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Art supplies can get expensive. If you want the finer things, you need to be ready to pony up a few dollars to invest in them. But you might be able to get more bang for your buck by buying wholesale.

Wholesale art supplies are the best way to obtain your equipment without sacrificing quality. By buying wholesale, you get access to prices that only stores pay when they buy in bulk. Here are a few ways to find art supplies wholesale:

1. Join professional artist groups. Many can access these prices using their combined buying power, which holds a lot more weight than a single artist on his own. Check local art galleries and magazines to find groups in your area.
2. Look at overstock or discontinued items in stores that you frequent. But be careful: there are reasons why these items are discontinued. Make sure that you are still getting quality tools for your money and not something that is damaged or of poor quality.
3. Ask around! Your network of friends and colleagues can be a goldmine, especially artists that you know. Most starving artists are happy to help out aspiring starving artists along.

Buying wholesale art supplies can be difficult to get into, but once you begin reaping the rewards, you may never go back to paying full retail price again!