Thank you for doing this! (and you confirmed my suspicions - you can't beat the prices they get for raw materials, if nothing because you'll be buying in kilos, but they buy in tons). It's similar in DIY home cleaning products and cosmetics. Basically, unless you have crazy good reason to make own (allergies are a very good one, or thing you just can't get in your country, either because no one is shipping there or import costs are crazy high, or you need specific measures / fit), consider ALL DIY as a money spending hobby, and forget about doing it to save money. You'll save the most by buying on sales AND using up everything you have - every bottle that expires / gets mold / dries out (and even raw ingredients DO expire) is money wasted. It's hard lesson to learn :) I'm still failing regularly, but much less than before :D There are few situations where it can be money / space saving - when it's about dissolving some powder (or diluting higher concentration) in water, if nothing else, powder will be less heavy and you can mix with water from the pipes, so no need to drag all that water in ready to use products (and paying for bunch of containers, preservatives and marketing). Like citric/sulfamic/acetic acid, or baking/washing soda as cleaning products. That's roughly about it from what I've gathered so far - the moment you need several components and the water isn't 90-99% of it, chances are that yours will be significantly more expensive. It's fine to have expensive hobbies and learn a ton. However, I do agree with you, people are just repeating stuff like parrots from each other on social media and not doing even basic math to see cost-benefit analysis. Or ignoring basic chemistry, like with that myth of mixing lemon acid and baking/washing soda as the best DIY cleaning solution which floods the internet. They don't get it - if you have to scrub, your product is NOT chemically working! I like my products to do the job by themselves, and I just wipe - like a magic ;) And also, socials are filled with beginners who tried something preaching to beginners who didn't try that this is the next best thing, even if it's not, because they're either incompletely informed or paid. Great video I've seen these days about how people are basically just ad creators and ad consumers: ruclips.net/video/As2dx6rqoJE/видео.html
Also, thank you so so much for this. I am just getting into learning texture paste. Honestly the modeling paste seemed very expensive, I considered using spackle / joint compound for practice. But with all this in mind, It seems I am better off spending the money and not have my materials fight against me.
The only two brands I've ever used were Utrecht and Golden. Between the two I found them functionally indistinguishable, but the Utrecht paste was slightly thicker.
You need to find a way to make your videos more dramatic or compelling; its like you aren't even trying to be interesting; and if you aren't here to be interesting... why do it bro? Just a fun thought, good luck to you.
if you want entertainment go watch someone else. I'm here for the people who like my personality, art, and want to learn. SuperRaeDizzle is probably in your side bar, so go watch her if you're uninterested in my stuff. Don't bring me and others down with comments like this
Some people make videos to share the knowledge, some to entertain, others to earn money. Me and others come here for the knowledge and don't care about the form / editing quality / lighting / cheerleaders in the back and so on - as long as it's understandable and sound is ok / not too noisy and I learn something. We're old school, and we like it that way! :)
Thank you 🙏🙏
Thank you for doing this! (and you confirmed my suspicions - you can't beat the prices they get for raw materials, if nothing because you'll be buying in kilos, but they buy in tons). It's similar in DIY home cleaning products and cosmetics. Basically, unless you have crazy good reason to make own (allergies are a very good one, or thing you just can't get in your country, either because no one is shipping there or import costs are crazy high, or you need specific measures / fit), consider ALL DIY as a money spending hobby, and forget about doing it to save money. You'll save the most by buying on sales AND using up everything you have - every bottle that expires / gets mold / dries out (and even raw ingredients DO expire) is money wasted. It's hard lesson to learn :) I'm still failing regularly, but much less than before :D
There are few situations where it can be money / space saving - when it's about dissolving some powder (or diluting higher concentration) in water, if nothing else, powder will be less heavy and you can mix with water from the pipes, so no need to drag all that water in ready to use products (and paying for bunch of containers, preservatives and marketing). Like citric/sulfamic/acetic acid, or baking/washing soda as cleaning products. That's roughly about it from what I've gathered so far - the moment you need several components and the water isn't 90-99% of it, chances are that yours will be significantly more expensive. It's fine to have expensive hobbies and learn a ton. However, I do agree with you, people are just repeating stuff like parrots from each other on social media and not doing even basic math to see cost-benefit analysis.
Or ignoring basic chemistry, like with that myth of mixing lemon acid and baking/washing soda as the best DIY cleaning solution which floods the internet. They don't get it - if you have to scrub, your product is NOT chemically working! I like my products to do the job by themselves, and I just wipe - like a magic ;)
And also, socials are filled with beginners who tried something preaching to beginners who didn't try that this is the next best thing, even if it's not, because they're either incompletely informed or paid. Great video I've seen these days about how people are basically just ad creators and ad consumers: ruclips.net/video/As2dx6rqoJE/видео.html
Also, thank you so so much for this. I am just getting into learning texture paste. Honestly the modeling paste seemed very expensive, I considered using spackle / joint compound for practice. But with all this in mind, It seems I am better off spending the money and not have my materials fight against me.
Further, have you compared different modeling pastes? Mont marte, vs Matisse vs Liquitex vs Golden. Any major differences in these?
The only two brands I've ever used were Utrecht and Golden. Between the two I found them functionally indistinguishable, but the Utrecht paste was slightly thicker.
Hi, can Do you think I can use gesso with chalk powder to use as a sort of watercolor ground for mixed media canvas works?
It's possible, but I haven't tried that mix specifically to know for sure
You need to find a way to make your videos more dramatic or compelling; its like you aren't even trying to be interesting; and if you aren't here to be interesting... why do it bro? Just a fun thought, good luck to you.
if you want entertainment go watch someone else. I'm here for the people who like my personality, art, and want to learn. SuperRaeDizzle is probably in your side bar, so go watch her if you're uninterested in my stuff. Don't bring me and others down with comments like this
Some people make videos to share the knowledge, some to entertain, others to earn money. Me and others come here for the knowledge and don't care about the form / editing quality / lighting / cheerleaders in the back and so on - as long as it's understandable and sound is ok / not too noisy and I learn something. We're old school, and we like it that way! :)