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Make all kinds of fantastic clay creations with lightweight, air-dry clay.

With Clay Creation Workshop's simple to follow instructions, you'll have a whole world of fun! Using super lightweight, air-dry clay (and focusing on a handful of simple shapes), you'll create an entire world of people, animals, scenes and more. From well-dressed dolls to mermaids and fairies, from cute kittens to prideful lions, from cupcakes to beads and bling, you'll create to your heart's content!

• 20+ step-by-step clay projects for figures, such as mermaids, fairies and dolls, and dress them up with dozens of outfits, crazy and creative hairstyles and accessories.
• 20+ step-by-step clay projects for animals, ranging from the everyday cats and dogs to exotic penguins and giraffes.
• Uses inexpensive lightweight, air-dry clay that is easy to maintain and comes in a wide variety of colors.

Cardboard boxes or make shift spray booths are no more when it comes to spraying paint!

The HomeRight Small Spray Shelter provides an area to spray paint or apply finishes quickly and easily while limiting the overspray drift on other items in your project area. This shelter is great for spraying small to medium size pieces with spray cans or airbrushes.

It is quick and easy to set up and to position on a tabletop, floor or workbench. The three-sided unit, with built-in bottom and rear vent helps control airflow and let the light in.

Ideal for model making, craft and decorating projects in your studio, it will be also handy for any home-related or automotive work.

• Portable, lightweight design
• Easy and quick to set up on a tabletop, floor or workbench
• Ideal size for small to medium size projects
• Limit the overspray drift in your project area
• 3 sided unit with built-in bottom and rear vent helps control overspray and airflow
• 35"W x 30"D x 39" (89cm W x 76 cm D x 99 cm H)
• Includes storage bag

Create your own convincingly real but temporary tattoos!

Made with a bluish-black temporary ink derived from the juices of an Amazonian fruit called Jagua, the temporary ink is a great way to create body art that looks like a real tattoo. The 100% natural, non-toxic, and safe Jagua Temporary Tattoo from Jacquard will last up to 1–2 weeks.

Apply to any part of the body to express yourself, fool your friends, or even test drive tattoo ideas! There are two ways to apply your design: you can freehand a design straight from the bottle, or you can use the Transfer Paper & Transfer Creme included in the kit to easily trace your design of choice. Create something uniquely your own, or trace an image that appeals to you!

To transfer your design, follow these easy steps:

• Outline your design with a pen, pencil, or stylus over the Transfer Paper
• Apply the Transfer Creme to your chosen area of your body
• Peel the white layer of Transfer Paper off and apply over the Transfer Creme
• Once the transfer is dry, peel off and start drawing over the lines with Jagua Temporary Tattoo Ink

Kit includes:

• Jagua Powder
• Applicator Bottle
• Fine line tip
• Eucalyptus Oil
• Mixing Stick
• Transfer Paper
• Transfer Cream
• Instructions

Spectra AD™ Markers are the latest edition to the AD® Marker family. An alcohol-based twin tip marker that features brilliant colour with less odour than the traditional AD® Marker.

Painstakingly developed over several years, Spectra AD™ Markers were designed tip to tip, inside and out, with the artist in mind. Each airtight cap closely matches the marker's ink and fits securely on the non-nib end when drawing so it is always close at hand, the barrel is ergonomically shaped and prevent rolling, ink capacity allows for maximum draw out, and the twin nibs offer the artist a wide range of line options in one marker.

View the colour chart to see the colours included in this 12 marker set.

Features:

• 12 dual-tipped markers: Mini Tri-nib and Flexible Brush Nib
• Alcohol-based formula
• Low odour
• Waterproof
• Ideal for porous surfaces such as paper, board, and wood

The Sumo-Grip Eraser is the ideal eraser for removing graphite from your paper surfaces with minimal pressure. This all black eraser works like an ultra-fine sandpaper without the grit. Unlike your regular PVC erasers, Sumo-Grip is composed of micro porous cells that are constructed like a net to pick up graphite marks rather than create more paper particles.

This retractable eraser is perfect for precision erasing as well as keeping the surface of the eraser clean from graphite residue. Refills are available here for this retractable eraser.

Archisketcher: A Guide to Spotting & Sketching Urban Landscapes

The urban sketcher's ultimate guide to drawing buildings!

