These brushes are made from a unique synthetic fiber that mimics the characteristics and performance of natural mongoose hair. They are stiffer than sable, but softer than hog bristle and their tapered points are excellent for painting detailed, controlled lines. The synthetic fibers offer greater durability than natural hair. Suitable for oils and acrylics.
A good quality, long-handled brush that offers great snap and point, at an affordable price. It is made with hand-selected Pure Red Sable that is soft and resilient. Great for oil and acrylic painting.
Royal Still Life Drawing Art Set. This tin is full of all the great things you need to enjoy your art. All items within the kit are of the highest quality as with all Royal Brush & Langnickel art supplies. Kit is packaged in a metal tin and contains:
Precise V Rolling Ball Pens. These rolling ball pens feature a unique liquid ink formula that maintains consistent writing strokes. The visible ink supply lets you see how much ink is left, and the patented precise needle point technology draws a smooth fine, or extra-fine line. V5 is extra-fine and V7 is fine point.
These extra large compressed charcoal sticks are rich, smooth and very black. The set includes three sticks, one each of soft, medium and hard densities.
Varnish for oil paintings. Can be used as sizing for canvas, for isolation of paint layers, for restoration of dull, flat places and temporary protection of un-cured paintings. In 16 oz. cans.
The Gel Excel Metallic Pens series is perfect for scrapbooks and memory books. The acid-free and non-toxic pens have smooth continuous flow gel ink and a soft rubberized grip for writing comfort. Works great on both light and dark colored paper.
Fredrix Watercolor Canvas Pad is a 100% cotton artist canvas which combines the texture of a natural, woven fabric with a specially formulated gesso designed for all water-based paints. It is versatile and durable. It will not tear like paper and you can lightly lift out pigment or completely wash out your painting surface without damaging the canvas surface. You must staple or mount the canvas sheets to a hard board surface before painting.
Fredrix Oval Stretched Canvas is made of medium weight, acrylic primed canvas stretched on oval shaped frames. Suitable for acrylic, oil and mixed media.
This pen features specially formulated ink and an advanced feed system ensuring consistent, skip-free marking from the first stroke to the last. The barrel is transparent allowing you to keep an eye on your ink supply.
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.