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 UA-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
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.
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
@@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 $10 set of half pan watercolors, canson paper, and my 30 tombow markers I've been collecting for the past 5 years. They work perfect for me! Seeing videos like this kinda make me feel bad but then i remember that my art is mostly for me and my supplies fit that purpose
I would love to see your personal recommendations for affordable but good art supplies and maybe separate the video into different tiers from beginner, intermediate, etc? I would like to see what paints you recommend ( Gouache, Watercolor, oil, acrylic if you use acrylic? ) ,paper and sketchbooks,colored pencils & other mediums. Maybe markers or pens. These are just ideas though don’t feel overwhelmed to include all of these of course!
@@leelorenz.3889 i use crayola watercolor *on normal paper* actually I used it like once and never again bc it was so terrible I really hope I can get decent paints and supplies soon bc I get money every year but my parents snatch it
Inexpensive supplies list... For watercolor: try shinhan you can get up to 32 colors for like 28$ 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
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.
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’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
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 :)
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*
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.
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 😭😭😭
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 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.
You did a gorgeous job with these supplies, Sara. I definitely second your sentiments about using your money to buy fewer high quality supplies over a wider range of lesser quality supplies.
Ahh thank you Denise! That means a lot, I've been binging your videos trying to learn more about pigments and blends and all that good stuff! I want to be more meaningful with the supplies I'm using!
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.
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.
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,
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 really recommend Prang watercolors for beginners. Roughly the same price, very dependable, a good enough balance between pop colors and earth tones to start out with. Cracked them open last year and was surprised at how reliable they ey were.
*A found a lefty friend!!!!* Love the outcome!! Your right, it doesn't matter if you use inexpensive or expensive materials, what matters it how you use them and the outcome you choose to show😁
Their brilliant disc set is amazing. It is artist grade. The paint disc you have used here is student grade and does exactly everything you have said and shown. Although sometimes the look or feel of a painting is very different using less expensive supplies. It should not deter a artist imo. It would be interesting to see you try the Brilliant Disc set from Koch I Noor.
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.
one huge recommendation I have for paper/ sketchbook is the artway studio sketchbooks, they are around £6-£7 I think (idk what that is in USD) but the paper quality is pretty great and they hold my watercolours really well! Would definitely recommend if you want a cheap but nice sketchbook :)
The two sets of watercolors I own are an Artist Loft set (24 colors) which is $5 and a Daler Rowney travel kit (which I think has 10 or 12 colors) for $13. The jump in price really does make a HUGE difference, at least to me. I don't know how much you use markers, but maybe trying artist loft alcohol brush markers would be an interesting challenge. Loved this!
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!
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.
Reminds me of my old days with watercolor. I started out with a $5 36 color pan set, and I actually could say I made some pretty nice art with the set. I now have much more expensive tube paints and I still can’t seem to approach the same level of beauty I had with the old set! Sadly I had to stop using the pan set because it kinda expired and stopped working for me... granulated a lot in ways it hadn’t before. Although I want to make these tubes work for me! So I will do my best.
An inexpensive brushes i use grace art watercolor brush set ws12 on Amazon, it was $6.99 for 12 and compares well to high end synthetics. I use artist loft paper pad from Michael's for experimenting with water color. It's decent enough to get an idea what to do on better paper.
This is honestly an incredible piece, one can tell you put a lot of dedication in what you do and the fact that you achieved such a beautiful painting using those hard-to-work-with supplies shows your quality as an artist. Loved it :-)
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 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.
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...?
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 really love how you've used these to create artwork that looks very similar and just as good as the more expensive materials you use. It's a really great reminder that you can create great art with anything! I love your videos so much it makes me happy to see you uploading more every week✨🦆
When you said about experience s about primary colors, I agree. I'm not a pro artist but I will say that I've been into watercolors for a year now. Back then I preferred those watercolor with 24 or 48 color but after meeting expensive watercolors, I tried to save money by only buying the primaries and I didn't regret it, I love them. I looked at my old set and found out that most of the colors were almost untouched and only the primaries and black were used. So remember that you must save money by only buying the necessary colors such as primaries and learn to mix colors.
Loving these art videos! Please make more drawings on procreate and digital art! Your traditional art videos are also wonderful :) just draw what you love!
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
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.
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 UA-camr/influencer) to have a certain amount of artworks that tell a story to outweigh random drawings?
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😁
nice video~ for suggestion on art supplies: Royal Langnickel...? been using it for a while, but i cant tell if it’s just me or it doesn’t go well with my spiral bound 7”x10” Canson watercolor paper. I’ve noticed you use Canson as well, especially in this video and you make it seem like it’s pretty good.
