Talking about art, techniques and materials.
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Apr 30th, 2010
The traditional choice for stretching your own canvas, we now stock canvas tacks. Artists who find staple guns difficult to squeeze may find it easier to use these, as you use a hammer to tap in the tacks. They can be used on the side of the canvas or when the canvas is stretched around [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Apr 30th, 2010
We have a helpful small booklet from Schmincke called A Brief Introduction to Oil Painting to give to each customer who purchases three tubes of our wonderful Schmincke Mussini Oil colour. Please request the booklet if ordering on the phone or add to your basket if ordering on-line.
Posted in Art Courses and Workshops on Apr 26th, 2010
Demonstrations and Workshops with the New Derwent Pastel Pencils at The Cumberland Pencil Museum, Keswick. Professional pencil artist, Jenny Hill, has created a Derwent workshop using the new Derwent Pastel Pencils. Nothing beats the colourful brilliance of pastels but they’re not the easiest medium to use. However you can now enjoy all the beauty of [...]
Posted in Product Information, Favourite Products and Reviews on Apr 24th, 2010
How to choose the stretcher bars, type of canvas and primer to get the stretched canvas that is just right for you. While ready-made stretched canvases are a convenient choice many artists require the higher quality of custom canvases. Jackson’s offers a reasonably priced bespoke service or you can stretch your own canvas. With a [...]
Posted in FAQ on Apr 23rd, 2010
FAQ – Putting Wedges in Stretched Canvas or What are those little pieces of wood in a bag for? Here is some good advice from our resident canvas expert Claire who so skilfully makes our bespoke canvases. “If you need to tighten a canvas during painting, take a slip or block of wood, hold to [...]
Posted in FAQ on Apr 22nd, 2010
FAQ – Some people find the measurements of watercolour paper a bit confusing. Here is a little summary that might help. Loose sheets of watercolour paper often come in Imperial sizes while pads and blocks of watercolour paper usually come in European (ISO) A sizes. A sheet of Imperial (also called Full Imperial) is 30×22 [...]
Posted in Books and Reviews on Apr 19th, 2010
Watercolor For the First Time by Kory Fluckiger This excellent value book is only £5.99 at Jackson’s and has all the instructions you need to try watercolour painting for the first time. It is easy to read and clear, with simple steps that will build your confidence. It is such a good foundation that we [...]
Posted in Product Information, Favourite Products and Reviews on Apr 13th, 2010
Trees For Life will plant a tree for every set of our new watercolours that is sold. You will receive a certificate of planting with your set. Jackson’s watercolours are made to the exact same standards as the best professional artists’ watercolours. Available in 21ml tubes and full pans as well as sets of full [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Apr 13th, 2010
The new Lana Vanguard paper from France is a synthetic plastic paper similar to Yupo paper. This multifunctional paper is bright white, very smooth, robust, acid-free and tear proof. It is very popular as an unusual non-absorbant watercolour paper and can also be used with acrylic, oil, gouache, ink, highlighter, crayon, and coloured crayon. It [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Apr 12th, 2010
Jackson’s Cotton Art Panels Offer These canvas painting panels are made from fine grain cotton canvas wrapped around a compressed card base and glued on the reverse side. The cotton canvas has a universal primer so they are suitable for either oils or acrylic paints. The slim profile of 3mm makes them more easily portable [...]