How Do You Buy Cheap Art Supplies?
Sometimes it is positively terrifying to walk into an art supply store. The prices are enough to give anyone a minor heart attack. What can you do though? You need pastels and paints, sketchbooks and brushes and an assortment of other things. Well, over the years I’ve discovered different ways of finding cheap art supplies. First it was out of necessity because I was an art student, but even now I can’t stomach the idea of spending one hundred dollars on a box of pastels. The best place to find cheap paint is at your local hardware store or paint store. Ask the clerk if they have any “mistints” or “oops” paint. These are approximately 9.00 per gallon and the pint size is around 3.00-4.00 per pint. Sometimes they also have discontinued colors that are on sale. Chinese ink is another very inexpensive product which you can find in art supplies stores. Not all of the products are expensive! It’s not always fun, however a great place to find art supplies and craft supplies is in your local
