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Gifts for Artists: Art Supplies, Sketchbooks & Paint Sets for Adults
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items Picking up a paintbrush again as an adult has been one of my favorite ways to unwind after a long day. Good supplies make a big difference, and the artists in my family always love new paints and sketchbooks. These are the paint sets, pencils, and st...
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Paint Sets & Brushes
Sketchbooks, Pencils & Markers
Studio & Creative Gifts
Paint Sets & Brushes
Watercolor, acrylic, and gouache sets with quality brushes.
The HIMI gouache set has rich, creamy colors in jelly cups that are easy to open and mix. I love how opaque and bright the paint looks on paper. I started painting little botanical studies with it in the evenings, and it has become my favorite way to...
HIMI Gouache Paint Set 24 Colors with Brushes
Liquitex Basics acrylics have smooth, reliable color at a price that makes experimenting easy. I love how quickly they dry on canvas. I use them for big abstract pieces and for painting with our kids, and the colors stay vibrant long after the painti...
Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint 12-Pack
The Arteza watercolor tube set offers bright, blendable colors that are wonderful for beginners and hobbyists. I love how far a little paint goes. I gave this set to my sister when she wanted to try watercolor, and she has painted a postcard every we...
Arteza Professional Watercolor Paint Set 12ml Tubes
The U.S. Art Supply acrylic set includes a huge range of colors in large tubes, so I never run out of my favorite shades. I love the value for so many colors. Our family paints canvases together on rainy weekends, and this set keeps everyone happily ...
U.S. Art Supply Professional 36 Color Acrylic Paint Set
The Koi Studio watercolor kit comes with a huge range of pan colors, a water brush, and a palette in one portable case. I love painting outdoors with it. I take it to the park on Saturday mornings, and it makes sketching flowers and trees feel effort...
Sakura Koi Studio Watercolor Kit 96 Colors
The Fabriano watercolor book has thick, cold pressed paper that handles washes without buckling. I love having my paintings bound together like a journal. I filled one with sketches from our family vacation, and it has become a treasured keepsake of ...
Fabriano Watercolor Book 30 Sheets
The Royal and Langnickel brush set includes a variety of shapes for acrylic, watercolor, and oil painting. I love the long handles for easel work. It is an affordable way to get quality brushes, and I keep a second set just for painting projects with...
Royal and Langnickel 15 Piece All Media Brush Set
The Royal and Langnickel oil paint set gives beginners a full palette of colors to explore oil painting. I love their buttery texture. My partner gave me this set for my birthday, and it finally pushed me to try oils, which I now enjoy every single w...
Royal and Langnickel Essentials 24-Piece Oil Paint Set
Sketchbooks, Pencils & Markers
Sketchbooks and drawing tools for everyday creativity.
The Moleskine Art sketchbook has heavy, smooth pages that take pencil, ink, and light washes beautifully. I love its elegant hard cover. I carry one in my bag for quick sketches while waiting at our kids' activities, and I have filled several over th...
Moleskine Art Sketchbook
The Strathmore mixed media pad handles markers, paint, and collage without bleeding or tearing. I love how versatile the paper is. It is my go to pad for experimenting, and our teenage daughter uses one for her art class projects at her high school t...
Strathmore Mixed Media Pad 9 x 12
Prismacolor Col-Erase pencils are erasable colored pencils that are perfect for sketching before inking or painting. I love that mistakes disappear cleanly. I use them for planning every illustration, and they have saved me from starting over so many...
Prismacolor Premier Col-Erase Colored Pencils 24 Box
The Faber-Castell Black Edition pencils have soft, vivid color on black wood and come in a striking tin of one hundred shades. I love how smoothly they blend. I gave the tin to my niece for her birthday, and she says it is the best art gift she has e...
Faber-Castell Black Edition Color Pencils 100ct Tin
uni POSCA paint markers write on almost anything, from paper and canvas to rocks and mugs. I love their opaque, bold color. Our kids decorate painted rocks with them for our garden, and I use them to add bright details to my own paintings and holiday...
uni POSCA 8pk Water Based Paint Markers Fine Tip
Pigma Micron fineliners have archival ink that will not smear or fade, which makes them perfect for inking drawings. I love the range of tip sizes. They are the pens I trust for every sketchbook page, and I recommend them to anyone in my family who l...
Sakura Pigma Micron Fineliner Pens 10 Pack
The Ohuhu alcohol markers give a huge range of colors that blend smoothly for illustration and coloring. I love what a great value they are. Our teenage son uses them for his comic drawings, and he tells me the color range makes his characters really...
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers 320 Colors
The Mondo Llama charcoal drawing set includes pencils, sticks, and blending tools for dramatic, expressive sketches. I love the rich, dark tones. It is a fun way to try a new medium, and I spent a cozy weekend sketching portraits of our family with i...
Mondo Llama 15pc Charcoal Drawing Set
Tombow Fudenosuke brush pens have flexible tips that make thick and thin strokes for lettering. I love how crisp and black the ink looks. I use them for hand lettering cards and planners, and my sister borrowed mine so often that I bought her a set.
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen Set
Studio & Creative Gifts
Lamps, kits, and creative extras for any artist.
The Apple Pencil turns an iPad into a digital sketchbook with precise, natural feeling strokes. I love being able to undo and layer my work. I use it for digital illustrations on the go, and our son uses it to sketch character designs for his school ...
Apple Pencil USB-C
The Kodak light box makes tracing sketches onto good paper simple and accurate. I love how bright and even the light is. I use it to transfer drawings before painting, and our kids use it to trace their favorite cartoon characters on rainy afternoons...
Kodak Light Box 8x6 in
The StoreYour PivotPanel organizer keeps brushes, markers, and supplies sorted and easy to reach. I love that it rotates to show everything at a glance. My craft corner finally looks tidy, and I spend more time creating instead of searching for my su...
StoreYour PivotPanel Arts and Crafts Storage
This embroidery kit includes hoops, thread, and patterns that make learning embroidery easy and relaxing. I love having a quiet, screen free hobby at night. My niece and I stitched together over winter break, and she proudly framed her first finished...
4M Easy to Do Embroidery Kit
The ArtSkills resin kit includes everything needed to make coasters, keychains, and jewelry with clear resin. I love adding dried flowers and glitter. My teenage daughter and I made a set of coasters together, and they turned out beautifully for our ...
ArtSkills Epoxy Resin Craft Kit for Beginners
The Cricut Joy Xtra cuts paper, vinyl, and iron on designs with precision, which opens up endless creative projects in a compact size. I love designing custom cards and decals. I made personalized gifts for our whole family last holiday season, and e...
Cricut Joy Xtra Cutting Machine