I am in New Zealand and would like to get some nice acrylic paints and brushes!.
Anybody know any good brands that are reasonable prices!?
Or any tips on buying these products!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Position:Home>Visual Arts> Help choosing Acrylic paint & brushes? Costs?Question: Help choosing Acrylic paint & brushes!? Costs!? I am in New Zealand and would like to get some nice acrylic paints and brushes!.
Anybody know any good brands that are reasonable prices!? Or any tips on buying these products!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: A combination of hogs hair and either synthetic or natural bristles, in flats, rounds, AND filberts in a small, medium, and large of each type is a good start!. For broad washes or moving paint around on a big canvas, house-painting brushes or even sponge brushes will do until you are ready for more details and adding some brushstrokes!. I probably have about 3 dozen or so brushes, and most of them good quality synthetic!. I use Golden and Daniel Smith and a smattering of Grumbacher paints!. Cheaper acrylics can contain more fillers and usually come with a smaller range of colors!. A recommended color list for oils and acrylics might be: Cadmium Yellow Light Yellow Ochre Cadmium Red Light Venetian Red Cadmium Orange Burnt Sienna Burnt Umber Alizarin Crimson Chromium Oxide Green Viridian Cerulean Blue Ultramarine Blue Ivory Black Titanium white Here is a link to the Daniel Smith Catalogue so you can read up on acrylics!. I know that they ship all over the world!. http://catalogs!.shoplocal!.com/danielsmit!.!.!. You will also need mediums and if you like the idea of longer working time (as opposed to quick drying) you may want to get a retarder!. I have a couple of the peel-off palettes on order so when my used palette is dry, all I do is peel off the old acrylic to reveal the white, hardened plastic surface! Otherwise I tend to use styrofoam plates, but hate to add those to the landfill of late!. The nice thing about acrylics is that you can paint on a good 140lb or heavier paper and fore-go canvas at first!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Always be on the look out for sales and anything discontinued!. I don't know what you have over there so, here are the brands I use: Acrylic paint: Liqutex, Grumbacher, ShinHan, Windsor & Newton, and Golden!. Depending on the color, plan on spending between $5 and $10 US for a two ounce tube!. You can buy larger tubes of black or white acrylic paint fairly cheap, a four ounce tube is about $10 US!. Colors with Cobalt or other metal will cost the most!. Brushes!. This is hard, it's not that simple as what's best to what is cheaper!. It all depends on whether the brush is horsehair, sable, natural or fake!. Then there's the size of the brush, again anywhere from $5!.00 US to $20, $40 $60 and even $100 for a brush!. I have Princeston, and Windsor & Newton!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I always use Liquitex Basics Acrylics, they're really cheap, the color is great, and it lasts a long time!. I've always been satisfied with their acrylics and I don't use anything else!. As far as brushes, you might want to try stiff-bristled brushes for thick acrylic paint and soft-bristled brushes if you want to try using watercolor effects with the acrylic paint!. Good luck and happy painting!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com |