Whether it's a suburban street scene or a vast city skyline, learn all the skills you need to improve your sketches and capture the essence of your surroundings wherever you are - from seaside ports to bustling urban markets. With Archisketcher as your guide, not only will you develop your understanding of perspective, colour theory and composition, but you can also learn all about important architectural features and styles.

• Features inspirational artwork from 40 international urban sketchers
• Includes insights and tips for sketching everything from architectural monuments, like La Sagrada Familia, to everyday urban street scenes in English suburbia
• Highlights five major architectural landmarks and shows you how other sketchers have approached and interpreted these icons, inspiring you to have a go yourself!
• Learn to identify common architectural features such as doric columns, buttresses and rose windows

No matter where you choose to sketch, Archisketcher can help inspire your creativity and improve your urban sketching skills.

Breathe Life into Your Animal Drawings.

Wildlife artist Doug Lindstrand has spent 30+ years observing animals in nature and capturing them on paper. In this book, he distills his expertise into key lessons for drawing any animal in a charming, realistic style.

Inside, a whole herd of step-by-step exercises and demonstrations (43, to be exact!) cover a broad range of subjects and challenges, including how to draw:

• Short, long and patterned fur
• Mouths, eyes, ears and horns
• Various poses, including seated, standing and moving
• A diversity of animals, domestic and wild, from house cats to big cats, from tiny cottontails to massive African elephants.

Nothing intimidating here! Starting with easy sketches, you'll learn to gradually refine basic shapes into lifelike dogs, wolves, deer, sheep, horses, bears, giraffes, owls, eagles, geese and other magnificent creatures. With this classic and time-tested approach, you'll be able to draw not only the animals illustrated on these pages, but any animal that touches your artistic soul.

Explore Brandon Bird's amazing and quirky world of art in this action – and pop culture – packed activity book that is brimming with colouring, stickering, and paint-by-numbering fun!

Activities include:

• Colour and craft your own Christopher Walken mask
• Learn how to draw Tom Hanks in three easy steps
• Complete a paint-by-number of a squid fighting a whale…fighting a dinosaur!
• Colour in Vin DieselÍs spirit animal
• Fashion a new hairstyle for Nicolas Cage
• Create a custom design for Noam ChomskyÍs van
• Cut out, colour, and share extra special Law & Order-inspired valentines
• Build your own Gary Busey zombie puppet
• Plus, sheets of full colour stickers and postcards!

Entertaining, creative, and a little bit absurd, this book is the perfect addition for the artist who thought they had everything!

What a lot of things to spot!

Part doodle book and part I-spy, no matter where you are, you'll need your sharpest searching skills to take on these challenges. This book is packed with bold illustrations from award winning artist, Thomas Flintham, offering hours of fun to be had.

A perfect companion for your little ones on family excursions outside the country or remotely around town. Whether it's at the beach, the ski slopes, or the shopping mall, there's a challenge everywhere you go! With points to score on every page, the whole family can get in on the fun.

Packed with guidance, inspiration, and easy exercises from beloved artist Danny Gregory, this hands-on workbook is a positive and practical guide to cultivating a creative habit.

With quick drawing activities that can be completed anywhere – on the bus, during a conference call, or over your morning coffee – you can start making art right here, right now!

The Sakura Koi Watercolor Pocket Field Sketch Box is a handy, studio-on-the-go that you can take anywhere!

Lightweight and affordable, it's like a mini watercolour studio at your fingertips. It features half pan watercolours specially formulated to blend easily, two dabbing sponges, a snap lid that acts as an easel for postcard-sized paper, a detachable palette that can be attached to the left, right, or center sides of the kit, and a pull down finger ring attached to the bottom for easy gripping.

Also included is a Sakura Koi Waterbrush. This two-piece brush holds water in the transparent barrel and has a fine, flexible, synthetic brush tip that screws on to the barrel. Simply squeeze the barrel to discharge water to the brush tip. The barrel and tip are reverse threaded, so you must turn counter clockwise to screw the brush together.

