Name: ScrawlrBox #064
Brand: Scrawlrbox
Price: 18.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

ScrawlrBox - Art Supplies Subscription Box

Featured Artist

Marta Betlej

I’m an artist from Poland and learnt my craft studying art at the University of Zielona Góra. In my creative life I have produced jewellery, made wedding fascinators, designed mascots and clothes, but after many varied creative years I have finally returned to my painting roots.

In the past I created a series of paintings called “Saving in time” but for the past few years I put painting and drawing aside to focus on other projects. But, when Lockdown came around, it changed my life and I decided to return to painting. In my artwork I combine drawing and painting techniques, creating spontaneous sketches and mark making, which can be seen in this featured piece. Using these different techniques and weaving my thoughts and emotions into them, combining art with feelings, as for me they are one and the same.

Instagram/ @martabetlej.art

Facebook/ martabetlej.art

Website/ martabetlejart.pl

#ScrawlrChallenge

Expressive Expressions

This month we are bringing a splash of colour to the end of what has turned out to be a strange and pretty miserable year. Now is the time to get to work expressing those frustrations and pent-up emotions, turning them into something beautiful. Use the contents of this box to 'art' away your worries and reset ready for a better new year. Try to not worry about the details or the finished outcome, but use the process to express an emotion or feeling. Let the mark making and linework do the talking rather than the subject matter. Express yourself, let loose and create!

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What was in the box?

Marabu Art Crayons

These Art Crayons are buttery-smooth, wax-based soft pastels in a sturdy, fully-loaded retractable holder with an ergonomic grip and a clear protective cap. They are a versatile medium, suitable for a variety of fine art and mixed media work. They work well on raw or primed surfaces such as paper, canvas, fabric or wood. They produce a vivid, lightfast pigment and are water-soluble so can also be used to create seamless blends and washes and are wipe-resistant after 24 hours. These crayons are a highly forgiving art product that you can work with in tons of ways, working and reworking to your creative heart’s content. It is a product that encourages play and experimentation, so you can let your experimentations run a little wild.

Faber Castell Goldfaber Pencil 6B

The Goldfaber pencil is a high-quality, very versatile, graphite pencil with a super soft core, perfect for expressing yourself through sketch. A great addition to your art supply collection and excels with its exceptional sketching performance. The hexagonal shape and the break-resistant lead with the typical Faber-Castell secural bonding process make them an ideal companion during pencil work for any artists. ...and we love that classy purple and gold stripe!

Derwent Kneadable Eraser

This soft and pliable eraser is perfect for erasing as well as lifting out tone and colour. Its use is suitable for graphite, coloured and pastel pencils. It can be used to create a variety of erasing techniques including highlighting, stippling and ghosting.

Royal & Langnickel Taklon Brush

This Royal & Langnickel brush is a high-quality instrument, created with expert craftsmanship. It is suitable for all manner of water-based mediums and is easily cleaned with soap and water to remove any pigment residue, ensuring long durability and reuse.

Derwent Watercolour Pad 300gsm A5

Developed especially for water-soluble pencils, this smooth paper is perfect for water-soluble colour, inks and watercolour paints. The smooth surface also provides an excellent base for the Marabu Art Crayons included in this box. Apply them direct and use the smooth sheets to blend colours together with your fingers, then add some water and put this paper through its paces experimenting with these supplies.