Reddit reviews Canson XL Series Mix Paper Pad, Heavyweight, Fine Texture, Heavy Sizing for Wet and Dry Media, Side Wire Bound, 98 Pound, 7 x 10 Inch, 60 Sheets, 7"X10", 0
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Use for: Sketching, drawing, light washes of ink and watercolor, collage, journaling, and moreErases well and blends easilyMicro perforated, true size sheets60 sheets of 98 pound/160 gramAcid free 7 x 10 inch paper
Just remind yourself that being angry is a totally valid and perfectly healthy way of handling something that upsets you - the line is drawn at acting on the anger.
For example: Don't get angry and daydream about killing your mom, then snap at your kids for being kids, or kick your dog, or tear your husband's head off for not putting the dishes away. But if you "embrace the angry" you're feeling, and enjoy "treating yourself" to some fantasy about her empty funeral and pigs disposing of her body - then laugh and play and enjoy your life like she never did, and hug your kids, and passionately embrace your husband/wife - that's perfectly healthy and acceptable, because you're not harming anyone by doing it.
You don't have to be perfectly in control of everything at every minute. You need to be aware of your surroundings, and not harm anyone if you choose to do something to handle your emotions in a certain way. For another example, I used to love oil pastels. I would beg mom constantly to buy them for me, she'd always lecture me about how ungrateful I was, and if I posted the issue then I'd end up beaten whenever I got home. That's a prime example of not handling your emotions properly, but more than that, it never taught me what to do when I'm upset about something because all I know is "don't be like her", so like you I'd try bottling it up and just not being angry. I exploded on someone one day because it was just too much and I still didn't have any "tools" to deal with anger, because as far as I was concerned it was a bad emotion and I needed to try harder to be a good person and just never feel it, ever. So last week, I explained to my therapist what's going on and what happened when I blew up last year and we were talking about how to handle it (I love this new therapist!), but he asked why I'd never bought myself a box of oil pastels. I didn't have an answer of course because it was essentially due to believing I didn't deserve them, which is totally bullshit, but I've been dealing with much bigger issues and the oil pastel thing was buried deep (I only had told the therapist by accident even).
So instead of snapping at people and trying to avoid being angry (which just isn't possible BTW, don't be hard on yourself for feeling angry) - but instead of dealing with any of that, I bought a box of Crayola oil pastels off Amazon, and a couple of first drawing pads (if you or anyone else reading this is an artist of any kind, do not look at those links in the context of "art supplies"). I got them yesterday (cause I've got no memory and forgot to order them for a week), and ripped them out of the box - which is also a phenomenal release (if you don't often o order from Amazon you'll see what I mean, it's like the Christmas you never had, sitting right at your front door!)... But the first thing I did was break the end off of the brown one because I scrawled out "Fuck You Mom!!!" in huge letters that took up the whole page.
It's not about being perfect, or acting your agree, or "keeping up appearances". Being angry is part of being human, and suppressing or avoiding that anger won't end well for anyone around you (trust me on that one, I still feel bad about my blow up and it was nearly 18mos ago! Thankfully everyone around me now is very good at forgiving and being kind and understanding, but I still feel guilty about having snapped in the first place).
Good luck, and please remember to be kind to yourself, be understanding and empathetic - to you as well as others. I'd like to offer huge, warm, sincere hugs if you'd like some.
Sorry again for babbling, I'm apparently incapable of not being verbose :)
I hope you get to do something unplanned and unexpected this weekend, that you want to do for once, and you surprise yourself with how much you enjoy it! (I "sucked up" my fatigue and pain from my MS a couple of weeks ago and went to the "dinosaur museum" with the kids and husband, it was so much fun - even though I spent thirty mins scrubbing their hands/arms/faces with Wet Ones cause I'm also paranoid everyone's walking Petri dishes...
Cheers :)
a scrapbook of sketches is actually a good idea, i've been thinking about it some time ago, but actually never got around to do it.. thanks for the reminder :)
canson's sketchbook are currently in my amazon shopping cart :D they are not available where i am, so i am wondering if i should go for this one or this one, but i'll probably go for both, since the first one is the right weight of paper for me, but the other is closer to my preferred size to work on. these 160 grams don't make me much of a believer that it will suit me tho.. have you tried this one and how does it compare to the 300 gr mixed media paper?
https://www.amazon.com/Prismacolor-3599TN-Premier-Colored-72-Count/dp/B000E23RSQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535989378&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=prismacolor+colored+pencils&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Canson-Heavyweight-Texture-Sizing-Sheets/dp/B0039UMRMW/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1535989454&sr=8-16&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=drawing+paper
This should run you around $50. I'm recommending mixed media paper and it should take marker/ink as well.
Edit: I missed that she was 10. Prismacolors are pricey, but seem to have dropped a lot in price since the color pencil boom for coloring books. They're still on the higher grade side. But given her age you may want to focus on more of a balance between quantity/quality. Like, buy an inexpensive painting set or art set and a lot of paper/canvas board. They have this: https://www.amazon.com/US-Art-Supply-Piece-Deluxe-additional/dp/B071S7JTY3/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1535990614&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=art+set&dpPl=1&dpID=61Cgv5p9OEL&ref=plSrch
If she's still at the age where she's playing around a lot doing a bunch of different things with that unbridled enthusiasm kids have I'd go with an art set like the one above. If you feel she's getting more serious (or even keep it in your pocket for another birthday in the future) go with the other one.