The Koi Water Color Pocket Field Sketch Box of 36 Colors includes:

Chinese White, Lemon Yellow, Aureolin Hue, Permanent Yellow, Permanent Yellow Deep, Permanent Orange, Jaune Brilliant, Vermilion Hue, Cadmium Red Hue, Permanent Red Deep, Crimson Lake, Carmine, Quinacridone Rose, Pink Madder, Purple, Ultramarine Deep, Ultramarine Light, Cobalt Blue Hue, Permanent Blue Light, Cerulean Blue Hue, Turquoise Blue, Prussian Blue, Indigo, Permanent Green Pale, Permanent Green, Emerald Green, Viridian Hue, Permanent Green Deep, Sap Green, Olive Green, Yellow Ochre, Light Red, Burnt Umber, Sepia, Payne’s Grey, Ivory Black.

Koi Water Colors Pocket Field Colour chart

Spectra AD™ Markers are the latest edition to the AD® Marker family. An alcohol-based twin tip marker features brilliant colour with less odour than the traditional AD® Marker.

Painstakingly developed over several years, Spectra AD™ Markers were designed tip to tip, inside and out, with the artist in mind. The markers feature an ergonomically shaped barrel that prevents rolling, high ink capacity, and twin nibs for a variety of mark-making. The airtight caps also closely match the marker's ink colour so you can easily identify your markers.

View the colour chart to see the colours included in this 24 marker set.

Features:

• 24 dual-tipped markers: Mini Tri-nib and Flexible Brush Nib
• Alcohol-based formula
• Low odour
• Waterproof
• Ideal for porous surfaces such as paper, board, and wood

A practical and authoritative guide to the latest materials, hottest trends, and best techniques for creating stunning artwork, The Artist’s Handbook is packed with easy-to-follow tutorials, engaging artist profiles, and inspirational galleries.

Unleash your creativity with The Artist’s Handbook — a practical, essential handbook that will teach you every step of the artistic process. Unlike other project-oriented art guides, The Artist’s Handbook emphasizes technique, encompassing drawing and sketching as well as an extensive range of painting styles.

Covering everything from pen and ink to oils and acrylics, specially commissioned illustrations accompany detailed step-by-step tutorials, while profiles of contemporary artists offer insight into a range of working methods, materials, and techniques. Helpful sidebars provide information about using digital tools such as Smart Pens, tablets, and apps to create and enhance artwork.

If you want to put pen to paper or brush to canvas, are looking to hone your skills, or want to know more about the elements of the artistic process, The Artist’s Handbook is the only guide you need.

A unique introduction to Bob's exciting oil painting method as seen on the television series The Joy of Painting. The book includes 60 of Bob's favorites, illustrated with thousands of step-by-step instructional photographs.

It's Bob Ross. The man with the gentle voice who can paint a landscape in thirty minutes right before your very eyes in your own living room.

Reaching millions of homes every day, Bob Ross is unquestionably America's favorite art instructor. Now available in paperback, The Best of the Joy of Painting -- Bob Ross's first book -- contains sixty of his favorite paintings, all of them originally created during the Joy of Painting show.

Each painting comes complete with a full-color photo and a series of black-and-white instructional photos, accompanied by step-by-step instructions that guide you through the painting process. With this book in hand, you will be amazed at the ease and skill with which you can create your own Bob Ross original.

Choose from 26 fun temporary dot to dot designs. Apply the tattoo to your skin and use the three metallic pens to connect the dots and colour cute characters and icons.

Real life happens in colour!

Coloured pencils are wonderful tools for creating realistic drawings. Lee Hammond, popular instructor and North Light author of more than twenty instructional books on drawing and painting, is here to show you how. Now you can learn to draw lifelike flowers, buildings, animals and people in vivid colour. Inside you'll find:

• Easy instruction on difficult subjects such as water, glass, silver, sunsets, skin tone, hair and more
• Over 40 step-by-step projects using basic techniques and readily available supplies
• More than 400 illustrations and photos for easy reference

Join Lee as she shares her easy-to-follow teaching methods to help you master colored pencil, from basic shapes and everyday objects to your own pets, friends and family members. You can do it!

Your comprehensive encaustic guidebook!

Everything you need to know to get started with encaustic painting is contained inside this book. Featuring techniques and projects from Encaustic Workshop and Encaustic Mixed Media--plus a multitude of brand new projects--Encaustic Painting Techniques is the Whole Ball of Wax!

