There are some of these pieces of advice I don't agree with, but that probably don't matter until you have some experience and know the difference.
Paints section
bricks not tubes is not a rule I'd ever follow, and many nice paints are only available as tubes. You can make bricks out of tubes as well.
More money up to $30 for what? One paint tube? A paint set?
Check pigments - what does that mean to a beginner? Nothing.
Brush section
list of rules, including a rule about no rules, is a little ridiculous.
natural vs synthetic does matter - different brushes can hold differing amount of water which affects how you paint, especially in watercolor where you don't want dry edges if you want to blend sections together. They also hold shape differently, even different natural fibers hold shape differently.
a medium round might be "all you need" without considering frustration or different techniques, but you might get a lot less frustrated having different brush shapes, and open yourself up to using different brush techniques the round won't work with.
Paper Section
Definitely don't buy paper just because its cheap.
Open it up feel the paper - for what? Until a beginner knows what they like, what area they feeling for? It's advice that doesn't help anyone do anything.
Medium heavy...relative to what? Depends on how much water you plan on using too.
paper size...depends on what you want to make. "postcard to printer paper sizes" might be ok for some things, but its small for something hanging on a wall.
trust your gut, trial and error - those are opposite recommendations. "make mistakes until you get it right" is not really advice.
I do recommend watercolor blocks, especially if they hold all edges of the watercolor paper so you have to worry less about stretching.
>old school / fun / unecessary -> this is not advice, it doesn't even mentioned what its talking about.
100% cotton paper is not "unnecessary/unnoticeable". It is definitely noticeable in how well the paper holds up to water and repeated washes, correcting mistakes, etc.
>paper weight is in lbs or gsm usually - is that advice?
>if it feels thick enough it is -> again depends on what you're intending
Other materials
Needs to recommend a hair dryer (if working at home) to speed up wash drying
The whole painting advice section is sort of...not a good way to learn any graphic discipline - graphic disciplines should be shown/demo'd graphically.
Paints section
bricks not tubes is not a rule I'd ever follow, and many nice paints are only available as tubes. You can make bricks out of tubes as well.
More money up to $30 for what? One paint tube? A paint set?
Check pigments - what does that mean to a beginner? Nothing.
Brush section
list of rules, including a rule about no rules, is a little ridiculous.
natural vs synthetic does matter - different brushes can hold differing amount of water which affects how you paint, especially in watercolor where you don't want dry edges if you want to blend sections together. They also hold shape differently, even different natural fibers hold shape differently.
a medium round might be "all you need" without considering frustration or different techniques, but you might get a lot less frustrated having different brush shapes, and open yourself up to using different brush techniques the round won't work with.
Paper Section
Definitely don't buy paper just because its cheap.
Open it up feel the paper - for what? Until a beginner knows what they like, what area they feeling for? It's advice that doesn't help anyone do anything.
Medium heavy...relative to what? Depends on how much water you plan on using too.
paper size...depends on what you want to make. "postcard to printer paper sizes" might be ok for some things, but its small for something hanging on a wall.
trust your gut, trial and error - those are opposite recommendations. "make mistakes until you get it right" is not really advice.
I do recommend watercolor blocks, especially if they hold all edges of the watercolor paper so you have to worry less about stretching.
>old school / fun / unecessary -> this is not advice, it doesn't even mentioned what its talking about.
100% cotton paper is not "unnecessary/unnoticeable". It is definitely noticeable in how well the paper holds up to water and repeated washes, correcting mistakes, etc.
>paper weight is in lbs or gsm usually - is that advice?
>if it feels thick enough it is -> again depends on what you're intending
Other materials
Needs to recommend a hair dryer (if working at home) to speed up wash drying
The whole painting advice section is sort of...not a good way to learn any graphic discipline - graphic disciplines should be shown/demo'd graphically.