Itoya Art Portfolios. The only storage/display book of its kind. Accept no imitations. Completely acid-free through its polypropylene, PVC-free construction and quality crafted, black acid-free mounting paper provided in each page. Archival safe for all your art storage needs.
Great for storing photographs and art. Top-loading, clear polypropylene sheets will not stick to copier toner and are also:
ideal for storing a vast array of artwork and memory projects.
This paper wrapped charcoal is velvety smooth and convenient for quick sketching and drawing. There’ s no need to sharpen with traditional sharpening methods, just slowly pull the string, peeling away paper to reveal more charcoal and you are ready to begin drawing again. Peel and sketch charcoal is available in boxes of a dozen sketching tools, in three different degrees.
A matte finish coating, especially formulated for use with pastel, charcoal and pencil. Acid-free and perfect for drawings, sketches and layouts. In 11 oz. cans.
Itoya Art Portfolio Evolution. With a stylish nylon stitching and value price, the Art Profolio® Evolution™ from ITOYA is the next big thing in art and photo storage! Along with its sibling, the Original Art Profolio, the Art Profolio Evolution is the only storage and presentation book of its kind. Completely, acid-free and PH-neutral through its polypropylene, PVC-free construction and quality crafted, acid-free black mounting paper, the Art Profolio Evolution is archival safe for all your art storage needs.
Great for photographs and digital images and art. Top-loading, clear polypropylene sheets will not stick to copier toner and are ideal for storing artwork and memory projects. Keeps your materials secure and organized. Durable polypropylene cover resists moisture and dust. The Art Profolio Evolution is available in ten popular sizes, with 24 pages for 48 views.
Itoya Portfolio Presentation books. Taking formal presentations to the next level! When only the best will do, insist on the ITOYA Art Profolio Professional presentation books. With its stylish, contemporary cover and its exclusive PolyGlasspocket sheets, no other presentation book on the market shows off your materials better.
A soft yet durable polyurethane cover with black textured finish gives the Art Profolio Professional a metropolitan appeal. The advanced, synthetic materials give the look and feel of natural leather while being resilient to wear and maintaining long term beauty.
The archival safe, PVC-free Art Profolio Professional features the exclusive PolyGlass pocket sheets found only in Art Profolio brand products. A unique manufacturing process allows ITOYA's Japanese sourced PolyGlass to achieve unprecedented levels of clarity and a texture-free, glass-smooth surface. Art and photos appear unobstructed, with crisp, sharp lines and vivid colors.
4-in-1 Disposable Palette Paper is a Poly-coated 30lb. all purpose mixing paper. For use with acrylics, oils, heavy bodied wet media, tempra, watercolor and craft paints
Arches watercolor paper has been milled in Lorraine, France since 1492. Arches watercolor paper has been used to publish the complete works of Voltaire and Napoleon’s Description of Egypt. For over five hundred years Arches fine art paper has been the choice of fine artists the world over.
Arches art paper has maintained the beauty, quality and performance that artists have relied upon for centuries. Each and every sheet of Arches watercolor paper is hand inspected to ensure that you receive the most consistent, durable and beautiful paper available to paint on.
Heavyweight mottled parchment. Neutral pH, archival quality sheet with an excellent smooth surface. Dense insoluble sheet possesses exceptional wet strength, will not feather or spread. Excellent for calligraphy and pen and ink work.
These premium red sable watercolor brushes are made of kolinsky sable for excellent spring. They feature attractive natural wood handles with silver-toned ferrules.
This plastic coated surface is ideal for mixing watercolor, acrylic, casein, or oil paint. Canson Disposable Palettes eliminate messy clean up of art or craft projects.
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.