my favourite things to keep me creative as an artist
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stores
painting
paper
pens
pencils
other art supplies
stores
My favourite places to buy from
My favourite art shop. They have a great selection online. I love shopping here
Cass Art
hobbycraft are good go to to get some cheaper deals on art supplies
Hobbycraft
this is great for giving you a creative challenge and introducing you to items you might not have bought. I found one of my favourite pens through upcrate
upcrate
painting
supplies i use all the time in my art
Watercolours I use every day
Cotman Watercolour - Winsor & Newton
Winsor and newton is usually my go to brand because I trust it so much
Brushes & Tools
A good starter set of gouache from a trusted brand
Acrylic Gouache - Liquitex
Winsor and Newton are my favourite art brand I always feel like I can trust them
Acrylic
I really like their acrylic paints for not being super expensive but good enough quality for painting
Arteza Art Supplies — Arteza.co.uk
paper
favourite papers
I use a lot of different watercolour paper but winsor and newton is a good mid range paper
Professional Watercolour Paper - Winsor & Newton
For me pencil drawings I use Strathmore Bristol Smooth. This is a portrait I created using the
Paper
Bristol - Strathmore Artist Papers
I really like drawing people and faces on toned psper
Amazon.co.uk: Toned Paper
pens
pens I use in my artwork
I usually use the 0.1 for my flowers
Fineliners - Winsor & Newton
I discovered these in an UPCRATE box and have loved them for my flower drawings
Drawing Pens - Marvy Uchida
Another go to pen for me. I usually draw with a 0.1 or 0.3
SAKURA Pigma Micron Fineliner Pens - 6
pencils
pencils I like
Expensive but definitely worth the price. I love working with these pencils
Faber-Castell - Polychromos Color Pencils
Their pencils are lovely. Even though they are more expensive they are worth it
Colour Pencil Sets
other art supplies
I love soft pastels and I use these ones a lot
Rembrandt soft pastels | Official website - Royal Talens
a bit more expensive but lovely handmade soft pastels
Unison Colour
I love drawing with a dip pen and ink. I’ll use different inks but this one is the one I always go back to