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 LOVE your videos and I LOVE your style but man they make me so depressed. Like I watch you and I get the feeling you are everything I wish I were but I am not (? If that makes any sense. You have so much knowledge about every single step of the creating process: from the paper to the pigments to paper quality to colour technique. And your art sure does reflect all that knowledge. My biggest wish is to master all fields of art-making like you have. Thanks for being such an inspiration.
Here Sara is using inexpensive art supplies while here I am looking at my art supplies that totals just above $10 😅 Water colour pad- $2.50 Water colour paints- $1 and $2 (both have 21 colours but vary in "shades"(if you could call it that LOL) Water colour brushes- 10 brushes for $5.60 Mechanical pencil- $2
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 UA-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
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.
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
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 $10 set of half pan watercolors, canson paper, and my 30 tombow markers I've been collecting for the past 5 years. They work perfect for me! Seeing videos like this kinda make me feel bad but then i remember that my art is mostly for me and my supplies fit that purpose
White Rose ikr 😂😂
Omg preach 😂😂😂
I personally really really enjoy cheap chalky watercolors, mostly if I just want to draw some vintage/pastel images of flowers etc
I would love to see your personal recommendations for affordable but good art supplies and maybe separate the video into different tiers from beginner, intermediate, etc? I would like to see what paints you recommend ( Gouache, Watercolor, oil, acrylic if you use acrylic? ) ,paper and sketchbooks,colored pencils & other mediums. Maybe markers or pens. These are just ideas though don’t feel overwhelmed to include all of these of course!
I use Prang watercolors and they worked wonders
@@leelorenz.3889 i use crayola watercolor
*on normal paper*
actually I used it like once and never again bc it was so terrible
I really hope I can get decent paints and supplies soon bc I get money every year but my parents snatch it
Avas Shevlin arteza watercolors
Inexpensive supplies list...
For watercolor: try shinhan you can get up to 32 colors for like 28$ 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
The way you paint facial features is truly mesmerising, the shine on those eyes! The lip details!
"using inexpensive supplies"
But
" Has an Expensive HANDS "
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.
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.
Such a stunning painting. Absolutely dazzling ✨
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
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 😅😅
Wow, those results with those materials, I dunno how they went together. Amazing job
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 :)
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*
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.
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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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
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 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.
You did a gorgeous job with these supplies, Sara. I definitely second your sentiments about using your money to buy fewer high quality supplies over a wider range of lesser quality supplies.
Ahh thank you Denise! That means a lot, I've been binging your videos trying to learn more about pigments and blends and all that good stuff! I want to be more meaningful with the supplies I'm using!
@@SaraTepes Aw thanks Sara! That means a lot to me too :) I absolutely love your work.
Watercolor palette from Michaels. Apple barrel acrylic paint. Basics acrylic paint.
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.
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.
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,
I have those paints, I've had them since high school!
Yess please do a video about the watercolor cheap art supplies 😍
It's always good to know an artists process and tools they use. You are very clear in this video
Your artwork is still very beautiful using that watercolour!!❤️
Thanks for sharing your techniques and demonstration. I love your portrait artwork.☺️💕
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 really recommend Prang watercolors for beginners. Roughly the same price, very dependable, a good enough balance between pop colors and earth tones to start out with. Cracked them open last year and was surprised at how reliable they ey were.
*A found a lefty friend!!!!*
Love the outcome!! Your right, it doesn't matter if you use inexpensive or expensive materials, what matters it how you use them and the outcome you choose to show😁
Their brilliant disc set is amazing. It is artist grade.
The paint disc you have used here is student grade and does exactly everything you have said and shown. Although sometimes the look or feel of a painting is very different using less expensive supplies. It should not deter a artist imo.
It would be interesting to see you try the Brilliant Disc set from Koch I Noor.
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.
one huge recommendation I have for paper/ sketchbook is the artway studio sketchbooks, they are around £6-£7 I think (idk what that is in USD) but the paper quality is pretty great and they hold my watercolours really well! Would definitely recommend if you want a cheap but nice sketchbook :)
The two sets of watercolors I own are an Artist Loft set (24 colors) which is $5 and a Daler Rowney travel kit (which I think has 10 or 12 colors) for $13. The jump in price really does make a HUGE difference, at least to me. I don't know how much you use markers, but maybe trying artist loft alcohol brush markers would be an interesting challenge. Loved this!
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!
I am using acrylic colours but i see first time how can water colours be so beautiful . You done amazing job 🖒💟
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.
Great art! Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
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 ❤️❤️
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.
Reminds me of my old days with watercolor. I started out with a $5 36 color pan set, and I actually could say I made some pretty nice art with the set.
