The only thing I realised about arches is that it doesnt break so fast, so u can keep fading the colors and it wont start getting those little paper balls that some other papers do... I still buy cheap paper for trying out different tecniques but when I am kind of sure of how I want to paint a drawing or want to make a present I prefer arches...
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Really nice chops @Chelsea Shoneck, definitely have to check out liquid acrylics!
These Old Blue Arms, the life of Amund Dietzel, I also got recently Bull´s Eyes and Black Eyes and the interview with Rollo Banks by Ed Hardy is really cool, check out Bert Grimm, Owen Jensen and Cap Coleman´s Work...