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Reddit mentions of Silver Brush SLM-Basic Susan Louise Moyer Basic Silk Painting Watercolor Set, 3 Per Pack

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We found 3 Reddit mentions of Silver Brush SLM-Basic Susan Louise Moyer Basic Silk Painting Watercolor Set, 3 Per Pack. Here are the top ones.

Silver Brush SLM-Basic Susan Louise Moyer Basic Silk Painting Watercolor Set, 3 Per Pack
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    Features:
  • BLACK VELVET: Our Black Velvet brushes were created for watercolor artists and skilled hobbyists. Each Black Velvet brush is soft enough to add color without disturbing previous layers but firm enough to lift color when needed.
  • MATERIALS: Our Black Velvet professional watercolor brushes are expertly crafted with a luxurious blend of squirrel hair and black synthetic fibers. Each brush has a short handle that is finished with sophisticated black lacquer.
  • WATERCOLOR BRUSH SET: This art set comes complete with 3 round brushes. Each brush has an extra long tip and a wide belly. This is the perfect watercolor brush combination to create paintings with wide strokes, thin lines, and precise details.
  • PAINTS: Our Black Velvet brushes are best paired with watercolor paint. Each brush will hold the right amount of color, giving you more time to focus on your masterpiece. Watch your ethereal creations come to life with our premium-quality brushes.
  • OUR STORY: Silver Brush Limited is the premier supplier of fine painting supplies in the United States. We have created a remarkable collection of superior artist brushes. We believe that high-quality brushes lead to higher-quality art.
Specs:
ColorWatercolor Set
Height0.5 Inches
Length11 Inches
Number of items3
SizeSet of 3
Weight0.075 Pounds
Width3 Inches
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Found 3 comments on Silver Brush SLM-Basic Susan Louise Moyer Basic Silk Painting Watercolor Set, 3 Per Pack:

u/artomizer · 26 pointsr/SketchDaily

To me, watercolors are the perfect a pretty ok way to get in to painting.

  1. The supplies don't take up much space. You can get something like this, a brush, and a sketchbook and you're good to go.

  2. On the same note, it's super portable. You can stuff it all in your pocket and venture to the great outdoors.

  3. You can paint in a sketchbook, so you don't need to figure out what to do with a bunch of canvases.

  4. It's really versatile. If you're already comfortable with sketching you can use it to just add bit of color on top of that, or else you could skip the drawing completely and build up a bunch of paint layers.

  5. It's easy to clean up.

    A few of my favorite supplies:

  • Bee Creative Watercolor sketchbook - This is my favorite sketchbook. 100% cotton paper is so nice, and this book is actually pretty well priced.

  • A kneaded eraser - If you're doing pencil sketches first, a kneaded eraser will go a long ways in reducing smudges

  • M. Graham paint - I find this re-wets better than all the other paints I've tried. It's really nice.

  • MEEDEN tin - I have the big one and the small one and like the small one better. You can fit an extra row of half pans in the middle (which for some reason you can't do in the bigger one).

  • Silver Brushes - A mix of synthetic & squirrel. They've not very snappy, but they hold a ton of water.

    And a few of my favorite watercolor youtube channels:

  • Tim Wilmot - I love the way he explains his thought process. His style is also really neat, and surprisingly beginner friendly. His videos are pretty long, so for best results maybe turn it up to 2x speed, or don't feel bad about jumping around a bit.

  • Liron Yanconsky - A bit more hit or miss for me, but still has lots of great videos.

  • James Gurney - Less instructional than the other two, but his paintings are great and seeing his process is really interesting.
u/WilyNily · 4 pointsr/SketchDaily

I got these, which I saw being recommended on multiple places (including in the watercolors weekly discussion here by u/artomizer)

u/teatimetomorrow · 2 pointsr/Watercolor

That is called pilling, and it happens on low-quality papers due to fillers in the paper (not 100% cotton rag) and poor sizing (sizing is what makes the paper less absorbent and suitable for water mediums). I looked it up and that brand in particular has awful reviews for just what you're experiencing. With paper of such low quality you really can't do more than 1-2 layers of painting, you can't scrub the paper at all, etc. In my opinion paper is the area you should splurge on even if you can't anywhere else - you can work with lower quality paints and brushes but paper will literally destroy itself.


If you really can't afford much for paper, try out strathmore 400 series - it's at Michaels and maybe Hobby Lobby. I was able to do a lot to it before I moved on to artist grade papers. But I would recommend Fabriano Artistico (that's the artist quality in the line), you can get 20 sheets of 9x12 cold press for about $22. There is also Arches, Saunders Waterford, and Canson Heritage - there are more but these are the ones I've tried and I prefer Fabriano.


This brush set is $35 and comes with 3 different sized round brushes from a good brand:


https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Brush-SLM-Basic-Painting-Watercolor/dp/B008BRYGEK


And this is $25 for a single brush but it's an excellent brush I highly recommend you pick up eventually:


https://www.amazon.com/Princeton-4750Q-6-Synthetic-Squirrel-Watercolor/dp/B00512C1VS


This type of brush holds a ton of paint and water and it behaves a bit differently than others in that it is very soft, so the bristles all move and you have to adjust the brush, but it's wonderful once you get used to that.


And this is $14 for a good set of student grade paints:


https://www.amazon.com/Winsor-Newton-Cotman-Colour-Sketchers/dp/B00004THXI


^^ You can find that in the store as well but it's double to triple the price Amazon charges.


But if you can afford to spend more, my favorite brands are Daniel Smith, M. Graham and Holbien. They are expensive, around $10 per tube but you must remember that a tube will last a VERY long time, you'll need much less paint as these are full pigment with no fillers. You can get a small 5ml (read: SMALL!) set of Daniel Smith to try out:


https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Smith-285610005-Essentials-Introductory/dp/B00WT5VRF6


for about $27. These tubes are small but should still last you months. And you should be able to mix most colors that you want with just these shades (just look up a mixing guide). If you want to purchase individual 15ml tubes of any of these brands I recommend Dickblick.com, it's $2-3 cheaper per tube than Amazon which really adds up.