Nina Edwards

If you want a set with brushes under $20 skip the 24-color micro-tube kits; a 6–8 color student set with 12–22 ml tubes plus two synthetics (one medium flat and one round) will serve you better and stay vibrant. To slow drying, mix in a tiny bit of retarder or acrylic medium, and make a quick stay-wet palette from a damp paper towel topped with baking parchment in a shallow lid. Jars are fine for white or gesso you’ll use quickly, but for colors, tubes do last longer.

Idk and this worked for me after a long slump and cranky knees. Treadmills felt loud, crowded, and weirdly stressful. The bike was boring at first and my heart rate monitor lied every other ride. Shoes and gadgets are stupid expensive for beginners and half of it solves nothing. I kept it cheap and simple because I was about to quit. Five days a week, I did 5 minutes easy warm up, 20 minutes easy cardio, 5 minutes cool down. Easy meant I could hold a thread of conversation and breathe through my nose most of the time. Progress was adding 2 to 3 minutes to one day each week or a tiny gear bump while keeping breath steady. One practical tip that saved my knees was setting the bike seat high enough so my knee stayed slightly bent at the bottom. Timer on the phone, same time after dinner, no decisions to make.