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Introductory Art Products
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items Supplies lists from a former fine arts college student. I also take part in a lot of crafty hobbies. Most of my supplies is introductory level, so it's great for people looking to get started in different mediums. These are mostly affordable products...
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Painting supplies
Fiber Arts
Intro Digital Art
Drawing
Painting supplies
Oil paints, watercolors, acrylics, papers that I recommend. You can find canvases that work for you. Watercolor paper is a bit more particular.
Winsor & Newton are painting classics for a reason. I recently got a set of their tube watercolors, and my first painting has turned out how I wanted.
Professional Watercolour
I bought these for a painting class. Again, these are staples for a reason. They are reliably really good quality paints.
Artists' Oil Paints: Finest Pigments, 138 Vibrant Colors
Canson's watercolor paper is also very good. Watercolor is worth investing in good brands.
XL® watercolor
The quality of paper really does matter with watercolor. It takes a lot to overwork their paper. Their cold press paper holds pretty well.
Arches Watercolor Paper
You can't use this in most art classes, but it is passable for casual artists. I find that the coverage is really good. It's a step up from the really cheap brands at Michael's. Their colors are also pretty consistent from the tube to their dry state...
All About FolkArt® Paint with Donna Dewberry
Fiber Arts
Yarns and threads that I recommend. Each brand has synthetic/acrylics as well as wool and other sustainable yarns. I've used a variety from each, and they have all worked for what I was doing. I don't have crochet hook or knitting needle recommendati...
Rip Joann Fabrics. Gone but never forgotten. Michael's brand of yarn is fine. Affordable. Lot of colors. Comparable to Lion Brand in my opinion. I’m picky about texture and this passes.
Loops Threads
Some people like them. Some people don't. I've never had issues, and their yarn is consistently pretty soft. I have texture issues with yarn. They have always been safe for me. They usually have good sales and clearance on their website.
Lion Brand Yarns
I also dabble in embroidery. I also use this for little details in crochet projects. DMC is pretty standard to use. It is a staple for good reason. Also the sparkly/metallic threads are so cute.
All Thread - Embroidery Thread
Intro Digital Art
My experience with digital art is very introductory. Affordable, basic products have been great for my needs. Conveniently people that are usually looking for digital art recommendations are usually also newbies. So welcome to my little club! I hope ...
One of my graphic design courses used Wacom tablets. I have a very basic one at home. About $40. It gets the job done when I need it. If you're starting with digital art, it can definitely get you started without being a huge investment.
Wacom
My first real digital taste of digital art. A lot of options. You can start making works pretty intuitively. If you want to elevate your work, watching YouTube and TikTok tutorials will be your friend.
Should You Buy Procreate?
This is a solid alternative for Adobe Suite. If you create as an employee, just go get Adobe since every job requires proficiency with it. However, the freelancers and small art business people can use whatever you want. You can and should explore lo...
Pixelmator Pro - Apple
Drawing
I'm very much a 2D person. I highly recommend these for your drawing needs. Introductory or not, these brands are reliable.
I'm a big fan of their soft pastels. They work like paint. They are super pigmented, so my work is always very vivid. I adapted to working with these pretty quickly.
Rembrandt soft pastels | Official website
I've had a set of 50 for a lot of years now. The pencils are pretty soft, so they deposit a lot of pigment when you draw. I've done portrait work to silly cartoon drawings with them. Just be careful if you drop them. The “lead” will break on the insi...
Explore Colored Pencils
These liners are also a staple for physical drawings. I sometimes use them in my pencil drawings. I really like using these for additional outlines when I do watercolor paintings.
SAKURA Pigma Micron Fineliner Archival Ink