I think it would have been really cool to see you paint the same piece with a watercolor set of your choice to see how that would look compared to how this one turned out. I know the point of the video was to test out inexpensive paint, not to compare anything. I think the painting came out great but you kept mentioning how much farther you could have taken it with different paint so I just wondered what it would have looked like if you had chosen a watercolor set of your liking.
@@paigel8136 yeah i know, I never called the "cheap" stuff bad and I actually use some "quality" products but i just know that before having these supplies I had even cheaper ones and that some people might not even be able to afford for example this paper I never said that cheap means bad, in fact even though i own some good supplies I mostly rely on the cheaper ones
@@whiterose1973 dude same! I have a pack of prisma color pencils and 10 copic markers. But I rely much more on my $10 set of half pan watercolors, canson paper, and my 30 tombow markers I've been collecting for the past 5 years. They work perfect for me! Seeing videos like this kinda make me feel bad but then i remember that my art is mostly for me and my supplies fit that purpose
THANK YOU for making the effort to draw beautiful art using cheap supplies. I'm so sick of other art youtubers purposely making awful art when reviewing cheap art supplies it's so pretentious and annoyed the hell out of me.
ThatsCringe Theres actually a lot of videos exploring the idea of good art with cheap supplies. I went through a phase of these videos and there were so many before TH-cam went downhill. Just takes a little digging. Baylee Jae did a video or two on cheap art supplies so there’s a starting point
Sometimes I don't like some youtuber videos cuz she over complains... So oooh this tube paint is chipping in my ice tray, let me waist it with my false nails. ... Oh this paint isn't pigmented enough let menthrow the whole set away, oooh that paper isn't grippy as I want, * next seen is them throwing the whole pad in the bin....such warrent waist
@@frozenocarina I'm new with watercolor so I'd like to start with cheaper supplies but unfortunately most reviews I've stumbled upon did it dirty and it can be discouraging for us beginners sometimes. I have no doubt that cheaper supplies are probably not as good as the expensive ones but that doesn't mean they can't make beautiful art with it. Sara has prove it.
@@crowofcainhurst I have these paints. The newer the better. They look fine when I use them. I don't anymore because I prefer shinhan, sennelier, or white knights. But if you want them, go for it
PAPER! It is so important that when cutting corners that you don’t buy cheap papers! You can use cheaper paint but the frustration level is so much higher with bad paper! Even brushes can be marginalized when painting but the paper is what your painting will live on forever. DaVinci Paints in California has a professional level paint selection in every medium, from watercolor to oils! And they are very very reasonably priced, I even remember spending more on student grade paint cost him more they were not as good as my Da Vinci watercolors! Be safe and take care!
I totally agree about paper! I've started using 100% cotton paper from various brands and experimenting on those, and I think that a thin, flimsy watercolor paper will completely ruin the experience. Out of supplies I'd splurge on, I'd definitely choose paper
Can't agree more! I'm having ONE piece that looks decently with cheap paper, while with "expensive" one there's no problem Iike that. In Europe I'm in love with Smlt Art, they're making great quality in really nice price, and they're trying to be as eco as possible :D
I would love to see your personal recommendations for affordable but good art supplies and maybe separate the video into different tiers from beginner, intermediate, etc? I would like to see what paints you recommend ( Gouache, Watercolor, oil, acrylic if you use acrylic? ) ,paper and sketchbooks,colored pencils & other mediums. Maybe markers or pens. These are just ideas though don’t feel overwhelmed to include all of these of course!
@@leelorenz.3889 i use crayola watercolor *on normal paper* actually I used it like once and never again bc it was so terrible I really hope I can get decent paints and supplies soon bc I get money every year but my parents snatch it
Inexpensive supplies list... For watercolor: try shinhan you can get up to 32 colors for like 28$ or another option is the Paul rubens student range price is around the same as shinhan. For gouache: the arteza brand is a great starter set and it’s also inexpensive or if you’re willing to have less colors but good quality the 6 pack of winsor and Newton is great but honestly I had it before arteza and after using arteza I don’t use it anymore For acrylic: the liquitex basics are really good I was worried at first but they have great coverage and they’re easy to use For markers: ohuhu is the way to go For pencils: i love my prismacolors and you can actually get them at a decent price now For pens: I use micron pn they have a plastic nib and give you easy to control line variation For sketchbooks: if it’s for sketching/practice I use the cannon watercolor spiral bound sketchbook and I use alll my mediums in it and they all work great but for something I’d wanna sale I use fabriono I got 52 sheets for 20$ off amazon. Hope that gives anyone some ideas or help they may need.
