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Markers & paint pens

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Painting

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Drawing & digital

Colored pencils for adultsDrawing tablets with a screenLight boxes for tracingOil pastels for beginnersSketchbooks by mediumSketching pencils for beginners

Kits, crafts & gifts

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Hands-on reviews

Let's Resin 72 reviewARRTX 60 reviewENMY 60 reviewLanguo 60 reviewLanguo Gel 90 reviewOhuhu acrylic markers reviewHIMI Jelly Gouache reviewHIMI Wetting Spray reviewFuumuui watercolor journal reviewMEEDEN tabletop easel reviewMEEDEN brush wash bowl reviewMEEDEN ceramic palette reviewHuion Note X10 review

Research write-ups

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Hi, I’m Ana

Art supplies I use on camera, and researched guides for the rest

I taught myself to paint in Vietnam by recreating scenes from my favorite Studio Ghibli films and sharing them online. This site is where I put the painting tips I've picked up and honest reviews of the art supplies I use.

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Watercolor of a Bermuda garden: red and orange cannas and banana leaves before a white-roofed yellow bungalow, the bay beyond
Painting: Winslow Homer, Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda, 1899 · public domain

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Acrylic markers & paint pens

I use thisRead why: Let's Resin 72

LET'S RESIN Acrylic Paint Markers, Brush Tip, 72 Colors

Tips
Brush, 1–8 mm lines
Colors
72, color-coded caps

$30.99List Price: $32.69Save 5%

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Gouache & acrylic paint

I use thisRead why: HIMI Twin Cup Jelly Gouache 48

HIMI Twin Cup Jelly Gouache, 48 Colors

Colors
48 × 12 g
Format
Jelly gouache in twin cups

$29.69List Price: $32.99Save 10%

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Watercolor & paper

languo Mini Watercolor Paint Set，16 Classic Colors Portable Travel Kit | All in 1 Art Kit with Sketch Book, Palette and Detail Brush Pens for Beginners, Artists, Sketching and Painting

I use thisRead why: Languo mini watercolor 16

languo Mini Watercolor Set, 16 Colors

Colors
16
Paper
230 gsm wood pulp, 80 × 80 mm notebook

$19.99Typical price: $24.99Save 20%

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Easels & studio

I use thisRead why: MEEDEN H-frame tabletop easel

MEEDEN H-Frame Tabletop Easel, Beech

Wood
Beech
Canvas
Up to 23 in high

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Drawing, digital & kits

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