This range of paddle brushes is quite expensive, so I was delighted to see this 2in paddle brush heavily discounted during Prime Day. I had high expectations due to the brand and the price tag, and I was not disappointed. The paddle is quite light, easy to handle and moves naturally with the movement of my hand. The hairs are not too stiff or too soft, so the brush does not deform but it is flexible enough. This paddle works wonderfully for blending colours and for spreading paint uniformly. I use it with acrylic paint and it washes easily with water and beauty soap. A great brush, but expensive.
Liquitex acrylic are amongst my fav acrylic paints in the market. I love the buttery nature of them as allow me to create oil-like strokes, marks and looks. They spread well and a tiny amount covers a lot of space. Pigments are great and lightfast. They last a long time, can be used undiluted to create oil-like paintings, or diluted with water or glaze to use for washes and glazes. They mix well among themselves. The colours in this set are very bright, almost fluoro, and a pleasure to work with them. I think this sizing is perfect as some of the colours might not be everyone's cup of tea. Great start taster, perfect to try before purchasing the full size product. I bought this packet during the Boxing Day sale and they were very affordable, but they are on the expensive side.
I
have used many gel mediums brands and textures and this one is probably
the best. It has a light Greek yogurt creamy texture, but, once I
spread it, it's light and dissolves and spreads beautifully. A bit of
product goes a long way, too.
I use it mostly as adhesive and it
works greatly with both light papers (rice, tissue, vellum) and with
harder papers like printing or average visual diary paper, so it's
perfect for my mixed media collage pieces. Unlike other adhesives, it
doesn't ruing the paper and it works especially well with tissue paper.
I
like the fact that it is in a jar and not a tube, as I can use it to
the last drop. On the other hand, I think a wider shorter jar would be
better, as use a short brush with my mediums and, now that the jar is
getting low in product it's a bit difficult to to put in and out. I will
buy again.
This is a beautiful semi-opaque heavy-body turquoise acrylic. It's a bit pricey but a tiny amount of product goes a long way. The color is absolutely stunning and very versatile as, depending on the quantity I use, it looks a quite dark or almost translucent. This is the first Liquitex professional heavy-body acrylic I've bought, and it's totally worth the money.