I always buy my supplies on Etsy or eBay. Dealer rowney 18 set was like $16 and the koi 24 set I got for like $15. I also like prima marketing and got tropicals for like $17 (12 set) they're all amazing except koi is just a bit more grainy. You will have to look around for these deals and sometimes get them already opened and tried out (but not really used). And some better paper could be fabriano studio paper. Mine came from Jerry's 11x14in 50 sheets for $25. 25% cotton and so much better than my canson pad lmao
It's so easy to forget that you can buy student grade paint and simply buy the 3 primary shades and still get a great range of colors. It's just so tempting to buy premade shades lol. 🥺
Linda Thao it’s better to get both cool and warm primaries, because then you can get the full range of colors. Just getting basic primaries won’t yield the entire range someone might want.
When you started talking about the ceramics class I got so sad because I started making a cow mug at school in ceramics class and now I may never be able to finish it 😭😭😭
eu tenho esse mesmo kit dela há uns 5 anos, minha paixãozinha, eu sempre soube que não era profissional, mas nunca vi ele como um kit baratinho kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk cada k é uma lagrima
@@mariakilson5851 seeing as most good watercolors are forty dollars and over, it is inexpensive. I saved up for these on my own as a minor awhile back. For people in places like the USA Australia and the UK, it is inexpensive
Lockdown has brought me back to this channel after a few months of neglect... I missed it so much! Your voice and art are so pleasing to my eyes and ears, and the vids are always sooo aestheticlaly pleasinggggg. OMG, I just... *chef's kiss*
That palette was my first watercolor palette. I remember it was really cheap, also being a random girl from Argentina, a country in which its economy makes every importation product cost more, gave it a personal and special meaning since is very difficult for us to pamper ourselves with those things.
I’d say the prang oval semi-moist watercolours are amazing for an artist who is just starting out Super cheap, not chalky at all, good colour payoff, easy to activate
watercolor artists are like wizards or something. I’m a multimedia artist ( digital, alcohol markers, oil, acrylic, gauche etc.) but i CANNOT use watercolors tf
i had a set of bad watercolors and the art I made mith them was terrible , and i thought it was my fault , but then i used my first student grade watercolors , the improvemet was dramatic !!!! so yeah cheap material can affect your art !!
Could you try Winsor and Newton brushes and watercolor paper? As far as I can remember, they are inexpensive but I don't know if their quality is good.
I got a Meyco 12 half pan set for 9€ on a local store. 100% better than those dry and chalky cakes. You can get them on Amazon for around 8/9$, I like them more than the Cotman and also the Sakura Koi watercolors, they are more vibrant, moisty and less chalky.
Editing looks super polished, Sara! Really love watching the real-time footage. Would love to hear your thoughts on storytelling/concepts in your artwork vs just sketching for fun. Do you think it is necessary (especially as a TH-camr/influencer) to have a certain amount of artworks that tell a story to outweigh random drawings?
Jesus, you’re underrated. Your art is so perfected and meticulously crafted and I’m so sorry that you aren’t as popular as you deserve. As constructive criticism, I’d say to keep the commentary voiceover more interesting- maybe by following some loose bulletpoints or talking more about your process as you’re painting.
I've had a four piece kit for years and have done just fine. I didn't expect this, but I got more confidence from this video, if I can make good art with them, I'll be awsome once I get expencive ones :)
I personally used this paints at a point and I didn’t suffer these problems as much as you did, specifically I only had the breaking apart on the olivey brown color on the darker pallet,
Try the shinhan watercolor paints the student range is an amazing quality for honestly a price so cheap it’s hard to believe, I would’ve loved to have started with those instead of koi...
I personally like this little set and have used much much worse at the same price point so in comparison these are decent. I don't use them for anything I would consider finished though, I use them in my sketchbook so that I don't feel pressure to make it look good because I'm using my good supplies. What I've found is that they look better on paper that is not meant for watercolors better than they do on watercolor paper a lot of the time and even the more expensive paints don't shine on that paper. I wasn't feeling so good about the sketchbook I was working in so this was my way of saying "It's just a sketchbook I don't care it doesn't have to be beautiful" and just have fun. I've even dug out the paints I couldn't stand to work with because it was in a similar palette design and filled it with another student grade paint to supplement colors I found myself mixing a lot or was curious about playing with. For my purposes, it's all in how you decide to use them. They're by no means my go to palette and never will be, but they're fun to play with during warmups when I'm feeling in the mood to be a bit messy.
