Painting Set (RETIRED)
Jul 10, 2016 9:40:07 GMT -5
Post by maggiedoll on Jul 10, 2016 9:40:07 GMT -5
This set was released in 2015 under the BeForever branding and retired in 2016. Earlier versions of the paints and paint box were included along with other items in the Summer Amusements set (1987-2001). This set added an easel and painting to the revised paints and paint box.
From American Girl.com
Just like her mother did, Samantha loves to paint outdoors. This doll-sized painting set was designed after real ones from her day, and includes:
An easel A pretend paint set A palette A paintbrush Her finished product: a beautiful watercolor painting of a butterfly
*mod edit to remove dead image links throughout review*
Yeah for birthdays with disposable income and easy access to an American Girl Store!
So I was pursing the Mount Vernon website (becomes YOLO!) and realized that a paint set that belonged to Washington's granddaughter looked enough like American Girl's new version of Samantha's paint set.
Yeah for Felicity getting new stuff! Ha American Girl, you will never deny my beloved Lessie new goodies!
Paint Set 2.0 inside looks a lot like the cheep party favor paint sets. I don't think it was part of American Girl's design concept of having so much white but for many paint sets (like Nelly Curtis) porcelain was included as a mixing palate. It was also hit for rich girls like Samantha to paint china stuff.
PM sets don't really age well (gasp!) and their obsession of making sets "real" have made the children's playthings fragile and give a washout look. Beforever has a deep rich color and bright gold details, it looks like something a girl would find pretty. Even though by feel and weight it is obsessively plastic by look it has an appearance and touch of wood.
Okay so the basic Beforever/PM differences, the most notable is that PM has tiny real tubes of paint. I am pretty sure that the Beofrever paint brush could really work. I think that it might had been neat if the Beforever "paint" could had been removable and replaceable with one of those cheep party favor paint set so that the Beforever generation could paint. I think the Beforever version of the paint thingy is more washable than the PM thin wood paint thingy and note, Nelly Curtis had something a lot like in her her set. Same style and although different, I still think Beforever is just (if not easier to clean) playable.
I am however a little annoyed with the easel. It has a look of wood but it is very light plastic. It is easily fold able so bonus place for storage.
The easel hooks up with this tiny notch and hook, unfortunately it does not like to stay together. Thankfully this easel is study and can handle some falls, but prepare to yell at the piece of plastic.
The painting looks passable for a girl with some years of art lessons. It is cute but nothing special.
Two PM girls argue about art and the benefits of a BeForever world.
From American Girl.com
Just like her mother did, Samantha loves to paint outdoors. This doll-sized painting set was designed after real ones from her day, and includes:
An easel A pretend paint set A palette A paintbrush Her finished product: a beautiful watercolor painting of a butterfly
*mod edit to remove dead image links throughout review*
Yeah for birthdays with disposable income and easy access to an American Girl Store!
So I was pursing the Mount Vernon website (becomes YOLO!) and realized that a paint set that belonged to Washington's granddaughter looked enough like American Girl's new version of Samantha's paint set.
Yeah for Felicity getting new stuff! Ha American Girl, you will never deny my beloved Lessie new goodies!
Paint Set 2.0 inside looks a lot like the cheep party favor paint sets. I don't think it was part of American Girl's design concept of having so much white but for many paint sets (like Nelly Curtis) porcelain was included as a mixing palate. It was also hit for rich girls like Samantha to paint china stuff.
PM sets don't really age well (gasp!) and their obsession of making sets "real" have made the children's playthings fragile and give a washout look. Beforever has a deep rich color and bright gold details, it looks like something a girl would find pretty. Even though by feel and weight it is obsessively plastic by look it has an appearance and touch of wood.
Okay so the basic Beforever/PM differences, the most notable is that PM has tiny real tubes of paint. I am pretty sure that the Beofrever paint brush could really work. I think that it might had been neat if the Beforever "paint" could had been removable and replaceable with one of those cheep party favor paint set so that the Beforever generation could paint. I think the Beforever version of the paint thingy is more washable than the PM thin wood paint thingy and note, Nelly Curtis had something a lot like in her her set. Same style and although different, I still think Beforever is just (if not easier to clean) playable.
I am however a little annoyed with the easel. It has a look of wood but it is very light plastic. It is easily fold able so bonus place for storage.
The easel hooks up with this tiny notch and hook, unfortunately it does not like to stay together. Thankfully this easel is study and can handle some falls, but prepare to yell at the piece of plastic.
The painting looks passable for a girl with some years of art lessons. It is cute but nothing special.
Two PM girls argue about art and the benefits of a BeForever world.