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What Art materials are required for Beginners?

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Often when we walk into an Art store, we are like a kid in a candy store. There are so many Art works that you can create, with so many brands to choose from, various colours, different ranges. We become so thrilled and exasperating in the same moment when we are exposed to the huge collection. This becomes a smooth ride if you know what you are going to make. But, a nail-biting moment if you are a beginner or are unsure of what art you are going to make. As a beginner, limit you painting materials to bare essentials to get an idea of what you may need as you proceed. It reduces the decision fatigue because you will be tired after choosing from a wide range of paint brushes, paint pens and other painting stuff. You need to be in a good flow to ensure that you enjoy the art-making process. So, we have enlisted some essential art materials in this post today to help beginners to start their Art journey: Drawing Pencils: The most essential and obvious Art material – Pen

Beginner's Guide to Fabric Painting Materials

Fabric painting is an art which started thousands of years back from Asia and expanded to other areas of Asia, Europe and Africa. Fabric painting, both as an art form as well as a sort of symbolism, signifying a variety of messages, providing status to royals and people of power has existed since at least 3000 B.C, the earliest date at which printing blocks have been discovered in a variety of areas of the historical world. Among the most typical uses of fabric paint was for the creation of home flags which were carried to reveal which families were being symbolized. Fabric dye was a popular thing then. The patterns and colours used were customized to every family or town and were later utilized to brand clothes and all kinds of possessions, and sometimes even weapon sheathes and homes. The method has a history in Asia via Kalamkari and in China and Japan, in which other kinds of patterns were created. If you are someone who is inspired by the history and are wanting to begin yo