Thrift Shop Finds
While one needs to be careful with paints, coffee cans are actually perfect for painting. An average sized coffee can allows you to both store and transport your artwork when you’re finished.
Nesting Bowls
Bowls are great for painting too, you can even mix colors into one bowl before adding it to your painting. There are some small bowls available that do not take up valuable space in your home … perfect if you are limited on space.
Luncheon Plates
Plates are especially nice for small projects, as they do not waste as much paint and the paint can easily be obtained by mixing colors in one bowl. They are also easy to transport, although the surface may be a little harder to work on for some paints.
Small Trays
Small trays are great for paint mixing and can also be used when mixing paint colors. It is also worth noting that a small tray would be easier to mix individual paint colors than if you were to use bowls.
Large Housewares Container
A large container is especially nice for painting large projects as well as storing big canvases. If you are inclined to painting big, this would be especially useful for you as you do not need to constantly be repainting.
Garage/Yard Sales Are Goldmines For Painting Surfaces
Have you ever wondered where artists get their canvases and stretchers from? If you pais your attention, you will see that most artists don’t rely on art or craft stores.
They use things you would never see coming from an art store, yet they make perfect canvases. You can also find the same old canvases at your local canvas sale.
Artists’ Corners, recycle centers, thrift stores, and garage sales are artist material goldmines. Their large stock of free and nearly free canvases are just waiting for an old bike or whatever object/object with a solid surface that can be converted into a canvas.
Collecting old canvases on the streets or abroad when they have long lost their purpose (e.g. when they’re thrown out) is something I love to do. They have interesting designs, co