Talking about art, techniques and materials.
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 Nov 11th, 2011
Carbothello Pastel Pencils Many pastel artists enjoy the cleaner use of a pastel pencil as opposed to a regular pastel, while many coloured pencil artists like the dry, dusty mark of a pastel pencil, similar to charcoal. These popular pastel pencils are 10% off the already discounted price at Jackson’s until December 12th. This includes [...]
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 Art Technique -Technical on Sep 20th, 2011
Peter Weatherill’s website Coloured Pencil Topics is a valuable resource for artists working in coloured pencils as well as other artists. As he explains: “Some of the notes relate to general art topics like perspective and composition, but most cover the teaching I have been doing over the last few years with coloured pencils.”
Posted in Exhibitions on Sep 19th, 2011
We attended the Private View of A Celebration of Creative Art the UK Coloured Pencil Society’s 10th Annual Open Exhibition on Sunday evening in Westminster. The large exhibition of work by members of the society in a variety of styles was grouped mostly by subject and contained some impressive work. We both particularly liked Amber [...]
Posted in Artist Opportunities, Exhibitions on Sep 16th, 2011
Drawing Crowds is an exhibition which focuses on exploratory drawing. They are calling for submissions from artists from any background and from any country to produce work on the theme of ‘Journey’. The theme is open to interpretation as you see fit but the main focus of your work should be exploration and discovery through [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Jul 28th, 2011
We are pleased to announce another addition to the great range of Jackson’s products! Jackson’s Indian Ink is great for calligraphy, pen and ink drawing, and Chinese painting. It is suitable for use with pens, brushes and airbrushes, but not suitable for fountain pens. It is a permanent and lightfast ink and shellac has been [...]
Posted in Product Information, Favourite Products and Reviews on Jul 20th, 2011
Art papers Watercolour Paper Watercolour paper has a “hard size” on top of the paper that allows the water to penetrate and the pigment to remain on the surface. This gives the painting its brilliance and also allows for corrections. Watercolour paper comes in different textures. Hot Press (HP) is the smoothest. Not (also called [...]
Posted in Art Technique -Technical on Jun 16th, 2011
Jackson’s Art Supplies has gathered together 117 (so far) helpful practical art videos in one place. You can see them all together on the Jackson’s YouTube channel. These are free to watch and each short video covers a single art tip or instruction. The videos vary in length from about a minute to almost 10 [...]
Posted in Announcements on Jun 1st, 2011
Drawing Day 2011 is a worldwide drawing event encouraging everyone to drop everything and draw for the sake of art. Can the world create 1 million drawings on this day? Draw on June 4th and then upload your drawings to the Drawing Day page and to the Jackson’s Art Facebook page. There will also be [...]