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August 18, 2021April 25, 2023

Used Art Supplies | Part 6: My First Ebay Purchase

I thought it was fitting to include a real purchase I made online as part of this blog series. Since the start of the year, […]

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August 4, 2021April 25, 2023

Used Art Supplies | Part 5: Starting Your Search + A Handy Checklist

You can easily waste dozens of hours endlessly browsing websites for art supplies. The best way to start your search for used art supplies is […]

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July 28, 2021April 25, 2023

Used Art Supplies | Part 4: Identifying Product Conditions and Remaining Shelf Life

Art supplies are expensive, however they tend to have a long shelf life. Each category of art materials has a general shelf life of several […]

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July 21, 2021April 3, 2023

Art book review 2021 (Q2)

A bit late, but here’s the recap of my reading in the second quarter of 2021. If you missed the first quarter’s books, you can […]

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July 14, 2021April 25, 2023

Used Art Supplies | Part 3: Identifying Red Flags and Discovering Gems

Finally we get to the part that’s probably the most important when shopping for used supplies – how to identify if the used art supplies […]

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July 7, 2021April 25, 2023

Used Art Supplies | Part 2: Safety

Part 1 covered the basics of where you can find used art supplies. For several of the websites I listed, there are options to buy […]

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June 23, 2021April 25, 2023

Used Art Supplies | Part 1: Where to Find Deals

In previous blog posts, we’ve talked about ways to save money on art supplies, how to search for deals, and some of the websites I […]

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June 9, 2021July 15, 2021

Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Pastel Pencil – A Comprehensive Review Guide

If you’re like me and looking for a good deal for art supplies, you may have seen the brand Koh-I-Noor pop up in searches. Koh-I-Noor […]

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May 8, 2021April 8, 2021

Beware of Suspicious Product Reviews

My personal view is that you need at minimum 3 full completed projects with new art materials before you should give a review. So when […]

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April 24, 2021April 8, 2021

Art Supplies I Used in a Year (aka my art “empties”)

This April marks one year since I first started saving my “art trash.” Some artists might find this strange, but I was genuinely interested in […]

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