This bulging, already-open ScrawlrBox is totally a legitimate box. I didn't put other stuff
in here and pretend. Pff! What are you talking about… Okay, you caught me. It's time for
another No-Box Art Box version of the latest ScrawlrBox while we wait for the real one!
Mail seems to finally be coming in at a somewhat regular timeframe now, but the August box
was sent out a little late, so it's still up in the air when it'll arrive.
Hello and welcome back to Jenna Gets Creative! So, yes, it's a No-Box Art Box ScrawlrBox
day today. By the way, shout out to Helen who signed up for ScrawlrBox using my referral
link recently! I got an email that you joined using my code, and I wanted to say thank you.
The August 2020 ScrawlrBox was supposed to have a Staedtler pencil included, so the actual
menu card talks up that item, but they let us know in an email that they were having
trouble getting that item in stock in time so they substituted a pencil planned for a
future box. Based on the photos on Instagram I've seen it looks like there's a bonus card
talking about the new pencil, which is nice. Anyway, let's run through what No-Box Art
Box is and how this video's going to go. If you're not familiar, the No-Box Art Box challenge
is a fun little challenge I introduced to YouTube in 2018. Absolutely everyone is welcome
to do it, you don't have to do the same box I'm doing when I post, do whichever boxes
you want, when you want. Step #1, pick any art or craft subscription
box service out there, pick one of their past months that already shipped out, and look
up the contents. Step #2, match the contents as close as possible
using supplies you already own. Exact matches are fine as long as you didn't already get
the exact box you're replicating, and that box is the only place you got the item from.
Fair game if you have two. If not, pick the next best match you can find.
Step #3, make art! Use the items you've matched and only the items you've matched to create
your piece, and if the original box had a prompt or theme, try to stick to it. Only
add missing essentials, such as paper or a pencil.
If you choose to share your No-Box Art Box creations online, use the hashtag #NoBoxArtBox,
all one word, so we can all see it. If you're posting it to YouTube feel free to let me
know so I can add it to the master playlist for this challenge.
As I do in all art box videos, both genuine and replicated, I'm going to run through the
box contents first then talk about my overall impressions and the piece second. I will mention
the RRP in GBP when I run through the items, as that is what would be on the menu card,
but I will have converted prices in USD and CAD below. I'll also have prices in the wild
wherever I could find them and Amazon listing links in the description, as well as calculations
to determine what you save based on where you subscribe from and how many months you
pre-pay, both based on RRP and prices in the wild if you were to build this exact box on
your own. All of the Amazon product listings are affiliate
codes and I've pulled them from the .com, .ca, and .co.uk sites. If you're genuinely
interested in supporting me through Amazon affiliate links and you need a different market
let me know so I can get that set up. I've also linked my master Amazon links page for
products I've previously linked in these videos if you'd like to check that out.
All right, on with the show. The main featured item in this box, and what
I'm assuming will be item #1 on the card is a trio of acrylic paint tubes from Daler-Rowney.
These are the System 3 line and it looks like they're probably 12mL tubes. They're going
for CYMK primaries, which is an interesting choice for acrylic but actually quite common
in watercolour and similar more transparent mediums. The colours are 412 Process Magenta,
651 Lemon Yellow, and 120 Process Cyan. I'm guessing based on other 12mL tubes of
paint ScrawlrBox has sent us including the Daler-Rowney Aquafine Gouache, that they'll
be calling these £3.25 each RRP for a total of £9.75. Again, conversions to USD and CAD
are in the description. I was not able to find prices in the wild at this size because
it simply doesn't exist as an open stock product anywhere, but I can tell you the 10 pack of
22mL tubes works out to a much better deal per tube on Amazon. Jackson's and Dick Blick
sell these open stock starting at 59mL. I really wanted to use my Derwent acrylics
to match this, but I don't have a single pink other than the pale peachy "portrait pink"
shade, so in order to get this CMYK look I had to pull out the Apple Barrel craft acrylics.
