June 2017 Roundup

Here are all theartbooks and art products reviews from last month.

Books

1. Jane, the Fox, and Me
2. Encyclopedia of Rainbows: Our World Organized by Color
3. Hand Lettering A to Z: A World of Creative Ideas for Drawing and Designing Alphabets by Abbey Sy
4. FINAL FANTASY XIV: HEAVENSWARD | The Art of Ishgard - Stone and Steel
5. Flow Book For Paper Lovers Vol 4
6. Bloodborne Official Artworks
7. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: The Art of the Movie
8. The Art of Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie
9. Custom Lettering of the 20s and 30s
10. The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Kaladesh
11. Jab, Jab, Whammo!!! The Art Of Rafael Rivera aka DARAF
12. Drawing & Painting: Materials and Techniques for Contemporary Artists
13. Will Eisner: A Centennial Celebration
14. Portrait Revolution: Inspiration from Around the World For Creating Art in Multiple Mediums and Styles
15. Pencil Art Workshop: Techniques, Ideas, and Inspiration for Drawing and Designing with Pencil
16. This is Leonardo da Vinci
17. Watercolor 365: Daily Tips, Tricks and Techniques
18. Alphonse Mucha (Skira published)
19. Anatomy of Facial Expression by Uldis Zarins
20. Beginner's Guide to Sculpting Characters in Clay
21. The Art and Making of Alien: Covenant

Art product reviews

The review to check out last month would be my review for the new iPad Pro 12.9 (2017).

1. Field Drawing Journal 160 by Global Art Materials
2. Speedball General Purpose 6-Nib Set No. 20
3. Best Watercolour Brushes for Beginners
4. XP-Pen Artist 16 Pen Display
5. BENU Fountain Pen (Silver Galaxy)
6. Ecoline Liquid Watercolor Brush Pen Set Of 5
7. Pendorra Stylus Gen 2
8. iPad Pro 12.9 (2017)
9. BENU Purple Night Silver Fountain Pen
10. Speedball Pigmented Acrylic Ink Palette Set (5-bottles)
11. Noodler's Golden Brown Ink
12. Noodler's Lexington Gray Ink
13. Speedball Sketching Project Set (with 6 dip pen nibs)
14. Parblo A610 Graphics Tablet

Youtube

My favourite videos this month are the travelogue videos that I've created while I was in Tokyo. It was so great to finally be able to travel and sketch in Japan.

1. OMG I'm in Tokyo | Day 1
2. Checking out Tokyo Skytree, Sumida River & Senso Ji | Tokyo Day 2
3. Visiting Ameyoko and Ueno Park | Tokyo Day 3
4. Visiting 6 floors of Art Supplies at Sekaido Shinjuku | Tokyo Day 4
5. So Many People! And Art Supplies | Tokyo Day 5
6. Sketching at an Antiques Pop-up Market in Ginza | Tokyo Day 6
7. What a Small World | Tokyo Day 7
8. Review: Field Drawing Journal 160 by Global Art Materials
9. Samsung Tab S3 Handwriting & Note Taking Demo
10. Review: Flow Book For Paper Lovers Vol 4
11. My video editing workflow
12. Ideas for the First Page in Your Sketchbook
13. Watercolour Brushes for Beginners
14. Review: An Excuse to Draw by Tommy Kane
15. Parkablogs Instagram Q&A (June 2017)
16. Sketching my Tokyo Packing List
17. iPad Pro 12.9 (Gen 2) Quick Unboxing
18. Tokyo Trip Sketchbook Tour
19. 1st vs 2nd Generation Pendorra Stylus
20. Artist Review: iPad Pro 12.9 (2017) (2nd Gen)
21. Sketching with Taiwanese Friends (Part 1/3)
22. Sketching with Taiwanese Friends (Part 2/3)
23. Sketching with Taiwanese Friends (Part 3/3)
24. Review: Lexington Gray Noodler's Ink
25. Review: Fabart Interchangeable Brushes
26. Review: Parblo A610 Graphics Tablet

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