,So I know when you check on the internet this question gets answered over and over - does the quality of materials matter?
I would like to tell you an unqualified YES. When I started painting in acrylics I used anything that was the right colour even deco paint. Now don't get me wrong they have their place and other than the dollar store ones can actually be of decent quality. I did however notice how often I couldn't get the glow and effect I had hoped for. At that time I assumed it was skill - or the lack thereof - at fault. No doubt my skills had a long way to go and still do but looking back I realize it was more the quality of the paints that were preventing me from getting the results I was working so hard to produce. Once I started using artist quality paints it became increasingly easier and less time consuming to get the results I was aiming for. There is a good reason for that. Cheap paints are loaded with fillers and lack in pigment. The more filler and the less pigment the harder you have to work to achieve what you want. At the very least you will have to go over and over areas to try and get the colour saturation you need or want. I have also found that in the long run good quality paints don't cost as much as I thought because I use way less to get much better results. So it really pays (pardon the pun) to spend more on quality supplies. There is also the concern for the archival quality of your painting. Archival just means how long it will look as well as it did when you finished and how well it will stand up to light and other conditions. When you consider how hard you work on creating the painting you want to present to the world doesn't it make sense to make sure it will stand the test of time? So in my opinion it is well worth to pay for quality. Use the cheaper paints etc to explore composition or new techniques etc so practice work really, but treat yourself to the best paints you can afford for the pieces you want to represent your work in the world.
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