(cartons squealing) (utility knife whishing)
- Today, we are testing Amazon Basics art supplies.
Every time I go up on Amazon
and I am looking at art supplies,
these things are always suggested to me.
So from my understanding,
Amazon basically has their own brand of art supplies
that is a lot more affordable
than other art supplies.
Not as affordable as something like Crayola
but cheaper than Prismacolor kinda thing.
A nice in-between.
So naturally, (tape clanking)
I decided to buy them
after seeing them recommended to me so many times.
And if they've been recommended for you as well,
at least you don't have to buy them
'cause I'm trying them for you (laughs).
But if you do like anything you see in this video,
I will link everything I'm using below.
So the first thing we got
are these Amazon Basics drawing pencils.
It's storming here and if the power goes out (laughs)
that would suck 'cause I'm, hold on.
(rain pattering) (thunder rumbling)
I actually have high hopes with this
because it looks like a really high-quality drawing set
and it wasn't very expensive.
I paid a total of $6.72 for this set.
So let's open the other stuff
and then we're gonna put these supplies to the test.
So this box here,
you already got a peak at in the beginning of the video,
it is a marker set.
What's cool about this is it as a dual-ended set.
So we have this end over here
which is your typical brush nib.
Then this side is a bullet nib.
This is a 52 pack of markers.
That's a lot.
Whoa!
What did I pay for this?
Hold on.
This marker set was only $21.87.
I can't wait to swatch these.
I can't wait to see if they're good or not.
Ooh!
Woo, woo, woo!
I love this color, wow!
Now for the final art supply I got.
This box here is what
was probably recommended to me the most.
It is the reason why I'm doing this video
because I finally caved and got these.
Let's open it up and see what's inside.
You can probably already tell what's inside by the tag here.
(paper rustles)
Oh my goodness!
This looks like a really nice, colored pencil set.
This tin is beautiful.
There are 72 colored pencils in here.
The back actually has like all the color swatches
and all the information which is really nice.
I think the packaging is really pretty.
Like I honestly wouldn't have expected that from Amazon.
Thick cores resist breakage and provide longer-lasting use.
Is that shade?
Okay, let's open these up.
Whoa, these are beautiful!
Look how beautiful these are.
Wow, these colors are just amazing.
If you can see that right there.
They're not sharpened very well
so when we go to use them,
I will sharpen them better. (instructor claps)
But, I'm probably gonna use my good sharpener
instead of that Amazon sharpener so, don't hate.
This is just a lot quicker for 72 pencils.
Anyway, we are gonna test this stuff.
I am so excited.
(bright music)
Okay, we've got our trusty sketchbook.
(ribbon clatters)
It would be really cool to simultaneously be reviewing
an Amazon Basics sketchbook.
However, just gonna drop some hints here.
I am almost done with this sketchbook.
So, tours coming
and I have a really cool sketchbook video coming
that involves a lot of stuff.
So, that's your hint.
I shall not say anything more. (paper rustles)
Oh, maybe I should. (gentle music)
I think I meant I'm gonna try to keep it cute like this.
Wow, okay!
I broke one.
So, this is our drawing set presented very beautifully.
I wanna try to use like all three things in one piece.
Wouldn't that'd be fun?
Let me wait.
We have to test some stuff, right?
Just gonna test a couple things before we jump in.
Wow, these are nice.
Okay, we have our soft charcoal.
(bright music)
Ooh, I like this!
I normally hate charcoal so that says a lot.
Hard charcoal. (bright music)
Ooh, this is really nice charcoal.
It's like so smooth.
Okay, let's do the stick that I broke (laughs).
Ooh, beautiful.
Blending stump.
I hate these things but doing it for you guys.
Oh, the sensory experience is rough.
(instructor sighs) Okay.
(pencil scratching)
Ah, we're good, we tried it.
(bright music)
(sharpener squeaking) (bright music)
We're making a mess (laughs).
Oh my goodness!
Like all this stuff is surprisingly really good.
Dude, for $6 like you cannot beat this.
