Cheap vs Expensive ACRYLIC PAINT
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Decoart Crafter’s from the dollar store vs to Liquitex professional acrylic paint.
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The cheap paint that you are using, I use all the time. I love it, it is affordable and I only buy the primary colours + black and white. I have no problem mixing colours. I've been using cheap paints for 30 years and the colours are still as bright, as the day I painted them. I have tried more expensive paints and haven't found them to be any better. Price wise I would rather spend $1.50 per bottle of acrylic paint. Tweny five dollar for one tube of paint is a little pricey. I always use a base coat of colour and then build up my layers of detail. If you are new to painting some other non expensive brands are Folk Art acrylics and Delta acrylics. I have found these paints to be awesome. You really don't need to buy expensive paints to get awesome results. I hope this helps.
I use folk art and it works great! I hate it when Art Snobs call it crap! Use what works for you!
What’s your opinion on CraftSmart?
Michelle Carty - Try a more expensive paint and see if you notice a difference in how it move on canvas, how it blends, and how much pigment is in the paint.
Sera Dipp - Not every person who tells you a better way is an "art snob". Sometimes people just know what they are talking about when they recommend better paints. There is a demonstrable difference in quality of paints. You are commenting on a video that literally showed you the difference, point by point..
@@seradipp1224 I also like folk art. I started with apple barrel and folk art coverage puts it to shame bigtime. Maybe I'll try a better one in the future, been looking at the arteza brand on amazon.
Love DecoArt. I have never had a problem with mixing or blending colors. The colors are vibrant. I know they are lightfast.
I have been painting with cheap paint, what frustrates me is that colours seem to bleed through a bit.
I use this brand of cheap paint all the time. I do use the 3 secondary colors to aid with color mixing, but I really like blending, gradients, and glazing with these. Some of my favorite paintings that I've done have been made exclusively with cheap paints, and I will mix cheap with more expensive paints in my work with no ill affects, too!
Real artists can use anything and make it work!
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I actually use cheap paint myself, DecoArt, Anita's all purpose and CeramCoat, and yes while mixing is a bit off sometimes, it is more worth it to me to buy a full rainbow for cheap than just primaries with expensive supplies. Maybe one day I'll use more expensive supplies, who knows, but I definitely won't be switching anytime soon.
It sounds like cheap paint ends up being almost as expensive, in a way, as you have to use more to get the color you want, as it isnt' immediately as opaque, etc. I'm only a beginner, but it sounds like when it comes to paints of various sorts, and visual art in general, really it's a lot of headache to go cheap. You have to know what you're doing to make up for some of the defecits. But, if you just don't have the money, it's nice to have videos like yours with the iips on how to compensate for defecits.
Fully agree. When wanting to save money I would suggest to but student quality paint at the art supply store and buy super cheap paint brushes at the 1$ store. It's a better strategy than trying to get super cheap paint :o)
I use the cheap stuff and I like it, and the results are great . I bought some expensive stuff and I didn't think 5 times the price was worth it.
Love this video! I’ve been painting nearly a decade and almost exclusively use artdeco paint (used to use the expensive stuff but it was really breaking the bank). Not the red though, definitely need a less transparent red.
Definitely agree you need to buy the colors you want though. Generally I only mix them for highlights or shading.
When I started painting as a teenager I bought all my paints from the a well known art store. Haven’t painted for a few decades and bought some cheap paint recently for the kids to try painting. I joined them and constantly had issues. Initially I thought maybe I just got old and forgot how to paint and the techniques involved. Over a bit more time k realise the paint just behaved very differently. I dug up a tube of the really old paint from many years ago and it was much more usable.
Just like everything, you get what you pay for
Yep! 👍
I am a digital artist, just bought some very very cheap acrylic paint for a medium challenge, it frustrated me and made me doubt myself so much just to get a nice gradient for the sky. When it dries, the painting look so matte, not like the painting other artists done. I even doubted maybe I've bought fake acrylics. Thank you for your video, it answered all the questions I had. I might go and buy some better acrylics. :(
Oh, one more thing, cheap acrylics can't build up nice textures.
An eye-opener to more pocket friendly option... Thanks so much Syndia for doing the experiment for us! So so appreciate yr efforts n clear comparisons!
You are so welcome! I'm glad it helped :o) Have a great Sunday!
Great video and valid comparison. I really enjoyed this honest breakdown of the differences. I'm in the figuring things out phase so I've got the cheap stuff since I'm just trying to learn the medium and not sell or even give it away.
Glad it was helpful!
