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Acrylic Paints
Acrylic Mediums
Surfaces
Acrylic Brushes
Accessories
Acrylic Paints
My favourite acrylic paints to use.
Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics are without doubt my favourite acrylic paints. The paint is thick and heavy bodied and really high in pigment. They are a wonderful, premium paint to use.
Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylic Paints and Sets
If you're new to acrylic paint and just want to try it out, then this introductory set from Daler-Rowney is perfect. 10 colours of high quality to get you started.
DalerRowney Graduate Acrylic Paints and Set
These high flow acrylic paints have an ink like consistency and can be used for a variety of styles and techniques, including airbrushing and dip pen.
Golden High Flow Acrylic Paints and Sets
Acrylic Mediums
The best mediums to get the most out of your acrylic paintings
This acrylic paint medium from Golden allows the paint to dry slowly, giving you a longer working time. I use it all the time when painting with acrylics. It lets the colours blend together easier and is perfect for glazing.
Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid
Another medium that is great for slowing the drying time of acrylics.
Golden Acrylic Retarder
These soft acrylic gel mediums from Golden have a variety of uses including glazing and transparency. It can also create an isolation layer on the painting.
Golden Soft Acrylic Gel Mediums
Liquitex Acrylic Gesso is a premium, high quality gesso for priming your canvas and making a smoother surface to paint on.
Liquitex Acrylic Gessos
Surfaces
The best surfaces for your acrylic paintings
Canvas panels are a great substitute for regular canvases. Portable and more convenient, they provide a wonderful surface to paint on or try out ideas. Double primed and adhered with an acid-free adhesive to an acid-free core.
Blick Studio Cotton Canvas Panels and Packs
Winsor & Newton are one of the leading names in art materials and this cotton canvas is the perfect surface for painting. Primed with a highly pigmented acrylic gesso.
Winsor & Newton Professional Cotton Canvas
Acrylic painting pads are ideal of acrylic sketches or trying out ideas. 10 sheets of 400gsm paper.
Strathmore 400 Series Acrylic Pads
Acrylic Brushes
Quality brushes to use in your acrylic paintings
These synthetic brushes by Winsor & Newton are designed specifically for acrylic painting. Wonderful brushes to use.
Winsor & Newton Galeria Brushes
Foam brushes are very versatile pieces of equipment and have a number of uses including adding gesso, varnish, covering large areas of colour or any number of effects.
Blick Essentials Value Foam Brushes and Sets
These hog bristle brushes are perfect for heavy body acrylic colour. Available in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Blick Masterstroke Interlocking Bristle Brushes and Sets
Accessories
Accessories for your acrylic paintings
These disposable palettes are perfect for easier cleaning after your painting session is over. once done, simply tear off the top sheet and start again. 50 sheets altogether.
New Wave Grey Pad Disposable Palettes
These palette knives from Liquitex will allow you to experiment with different styles and techniques in your acrylic painting. They are great for mixing colours also.
Liquitex Basics Metal Painting Knives Set