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Drawing Supplies

Hampton Photo, Arts and Framing: Drawing SuppliesWhether you’re an artist or just a beginner, Hampton Photo, Arts and Framing in Bridgehampton, NY. has everything you need. We offer drawing pencils, charcoal, pens and ink, pastels and drawing pads and art paper to suit every purpose and budget. Read on to find out more about Hampton Photo, Arts and Framing and what we can do for you.

Whether you’re an artist or just a beginner, Hampton Photo, Arts and Framing in Bridgehampton, NY. has everything you need. We offer drawing pencils, charcoal, pens and ink, pastels and drawing pads and art paper to suit every purpose and budget. Read on to find out more about Hampton Photo, Arts and Framing and what we can do for you.

Drawing Pencils

For the developing artist, Hampton Photo Arts offers Prismacolor Scholar colored pencils. These pencils are specially formulated to provide smooth laydown and easy blending. They’re also designed with a harder lead to resist breakage.

To put all your drawing necessities in one place, Hampton Photo Arts offers the Royal Langnickel Advanced Sketching Tin. This tin includes: 4 graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 2 charcoal pencils (soft & medium), 1 woodless graphite pencil, 2 white pastels, 2 black pastels, 1 kneadable eraser, 1 white eraser and 1 sharpener.

Charcoal

General’s Peel & Sketch charcoal is a convenient choice for quick drawing and sketching. Unlike traditional charcoal, you do not have to sharpen it. Simply peel away the paper to reveal more charcoal. For artists who want the best quality, Hampton Photo Arts provides Faber-Castell Pitt Charcoal Pencils. These charcoal pencils are available in three grades of hardness for versatility. The refined, compressed charcoal produces dark black tones yet the wooden casing keeps hands clean while you work.


Pen and Ink

Hampton Photo, Arts and FramingOur Higgins Drawing Ink offers superior quality and is ideal for art, drafting instruments and brushes. Higgins ink can be thinned with water to make a wash and is an excellent choice for airbrushing. All inks, except superwhite, are waterproof.

Hampton Photo Arts also offers Pentel Color Pens in a wide range of colors. The fine point fiber-tipped marker keeps its shape for both thin and thick lines. The ink dries instantly and will not bleed through paper. .


Oil & Soft Pastels

For ease and versatility, Hampton Photo Arts offers our Niji Oil Pastel Sets. These bright, vibrant pastels are easily blendable and allow for subtle shading and color mixing. They are perfect for drawing, posters, portraits, murals and collages.

For the discerning artist, Hampton Photo Arts carries Rembrandt Soft Pastels. Made from the finest quality kaolin, Rembrandt Soft Pastels have been the most popular artist pastels in the world. They are soft enough to release immediate color yet hard enough not to powder quickly. Health-conscious artists can rest easy knowing this brand of pigments contains no heavy metals.

Drawing Pads

For the beginning artist, Hampton Photo Arts recommends our Canson Student drawing pads. Whether you’re perfecting your technique in charcoal, pastel, pencil, pen or even a light wash, this is an excellent place to start. These lightweight pads are wire-bound with micro-perforated sheets for clean removal.

For artists looking to capture skyscrapers, panoramas or standing figures, Hampton Photo Arts offers Aquabee Landscape Sketch Pads. Its rough surface is easily erasable and works well with pen & ink, pencil, charcoal and crayon.

This article reflects only a few of the drawing supplies Hampton Photo, Arts and Framing has to offer. Stop by the Bridgehampton Commons in Bridgehampton to browse our selection of art supplies for yourself or give us a call at 1-631-537-7373. We are open Monday through Saturday 10am to 6pm and 10am to 3pm on Sundays.

 
Canvas Printing

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.

 
Art Prints – How are they made?

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Photography by Laurie Barone-Shafer
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).

 
Learning to Paint Watercolors

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.

 
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