I do air brushing on statues. For that does it matter what paint you use. So far I have been using craft paints. But I can see why high end paints are crucial for derail brush work.
@@omegafire6253 I don't have very much experience with airbrush. I've only played with it a little bit. The paints that I have for airbrushing are Timbertech and I've been really happy with the results. My rule of thumb is depending on the project, I'll use higher quality paints for pieces that I want to last longer than I do lol.
I was so glad to hear masters touch is OK for me, a beginner. But maybe if it's something I'm sure I'll have consistent experience and not many paints are needed, I'll try the golden!
Thank you for watching 😁 truthfully any paint is great for any artist. Experience, talent, and a passion for painting out ways any advantage either one of these paints can provide. These videos are just based on my own experience while using these paints. I definitely stand by Golden since it's much easier to blend and the pigments have a higher rating. Master's Touch is a really good brand of paint but they're known to start fading after a few years and Golden stands the test of time.
not an expert but i also like liquitex. but for me personally the room im in gets pretty warm so im switching to cheap paints that are more liquidy. like apple barrel. i tried previously art loft paints color wise they are okay but im not a fan of matte finish.
Awesome video and cool artwork! New sub here! Looking forward to watching more of your videos while creating my own work. I switched to Master’s Touch acrylics 5 years ago and have been using them since. Lightfast, good quality, and a great price. I would expect a paint that costs 2-3x more (Golden) to perform better in certain areas!!! Though MT needs a few more layers, a little still goes a LOOOONG way. 8.5oz oz tubes last me a LONG TIME! I create daily-using acrylics 2-3 times/week. My first 8.5 oz tubes of essential mixing colors lasted almost 2 years. They last longer now that I use many more colors/mix less. MT’s price allows me to paint more quality artwork while saving money! They already cost less, but I only purchase supplies when they are on sale. I always purchase the 8.5oz on sale for $5.49-$5.99 and 4.1 ounce at $2.99. I always point beginners to MT when it comes to acrylic paint, and when experienced artist friends are struggling I point them to MT.
Thank you for the sub Evelyn!! I totally agree, I still use Master's Touch and have a huge collection of their paints. And like you said they las a really long time! MT is especially enticing when they're on sale and you can get 80 tubes for $40 which is the price of 10 - 1oz tubes from Golden. But there are a lot of projects that I really like Golden for, especially when there's a lot of blending involved. MT can be good for blending, especially if you have more experience, but Golden makes it much faster and easier.
I am a fairly accomplished acrylic painter and i actually prefer a mix of craft paints among the Folk Art, Anita, and Apple Barrel brands. Folk Art comes out chunky and has the best opacity. Anita and Apple Barrel are thinner and can sometimes even be runny. I use an acrylic flow medium and/or water to thin the paint. I will also combine brands in small glass jars to get unique colors and viscosity. I started using craft paint in college because even Liquitex was too expensive (I refilled the tubes I took from the trash to look like bought the asigned brand in class). Most of my commission work is done with craft paint. It even helps me cut production time by having ton of colors inbthe 2 oz sizes when i need a weird grey/sage green or a purple tone brick red or skin tone base colors.
First off, that's a really smart move to refill the tubes rather than continue to buy a more expensive paint. My cheap vs. Expensive videos are solely based on my own opinion though. You can enhance the quality of a cheaper brand paints using different mixes. I personally prefer more expensive brands because of their permanence, opacity, they tend to have more vibrant pigments, and they're great right out of the bottle without having to manipulate them. But it's definitely true that you can find really good quality paints that are less expensive. Which is why I started comparing them 😊
@@artbyseanday I appreciate all you do. It take a ton of time and energy to make these video and I specifically sought out a comparison vid. I am considering getting into a more expensive brand of acrylics, I just don't want to waste my limited funds. I wanted to add that craft paint has a very flat color tone in the end. A cobalt blue in craft paint will always look a bit like a crayola primary blue crayon quality of pigment where as the few times I've used high end paints it has an inner glow. Thank you so much for all you do!
