Great, but inexpensive art supplies
Art supply budgets are not infinite. And I love saving money. Nothing feels better than getting the best quality learning materials for my students at the smallest price.
Organization
- Rubbermaid supply containers - $0.75 each from Dollarama
- Brother QL-710 label printer
- Continuous label painter rolls - $37 from Aliexpress
- 50 6x3mm rare earth magnets - $3.50 from Aliexpress
Drawing
- Simply HB pencils from Staples back-to-school sales - $0.03 each
- White vinyl eraser from Superstore back-to-school sales - $0.10 each
- Crayola 24pk coloured pencils (for borrowers) from Staples back-to-school sales - $2 each
- Smudging sticks - $0.25 each from Aliexpress
- Guangbo 2B pencils - $0.20 each from Aliexpress
- Chunghwa 4B pencils - $0.35 each from Aliexpress
- Lyra Rembrandt tin of 24 coloured pencils - $16 from Costco
- Staedtler 24 pack of aquarelle pencils - $13 from amazon.ca/dp/B00SMPEOVQ
Painting
- Plastic watercolour palette - $1.25 from Dollarama
- Set of five watercolour/acrylic brushes - $1.25 from Dollarama
- Deserres student acrylic
- Recycling inexpensive watercolour tubes into pans
- Recycling tempera pucks into beginner-grade pigment
- Making your own watercolour paint
- Use dry waxed scale paper for disposable acrylic palettes
- Paint on gessoed plywood panels instead of canvas
- Use Demco sludge instead of gesso
- Make your own double-sided easels
Clay
- 20lbs of red/white earthenware clay - 1/2 price with Deserres professional card