Derwent Drawing Pencil Sets. Perfect for nature studies, landscapes, seascapes and wildlife drawing as well as traditional portraits in the styles of the old masters, these traditional round artists’ pencils come in a range of intense colors. The soft and creamy texture of the extra-thick color lead allows blending to achieve a variety of colors and tones. The easy-to-apply waxy consistency produces a smooth velvety finish on paper, and the extra wide 5mm color strip is ideal for blending. The 6-Pencil Tin contains six drawing pencils and a sharpener. The 12- and 24-Collection Tins contain drawing pencils, sticks and various drawing accessories.
Sakura Pigma Micron Pens. When accuracy, minute details, and preservation count, the unparalleled archival quality of Pigma Micron pens makes them everyone's first choice. Artist, writers, and illustrators reach for Pigma Micron to convey their personality, style, or feelings, and to safeguard their work with the lasting quality of Pigma ink. The first disposable technical pen using archival pigmented ink, Pigma Micron ink pen is selected for fine-point technical and artistic applications requiring top quality capabilities.
Sakura Color Products invented and patented PIGMA® ink over twenty-five years ago. A formulation of pigment based inks, more complex and stable than dye based inks, PIGMA® ink has become the standard for what is defined as reliable, permanent, archival quality ink.
For all acrylic paints and mediums. A thickening gel for water soluble acrylic paint and mediums. Used in small amounts, produces handling characteristics very close to that of oil or encaustic paint. At higher concentrations, can thicken paint or mediums to "cake" or sculptural consistency. Drying time will be between 24 hours to 7 days depending upon amount of Liquithick added to paint or medium.
Soft Body. All purpose medium, formulated to be mixed into all Liquitex acrylic paints and mediums. Mix into any acrylic paint to enhance the depth of color intensity, increase transparency, gloss, ease flow of paint and add flexibility and adhesion of paint film. Use as a non-removable varnish to protect painting and establish gloss sheen surface. Translucent when wet, transparent (clear) when dry. 100% acrylic polymer varnish. Water soluble when wet. Good chemical and water resistance. Dry to a non-tacky, hard, flexible surface that is resistant to retention of dirt. Resists discoloring (non-yellowing, non-fogging) due to humidity, heat and ultraviolet light. Depending upon substrate, allows moisture to pass through (breathable). Not for use over oil paint.
How To Paint Acrylic Still Lifes. Still lifes are particularly rewarding because the artist controls all aspects of the process, from subject selection and placement to scene lighting. In Still Lifes, acclaimed artist Nathan Rohlander invites you to explore this specialized world with him as he shows you how to re-create a number of charming still life paintings in acrylic paint, following simple, step-by-step demonstrations. In this book, he reveals his own personal approach to painting in acrylic while covering a range of still life subjects as he explains basic painting techniques.
Acclaimed artist Tom Swimm invites you into his artistic world as he shows you how to paint a variety of gorgeous acrylic scenes from around the globe, step by step. In this comprehensive book, he explains his unique methods of approaching an acrylic painting and developing it into a finished work of art as he teaches basic techniques and art concepts through a dozen easy-to-follow lessons. It’s never been so easy to learn to paint in acrylic
Heavy, gloss medium mixed with colors for 3-D manipulations; apply thin multiple layers for clear impastos and heavy glazes; dries slower than other mediums; can be used to lengthen working time; excellent all-purpose glue, especially for cementing large or heavy objects.
Available in bright colors and skin tones, these smooth non-hardening clays are ideal for freehand modeling and realistic sculpting. Each 1 lb. package contains four individually wrapped 1/4 lb. pieces. The assorted colors package includes blue, green, red and yellow. The solid colors packages contain four sticks of one color. The Colors of My Friends package includes beige, terra-cotta, brown and sienna for mixing and blending realistic skin tones. Non-toxic.
Liquitex Basics Gesso is a good quality, value priced surface preparation alternative to professional grade gesso.
Usually takes two coats to seal supports.
Sculpey III has the same excellent handling qualities of Sculpey and Super Sculpey combined with the dimension of color. Available in a variety of colors that can be intermixed for even wider color possibilities. It bakes to hardness in a 275° F home oven in 15-20 minutes, depending on the size of the object.
Printing on canvas is incredibly versatile and a great way to create a ready-to-hang image or artwork. Every canvas that we print is protected with a UV coated acrylic finish to guard the print from dust, moisture and fading. Do you want your canvas stretched on bars or non-stretched? Framed or unframed? Customize the work to make it truly your own.
Nowadays just about anyone can take a good quality photographs with a digital camera. Or take a few hundred pictures and the chances are few will be good, and even one or two outstanding.
