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 Dec 2nd, 2011
All Winsor & Newton single tube oil colours are on offer at 10% off our already discounted price until January 12th. Click on the links above to go to the offers on the Jackson’s website.
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 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 Oct 10th, 2011
Drying Oils Drying oils are the binders used when making oil paint. These include linseed (flax), safflower, poppy and walnut oils. They are also the ingredients used when making painting mediums to add to the paint to adjust its qualities. Mediums are usually made from a drying oil and either a resin (like damar) or [...]
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 New Products and Special Offers on Sep 30th, 2011
The legendary Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colours are used by some of the world’s most famous artists whose work can be found in places such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Gallery in Washington. These small-batch paints are now made by the excellent Golden Acrylics company, just 20 miles away [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Sep 6th, 2011
Rembrandt is a superb make of artists materials from Royal Talens in Holland. Their Rembrandt Oil Colours are very fine quality with high pigment concentrations in a range of 120 colours. Rembrandt Artists Soft Pastels are the world’s best selling soft pastels with a choice of 203 colours. Rembrandt Professional Watercolours are renowned for their [...]
Posted in Art Technique -Technical on Sep 6th, 2011
Like many good quality oil paints Rembrandt Artists Oil Colours have two versions of their two main whites: zinc white and titanium white made with safflower oil and also a version of each made with linseed oil. Linseed oil produces a strong film but does yellow somewhat in time. It is durable enough to be [...]
Posted in FAQ on Aug 10th, 2011
Frequently asked question: I don’t understand Sizing, Priming and Grounds for oil painting. Canvas must be sealed (sized) from oil paint to prevent rotting. You can use rabbit skin glue or acrylic medium to seal the surface. Then you can apply one or more layers of primer or ground. This can be oil primer, acrylic [...]