My name is David, I'm an artist born and raised in Ohio. Here soon I will be moving to Colorado because I hear its beautiful out there and I want to paint it. Currently on my blog I'm sharing my experiences through my education of the arts. There is a lot to know and it is said it takes a lifetime to learn it. It must be done as I've come to realize I cant live without art in my life.
Currently I'm using this set of Williamsburg homemade oils. I've had plenty of experience with low quality oil paint as its all I could afford for most of my life so far. Its a shame I didn't see the error in this earlier. Sense I made the switch I couldn't be happier with the added affect and the smooth consistent feel of these paints.
The brushes I'm using are in desperate need of a makeover. Its advised you buy the best brushes your can find, the cheap ones are never going to last. Due to budget I had available at the time of purchasing these couldn't let me pass up the pennies I paid for these compared to what I should have. Cheap brushes or not you should take great care with your brushes. I have fastened this dowel rod to my table, this allows me to take little rubber bands and hang my brushes to dry. This helps the brush keep its shape, there is reason they are shaped the way they are and damage to that shape can affect its ability to apply the paint correctly.
I've also started a weekly sketch contest that can be found on my blog, I will be adding 10 SBD to a prize pool each week wallet permitting of course.
Thanks for reading hope to see you over on one of my more interesting posts soon ;)