Reddit reviews SE 30-Piece Plastic Storage Container Set - 87136DB
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Super handy organizer case for small parts, arts and craft supplies, beads, jewelry, etc.Individual containers with screw-on lids keep items separate and secureAll (30) containers with 1-1/5" x 1” dia. fit neatly in the 6-½” x 5-½” clear storage caseCan keep jars together or separatelyGreat for keeping supplies organized, separate and easy to identify
Here is the standard list I send out to people. :) I want to really stress how useful the spray bottle is too. My lord, so useful for keeping the paint wet on the palette.
Acrylic
Cheap set of paint: Which hopefully contains most of these colors: Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Colbalt or Cerulean Blue (I prefer Cerulean), ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, zinc or lemon yellow (optionally yellow ochre if you don't get Raw Sienna), burnt umber, titanium white, ivory black.
cheap brushes (these can come in packs...you'll probably want nicer brushes after a while but this is a start): a couple rounds (be sure to have a nice small one), a few square edge (1/4 inch, 1/2 inch, 1 inch), and a couple filberts
a palette: either a gessoed piece of wood, a piece of glass, plastic plates, etc
a spray bottle (so freaking important): helps keep the paint on the palette or surface wet
Gesso: not necessarily required for acrylic (because gesso is made out of acrylic) but paint binds well to gesso and it makes it possible to draw on the surface as well.
canvas, heavy paper, or wood: whatever you want to paint on. If you find pieces of wood just be sure that it is the raw surface and not varnished, covered in oil paint, or laminate.
Matte Medium: Always mix paint with a medium. It helps it have a better consistency and keeps the paint workable longer. They have a whole bunch of different types but matte is pretty standard.
Plastic containers for storage: Why was paint? Store your mixed paint in these
Edit: You may also want some acrylic retarder to make blending a little easier too. Also, titanium white replaced zinc white.
I quite like working with Windsor & Newton gouache, but even then, not all W&N gouache are made equally. I find that some work better than others in terms of flow from the nib. For storage, I like to use little paint pots that I got from Amazon, specifically these, so I can just make small batches and if I need to, reconstitute them again later.
I bought this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036C0RT8/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. The jars don't come with sisters but that doesn't bother me. It does have a little tray that all the jars sit in which is nice for storage.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AKYYSCM/ref=shptrk_scth these ones. The Meow ones are the 5 gram, I think? The acrylic case came with these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0036C0RT8/ref=shptrk_scth which I would NOT recommend. The threads on the lids don't really match up half of the time and quite a few lids were cracked and wouldn't close at all. The case is super nice though.
I have a combination of these and these. Avoid the latter! I didn't find out until after I ordered the 50 pack that the bottom of the jars is indented - it means if you try to stick a label on the bottom, it gets all scrunched up and wrinkled :(