HI! I'm Jane, a fine artist with a passion for art supplies, makeup (specifically eyeshadows - colorful eyeshadows!)! I'm hoping to bring you something positive and unique to whatever you're looking to improve or plug into! Constructive criticism, suggestions, and positive feedback is always welcome. My desire is to inspire and entertain with eyeshadow and art supply videos and reviews! .Whether you’re looking for content on colored pencils, watercolors, eyeshadows, makeup, and vlogs, I’ve got something for you to watch. The most rewarding part, however, is connecting with YOU! So kick back and enjoy!
Out here in Australia, a set of 150 Holbein's set you back $630. A set of 50, $210. I'm tempted to get a set of 50. Though, for lightfast pencils I go with the Derwent Lightfast pencils.
Story of my life! I was in a truck accident,a long with my brother, back in 1988 and for awhile, I was OK, but over the years I noticed that I was aching a lot more, my moods weren't as bright and cheerful as I used to be and I became less able to do the things I once wouldn't even think twice about doing. Turns out I developed FMS as well. Oh, and I have a stuffed neck. The C5-C7 vertebrae have been compacted and the disks in between are buggered. I have congenital narrowing of the spinal canal and the disks push up against my spinal cord. On top of that, I also have arthritis and diabetes. Unfortunately, i can't take NSAID's for pain relief because I'm allergic to them, so I have to take pregabalin (Lyrica) and strong paracetamol. Still, when I have a flare up, I just have to put up with the pain. I can get that bad that I just don't feel like doing anything and sometimes that can extend over quite a long time. I'm into photography and art as well, so we have a few things in common, apart from what we're afflicted with!! You know, though, if you didn't laugh at the way things are, at times, you'd end up going right over the edge. You just have to cope as best as you can. I used to be a geologist, so you can imagine...a highly paid job, but very long hours and strenuous at times. Now, I can't do that anymore because i sometimes barely last 10 minutes doing anything unless I can zone out and just push myself to do stuff. Like you, I have my good and bad days. Sometimes, though, it's more bad than good. But, you have to deal with that. Oh, one difference we have...I HATE summer!! That's when I'm worse off. Winter is, by far, my best time. I don't ache anywhere near as much then, than during spring and summer. So, that me in a nutshell😊
Your old Prismacolor collection is super cool! I have one of my own, colored pencils that one of my mom's ex-stepdads gave her when she was younger, and she'd held onto for years before passing them down to me. Most of mine are pretty beat up, teeny tiny, or the cores have come unglued from their casings, but I make do with them well enough on the rare occasion I use them. They're more sentimental to me at this point than anything else. I really wish Prismacolor would release a line that's better than their premier pencils in overall quality bc I get a lot of off-center pencils, cracked or splintering wood, and experience a significant amount of breakage compared to every other "artist grade" set. It would be great if they basically just re-released the old ones but in an "updated" set, maybe with added lightfast ratings, and like I said, the higher quality materials.
You're being reported to the authorities for misleading and lying to the public. Women DIDN'T INVENT pencils. You have no clue what you're talking about. Manufacturers sharpen pencils but YOU DON'T. YOU, the artist, must wear down the sharp point into a point that has facets in it. Are you familiar with diamonds 💎? Diamonds contain facets. Your pencil ✏️ tip should have wear facets in the tip. You are concerned with lead radius measurement. Your wear facets must get close to the lead radius measurement. You start drawing from this type of point, NOT THE SHARP POINT. Pencil sharpeners are low angle block planes designed to only cut away the wood surface. They're NOT designed for sharpening lead. Wood workers HAVE BEEN USING PENCILS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS before you Modern day idiots came along and started making video lies.
You're miles away from perfect. Men invented pencils so that implies that women have no clue they're WRONG when it comes to pencils. You DO NOT sharpen pencils. You WEAR IN THE POINT to a FACETED POINT. Then you maintain the FACETED point all along the length of the pencil ✏️. You haven't worn down the point enough so you're over applying the lead. Your experience is WRONG.
Hey Jane! Hope you are doing well. Haven’t been to your channel in awhile and thought I’d check in. Love these vibrant colors!! I have been following you forever so just saying hi!🩷
I actually really appreciate the fact you did things you didn’t ordinarily do just to support beginners (redrawing the line 14:37)… I really enjoyed this video, Thank you
I dont understand… before Prismacolor I had Crayola and the craZy-art and Oh lord they sucked both brands break very easy and it takes longer to blend. Prismacolor is a beast lead dont break as easily as crayola, blending is way much better.
It was gross to look at in the 90s and it's gross now. Why women do this to themselves is beyond me. Especially when men do not like it. No man wants a peacock for a wife. Why can't women see that other women are their greatest threat and hinderance, not men.
Tip: they won't break as much if you sharpen them by hand. I use a boxcutter. Basically because artist grade pencils tend to have softer more fragile cores for better blending, pencil sharpeners tend to be too rough on them and the tension makes them break. This is easily avoided if you just do it by hand because it's much gentler and gives you more control. And that way if the core isn't perfectly centered it's not a big deal
Thank you for this video. I love all my colored pencils but I am looking for good oil pencils, I feel I will be able to get that darker tone, solid fine point, details... I love pencils crayons pens, I know with paint, I found oil paint more versatile than water color or acrylic. So thank you for sharing your experience with oil pencils.
If your prisma pencils are breaking a lot or have been dropped or gotten really cold, if you gently warm them up, with a heating pad or space heater or hair dryer, you may cure the problem. Be gentle, don't over heat them. This can sometimes save your pencil and stop your frustration. Worked for me.
Jane you sure are inspiration to me. I have the same illness and have been very sick for a long time. Not able to go out of the house to see my grand kids, even struggling with everything.
thanks for the video, why do they make it so bloody hard to access a product that you purchased?? your flat head screw driver tip worked a treat, you're a star xx
Yesterday I found many eagles Prismacolors and berol at a thrift store , like there was so many that I can full a small school pencil bag. I didn’t know they were that old. Great find then. I probably paid 1or2$😂. It’s written 1951 on some of them. It’s a great find for an artist like me.
be careful :c the color eno are not only super fugitive, but they are meant to do so. i've seen sad stories of sketches done and sold at conventions with these, and then dissapearing in a month or less u_u they really aren't meant for coloring (unless you are just doing it for yourself, sketches that will never leave your shelves)
I have 3 watercolors from Holbein: bright rose, shell pink and quin gold…I have a bunch of regular and acrylic gouache from Holbein though…there are a few more I want so….back to blick…
