Painting Set
Jul 7, 2013 21:07:05 GMT -5
Post by RiceDoll on Jul 7, 2013 21:07:05 GMT -5
Since there aren't any pictures of Saige's painting set, I've decided to add some of my own. Behold, my fabulous graduation present Saige's art set. 
The portfolio, sketches, tubes of paint, palette, cup, paintbrushes, and sketchbook. Honestly, I really love the portfolio. Not being an artist or knowing any art majors, I don't know what kind of portfolio they'd actually use, but I thought it was cute.
The sketches included in the portfolio: cowboy boots and a hat, a desert scene, a horse, a house, and galloping horses. My favorite is the desert scene, but they're all cute and look like real sketches. The paper's not at all flimsy and feels like thin cardboard, so it should hold up to some play better than regular paper.
I love the paintbrushes, mainly because they have real bristles instead of just being molded plastic. This is just a comparison shot between them and the ruler from Kit's school set.
The palette and tubes of paint. These are all plastic, but the paint tubes feel more rubbery than the palette. The set only comes with five tubes, so I guess Saige must've mixed the red and yellow to make orange.
The paintings: a horse, a saddle and blanket, a cactus flower, some hot air balloons, and a landscape scene. My favorites are the last three on the bottom row. It would've been nice if AG had made a blank canvas and an in-progress painting just to give the set some variety. The paintings are all different sizes with the horse one being the largest and the hot air balloon the smallest.
Just the back of one of the paintings. Looks like sturdy carboard, thin cardboard, and the canvas material.
The easel before being unfolded. It's all plastic and unfolds easily.
There's a little . . . I wanna call it notch, but that doesn't sound quite right. Anyway, the bottom platform of the easel easily snaps on to keep it from falling down.
Unfolded easel with the notch in the front for the plastic cup. It should hold up to very light and careful play.
Sadie modeling a paintbrush and the palette. I'm not sure how to make her hold it realistically, so for now, it just rests on her arm. Hopefully she doesn't drop it or it'll ruin her dress.
One last shot of everything together. Overall, I give this set an A-. I really like it and it's got lots of great pieces, but I wish it had included a few more things to justify the price.
The portfolio, sketches, tubes of paint, palette, cup, paintbrushes, and sketchbook. Honestly, I really love the portfolio. Not being an artist or knowing any art majors, I don't know what kind of portfolio they'd actually use, but I thought it was cute.
The sketches included in the portfolio: cowboy boots and a hat, a desert scene, a horse, a house, and galloping horses. My favorite is the desert scene, but they're all cute and look like real sketches. The paper's not at all flimsy and feels like thin cardboard, so it should hold up to some play better than regular paper.
I love the paintbrushes, mainly because they have real bristles instead of just being molded plastic. This is just a comparison shot between them and the ruler from Kit's school set.
The palette and tubes of paint. These are all plastic, but the paint tubes feel more rubbery than the palette. The set only comes with five tubes, so I guess Saige must've mixed the red and yellow to make orange.
The paintings: a horse, a saddle and blanket, a cactus flower, some hot air balloons, and a landscape scene. My favorites are the last three on the bottom row. It would've been nice if AG had made a blank canvas and an in-progress painting just to give the set some variety. The paintings are all different sizes with the horse one being the largest and the hot air balloon the smallest.
Just the back of one of the paintings. Looks like sturdy carboard, thin cardboard, and the canvas material.
The easel before being unfolded. It's all plastic and unfolds easily.
There's a little . . . I wanna call it notch, but that doesn't sound quite right. Anyway, the bottom platform of the easel easily snaps on to keep it from falling down.
Unfolded easel with the notch in the front for the plastic cup. It should hold up to very light and careful play.
Sadie modeling a paintbrush and the palette. I'm not sure how to make her hold it realistically, so for now, it just rests on her arm. Hopefully she doesn't drop it or it'll ruin her dress.
One last shot of everything together. Overall, I give this set an A-. I really like it and it's got lots of great pieces, but I wish it had included a few more things to justify the price.