Art 101
Art 101
Best Watercolor Supplies for Beginners 2022
by Brighton Xu
on Jul 11 2022
Simply with the proper watercolor paint supplies will you be in a position of high level art paint drawing in your painting practice. Find out which watercolor paint materials and paint brushes recommend by Grabie if you wish to indulge in a more ambitious painting experience.
Grabie Watercolor Best Seller - 100 Colors Solid Watercolor Paint Set
Paint is the essential factor of your art. The quality of your paint supplies determines the painting effect of your painting work. You should choose a watercolor paint set that suits your experience of this medium. No rush to buy the premium color paint immediately if you have never painted with this medium before. Neither you should not buy the cheapest watercolors from a discount store at the beginning. Thankfully, there are affordable selections for beginners that are excellent quality and affordable:
40 Colors Metallic Watercolor Paint Set
48 Watercolor Paint Set Including 12 Metallic Colors
50 Colors Solid Watercolor Paint Set With Gift Box
12 Colors Paints-Metallic Glitter Solid Colors Set
48 Colors Deluxe Watercolor Paint Set
36 Metallic Colors Watercolor Paint Set
24 Colors Acrylic Paint Set Including 3 Metallic Colors
36 Colors Solid Watercolor Paint Set With 12 Metallic Colors
12/24 Colors Watercolor Paint Set In Tin Box
48 Colors Premium Watercolor Paint Set With Palette Box
Grabie Paintbrush Best Seller - 11 Pcs Miniature Detail Paint Brush Set
The options of watercolor brushes are a personal matter. Some artists prefer some shapes, materials, even a certain brand like Grabie. All of these factors affect the final decision on how to choose a right brush for yourself.
Synthetic bristles hairbrushes are most popular in watercolor painting because they can guide the paint gently over the surface. Grabie miniature detail paint brush features the design of the majority of synthetic brushes can keep their condition a little better and can be guided more precisely.
Most professional artists may use all natural premium bristles paint brush for art painting. Man-made brushes of high quality in various sizes are favored as well, but these kinds of art brushes are not much friendlier to art beginners. Grabie selected the year 2022' most popular art brush products for beginners:
24 Pcs Professional Paint Brush Set With Natural Wood Handles
12 Pcs Super Fine Miniature Detail Paint Brush Set
38 Pcs Nylon Hair Paint Brushes Art Set
11 Pcs Wood Handle Miniature Detail Paint Brush Set
11 Pcs Miniature Detail Fine Tip Paint Brush Set
11 Pcs Wood Handle Detail Paint Brush Set
9 Pcs Professional Synthetic Squirrel Hair Paint Brush Set
11 Pcs Nylon Watercolor Brush Set
15 Pcs Miniature Detail Brush Set
12 Pcs Multi Functional Paint Brush Set
Grabie Watercolor Paper Best Seller - 25 Sheets 200 GSM Watercolor-Based Colored Pencil Sketch Paper
Combined with paint and brushes, the right paper is the main material for beautiful watercolor paintings. Typically, the paper should be very absorbent in order to utilize several layers of paint without bending of the surface. You will find three categories of watercolor papers:
Cold press paper: Hard pressed between cold barrels which create the distinctive surface with a medium stage tooth.
Hot press paper: Hot press paper is pressed between hot cylinders, in order that the final product is slightly flatter. The heat smoothen the surface so that you can simply paint noticeable brushstrokes on this paper.
Rough paper: Just about all types which are not hard-pressed between cylinders. Such watercolor papers are either pressed in a different way or they may not be hard-pressed at all. This particular paper has the coarsest surface construction.
In general, heavy paper is preferable as it can soak up many layers of paint without twisting and without the painting losing the luminosity. Grabie 25 Sheets 200 GSM Watercolor-Based Colored Pencil Sketch Paper with variants in different sizes is the perfect choice for art lovers and beginners.
Grabie Palette Best Seller - Handmade Black Walnut Micro Paint Palette
Ensure that the palette is water-resistant and won't absorb the paint into the palette body material. It is usually important that the fresh paint can be removed without leaving any residue. A new plastic palette or one made of closed wood is a much better choice. Both you choose a paint box with individual pans to mix your color creations or you desire a palette.
At Grabie, the best palette bestseller is an impressive Handmade Black Walnut Micro Paint Palette. The portable painter is actually smaller than a credit card! Yet it transforms in seconds into a complete palette! 2 Pcs Mini Metal Ring Palette is another amazing art palette product which will bring great convenience to miniature painting with two different shapes featuring ring shape design.