Painting with wax might seem intimidating or dangerous, but have no fear. The myths of encaustic are dispelled as you discover how easy and safe this dynamic art form can be. Whether you're a beginner or a more experienced artist, you will experience new inspiration as you experiment with tar, shellac, acrylic, watercolors, paper and more.

Inside you'll find:

• More than 40 step-by-step technique-based demonstrations.
• 20 projects to inspire gorgeous encaustic art.
• Dozens of tips and words of wisdom for getting the most out of your encaustic practice.

Add encaustic to your creative toolbox!

Discover the pleasures of creating big art on a small canvas!

There are plenty of reasons to paint small. Smaller canvases allow you to enjoy everything you love about oil painting with less expense, less mess, less space and less time. What could be better?

Think Big Paint Small (previously published as Big Art Small Canvas and updated with new demonstrations and art) gives you all the guidance you need to succeed at creating small paintings. You'll find more than 12 step-by-step demonstrations that show you how to paint a variety of still lifes and landscapes--all on canvases measuring four inches or less!

You'll learn how to:

• Scale down your subjects to fit a smaller area
• Create dimension, depth and volume in your compositions
• Paint realistic shadows and highlights
• Capture a range of textures and reflective surfaces

Each demonstration guides you from blank canvas to completed painting. You'll even find sound advice for framing, displaying and marketing your work.

Great things really do come in small packages. Start maximizing the rewards of painting small with Think Big Paint Small!

Why limit yourself to coloured pencil drawings?

With the simple techniques illustrated inside this anniversary edition of Gary Greene's essential book, you can create coloured pencil paintings rich with lifelike textures.

It's easy! Just follow the detailed step-by-step demonstrations to achieve the subtle contours of a rose, a rough orange ring, weathered wood, shiny metal, a child's soft skin and more than 50 other textures that will add exciting new dimension to your work.

With this easy-to-use handbook, best-selling author Gary Greene provides you with instant access to his best tips, tricks and techniques for creating exceptionally realistic coloured pencil artwork.

Whether you're new to coloured pencils or perfecting advanced techniques, you'll find the answers you need here in dozens of complete step-by-step demonstrations, including:

• Simple techniques for achieving amazingly realistic compositions, including layering, burnishing and underpainting
• Proven methods for working successfully with water-soluble coloured pencils
• A full range of inspiring subject matter, from flowers and animals to landscapes and still-life compositions
• Tips for solving common problems, fixing mistakes and taking sharp, clear reference photos
• Expert guidance in choosing the right materials and colours, including complete color charts from all the major manufacturers

It's all here in the The Ultimate Guide to Colored Pencil—the solutions and secrets you need for your own coloured pencil success!

Coloured pencils are a fascinating medium, offering a palette rich with nuance, versatility and creative potential. Successful coloured pencil artists and teachers, Janie Gildow and Barbara Benedetti Newton answer the most commonly asked questions about coloured pencil techniques.

Over twenty easy-to-follow, step-by-step demonstrations show you how to:

• Select the right tools, as well as set up your workspace to optimize efficiency and comfort
• Effectively express yourself through colour and value to create light, shadow and mood
• Use and master basic essential coloured pencil techniques
• Create the look of realistic metal, including brass, copper and silver
• Create glass that sparkles, mirrors that reflect and water that distorts
• Create realistic texture, from slippery satin, fuzzy peaches and velvety roses to coarse linen and the bumpy surface of corn
• Fix common mistakes and problems with easy-to-use solutions

Whether you already enjoy working with coloured pencils or are looking to try this exciting medium for the first time, this book will provide you with all the information you need to create your own coloured pencil compositions.

Looking for that turtley amazing tin of coloured pencils?

Search no further, we have a super tin of Bruynzeel for you with 45 coloured pencils to choose from. Perfect for adding seamless colours to masterpieces, or unwinding at the end of the day in a detailed colouring book.

Bruynzeel coloured pencils are made with great care from responsibly obtained wood. The lead of the pencil is made from high quality pigments which ensure really good colours. Always use a good coloured pencil sharpener to extend the longevity of the pencils.

Includes:

• 45 Coloured Pencils
• Metal tin container

Those are some groovy colours!

