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Martin Art / Display Small Wooden Easel

I got this for my granddaughter. She is 12 and has just started experimenting with art. I wanted something simple and inexpensive. As she told me "It's three sticks and a shelf." And that was all she needs.

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Art Advantage Oil and Acrylic Brush Set, 24-Piece

While the quality is not absolutely tops, these brushes work fine and come in a handly roll-up canvas pouch which makes for easy and damage-free transport. A good set for working in the field. As is the case with many brushes, there is a bit of bristle fallout but this tends to settle down after a bit of use. Although comparatively cheap, good brush care (cleaning in water or solvent and then in warm, soapy waterm after each use), will add longevity.

The lighter wooden handle brushes leave big stroke marks and the bristles fall out. The other brushes in the set are ok.

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Love the bushes and the case it comes in. Easy to store and find what size brush I need. Great for beginers.

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My son just joined the art class and I found the art advantage oil and acrylic brush set the most apt gift for him. The brushes come in various sizes and shapes. The bristles are sturdy and can withstand any tough conditions. The bristles come in both synthetic and natural materials. The brush quality is good and what I like most is the canvas pouch that allows my son to carry the brushes to his art class conveniently. Price wise the brushes are affordable and a good one at that for a starter. On regular cleaning the brushes will last longer.

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Really great brush holder. I love it! I sit in an area where it lies over the back of a sitting unit. Very nice idea. Great for putting pencils in as well. When I have to travel I use it for that as well. Great idea.

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Darice 18-Inch-by-24-Inch Stretched Canvas, 2-Pack

I'm no professional, just an average guy with minimal talent who enjoys painting. Even I'm appalled by the quality of this canvas. It's not stretched well, the fabric certainly isn't taught and will probably droop with anything but thin paint. Worse, the canvas is dimpled in a few places on both of the canvases. They were well packaged so I think this is an issue of quality rather than shipping damage. I'd send them back but it would cost more in shipping than the purchase price.

I can't discourage you enough from buying these canvases. I went to an art supply chain and grabbed the same size for about 30% more but the quality was 500% better.

The canvas showed up quickly and in good order. The individually wrapped canvases helped me preserve one from dust and debris while I was working on the other. Comes with wood bits to help with the final stretching if need be for framing.

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these are the first canvas I ever purchased so for me they were ok, I god the size that I wanted, it was easy to paint on them, I used some acrylic paint on them and it worked great

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made wall art with these love them they came with parts to hang them on the wall. so easy perfect

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--but for the price, these lovely large canvas pieces are perfect! The size is accurate. No complaints at all. Definitely will get more!

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American Easel 18 Inch by 24 Inch by 1 5/8 Inch Deep Cradled Painting Panel

This is my very favorite painting surface. The built in box frame is strong enough to prevent warping, even in a large format (I've worked on pieces from this line that are up to 36"x48" in size.) You can see some of my paintings on for reference. Also, from my experiences, Amazon offers the best price on these wooden painting boards. I definitely recommend!

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Loew-Cornell Wood Floor Easel, Stained

Beautiful easel, very easy to put together. It's near impossible to find something this nice (especially stained) in craft stores. It's easy to fold and I found that it's compact for the small area I use it in. Not recommended if you want to use it simply as a display piece. But for painting, I love it.

good product for starting out painters. It is easy to assemble, folds so you can place under bed or in closet. Good product.

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This easel is very akward and big. It does not fold up at all. If you want to fold it you have to completely dissasemble it. One of the legs on mine was a different color also.

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The chain on this easel is so short that the front of the easel is almost vertical, threatening to drop the art off the front and onto the floor. I had to lengthen the chain with a zip tie. The other problem is that the legs are so flimsy---even when the wingnuts joining the leg sections are tightened as tight as can be, the legs still bend at those joints. I wouldn't put more than a few pounds of not-very-special display items on this easel.

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We bought this easel to hold a sign/photo board for our wedding. Assembly wasn't difficult, but it wasn't easy and overall the piece feels flimsy. It wouldn't stand on our hardwoods, even with the grips on the feet. It did serve it's purpose and was much cheaper than investing in a sturdy, hardy easel we'll never use again. All in all, great for one time use or light easel work.

Art Advantage Female Right Hand Mannequin

Beware this is not a "female" hand. We received a large hand that was neither male nor female, and a spokesperson for the company said they don't sell any gender-specific hands, anyway. Also, the pinky is too loose and won't stay in place; and the index finger is too tight and difficult to move.

The hand is great the joints all work beautifully, it balances nicely on its felt base and it adds an interesting aesthetic to my desk. It's also great for holding and displaying jewelery. The only problem I have with it is the thumb. It's impossible to see from the picture above, but the thumb joint is too far into the palm of the hand. When a hand is flat the thumb juts out directly in line with all of the other knuckles, but the mannequin hand places the thumb too far forward and inwards, as if it were trying to reach into a small jar. The hand is indeed anatomically correct, but added to the fact that the fingers can only move back and forth and not side to side makes for a stiff model. It's impossible to achieve dynamic poses with the hand, and therefore I can't use it as a drawing model like I purchased it for. It is, however, a big help with achieving understanding as to how the four fingers move. This hand can be used as a decent anatomy lesson if taken with a pinch of salt.

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Dollhouse Miniature Artist's Easel and Palette

I am using this as my cake topper. It wasn't that well made. It's crooked and the painting is also crooked. The back pole is too long and the painter's pallet is huge compared to the easel. I made it work, but if I had a dollhouse, I don't know if I would have liked this very much for it because it is so crooked.

Guerrilla Painter Soft-Clamp Umbrella Shoulder Bag

I did a search in Amazon for "beach umbrella bags" and this was recommended.

I did not pay attention to the SIZE of this bag. It is a perfectly good bag for a normal rain umbrella or the small umbrella you clip on to a beach chair but that is what it is.

I needed a new bag for the kind of beach umbrella that you stick into the sand and sit under. I was surprised that my search yielded something totally different.

So, the bag is fine. Just be sure you are actually interested in a pretty small bag.

I was actually looking for a shoulder bag to carry my over-sized rain umbrella; I hate having to busy my hands with holding the umbrella when not in use. This is the only thing I found, which, as I discovered, is not intended for this kind of umbrella. I had to cut a hole in one end to be able to fit my umbrella into the bag. My umbrella is longer than the bag (which I knew). The bag has a zipper that runs along the length. If you use this as a tote bag for a regular umbrella and you have a straight-handle umbrella that is short enough, you'll be able to fit it in this bag with no problem. If you have a curved handle, you either have to let the handle poke through the zipper or you'll have to cut a hole, depending on the length of your umbrella.

This bag might be perfect (and more multifunctional) if the zipper curved around one of the ends.

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I bought this bag to store three kites (I think three is the max)! Quality is good. Very happy with the purchase.

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