What I got for Christmas!

Hello again!

So December was a busy month for me. I decided to upload a drawing everyday from the 1st to the 25th. When Christmas day came around I took a deserved break that went on for longer than I thought...oops. But I'm just writing to show you what art pieces I got for Christmas as I was really pleased with what I received!

1. I received a set of paint brushes off my boyfriend's sister which was really nice because all of mine are old and hard now. So these will be nice to try to do more water colour or I might even try gouache this year!

2. The Carbothello set of chalk pencils from Stabilo was a present from my parents. They are both familiar with my drawing style so when I was asked what I wanted for Christmas, I said 'anything you think I would like'. So they chose this set which is good for me as I have never tried chalk pencils.

3. The Triplus colour set of pens from Staedtler are another set that I haven't tried before. They are thin felt pens that have 10 bright colours in the pack. I am excited to try these also because they don't go through the page.. I tested!

4. The Pentel Arts Pocket brush pen is a pen I have seen before. A lot of manga illustrators use this pen and I have heard good things about it. I have had a play with it and it is much harder to use than I first thought! I'm sure I will improve though.

5. The Berol colour brush pens that have 12 colours in the pack are another product I have seen before but long ago when I was in school. I think I remember these being easy to use which is nice and they are a thicker brush than the other pens I received from Staedtler. 

6. This is a really cool notebook for me to do little sketches in or story ideas. Note books are always appreciated because it's an item I don't want to buy myself but I use so many of them!

7. I got a black A3 sketchbook, purple A4 sketchbook and 2 blue A5 sketchbooks from my parents. I asked for a variety of sketchbooks because as university we use LOADS. So I was really happy to get them!

8. The best present til last... A Huion A4 light box. I have wanted a light box since I started my degree because they are so useful! I have been borrowing other peoples and my teacher's light box but no more will I have to! I asked for this brand of light box because it is so thin and really light that I can carry it around easily without it weighing me down. I can not wait to use it!

I am so grateful for my presents this year and it's really helpful to receive presents that are art related so that I can get a lot of use out of them! I will let you know what they are like as I use them.

Megan Stokes