January to March 2026 roundup

You did not remember wrongly, there were no roundup newsletter sent out for Jan and Feb 2026. I'm probably just too busy to remember to send them out.

Two more upcoming artbook reviews you can expect in April are Superman: The Art and Making of the Film and The Art of The Bad Guys 2.

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Books

• Brighton: Watercolour Memories by Isabel Carmona Andreu
• Overflow: The Art of Bryce Kho
• Katsuya Terada Real Size
• Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker: The Concept Art of Bryce Kho
• The Art of The Boy and The Heron

Tech reviews

• Huawei MatePad 12 X (2026) with M-Pencil Pro
• Gaomon Pro 19 (PD1900) pen display
• Bigme B7 Pro colour ePaper tablet with 4G
• ASUS PA27UCGE 4K display with colorimeter
• Penstar eNote Pro 10.3-inch colour e-ink tablet
• SonarPen 2, Apple Pencil alternative with pressure sensitivity
• Uperfect UMax 27 Switches (4K 144Hz or 1080P 288Hz)
• Bigme B6 BW e-ink reader
• Frunsi RubensTab T12 Android tablet with pen
• Xiaomi Pad 8 (global ROM) and Focus Pen Pro
• Huion Kamvas 22 (Gen 3) pen display
• Viwoods AiPaper Reader: Ultra-sleek mini e-ink tablet
• Bigme B751C S colour e-ink tablet
• BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 monitor light bar
• M4 iPad Air (2026)
• XPPen Artist Pro 27 (gen 2) 4K touchscreen pen display

Youtube art videos

• Arrtx Oros alcohol markers PASTEL set review
• Cafe sketching at Creamier + #instaxsingapore event
• Still sketching with pen ink watercolour
• Hahnemuhle Watercolour Book Deckle Edge 100% Cotton (review)
• The Art of Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (book review)
• Schmincke Liquid Earth and Liquid Charcoal (review)
• Brought a printer out sketching (and we're in Chinatown again)
• Perspective Tips for Urban Sketching Beginners
• This sketchbook may be too small
• Katsuya Terada Real Size (artbook review)
• Testing watercolour from Jackman's Art Material at the sketchwalk
• Why I can't mix purple with this (& 2026 palette update)
• 2026 Overjoyed Art Shop Tour!!
• Relaunching my Patreon page
• Sketching at the Water Lily Pavilion... and I have no colour for the flowers
• Sketching in the Kallang Stadium: So Challenging!!
• (book review) Manga Muscles: An Artist's Guide to Drawing Powerful Male Bodies
• Urban Sketching Beginner's Guide: The Basics to Know
• The Art and Making of Arcane (book review)
• How to choose interesting scenes to sketch (part 1 of many)
• Sketching the New Year fireworks

Youtube tech videos

I have reviewed too many items so I'm listing only products that relate to drawing

• XPPen Artist Pro 27 (gen 2) pen display has everything
• M4 iPad Air vs MovinkPad Pro 14: Which is better for artists?
• Apple M4 iPad Air (artist review): 12GB RAM is awesome
• Xiaomi Pad 8 (global ROM) with Focus Pen Pro (artist review)
• Frunsi RubensTab T12 standalone drawing tablet (artist review)
• The ONLY Apple Pencil alternative with pressure: SonarPen 2
• Wacom Instant Pen DIsplay Mode: Pros, cons, limitations
• Asus PA27UCGE 4K 160Hz display with colorimeter, KVM, hood (review)
• Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (gen 3) now with TOUCH (full review)
• Top 5 drawing apps for Windows touchscreen devices
• 7 to 14-inch tablet size comparison for drawing
• Gaomon Pro 19 (PD1900) review: Great pen display for digital artists

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