I love that! I think that's a really great mindset to have, and sketchbooks are so important to be free and experiment in, and using a good inexpensive art supply is really freeing if you don't want to feel like you're wasting good paint. I think my set is also super old because of how badly they reactivated, but I found it difficult to produce a nice, finished piece :/ I would reach for these if I'm taking a really chill sketchbook trip to the park and want something compact.
I think you said something important, you don't have to compromise quality for price all the time. Sometimes it is hard to pay lower prices for decent tools but research and waiting for sales are a good way to stretch your coins.
Your painting came out so beautiful despite the struggle with materials. I feel similarly on the topic of buying expensive art supplies vs buying supplies that are right for someone based on current needs. There's sometimes too much brand dependency or elitism in the art community. Like its okay to be a fan of a brand. I just wish more artists wouldn't go overboard, and start getting controlling over other artists about it. Something else I've kept is mind also is that some artists are kind of brand ambassadors for certain products. So I just try out what looks interesting to me, with my own personal budget in mind and tune out everything else I guess.
I am inexperienced in watercolors, and I did a lot of research before buying an inexpensive yet quality paint -the white night artist grade tube set. I have enjoyed them and think they're a good option.
The first set of watercolors I used were similar to these, really inexpensive and chalky. They were fine, at first, but eventually as I improved or tried to paint something ambitious, I noticed that the paints would not perform in the way that I wanted and it really did become frustrating to paint things and do actual watercolor techniques. It is possible to make art with cheap art supplies, but some art supplies really do "fight you" in a way and it could hinder your progress with the medium after using them for a while. So I definitely agree with buying an affordable primary colors set if its possible for your budget. (Also yes, those Michael's coupons and Jackson's sales are so so nice when they are available!!) Kinda long comment, but yeah loved the video :)
I started watercolor using cheap paints (two dollars actually). Watercolor cakes, 12 colors if i remember. I'm currently using Kuretake Gansai Tambi, happy but would like to buy traditional paints if ever. I'll try Koh-i-Noor too for my school projects. Thanks for the review!
If you want good paints for tenish dollars? Go for a Prang 8 set. The pans are nice and big and the colours explode upon contact with water. They're anywhere from $6 - $10 depending on where you live. I have the 8 and 16 sets and they taught me SO MUCH.
Bad lighting, terrible focus. You should never be in the background of your camera (while you were painting the swatches)...it blocks the light. Also having so many shadows gets in the way of viewers seeing what you’re painting. Very distracting.
Honestly, whether it's viable or not within your budget, just buy the high end supplies. It's an investment that at the end of the day yall gonna be thankful for, cause yall made the decision. Because I did that even though I am just newbie with art as of now and I am never happier. Because even if your drawing or your painting sucks because god forbit we aren't as good or born talented as these artists (yet; heccin im trying to be positive here xD), at least you don't feel bad and putting the blame on bad quality supplies. At least, yall know it is because you still need to improve skill wise. Which is okay because we are all learning. And like when yall are good like this, then yall can try experiment with inexpensive low end supplies cause yall have skill by the then. Just don't start with terrible supplies cause it's gonna demotivate you so bad ya don't want to draw or paint anymore lol.
I started with a £5 for 32 coloured pencil set from whsmith. Theyre not awful so i created some pretty good realism with them. Only last year did i finally upgrade to artezas coloured pencils😁
For a student grade watercolor set, at that price point, i could recommend the pretty excellent watercolors, u can find them on amazon for about 20 bucks, they are pigmented and transparent, it gives 36 colours, but if you wanna mix them yourself u can still do that
i personaly love working with cheap paints once awhile because of its "broken textures" and broken colors.. i think its fun to have some kind of variety in my sketchbook. something that is very transparent and faded(?). the result might looks ok for one or two days but keeping it for a long time is the biggest problem. they're too powdery and the color can fade even more..