That is a very interesting video. I have never used a cheap acrylic. For now, since I'm still experimenting with this medium, I use student grade acrylics and specifically the brand art creations by talens, el greco, pebeo, stamperia and liquitex basics. Recently I bought the metallic acrylics by sennelier. They are fantastic!
I find the student ranges really really good as well, I would recommend those over 1$ store paints anytime. :o) Hope your are well!
Interesting video, thank you! I wanted to add to your point about dangerous materials in paints - the more expensive paints tend to be the worst! Lead, cadmium, mercury… must be so careful. Awfully expensive to produce, unsafe, but an absolute dream to paint with (oils)! I have a hard time finding these old fashioned paints now as they’re being phased out of high street art stores and only stocked by a few specialists, which is probably a good thing.
I use dollar store acrylic paints for most colors with one exception: reds. Read is the least stable color so I only buy the best quality red with light fastness. For yellow, I'd sometimes use a cheaper lower quality albeit professional paint. For greens, blues, and every other color, dollar store paints will do the job.
Thank you for the video, ma'am! Funnily enough, when I started painting, all I had access to were the dollar store style acrylics (apple barrel mostly). Thankfully, a friend gave me a tub of Liquitex thickener, which helps with the versatility. For mixing colors, I found, like you did, that 2 colors were often not very effective. However, through LOTS of trial and error, I found that adding a third color could get me close to the shade I wanted. (Mixing thinned black with blue and yellow seemed to yield a better green, for example.)
I still use them a bit, because a talentless hack like myself should avoid spending money for good acrylics on bad paintings.
P.S. they can come in handy for when one is going for a particular effect, like a twilight landscape.
Thanks for the tips! P.S. Talent is subjective and you deserve good paints ;) Have a great week ahead.
I like the cheap picture more
Thank you Syndia, your review helped me a lot! =)
This was a very helpful video. I have only used cheap paint. You hit on something that I was most curious about and that was the chalky finish of cheap paint. I really dont like that about it and was wondering if I was doing something wrong. I am new to painting. I would prefer the satin looking finish.
Thank you so much!
I really recommend you try a student quality paint from the art supply store. You won't be disappointed :o)
im using the cheapest paint i could find, i've gotta say, works fine
I’m painting with this cheap acrylic paint at the moment. When I apply it, you can see the bobbles of the canvas coming through it. It’s really thick and gloppy and hard to spread. It sort of sticks to the brush and dries quickly, and it’s difficult to control where the paint ends up. Is the problem here definitely the paint? Or is it maybe a weird bobbly canvas or cheap paintbrush? Or a combination of all three! Haha
isshhh... seems like maybe a bit of everything?! ;-) I dunno. BEST OF LUCK! :o)
A tip. If plastic containers ( not metal!) put it in a microwave for 5 to 7 seconds ( max). A slight shake and ‘voila’. Paint is ‘just right’.
Awesome ❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks a lot for this video . 😌🌟
Glad it was helpful!
Quite informative. Thank you. Very nicely presented.
I purchase all my oils and acrylics at the thrift stores. Often 9 or 10 or so tubes of quality brands for a total $2 or so...also quality brushes, canvases, pastels, crayon pencils, etc. I also like that I can often find unopened tubes, etc from products I used 25 or 35 years ago.
I don’t find a lot of difference between cheap and expensive paint for 85% my projects. It’s just the 15% when I’m trying to do a difficult colour or texture.
Well your point about mixing colors, I see. I gave up on making my own secondary colors. Now I buy 12 paints. Black, White, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Turquoise, Cyan, Blue, Purple, and Magenta
And I use Apple Barrel which is $2.60 per 16oz bottle. Cheaper than Red Bull
also worth trying out: dimension acrylics from Mont Marte
Thank you for this
I'm happy you found it helpful :o)
I just discovered you and I am really enjoying all your videos! (Got a set of Van Gogh oil pastels for Xmas and was in need of tutorials as I am new to them). What you say about smells of cheap art supplies is not crazy! I have the same problem with gouach and acrilic. It’s even happened to me with Crealando colouring pencils, Lidl sells them in special campaigns (It’s a massive supermarket chain in Europe, not sure if they are in Canada too). I found I couldnt use them because of the stench that came out as soon as you opened the tin box. Even my 8 year old noticed it. So there! Not so strange! 🙃
Haha thanks for that! I'm not the only one then. Happy new year, sending you loads of inspiration in 2021 :o)
I quite like the cheap paints 🤪🙂🎨
Very nice Syndia..
Thank you so much :o)
Nice vid
Can you do a review on Apple Barrel on Canvas ?
