Reeves Vs Marie's: Which is better?
Credit: Lori Leidig | ©Lori Leidig
When I first decided I might have a smidgen of artistic talent in my genes, I picked up a started kit made by Reeves. In fact, I picked up two kits by Reeves; One in Oils and one in Acrylics. I gravitated to the acrylics rapidly. This kit came with everything I needed to get started: An easel, brushes, 24 paints, and a couple of canvases. When I realized this was going to become an addiction, I bought a ton more paints by different companies. One of those companies was Marie's.
The reason I like acrylics so much is that it is such a versatile medium. It isn't just about slapping down a bit of color onto a canvas. With acrylic paints you can give dimension to your painting. You can actually build up ridges for texture, and you can do things like layer different colors and then use a scraping tool for some very cool effects. Plus, acrylics dry fast and cover easily. If you screw up, just wait 10 minutes and paint over it. Yes, even with white... OK, with the right brand of white. You see, all acrylic brands are not equal in quality. Enter this comparison of Reeves and Marie's.
As I said, I have numerous brands of acrylic paints. I buy huge containers of the basic primary colors, along with black and white. But, I am no expert at mixing so I keep sets of small tubes with a variety of pre-mixed colors handy for those days I just don't feel like spending an hour and 25ml of paint to get just that right green. Reeves and Marie's both have sets of 18 small tubes with a variety of the colors i like to use the most.
One thing you will notice right off is that these two brands are not of the same consistency. Reeves is slightly thicker than Marie's. This is not necessarily a bad thing. If you are looking to paint in a large area and you are not painting over something else, then the thinner paint (Marie's, in this case) will get the job done faster and with using less paint over-all. However, if you are trying to paint over a mistake or want to build some texture, then you want to go with the Reeves.
The reason I like acrylics so much is that it is such a versatile medium. It isn't just about slapping down a bit of color onto a canvas. With acrylic paints you can give dimension to your painting. You can actually build up ridges for texture, and you can do things like layer different colors and then use a scraping tool for some very cool effects. Plus, acrylics dry fast and cover easily. If you screw up, just wait 10 minutes and paint over it. Yes, even with white... OK, with the right brand of white. You see, all acrylic brands are not equal in quality. Enter this comparison of Reeves and Marie's.
As I said, I have numerous brands of acrylic paints. I buy huge containers of the basic primary colors, along with black and white. But, I am no expert at mixing so I keep sets of small tubes with a variety of pre-mixed colors handy for those days I just don't feel like spending an hour and 25ml of paint to get just that right green. Reeves and Marie's both have sets of 18 small tubes with a variety of the colors i like to use the most.
One thing you will notice right off is that these two brands are not of the same consistency. Reeves is slightly thicker than Marie's. This is not necessarily a bad thing. If you are looking to paint in a large area and you are not painting over something else, then the thinner paint (Marie's, in this case) will get the job done faster and with using less paint over-all. However, if you are trying to paint over a mistake or want to build some texture, then you want to go with the Reeves.
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Just for the record and for future readers.... that 'great work of art' Carol mentioned (picture number 2) has been sold and is now in a private collection in the US. ;) (I do have more for sale though....)
Aha! Your July shopping for huge canvases sent me back searching for your artistic link. Found it! Is there a story behind the pen name, by the way? :)
Great article. Now if I could only paint . . .
"Great work of art." - Wanna buy it? HA!
I used to like painting with oils, but used arylics on clothes...paint on!!
Great work of art.
Very useful as usual.
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