painting

why we love this product:

• use for making crisp edges on larger shapes

• best for murals or large paintings

• durable against various wall-textures

• short, rubber handle makes turning the brush easier

• sold by: amazon 

why we love this product:

• painting solid backgrounds

• easy to clean + reuse

• even coating

• comes with:

  • 5 high-density foam rollers

  • 1 rolling handle

  • 1 paint tray frame

  • 1 plastic paint tray insert

• tip: use rollers to paint backgrounds because it's faster than using brushes

• use with:

  • acrylic paint

  • latex paint

• sold by: amazon 

why we love this product:

• use for murals because there's a ton of different sizes and they are cheap to replace if a brush starts getting worn out

• price

• frequent sales

• availability

• versatility

• comes with:

  • White Taklon: wash (size 3/4, 1/2), flat with 3 each (size 6), flat with 2 each (size 4), round with 2 each (size 5/0, 3, 4)

  • Gold Taklon: flat large area (size 1, 1/2), flat with 2 each (size 2, 10), wash (size 1, 1/2), round with 2 each (size 0, 3, 6), round 1 each (size 4)

  • Bone Taklon: flat with 2 each (size 2, 4), flat with 1 each (size 6), round with 2 each (size 0), round with 1 each (size 3)

  • Brown Taklon: fan (size 4), wash (size 1, 1/2), angular (size 3/8), round with 1 each (size 8, 0), round with 2 each (size 2)

  • 5 plastic palette knives

• use with:

  • acrylic paint

  • latex based paint

• sold by: michaels 

why we love this product:

• price

• availability

• color matching

• choice of finish

• use for:

  • murals

  • paintings on canvas

  • paintings on wood

  • most surfaces

• comes with:

  • 8oz paint

• sold by: home depot 

why we love this product:

• 24 colors

• quality

• comes with:

  • 24 22ml tubes of acrylic paint

  • Primary Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue, Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue, Cadmium Orange Hue, Primary Red, Naphthol Crimson, Cadmium Red Deep Hue, Medium Magenta, Dioxazine Purple, Phthalocyanine Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Primary Blue, Light Blue Permanent, Bright Aqua Green, Hooker's Green Hue Permanent, Light Green Permanent, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Unbleached Titanium, Titanium White, Ivory Black, Mars Black, Silver, and Gold

• sold by: amazon 

why we love this product:

• convenience

• comes with:

  • triple paint tray palette

  • 4 pcs grey sponges

  • 100 pcs palette paper pad

  • brush rest holder

  • elastic band

• sold by: amazon 

why we love this product:

• use to save paint

• use lids for palettes

• keeps acrylic paint fresh up to 2 weeks

• price

• sold by: ikea 

why we love this product:

• frequent sales

• availability

• 17 available sizes

• use with:

  • acrylic paint

  • latex paint

  • oil paint

• comes with:

  • 1 canvas

• tip: wait for a sale to buy canvas + stock up then!

• sold by: michaels