What brand would you consider a set for a professional artist?
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Winsor & Newton have some of the best watercolors out there for a good price (comparatively to other high quality brands) and they offer different travel sets similar to this Sakura Koi set. They have a student line (Cotman) that is very good but their Artist line is top quality. Most of W&N paints receive very high ratings (both the Cotman and Artist lines) and are a pretty safe bet. Other good artist brands are Schminke, Daniel Smith, Holbien, and Grumbacher just to name a few. But every artist will have a personal preference.
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I ordered the set from this website. http://www.dickblick.com/products/art-alternatives-wood-easel/
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Medium is the sweet spot for most artists. I use large strokes at a zoomed out level so I use a large.
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Home studio - no problems.Occasional locations with careful handling - probably fine.Full time professional use with grips and pa - don't hold your breath.Look you get what you pay for - but these units are SO inexpensive, I don't think you can go wrong.I love mine - AND the service at Cowboys Studio is excellent. I had an exchange or two, and they were right on top of it - without guilt or pain.Definitely recommended.
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I would get the medium. The small is...well...small. I would go to a local electronics store to size them. Come back here though to purchase. You'll save about 30 dollars. As for the painting manual, Corel.com should have some links to some for you to choose from. Why Corel? They make two of the best painting program out right now...PainterX and Painter Essentials 4.
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Sure, in the set is a 0.5 point multiliner pen in black, and five neutral grays - N0, N2, N4, N6, N8. This was a very nice set which can cover a majority of shades even without the odd numbers and beyond; due to blending techniques, it's easy to make more shades than there are and even make darker colors when blended with colored copics as well. I would recommend this set for quick shadows or everyday use of gray, but if you're working with warm or cool colors to the extent that the grays become a big importance, (such as Tan fur on animals, or shaded earth tones) for warm colors or to another extent with cool colors, please lean your money towards those at some point. This set is a good set for the in-between areas and they work well for many situations.
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hard question to answer. If I was you, I would buy a range of colours and try them out one by one
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They are good for plain old coloring if you want to spend the money on these. You may go through them a bit more quickly than say crayola ones because of the softness of these. I recommend you look into a big crayola kit if your looking for diversity in colors. Unless you plan on becoming an artist if your interested. Then by all means, these are a good start set.
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Hi I've been using a few different ones both hot And cold pressed have only used "artist quality" ones so far ( as they are for assignments) will try cheaper options soon
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I don't think any of these would be good for that but it looks like brush second from the left in this set might do the trick? real Techniques Core Collection Set
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When it comes to colored pencils there's not much else to choose from, so I'd say, bang for the buck, these are a good purchase. I'd buy them again once my girlfriend uses up enough of them to warrants another purchase. Hope that helps.
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What is the difference between the artisan series and the professional series?
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Between these two, I prefer the Super Brain Set. The main reason is that it includes pieces from a few special sets such as the Carnival Set and the Power Construction Set.
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You can make the selection. The cheaper set includes the masque. I use it as a conditioner and it works fine. My local TJMaxx has a set with the conditioner for a few dollars extra
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Patrick I do not know. Why do you ask? It should not make too much difference which set you will use. Often Rockler equipment is similar to Bessey. Many times tool sources are limited, often you are buying a paint job that designates the brand.
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I own an artisan 810. It works great for us, we have had for over two years (we think).
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This set is for a more serious student of art -- possibly even a professional. It contains many colors, includes a water brush and even has a paint palette. It is compact and easy to take to classes or on a trip or to the doctor's office. It's very portable. I would not suggest this for a children unless the child is a budding artist. I have purchased these as birthday presents for several of my artsy friends. It is so light that I carry mine where ever I go just in case ...