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Beginner art supplies
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By
Ivy Egger
Inexpensive but good quality art supplies for a budding artist.
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A great beginner gouache paint set. Lots of colors for not much money. Gouache is a great medium too-like if watercolor and acrylic had a baby.
ARTEZA Gouache Paint Set of 24, 12ml
These are great for adding details, especially if your hand isn't super steady.
ARTEZA Real Brush Pens, Set of 96, Water-Based
Good beginner sketch pad
Strathmore® 300 Series Wired Sketch Paper Pad
Good pad to use for watercolor when you're just starting out and not wanting to spend too much.
Level 2 Watercolor Pad by Artist's Loft™, Size: 9" x 12"
Canvas panels are great for practicing on a canvas texture and they're easy to frame if you make something you love. Plus they come in many sizes.
Canvas Panel Value Pack by Artist's Loft® Necessities
Huge assortment of brushes for a decent price to get you started.
Super Value 50 Piece Brush Set by Artist's Loft™ Necessities
Great set of paint for beginners. Very little color mixing required!
36 Color Acrylic Paint Value Pack by Artist's Loft
Decent quality pan watercolor set.
Yasutomo Niji Aquarelle Matte Watercolors
Beginner alternate to pan watercolors.
36 Color Watercolor Paint Value Pack by Artist's Loft
Easy palette to start with, inexpensive and easy to clean.
10-Well Paint Palette with Lid by Craft Smart®
The artists secret to keeping the paint on their palette from drying out.
Sta-Wet® Handy Palette
Pouring medium to use if you want to get into acrylic pouring art.
DecoArt® Pouring Medium™, Size: 16 fl oz
Pre mixed acrylic pouring colors. No additive needed!
FolkArt® Drizzle™ Pre-Mixed Fluid Pouring Acrylic Paint
Decent set of alcohol inks in the red scheme. Comes in several other color sets.
Pixiss Red Alcohol Ink Set, 5 x 15 mL - Red & Pink
Fun glow in the dark alcohol ink set.
Pixiss Glow in the Dark Alcohol Ink Set - 5 Shades
A must for working with alcohol ink art. The medium requires a non-porous surface such as yupo paper.
Pixiss White Alcohol Ink Paper 25 Sheets
A fun alternative to the traditional white alcohol ink paper and a must for enhancing shimmering alcohol ink colors.
Pixiss Black Alcohol Ink Paper - 25 Sheets A4 300gsm
Art set with paper for alcohol ink and a puffer to move the inks around.
Alcohol Ink & Watercolor Paper 25 Sheets 5x7
Embossing on cards is a fun way to add pizzazz to handmade cards. This is a great kit, complete with a heat tool and embossing powders.
Embossing Kit with Heat Tool Bundle, Embossing Powders, Complete Embossing Starter Kit, Clear Embossing Pen, Embossing Ink Pad, 8X 10ml Embossing Powders for Crafts
This kit is a lot of fun for getting into UV resin. Everything you need to get started is included.
LET'S RESIN 250g UV Resin Jewelry Kit, 153Pcs
