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Have you ever been caught up in this dilemma of student or cheap vs expensive watercolors whether you have just started watercolors or when you were starting to paint with watercolors?
Most of you would answer that in a “Yes”.
Cheap and Student Vs Expensive Watercolors Challenge: Who Actually Wins?
This is something that all watercolor artists face at one point or the other, this is a big deal mostly when you start. Also do not mistake the use of words cheap and expensive, this is highly individual and differs person to person, so think this in terms of your budget. In this post I will mostly be discussing the over all quality of the paints.
Cheap and Student Vs Expensive Watercolors Challenge
Cheap = Student version Watercolors that are sold at supermarkets, the ones we used in Schools
Expensive = Professional Grade watercolors, the price range for these can be varied, depending on the brand,
For Example: You can get professional W&N for 25$ for 10 tubes (5ml)
Whereas a Daniel smith is sold at 52$ for just 10 tubes (5ml)
Both are good brands and I personally love them both, if I were to pick a favorite I would choose W&N not because it is cheaper but because I have used both and I prefer W&N more! So it truly depends on what you like as an Artist.
The most expensive does not always mean the best for you, that is certain.
I faced the same when I began, there was a lot of learning and wasting money and what not! But today I am sharing it all here, the good, the bad and the ugly!
The 3 main Watercolor supplies are-
Affordability
When it comes to affordability of Cheap and Student Vs Expensive Watercolors, it is simple, the cheap one obviously!
The Pigments
The Transparency
Cheap Student Vs Expensive Watercolors Challenge – Watercolor transparency test
Lifting and Staining
Granulation
An Example
The painting on the left is done using the cheapest supermarket paints.
The painting on the right is done with one of the expensive professional brands.
The Verdict
If you were to ask me I would say, Cheap and Student Vs Expensive Watercolors and who wins it, as a professional full time Artist Professional colors are the Winner! Choose as per your budget, the medium range brands are good enough as per my testing!
If are are an absolute beginner and never tried watercolor, go for a basic student version that is good enough! Once you get the hang of it and wanna explore more jump to medium range professional and then move up as you progress! That is how I started!
Do buy the supermarket cheap one at least once! Why? Just to get a feel of it as an Artist!
The is no question about the expensive professional colors in terms of quality, if they are within your budget you should definitely grab them.
Cheap and Student Vs Expensive Watercolors Challenge: Who Actually Wins?
It is not about affordability, it is about being smart in your choice! You can use professional colors on budget too! Want to know how check this FREE Guide!
I hope you found something useful in this comparison!
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