I personally use Jane Davenport watercolor paints. Although they are tiny tins, they are my die hard favorite. Easy for travel and not that bad of a price. She even has watercolor pastels and oh, I just love the quality in her products.
im not a beginner in art, is been years since i paint, yet i can't bring myself to buy expensive art supplies, reasons for that is because i have to stretch my money for more important things and now more because of covid and unemployment, but also because there are soo many good, amazing affordable art supplies out there that why buy costly art? if I were to sell my paintings then yeah maybe ( if I could buy the expensive art supplies that is lol) but since i don't plan on doing that or ever will, think I'm more comfortable with affordable paints and art supplies in general, you can buy more things and still save in comparison with very very expensive art supplies that you might be able to buy one time and never again became they are very expensive. Also, i think that people don't need expensive paint to do a very great/ fantastic painting, your video is the proof of that (even though those watercolors were not the best or nay good at all) but you managed to make an amazing job, I think we artist are a bit too spoiled and i get it, is our work and we want it to last and look good and be of our like, but sometimes we think that if is not expensive art supplies that it won't work. I have even painted with apple barrel paints, I have a whole sketchbook painted with that and it turned out awesome, i even went to Walmart and bought package of them because right now ( this is hard for me to say but) right now is all i can expend on paintings, and of course I'm waiting on my arrtx gouache set ( a very greatset I should say)
I am just learning and ❤️ your vid. I am having trouble w/the tape that I use as it tends to rip some parts of the paper when I pull it off. Yours seem to be a see-through type. Does it seal the paint from running and does it pull off easy? If so do you recommend it ? Name?
Paper and brushes are key! Make sure to buy the best quality, your paint can be literal crap but make sure you paper and brushes are the most expensive and the best quality
Love this piece! So beautiful for not the best paints. 😍 seeing a budget art supply video would be great! Maybe something along the lines of $30 budget and what good quality paper and/or paint that can possibly buy...?
me after seeing the title: she's using items i can buy, maybe i can try to follow what she's gonna do me after watching the video: fuck it, i need to be talented first
I think it would have been really cool to see you paint the same piece with a watercolor set of your choice to see how that would look compared to how this one turned out. I know the point of the video was to test out inexpensive paint, not to compare anything. I think the painting came out great but you kept mentioning how much farther you could have taken it with different paint so I just wondered what it would have looked like if you had chosen a watercolor set of your liking.
Well the things you used as the "cheap" supplies are like my good stuff xD
Cheap doesn't have to be "bad." I'm very frugal with my art supplies, but saving money while not comprimising quality is important.
@@paigel8136 yeah i know, I never called the "cheap" stuff bad and I actually use some "quality" products but i just know that before having these supplies I had even cheaper ones and that some people might not even be able to afford for example this paper
I never said that cheap means bad, in fact even though i own some good supplies I mostly rely on the cheaper ones
@@whiterose1973 dude same! I have a pack of prisma color pencils and 10 copic markers. But I rely much more on my $10 set of half pan watercolors, canson paper, and my 30 tombow markers I've been collecting for the past 5 years. They work perfect for me! Seeing videos like this kinda make me feel bad but then i remember that my art is mostly for me and my supplies fit that purpose
White Rose ikr 😂😂
Omg preach 😂😂😂
THANK YOU for making the effort to draw beautiful art using cheap supplies. I'm so sick of other art youtubers purposely making awful art when reviewing cheap art supplies it's so pretentious and annoyed the hell out of me.
ThatsCringe Theres actually a lot of videos exploring the idea of good art with cheap supplies. I went through a phase of these videos and there were so many before TH-cam went downhill. Just takes a little digging. Baylee Jae did a video or two on cheap art supplies so there’s a starting point
Sometimes I don't like some youtuber videos cuz she over complains... So oooh this tube paint is chipping in my ice tray, let me waist it with my false nails. ... Oh this paint isn't pigmented enough let menthrow the whole set away, oooh that paper isn't grippy as I want, * next seen is them throwing the whole pad in the bin....such warrent waist
@@frozenocarina I'm new with watercolor so I'd like to start with cheaper supplies but unfortunately most reviews I've stumbled upon did it dirty and it can be discouraging for us beginners sometimes. I have no doubt that cheaper supplies are probably not as good as the expensive ones but that doesn't mean they can't make beautiful art with it. Sara has prove it.
@@isuchyquaich8518 why does it annoy you so much when artists don't like the bad quality supplies?
@@crowofcainhurst I have these paints. The newer the better. They look fine when I use them. I don't anymore because I prefer shinhan, sennelier, or white knights. But if you want them, go for it
"using inexpensive supplies"
But
" Has an Expensive HANDS "
PAPER! It is so important that when cutting corners that you don’t buy cheap papers! You can use cheaper paint but the frustration level is so much higher with bad paper! Even brushes can be marginalized when painting but the paper is what your painting will live on forever. DaVinci Paints in California has a professional level paint selection in every medium, from watercolor to oils! And they are very very reasonably priced, I even remember spending more on student grade paint cost him more they were not as good as my Da Vinci watercolors! Be safe and take care!