Additionally, there are two featured products popular among artist new beginners:
Multi-In-1 Foldable Paint Brush Cleaner Kit With 16 Grids Palette
24 Grids Large Capacity Watercolor Palettes Box
Grabie Colored Pencils Best Seller - 70 Pcs Drawing And Sketch Pencil Set
Once you start painting you absolutely desire a colored pencil in your watercolor products. Watercolor pencils are also a version of watercolor paint.
However, they are hard-pressed in the condition of a pencil. You can use them like normal shaded pencils or you can utilize them with their typical watercolor effect by adding water. Because the lead can be guided so precisely, much more in depth strokes are possible than with a brush.
Time to upgrade your drawing collection! Get those beautiful sketches in your head on paper with this complete set perfect for those exploring pencil art who want to step it up as a beginner:
72 Colors Professional Oil Based Colored Pencils
120 Colors Watercolor Drawing Pencil Set
10 Pcs Charcoal Drawing Sketch Pencils Super Soft
36 Colors Himi Watercolor Pencils Set
72 Colors Premium Oil Based Colored Pencils
35 Pcs Professional Drawing Sketching Pencils Set
Long Point Sketching Pencils Sharpener Blue
12 Pcs Skin Tone Soft Pastel Pencils
72 Colors Professional Artist Watercolor Drawing Pencils
72 Colors Professional Water Based Colored Pencils
Art 101
by Brighton Xu
on Jul 03 2022
If you want to keep the painting process and materials of your art creations clean, this article may teach you how to maintain your acrylic paint palette. Washing artist acrylic paint after you're done with paint is a tedious but essential part of professional artists routine.
Water based paints are friendly in use for artists. They are easy to clean up. However, you should avoid porous palettes like wood but opt for plastic, glass, or ceramic palettes as these are very easy to clean. If you're wondering how to properly and efficiently clean the acrylic paint, watercolors, or metallic paints from your palette, there are a few best practices to wash off acrylic paint:
Wipe off wet paint with paper towel;
Rinse the wet paint with soapy water;
Remove dry paint residue with palette knives tools;
Mix the dried paint with an acrylic medium to soften them, followed by rinsing with water;
Soften the dried paint with a solvent such as acetone or alcohol;
Clean the Palette While the Paint is Still Damp
Just make sure your acrylics have not been dry. The best way to clean a paint palette is before the paints begin to dry. The paint in wet state is easy to wipe off and rinse off. Otherwise, maybe you can use a damp rag (with a little soapy liquid) to clean up paint on the surface of the palette.
Do remember never pour wet paint down the drain if you don't want to contaminate the water and pipes. It's best to throw dirty wipes in a dedicated trash bin for better recycling.
Scrape away Dried Paint with a Palette Knife
How to clean a dry palette can be a challenging part. Once the paint has been dried, it becomes more difficult to remove it from the surface of the palette.
How easy it is to clean dry paint from the surface of the palette depends on the material of the paint tray. Because plastic products are smoother, there is no porosity on the surface of the plastic palette, and the paint does not adhere to the palette very strongly. It should be noted that using a hard palette knife tool to clean the surface of the palette can easily leave scratches and damage the palette.
Clever Use of Polyacrylates to Clean Paint Palettes
An acrylic cleaning material can be a material that dissolves acrylic paint and is a better, gentle way to clean out your paint palette. It dissolves the dry paint layer on the palette surface so that the paint can be easily washed off. The difficulty of cleaning the paint palettes depends on the material from which the painting palette is made.
Consider Using a Caustic Solvent to Clean the Palette
If polyacrylate cannot dissolve the paint, you may consider using a more aggressive solvent. Isopropyl or alcohol is suitable for many surfaces, but acetone can damage plastic palettes to some extent.
The specific procedure is to first drop a small amount of solvent on the cloth, and then carefully wipe the surface of the palette with a rag. When the dry acrylic paint dissolves, just rinse with water with ease.
In addition, Grabie showcases innovative artistic palette products. Both products below are very popular with users:
Handmade Black Walnut Micro Paint Palette
Amazingly, the portable painter micro is actually smaller than a credit card! Yet it transforms in seconds into a complete palette!
SIZE - 4 colors palette: 40mm × 40mm × 18mm. 8 colors palette: 30mm × 60mm × 12mm. 12 colors palette: 109 mm × 38 mm × 18 mm.
MATERIALS - Each miniature palette is handcrafted. The material is made of high-quality black walnut, with a magnetic buckle, which can be easily opened and closed. Although it is small, it is well-equipped.
USEFUL - It attaches easily to a sketch pad or journal with a clip for hands-free use. It fits effortlessly in a pocket or purse so it’s perfect for travel, micro-urban sketching, and plain air painting.
