Every day I watch students waddle in, and waddle out of class, overloaded with heavy bags full of painting supplies. Brushes, paint tubes, mediums, containers, paper towels, canvases…. It’s a lot to carry! And how many times have you gotten all the way to the studio only to realize you forgot to bring paint to your painting class?
If you want to make things a little easier for yourself, consider getting a rolling tool bin. There are all sorts of sizes and shapes out there. You’ll still need something for your canvases, but these bad-ass tool bins take the load off, help keep you organized, and they don’t make you look like a crazy old bag lady. You might still be crazy and old, but at least the baggage is easier to roll with.
Stalwart 17.87 in. Stackable Mobile Tool Box with Wheels $44.46
Lazy Pro Tip 1: Carry your paint tubes and mediums in 2 gallon ziplocks. Easy to pack, and avoids spreading the sticky.
Lazy Pro Tip 2: Rinse your oil painting brushes in safflower oil, and drop them in a ziplock bag for transport. As long as the bristles aren’t banging up against anything, and you paint again before the oil dries, you’re good to go. Congratulations! You just earned more painting time. Disclaimer: The League is not responsible for anything at all ever.
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What is Casein? Casein (kay’seen) is a quick-drying, water based medium with a milk-based binding agent. Casein has the wash capabilities of watercolor, the smooth opacity of tempera and gouache, and the richer textures of oils and acrylics. Brushes dipped incasein keep their finesse, producing clear, crisp lines. Unlike oils, casein is a clean, water-soluble medium requiring …
For the 26th day of our 30 day January challenge, I focused on memory. The instructions were as follows: Draw what’s in your fridge, from memory Open your refrigerator and look at what’s inside. Close the refrigerator, and draw as much as you can remember. When you can’t remember enough to draw any more, then take another look inside the refrigerator. …
Today we models in a changing interior, as the models moved between poses. I drew with my vine charcoal taped to a 4′ dowel so I could stand back and still reach the paper. The stick was a physical luxury so I didn’t have to reach high and low to reach the expanses of my …
This was the final challenge – the 30th Challenge for 30 Challenges in January! The final prompt was to create an asymmetrical portrait. This suggestion was designed to push a portrait drawing – something that can frequently cause us to tense up trying to get things perfect – into something more bold, individual, compositionally dynamic, …
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Every day I watch students waddle in, and waddle out of class, overloaded with heavy bags full of painting supplies. Brushes, paint tubes, mediums, containers, paper towels, canvases…. It’s a lot to carry! And how many times have you gotten all the way to the studio only to realize you forgot to bring paint to your painting class?
If you want to make things a little easier for yourself, consider getting a rolling tool bin. There are all sorts of sizes and shapes out there. You’ll still need something for your canvases, but these bad-ass tool bins take the load off, help keep you organized, and they don’t make you look like a crazy old bag lady. You might still be crazy and old, but at least the baggage is easier to roll with.
Here’s a nice little jobber from Home Depot:
Stalwart 17.87 in. Stackable Mobile Tool Box with Wheels $44.46
Lazy Pro Tip 1: Carry your paint tubes and mediums in 2 gallon ziplocks. Easy to pack, and avoids spreading the sticky.
Lazy Pro Tip 2: Rinse your oil painting brushes in safflower oil, and drop them in a ziplock bag for transport. As long as the bristles aren’t banging up against anything, and you paint again before the oil dries, you’re good to go. Congratulations! You just earned more painting time. Disclaimer: The League is not responsible for anything at all ever.
Got another solution for carrying your art supplies? Tell us about it! [image_with_animation image_url=”8332″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
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