Talking about art, techniques and materials.
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Feb 26th, 2010
Derwent has a new tin of 6 Coloursoft pencils perfect for creating a variety of flesh tones for portrait drawing. The pencils have been selected from the Coloursoft range, their softest ever colour pencils. Derwent worked closely with Bob Ebdon, a professional artist, to create unique projects for three different skin tones using just 6 [...]
Posted in Lovely Compliments! on Feb 25th, 2010
Lovely compliments from Lynsey: “I found the website very easy and straightforward to navigate, and going backwards and forwards to different pages was quick and easy, even on my old computer, which is very slow. I also really appreciate the fact that you carry such comprehensive stock of the particular item I was looking for, [...]
Posted in Lovely Compliments! on Feb 20th, 2010
Email I got yesterday: thank you. i am very new to art and have just started classes, i’m rubbish but keen, my art teacher told me about you and gave me a suggested list and i must say it was nice and easy to order from you……………much easier than my art work and the aftercare [...]
Posted in Art Courses and Workshops on Feb 19th, 2010
Studio Hugo Grenville is in The Chocolate Factory, the artist’s studio complex next door to us here in East London. If you visit him come by and see us! For the past ten years, Studio Hugo Grenville has successfully run courses designed to help artists of all levels to break barriers and move forward within [...]
Posted in Announcements on Feb 17th, 2010
Ann Oram RSW, the illustrious painting teacher, is having an exhibition of new paintings at the Scottish Gallery 3-31 March. Following On In the Footsteps of the Scottish Colourists. Click here to see the beautiful catalogue of the exhibition.
Posted in Art Courses and Workshops on Feb 15th, 2010
Jane de Sausmarez has been teaching about colour for many years. She has written a book about colour that we stock. Jane now teaches a 2-day intensive course from her home in North London that comes together when there are enough students to hold a course. She is a lovely woman and her course is [...]
Posted in Lovely Compliments!, New Products and Special Offers on Feb 11th, 2010
I got an email from a lovely customer this morning and she put this PS on it: “P.s Jacksons own brand oils are brilliant! half the price of daler artists oils but better!! Many Thanks for saving me a fortune and making my paintings better!!” It is always good to get feedback on our products. [...]
Posted in Product Information, Favourite Products and Reviews on Feb 10th, 2010
The Jakar battery-operated eraser pen is a very popular & surprisingly useful drawing tool. You can erase your mark completely or use it to just lighten an area. It will lift colour from coloured pencil drawings as well. It is very lightweight – the 2 AAA batteries are most of the weight. You hold it [...]
Posted in Announcements, New Products and Special Offers on Feb 4th, 2010
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