for another month, and I'm excited to see what we get in April!
What do you think of this box? Do you love POSCA pens as much as me? Let me know in the comments below!!!
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