Resources: Poll about art supplies
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drawesomeHey all, sorry for being so absent last week. I'm back and off to comment on all your wonderful Inktober posts in the next couple of days.
ETA: I decided to make a poll. Sorry if the answer options a kinda dumb, it's my first poll ever.
sexycazzy mentioned subscribing to one of those art supplies box services where you get a mixed bag of art supplies each month, I think earlier there was a post or a comment about a service like that in the US (and after a brief search I realized there a a lot of services like that out there). So, questions:
1. Who here has (is being) using a service like that and what on earth do you do with the supplies that pile up? Since you don't know beforehand what you'll get, I'm imagining there's supplies left and right that aren't being used.
2. Do you have recommendations for sites where supplies are being reviewed (apart from amazon which is obvious)? Of course, I have my local stationary store I use for the basics (it has reduced price on Schmincke watercolours at the moment which is fantastic). For the rest I use a German online art supplier. Unfortunately its site is pretty light on the customer reviews.I'm guessing I'm looking for your personal experiences with different supplies as well as trusted sites where I can believe the reviewers. That box-service is awfully tempting (and since I'm not a poor student anymore I could probably afford one) but I am hesitant to spend money when I'll have stuff here that's not getting used.
Oh right, I'm looking for ink stuff, pastels, watercolours and brushes mostly. And there probably are a lot of cool special effects tools out there that I don't even know exist.
ETA: I decided to make a poll. Sorry if the answer options a kinda dumb, it's my first poll ever.
Poll #18995 Art supplies
This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 16
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 16
Where do you get your art supplies?
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local art supply shop
11 (68.8%)
online art supply shop (which?)
4 (25.0%)
get them as birthday/Christmas gifts
3 (18.8%)
a subscription service (artsnacks, scrawlrbox...)
1 (6.2%)
amazon
5 (31.2%)
ebay
0 (0.0%)
other (please put info in the comments)
5 (31.2%)
Where do you get your information about art supplies?
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Manufacturer sites
2 (12.5%)
Customer reviews in online shops
3 (18.8%)
my local art supply store
2 (12.5%)
Artist friends
7 (43.8%)
Artist blogs (which?)
2 (12.5%)
Review blogs (which?)
0 (0.0%)
I usually just buy and try them out myself
9 (56.2%)
Other (please specify in comments)
7 (43.8%)
sexycazzy mentioned subscribing to one of those art supplies box services where you get a mixed bag of art supplies each month, I think earlier there was a post or a comment about a service like that in the US (and after a brief search I realized there a a lot of services like that out there). So, questions:1. Who here has (is being) using a service like that and what on earth do you do with the supplies that pile up? Since you don't know beforehand what you'll get, I'm imagining there's supplies left and right that aren't being used.
2. Do you have recommendations for sites where supplies are being reviewed (apart from amazon which is obvious)? Of course, I have my local stationary store I use for the basics (it has reduced price on Schmincke watercolours at the moment which is fantastic). For the rest I use a German online art supplier. Unfortunately its site is pretty light on the customer reviews.I'm guessing I'm looking for your personal experiences with different supplies as well as trusted sites where I can believe the reviewers. That box-service is awfully tempting (and since I'm not a poor student anymore I could probably afford one) but I am hesitant to spend money when I'll have stuff here that's not getting used.
Oh right, I'm looking for ink stuff, pastels, watercolours and brushes mostly. And there probably are a lot of cool special effects tools out there that I don't even know exist.
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Date: 2017-10-28 11:31 pm (UTC)Most of the time, I just use whatever's around - until recently I used mostly digital artwork but with the Inkobter I returned to traditional drawing and started to enjoy it more and more!
When I have the time, I will have a look in my cupboard and sort through the art supplies I've got and try to get back into painting once again but the problem is SPACE! lol
Most of the art supplies were from a shop called 'The Works' - I love shopping there because it's good for value (ie inexpensive) and there are plenty of art supplies to choose from.
I bought my colouring pens from Amazon - they are used mostly for colouring books. :-)
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Date: 2017-10-29 11:17 am (UTC)Please do, I'm sure lots of us are interested in that!
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Date: 2017-11-02 09:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-03 08:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-10-30 06:44 am (UTC)Get Sketch and Paletteful pack look possible tho.
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Date: 2017-11-02 09:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-03 01:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-03 08:13 am (UTC)no subject
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