Happy Birthday to her to begin with!
Very briefly, your safest option is to buy sketchbooks. An artist might already have their choice of tools to draw and paint with. But they can never have enough papers and surfaces to work on. Your girl has no experience in tools so you can also introduce some to her, but let her have the joy of going through art shops and feeling the brushes with her hands and all. I recommend buying canvas to her. However, if you buy a few pieces of large canvases to a complete beginner she will be fazed by those. It's quite intimidating to start painting on a large canvas if you never did it before. Luckily there are artbooks that are made of very thick papers especially recommended for painting on. Those you can rip out and crumble if you want there will be still more and it's not so traumatising then to mess up and start over. It never feels like you wasted a full canvas. (Actually you can always cover up a messy canvas with white paint but for light watercolor you'd want a clean, fresh and empty piece to work on.) Let me recommend you some sketchbooks and tell you about it so you can make your own decision.
Check this link. It leads to Canson's Watercolor sketchbooks. These are especially made for using watercolor on it. It's because the papers inside are thicker than regular printing paper and absorb paints better without drenching the table under. You can tell it's good for watercolor by the number on the cover. It says 160g which means that each paper weights that much. Size doesn't matter, like a huge canvas can be 160g while a napkin sized sketchbook can be 160g and they will be of the same kind of paper. This sketchbook will most likely be her favourite from these 3 I'm showing you.
Check this link. It leads to Canson's entry level artbooks. These are for very regular pen and pencil sketches. Perfect for travel. Perfect for drawing in it with ink pens. These papers are like your regular printer paper. You can do whatever you want with them but they are in a sturdy form that fits in your pocket. I carry one with my usually in my coat or backpack. Ball-point pens glide really well on the papers. These are to thin for painting though.
Check this link. It leads to another Canson sketchbook. These pages are 300g heavy. They have also have a texture many don't like. Compared to printer paper these are almost like cardboard but no. These papers are god tier for painting on. They are for paints thicker than watercolor. They'll hold heavier paint like oil also. For this paper you need paints that you push out from a tube as a paste and spread. 300g was the heaviest I ever bought and used and I used very watery ink on it. Watercolor will show the parallel lines of the paper underneath it. Some like it, some don't. Let you girl find out if she does or not.
All in all, I do recommend Canson's papers as I have used them for years now and they never failed me. Get different weights for your girl and she will choose what she likes. If she wants to take up art she is in the experimenting phase and you can help her experience more by getting different kinds of stuffs to use. Alternatively, you could take her to a store and let her browse then pay for it but that's not so gifty. One learns the most from mistakes so if you get her different kinds of things to use and experiment with she will learn a lot. She'll learn why paint won't work on one kind of paper and why a pencil won't work on another.
Tell me if you have any more questions.
The Canson XL mix media pad is my favorite sketchbook of all time, it's hardcover, has thick pages, is good for watercolors, acrylic and markers without anything leaking through.
Here it is
I own one of those and I LOVE it for sketching. There is no better way to learn than to just practice, so I would grab a sketchbook (this kind is my favorite) and just doodle and draw.
Try to stay loose. Don't be scared to press on the tip or to scrub the paper with it.
These 1 2 are some of my favorites. Both can be found at Michaels (even most Walmarts i go to carry the canson now). They have hardback book styles too, but they cost a bit more (30$ for a toned hardcover last time i checked.)
You're welcome. Drawing upside down definitely gets you started with that way of thinking. After that it's just refining the accuracy of the lines you make. It can't be stressed enough how long really good art takes to make. Stuff like this: https://www.google.com/search?q=bernie+wrightson+frankenstein
You have to be super patient especially as an amateur, where even sloppy sketches seem to take too damn long. Somewhere along the way you get a bit quicker, it gets fun and you accept mistakes, I swear. : )
If you really want to get better, something else has to be put on the back burner so you can spend time drawing. Personally, I would love to have great artistic skill but I spend too much time with my guitar and not enough time with a pen or pencil.
My advice to you is focus on artists that have a loose style and try copying them at first. If you look at a persons face or a building it's hard to translate that into ink lines on paper but if you try and copy some of Russ' or Liz Steel's work it should be a lot easier. If you notice, her line-work is sloppy most of the time because she's hyperactive, but the color really brings everything together. Colored pencils would be good for you if you don't want to mess around with watercolors.
Regarding notebooks:
For washes this stuff is great but it's got a little tooth too it so a Lamy EF and above thickness works best.
https://www.amazon.com/Canson-Heavyweight-Texture-Sizing-Sheets/dp/B0039UMRMW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542566691&sr=8-1&keywords=canson+mix+media
For sketching on really smooth paper that works great for any fountain pens: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017RT4H78/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=A1Y3PCPH3CY53X&psc=1
And even though it's lined paper, here's a pretty cheap book with no bleed through I use for notes and drawing practice.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001B0F33W/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Of course you can't beat a marble notebook when it comes to rough practice. Be ready and expect to 'ruin' a lot of pages. It's okay and it took me the longest time to accept that. Every drawing, good or bad, will teach you something.
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