Originally Posted by
Witchblade77
for art supplies primarily. there are certain brands whose performance I both greatly prefer for my personal working style AND that has proven to be consistent in quality. for example I tend to almost exclusively use Sculpey polymer clay. windsor and newton designer gouache is my absolute favorite and while I use other brands (been playing around with Caran D'ache gouache lately) I may end up going back to W&N when I can afford it. things like that, you know? its not really a matter of loyalty as much as a matter of earned trust that has yet to be broken.