I totally agree about paper! I've started using 100% cotton paper from various brands and experimenting on those, and I think that a thin, flimsy watercolor paper will completely ruin the experience. Out of supplies I'd splurge on, I'd definitely choose paper
Can't agree more! I'm having ONE piece that looks decently with cheap paper, while with "expensive" one there's no problem Iike that. In Europe I'm in love with Smlt Art, they're making great quality in really nice price, and they're trying to be as eco as possible :D
I would love to see your personal recommendations for affordable but good art supplies and maybe separate the video into different tiers from beginner, intermediate, etc? I would like to see what paints you recommend ( Gouache, Watercolor, oil, acrylic if you use acrylic? ) ,paper and sketchbooks,colored pencils & other mediums. Maybe markers or pens. These are just ideas though don’t feel overwhelmed to include all of these of course!
I use Prang watercolors and they worked wonders
@@leelorenz.3889 i use crayola watercolor
*on normal paper*
actually I used it like once and never again bc it was so terrible
I really hope I can get decent paints and supplies soon bc I get money every year but my parents snatch it
Avas Shevlin arteza watercolors
Inexpensive supplies list...
For watercolor: try shinhan you can get up to 32 colors for like 28$ or another option is the Paul rubens student range price is around the same as shinhan.
For gouache: the arteza brand is a great starter set and it’s also inexpensive or if you’re willing to have less colors but good quality the 6 pack of winsor and Newton is great but honestly I had it before arteza and after using arteza I don’t use it anymore
For acrylic: the liquitex basics are really good I was worried at first but they have great coverage and they’re easy to use
For markers: ohuhu is the way to go
For pencils: i love my prismacolors and you can actually get them at a decent price now
For pens: I use micron pn they have a plastic nib and give you easy to control line variation
For sketchbooks: if it’s for sketching/practice I use the cannon watercolor spiral bound sketchbook and I use alll my mediums in it and they all work great but for something I’d wanna sale I use fabriono I got 52 sheets for 20$ off amazon.
Hope that gives anyone some ideas or help they may need.
I always buy my supplies on Etsy or eBay. Dealer rowney 18 set was like $16 and the koi 24 set I got for like $15. I also like prima marketing and got tropicals for like $17 (12 set) they're all amazing except koi is just a bit more grainy. You will have to look around for these deals and sometimes get them already opened and tried out (but not really used). And some better paper could be fabriano studio paper. Mine came from Jerry's 11x14in 50 sheets for $25. 25% cotton and so much better than my canson pad lmao
It's so easy to forget that you can buy student grade paint and simply buy the 3 primary shades and still get a great range of colors. It's just so tempting to buy premade shades lol. 🥺
Linda Thao it’s better to get both cool and warm primaries, because then you can get the full range of colors. Just getting basic primaries won’t yield the entire range someone might want.
I personally really really enjoy cheap chalky watercolors, mostly if I just want to draw some vintage/pastel images of flowers etc
When you started talking about the ceramics class I got so sad because I started making a cow mug at school in ceramics class and now I may never be able to finish it 😭😭😭
Awwwhs 😭 don't worry, I'm sure the day will come. Stay, strong. In the meantime, you can try something else out. 😉😊 Have fun. Stay safe.
Awww 😔
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you should try the prang watercolors they’re in my opinion right up there with kuretake watercolors in terms of quality but they’re not light fast
yass i second this, everyone always talks about prang , maybe even crayola if she do be feeling so bold :)
I agree! I love prang watercolors even though I dont't use watercolor as much as I would like anymore
What is lightfast?
@@trublue9185 it's is the abililty of keeping the painting pigmented after months or years.
Well kuratake watercolors are not lightfast either so it could be the same 😅😅
**laughs in brazilian, where everything you just used is 5 times more expensive and only the elite can have**
I laughed when she said inexpensive and the first brand out of her mouth was Koh-i-noor.
a única coisa q eu consigo comprar é a lapiseira xD
eu tenho esse mesmo kit dela há uns 5 anos, minha paixãozinha, eu sempre soube que não era profissional, mas nunca vi ele como um kit baratinho kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk cada k é uma lagrima
@@mariakilson5851 seeing as most good watercolors are forty dollars and over, it is inexpensive. I saved up for these on my own as a minor awhile back. For people in places like the USA Australia and the UK, it is inexpensive
ei, brasileira aqui tbm, chorando pq Koh-I-noor já é caro o suficiente!
Things I need
Paints✔️
Brushes✔️
Paper✔️
Washi tape✔️
Okay but did I forgot I need a talented hand...
