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REQ Need Acrylic and Oil paint art course

  • 11-05-2008 07:33PM
    #1
    sedohre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I'm starting a portfolio preperation course in NCAD in june for a month.

    I need to get Acrylic & Oil Paint, Brushes, Charcoal, Conte Pastels etc

    I want to know what brands should i be looking to get, I would like to get these as cheap as possible, even second hand..

    Any help with regard to where to buy and get would be appreciated. I read the sticky on suppliers at the start of this forum but it was started back in 2005 so I was hoping for more up to date ideas

    thanks

    Sed


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  • #2
    oil painting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭oil painting


    hi,there is a shop run by ncad students on thomas st. they have all the paints etc you would want at a short distance,we often used evans off capel street aswel -it gives 10% off for students....

    evans had reasonable priced acrylics,the cheapest ones they sell are fine...if you want any second hand paints you could put up a sign on the ncad notice board under the archway entrance someone might have some to sell,but evans is prob your best bet....

    http://irishcraftupdate.com/blog/?p=141

    good luck with the course xx


  • #3
    sedohre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭sedohre


    Thanks very much for your reply.

    I went down to Evans and found that their own brand was the cheapest around. I think I will end up starting there anyway.

    Sed


  • #4
    oil painting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭oil painting


    hi i actually did that course in the summer years ago-i was 16 at the time and have since done my degree there,i am 30 now!....

    it is a good course to do and i remember it was challenging enough....i had none of the paints etc and remember trying to get everything together...

    from what i remember it covered a range of mediums,painting,drawing,sculpture,using alot of different mediums like,paper,card,wire,glue,its always handy to have your own,scissors,stanley knife,glue,paper-etc-we had home work to bring in also which would be part of the discussion in class... e.g an art project,if you need any advice-give me a shout,and good luck xx


  • #5
    sedohre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭sedohre


    Thanks for wishing me luck and offer of advice Oil-Painting.

    Very kind of you

    Sed


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