Hey everyone, welcome back. Isn't this just a beautiful puzzle? Today's puzzle is Joan of Arc, the gorgeous 1,000-piece puzzle from Art & Fable featuring the incredible artwork of one of my favorite puzzle artists, Olga Suvorova. Full disclosure, this is one of the puzzles I sell on my site.
I've done several Art & Fable puzzles now and this one was just as satisfying to put together as the others. I really love the finish they use on their pieces. It's a soft, velvet matte finish that feels nice to the touch and (my favorite) it doesn't show glare from overhead lighting. The colors are saturated and the art is crisp. My only complaint is that I had a handful of false fits at the beginning on the border/frame section. I think this is mostly due to the repeating nature of the gold frame that was added to the art. If the frame had more variation, rather than the repeating curves, I don't think there would have been nearly as many as I encountered. That's all to say, it just took a little more focus to put together that section. I have run into the same issue on a few other puzzles from other brands, which also had a repetitive border.
Other than the false fits at the beginning, this puzzle was so enjoyable to put together. I really love that Olga's art is bright, full of detail, and generally always has a lot of different elements. I find it really easy to pop around and work on multiple sections at once.
I finished this puzzle over a few days and you'll see that Mr. Find Every Little Piece joined me several times, including placing the final pieces. I did include a Flashing Lights warning for people with light sensitivity as there are a few sections where the lighting flashes that I was unable to fix. I think I figured out a way to mitigate this in the future so hopefully, my future videos won't have this issue, however, I filmed my next two videos before I realized the potential fix so I hope you'll bear with me as I learn.
Brand: Art & Fable
Title: Joan of Arc
Pieces: 1000
Artist: Olga Suvorova
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