WIDE USE - The palette is suitable for a variety of paints, such as watercolor, acrylic, and other paints.
2 Pcs Mini Metal Ring Palette
This small palette will bring great convenience to miniature painting. We have two different shapes to meet your different needs.
HIGH QUALITY - high-quality stainless steel material, smooth and professional texture, smooth surface, to ensure that the paint has as little residue as possible.
WASHABLE - Made of stainless steel, easy to clean, and can be used many times after the damage is not easy, many times after cleaning still smooth.
SIZE - Palette dimensions, round-shaped: 3 × 3 × 2.2 cm, claw-shaped : 3.3 × 3 × 2.2 cm.
MULTI-SCENE APPLICATION - Maximize the use of the ring palette. It can accommodate more colors and pigments that you want to mix. This ring color palette is suitable for miniature painting.
Art 101
How to Choose the Right Paint Brush
by Brighton Xu
on Jun 29 2022
This article may help you learn about watercolor paint brush sizes, types of watercolor brushes and tips for selecting good watercolor brushes for yourself. Comprehending a couple of aspects of watercolor brushes can greatly assist the decision-making procedure.
Art 101
The Best Colored Pencils of 2022
by Brighton Xu
on Jun 27 2022
Most of us have used colored pencils to drawing as children. It was enjoyable to simply mindlessly scribble on the paper with various colors blocks. Or perhaps even filling out a coloring notebook for entertainment at a time.
Someone might believe that colored pencils aren't useful for high class fine art, however you simply require thinking when to get started. Colored pencils are wonderful for producing remarkable artworks. The colored pencil features outstanding drawing control to the artist and also impede your capability to express your imagination by hands.
Right here are some essential elements of a reliable collection of tinted pencils:
Durability: Colored pencils with high-intensity pigments often tend to last much longer theoretically. Poor quality pencils will certainly “fade away” faster and also the color will certainly fairly essentially discolor away off the paper.
Quality: High-quality colored pencil products are for better choice when it comes to colored art pencils. Those color sketch pencils that are made of low density materials usually break up automatically. Buy a high-quality colored pencil set is a kind of investment on both finical and temporal benefits.
Color Gamut: An excellent collection of colored pencils must provide you a lot of color swatches. That means you will to discover whatever the best color option for your art work when drawing.
There are two different color pencils: wax-based and also oil-based. It's vital to understand the distinction in between these 2 types of colored pencils.
Wax-based colored pencils are more common and popular among artists because they are reliable to leave a buttery color on paper. That is, was-based pencils can leave a nice texture with nicely layer.
Oil-based color pencils aren't as popular as wax-based pencils, yet this does not make them nonessential. Oil-based color pencils are of high Hardness materials and won't break up easily.
One point to keep in mind concerning wax-based pencils is that they are susceptible to wax material characteristic. They can be damaged much easier than oil-based pencils.
Grabie select the best colored pencil of 2022. Check out them below:
72 Colors Professional Oil Based Colored Pencils
120 Colors Watercolor Drawing Pencil Set
36 Colors Himi Watercolor Pencils Set
72 Colors Premium Oil Based Colored Pencils
72 Colors Professional Artist Watercolor Drawing Pencils
72 Colors Professional Water Based Colored Pencils
12 Pcs Skin Tone Soft Pastel Pencils
48 Colors Deluxe Watercolor Pencils In Tin Box
36/48/72 Colors Oil-Based Colored Pencils Set With Cancas Wrap
12 Pcs Natural Skin Tone Watercolor Drawing Pencils
12 Colors Metallic Colored Black Wood Pencil Set
120 Colors Premium Oil-Based Colored Pencils
Art 101
Scrapbooking Ideas for Beginners 2022
by Brighton Xu
on Jun 27 2022
Are you considering getting started with scrapbooking, yet not exactly sure where to start? The options and choices for scrapbooking offered today are downright frustrating. Don't worry! These scrapbook ideas for new beginners are all you need to go further today!
1. One Subject at a Time
Scrapbook album is everything about narrating. Consider the occasions in your life you would love to record on a photo scrapbook or other scrapbook paper, as soon as you have a tale or motif, choosing whatever else comes to be a lot easier.
If you discover beginning with a whole story to be tough, select a detailed layout for your scrapbooking project then, such as a college graduation, birthday celebration or wedding scrapbook.
Focus on details in case you take it too far. It's ideal to begin with a really certain tale or occasion to make sure that you can tell it briefly. As an example, as opposed to recording your whole "women's weekend break" trip, concentrate on one of the most funny or amusing minutes from that journey.
