| Painting and art
has been around since ancient times when
pre-historic man would mix vegetable or plant
pigments to make paints. In those days however,
earthy colors were popular and shades of red, brown
and black were commonly used in artistry. If you are
interested in art and want to take it up yourself,
there are a few basic items that you would need to
understand about before you visit an art supplies
store. These items would typically be listed in an
art supplies catalog and are crucial art education
supplies.
Cheap art supplies are great for beginners as some
art and art framing supplies can be very expensive
and hence best left for professionals or people with
sufficient expertise on the subject. Discount art
supplies are available in market-places in India.
There are also, specific markets for art supplies in
various different Indian cities. One could also buy
art supplies online but as with all online shopping,
one should be vary of giving out their credit card
details on the internet. Always ensure you are using
a secure website.
Here are some of
the most important art supplies you will need to
know about.
No discussion on the subject of paints is complete
without the proper explanation on the subject of
brushes. Paints and brushes are complimenting terms,
almost incomplete without each other. This is why
almost every set of paints includes a brush. In
olden days, it was not uncommon for bird-feathers to
be used as brushes to apply paint.
The first
paintbrushes were thereafter made of animal hair and
some paintbrushes are still made from the hair of
camels. However, today synthetic-hair varieties of
brushes are also available. Choosing the thickness
or size of your brush is as important as the actual
painting. An artist should ideally have a variety of
different-sized brushes to suit different paintings
and styles.
Acrylic paint was
created several decades ago, when outdoor mural
painters in Mexico felt the need for a
decoration-medium that would withstand nature’s
harshest elements. Eventually, their experiments
yielded a resin-water mixture that was similar to
oil paints but dried faster and seemed to be more
resilient. Of all art supplies, oil paints are most
similar to acrylic paints but the latter are still
the best media to decorate or paint stone, clay or
cement.
Wax crayons are
also a popular coloring tool, and these were first
manufactured in America. Contrary to popular belief,
crayons are still an integral part of art, and not
just meant for children. Toady, wax crayon sets have
a variety of colors and oil crayons are also
available, which may even be blended into a painting
using some water or other medium.
Oil paints, which
grew popular in the fifteenth century, afforded
artists a much greater freedom to experiment with
styles and strokes. These paints are usually
mixtures of pigment colors and either linseed oil or
an alternate oil medium. The advantage of using this
tool is that it is easy to control and alter as it
takes time to dry. |