Select from this '60s Beetle Tin – named after the bright retro Volkswagen Beetle featured on the cover – and enjoy creating with this 60 piece set. The set includes 44 coloured pencils, 12 metallic pencils, 2 pencils, 1 eraser and 1 pencil sharpener. Perfect for adding seamless colours to masterpieces, or unwinding at the end of the day in a detailed colouring book.

Bruynzeel coloured pencils are made with great care from responsibly obtained wood. The lead of the pencil is made from high quality pigments which ensure really good colours. Always use a good coloured pencil sharpener to extend the longevity of the pencils.

Includes:

• 44 coloured pencils
• 12 special metallic coloured pencils
• 2 pencils
• An eraser
• A pencil sharpener
• Metal tin container

Stop worrying about solvents and start using oils!

Artist-quality Cobra Water Mixable Oil Paints can be mixed with water, yet they look the same as traditional oil paints once dry. These paints have the highest degree of lightfastness, and can be used with hog bristle or synthetic brushes. They also clean up easily with soap and water.

This set contains 10 tubes of the 40ml: Titanium White, Permanent Yellow Light, Permanent Orange, Pyrrole Red, Permanent Red Violet Light, Ultramarine, Permanent Green Deep, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Ivory Black

An easel fit for a journey!

Take along an Elfin Compact Easel on your next outdoor painting adventure or have a compact easel to use in your equally compact apartment or studio.

The solid beech wood frame and coated metal joints are a lightweight solution for the artist on-the-go. When folded, a leather strap and buckle attached to the wedge holds it together for easy travel and storage. Collapsed, the easel measures 28 _″ _ 2 _″ _ 3″ and weighs only 3 lbs!

Adjust the plastic knobs to expand the easel to hold slim canvases as large as 65″ tall. The Elfin is also a handsome display easel for holding lightweight panels.

Grab an Elfin Compact Easel and begin a painting expedition!

• Max easel height: 42″
• Max canvas height: 42″
• Collapsed measurement: 28 _″ _ 2 _″ _ 3″ (72 _ 7 _ 7_ cm)
• Expanded measurement: 28″ W _ 36″ L _ 66″ H (71 _ 91 _ 168cm)
• Weight: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)

Made for precision erasing!

Created from soft, artist-quality plastic, the General’s Factis BM2 Eraser Refill is a non-abrasive eraser that fits inside the retractable holder of the Factis BM2 Eraser Pen.

The Factis BM2 Eraser Refill removes charcoal, graphite, and pastel marks cleanly without crumbling or cracking.

Try your hand at lettering!

Learn hand lettering techniques and essentials with the Tombow Beginner Lettering Set. Everything you need to get started is in this set, including a helpful pamphlet with tips and information. From the flexible Dual Brush Pens for smooth script writing to the MONO Drawing Pencil for sketching faux calligraphy, you are set to practice all types of hand lettering.

Download Tombow’s lettering practice sheet here and start practicing today!

Contents:

• Tombow Dual Brush Pen N15
• Tombow Dual Brush Pen N75
• Fudenosuke Calligraphy Pen – Hard Tip
• MONO Twin Permanent Marker
• MONO Drawing Pencil 4H
• MONO Eraser
• Pamphlet with Tips

Try your hand at lettering!

Learn hand lettering techniques and essentials with the Tombow Beginner Lettering Set. Everything you need to get started is in this set, including a helpful pamphlet with tips and information. From the flexible Dual Brush Pens for smooth script writing to the MONO Drawing Pencil for sketching faux calligraphy, you are set to practice all types of hand lettering.

Download Tombow’s lettering practice sheet here and start practicing today!

Contents:

• Tombow Dual Brush Pen N15
• Tombow Dual Brush Pen N75
• Fudenosuke Calligraphy Pen – Hard Tip
• MONO Twin Permanent Marker
• MONO Drawing Pencil 4H
• MONO Eraser
• Pamphlet with Tips

The ancient philosophy of wabi-sabi honours the imperfect, the transitory and the humble. Cold wax is a perfect vehicle for artists wishing to explore this aesthetic.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to use this incredibly malleable medium–in combination with oil paint and other mediums–to add layers of texture, atmosphere, depth and meaning to your paintings while developing a more intuitive artistic voice.

