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Also, some sculpts have gone up because they are just not available as production items any more, such as flap cats and oriental dragons. But really, any time at least two people really want an item and are willing to spend a lot of money to get it, the price can go up dramatically. The pool of people to “really want” an item has probably expanded too, with people discovering Windstone on Facebook.
That’s true, the dueling nature of who-wants-it-more is a big contributing factor. I’m glad that Windstone I seeing that kind of success, being a small family business (although admittedly my wallet cries).
The prices shot up dramatically a couple of years ago and have stuck around the 700-1000 range (or even higher for popular figures/colors as can still be seen). I doubt that things will go back to the 2016 era prices but it is nice to think that there’s a chance to get an affordable test paint.
Is it same for the other lines, like the ki-rin and unicorns, or is it just the dragons that have shot up like that?
Everything went up. It was normal for the baby ki-rins to go for 700+. The adult griffin sculpts tended to breach the 1k mark.
Some of the dragon Sculpts have had the most dramatic price increase out of all of them. Not really surprising considering the sheer number of variety of figures that are in the dragon line compared to everything else, plus dragons are super popular in general.Have the oriental dragons been completely removed from normal production, or are they just sold out?
Guess I’m gonna have to get ready to really bust my buns for new pieces in the future. Or maybe I can find pieces I can part for people would be interested.
I have to commiserate with you guys about heat/humidity problems impeding art. My sister has an airbrush that I want to try using, maybe with colors mixed from mica pigments, but we live in Houston. You’re lucky if it hits 80 overnight, the day is FAR too blazing hot, and even a rain storm just makes it *more* humid and *might* get you down to 85. It won’t be until late October before it’s cool enough and maybe the humidity will drop enough to consider working out there. I really wish there were spaces like studios you could go to that are built for artists to go to (I have lamented similarly about not being able to comfortably do pottery) but I don’t know of any.
The prices shot up dramatically a couple of years ago and have stuck around the 700-1000 range (or even higher for popular figures/colors as can still be seen). I doubt that things will go back to the 2016 era prices but it is nice to think that there’s a chance to get an affordable test paint.
Is it same for the other lines, like the ki-rin and unicorns, or is it just the dragons that have shot up like that?
Is it just me or do the test paint pieces seem to be trending downward in price a bit (for the most part)?
Yes, I did notice there were some low-selling ones. Although with the last three going for $2k (Brimstone griffin being resold, but I’m still counting it), $1.5k, and $1.3k, maybe they’re trending back up. Or it just depends on the piece.
I was really surprised to see the Seaglass SK only go for $2.2k and the Brimstone one for only $3.2k, though. I thought they would have been more.
Whoahhh. MAN. It’s crazy what some years’ difference will make. I never tracked the dragons’ prices as much for test paints but these feel like dramatic increases from 2015/2016. Is there a particular reason why they’ve increased so much in price?
Whups. I don’t think i pressed that twice but there sure are two replies from me now. xD; sorry folks
This is sort of on topic–I like to find out about grab bags and new releases from the newsletters that go out. The last newsletter email that I received from Windstone was in May. I think maybe somehow my email might have fallen off the list. I wanted to see about getting myself added back on. I thought I found a link for it, but I kept getting a 404 error. Does anyone know where I can sign up again…? (Sotry if that’s not close enough to be considered on topic.)
Sorry to spam but I had a sudden idea and I just can’t help myself. PYO baby kirin, maybe laying down. I know *usually* baby forms aren’t done but I figured since the puppy foos exist, it surely couldn’t hurt to squeak.
As many restocks as possible 😁😁
Seconded! I’d especially love to see restocks of items other than dragons — particularly flap cats, of course. 😉
I’ve signed myself up for so many hopeful restocks…. eyes the albino ki-rin longingly…
Thanks Prezaurian 😀
Yes, you have to use clear coats between each layer of the pastels (spray, not brush on, clear coats). Otherwise, you’ll just be rubbing the pigment off. Even then, pigment will come off a little bit with each layer of clear coat.
I also do use the pearl ex powders occasionally. Same deal.Do you have any issues with applying the pastel and smearing it? Paint dries so it’s easier to move and tilt the piece as you go without worrying; do you rely heavily on a lazy susan and/or spray coats as you go along so body parts don’t get messed up?
I don’t believe there are any lightfast alcohol inks. It might be impossible due to their composition. I love my copics, but I never considered using them on a pyo.
On that note, some acrylic paints (and in general, all other art supplies) aren’t lightfast. It depends on the companies, though most “artists grade” supplies tend to have a ranking system you can easily find if that’s a concern. The best way to help ensure less fading is to coat the pyo in a uv resistant clear coat.In any case, other than acrylic paint, other’s on the forum have used various items. Watercolor, colored pencil, etc. I personally like to use pastels.
You use pastels? Now you’ve piqued my curiosity; I have a very nice set of soft pastels I haven’t used in a long time and deserves to be given a purpose. Do you use hard or soft pastels? Do you apply by drawing directly or do you wet a brush and use them that way?
Thank you for your input Melody! I hadn’t really thought in too hard of detail how that color changing over time would effect when blended together. I think sticking with acrylics is probably the right call, then.
@mika yeah I figured with the way they are by nature they’d have problems mixing with acrylics and bleeding, the latter of which could have interesting effects when correctly applied but maybe only on something with really smooth surfaces (like the shop cats). Thank you for letting me know I was on the right track.
@Jillian oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that. The alcohol inks I have been thinking on are Tim Holtz and Jacquard brands mostly with some Marabu. My understanding is that they are not lightfast under direct sun for extended periods of time (within a few weeks the color would begin to break down) and UV resistant sealers wouldn’t help much. However indoors the colors should be lightfast, and I imagine most of us don’t want our prized Windstones to go out in the elements. So maybe the colors will stay unchanged longer than you’re afraid. (They’re lovely, by the way!)
