Art Studio & Gallery at Eastpoint Mall

I recently found a new art store. It's called "Art Studio & Gallery" and is located at Eastpoint Mall's #02-28. They have two other stores located at Bugis and Bedok Mall. They open from 11am to 9.30pm. You may also contact them at 6538 9916.

  I do believe that they have art jamming sessions because there was a dedicated space for seats and tables, and some finished drawings were on the tables. They also offer tutored lessons with personalised guidance based on your chosen medium, art style, and artistic standard.

  They carry the brand Potentate, and also sell Renoir coloured pencils.. coloured versions of Sakura Micron pens and also brush type Microns (which Art Friend doesn't carry). Koi Brush pens, and Winsor & Newton brushmarkers are also available.

  They sell oils and acrylics by Pebeo, a variety of brushes, a variety of sketchbooks, markers, pencils.... and most charmingly, they sell busts too.

Bristol paper!

When pay-day comes, I shall be purchasing one of these to try, just to see how they compare with the ones Art Friend sells.

A sketchbook filled with Kraft paper. Cool!
But there wasn't a price on it, and I was scared to ask. hahaha

  All in all, it was a decent art store. It was filled with brands that I wasn't familiar with, and I'm sure I'd have a great time trying out some new products. Maybe you'll get to see some product reviews next month. ;)  We'll see.

New Art Friend Branch at Plaza Singapura

  A new Art Friend just opened to replace the one that was at Takashimaya. It's located at Plaza Singapura, B1-13. Apparently, it's not fully open though.. But I think it's the most beautifully laid out Art Friend branch; everything was easy to find and there was a good flow to the layout of the products. 

Look at the gigantic ad that was placed at B2!

Opening promotion: For every $50 you spend, you'll get a $5 voucher to spend on your next purchase at this branch. Valid till' 31st Jan 2015.

Polychromos. Gimme~

Buy ALL THE Derwent products!    ＼（＾▽＾）／
And the Graphik pens are already in stock. Woohoo!

They sell frames now?!? That's new to me. And they have a good variety too.

Paper aisles.
These are Daler Rowneys.

Fabriano sketchbooks.
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  You bet your butt I bought things from the store. And yes; I did spend more than $50 to take advantage of the in-store promotion. ^-^

These were located near the check-out counter.
And this would be the equivalent of supermarkets putting their candy section near the check-out counters... You're all like, "Uhhh~ This looks interesting..." *grabs one and puts it into the shopping basket*

It's seven little sketchbooks by Fabriano. And each sketchbook has a name and different papers within them. All in all, they look really cute and I can't wait to try them out. $22.90 for the whole pack.

Red is "Vellutata", which is velvet.
Orange is "Pergamenata, which is parchment.
Yellow is "Goffrata", embossed.
Light green is "Vergata". They say it's laid paper. I think it resembles Chinese rice paper.
Dark green is "Ecologica". Ecological- which I think means it's made of recycled paper.
Light blue is "Naturale", and I think it's untreated paper.
Dark blue is "Marcata". It's paper meant for felt markers.

Always wanted to get myself some new watercolour brushes.
My old Pentel one was giving me troubles.... And these were $13 for one pack.

Another Fabriano product.
I thought it looked like a bible. hahaha

I thought it was cool because it had a mix of brown and white paper.
$13.90

Kneaded eraser (a.k.a "putty eraser") by Faber Castell. I love Faber Castell, by the way. I think their students coloured pencils- the regular children's coloured pencils- are very affordable and give really good colour pay-off. I'm still looking forward to getting their Polychromos sometime in the future.

I needed the eraser for my coloured pencil drawings, and my sketches as well.
A very affordable $1.10.

Daler Rowney's Aquafine Watercolour Postcards.
I have a friend who is going to further her studies in UK. I bought this so that I could draw on the postcards and mail them to her over the coming year. This cost me $6.

Each postcard has a space for you to stick your stamp on, and lines to write the address you're sending it to. It's also really thick and sturdy watercolour paper, and I already have ideas on what I'm going to draw on them. I bought this mainly to use my Derwent Inktense blocks on.

Not from this haul.. These were actually Christmas gifts from a friend of mine. 
But in case you were wondering, this is how Inktense Blocks look like. Also in the picture are the Derwent Graphik Line Makers. You can read my review of them via this link.

   And that's about it for this Art Friend haul. To see a list of all the Art Friend branches in Singapore, you can click this link.

'K'rafers Paradise

  They're located at City Square Mall, #04-19/20/21 Farrer Park. It's so close to Farrer Park MRT station~

  They sell lots of craft things, paints, paintbrushes, KCK artist canvases (that's something new to me), and lots and lots of scrapbook papers.

Price list for canvases.

Do you spot the Faber Castell's polychromos in this picture.
*hyperventilates* I need them in my life.

  All in all, it's a great shop. The staff seem friendly enough. The store is well lit and well-stocked. And City Square Mall itself is huge, so it's great for a family day out or something along those lines. Worth a visit.

  If you know any other art stores that you think should be featured, tell me in the comment section below! :)