Use up your Art Supplies

  • Do you generously use up your art supplies?
  • Or do you hoard and save them?

speedball ink for gelatin printmaking by linda germain

Ink is one supply that I think you should use up!  As most inks age they change and sometimes don’t work as well as when they are fresh.

Monoprints by Linda Germain

Piles of prints with potential – are good things to use up rather than just save them for the perfect project.

ezscreen photo emulsion screen

If you work with photo emulsion screens, like the EZscreen above then you definitely want to use them before they expire. They have a shelf life of about 6 months and then the emulsion starts to harden and they are no good.

I challenge you to bravely use up some supplies and maybe even toss out some things that are no longer useful.

Enjoy!