Here are a few tips, tricks and techniques on how to make art print poster ready photographs and print ready digital files. Don’t get overwhelmed, there is a lot of information here, but a lot of it is just intuitive. Well, a bit of patience will always help.
First thing – Photo Size
If you taking a digital photo of you family or friend the largest size you would print is usually 5 by 7 inches, maybe 8 by 10 at the most. Even small size digital photographs (2MB or less) are ‘good enough’ to create a decent print. But if you want to create prints that are 16 by 20, 20 by 24 inches or larger you need more pixels (in pixels 20 by 24 inches photo is actually about 40 times larger than 3 by 4 inches photo assuming they have the same resolution).
Watercolor is an easy, fun medium for creating art. Color theory, composition and design can be explored freely with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes. Several techniques may be used with watercolors for varying effects including painting wet on wet, wet on dry, layering washes, and more.
Watercolor paper comes in cold press, hot press, and rough. Rough paper has the most texture, and its hills and valleys can result in interesting effects when paint is added. Hot press is the smoothest and has the finest texture. Cold press has a moderate amount of texture and is the paper most commonly chosen by watercolor artists.
Watercolor paper comes in several weights ranging from 90 lb. to 300 lb. based on the pounds per ream of paper. Most artists prefer to use at least 140 lb. paper. Papers vary somewhat between manufacturers, so sampling different papers is advisable. Paper can be purchased in pads, in blocks or in large sheets. The large sheets are usually the most economical and can be torn into whatever size is desired.
Art Supplies 
Derwent Drawing Pencil Sets. Perfect for nature studies, landscapes, seascapes and wildlife drawing as well as traditional portraits in the styles of the old masters, these traditional round artists’ pencils come in a range of intense colors. The soft and creamy texture of the extra-thick color lead allows blending to achieve a variety of colors and tones. The easy-to-apply waxy consistency produces a smooth velvety finish on paper, and the extra wide 5mm color strip is ideal for blending. The 6-Pencil Tin contains six drawing pencils and a sharpener. The 12- and 24-Collection Tins contain drawing pencils, sticks and various drawing accessories.
Sakura Pigma Micron Pens. When accuracy, minute details, and preservation count, the unparalleled archival quality of Pigma Micron pens makes them everyone's first choice. Artist, writers, and illustrators reach for Pigma Micron to convey their personality, style, or feelings, and to safeguard their work with the lasting quality of Pigma ink. The first disposable technical pen using archival pigmented ink, Pigma Micron ink pen is selected for fine-point technical and artistic applications requiring top quality capabilities.
Soft Body. All purpose medium, formulated to be mixed into all Liquitex acrylic paints and mediums. Mix into any 
These 10-Color Sets contain 2 oz. pieces of Sculpey III in assorted colors. 
How To Paint Acrylic Still Lifes. Still lifes are particularly rewarding because the artist controls all aspects of the process, from subject selection and placement to scene lighting. In Still Lifes, acclaimed artist Nathan Rohlander invites you to explore this specialized world with him as he shows you how to re-create a number of charming still life paintings in 
Acclaimed artist Tom Swimm invites you into his artistic world as he shows you how to paint a variety of gorgeous acrylic scenes from around the globe, step by step. In this comprehensive book, he explains his unique methods of approaching an acrylic painting and developing it into a finished work of art as he teaches basic techniques and art concepts through a dozen easy-to-follow lessons. It’s never been so easy to learn to paint in acrylic 
Heavy, gloss medium mixed with colors for 3-D manipulations; apply thin multiple layers for clear impastos and heavy glazes; dries slower than other mediums; can be used to lengthen working time; excellent all-purpose glue, especially for cementing large or heavy objects.
Available in bright colors and skin tones, these smooth non-hardening clays are ideal for freehand modeling and realistic sculpting. Each 1 lb. package contains four individually wrapped 1/4 lb. pieces. The assorted colors package includes blue, green, red and yellow. The solid colors packages contain four sticks of one color. The Colors of My Friends package includes beige, terra-cotta, brown and sienna for mixing and blending realistic skin tones. Non-toxic.
Liquitex Basics Gesso is a good quality, value priced surface preparation alternative to professional grade gesso.
Usually takes two coats to seal supports. 
Sculpey III has the same excellent handling qualities of Sculpey and Super Sculpey combined with the dimension of color. Available in a variety of colors that can be intermixed for even wider color possibilities. It bakes to hardness in a 275° F home oven in 15-20 minutes, depending on the size of the object.
Krylon Gesso Spray primes art surfaces quickly & thoroughly, so you're ready to go in 15 minutes. 