Talking about art, techniques and materials.
Posted in Books and Reviews on Dec 14th, 2011
Popular artist Tim Fisher has a new book just available today: How to Paint: Flowers in Acrylics. Click on the link above to go to the item on the Jackson’s website. The book is discounted off the cover price at Jackson’s and as always all books come with a free sable brush. Postage on orders [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Dec 2nd, 2011
Ready To Paint Books buy 2 get 1 free using the voucher code below. The Ready to Paint book series is designed for those who want to learn to paint but cannot rely on their drawing skills. Re-usable A3 (42 x 29.5cm; 16½ x 11¾in) outlines of paintings are provided to pull out from the [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Dec 2nd, 2011
Jackson’s Black Hog brushes are our most popular oil and acrylic brushes and a favourite of mine. Our Black Hog brushes are similar to Black Sable but with slightly stiffer hair and considerably less expensive. These natural hair brushes have the softness, touch, spring and control that you would expect of any top quality brush. [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Nov 23rd, 2011
Reminder: These great offers end on Nov. 30th. All Liquitex products are 20% off the regular discounted price Jackson’s Procryl Brushes are 25% off the regular low price. 40% off the regular low price on Jackson’s Academy Easels Offer There are 3 styles of field easels, 3 styles of table easel and a studio A-frame [...]
Posted in Books and Reviews on Nov 17th, 2011
The Acrylic Painter’s Book of Styles and Techniques edited by Rachel Wolf This book is staff recommended; it has something for everyone. The chapter called: “Ultra-realism: Acrylic as Transparent Watercolor” features the artist Barbara K. Buer. In her artist’s statement she says: “I believe it is my dedication to the study of light and its [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Nov 4th, 2011
All Liquitex products are 20% off the regular discounted price until November 30th at Jackson’s Art Supplies! Liquitex Professional Heavy Body Acrylic Colour: A professional level paint these heavy body colours are thick and rich, come in 100 colours and dry to a satin sheen. – Liquitex Acrylic Mediums: We stock a selection of the [...]
Posted in Art Technique -Technical on Oct 12th, 2011
Art Tips Some recent tips we have shared on our Facebook Page: Tip for sketchbooks: if outdoors use an elastic band, paperclip or similar to stop pages flapping in the breeze. To get straight lines in paint try brushruling. Steady a ruler with one long side on the surface and one tilted up in the [...]
Posted in Books and Reviews on Oct 12th, 2011
Acrylic Painting Step by Step By David Hyde, Wendy Jelbert, Carole Massey This title comprises material from the books: “Painting with Acrylics”, “Landscapes in Acrylics”, “Creative Acrylic Techniques”, and “Flowers in Acrylics”. A good book for for all acrylic enthusiasts from complete beginners in acrylics to more experienced artists. Its full of advice on materials [...]
Posted in Product Information, Favourite Products and Reviews on Oct 4th, 2011
The Holbein Canvas Scraper is a quality piece of equipment. It removes paint without damaging the canvas. It is sharp but not too sharp (though if you aren’t careful you can cut yourself) and the metal is hard, thick in the middle and strong so you can really push and pull at it and it [...]
Posted in Books and Reviews on Sep 30th, 2011
A new book at Jacksons: Acrylic Landscapes in A Weekend by Keith Fenwick. Acrylic Landscapes in a Weekend will have you painting in no time, with eight cleverly-constructed projects that can each be completed in just one weekend. You can discover the unique versatility and accessibility of acrylics – they can be used as watercolours [...]