I've just started doing papier mache, which is cheap (cheap PVA glue and recycling paper and cardboard). But then I paint on top, and acrylic paint is expensive...
Oh, that sounds like fun! If you need a lot of paint, and you’re in the US, Blick is probably best. They sell big bottles and jugs of acrylics and tempera paint.
I just ordered some cyanotype supplies and couldn't believe the cost! YIKES
great suggestions for less expensive journaling options! I ask friends to save paper bags for me and use the paper for art journals and little booklets, and even as substrates to work on. :) I’ve also been tearing boxes apart and flattening them out to use as paper. (pasta, cereal and cracker boxes work great)….friends save those for me as well… I’ve been seeing used art supplies on marketplace sometimes too for good deals…. thanks for your post. :)
It’s crazy expensive now, isn’t it? Most prices have tripled in a short period of time. Saving paper bags is a good idea, yes!! I’ve painted on cardboard for over 20 years..love it!
You've done some beautiful work!
Aw..thank you, Laura.
I've just started doing papier mache, which is cheap (cheap PVA glue and recycling paper and cardboard). But then I paint on top, and acrylic paint is expensive...
Oh, that sounds like fun! If you need a lot of paint, and you’re in the US, Blick is probably best. They sell big bottles and jugs of acrylics and tempera paint.
I just ordered some cyanotype supplies and couldn't believe the cost! YIKES
great suggestions for less expensive journaling options! I ask friends to save paper bags for me and use the paper for art journals and little booklets, and even as substrates to work on. :) I’ve also been tearing boxes apart and flattening them out to use as paper. (pasta, cereal and cracker boxes work great)….friends save those for me as well… I’ve been seeing used art supplies on marketplace sometimes too for good deals…. thanks for your post. :)
It’s crazy expensive now, isn’t it? Most prices have tripled in a short period of time. Saving paper bags is a good idea, yes!! I’ve painted on cardboard for over 20 years..love it!