I would like to get info on how to do the best work using a PBN kit, and tips on what I should or shouldn't do...what other accessories would be helpful, easel? more or better brushes? what are the tips you can give me? Those that have experience where do you buy the best kits etc? Thanx !
2007-01-31 23:49:02 · 9 answers · asked by BAILEY 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
The best place to buy art supplies is at an art discount store, like Pat Catans. When I buy brushes, I tend to stay in the middle price range. The brissels tend to fall out of the cheap brushes, but I don't feel I need the really high priced brushes. For paint by numbers, you're going to want small brushes, probably 3 or 4. If you want to use an easel, the table top ones are good. They really range by price, so it's more of a personal preference thing. When I've done PBN, I usually start with the numbers that are use the most and take up the most space. I paint all of one number at a time. But, know that no matter how many times you check that you got all of one number, you will find more as you continue painting. I've found that PBNs are not the easiest to find. And, just because one store has them, doesn't mean they'll carry them next time. I've seen PBNs at Target, Walmart, craft stores and art stores. Personally, I've never noticed a difference between the cheap ones and the expensive ones. One time I bought a $50 oil paint kit at a higher end art store. Two of the paints were dried out. I had to go and buy 2 oil paints similar in color. The painting came out beautiful, but I didn't notice much difference between painting and expensive painting and a cheaper one. Well, the more expensive one was larger and a prettier picture, so I suppose it depends what kind of picture you want. I hope this help and have fun!
2007-02-01 01:19:50 · answer #1 · answered by ☆skyblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paint By Number Tips
2016-12-31 03:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy kits at any art supply store. Use very little paint on the brush or it will glob and be too thick. Small fine brushes will do for the smaller areas, and just a little bigger brush for larger areas. Try to keep your brush strokes all on the same angle if you can, preferably diagonally. Be sure to clean your brushes thoroughly so that they wont become stiff and hard. An easel is good for large paintings greater than 16 inches, but for smaller works a table top or drafting table at a slight incline is okay.Start at the left top of the page if you are right handed and vise-versa if left handed.
2007-02-01 01:19:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Van Gogh Paint By Number
2016-11-15 08:37:54 · answer #4 · answered by sushil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend the book in the link below. It is called Painting the Great Masters by Number and it has a ton of advice on how to get different effects with your brushes and techniques. I have purchases the book and am delighted with it. There are templates for Botticelli's Venus, Van Gogh's Sunflowers, and many more. It's a great introduction to various art techniques such as impressionism and oils. Amazon carries it, and I believe you can get it through Barnes and Noble. Hope this helps...
http://www.amazon.com/Painting-Masters-Number-Paint-Number/dp/076210449X/sr=8-6/qid=1170350781/ref=sr_1_6/104-5268992-9993555?ie=UTF8&s=books
2007-02-01 04:31:33 · answer #5 · answered by Sympathetic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know a lot about PBN, but, work light to dark. If you happen to go over the lines in light, the darker colors will cover them up. Also don't use an easel if you are using watercolors, work on a flat surface. Brushes, something in a mid priced brush, windsor newton makes a decent quality student brush. Cheaper brushes have a tendancy to lose their hairs on the surface. Good luck and hope it leads to you creating your own work.
2007-02-02 18:57:49 · answer #6 · answered by grouch2111 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-29 09:11:39 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-01 02:15:46 · answer #8 · answered by Forthemight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why bother, get a pad ,watercolour and a soft pencil ,sit and draw you are a unique person, you will see differently than any person on the planet so why do you believe we should all draw the same, drawing practice is the fore runner to painting, you can draw with a brush as well as a pencil, go for it ,express yourself, a cheap water colur kit will cost half the price of a pre drawn choccy box sketch. regards LF
2007-01-31 23:58:27 · answer #9 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