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Favourite Artist Supplies
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items Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your creative journey, having the right supplies makes all the difference. From high-quality paints and brushes to helpful crafting gadgets, here's a list of my absolute favorite craft and artist tools t...
I love this desk. It has a nice big work surface where I keep my desktop easel and I keep my pallette on the pull-out section. There's lots of room for storage too. It's very good quality and I highly recommend it!
Sewing Craft Table on Wheels | Pure White - South Shore Furniture
This is my favourite acrylic paint brand. It's thick and creamy with a really superior pigment load. I find their tubes are easier to open and close too, (an important consideration if you suffer from arthritis).
Heavy Body Acrylics | Michaels
This company makes beautiful brushes. The quality is really outstanding.
Rosemary and Co Artists
This is a really nice oil paint. You can't go wrong with Windsor & Newton.
Oil Paint - Winsor & Newton
Gamblin oil paint is my favourite! Made with the highest grade pigment, refined linseed (flax) oil and safflower oil, Gamblin Artist’s Oil Colors have strong pigmentation and luscious working properties.
Gamblin Artist Grade Oil Colors, 37mL - Michaels
These brush washers are leak proof and just the right size. Perfect if you like to paint on the go or if you have to carry your supplies to a class.
Airtight Brush Washer 8 oz. - Delta Art
This is a really great brush cleaner, probably my favourite.
The Masters : Brush Cleaner & Preserver | Jackson's Art
I love the stay-wet palette. I have one for acyrlics and another that I use for oil painting. I use the the one for acryclics according to the directions. For my oils, I put a glass from a picture frame inside (taped the edges). It keeps my paint fre...
Stay Wet Palettes | Jackson's Art
If you don't have the room for a floor easel, a table easel is super convenient because they're easy to fold up and put away when you need space for some other project (or it's time to make dinner:-) I like to take mine out to the patio when the weat...
Table Easels for Artists | Jackson's Art
Here's a couple more styles of brush washer to choose from.
Brush Washers | Jackson's Art
Canson are my favourite books to paint in. I like to first coat the paper with gesso and then I can paint with acrylic or oil paint. They also have books suitable for marker, coloured pencil, watercolour and more.
XL® Mixed Media - Canson
This set lets you try an assortment of Gamblin oil-painting mediums.
Oil Painting Mediums - - Gamblin Artists Colors
These are super high-quality canvases…such a nice surface to paint on.
Fredrix Artist Canvas – World Class Canvases Since 1868
It's important to me to have good brushes. The Brush Guys have a great selection.
Raphael Archives - High quality artists paint, watercolor, speciality ...
I think these artist's aprons are so cute.
Art Aprons | Buy Art Smocks & Artist Aprons for Adults
I just love these pretty mugs!
By Artist - McIntosh Mugs
These are my favourite brushes for fine details. The bristles are quite firm and hold up to repeated washing. I've had a few that I've been using for a couple of years and they still look brand new. The firm bristles are great for thick paints too.
Textura flat synthetic brush
This is a great value and would make an excellent gift, especially for someone who's just getting started with watercolours since it give you every colour you could possibly need.
Watercolour Kit - 160 Half Pans
Apollon birchwood panels are handcrafted to be strong yet surprisingly lightweight, and their unprimed raw surface can be painting on directly, or gessoed to accept virtually any artistic medium including oils, acrylics, encaustics and mixed media co...
Wood Panel - Gallery, Round
Ideal for drawing, designing and calligraphy tasks, this light pad offers four light intensities for a customisable tracing experience. You can choose the brightness to suit the particular material you’re working with, whether you’re transferring pa...
Light Pad - 14 x 19 in
This solid tilting easel is made from stain resistant oiled beech. L 22' x W 20 1/2'' x H 88'' Maximum size of the canvas holder: 49'' Comes with a Lifetime Worldwide Warranty. This easel is at the top of my wish list, along with a studio space where...
Workshop easel M10