Hi guys and welcome to another haul video!
This time I'll be showing a huge amount of items that I purchased from Jackson's Art
supplies and I'll be giving my experiences with shopping through them too.
As usual I'm not sponsored by Jacksons' or any other company- I just like sharing my
experiences and recommendations!
So in actual fact I made this order a few months back now- a lot of the footage you'll
see in this video was recorded back then so you can see how things look unopened, but
since then I've given the majority of the items a go.
Anyway, starting off with the first items:
Here I have the Brush and Pencil coloured pencil painting set- consisting of two fixative
sprays, titanium white powder, powder blender and a little bottle of touch-up texture.
If you're unfamiliar with these products and are a coloured pencil artist, I really recommend
looking into them.
The Touch-Up texture is a colourless liquid that you can brush onto areas that you've
burnished, allow to dry and it'll create texture on the surface so you can carry on applying
coloured pencil.
It's similar to a workable fixative but you need only brush it on to the small area that
you want to work on.
I've been mixing it with the titanium white powder and applying it with a brush to create
highlights.
The powder blender I've not had much success with as you need to use it on sanded paper.
And I've yet to use the fixative sprays as I've been a little bit too nervous to take
the plunge.
Anyway, these items were the reason why I made an order from Jacksons in the first place
as very few places stock these items.
I did have a bit of trouble making this order as I'll explain later though.
The next item is a small set of brushes, these are synthetic, and I bought these because
I realised that the brushes I have are starting to get a little tired looking so I figured
I'd pick up another relatively inexpensive set.
These are Jackson's own brand.
Next up are some Conte Pastels.
These were in the clearance section of their online store, on sale for about £3 which
I thought was pretty reasonable, and as you'll see later I've picked up some other pastel
supplies so thought these would be neat to try out as well.
Here I'm showing the Derwent battery powered eraser along with a set of refills.
I've been using this recently and found it to be incredibly useful.
I regret not buying one of these earlier!
And here we have more pastels again, another little bargain from the clearance section.
But this time it's Derwent pastel sticks, also for a bout three pounds I believe.
And I think it'll be interesting to see how these compare to the Conte set.
Up next are some Derwent pencil cases- a pouch and a roll- the roll holds 36 pencils and
the pouch holds 12.
I thought these would be perfect when I go travelling as I've currently been hauling
my tins of pencils with me, which are a little bit bulky and inconvenient.
And these fabric cases offer a little more protection to each pencil than a regular case
or tin, I reckon.
Speaking of tins though, I also bought these Derwent Tins to help organise some of these
new supplies, and thought they looked really neat.
They were also pretty inexpensive and can hold up to 48 pencils apparently.
I bought three and I've been using them on my desk so far to help organise the pencils
I'm currently using.
Next up are some pencil extenders, again, Jackson's own brand I believe.
They're a little simpler and less expensive than the Derwent extenders I already have,
but unfortunately they don't seem to work very well with the 8mm round pencils that
I use for the most part.
Here I'm showing the set of Fibralo brush pens- I've actually already reviewed this
set so if you haven't see that one I'll leave a link in the description and the cards.
This was definitely an impulse buy but I don't regret it as they've been perfect for the
drawings I've been doing at university to help me learn anatomy for my nursing degree.
They are very portable and fun to use!
Since I tried out those cheap acrylics during my cheap art supply challenge a few months
back, I wanted to give something a little better a shot, so I bought this set of 12
Liquitex basics paints.
These were also very inexpensive- I think they were 8 british pounds for this set and
I'm sure are far superior than the no-brand ones I used, in that video so I'm hoping they're
good value for money!
Next up are some open stock Faber-Castell pitt pens.
I saw that Jacksons had a deal on Faber Castell Pitt Pens- if memory serves me correctly they
were 25% off, so I just had to grab some of the colours I felt like I was missing from
the 24 set I reviewed earlier in the year.
So I picked up all of the remaining browns and greys along with a couple of muted and
pastel tones.
I've been playing with these in my sketchbook but I'm looking forward to trying them on
camera in the future for you guys.
Next up are yet more brush pens- this time Sakura Koi.
I bought these for the same reason as the Fibralo- they looked fun and thought I could
use them for my studies.
Here's something I'm eagerly waiting to get a chance to use!
This is the Koh-I-Noor Toison d'Or 48 set of pastel sticks.
I've since put them in a smaller, sturdier box because the one they came in is made of
thin cardboard and as you can see, is unmanageably large.
But I'm very pleased with how these arrived, they came in perfect condition with no breakage,
which I was a little worried about given their fragile nature.
But in actual fact, both Jackson's packages I ordered came very well wrapped in large
cardboard boxes filled with those air bags.
Everything that was fragile and needed extra protection was wrapped generously with bubblewrap
and extra cardboard too.
When one of the boxes arrived, it had superficial damage on it, which I can't blame Jackson's
for, DHL was the courier I used if you're interested- but the damage only went as far
as the outer box.
Up next here I bought a mass of tortillons and blending stumps in various sizes.
Again, these are Jackson's own brand- and I don't show them here but I also bought some
acid free polythene bags to wrap up commissions and orders with.
Next up are three bottles of Winsor and Newton drawing inks, and these are some colours I
felt like I was missing from the 8 set I reviewed in the spring and the three that I had bought
initially.
My plan was to use these during Inktober, but unfortunately I was so busy with school
and commissions that I didn't have time to participate.
