Professional ARTIST vs CHILDREN'S Art Supplies..

WHY are we still doing this to the future artists!! - They deserve better!

From Spider-man to Frozen and even Fortnite, Kids art supplies are in every store attracting the eyes of the unknowing with bright colours and flashy designs. But inside, are some of the worst materials an artist can get.

Today, I put myself through a little bit of trouble attempting to use them and, needless to say, it didn't go too well.

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My original character series also makes its debut release in this special Artistic video, why did I do this to them? I don't know.

So, Crayola... are they good?
Fortnite.. can they really make art supplies?
Marvel... We love them!

Enjoy todays video of art, sketching, colouring and crayons. With even more content on its way real soon!

#fortnite #art #crayola

[ADCArtAttack]

All original characters will be available, with more coming soon as part of my new Comic and Coloring book soon to release.
I would LOVE your feedback and I'm very excited about this release.

[PrinAnie]

My child who loves art, started slowly getting better quality materials as they proved their level of responsibility for those items. When they started putting things away carefully they got a big set of Faber-Castel red classic (about 15). Once they finish those (a number of them are pretty small now) I'll get them Goldfaber.

[unlovednekochan]

I agree with the statement that bad art supplies kill creativity. I used to hate watercolours with burning passion until i got hands to more professional watercolours...and good teachers to teach how to use them.

[isabellrogalzeck]

There are several videos about artists using Crayola crayons. And they're pictures are gorgeous. I drew and colored a koi fish with Crayola crayons and it was fun and turned out alright. You have to layer the crayons just like watercolor.

[MyNameIsShaunnn]

I think kids, especially younger than 10, are just trying to explore their creativity and arent 100% concerned about how a crayon or marker is applied to a sheet of paper. The more professional grade supplies can be more costly and as an example my 5 year old daughter is constantly breaking her crayons or losing them, so I don't think I want to buy those for her just yet. I think it's important to encourage creativity and exploration at this point than worry about which supplies are better. Maybe as they get older and are still interested, we can upgrade their supplies. I'm not gonna give my kid a porcelain mug to drink out of if I know she'll drop it on the floor and shatter it. I thiink there are stages to this. Just my opinion.

[muppet]

Maybe art companies like Faber Castel and Prismacolour should consider producing a kid friendly art range with a slightly higher price range than what you get in these cheap art sets with that little bit higher quality. It might just be what is needed in encouraging children to pursue art as a career and not put them off

[kathymarshall]

I used to get so upset that my dad wouldn’t get me the cool looking kids art sets. He’s an artist and I grew up using his art supplies.

It wasn’t until I started buying my own art supplies as an adult that I realised a) how lucky I was to have had access to good quality materials from so early on and b) just how incredibly generous and patient my dad was.

I literally cringe with horror when I remember just how many of his sable brushes I destroyed 😢

[dressagebelle]

I agree that they should make adult and artist grade art supplies more fun and colorful. I think that there is still this strange idea that art should be "serious", therefore supplies are boring. In this day and age decent mid range art supplies are quite affordable, and there is no excuse for getting your child the cheapest of the cheap art supplies until someone arbitrarily decides that they are good enough, or serious enough to use artist grade stuff. If your kid at a young age shows in interest in sports say, you don't go out and get the cheapest of the cheap sports equipment, so why do you do that with art supplies? I personally think that those really cheap art sets with multiple mediums need to be banned from store shelves.

I have a 4 year old niece who is really into watercolor right now, and while I'm not letting her use my Daniel Smith products, I have gotten good mid range but still affordable paints for her to use. I love seeing the excitement on her face using these products that have great pigment, that look great on paper over the annoyance of using the cheapest of the cheap and not seeing the colors she was wanting on the paper. And if she is messy and destroys the paint pans, well good on her for being so fun and free and artistic, and I hope she continues to enjoy painting rather than getting frustrated at crappy art supplies. As an artist thankfully I know enough to make sure that even at 4 she's getting decent quality supplies to learn and play with.

[TinaBeeCrafting]

We had “fat pencils” growing up. Helps you with writing at a young age

[Eckmayay]

The Fortnite eraser is just hillarious 😂
Artwork came out amazing as always 😉

[ChantelleArts]

The difference between bad and good quality colour pencils is insane, it’s always worth the investment 👏🏻✨

[stephaniedunn]

My 8 year old has an eclectic premium art supply stock at his disposal, 320 Ohuhu, brutfuners, Prismacolor, fabercastell, good quality gel pens. Some people ask why I spend so much on these items but they’re shared between us and why wouldn’t I invest in decent quality supplies that fuel my sons creativity?!

[MonkeyNinja]

You should make a video about recommended art supplies for kids! Here we see what not to get, but it'd be helpful to see what to get as well. Although I think we all know Ohuhu for markers!

[tilkka_]

Big triangle pensils help kiddos on writing. They are quite practical with 1st graders.

[jkirschart]

Something I do with crayons is use a cotton bud/qtip with a small amount of acetone or nail polish remover and you can surprisingly get great blends. Maybe you can make a video showcasing this!

[niorr.]

When i think back to my childhood. And i remember that many pencilcases were filled with better pencils as these no name products. But i also remember that i have been so frustrated after getting such cheap pencils and get no color on the paper. And the coloring books from that time had very rough paper! Good to use with watercolors, Markers like these from Pelikan or colored pencils. I loved to color them. But i got for cheap money the red Faber Castell. 12 are even today not to expensive for Kids. But many times better than the no name brands.
When my son got his first pencilcase, i changed all inside to the red Faber Castell.

[Narja]

I can't agree enough with you. When i was a kid, i was using my mum's childhood set of pencils. There were a 70's line of student grade Faber Castell and i was the queen of the school when it was coming to art despite being one of the poorer kid of the class. Never had any felt tip marker or Crayola because my mum couldn't afford them, but those Faber Castell actually made me love pencils and art ^^ (and a set of gouache pans for kids from German brand made me like painting! Still paint nowadays ^^)

[kevinlegobrickmaster]

Ya'll remember when having the biggest crayola box set was the biggest flex ever

[dovejensen]

The big chunky triangle pencils are the best type to get in the stationary sets, easier to hold and great for grip

[GroovyTasia]

I think that kid art supplies can be good for when they start out but as they really start to gain an interest in art, I often tell parents investing in the good stuff is worth it.