OK Imma buy a new one
Lockdown has brought me back to this channel after a few months of neglect...
I missed it so much! Your voice and art are so pleasing to my eyes and ears, and the vids are always sooo aestheticlaly pleasinggggg. OMG, I just... *chef's kiss*
That palette was my first watercolor palette. I remember it was really cheap, also being a random girl from Argentina, a country in which its economy makes every importation product cost more, gave it a personal and special meaning since is very difficult for us to pamper ourselves with those things.
I’d say the prang oval semi-moist watercolours are amazing for an artist who is just starting out
Super cheap, not chalky at all, good colour payoff, easy to activate
Jay-Leigh McGregor i agree also try out the daisy tube paint it’s amazing
Wow, those results with those materials, I dunno how they went together. Amazing job
The way you paint facial features is truly mesmerising, the shine on those eyes! The lip details!
Such a stunning painting. Absolutely dazzling ✨
I’m sorry this piece wasn’t enjoyable to make but my god it’s stunning!!!! Would you ever sell this as a print? Because I’d buy that so fast!
Ur art influenced me... Really..
Love thiss
And also I'm ur new subscriber....
Take love💟
watercolor artists are like wizards or something. I’m a multimedia artist ( digital, alcohol markers, oil, acrylic, gauche etc.) but i CANNOT use watercolors tf
When i first saw the thumbnail i immediately remembered joshua's face in fallin' flower mv with flowers covered my a band-aid i'm sorry lol
i had a set of bad watercolors and the art I made mith them was terrible , and i thought it was my fault , but then i used my first student grade watercolors , the improvemet was dramatic !!!! so yeah cheap material can affect your art !!
every Czech and Slovak art student uses these cause they cost like 3€ here
Could you try Winsor and Newton brushes and watercolor paper? As far as I can remember, they are inexpensive but I don't know if their quality is good.
Great art! Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
I got a Meyco 12 half pan set for 9€ on a local store. 100% better than those dry and chalky cakes. You can get them on Amazon for around 8/9$, I like them more than the Cotman and also the Sakura Koi watercolors, they are more vibrant, moisty and less chalky.
When it comes to art the materials doesn't vary how expensive or cheap the materials are but the artists like how they use them and others
When you said you don't use a lot of lifting techniques, I was surprised because you said the opposite in your kuretake gansai tambi paint video.
Keep in mind that video is a year and a half old. Artist's preferences change over time and with their supplies.
In Liquid Color I know that! I was just simply expressing my thoughts (that is what the comment section is for lol)
Editing looks super polished, Sara! Really love watching the real-time footage. Would love to hear your thoughts on storytelling/concepts in your artwork vs just sketching for fun. Do you think it is necessary (especially as a TH-camr/influencer) to have a certain amount of artworks that tell a story to outweigh random drawings?
Jesus, you’re underrated. Your art is so perfected and meticulously crafted and I’m so sorry that you aren’t as popular as you deserve. As constructive criticism, I’d say to keep the commentary voiceover more interesting- maybe by following some loose bulletpoints or talking more about your process as you’re painting.
I've had a four piece kit for years and have done just fine. I didn't expect this, but I got more confidence from this video, if I can make good art with them, I'll be awsome once I get expencive ones :)
I personally used this paints at a point and I didn’t suffer these problems as much as you did, specifically I only had the breaking apart on the olivey brown color on the darker pallet,
:/ soo much for cheap.....anyways still exelent art though :)
Try the shinhan watercolor paints the student range is an amazing quality for honestly a price so cheap it’s hard to believe, I would’ve loved to have started with those instead of koi...
Also Paul rubens has a cheap student range as well, I’ve not tried them myself but I heard they were a great student paint...
This is very useful because I’m a broke art student. Thank you~
Which do you like best? Watercolor or digital?
I have those paints, I've had them since high school!
I'm so happy I saw this 🦆❤✨Your color combinations are wonderful
Woaaa i have this koh i Noor watercolor too.
I personally like this little set and have used much much worse at the same price point so in comparison these are decent. I don't use them for anything I would consider finished though, I use them in my sketchbook so that I don't feel pressure to make it look good because I'm using my good supplies. What I've found is that they look better on paper that is not meant for watercolors better than they do on watercolor paper a lot of the time and even the more expensive paints don't shine on that paper. I wasn't feeling so good about the sketchbook I was working in so this was my way of saying "It's just a sketchbook I don't care it doesn't have to be beautiful" and just have fun. I've even dug out the paints I couldn't stand to work with because it was in a similar palette design and filled it with another student grade paint to supplement colors I found myself mixing a lot or was curious about playing with. For my purposes, it's all in how you decide to use them. They're by no means my go to palette and never will be, but they're fun to play with during warmups when I'm feeling in the mood to be a bit messy.