But I have been using them in my sketchbook and no doubt they'll make an appearance again
in the future!
And here we have another Winsor and Newton product... and another set of brush pens!
If you haven't guessed by now, I plan on doing a brush pen comparison in the future to see
what makes each of these brands so different.
These ones are true pigment based watercolour pens.
And again I've had a play with these in my sketchbook and so far I think they're great
fun to use.
And they pair excellently with the next product- these Caran d'Ache waterbrushes, which I showed
being used in my Fibralo review.
I think these waterbrushes are great and are perfect for travel and I particularly like
their plunge-action design, which makes it easy to fill them up without having to try
and pour water into the resevoir.
Out of all the products I bought so far and shown in this video, I've used the three sets
of brush pens and these waterbrushes the most because of how convenient and portable they
are.
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So now here's the new footage- hello present-day Claudia hands!
So yes, here are a few other items that came in the second order that I forgot to film
straight away.
So here's the full set of CarbOthellos that I've been swooning over but haven't had a
chance to use yet!
So the reason why I made two orders was because the Brush and Pencils sprays and Touch-Up
texture are flammable, and thus can't be shipped out to me in Norway the normal way, via plane.
I had to get them delivered by Road Parcel, which is a more expensive and time consuming
alternative, so I thought I'd get the majority sent via plane and the rest sent by van.
These pastel pencils just happened to get bundled in with the Road Parcel order because
they were out of stock when I made the first order.
I've been interested in trying out pastels for a while now- particualrly pastel pencils
as I love the results I've seen other artists get with them.
And the reason why I bought two small and one large set of pastel sticks too is that
I've heard it's easier- and more cost effective- to fill in large areas with the sticks to
lay down a base, and then do the detailing with the pencils.
But yes...
I haven't had a chance to use them yet because my desk is filled with commission work currently
and I don't dare risk coating everything with pastel dust.
Anyway, next item!
Here's a lovely book by Alyona Nickelsen: the artist behind the Brush and Pencil products
I showed at the beginning.
I've had a little read so far and I think it's very interesting and thorough.
I don't want to show too much of the inside, but I can really recommend it.
It's certainly well-worth the money just for the gorgeous artwork inside.
The next and final item is a bottle of Zest-It pencil blend.
I bought just a small 125ml bottle to start with as I wasn't sure if I'd like this more
than the mineral spirits I was using before, and it's also a lot more expensive per millilitre.
But in actual fact a little goes a very long way, and I've been using it a lot on my recent
commissions and love it so far.
It's far more pleasant to use than the oil paint thinners I was using beforehand and
seems to do a better job too.
These are made using oranges, and smell very fragrant- still a little solvent-y but not
nearly as sharp-smelling or headache-inducing.
And that just about summarises everything I bought!
But before we finish up, I want to share a little more story time of my experiences with
my ordering, and whilst I talk about that I'll organise the products on screen so you
guys have something hopefully satisfying to watch for the next couple of minutes.
So I did have a couple of problems with my order along the way- which I think I should
be clear about.
Like I said, I was desparate to get my hands on the Brush and Pencil kit- and I've been
told be artist friends in near by countries that they bought theirs from Jacksons without
any issues.
Well... when I went online to order these products, it kept telling me that I wasn't
able to get these products delivered to Norway as there weren't any shipping options that
could safely handle them- as I said earlier, they have to be delivered by road parcel.
After asking around with some of my artist friends, I found out that that really wasn't
the case and it was just an error on their website.
I tried contacting Jackson's on their facebook page which seemed to work initially, although
then I was told that I needed to e-mail or shoot them a phonecall as my issue would need
to be dealt with the department that sorts out orders.
I tried e-mailing them a number of times without any response, so after a few days I phoned
them instead.
Everything got sorted out then thanks to Harriet, one of the employees there who was really
lovely and helpful.
And I also got 15% off my order as it was a pretty large one if you hadn't guessed which
was fantastic.
My second issue was with the road parcel- again.
It got 2 or 3 days into its journey when the shipping had to be cancelled and returned
to sender- because they hadn't marked the package as "Road Parcel".
This really frustrated me as you can imagine- I'd already experienced issues with the order
and it just didn't seem to stop.
This parcel got sent back out again, and a week or two later it finally arrived.
Both parcels were handled by DHL and they were absolutely rubbish at trying to get my
delivery actually delivered to the door.
So I had to change the option to pick it up at a local drop-off point and they were still
pretty bad at getting it delivered there as well.
Their communication was terrible and they were pretty bad at updating their website
to track the package.
But maybe I was just really unlucky, but either way I think I'll try and avoid this courier
service where possible.
I also had to pay import tax, but this value was subtracted from my order with Jacksons,
so essentially I paid just the same as I would've done if I had bought the items in England,
but I had to pay for international shipping of course.
So in conclusion, I do recommend Jackson's- especially if you buy products for more than
£150 and get that sweet 15% discount.
They also do discounts for teachers, art groups and professional artists.
They have an excellent selection and their prices are comparable to Amazon and it's definitely
worth snapping up their deals when they offer them.
Their customer service was excellent as well- once I actually managed to get through to
them.
Please let me know which items you'd really like to see in my future videos!
And of course if you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them!
Thank you very much for watching, I hope you found this video interesting and exciting.
Let me know if you'd like to see more hauls in the future- I might be able to get one
together after Christmas!
Hope you have a lovely week and I'll see you in the next video!
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