Thanks Adrienne. My project is to sort through the random tubes of WC, get to know them better (noting opaque vs transparent, color fastness, etc), buy some new supplies(woohoo!!) and organize a new set to take traveling. Timing of your info is perfect. Oh, I'm going to order & try the water brushes!
I have a set I used previously traveling, but want to update to a new, smaller set as I'm learning more about what I'm using & how WC works. Do you have suggestions for a tin? I'm thinking of buying empty, individual pans that I can change as I want.
Many good sets come in a tin already. :) so there would be no need to get an empty for the new smaller set. But you can totally switch out paints for sure by getting empty pans.
Also, check out Art Toolkit travel palettes. (I’d link but for some reason this isn’t allowing me to paste). But Google should get you there. I actually have a video on my YouTube YouTube.com/thedrijournal about the folio palette which is the 4th newest video on my channel if you wanna check it out.
I don’t have any specific tin advices, since most good sets come with them, but they also have a lot of tins available empty on Amazon too. :)
You might want to read up a little on the lightfastness and permanence ... many student grade paints are rated as well as their pro counterparts, and you can find the ratings lists on their brand websites. I was pleased to learn this... my particular current favorite brand has similarly good ratings on both series of paints. They have more and fancier colors in the pro line, and yes there's probably less filler ... but the student paints WILL be as durable as the pro ones and have been provably tested to be so. A little research goes a long way. (And the good brands are happy to show you these things, which is nice!)
I have read about it. I am sharing what I’ve researched and my opinion. I didn’t research every single paint available ever, however. This is what I found with my research in general. Do notice how I do not definitively make claims.
I can add in, however, to do your own research into whatever brand one chooses to use.
Thanks Adrienne. My project is to sort through the random tubes of WC, get to know them better (noting opaque vs transparent, color fastness, etc), buy some new supplies(woohoo!!) and organize a new set to take traveling. Timing of your info is perfect. Oh, I'm going to order & try the water brushes!
Excellent! That really sounds like a lot of fun to go through a bunch of tubes! Do you already have a travel tim to put them into?
I have a set I used previously traveling, but want to update to a new, smaller set as I'm learning more about what I'm using & how WC works. Do you have suggestions for a tin? I'm thinking of buying empty, individual pans that I can change as I want.
Many good sets come in a tin already. :) so there would be no need to get an empty for the new smaller set. But you can totally switch out paints for sure by getting empty pans.
Also, check out Art Toolkit travel palettes. (I’d link but for some reason this isn’t allowing me to paste). But Google should get you there. I actually have a video on my YouTube YouTube.com/thedrijournal about the folio palette which is the 4th newest video on my channel if you wanna check it out.
I don’t have any specific tin advices, since most good sets come with them, but they also have a lot of tins available empty on Amazon too. :)
You might want to read up a little on the lightfastness and permanence ... many student grade paints are rated as well as their pro counterparts, and you can find the ratings lists on their brand websites. I was pleased to learn this... my particular current favorite brand has similarly good ratings on both series of paints. They have more and fancier colors in the pro line, and yes there's probably less filler ... but the student paints WILL be as durable as the pro ones and have been provably tested to be so. A little research goes a long way. (And the good brands are happy to show you these things, which is nice!)
I have read about it. I am sharing what I’ve researched and my opinion. I didn’t research every single paint available ever, however. This is what I found with my research in general. Do notice how I do not definitively make claims.
I can add in, however, to do your own research into whatever brand one chooses to use.