@@dedhampster4730 When I first considered using more expensive brands of paint, I only bought the white from 3 different brands. The cheap paint takes on the qualities of the expensive brand when you mix them together, so I mixed the colors from a cheaper brand to see which of those 3 I liked best. I know a lot of artists that only buy the white from expensive brands then buy cheap colors (I think that's why white is usually the most expensive one lol)
@@artbyseanday Thank you! I hadn't considered that. White is usally my problem as I may go back and add highlights. I am going to make a note to find and follow you on your other social media and share you among my other online art friends.
That's an interesting idea. I'm not sure if this is what you're referring to, but it would be interesting to have a chart of where I would rank a brand of paint after using it 🤔
If you " seal" a painting with an ultra-violet light blocking varnish you can probably keep your work from fading. I did pigment and binder research at university. If you like the way a certain brand handles, the inherent weaknesses may sometimes be worked with. I do use Golden acrylics and use the French double primary color mixing system and do a lot of glazing so inherent transparancies of pigments is an important part of my work. If you look at the tubes or bottles of Golden acrylics you will see actual color swatches from that batch. I would expect a properly made quinacridone red to be a lot more transparent than a properly made cadmium red, for instance. Some brands don't play well with other brands because of different binders and the combination can get stringy or curdle. You might try using the heavier bodied Golden acrylics in tubes. I think they also make a good UV filtering varnish but I think it must be applied over a regular acrylic varnish.
Shocker. I love Golden. Not that I am against cheaper paints, I just firmly believe you get what you pay for the majority of the time. Cheaper paints are going to be made with less pigment and cheaper ingredients overall. Just an FYI, Golden gives away all of their paints that don't meet their standards. They give them to anyone that teaches or does nonprofit art of any kind. I teach some children in my area that are less fortunate, and whose families can't afford to buy the supplies to paint. I do it completely on the side as my own personal project and they sent me boxes of the largest containers they have of various types, heavy, fluid, etc.
I feel the same way, you definitely get what you pay for and cheaper paint just has cheaper quality. I did not know that about Golden though. I think that's amazing that they do that. I teach classes and would love to get more information about getting some of their paint for students that I teach.
@@anonymousrose3989 I haven't used Winsor Newton yet. I've wanted to so I think that's going to be my next comparison video. What are your thoughts on Winsor Newton?
So far on my experience. Cheap acrylics don't mind transparent colors, they are opaque ones. Sometimes I prefer muted colors above vibrant. I hope golden acrylics make muted but transparent colors. Where photoshop called it "multiply" in transparency.
@@ianrena1 Yes, and that's very true. Cheap acrylics can have transparent or opaque colors. It really comes down to experience using different colors from different brands. Golden does have transparent colors and muted colors. But I'm the opposite, I prefer vibrant colors over muted colors lol
I think the background technique you used would be called vignette! Not referring to the "glow" necessarily, but the fade to black nearest the corners! It is a term used in photography but can also be used to refer to painting I'm sure. 😁 Thanks for the video! I studied fine art in school but its always good to go back to the basics, and get some input on products before trying something new!!
I think you're right. I didn't know if it had a different name while painting but it was definitely one of my favorite filters when I started using Instagram lol.
@@artbyseanday me too, definitely an awesome effect for bringing attention to the subject of the artwork. The vignette doesn't have to be black either, I always enjoyed playing with different colors and opacity of the vignette overlay to achieve different effects!
Since they are made with different paint brands, they have slight variations and I've had some people that like the Master's Touch better. Artwork is subjective, so it's difficult to say one is better than the other. And an experienced artist can make a great art piece using any material. But one factor that makes Golden a much better paint is permanence. Golden paint holds its pigment and color over a longer period of time so 10-20 years from now the Master's Touch painting will start fading while the Golden brand painting will still look new.