(paper rustles)
Got our knead eraser.
This one is so cute.
I like don't even wanna open it (chuckles).
Before we dive into this,
I want to say a couple things.
I bought this stuff with my own money.
I'm testing it so you guys literally don't have to
but in case you're curious,
the review is here.
But also, I just want to preface this with a little reminder
and some encouragement.
Whether you use the absolute cheapest of cheap art supplies
or the most high-end expensive professional quality,
it is not the supplies that makes you a good artist.
It is you.
It is the skills you know.
It is the practice that you have put into your work.
So, I wanted to put that out there
because I'm trying this Amazon stuff
because it is super affordable.
And my hope is that, if there are any of you guys out there
who maybe have a smaller budget
or you're just getting into art, then yeah.
I hope this is helpful for you
and gives you an idea of like
what kind of stuff is out there,
what kinda stuff you can use.
If you're also just somebody
who uses professional stuff all the time
and you're curious like me,
have fun watching (laughs).
Not bad.
Sorry, I picked the worst page to swatch on
'cause this is like a very lumpy situation.
Test my other favorite color.
(bright music)
Okay, let's swatch some of these.
(bright music)
Whoa! (markers clattering)
Get out.
They sent me a marker holder.
This just got really cool.
(dramatic music)
This is seriously so satisfying (laughs).
Okay, let's actually draw some stuff.
(gentle music)
I guess I should have maybe used the sketching pencils
to like sketch this out.
(lively music)
This thing is kind of inspired by a hedgehog.
It does not look much like one.
Get a little floof here.
(upbeat music)
Okay, so far for the colored pencils,
my lead has broke two times, just saying.
(upbeat music)
I just thought of something.
I should clarify these are water-based markers
and not alcohol-based markers.
Ooh, we should do some cute little blush.
(upbeat music)
All right, I'm just gonna be real.
This does not feel like a hedgehog
but whatever it is,
I am vibing with it.
Like it is so cute.
What should we name this little thing?
What should we name it?
Comment down below.
Well, you're so fuzzle.
This is going from like a review
to now we're creating a character.
(pencil lead clatters) (instructor sighs)
Okay.
This lead sucks.
It breaks really easily guys.
I'm just gonna be honest with you.
Every pencil I have used so far has broken.
Okay, I kinda wanna name this little dude, Floofles.
I don't know why this sounds so cute.
(gentle upbeat music)
I think I want to practice
like drawing a person very loosely.
I'm not the greatest at proportions.
So like, it's intimidating.
But the best way to get better is to practice
to be kind to yourself.
(bright upbeat music)
Let's just start over on the arm.
(bright upbeat music)
Well, I kinda drew her too low on the page
but she's wearing boots.
Just gonna redo the entire head (laughs).
(bright upbeat music)
I don't draw people like very much anymore
but something I really want to improve at is proportions.
So my goal,
I think is to probably dip back into drawing
and painting people here and there.
It is a couple days later.
I ended up closing stuff down for the day when I was drawing
because the thunderstorms got so bad
that the power was flickering
and the thunder was just really loud.
And, it wasn't an ideal time to make a video (laughs).
Let's do a little bit of skin tones.
(lively cheerful music)
Okay, these markers are really streaky
when you layer them.
So, this isn't gonna look the best.
I love the nibs on these but yeah,
they are not good for like layering and blending,
but that's okay we'll make the most of it.
(lively cheerful music)
I feel like maybe a cute, peachy, boot color.
(lively cheerful music)
Cute little flowers all over her dress.
Ooh, I should make these like black-eyed Susans.
(playful upbeat music)
Okay, I think it would be fun to do like a pink outline.
(playful upbeat music)
Ah, I like that (laughs).
Maybe I can outline the skin in purple.
(playful upbeat music)
(sharpener roaring)
(playful upbeat music)
Okay, I want to make these flowers look.
(pencil lead clatters)
Argh, this lead keeps breaking (chuckles).
I wanna make these flowers look like they have some variety
to the texture.