I know these aren't lightfast archival fine art paints and I'm using them to replace high-permanence
heavy body paints. That's what the challenge is all about. Acrylic is not my go-to medium,
so I simply don't have the options to match with. I actually considered doing gouache
instead, but I figured since I have acrylics I should use acrylics.
Next up is the paint brush, which I've been able to deduce is a Pro Arte Series 60 synthetic
round brush, and it looks like they've sent a size 7, which is different. Normally we
get 6. I had not yet deciphered the size when I matched, so you may notice I'm using a 6.
Shh! It's still a Pro Arte round! Once again, I have to estimate the price.
We got a Pro Arte series 31 brush in April's box, and that was £3.75, but this is series
60. Series 101 looks a whole lot like the pictures I'm seeing, but it's a higher quality
bristle, so it's £7.50. I'm estimating the series 60 brush at £5.
And yes, I'm using that series 31 #6 round from April.
As mentioned, this box was supposed to contain a Staedtler pencil. I'm not too upset that
I won't be getting one because I own an 8B – 2H set plus a full dozen more 2H spares
because that's my preferred sketching pencil. The replacement pencil that was meant for
a later box is the Faber-Castell 9000 series drawing pencil in 2B. I'm excited that that'll
be coming, since I do love the 9000 series and I don't yet have a 2B from that line.
Faber-Castell 9000 series pencils list for an RRP of £1.25.
Since I didn't already have a 2B pencil from Faber-Castell my choices were to use a different
lead from Faber-Castell or a different brand in 2B. I chose to use a Tombow Mono pencil
in 2B, which I believe came in the December box. I couldn't find it on my old menu cards,
but I know it was one I used after the holidays and my December box is the one that didn't
have a card in it. The surface is a 3 pack of artboards, and
that's all I can tell. The title for this item on the menu cards is literally just artboard
3 pack. They're square and based on the length of the pencil I'd say they’re 7x7 inches.
No brand listed, can't read the RRP on everyone's tiny little Instagram photos. I'm estimating
that the pack costs £3. I'm probably wrong. I do have some artboards, but nothing like
this size, so I opted to use a 5x7 primed canvas panel.
The box does also include a palette knife card, which is something they've done before.
We got one in the July 2019 box that sent the water mixable oils. It's about the size
of a credit card and very firm, and we're meant to cut it up into pieces to use in place
of palette knives. I didn't. I'll be using the notch end of my Royal Talens travel brush
from the November 2019 box. The prompt for the August box is "Facial Topography,"
which basically means to me that they want us to do a face with very defined depth and
shapely features. Clearly we're meant to mix the primaries to get any colour we wish, and
I do indeed plan to do that when the real box arrives. When I do this for real I'll
take it seriously, mix proper colours and do a human face. This round, since I've got
the thin craft acrylics and I don't want to do two of the same piece, we're doing a cat's
face and we're keeping it very psychedelic. This cat nibbled on some bad catnip and now
he's seeing things. If he could talk I think the only word that would come out of his mouth
would be "Aliens." Anyway, as I mentioned all the prices and
calculations will be down below. The prices in the wild differences won't be super interesting
because I couldn't find most of these in the wild in the sizes and count sent. Hopefully
my guesses at what the RRPs are supposed to be are accurate! We'll see when the real box
comes of course, but if you've already received this box, feel free to correct me in the comments
down below. I have another ScrawlrBox related video that
is not the actual next box planned for Thursday and then next week will be September's Colors
of the Month and the final sketch round of the TSS Character Symbols Tournament.
If you're looking for more to watch I've got some suggestions up on the left side of the
screen, or if you'd like to check out my book channel The Westveil Archives you can go ahead
and click on my face on the right. I upload art content here twice a week at minimum,
every Tuesday and Thursday, and if you like living life creatively, whatever that means
to you, I'd love to have you along for the ride. Bye guys!