Well, I could compare them, it just wouldn't be a fair comparison 😅 Master's Touch has heavy body acrylics, but that isn't what I used for this project. I used standard Master Touch acrylics and diluted them to the same consistency as the Golden Brand liquid acrylics.
But in doing so you changed the ratio of pigment. Thinning reduces the concentration of pigment. I ran into your video because I was wondering if you could thin tube acrylics to turn them into fluid acrylics. Golden says you can but you lose pigment concentration, so according to them, you can’t just thin them.
@@creativesouljourneys that's true. On the back of Master's Touch it says to dilute with water, but I use a gel medium instead to prevent the pigment from becoming overly diluted. Another work around is using a liquid mixing white to preserve the pigment.
@artbyseanday i understand! You know, MT is so th8n compared to Golden, too, in the colors that I use, so that could be an issue. Too, but, yeah, the religious agenda is a contentious thing in the South! Thank you for your videos!
@@cindyrhodes You're right, it is unless you use the fluid acrylics by Golden. The issue I have with MT and most cheaper acrylics isn't really with how they perform while painting. You can make some really stunning pieces with any paint. My issue is permanence. MT doesn't have very good light fastnest, so over time the colors become dull and they fade. With higher quality paints, colors stay vibrant for a very long time.
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I do air brushing on statues. For that does it matter what paint you use. So far I have been using craft paints. But I can see why high end paints are crucial for derail brush work.
@@omegafire6253 I don't have very much experience with airbrush. I've only played with it a little bit. The paints that I have for airbrushing are Timbertech and I've been really happy with the results. My rule of thumb is depending on the project, I'll use higher quality paints for pieces that I want to last longer than I do lol.
I was so glad to hear masters touch is OK for me, a beginner. But maybe if it's something I'm sure I'll have consistent experience and not many paints are needed, I'll try the golden!
Thank you for watching 😁 truthfully any paint is great for any artist. Experience, talent, and a passion for painting out ways any advantage either one of these paints can provide. These videos are just based on my own experience while using these paints. I definitely stand by Golden since it's much easier to blend and the pigments have a higher rating. Master's Touch is a really good brand of paint but they're known to start fading after a few years and Golden stands the test of time.
not an expert but i also like liquitex. but for me personally the room im in gets pretty warm so im switching to cheap paints that are more liquidy. like apple barrel. i tried previously art loft paints color wise they are okay but im not a fan of matte finish.
What type of paper do you use to transfer your picture to the canvas?
@@jmb1606 It's graphite paper. You can find it in most art supply stores or on Amazon. Sometimes they call it transfer paper.
@ Thank you Sean. I found your video extremely helpful
@jmb1606 Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😁
Good to know how these compared .. Think I may get some Golden for my Gel Printing now ! Thankyou ..
I'm glad I could help, cause that sounds awesome 😁
Awesome video and cool artwork! New sub here! Looking forward to watching more of your videos while creating my own work.
I switched to Master’s Touch acrylics 5 years ago and have been using them since. Lightfast, good quality, and a great price. I would expect a paint that costs 2-3x more (Golden) to perform better in certain areas!!!
Though MT needs a few more layers, a little still goes a LOOOONG way. 8.5oz oz tubes last me a LONG TIME! I create daily-using acrylics 2-3 times/week. My first 8.5 oz tubes of essential mixing colors lasted almost 2 years. They last longer now that I use many more colors/mix less.
MT’s price allows me to paint more quality artwork while saving money! They already cost less, but I only purchase supplies when they are on sale. I always purchase the 8.5oz on sale for $5.49-$5.99 and 4.1 ounce at $2.99. I always point beginners to MT when it comes to acrylic paint, and when experienced artist friends are struggling I point them to MT.
Thank you for the sub Evelyn!! I totally agree, I still use Master's Touch and have a huge collection of their paints. And like you said they las a really long time! MT is especially enticing when they're on sale and you can get 80 tubes for $40 which is the price of 10 - 1oz tubes from Golden. But there are a lot of projects that I really like Golden for, especially when there's a lot of blending involved. MT can be good for blending, especially if you have more experience, but Golden makes it much faster and easier.