No matter what your experience level, learning to paint with cold wax will help you approach your work with confidence and a sense of adventure. You will learn a liberating process of texturing, layering, building up and scraping back to create a fascinating “history of surface.” Each piece will be the result of elements converging in a one-time-only way, resulting in fiercely original abstract paintings honoring your own process of self discovery.

Learn Everything You Need to Know to Create With Cold Wax!

• 29 step-by-step demonstrations cover various techniques for working with oil paint and cold wax medium.
• Explore dozens of mark-making techniques with a variety of tools, most of which can be found in your kitchen or junk drawer.
• Excavate using various approaches for incising, exposing and scraping away layers.
• Get inspired as 12 additional artists share their creative processes.

Embrace unexpected turns, discover the beauty in simplicity and lose yourself in the process as you join Serena Barton on this creative and spiritual journey.

The ñWorkhorseî carrying tube from Alvin is ideal for safely transporting important documents or large pieces of art. Designed with the professional in mind, carrying cases are constructed of high quality, water-resistant nylon with contrasting gray bands.

• Attached top with zippered closure
• Comfortable carrying handle
• Adjustable shoulder strap
• Rigid cardboard core
• Foam padded end caps for extra protection
• Diameter: 4 1/2"
• Length: 25"

The ñWorkhorseî carrying tube from Alvin is ideal for safely transporting important documents or large pieces of art. Designed with the professional in mind, carrying cases are constructed of high quality, water-resistant nylon with contrasting gray bands.

• Attached top with zippered closure
• Comfortable carrying handle
• Adjustable shoulder strap
• Rigid cardboard core
• Foam padded end caps for extra protection
• Diameter: 4 1/2"
• Length: 37"

The Sakura Pigma Color Set contains 8 Pigma Micron pens in a range of selected colours. These pens are excellent tools for serious technical and artistic applications.

The point size is 05 for all the colours in the set. The archival quality of the ink ensures good performance in graphic art, pen and ink illustrations, and archival recording, as well as scrapbooking, fabric design, and everyday writing needs.

The ink is pigmented, waterproof, fade-proof, chemical resistant, and temperature resistant on paper and many fabrics.

Set colours are: black, red, blue, green, brown, purple, sepia and rose color.

Sakura has enhanced the Pigma¬ Micron¬ experience with a new pen for everyday writing!

Sakura Pigma Micron PN Set features multi-purpose pens with the skip-free and durable Plastic Nib (PN) in eight popular Pigma ink colors. A fine or medium line width (0.4mm to

0.5mm) can be achieved, based on your personal writing pressure.

The polyacetal nib structure allows for smooth ink-flow whether writing fast or slow,

for right or left handed users, and for writing at an angle on any paper, daily notes, journals, grocery lists, sketch books, and coloring books.

• Durable plastic nib
• 8 archival Pigma ink colors: black, red, blue/black, blue, sepia, rose, burgundy and purple
• Archival and waterproof ink
• Chemical and fade resistant
• Bleed free, quick drying and pH neutral

The thickest vellum in the Clearprint range, each sheet is transparent with a durable surface for working with a wide range of media including alcohol and acrylic based markers and gouache.

Clearprint Vellum is made from 100% new cotton fibres, it is archival quality with superior strength. This vellum has consistent transparency for producing the best quality drawings and illustrations.

A pen designed for precision erasing!

Created from soft, artist-quality plastic, General’s Factis BM2 Eraser Pen is a non-abrasive eraser encased in a plastic retractable holder. The holder allows for precise control of the Factis Eraser and is ideal for fine-detail erasing on smooth papers.

The Factis BM2 Eraser Pen removes charcoal, graphite, and pastel marks cleanly without crumbling or cracking. The retractable holder is the size of a standard pen and fits perfectly in your pencil case.

If you're a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you're a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. If you're a tree, all of your friends are end tables.

Each page of this laugh-out-loud illustrated book showcases the downside of being everything from a clown to a cassette tape to a zombie. Cute and dark all at once, this hilarious children's book for adults teaches valuable lessons about life while exploring each cartoon character's unique grievance and wide-eyed predicament.

From the sock whose only friends have gone missing to the houseplant whose friends are being slowly killed by irresponsible plant owners, All My Friends Are Dead presents a delightful primer for laughing at the inevitable.

