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Art Supplies for Beginners
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items When I first started, I wanted art supplies that didn’t overwhelm me — just simple tools to help me create without fuss. These beginner-friendly supplies are exactly that. They helped me build confidence and made every project fun and easy. Trust me,...
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Brushes
As someone just starting out in painting, finding the right tools felt overwhelming—until I tried the Princeton Select Series 3750. These brushes honestly made me feel like I knew what I was doing (even when I didn’t!). The first thing I noticed was ...
Select Artiste - Series 3750 - Princeton Brush Company
As a beginner stepping into the dreamy (but intimidating!) world of watercolor, I wanted a brush that wouldn’t fight me—and Princeton Aqua Elite became that perfect first companion. Right out of the packaging, the brush felt elegant and balanced in m...
Aqua Elite - Series 4850 - Princeton Brush Company
I picked up the Princeton Real Value Series because they were affordable, came in a set, and honestly—I just hoped they’d be good enough to get me going. And to my surprise, they were more than “good enough”—they were exactly what I needed. These bru...
Value - Princeton Brush Company
Paints
As someone just starting out in acrylic painting, I wanted something easy to use, colorful, and not too expensive—and that’s exactly what I found in the Arteza Acrylic Paint Set. Right away, I was impressed by the variety of colors. The set I got had...
Acrylic Paint Sets
I wanted a set that was beginner-friendly, easy to carry, and not intimidating—and the Sakura Koi Watercolor Field Sketch Set was everything I hoped for. The first thing I noticed was how compact and travel-ready it is. It comes in a sturdy little ca...
Koi Water Color Field Sketch Kit
Trying oil painting for the first time felt both exciting and a little intimidating—but using the Daler-Rowney Georgian Oil Colours honestly made it feel so much more approachable. Right out of the tube, I could tell these paints were made to help be...
Georgian Oil Colour | Oil Paints
Canvas\Sketch Pad
I wasn’t ready to dive into stretched canvases just yet, so I gave the Canson Canva-Paper Pad a try—and it was honestly the perfect in-between. The paper has a real canvas texture, which gave me that satisfying feel of painting on fabric, but without...
Artist Series Canva paper
As a beginner experimenting with different art supplies, I needed a sketchpad that could keep up with whatever I threw at it—whether that was acrylics, watercolors, ink, or just pencil sketches. The Arteza Mixed Media Pad turned out to be exactly tha...
Mixed Media Books & Pads