I am a fairly accomplished acrylic painter and i actually prefer a mix of craft paints among the Folk Art, Anita, and Apple Barrel brands. Folk Art comes out chunky and has the best opacity. Anita and Apple Barrel are thinner and can sometimes even be runny. I use an acrylic flow medium and/or water to thin the paint. I will also combine brands in small glass jars to get unique colors and viscosity. I started using craft paint in college because even Liquitex was too expensive (I refilled the tubes I took from the trash to look like bought the asigned brand in class). Most of my commission work is done with craft paint. It even helps me cut production time by having ton of colors inbthe 2 oz sizes when i need a weird grey/sage green or a purple tone brick red or skin tone base colors.
First off, that's a really smart move to refill the tubes rather than continue to buy a more expensive paint. My cheap vs. Expensive videos are solely based on my own opinion though. You can enhance the quality of a cheaper brand paints using different mixes. I personally prefer more expensive brands because of their permanence, opacity, they tend to have more vibrant pigments, and they're great right out of the bottle without having to manipulate them. But it's definitely true that you can find really good quality paints that are less expensive. Which is why I started comparing them 😊
@@artbyseanday I appreciate all you do. It take a ton of time and energy to make these video and I specifically sought out a comparison vid. I am considering getting into a more expensive brand of acrylics, I just don't want to waste my limited funds. I wanted to add that craft paint has a very flat color tone in the end. A cobalt blue in craft paint will always look a bit like a crayola primary blue crayon quality of pigment where as the few times I've used high end paints it has an inner glow. Thank you so much for all you do!
@@dedhampster4730 When I first considered using more expensive brands of paint, I only bought the white from 3 different brands. The cheap paint takes on the qualities of the expensive brand when you mix them together, so I mixed the colors from a cheaper brand to see which of those 3 I liked best. I know a lot of artists that only buy the white from expensive brands then buy cheap colors (I think that's why white is usually the most expensive one lol)
@@artbyseanday Thank you! I hadn't considered that. White is usally my problem as I may go back and add highlights. I am going to make a note to find and follow you on your other social media and share you among my other online art friends.
@@dedhampster4730 Thank you! 😁
I’d love to see your chart (chart?) if comparing cheap quality and not-so-cheap!
That's an interesting idea. I'm not sure if this is what you're referring to, but it would be interesting to have a chart of where I would rank a brand of paint after using it 🤔
If you " seal" a painting with an ultra-violet light blocking varnish you can probably keep your work from fading. I did pigment and binder research at university. If you like the way a certain brand handles, the inherent weaknesses may sometimes be worked with. I do use Golden acrylics and use the French double primary color mixing system and do a lot of glazing so inherent transparancies of pigments is an important part of my work. If you look at the tubes or bottles of Golden acrylics you will see actual color swatches from that batch. I would expect a properly made quinacridone red to be a lot more transparent than a properly made cadmium red, for instance. Some brands don't play well with other brands because of different binders and the combination can get stringy or curdle. You might try using the heavier bodied Golden acrylics in tubes. I think they also make a good UV filtering varnish but I think it must be applied over a regular acrylic varnish.
Shocker. I love Golden. Not that I am against cheaper paints, I just firmly believe you get what you pay for the majority of the time. Cheaper paints are going to be made with less pigment and cheaper ingredients overall. Just an FYI, Golden gives away all of their paints that don't meet their standards. They give them to anyone that teaches or does nonprofit art of any kind. I teach some children in my area that are less fortunate, and whose families can't afford to buy the supplies to paint. I do it completely on the side as my own personal project and they sent me boxes of the largest containers they have of various types, heavy, fluid, etc.
I feel the same way, you definitely get what you pay for and cheaper paint just has cheaper quality. I did not know that about Golden though. I think that's amazing that they do that. I teach classes and would love to get more information about getting some of their paint for students that I teach.
