Cheap Paint

When I started making pictures in 2001, I had no money at all and used whatever I could get my hands on, which included mis-mixed house paint from Last's Paint down the street and Discount Builder's Supply a couple of blocks in the other direction, where I still get my wood panels.

Now, when I enter my marble-and-glass atrium to dapple the perfect highlights on an exhorbitantly priced commission, I use materials of a somewhat more evolved quality. I actually just bought the first batch of Golden acrylics, which, as far as I can tell, are meant to be as good as it gets, acrylic-wise. (I've dipped a foot into the remarkably expensive oil-paint waters, but it's sort of like starting over again, so I've been a little overwhelmed and don't have much experience with them.) I've been busy with freelance dayjob work and setting up surlysquid.com (pimp pimp pimp), so I haven't had a chance to play with the Golden colors yet. They sit on my easel-thing shelf, staring at me with their circular blank caps, calling to me. Jezebel, thy name is Anthraquinone Blue! I got a hankerin'.

But!

Utrecht is apparently clearing out Finity acrylic paints. (That's the link for the clearance section; you have to search for "Finity" from there.)

Azo Yello 60ml, $2.37!

I haven't used much Finity paint, but $2.37 is $2.37.