I love that! I think that's a really great mindset to have, and sketchbooks are so important to be free and experiment in, and using a good inexpensive art supply is really freeing if you don't want to feel like you're wasting good paint. I think my set is also super old because of how badly they reactivated, but I found it difficult to produce a nice, finished piece :/ I would reach for these if I'm taking a really chill sketchbook trip to the park and want something compact.
wow
I really like the way you display the picture and the color of the work
great
I hope to see the latest videos from your channel
so cool ❤️❤️
So all in all you just gotta be good 😪
So incredible drawing !!! It’s beautiful !!!
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Thanks for sharing your techniques and demonstration. I love your portrait artwork.☺️💕
I think you said something important, you don't have to compromise quality for price all the time. Sometimes it is hard to pay lower prices for decent tools but research and waiting for sales are a good way to stretch your coins.
you inspired meee 🖤🖤🖤
Your painting came out so beautiful despite the struggle with materials. I feel similarly on the topic of buying expensive art supplies vs buying supplies that are right for someone based on current needs. There's sometimes too much brand dependency or elitism in the art community. Like its okay to be a fan of a brand. I just wish more artists wouldn't go overboard, and start getting controlling over other artists about it. Something else I've kept is mind also is that some artists are kind of brand ambassadors for certain products. So I just try out what looks interesting to me, with my own personal budget in mind and tune out everything else I guess.
Thank you.
I am inexperienced in watercolors, and I did a lot of research before buying an inexpensive yet quality paint -the white night artist grade tube set. I have enjoyed them and think they're a good option.
Can you try "Daler and Rowney"? Pleeeaasse😭💜💜
This art is absolutely fucking gorgeous and I can't believe you made it out of those crappy watercolours, props to you 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
The first set of watercolors I used were similar to these, really inexpensive and chalky. They were fine, at first, but eventually as I improved or tried to paint something ambitious, I noticed that the paints would not perform in the way that I wanted and it really did become frustrating to paint things and do actual watercolor techniques. It is possible to make art with cheap art supplies, but some art supplies really do "fight you" in a way and it could hinder your progress with the medium after using them for a while. So I definitely agree with buying an affordable primary colors set if its possible for your budget. (Also yes, those Michael's coupons and Jackson's sales are so so nice when they are available!!) Kinda long comment, but yeah loved the video :)
Stunning artwork! The white at the end is a gouache right?
I started watercolor using cheap paints (two dollars actually). Watercolor cakes, 12 colors if i remember. I'm currently using Kuretake Gansai Tambi, happy but would like to buy traditional paints if ever. I'll try Koh-i-Noor too for my school projects. Thanks for the review!
Cheap Canson?
Supplier doesn't REALLY matter, Skills does
If you want good paints for tenish dollars? Go for a Prang 8 set. The pans are nice and big and the colours explode upon contact with water. They're anywhere from $6 - $10 depending on where you live. I have the 8 and 16 sets and they taught me SO MUCH.
Bad lighting, terrible focus. You should never be in the background of your camera (while you were painting the swatches)...it blocks the light. Also having so many shadows gets in the way of viewers seeing what you’re painting. Very distracting.
Omg wonderful so cute and realistic 🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍👌👏
I ran into a similar dilemma with my sketchpad. The grainy texture was not right for me and distorted all my pencil work.
I’m surprised those paints cost 10 bucks in the US, cause here in Czech Republic the same Kohinor paints are around 4$
I have a challenge.....ever used model car paints like Tamiya, Testers or Vallejo? So far no takers
My first, nicer, set of water color was Winsor & Newton. I payed about $28.00 usd for them on sale, I was and still am happy with that particular set.
You should buy art supplies for under 20$ !! And give us tips on what quality art supplies to buy with that limited money !!
Watercolor palette from Michaels. Apple barrel acrylic paint. Basics acrylic paint.
I recommend cheap art supply Prang if you haven't not already used their watercolors
Any good inexpensive watercolor paper recommendations??
