Ooo and I forgot to add to my boring basic set: Cerulean Hue! The Hue is artificial and nontoxic (real Cerulean is a cobalt). You will want it for skies.
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Also, no matter what you paid, if the set you are using is enjoyable and you like the results, it's the right set. Capitalism relies on dissatisfaction with perfectly good items. It relies on "limited editions" and fake scarcity to trigger FOMO and open your wallets.
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I remember a watercolorist was trying to "help" their friend, who was happy with a children's paint set The watercolorist showed the friend all the wonders of pro supplies and the friend was like "Thanks, but I like the bright, cheery colors of my set and I know how to use it" That's the spirit!
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Also, "I didn't think there would be drama in watercolor!" SO MANY of the big online watercolor influencers are either Christian Right-coded women with an MLM vibe or cluelessly affluent housewives who can spend $500 on supplies at a clip. How do you think this is going to go?
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In Art the only rule is that there are no rules.
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Windows95man said so!
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Its beautiful. I can't do it justice with mere words. Should've sent a poet.
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Amen to this! My Mom is an artist; when I was growing up sometimes I had slightly better materials and sometimes not. Her theory was sometimes the point is the doing and not what you're using. Sometimes the quality helps but doesn't always matter.
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Yes, you don't want something so awful that you are frustrated but often what people blame on their materials is actually their inexperience and they don't know the difference.
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