One very important part of the art creation process is gathering materials, tools, etc. and other stuff needed to create the art.
One way to do it is to pay retail prices :(
The other way to do it is to look for good deals or free stuff (which is my preferred method :)
There are so many ways and opportunities out there. One of the ways I find deals is by going to garage sales, moving sales, estate sales, auctions, thrift stores, swap meets, etc. This is something I do on a regular basis. I'm also an ebay seller so it works perfectly to combine looking for things to resell while looking for stuff to use for my art. I've been doing this as a job since 2011 and have a lot of fun doing it. Just wanted you to join me on the adventure :)