Honestly, whether it's viable or not within your budget, just buy the high end supplies. It's an investment that at the end of the day yall gonna be thankful for, cause yall made the decision. Because I did that even though I am just newbie with art as of now and I am never happier. Because even if your drawing or your painting sucks because god forbit we aren't as good or born talented as these artists (yet; heccin im trying to be positive here xD), at least you don't feel bad and putting the blame on bad quality supplies. At least, yall know it is because you still need to improve skill wise. Which is okay because we are all learning. And like when yall are good like this, then yall can try experiment with inexpensive low end supplies cause yall have skill by the then. Just don't start with terrible supplies cause it's gonna demotivate you so bad ya don't want to draw or paint anymore lol.
I started with a £5 for 32 coloured pencil set from whsmith. Theyre not awful so i created some pretty good realism with them. Only last year did i finally upgrade to artezas coloured pencils😁
I am using acrylic colours but i see first time how can water colours be so beautiful . You done amazing job 🖒💟
For a student grade watercolor set, at that price point, i could recommend the pretty excellent watercolors, u can find them on amazon for about 20 bucks, they are pigmented and transparent, it gives 36 colours, but if you wanna mix them yourself u can still do that
Why do you feel the need to say the same thing over and over again? That’s just a tedious way to present or speak to an audience.
Your artwork is still very beautiful using that watercolour!!❤️
i personaly love working with cheap paints once awhile because of its "broken textures" and broken colors.. i think its fun to have some kind of variety in my sketchbook. something that is very transparent and faded(?). the result might looks ok for one or two days but keeping it for a long time is the biggest problem. they're too powdery and the color can fade even more..
I’d recommend Van Gogh watercolors they’re inexpensive and great quality
The koh I noor "brilliant" palette wheel is massively different from their regular ones. No idea why but they're better
I personally use Jane Davenport watercolor paints. Although they are tiny tins, they are my die hard favorite. Easy for travel and not that bad of a price. She even has watercolor pastels and oh, I just love the quality in her products.
Can you please recommend good affordable watercolor brushes?
im not a beginner in art, is been years since i paint, yet i can't bring myself to buy expensive art supplies, reasons for that is because i have to stretch my money for more important things and now more because of covid and unemployment, but also because there are soo many good, amazing affordable art supplies out there that why buy costly art? if I were to sell my paintings then yeah maybe ( if I could buy the expensive art supplies that is lol) but since i don't plan on doing that or ever will, think I'm more comfortable with affordable paints and art supplies in general, you can buy more things and still save in comparison with very very expensive art supplies that you might be able to buy one time and never again became they are very expensive. Also, i think that people don't need expensive paint to do a very great/ fantastic painting, your video is the proof of that (even though those watercolors were not the best or nay good at all) but you managed to make an amazing job, I think we artist are a bit too spoiled and i get it, is our work and we want it to last and look good and be of our like, but sometimes we think that if is not expensive art supplies that it won't work. I have even painted with apple barrel paints, I have a whole sketchbook painted with that and it turned out awesome, i even went to Walmart and bought package of them because right now ( this is hard for me to say but) right now is all i can expend on paintings, and of course I'm waiting on my arrtx gouache set ( a very greatset I should say)
I am just learning and ❤️ your vid. I am having trouble w/the tape that I use as it tends to rip some parts of the paper when I pull it off. Yours seem to be a see-through type. Does it seal the paint from running and does it pull off easy? If so do you recommend it ? Name?
I bought Giorgione watercolor at $10 and I was like it's so expensive to me LMAO >.
Would love to see you doing this painting with some good quality colors
winsor and newton cotman watercolors 45 set, i got it for like 30 pounds , i feel like thats cheap for 45 pans :3
When you have skills
I dont think these paints are bad at all. I have this set and I happily use it.
Paper and brushes are key! Make sure to buy the best quality, your paint can be literal crap but make sure you paper and brushes are the most expensive and the best quality
Can somebody Link the brushes from Amazon ?
omg that twist watercolor thing I just used in my past video 😂
Love this piece! So beautiful for not the best paints. 😍 seeing a budget art supply video would be great! Maybe something along the lines of $30 budget and what good quality paper and/or paint that can possibly buy...?
Can i ask how you do your highlights? Thank you for the wonderful video!
You're so dramatic, my god
I have these paints, bought them a couple years ago also and going back to them trying to get back into art, even swatching them was stressful
This masterpiece is literally so pretty. I'm in love with you're art style:)
Does anyone know if the Canson Mix Media notebook works with watercolors?
Marie's watercolor tubes are relatively cheap and decent quality
me after seeing the title: she's using items i can buy, maybe i can try to follow what she's gonna do
me after watching the video: fuck it, i need to be talented first
I was not that good with that paint but you are really good!!!
Simply acrylic would be a good one for a cheap supplies video