A Box of Art Supplies

Hi,
Hope your summer is going well. August is my birthday month and like all good leo's I begin celebrating in July and go into September, lol!  (That would be a funny story, but it is actually true, lol) 

One of the treats I bought for myself to celebrate was a SketchBox. (Because I clearly do not have enough monthly boxes, hahahahhah!) Oh and by the way, I really did purchase it, this isn't sponsored. 

The first box arrived August 1st and sadly I have not had much time to draw, but I am excited to use the supplies when things slow down. Let's look inside the box:

Front

Back

I opted for the Premium Box. It is $35usd a month plus shipping. You never know what you are going to get, but looking at past boxes they included such favs as Copic Markers, Koi Watercolors, Charcoals, and other mediums I was excited to try!  

They theme the boxes so you can try a new medium with all the tools you will need to finish a project.  They have also  just recently started including a "How To" video on the website to help you learn to the use the products, which I love as well.

Inside

I love the collectable pencil tin!

Inside the box:

• Lightfast Derwent oil-based color pencils set in collector tin.  (First Look) Retail: $22.50
• 3 graphite Derwent Graphitint $2.89 (each) 
• Faber-Castell Polychromos $2.85
• Cretacolor MegaGraphite $2.15
• Mobius & Ruppert sharpener + eraser $4.50

While I love all the pencils, as you can see it wasn't much of a savings over retail. But of course the Lightfast oil based pencil set isn't on the market yet and it does seem to be incredible.  I can't wait to play with them all!

The Pros:

• You do save some money over retail
• Good quality items
• Discovering new products 
• Included enough supplies to actually finish a project
• Tutorial video on the website

The Cons:

• Not the pencils colors I would have picked
• Not a huge savings
• I'm not low on pencils I would have liked another medium

Overall Take:
I liked the box and will enjoy using the pencils. They will complement my already large collection and I feel it was a fair price, maybe not a HUGE savings, but the items were very good quality.

I'm going to give it three months to see what supplies are included before deciding to cancel or purchase a yearly subscription.
What do you think?
Do you subscribe to this box?
Do you think it's worth the money?

I hope to take some time off this week and use them all.

The sunsets are totally inspiring me to draw, paint and spend more time relaxing.

Catch you later!