I Tested Tiktok's WEIRD Viral Art Supplies...

Chloe tried that brush cleaner thing too and I'm pretty sure it went just as well. Hers wasn't broken, but if definitely didn't work the way it's advertised.

the pencil/plant is so cute and such a fun way to get people thinking about how they dispose of items!

About the paint syringe. You can just disassemble it by pulling it apart and just scoop the paint inside. Then push until there's no air pockets and put the cap on! Edit You can also mix and store custom shades (for example skin color)

I've been a HUGE fan of Sprout pencils for a few years now. They were a super fun way to do homework while finishing my degree during the pandemic, and I ended up with cute plants from it! They also sell them in certain National Parks here in the US with endemic species of pine seeds inside, with funds going to conservation of the park! I have a Spruce from Grand Teton and a Ponderosa from Yosemite!

About poster paints, they're used for animation as they're inexpensive, very pigmented and can use little paint to do a lot, but because of this they're not lightfast, so it's good to take that in consideration!

Yeah those paints are defo better for posters and animation than traditional painting. Bright, uniform colours, so you can use them as is from the bottle

Hey Rae it looks like the spring goes on top of the lid of the brush rinser and you have it on the bottom of the lid. It's supposed to provide tension to keep the plug in place, but instead it's pulling it out of position. I think you might have more success if you can find a way to switch which side it's on.

as a person who has many versions of the erasers with the roley things I can tell you they only work the 1st like 10-15 times and then they stop picking up. Like they run out of stick Also they're the kind of erasers that are really hard to actually clean so like...after a few uses you are just smudging everywhere Hella cute....but only functional to a point

the poster paint is lovely! and i love your finished piece! i believe studio ghibli utilizes holbein watercolors. there is even a really beautiful palette of them made especially for the studio ghibli museum in japan. the color guide, which has colors specifically chosen by Hayao Miyazaki, is available online if you want to recreate it!

Hey Rae! Botanist here! Get those little sage plants under lights(about 2" above the sprouts, or in a very sunny window) as soon as you can. The stems will eventually get so long the sprouts will fall over and die.

Hi Rae! I know I may be a little bit late but regarding the brush rinser I have the same issue as you. I tried to reassemble mine the 2nd time around and IT FINALLY WORKED! 1:23 While you assemble the pieces, you gotta make sure that the rubber is in the right position and hold/press it down in its placement as you lock the screw. I did the same thing as you there in the video without supporting it with my thumb so that's why the plug had some tiny gaps cuz it wasn't pressed down tightly. That was the major issue that I had and the second one is that the spring must be outside, enclosing the push button. Hope this one helps and can save the cutie brush rinser!❤

The end of the syringe needs to be completely submerged into the liquid to suck it up. The paint can't be sucked up from a small collapsed blob squirted out on a flat surface. If you insert the syringe upright directly into a jar /bottle of paint, with the nozzle covered by the liquid, you will be able to fill the syringe with just one attempt. 😊

I’m not sure if you’ll ever truly understand how much of a service you do for artists who can’t afford to buy something that is not as advertised by actually testing them out and giving honest opinions. Thank you so much for your contributions, people appreciate this so crazy much.

if the paints are actually gouache the issue you had with the water is super common! in gouache painting tip videos they often warn against both that and the cracking of you layer it too thickly. The fact that it lifts or changes with water helps with blending once you get more practice :)

On the brush rinser, the spring needs to be on the top of the lid not the underneath. There is no tension being applied to the button with the spring on the underneath of the lid. Maybe this will help?

The seed pencils are actually making a makeup line as well! I believe they're making lip/eye pencils that have seeds at the end as well, so that's cool!

Your painting is so pretty! I've been really inspired by cherry blossoms too I hope they start blooming soon. Those paints look like they behave pretty much just like regular high quality gouache, it really is all about the water control for sure, and I feel like people that start their gouache journey with acryla gouache could be at risk of a lot of frustration using traditional gouache. XD In my experience you want to add only just enough water to get the paint flowing, no more, unless you're doing thin watercolor-like layers. <3

@SuperRaeDizzle if you take a look at your own thumbnail you clearly see that yours missing the spring on the "buttonshaft". Don't know if you have it, but if you do or put another spring there, your paintcleaner should have a better chance at working. 👍🏻😊 Thx 4 a lovely vid as always

We love watching this channel because there's so much emphasis on enjoying the process of making art, and not just the finished product! One of our Product Information team members thinks it would be easier to fill those syringes with a palette knife, pulling out the plunger and using the open top, like empty paint tubes are filled. The pencils with the seed capsule are a fun novelty, but those erasers are just about perfect!

Love that grow pencil! Great way to combine art/writing with gardening. So cool!