George Young

Basics or Galeria plus a simple stay-wet palette will fix most of what you’re feeling: line a shallow container with a damp paper towel and lay baking parchment on top to keep mixes open for hours. Thin with a bit of acrylic medium instead of water and give your paper or canvas an extra coat of gesso to reduce absorbency which helps blending. If you do grab a bundle, the paint can be fine, but the brushes are usually the weak link - add one decent synthetic flat and a medium filbert and you’re set.

Quick note - Good tips above. I’d add that heat and off‑gassing from bare wood shelves can speed yellowing so keep the books away from radiators and line the shelves with acid‑free paper or a polyester barrier. Dust the top edges regularly and handle with clean and dry hands - skin oils and settled dust can nudge those edges toward brown faster.

The lag comes from the audio return path and extra processing. Use TV Passthrough, console PCM, bar in standard mode with Game Mode on that input, and if it remains late add a touch of video delay on the TV.