Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Tips for Spending Less on Art Materials


If you join an art program or attend art school, this could mean that you would be exploring different styles and methods of creating art. The problem with this is that many of these art styles call for different kinds of materials to be used. Hence, to help you cut down on art school supplies expenses, here are a few tips you could try out: 

·         If you're going to need tools, find alternatives or make your own. Canvases, for example, are pretty expensive if you buy them pre-built, and they only come in predetermined sizes. Although the convenience is truly attractive, the price tag, however, is not. Buying the materials to make a canvas, on the other hand, could be cheaper by even more than half of what you would pay for a pre-built one.

·         Buying in bulk could also save you a lot of money in the long run, but if you're worried about not being able to use them all up, you can try sharing the expense with your classmates.

·         Start with the basics, and don't buy anything too specialized just yet. For instance, as a beginner, you still won't be needing rulers with attachments on them, or special colored pencils that becomes water color paint when you dab water on them. 

Art is very flexible, and if you think outside of the box, you'll find inexpensive and better ways of expressing creativity.

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