Five of the Best Art Brands of 2020
By Charles Baker
By Charles Baker
With so many brands of art supplies to choose from, it’s hard to know exactly which are good enough to deserve your money. However, some brands of art supplies have very good ratings, and you don’t need to be worried about how toxic or expensive they are. So, before you begin crafting, here are five of the best art brands of 2020!
Liquitex: Liquitex is a water based acrylic paint brand. According to Artfixed, it comes in many different grades of thickness, is easy to mix with thickener, and washes out of clothes and brushes with ease, which is great if you are worried about spilling paint! On Amazon, Liquitex products are almost all rated 5 stars, and consist of a variety of paint sets, varnishes, gesso, modeling paste, and even spray paint, all available for sale. I’ve used this product, and I love the bright, vibrant colors it makes, and the ability to mix it with water. I would definitely recommend it!
Golden: Golden is also another acrylic paint brand, and it is undoubtedly one of the best available! According to an article on Art Is Fun, Golden paints are smooth, have 4 unique types, and have bright, beautiful colors. On Amazon, Golden products are rated almost all 5 stars, and offer a selection of “fluid” and “heavy body” paints, metallic paint, and sets of paint in all different shapes and sizes. The first product that I saw, an acrylic set of 10 different colored paints, had no 1 star reviews, and 88% of the reviews were 5 stars, according to Amazon. Overall, with its high quality and reviews, Golden is almost certainly one of the best art supply brands of 2020!
Prismacolor: Prismacolor is a colored pencil company, and they are great for several reasons. What are those reasons? According to an article on Art Is Fun, Prismacolor colored pencils are creamy in consistency, and soft, are good for blending, and have many colors. On Amazon, prismacolor products are rated 5 stars, with the lowest rated products as 4 and a half stars. This is definitely the best brand of pencils for all artists to buy!
Faber-Castell: Faber-Castell is also a maker of colored pencils, but also graphite pencils and other supplies as well. But what, you may ask, is especially great about their products? According to an article by Lindsay Weirich on My Best, Faber-Castell’s colored pencils are less hard to break than Prismacolor’s colored pencils, and have sharp tips, which would definitely work well for amazing details! According to an article on My Modern Met by Sara Barnes, Faber-Castell colored pencils have great colors, too, due to having rich pigments. According to Faber-Castell’s website, their Polychromos colored pencil set won “Colored Pencil of the Year” in 2020! On Amazon, Faber-Castell has a large assortment of pens, markers, colored pencils, graphite pencils, pastels, gel crayons, and art kits, all with very high ratings! I’ve used their graphite pencils, pens, and pastels, and I love how the pencils and pens come in different thicknesses, and how the pastels have such great colors! Overall, this is a brand that you should definitely use, especially the colored pencils!
Castle Arts: Last but not least, Castle is another great art brand, with colored pencils, sketchbooks, graphite pencils, acrylic paints, and watercolors. They have a great selection of large sets of art supplies, and, according to the New York Magazine, they are reviewed to have great containers, and a large supply of colors, and great quality. On Amazon, they have very high reviews, and they have a lot of colored pencils that you can buy!
Overall, there are many great art brands out there. But, especially if you want to make amazing art without worrying about the quality, safety, or texture of your art supplies, these are the best brands to get. As we look back at this past year, these are the best art supply brands that you can get.
Sources:
www.amazon.com/s?k=faber+castell&ref=nb_sb_noss_2.
www.amazon.com/s?k=castle+art+supplies&crid=G8TWDZ0E6R9M&sprefix=castle+art+supplies%2Caps%2C198&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_19.
www.amazon.com/s?k=golden+paints&crid=WJL14GON2DQO&sprefix=golden+paint%2Caps%2C151&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_12.
www.amazon.com/s?k=prismacolor+colored+pencils&crid=PL3RC3W5EZI3&sprefix=prismacolor%2Caps%2C180&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_11.
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artfixed.com/best-acrylic-paints/
Image source: https://theartofeducation.edu/2020/07/10/july-5-awesome-art-materials-youve-gotta-try/
Liquitex: Liquitex is a water based acrylic paint brand. According to Artfixed, it comes in many different grades of thickness, is easy to mix with thickener, and washes out of clothes and brushes with ease, which is great if you are worried about spilling paint! On Amazon, Liquitex products are almost all rated 5 stars, and consist of a variety of paint sets, varnishes, gesso, modeling paste, and even spray paint, all available for sale. I’ve used this product, and I love the bright, vibrant colors it makes, and the ability to mix it with water. I would definitely recommend it!