2. Select the Right Size
Normally, the most preferred layouts for photo scrapbook album are 12" x12" as well as 8.5" x11″. There are numerous layouts made to suit these dimensions, so pick whichever you assume will certainly work best for you. Bear in mind that 12" x12" will certainly permit space for even more pictures and also decorations, yet they do use up a lot more physical room. 8.5″ x11″ pages are an excellent selection if you fidget concerning filling space on a 12″ x12″ layout.
Mini Bullet Journal scrapbook photo album is also a wise choice. Nobody claims you need to adhere to either of the "conventional" dimensions. Mini scrapbook projects are exceptionally preferred as well as can be found in all sizes and shapes! There are several "typical" mini-album dimensions readily available: 8" x 8", 6" x 9" and also 4" x 4". You can make your very own mini-album in any kind of dimension (or layout). A mini scrapbook can be a terrific method to begin your scrapbooking trip, as you can typically discover sets that consist of every little thing you require.
3. Use Memorial Photos
When it involves photos, the truth is always less is more. It seems like you require consisting of all the images that connect to your topic, however simply a couple of faves will be fine.
Select the photos with the most effective lights as well as emphasis. Do remember not to select dark or blurred photos.
4. Set Proper Layout
Choosing a proper scrapbook layout design can be one of the most frustrating part of scrapbooking. Where do you get started? Below are some ideas on determining which layout is best for you.
Select the centerpiece of your format. What do you desire visitors' eyes to be attracted to? If it's one specific picture, attempt to organize your format to make sure that the picture attracts attention.
If you have a great deal of pictures, just simply cut them down! Do not hesitate of using non-traditional sized images.
5. Prepare Essential Scrapbooking Materials
Sourcing the excellent paper crafts materials or scrapbooking supplies online is somehow a part of the joy! Do not try to learn everything about these materials like scrapbook stickers, because you will get overwhelmed by these latest products. Right here are some essential products you'll need to begin your scrapbooking journal.
Vintage PU Leather Kraft Plain Bullet Journal
Romantic Memory PU Leather Scrapbook Bullet Journal
360 Sheets Country Story Material Paper Kit
12 Rolls African Animals Gilded Washi Tape Set
Wax Seal Stamp Kit with 600 Pcs Wax Seal Bead
6 Pcs Cute Cartoon Pattern Decorative Correction Tapes
480 Sheets Master Manuscript Retro Material Paper Kit
Craft Cutting Mat With Metal Ruler & Craft Knife Set
2 Pcs Colorful Miniature Detail Tweezers For Scrapbook
Art 101
Grabie's Specially-Designed Card For You
by WennieWang
on Dec 10 2021
Art creating is an interesting process as it is unknown and unpredicted, and Grabie likes to become a platform for customers to share happiness and satisfaction of art experience.
Grabie is not only a company for business, and it is also a platform for communication, inspiration, and creation. We hope there is a strong tie between our customers and our products, and the shared emotional memories is what make Grabie go further.
Responsible Souring
Grabie is focusing more attention on quality art products. We insist on sourcing quality products, and we take that responsibility very seriously. We work with many high-quality manufacturers and suppliers throughout the world. Good quality of products has laid the solid foundation for art brand development. What matters most is what’s inside. For Grabie, Quality matters most.
Inspiration & Creation
Grabie is devoted to building artistic brand to inspire more creativity and creations. Everyone has the ability for creating, even for uneducated children and adult beginners. Art world is full of infinite possibilities. Grabie is willing to offer anyone who has desire to create the good set of tools. Good things have their value in useful hands.
Sustainability
Grabie has a strong environmental consciousness as we think art is closely related to our environment. Environment-friendly products are extremely important for healthy living. We insist on selling products to protect the health safety of our customers. The material of the product is recyclable and will not pollute the environment. We hope we can deliver the green concepts to our customers. Environmental awareness starts from everyone, and it is just beginning for Grabie. Grabie is trying to send out more positive energy and the sense of social responsibility moves us forward.
Grabie’s designers has designed a new version of ‘Thank You’ card and each customer will get this specially designed card every time shopping at Grabie. Through the design of card and the coloring activities, Grabie is expecting that more customers can use their own creative talents to get involved in and give us more feedback on their unique work. We are willing to keep our customers connected, active and engaged through this special design.
Customers can fill whatever colors in as each one has different perception and understanding of colors. After customers take the last step of coloring to finish their own piece, we hope customers can post the colored card on INS and tag @grabieofficial and a bestie. Every week, we will choose one lucky winner and the winner will have $50 which can be spent in shopping at Grabie.
Have you imagined what colors you would like to fill in? Use your imagination and you would explore more than your imagination. The gap of the card is waiting for you to fill in and Grabie is looking for more imaginative answers.