Add a sense of occasion to your art with classic drawing ink in Winsor & Newton’s iconic bottles.

This collection pack of 8 fast-drying, water resistant, and transparent colours in 14ml bottles includes: Sunshine Yellow, Vermillion, Deep Red, Purple, Ultramarine, Brilliant Green, Peat Brown, Black. Winsor & Newton inks can be used with a brush, dip pen or airbrush.

Inks may be mixed with each other and thinned with distilled water or you can overlay different colours for new effects and shades. All of the colours, except white, gold, and silver, are suitable for use with stylus pens. Only black and white are permanent to light.

• Old-fashioned water based inks
• Fast-drying, water resistant, and transparent
• Intermixable

Bring your own personal butler with you on your next painting excursion!

The Easel Butler is crafted to fit most metal tripods, enabling you to keep your art materials close at hand.

Its metal structure slides over two legs of an expanded easel and uses two metal arms to support anything from your large palette to your box of pastels. The metal arms can reach a maximum of 12″ (30 cm) but can be retracted to protrude as little as necessary. Any box sitting on top can comfortably extend 2″ or 3″ (5 or 8 cm ) over the ends of the arms, while maintaining stability.

The Easel Butler has been tested on easel legs as slim as ¾″ (28 mm) with success, but keep in mind the weight load and the sturdiness of your easel.

Specifications:

• Weight: 345 grams
• Length: 14″ (35 cm)
• Extended arms reach 12″ (30 cm)
• Can be used with a tripod legs up to 1.25″ (3.2 cm) thick

The Sumo-Grip Eraser is the ideal eraser for removing graphite from your paper surfaces with minimal pressure. This all black eraser works like an ultra-fine sandpaper without the grit. Unlike your regular PVC erasers, Sumo-Grip is composed of micro porous cells that are constructed like a net to pick up graphite marks rather than create more paper particles.

Sumo-Grip is also available as a retractable eraser.

The Sakura Koi Watercolor Pocket Field Sketch Box is a handy, studio-on-the-go that you can take anywhere.

Lightweight and affordable, it's like a mini watercolour studio at your fingertips. It features half pan watercolours specially formulated to blend easily, two dabbing sponges, a snap lid that acts as an easel for postcard-sized paper, a detachable palette that can be attached to the left, right, or center sides of the kit, and a pull down finger ring attached to the bottom for easy gripping.

Also included is a Sakura Koi Waterbrush. This two-piece brush holds water in the transparent barrel and has a fine, flexible, synthetic brush tip that screws on to the barrel. Simply squeeze the barrel to discharge water to the brush tip. The barrel and tip are reverse threaded, so you must turn counter clockwise to screw the brush together.

This Koi Water Color Pocket Field Sketch Box of 48 Colors includes:

Chinese White, Lemon Yellow, Permanent Yellow Light, Aureolin Hue, Gamboge, Permanent Yellow, Permanent Yellow Deep, Permanent Orange, Jaune Brilliant, Vermilion Hue, Cadmium Red Hue, Permanent Red Deep, Madder Lake Light, Crimson Lake, Carmine, Quinacridone Rose, Pink Madder, Purple, Permanent Blue Light, Ultramarine Deep, Ultramarine Light, Permanent Blue Red, Cobalt Blue Hue, Permanent Blue Light, Cerulean Blue Hue, Turquoise Blue, Indanthrene Blue, Prussian Blue, Indigo, Permanent Green Pale, Permanent Green, Emerald Green, Viridian Hue, Phthalocyanine Green, Permanent Green Deep, Sap Green, Terre Verte, Olive Green, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Light Red, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Vandyke Brown, Sepia, Payne’s Grey, Ivory Black.

Koi Water Colors Pocket Field Colour chart

Don’t be afraid of the dark!

Create interesting artwork using negative space by using the Coal Black Strathmore cards, made from 400 Series Strathmore Artagain Coal Black paper. These cards are ideally suited for soft pastels, charcoal, chalk, colored pencils, and white or opaque gel pens. Strathmore Artagain paper is a fiber-enhanced sheet, which contains 30% post-consumer fiber and is acid-free.

The package of 10 includes cards that measure 5" x 6.875" with 160 gsm and envelopes that measure 5.25" x 7.25".