Golden: Golden is also another acrylic paint brand, and it is undoubtedly one of the best available! According to an article on Art Is Fun, Golden paints are smooth, have 4 unique types, and have bright, beautiful colors. On Amazon, Golden products are rated almost all 5 stars, and offer a selection of “fluid” and “heavy body” paints, metallic paint, and sets of paint in all different shapes and sizes. The first product that I saw, an acrylic set of 10 different colored paints, had no 1 star reviews, and 88% of the reviews were 5 stars, according to Amazon. Overall, with its high quality and reviews, Golden is almost certainly one of the best art supply brands of 2020!
Prismacolor: Prismacolor is a colored pencil company, and they are great for several reasons. What are those reasons? According to an article on Art Is Fun, Prismacolor colored pencils are creamy in consistency, and soft, are good for blending, and have many colors. On Amazon, prismacolor products are rated 5 stars, with the lowest rated products as 4 and a half stars. This is definitely the best brand of pencils for all artists to buy!
Faber-Castell: Faber-Castell is also a maker of colored pencils, but also graphite pencils and other supplies as well. But what, you may ask, is especially great about their products? According to an article by Lindsay Weirich on My Best, Faber-Castell’s colored pencils are less hard to break than Prismacolor’s colored pencils, and have sharp tips, which would definitely work well for amazing details! According to an article on My Modern Met by Sara Barnes, Faber-Castell colored pencils have great colors, too, due to having rich pigments. According to Faber-Castell’s website, their Polychromos colored pencil set won “Colored Pencil of the Year” in 2020! On Amazon, Faber-Castell has a large assortment of pens, markers, colored pencils, graphite pencils, pastels, gel crayons, and art kits, all with very high ratings! I’ve used their graphite pencils, pens, and pastels, and I love how the pencils and pens come in different thicknesses, and how the pastels have such great colors! Overall, this is a brand that you should definitely use, especially the colored pencils!
Castle Arts: Last but not least, Castle is another great art brand, with colored pencils, sketchbooks, graphite pencils, acrylic paints, and watercolors. They have a great selection of large sets of art supplies, and, according to the New York Magazine, they are reviewed to have great containers, and a large supply of colors, and great quality. On Amazon, they have very high reviews, and they have a lot of colored pencils that you can buy!
Overall, there are many great art brands out there. But, especially if you want to make amazing art without worrying about the quality, safety, or texture of your art supplies, these are the best brands to get. As we look back at this past year, these are the best art supply brands that you can get.
Sources:
www.amazon.com/s?k=faber+castell&ref=nb_sb_noss_2.
www.amazon.com/s?k=castle+art+supplies&crid=G8TWDZ0E6R9M&sprefix=castle+art+supplies%2Caps%2C198&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_19.
www.amazon.com/s?k=golden+paints&crid=WJL14GON2DQO&sprefix=golden+paint%2Caps%2C151&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_12.
www.amazon.com/s?k=prismacolor+colored+pencils&crid=PL3RC3W5EZI3&sprefix=prismacolor%2Caps%2C180&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_11.
www.amazon.com/s?k=liquitex&ref=nb_sb_noss.
www.fabercastell.com/blogs/creativity-for-life/best-colored-pencil-award.
mymodernmet.com/best-acrylic-paint/.
nymag.com/strategist/article/best-colored-pencils.html.
www.art-is-fun.com/colored-pencils#:~:text=Prismacolors%20are%20among%20the%20softest,ar%20widely%20available%20in%20stores.
www.amazon.com/Golden-Fluid-Acrylic-Assorted-Colors/dp/B0027A3GOI/ref=sr_1_2?crid=WJL14GON2DQO&dchild=1&keywords=golden%2Bpaints&qid=1611690631&sprefix=golden%2Bpaint%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-2&th=1.
www.art-is-fun.com/golden-paints.
artfixed.com/best-acrylic-paints/
Image source: https://theartofeducation.edu/2020/07/10/july-5-awesome-art-materials-youve-gotta-try/