FYI IMHO The Portfolio acrylics are a good school grade acrylic. If you want a higher grade, I'd go with the Liquitex. The Van Gogh watercolors are very vibrant and I think you would like them. If I had to rate the brands you mentioned, they would be Prang,Grumbacher, Van Gogh and Cotman. Hope this helps. Judy
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From: croberts
To: ArtsEdNet Talk
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 3:36 PM
Subject: ordering supplies
I'm in the process of getting my supply order ready for next year.
Acrylics:
What brand/brands of acrylic paint do you like for your high school classes?
What do you think about Portfolio acrylics?
My students do a lot of painting in the advanced classes on heavyweight watercolor paper.
Watercolor:
I have the Prang watercolor sets and as they use up a color, I just refill the containers from tube watercolors. I have been using Grumbacher and Cotman. Has anyone used the VanGogh brand of watercolor in the tubes? What do you think of them?