Just received a Smile Create Repeat art supplies box

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  June 24, 2018 - 11:43 pm

Smile Create Repeat (SCR), a company that provides an art supplies subscription service, has recently sent me a box to check out.

I know that such art supplies subscription services exist but was never tempted to try them. I guess I like to know what I'm buying with my money. However, I must admit that the idea of opening up a box of art supplies without first knowing what's inside can be quite exciting and fun too.


SCR has different subscription plans available. A one month subscription cost USD $25, a 6-month cost $135 and for one year it's $240 (which works out to be around US $20 each month). Prices are inclusive of shipping within USA. As far as I know, the other companies also provide US shipping only as well.



So these are the supplies I received in this particular box.

  • General's Kimberly Drawing Pencil 6H
  • Lyra Aqua Brush Duo Marker
  • Marabu Graphix Aqua Pen
  • Royal Talens Ecoline Brush Pen Marker
  • Sakura Koi Coloring Brush Pen
  • Strathmore Artist Trading Cards

There are also some postcards and three bonus items meant for first time subscribers, and in this case they are the rigger brush, a generic graphic pencil, Prismacolor pencil and a calligraphy marker.


This is the sketch I drew and coloured with the supplies. There were quite a few brush pens included. I'm glad they mixed up the colours.




General's Kimberly Drawing Pencil 6H


Strathmore Artist Trading Cards




Sakura Koi Coloring Brush Pen




Lyra Aqua Brush Duo Marker




Royal Talens Ecoline Brush Pen Marker is the juiciest marker/brush pen of the lot because of its size.



Marabu Graphix Aqua Pen



Prismacolor pencil




Calligraphy marker


Rigger

The quality of the supplies are decent. I'm not expecting really high quality products for the price because the company has to include several items in the box. If you put expensive items, that would mean fewer items and the box would feel quite empty.

I personally won't go for such services but how about you? Would you?

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smile create repeat
art product reviews

Comments

Tina Koyama (not verified) Mon, 25 Jun 2018 - 12:31

I subscribed to both ArtSnacks and SketchBox for a few months each. Like you, I enjoyed the monthly surprise, but ultimately, each box contained several things I either wasn't interested in or already owned, so it didn't seem worth the cost. I ended up learning about only a couple of new items that I continued to use. I appreciate learning about Smile Create Repeat, though, because it's one I hadn't heard of. Actually, all those brush markers are exactly the type of thing I'd be more interested in sampling, so I might even check out this service! (Not that I need more random art products, but you know, it's hard to resist. ;-) )

Smile Create Repeat (not verified) Fri, 13 Jul 2018 - 00:10

Hi Tina-
We have a themed box each month from Smile Create Repeat. All the supplies will work together and we always include various papers, boards, canvases, etc. so you can test your supplies right away out of the box. We also supply a demo lesson in the box and you can take a look at our You Tube channel to see past demos and boxes.
Thanks for reading-
Kim from SCR

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