Please make the video on promarker brushpen
We can use this paint in clothes?? The cheap 4 example
I use the cheap acrylic and wanted a second opinion about them because I wasn’t sure if it was just how I mix colors, or how I paint, etc, but my paintings always come out so dark like I have to hold my paintings outside to see exactly what I painted lol
I think it's best to use student paint but from the art store. It's the best quality for a good price. Have a great weekend :o)
Thank you for information. Can I mix my deco art paints with a higher quality paint to improve the quality? I have bought many different colors from Dollar store and I don't want to waste money. Thanks.
Yes you can.
Hum......I love DecoArt and never had a problem mixing colors. They all come out vibrant. I just got done with a few paintings and they are bright and colorful. They blend realy good. I like how fluid they are and I have use heavy body paints and end up adding water which dosen't work well. I would like to try Golden fluid paint but the price steers me away. Maybe one of these days.
Do you know the brand "Golden" Oil Pastel?...I just want to know your opinion about that.
I've never tried them :o)
I mix cheap paints all the time and don’t have an issue
Oh wow… no wonder my colors are turning out to be pastelly and gray.. I thought I was just doing it wrong
I use DecoArt and my colors never turn out pastelly and gray just got a few paintings done and the colors are vibrant.
Why does the green paint bottle in the thumbnail say christmas red 🤔
hey can you do picasso acrylic paint
beginner graphical artist carrying my cheapskate behaviors over from music. Just picked up a tray of cheap acrylic tubes and knowing the limitations of cheap paints will save me some frustration
Can I use these Art' Deco paints with an Airbrush?
I honestly don't know :o/
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How to make cheap acrylic shiny? Is there a product to mix it with?
Gloss Medium or varnish it in gloss once done
@@SyndiaArt I meant mixing the cheap acrylic on patette
What product can I use to mix the cheap acrylic with to make the colors more pigmented and vibrate ?
@@genevieve6021 use color retarder it gives you more fluidity.
I would try Five Below not Dollar Tree for cheap paints.
if it flows and dries, it works
isnt liquitex even on the cheap end too ?
No, it's a professional brand and quite expensive in Canada, at least.
Golden is the best .
@@Collageartist69 that's what i thought, that's the highest end one at Michael's. And middle range was like Academy brand that starts being in the aluminum tubes. Liquitex is still cheapo
Just goes to show yaah can't please em all.
I don’t know if you have access to it or not but you should try Folk Art for the heap comparison. Deco art is horrible compared to Folk Art and Folk Art is less that $2 for the 2oz bottle and most of it has a nice buttery consistency. And I prefer matte finish. I’ve never noticed any smell on any of the deco art, apple barrel, Anitas, or Folk Art
It seems all comments are year old💔 I don’t know if some one would answer my concern or not but I’ll type it: I use cheap acrylic and it’s all fine but when it comes to varnish it mix the colors of my painting and ruin it. Can I know where am I doing the wrong thing? Please and thank you!
If the paint reactivates after it dries, it sounds more like gouache or water colors. I would advise to change acrylic paint brands and wait 1 week before varnishing.
I learned that the cheap paint is garbage it's all watered down and it just goes runny when you paint something it looks good when you squeeze some out but soon as you start using it you realize why it is so cheap I even bought some expensive thick gel that was supposed to make it thicker but it still goes on runny so I bought some expensive paint and it works great but after painting a few things I realized it is way to expensive
Really not cheap its just less amount cause 8ve yet to see 32 oz. Cheap paint
Sorry but cheap paint sucks and gives you a terrible experience not to mention it cracks over time. You get what you pay for and when it comes to art having s great experience makes a big difference for me, even a nice profesional brush its a joy to use
But for someone just exploring, or as a hobby there is no shame in "cheap". No reason for someone someone exploring an inner Bob Ross for FUN to buy what suits their budget
You are using the wrong cheap paint! Folk art from Walmart is pretty good and I have no problem mixing colors you just have to learn about what you're working with! I've made some pretty decent things with cheap paint you just gotta learn how to use it! There's cheap then there's crap! Dollar store is crap and Walmart is just cheap😂
I totally agree. Even the craft store such as Michaels will have both the craft acrylic paints and the artist acrylic paints. The craft ones are typically around $2 a bottle. And would be totally adequate for hobbyists just learning.
Although now that I think, I might get more craft white as my mix in!
Ive been working with cheap acrylics. It dries before you even finish a stroke, its horrible and is straight up unusable.
Thank you you explain LITERALLY EVERYTHING I wanted to know, I’m still buying acrylic cheap paint at Johnns though 🫠