Reddit reviews Strathmore (360-9 300 Series Watercolor Pad, Cold Press, 9"x12"
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Accepts wet and dry art mediumsAcid-free makes for longevity of artwork with ageDesigned with high quality materials for excellent resultsCreate beautiful works of art with this watercolor paper
For $50 you can get her some nice starter paints, maybe some brushes (I know I'm personally REALLY picky about my brushes), some nice paper, and maybe a nice porcelain palette. If you don't have a local craft store, I suggest either amazon or dick blick for internet shopping fun!
If she'd like cake sets, this would be a good starter set, Winsor and Newton is a good brand.
Or you can add on some tube watercolors if you so choose. (again I went with this brand but you can look at others, I have had some of the cheaper ones go bad on me)
I'm not sure what size of paper she wants but here is some basic watercolor paper. Of course you can find more fancy cold press papers as well.
As far as brushes, as I said I'm pretty picky, but you can start with a nice starter set. Something like this or this is similar to what I started out with. If you'd like to start her out with just one or two really good brushes let me know and I can get out my brushes and link you to ones I personally like. But really it all comes down to personal preference, as I've used hundreds of brushes over the years and brushes that I've liked aren't the same that say other artists like.
And if you still have some money left over I'd recommend a nice porcelain palette. Most sets come with plastic which is okay, but I find that porcelain is just much nicer to mix watercolor in, and of course lasts longer! This is the one I use but this is a nice one as well!
Hope that gives you some help!
This paper would be perfect for a rainy day! I'm trying my hand at painting lately but all I have is printer paper. On rainy days, I try to paint something. Takes up my time and cheers me up!
The old man is snoring!
Thanks for the contest.
Oh boy! Watercolor is beautiful and relatively easy to get started with, but the medium has a unique character that people find difficult to master. I find that instead of learning to control watercolor, I learn to work with it.
This book is one of my favorites, and youtube has a lot of excellent videos which will show you how to approach painting. Just search for 'Watercolor Speed Painting' or 'Watercolor Tutorials'.
If you have no experience with them, start with a cheap set of tube paints, and any heavy paper. Get a set of real-hair watercolor brushes, or a couple decent synthetic ones. Bigger is better! Get at least an 8 and a 12. If you want to buy better individual paints, start with a minimal palette like one of the two mentioned here.
Practice, practice, practice, and keep asking questions :) Good luck!
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy, I'd really love some watercolor paper.
I've recently run out, and really got in the habit of painting to relax and decompress. It'd be a great way to ensure some peace in 2015! It's on my $10 and Under list.
I'm an artist, I've been drawing all my life, basically. This is some of my art, but I rarely post there and those are just very few of my drawings. I am mostly a traditional artist. I love using oil pastels and charcoal and pencils. I try working on my tablet, but drawing digitally is hard and a bit confusing.
I'll draw anything, really. Mostly portraits and cartoony little doodles, but I've been trying to go big and start working on backgrounds more, since that's something I've always avoided like the plague. Crafts are huge for me, too. Though I suck at it, I can knit and sew, and I love to sing and act whenever I can (meaning in the shower or at home alone, haha).
A watercolor sketchbook would be handy.
Or a new set of watercolor pencils! Mine are getting pretty stumpy.
And welcome to RAOA! :)