Art Advantage Willow Charcoal leaves dense velvety black images. Suited for blending and smudging, it is also forgiving in that it is easy to correct and rub off with fingers or tissue. For the artist who works in broad terms and not getting lost in the details, willow charcoal is a great choice.
Varsity pens feature an updated retro era look along with a real fountain pen nib. Each pen combines contemporary design and modern convenience with the smooth writing of a liquid ink fountain pen.
Itoya Art Portfolio Advantage. Featuring the same ITOYA-exclusive crystal-clear PolyGlass® pocket sheets used in all Art Profolio® Professional books, the Art Profolio Advantage sports a fresh contemporary look for the ultimate understatement in presentation and storage. Using a special polypropylene material, the Art Profolio Advantage incorporates a rigid, yet lightweight black poly cover for added durability with easy-to-carry mobility. The Advantage, fashioned with a muted texture cover surface, features a multi-fold spine that lies completely flat to ensure that your Photos and Artwork are the stars of your presentation.
Combining quality, durability and style, the PolyGlass pages are fastened solidly to the cover with black anodized metal rivets giving the Advantage its strength and unique, modern look. 24 PolyGlass sheets allow for up to 48 inserts. As with all Art Profolio brand books, the Advantage is acid-free and PVC-free with European-sourced acid-free mounting paper.
Fredrix Canvas Panels are great for students. The surface texture provides a very definite paintgripping "tooth" with minimum paint absorption, a perfect support for painting in all media. The sides are completely turned under and glued to prevent fraying and separation. The entire area of canvas is firmly glued to the board. The sizing is acid free.
Protect scrapbook materials, newspaper clippings, letters, drawings and more with this spray that raises the ph level of acidic papers and slows down the aging process by neutralizing acids that deteriorate paper. It instantly adds an invisible, protective buffer and dries quickly so you can keep working. In a 6 oz. can.
These trifold photo greeting cards feature a rectangular cutout window which accommodates either a 3.5" x 5" or a 4" x 6" photo. Simply insert your photo or artwork at the folded edge of the photo greeting card and personalize the frame. Double-stick adhesive tabs are included to secure the picture. Photo greeting cards come with matching envelopes. Acid Free. Strathmore Photo Frame Cards .
Alphacolor Char-Kole Sticks. Strong, smooth and brilliant pastels rich in pigment with a soft, smooth velvety texture. Colors blend to give an infinite range of tones. For use on plastercraft, cloth or paper. Sticks are square.
Blend of natural charcoals and chalks. The compressed ingredients form a semi soft pastel designed to create similar effects to natural charcoal. Blends well.
These Charcoal Pencils are of the highest possible quality. Available in three grades of hardness. They are made of refined compressed charcoal and produce dark black tones.
Protects your valuable projects against harmful UV light rays. Protects against fading, is moisture resistant and smudge-proof. Can be used for photography, watercolor, fabric, pencil, charcoal, and more.
Get right to work with the best there is, in convenient blocks that eliminate the need for stretching. Choose your surface and size – all in 100% cotton, mould made with natural gelatin sizing. Traditional natural white.
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 
Art Advantage Willow Charcoal leaves dense velvety black images. Suited for blending and smudging, it is also forgiving in that it is easy to correct and rub off with fingers or tissue. For the artist who works in broad terms and not getting lost in the details, willow charcoal is a great choice. 
Itoya Art Portfolio Advantage. Featuring the same ITOYA-exclusive crystal-clear PolyGlass® pocket sheets used in all Art Profolio® Professional books, the Art Profolio Advantage sports a fresh contemporary look for the ultimate understatement in presentation and storage. Using a special polypropylene material, the Art Profolio Advantage incorporates a rigid, yet lightweight black poly cover for added durability with easy-to-carry mobility. The Advantage, fashioned with a muted texture cover surface, features a multi-fold spine that lies completely flat to ensure that your Photos and Artwork are the stars of your presentation. 
Protect scrapbook materials, newspaper clippings, letters, drawings and more with this spray that raises the ph level of acidic papers and slows down the aging process by neutralizing acids that deteriorate paper. It instantly adds an invisible, protective buffer and dries quickly so you can keep working. In a 6 oz. can.
These trifold photo greeting cards feature a rectangular cutout window which accommodates either a 3.5" x 5" or a 4" x 6" photo. Simply insert your photo or artwork at the folded edge of the photo greeting card and personalize the frame. Double-stick adhesive tabs are included to secure the picture. Photo greeting cards come with matching envelopes. Acid Free. Strathmore Photo Frame Cards . 
Alphacolor Char-Kole Sticks. Strong, smooth and brilliant pastels rich in pigment with a soft, smooth velvety texture. Colors blend to give an infinite range of tones. For use on plastercraft, cloth or paper. Sticks are square. 
Blend of natural charcoals and chalks. The compressed ingredients form a semi soft pastel designed to create similar effects to natural charcoal. Blends well. 
These Charcoal Pencils are of the highest possible quality. Available in three grades of hardness. They are made of refined compressed charcoal and produce dark black tones. 
Protects your valuable projects against harmful UV light rays. Protects against fading, is moisture resistant and smudge-proof. Can be used for photography, watercolor, fabric, pencil, charcoal, and more. 
Permanent, non-gloss finish that eliminates sheen and light reflection from any surface. For T.V and photo studios. Non-removable. In spray cans.
Get right to work with the best there is, in convenient blocks that eliminate the need for stretching. Choose your surface and size – all in 100% cotton, mould made with natural gelatin sizing. Traditional natural white.