Art Studio Lighting Review :: Method Light

October 03, 2017 in Art Vlog, Product Reviews, Studio, YouTube Videos, YouTube Tutorials

Hey friends, welcome back:) I've got a cool new addition to my studio that I'm super psyched to share with you today - brand new professional LED lighting featuring light-temperature control with remote! Wow!!

You may be thinking, 'Ok great, Caleigh got a new lamp'... but a Method Light is so much more than that!

Good studio lighting is absolutely essential for creating, photographing, and displaying fine art. Not only do artists need the light used while painting or drawing to be bright and even, but in order to insure that colors are seen correctly while mixing, cool neutral lighting must be used from start to finish.

What's really amazing about the Method Light though is that it doesn't just stop at neutral, it actually has a large variety of warm or cool tones it can create from this one spotlight. For me, the slightly cool neutral is perfect for painting (as it would be for most realist artists) but when I use it on a model or still life instead I'll probably want the lighting to be a bit warmer and more inviting. The Method Light has a great range of warm-to-cool settings as well as dim-to-bright so pretty much any desired lighting can be achieved with just a few buttons on the remote control - neato!!

So check out this review I created to demonstrate all the different lighting settings on me, blank white paper, and my latest painting 'Anastasia.' The range variety is truly incredible to see!

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originally published October 3, 2017

Oil Paint Review :: M. Graham & Co

September 19, 2017 in Art Vlog, Product Reviews, YouTube Tutorials, YouTube Videos, Studio

Hi fellow painters! I'm really excited to share with you my very first product review. I found myself in my fave local art store recently impulse buying a few tubes of paint when I realized I was scoring some great pigment that I had really enjoyed before. I don't always have the funds to be super picky or brand-loyal, but when I got home I looked through my paint stash and sure enough there were 3-4 other tubes of M. Graham that I didn't even register as already having.

Today I am psyched to share my findings when comparing M. Graham's oil paints to two other brands that I generally like. I'll show the thickness, smoothness, and concentration of this oil paint through a few simple tests that you can try at home with any new paint scores you run across as well.

Spoiler Alert: I LOVE these paints!

[UPDATE 4-4-2018: I am now an affiliate of Dick Blick art supplies so here are links to these featured M. Graham colors in case your local spot doesn't have them. Any DB purchase you make through my links goes towards supporting my YouTube channel. Thank you!
Naples Yellow
Terra Rosa
Colbalt Blue
Turquoise ]

Have you ever used M. Graham before? What kind of oil paints are your fave?

originally published September 19, 2017

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Supplies for Drawing My Pencil Portraits

March 28, 2017 in Pencil Portraits, YouTube Videos, Tutorials

Ever wonder about the materials being used in other artists' creations? I know I sure do! Today I'm letting you in on what I use to make my pencil portraits, both the materials and the supplies.