What is you thoughts on Winsor Newton?
@@anonymousrose3989 I haven't used Winsor Newton yet. I've wanted to so I think that's going to be my next comparison video. What are your thoughts on Winsor Newton?
So far on my experience. Cheap acrylics don't mind transparent colors, they are opaque ones. Sometimes I prefer muted colors above vibrant. I hope golden acrylics make muted but transparent colors. Where photoshop called it "multiply" in transparency.
@@ianrena1 Yes, and that's very true. Cheap acrylics can have transparent or opaque colors. It really comes down to experience using different colors from different brands. Golden does have transparent colors and muted colors. But I'm the opposite, I prefer vibrant colors over muted colors lol
I use alot masters touch too. I like it. Price is good. Half off once week at hobby lobby.
It's hard to beat those half off deals 😁
I think the background technique you used would be called vignette! Not referring to the "glow" necessarily, but the fade to black nearest the corners! It is a term used in photography but can also be used to refer to painting I'm sure. 😁 Thanks for the video! I studied fine art in school but its always good to go back to the basics, and get some input on products before trying something new!!
I think you're right. I didn't know if it had a different name while painting but it was definitely one of my favorite filters when I started using Instagram lol.
@@artbyseanday me too, definitely an awesome effect for bringing attention to the subject of the artwork. The vignette doesn't have to be black either, I always enjoyed playing with different colors and opacity of the vignette overlay to achieve different effects!
Well said sir.
Have you ever used liquitex? That would be a good brand to try next.
I have, it's been a while but that would be a great brand to use in the next video 😁 Thank you Alex!
Not gonna lie when you started the paintings i thought the mastercraft one was the goldens. Looked way better to me
Since they are made with different paint brands, they have slight variations and I've had some people that like the Master's Touch better. Artwork is subjective, so it's difficult to say one is better than the other. And an experienced artist can make a great art piece using any material. But one factor that makes Golden a much better paint is permanence. Golden paint holds its pigment and color over a longer period of time so 10-20 years from now the Master's Touch painting will start fading while the Golden brand painting will still look new.
it's called sloppy:)
But you’re using two completely different types of paint! There’s no way you can compare a heavy body paint brand to a liquid acrylic brand.
Well, I could compare them, it just wouldn't be a fair comparison 😅 Master's Touch has heavy body acrylics, but that isn't what I used for this project. I used standard Master Touch acrylics and diluted them to the same consistency as the Golden Brand liquid acrylics.
But in doing so you changed the ratio of pigment. Thinning reduces the concentration of pigment. I ran into your video because I was wondering if you could thin tube acrylics to turn them into fluid acrylics. Golden says you can but you lose pigment concentration, so according to them, you can’t just thin them.
By the way, you have great video presents and your presentation style is excellent, I look forward to watching more on your channel.
@@creativesouljourneys that's true. On the back of Master's Touch it says to dilute with water, but I use a gel medium instead to prevent the pigment from becoming overly diluted. Another work around is using a liquid mixing white to preserve the pigment.
@@creativesouljourneys And thank you! 😁 I'm glad that you're enjoying my videos!
Master's Touch is a way for Hobby Lobby to push their religious agenda.
@@cindyrhodes I've never had an issue shopping there, or while using the paints. But I also don't pay attention to that sort of thing 😅
@artbyseanday i understand! You know, MT is so th8n compared to Golden, too, in the colors that I use, so that could be an issue. Too, but, yeah, the religious agenda is a contentious thing in the South! Thank you for your videos!
@@cindyrhodes You're right, it is unless you use the fluid acrylics by Golden. The issue I have with MT and most cheaper acrylics isn't really with how they perform while painting. You can make some really stunning pieces with any paint. My issue is permanence. MT doesn't have very good light fastnest, so over time the colors become dull and they fade. With higher quality paints, colors stay vibrant for a very long time.
@@cindyrhodes Also, I've lived in the south my whole life, and I've always ignored any sort of religious or political agenda 😅🤷