I'm also trying to keep this like illustrative
'cause this is just like a sketchbook doodle you know,
just for fun, for funsies.
Okay, now to lighten the sky.
(light airy music)
I have officially given these a
three star rating, maybe 2 1/2
because the lead breaks so easily.
It's really kinda frustrating
and I don't even press like that hard either.
We'll see if my review changes
at the end of this video though.
Okay, I want to do some highlights
to her skin tone here and there
just to add some fun depth.
(bright upbeat music)
Ah, this is so like happy feeling (laughs).
(bright upbeat music)
All right at this point, I'm literally just like having fun
in my sketchbook (laughs).
I hope you're enjoying this.
(gentle upbeat music)
I feel like this has such a retro summer vibe.
(gentle upbeat music)
All right, we finished the sketchbook page.
Not gonna lie.
It was really fun to just doodle for a video
and have no pressure
because I'm testing out some art supplies.
So this is what we did.
I tried to use pretty much all of the supplies
except for that blending stump.
So we use the brown charcoal,
the drawing pencils, the markers, colored pencils,
pretty much all of it.
This knead eraser here, great stuff.
So let me give you my thoughts on the supplies
and hopefully this either satisfies your curiosity
if Amazon recommends this stuff to you,
or I hope it helps people out there who are maybe looking
for affordable art supplies.
So my brutally honest review for these colored pencils.
I would rate this 2 1/2 out of five stars.
I am somebody who is usually very generous with reviews.
I usually think very highly of stuff
even when other people see flaws in stuff,
'cause I am the type of person who always sees the good.
But these pencils, I kid you not.
They break so easily
and I don't press hard.
I'm a light colorer who layers a lot.
And every pencil I used,
I think would chip as I was coloring,
was very annoying (laughs).
Now, as far as color selection goes,
it has a phenomenal color selection.
So, that's probably the best thing it has going for it.
But if you're somebody like me,
who likes to layer your colors a lot
and mix colors and blend,
I would maybe recommend something else.
This is probably not as advanced,
as you would perhaps need.
For somebody who maybe is just looking to color
in an adult coloring book
or maybe you're a beginner artist,
or maybe you're a kid.
These would be great for you.
But if you are somebody
who is maybe intermediate or advanced,
I would recommend something else.
My honest review.
Just a side note.
It makes me so nervous to say,
my opinions on art supplies sometimes
because if somebody out there really likes these pencils
and then I just like gave that kinda review.
Yeah, I don't know.
I don't wanna upset people.
Okay, so these water-based markers from Amazon Basics,
I would give this a 4 1/2 out of five stars
because for it being a water-based marker,
these are probably some of the best I have used.
I really love that there are two ends.
So, if you're doing like bullet journaling
or you need to write words,
you can use the bullet nib
but if you're coloring
or you wanna do like fancy stuff, there's the brush nib.
And I love the brush nib.
This is probably one of the best brush nibs I've ever used
so that's saying a lot.
Also, can I just say, look at all the color choices
and I have some on my desk right now.
So yes, this is great.
The only downfall about these is
because they are water-based markers,
it's really hard to layer them
but that is a very common thing for water-based markers.
So if you wanna layer, use an alcohol-based marker
but I can't count that against these because pretty much,
every water-based marker does that, you know.
As for this drawing pencil set, five out of five.
These are phenomenal pencils for the price you pay.
I think I, if I remember it I think I paid like $6 for them.
I got two erasers.
I got a pencil sharpener, charcoal pencils.
Like, this was awesome.
And I think they were really good quality,
especially for that price.
So, no complaints here.
If I could complain about anything,
it would be myself breaking one of the pieces of charcoal.
That's it. (hand thumps)
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this art supply review.
And, let me know which supply in here
was maybe the most interesting to you.
If you wanna see more
like doodly laid-back videos like this
where I test supplies from time-to-time
so that you don't have to buy them and test 'em yourself,
let me know.
Let me know down below
what cool things you'd maybe want me to test too.
All righty, thank you so much for watching.
I hope you all have a phenomenal day
and see you next week.
Bye.