5 Hacks for Broke Artist

In this page, I will be sharing art hacks for people who cannot afford such expensive art supplies, like me. These are the art hacks I personally use a bunch of times and they are very effective. If you are a broke artist and have some hacks, comment it down below!

1. Making your own tortillion . If you don’t know what a tortillion is, it is a blending tool used for graphite or pencil. Tortillions are very pricey and sometimes, it is very hard to find. What I do ,usually, is I fold simple piece of paper about 5-6 times and… start blending!!
2. Erasing watercolors. When using watercolors sometimes, you may find yourself using the wrong color or put some paint in the wrong spot. I have a simple solution for you. Use a sponge to quickly erase that spot or color. When doing this though, you have to act quick and erase it when the paper is wet. If you don’t have a wet surface, the paint will dry out and you won’t be able to erase it.
3. A substitution for artist tape . When searching for artist tape, I don’t know if this is for you guys ,but I always saw them as a very expensive object for tape. What I do is I buy masking tape. Masking tape works the same way but is very sticky. That is why before using it, make sure that you stick it on some fibers to make it less sticky. If you prefer not to do that, you can take your hairdryer and start blowing the masking tape with it.
4. A substution for white pens. White pens are usually for highlights and white details. They can be used in any type of media. However, when you don’t have a white pen, you can use a correction pen. A correction pen works as well or even better than a white pen( and even cheaper).
5. Using the blue tac. A blue tac can replace the use of a kneaded eraser. If you don’t know what a needed eraser is, it is a certain type of eraser that is meant to be for highlights and details. You can knead it to have a sharp edge for the details and it could be for erasing guides, too. A blue tac works as well and it is half the price as the kneaded eraser.

Thank you for reading this page!! I hope this helps you broke artists to realize that you don’t need expensive supplies to make good art🤗😊.