sometimes spending more money means looking better, but no way people would get marks for how mcuh they spent, i had no idea framing would cost so much, but at least all my drawings are set up good done professionally (not dodgy like id do it) and i can stick it up in my house, enter it in art comps etc, with out having to mount it and protect it all the time.
but money has nothing to do with talent, some people in sure could use the crappiest materials and still make the most talented/beautiful work ever. and my school would never DREAM of spending more money than needed on art supplies for yr 12s. i have to beg paint off my teacher, because i want to use it for DRAMA and not art sometimes. grrrrrrrrr