Of the two, student grade paint is by far the cheaper option. If you're on a budget, this is the one to go for. The pigments that are used in paints can vary hugely in price, with some paints costing a whole lot more than others because they contain pigments that are more expensive; paint manufacturers usually group paints in series. Most series are numeric: the higher the number, the rarer the materials used in the paint are and, therefore, the higher the price will be. Student paint usually comes in only a few series, whereas with artist grade paint, there are lots more expensive series to choose from. You may even find that some student paint comes in just one series, with every colour available for the same price.
2. Colour range
As mentioned above, with student paints, you don't actually get as much of a choice of colour as you do with artist paints. Why is this a reason to choose student paint? Simply because a limited choice is far less overwhelming than a practically unlimited choice. Many people find it hard to purchase art products because there's so many different types of each product to choose from; with fewer colours available, some of the hard work is done for you. Instead of being faced with a seemingly endless list of colours to choose from, the list is a lot shorter, meaning you can decide which ones to get a lot more easily. Plus, the colours available tend to be the more popular ones anyway.
3. Large paintings
Another reason to choose student paint is if you're going to do a large-scale painting. The thinking behind this is that by using student paint instead of artist paint, you'll be saving yourself a lot of money. Many artists do this, but use artist paint on areas where they want to show more detail. It may surprise you to know that you can actually use both grades of paint in the same painting, though you may have to use mediums or varnishes to give the finished painting a feeling of consistency.
4. Practicing and experimenting
Again with student paints being the cheaper option, this allows for you to practice and experiment a lot more. This is why this grade of paint is aimed at students, because it gives you much more scope to practice and experiment than the more expensive artist grade paint. Most artists will begin with student paint and will use this to hone their skills and learn new techniques, then once they're confident enough, they will switch to artist paint.
Joanne Perkins is a Berkshire-based artist with a BA (Hons) in
Fine Art. She specialises in painting Berkshire landscapes and loves
capturing the natural beauty of her local countryside. She is happy to
accept all queries and questions. For more information about Joanne, her
work and her current projects visit: http://joannesberkshirescenes.com/default.aspx Joanne can be found on Facebook.
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