Worst Medium

jhonenfreak · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject:

What art medium can you just not use to produce quality work or have you never seen used to make excellent art?

Tempra paints. I hate them I hate them I hate them! Watery, plus they have a rough feel after they dry. Icky.
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fallenangel · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:45 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I hate tempra paints. They flake off of everything, and are all around a pain. Other forms of paint are worth the added cost.

Crayon and Crayola colored pencil usually look like crap, except in the hands of some truly skilled people. But those people could get the same or better results from a better medium, so cheap colored pencils and crayons go on my list.
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jhonenfreak · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:48 pm Post subject:

Especially Rose Art. There is absolutly no pigment in any of their products.
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Dogss · Would like fries with that Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 807

You're right, Crayola crayons are the only deacent ones.

As far as a medium I cant stand, I would say markers. They bleed and they always look wrong, the color never seems decent. I love a brand new box od crayola crayons. Nothin' like it! They smell so sweet. :wub: I'm not sure if I like charcoal...I triend them and I can't get the hang of it.
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fallenangel · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject:

Charcoal and markers are excellent mediums, in terms of being used effectively. No medium is good for everyone, but both are high quality and perfectly valid. Of course, when it comes to markers, I mean prisma, copic, etc. and not crayola or any of those.

Crayons...are just worthless. Some really talented people can make great things with them, but that's more a triumph of the artist and not the result of the medium. Pastels are the same thing only of good quality.
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layzcarter · I used to work here Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 3988

[quote]Tempra paints[/quote]

Wouldn't you only use tempra paint as like, a very last resort? I always sold it as a fingerpainting thing for kids.
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marmalade · Newb Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 2

[quote="Dogss (Dogss)"]You're right, Crayola crayons are the only deacent ones.

As far as a medium I cant stand, I would say markers. They bleed and they always look wrong, the color never seems decent. I love a brand new box od crayola crayons. Nothin' like it! They smell so sweet. :wub: I'm not sure if I like charcoal...I triend them and I can't get the hang of it.[/quote]
you can do beautiful things with markers.
you just have to get a feel for the medium.
some of my favourite artwork is done with them, i've started to use them too. they are one of my favourite mediums.

.. don't know what I like least..
I can't really think of one. any medium can look good if used properly...

DragonicFlames · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:19 am Post subject:

I..... use... crayola... color pensils...

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ThaKakarot · Oldbie Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 2246

yeah i need to go get some new stuff
latly i've been limited to my lil brothers bob the builder pencils Rolling eyes

JediRevan20 · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 4:37 am Post subject:

I cant use pastels. Period. Or maybe its just my impatience with them.

jhonenfreak · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:53 am Post subject:

[quote="layzcarter (Lynda)"] Wouldn't you only use tempra paint as like, a very last resort? I always sold it as a fingerpainting thing for kids. [/quote]
Sadly, no. I've been to schools whose art departments have had very limited budgets.
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fallenangel · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:19 pm Post subject:

[quote]Wouldn't you only use tempra paint as like, a very last resort? I always sold it as a fingerpainting thing for kids.
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Not entirely. It goes way back, originally made with eggs (you can make your own if you find a recipe). Several of the old paintings that have that cracked pattern were done with tempra paints. You [i]can[/i] make nice things with them, but in a time when it's so easy to go buy some acrylics or oils or watercolor instead of making your own paint, there's nothing very redeeming about them.

The art department in my school uses them in the lower level classes (like the introductory course that covers all art) to save money on wasted materials.
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Gameglitch · Very bored Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Posts: 211

Felt pens, pencils and pencil crayons are my friends. I think watercolour is tricky but useable. Like Florence is able to do a great job with that medium, but I find them way to runny. I only hand success with them when I use them in a combination of an inked drawing. Pastels are just plain messy.

lucifer · Very bored Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 133

I do not know how to use any manner of paint... especially watercolor. I can't stand life without an un-do button or an eraser...

kagaromaru0 · Newb Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 5

i cant color <_< bah! i dont color cause im just a wee bit color blind, cant ever get my pigments right, argh. oh welll ill stick to lineart and B&W art Very Happy

azure-draco · Very bored Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 177

yeah, tempera paints are ugly. oil paint and watercolor are so much better to work with. especially watercolors...those are fun Very Happy

Beatlechick90 · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject:

Crayons. I can't get anything decent out of them, at all. Especially not drawing lines, sometimes I might use them to colour if I was HUGELY desperate and they had a colour I needed but wasn't available anywhere else.

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Ogrim_Doomhammer · Oldbie Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2116

Crayons... i hate those! Your hands always get colored...
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azure-draco · Very bored Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 177

wow..alot of people hate crayons. They're a ok medium. It's fun to color with crayons if you want to get a rough-looking effect, but like someone said before, you could get much better effects with other media.

CyberkittyKG · Member Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 46

[quote="lucifer (Karmen)"]I do not know how to use any manner of paint... especially watercolor. I can't stand life without an un-do button or an eraser...[/quote]
Sometimes learning to use traditional mediums is difficult, but necessary. If you want to go into an art career, even one in which you would use mainly a computer, you still need to have studio skills.

I can't work with watercolors or oil pastels...but I love acrylic paint and colored pencils.