I now have much more expensive tube paints and I still can’t seem to approach the same level of beauty I had with the old set! Sadly I had to stop using the pan set because it kinda expired and stopped working for me... granulated a lot in ways it hadn’t before. Although I want to make these tubes work for me! So I will do my best.
An inexpensive brushes i use grace art watercolor brush set ws12 on Amazon, it was $6.99 for 12 and compares well to high end synthetics. I use artist loft paper pad from Michael's for experimenting with water color. It's decent enough to get an idea what to do on better paper.
This is honestly an incredible piece, one can tell you put a lot of dedication in what you do and the fact that you achieved such a beautiful painting using those hard-to-work-with supplies shows your quality as an artist. Loved it :-)
that is such a cute watercolor set
So incredible drawing !!! It’s beautiful !!!
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...
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.
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...?
Good paper is the key!
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
Your work is always so stunning, just so much emotion in your work! Love it!
Woaaa i have this koh i Noor watercolor too.
I’d recommend Van Gogh watercolors they’re inexpensive and great quality
Would love to see you doing this painting with some good quality colors
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..
Thank you.
I'm so happy I saw this 🦆❤✨Your color combinations are wonderful
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)
I really love how you've used these to create artwork that looks very similar and just as good as the more expensive materials you use. It's a really great reminder that you can create great art with anything!
I love your videos so much it makes me happy to see you uploading more every week✨🦆
Beatiful water color art ....
When you said about experience s about primary colors, I agree. I'm not a pro artist but I will say that I've been into watercolors for a year now. Back then I preferred those watercolor with 24 or 48 color but after meeting expensive watercolors, I tried to save money by only buying the primaries and I didn't regret it, I love them. I looked at my old set and found out that most of the colors were almost untouched and only the primaries and black were used. So remember that you must save money by only buying the necessary colors such as primaries and learn to mix colors.
Loving these art videos! Please make more drawings on procreate and digital art! Your traditional art videos are also wonderful :) just draw what you love!
Turned out beautifully
**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!
Simply acrylic would be a good one for a cheap supplies video
This masterpiece is literally so pretty. I'm in love with you're art style:)
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!
When I was starting out with watercolors I used the sprang watercolors. They were amazing quality for the price.
Wow! It turned out really good 😂 love the soft effect 🥰
I started with 2€ 12 dry cakes from unknown brands and I liked them at the time, they didn't make me give up on watercolors
Marie's watercolor tubes are relatively cheap and decent quality
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.
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 UA-camr/influencer) to have a certain amount of artworks that tell a story to outweigh random drawings?
I recommend cheap art supply Prang if you haven't not already used their watercolors
This is just really perfect for me. 💞 It looks beautiful and its definitely bout the skill not what you use that makes a great painting.
I dont think these paints are bad at all. I have this set and I happily use it.
Daym this picture is so good-looking
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😁
nice video~
for suggestion on art supplies: Royal Langnickel...? been using it for a while, but i cant tell if it’s just me or it doesn’t go well with my spiral bound 7”x10” Canson watercolor paper. I’ve noticed you use Canson as well, especially in this video and you make it seem like it’s pretty good.
I really like the outlining of the piece
Ur art influenced me... Really..
Love thiss
And also I'm ur new subscriber....
Take love💟
Omg wonderful so cute and realistic 🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍👌👏
I would love a video on good quality but not very expensive art supplies ! I really struggle finding good watercolor brushes and paper.
YEASSS SOME BEATIFUL ARTTT
prang watercolor is the best scholastic watercolor i’ve tried
I love your artstyle!
Which do you like best? Watercolor or digital?
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.
This art is absolutely fucking gorgeous and I can't believe you made it out of those crappy watercolours, props to you 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
ive never seen the canson in my michaels. and i went there last month and i looked.
Love your portraits!❤️
i was binging your channel and saw you posted and got wayyy toooo happyyy!! :)
I LOVE your videos and I LOVE your style but man they make me so depressed. Like I watch you and I get the feeling you are everything I wish I were but I am not (? If that makes any sense. You have so much knowledge about every single step of the creating process: from the paper to the pigments to paper quality to colour technique. And your art sure does reflect all that knowledge. My biggest wish is to master all fields of art-making like you have. Thanks for being such an inspiration.
Here Sara is using inexpensive art supplies while here I am looking at my art supplies that totals just above $10 😅
Water colour pad- $2.50
Water colour paints- $1 and $2 (both have 21 colours but vary in "shades"(if you could call it that LOL)
Water colour brushes- 10 brushes for $5.60
Mechanical pencil- $2
This is so inspiring! ♥️ Nice work!
Any good inexpensive watercolor paper recommendations??