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Gifts for Artists and Creatives
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items Support the creative in your life with gifts that help them create!
A good sketchbook really makes a difference when putting your ideas down. Hardcovers with good binding and sturdy pages last longer. A 2 pack ensures enough pages for artistic freedom.
Sketchbook, Hardbound, 8.5" x 11", 100 Sheets - Pack of 2
Besides a regular sketchbook a good bag or pocket journal for jotting down thoughts and ideas is important. A small size makes it easy to bring around, not too small or it can get lost in the art supply abyss. Hardcovers are a personal preference.
Moleskine Lined Professional Journal Medium Classic Black
If you aren't quite sure what to get for the artist in your life a really simple choice is a set of high quality basic drawing materials. They can benefit any creative individual.
Arteza® 33ct. Professional Drawing Set
A sexy pouch of 40 refillable, double sided, alcohol ink markers! Yes!
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers - Double Tipped Art Marker Set for Artists Adults Coloring Illustration - Alcohol-based Refillable Ink - 40 Colors - Chisel & Fine Dual Tips - Oahu of Ohuhu Markers
This is a very nice set of colored pencils with a good assortment of colors. Faber-Castell and Staedtler are my suggested colored pencil brands for sets.
Faber-Castell® Goldfaber™ 48 Color Pencil Tin Set
Pastels are a great stocking stuffer as you can find some pretty budget friendly options from quality brands. They come in this form, or oil pastels, as well as pastel pencils. You can use them as a stocking stuffer or a Secret Santa gift at work.
Prismacolor NuPastel Color Stick Set - Assorted Colors, Set of 24
I am not a watercolor artist but if I was I would use this set.
Sakura Koi Watercolor Sketch Box Travel Pan Sets - Set of 24 colors
Professional level paints are usually the highest quality, more expensive paints. Heavy body acrylics are great for their quality in a few ways and can be economical choices. One example is they can be more diluted and still maintain rich colors requ...
Liquitex® Professional Heavy Body™ Acrylic Essentials Set
Here's a good stocking stuffer for painters who will always be going through brushes. Make sure you know what type of paint your person prefers as different paints require different types of brushes. Bristle brushes are usually best for oil, acrylic ...
Arteza® Acrylic & Oil 12 Piece Brush Set
I prefer metal or silicone palette knives to plastic ones. This is a great basic set of multiple styles of paint mushing sticks with a few different shapes and sizes.
Liquitex Basics Metal Painting Knives - Set of 6
A palette seal allows one to keep paints protected from dust, hair and drying out when not in use, and saves an artist from wasting paint or time remixing colors.
Artist Palette Seal™
For the clay sculptors out there this set has tool types covered.
Pottery and Clay Sculpting Tools - Set of 42
This glue gun is best for precision in crafting or art making with it's special tip. Colorful glue can be purchased separately from the same company for various projects.
USB Lithium Glue Pen Kit with 2.0 Ah USB Lithium Battery and Charging Cable
Hey look, it's an artist! 😁 Anyway, this convenient pinafore apron protects clothes and provides helpful deep pockets.
Blick Pinafore Apron - Medium/Large
A self care gift basket would make a wonderful gift for an artist. Try to include things like non greasy hand cream, joint pain rollers or patches, incense, earplugs, moisturizing soap (even include some brush cleaner 😁), exfoliating bath accessorie...
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream for Dry and Rough Hands - Fragrance Free - 2oz
Creative people tend to listen to a lot of music and podcasts, especially while working. Bluetooth wireless headphones let one walk around freely while at work, and noise cancelling will keep out distractions to maintain focus.
Sony WHCH720N Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones Black WHCH720N/B - Best Buy
Even if they aren't specifically photographers creatives tend to take tons of pictures. Reliable storage besides the cloud or online sites is really important. More storage is always necessary.
WD easystore 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable SSD Black WDBAYN0010BBK-WEBB - Best Buy
Lighting is one of the most important things an artist needs. To accurately understand color, avoid excess eye strain, perceive detail correctly, set a still life or portrait and identify materials without mistakes a good light source is mandatory. I...
LitespanSlim 55 in. Black LED Arc Floor Lamp with Adjustable Gooseneck
If you are looking for an impressive gift that pays off in saving money on other art supplies and adding ease to the creating process consider a drawing tablet. This is an amazing idea for students, people with limited space, digitally focused design...
Wacom Cintiq 16 Creative Pen Display Drawing Tablet Black DTK1660K0A - Best Buy
I have an organizer like this that I love for my drawing pens. It's easy access, doesn't take up too much room and is aesthetically pleasing.
Desk Pen Holder Organizer with 7 Compartments
Bringing supplies on the go is easier with this ArtBin portable storage case. I like the tall/narrow style for storage, it fits under and between things well, and clear plastic makes it easier to find items that may be piled inside.
ArtBin® Large Art Storage Case
Sometimes artists need to bring heavy materials or pieces of art around. A medium sized rolling carrier will be easy to bring in awkward places like public transportation and allow one to pick it up if necessary. A hard outer case can protect delicat...
American Tourister Burst Max Quatro Hardside Spinner Luggage
A good paper trimmer can make a lot of artists lives easier. I love the old school durability of these wooden cutters.
X-ACTO 15" x 15" Heavy Duty Paper Trimmer, Commercial Grade Guillotine Paper Cutter
A portable tabletop easel helps a painter on the go or with limited space. This particular easel has features that I like such as the open tray without dividers and a palette included.
Arteza Art Supply Wooden Tabletop Art Easel Stand with Drawer & Palette | JOANN
A physical portfolio to show talent is important and these are great choices to neatly display examples of artwork. These come in different sizes and are convenient to carry around. I also use these with detachable pages to store drawings safely.
ITOYA® Art Profolio®
A large portfolio for protecting and transporting work is something most artists need. It is usually a requirement at art school and will serve one well when traveling if it also includes a good shoulder strap. There are hard and soft options, there ...
Studio Portfolio by Artist's Loft®
I think artists can almost always appreciate having more storage for materials and things that make working more convenient, especially if the storage doesn't get in the way. This is a neat little cart that has many options for placing your supplies ...
Gramercy Rolling Cart by Simply Tidy™
An Etsy gift card is a nice idea for an artistic person who likes to make their own choices. Whether they like to buy supplies, art or any number of other items flavored with creativity this gift card will give them the freedom of choice and support ...
Etsy - Gift Cards
Inspiration is invaluable. For an inspirational gift find out your art friend's favorite art place to visit and plan to take them there for a day of thought provoking look arounds. If they can't get enough, gift them a membership. Usually memberships...
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