#art materials

[gooberscollage]

Illustrations from The Ant And The Pigeon by Lev Tolstoy (1988) - Illustrations by Mikhail Komadin

[camelidae]

I started using water pens early in my experimenting with watercolors and I never looked back. They probably wouldn’t be too useful for large-scale watercolors, but for smallish illustrations like I do, they’re just right. Easily portable, and I love being able to control the amount of water I’m mixing into the paint without having to dip repeatedly.

(and I love, love LOVE not having to have a glass of water nearby for little kitties to try and drink from, fail to drink from, and then spill dramatically onto my work.)

[grendel-menz]

Thought this might be useful! My materials -> my art.

misspelled some things but you get it...

[2dmax]

if you draw with felt tip pens and alcohol markers, please look into metal nib dip pens & color drawing ink. it’s cheaper and frankly less plastic waste, and simply using a dip pen and a brush will boost your physical skill

[luna-mayham]

I just remembered something. I have this link from long ago that I made when someone put out a lot of art knowledge on Twitter and it was removed. I recreated it. So to those who are looking to add more to your library or those wanting to practice and need material, I offer you what I have of my arcane knowledge.

Please use this as you need and by all means, share with anyone who is wanting to draw!

[littleworldofsienna]

Art Haul Supplies 🎨 Unboxing New Art Materials from SHOPEE - SEAMIART

Happy Friday lovelies! Join me as I unbox my new art materials as a Christmas special upload. 🥰 I'm so excited to try these new materials from SeamiArt shop that I ordered from Shopee. I've been ordering from this shop a lot of times already. They have a lot of art materials that are affordable without compromising the quality of their products. You go check them out lovelies(not sponsored 😅) 

 I hope you enjoy this video. It's nothing super exciting but perfect to lean back, sip a tea and let your mind wander. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and Happy Holidays! ✨ 

 P.S. Please look forward for the future reviews and thoughts of these art materials 🥰

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[achronalart]

A PSA about art materials and longevity: If you intend your art to last, you should use archival lightfast art materials made for artists, NOT paints or markers made for hobbyists or designers (Looking at you, Copic markers). Know your materials!

Whether it’s old fashioned gouache paints or modern markers, designer’s art materials WILL fade and change or even destroy your artworks, no matter how strong or bright their colors may look at first.

An example: This is the cover of the “New Yorker” magazine dated March 12, 1938, made from a color photograph of a gouache painting by illustrator Garrett Price.

(The pale greyish splotches on the 1938 magazine cover are age spots on the paper and not part of the original artwork.

This is called "foxing" in the antiquarian book collecting world.)

This is a photo of Garrett Price's original gouache painting — in the condition it was in at a 1999 auction.

Haunting!

What happened? Over the years daylight or maybe just even time passing faded the colors of the gouache paint Price used … Because designers’ gouache paint is not a permanent artist’s material. It’s not MADE to last.

When you put the two images side by side it’s even more stark. The central woman's deep rose pink dress has faded to a barely-there ghost-beige.

The rich green cornucopia looks completely different.

Most of the blue ribbons and pink flowers are completely gone, leaving the purple parts as faint mauve ghosts hanging in the air.

Even the nice black outlines are gone. Black should be a permanent color!

The pretzels have faded to a pale doughy mass.

Gouache paints are made to be bright for ephemeral advertising art and posters. They really are not suitable for any art that is meant to last. Any artist interested in the longevity of their hard work should use archival materials such as artist’s watercolors or professional acrylic paints instead of designers' gouache or markers, no matter how attractive the colors.

And don't think that because this was from 1938 things have changed that much. They were still selling designer gouache with fugitive pigments when I was an art student and art supply stores are still selling them now. And those markers are modern.

Know your materials!

[mitografia]

Red Monika ✍️ sketch card 2.5” x 3.5” commission

[glasswarproject]

This is what 300€ of stained glass look like

[gooberscollage]

Images from Antiques Price Guide 2008 by Judith Miller

Under the cut are screenshots of each image from the book with some info. Had to put it on one image cause image limit :p Sorry if it’s hard to read.

[arttreyn]

Forgive me if no one GAF but would anyone be interested in like what materials i use, where i got them, tips, etc? I might make a video or just a big post if there is interest

Meme for exposure ig idk how this app works

[renownedtholianpunctualityyyyy]

~Premise~-Themed Pencils🌈✨

So I got these pencils custom made a little while ago, just for funsies. I was recently rearranging art supplies and figured someone on here may get a kick out of seeing them? Hah

They’re references to some of my favourite/iconic emotional Kirk/Spock moments/exchanges. I mean there's plenty, but these were short, sweet, and would fit on a pencil under a character limit. And they’re some of my favourite episodes, too, so…

Standard ‘#2’ HB Dixon Ticonderoga pencils. Pastel variation.

More info/quote sources under cut.

For reference, in order, the quotes/moments are from:

S01E10 — The Corbomite Maneuver SPOCK: Has it occurred to you that there's a certain ... inefficiency ... in constantly questioning me on things you've already made up your mind about? KIRK: It gives me emotional security.

S01E16 — The Galileo Seven KIRK: You're not going to admit that for the first time in your life, you committed a purely human, emotional act? SPOCK: ...No, sir. KIRK: Mister Spock... you're a stubborn man. SPOCK: ...Yes, sir(!).

S01E23 — A Taste of Armageddon SPOCK: A feeling is not much to go on. KIRK: Sometimes a feeling, Mister Spock, is all we humans have to go on. SPOCK: Captain... you almost make me believe in luck. KIRK: Why, Mister Spock... you almost make me believe in miracles.

S01E29 — Operation -- Annihilate!* SPOCK: I have my own will, Captain. ...Let me help. KIRK: I need you, Spock... but we can't take any chances. We'll keep you confined for a while longer.

S02E01 — Amok Time SPOCK: [...] Live long, T'Pau, and prosper. T'PAU: Live long and prosper, Spock. SPOCK: I shall do neither. I have killed my captain... and my friend.

(*Worth mentioning this phrase is also mentioned in the previous episode S01E28 —City On The Edge Of Forever, which is why it was so notable. Said by Kirk, when he's talking to Edith Keeler. In essence "Let me help" is akin to (or better than) saying "I love you". But I personally think of Spock saying it in "Operation -- Annihilate!" when I see the phrase, because he's saying it to Kirk in desperation. That whole scene is amazing.)

[Transcript text taken from http://www.chakoteya.net Thank you kindly. Lightly edited by me for formatting/pauses. ]

[verrixa]

In my last Kaito drawing I used a free pattern from unsplash, but I felt bad, so I tried to recreate Kaito's shirt pattern myself.

Feel free to use it if you don't feel like drawing it yourself 🫰

[feletida]

Wow. It works great

[thesunxlx]

Peachtober day 6: SKETCH ✏️🎨

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