Talking about art, techniques and materials.
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 New Products and Special Offers on Jul 19th, 2011
Following on from our very popular Jackson’s Oil and Acrylic ranges we are very pleased to announce the launch of Jackson’s Aqua Oil, our brand new range of water mixable oils. Easy to clean up and less toxic they have been developed to a very high standard and are very reasonably priced – easily as [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Jul 13th, 2011
Rarely on offer! The resin-based oil colour from Schmincke – Mussini – uses customised oil blends and resin to achieve particularly brilliant colour, especially suited to glazing. The use of resin also results in even surface drying. On offer with an additional 20% off until August 23rd. The uniqueness of these fine professional artists’ colours [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Jul 6th, 2011
Amazing deals! Up to 50% off the list price on a selection of Winsor & Newton brush sets, pads (watercolour, cartridge and pastel pads), and paint sets (Cotman watercolour, Griffin Alkyd, Designers Gouache and Galeria Acrylic). The offer also includes some new products we haven’t stocked before including Winsor & Newton ink sets and bristol [...]
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 14th, 2011
Jackson’s Art Supplies is located in the north part of the borough of Hackney in East London, on the border of Dalston and Stoke Newington. The borough of Hackney has the highest concentration of artists in Europe. So this makes a fine location! Although Jackson’s is primarily a mail order supplier of art materials if [...]
Posted in Art Technique -Technical on Jun 12th, 2011
If you have been thinking about using water-mixable oil colour to avoid solvents in your painting process there are two videos I would like to recommend that explain a bit about Winsor & Newton Artisan Water-mixable Oil Colour. video: Winsor and Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour video: Using Artisan Thinner vs Water Artisan Water [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 25th, 2011
All four types of tube oil colour made by Winsor & Newton are offered at a 35% discount off the rrp until July 19th at Jackson’s. The re-launched oil bars are on offer as well at 30% off until June 14th. Artists’ oil colour Artists’ Oil Colour is unmatched for its purity, quality and reliability [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 19th, 2011
50ml of artists’ oil colour in a handy stick format. Superb for drawing. 30% off the RRP at Jackson’s until June 14th. Winsor & Newton are reintroducing their Artists’ Oilbar. The Winsor & Newton Artists’ Oilbar is a unique medium because it provides artists with a buttery consistency and richness of oil colour together with [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Mar 9th, 2011
Jackson’s Professional Transparent Watercolour Offers -We are pleased to be offering 25% extra off the already discounted price on Jackson’s Artists’ Watercolour. Compare our prices: Full pan of French Ultramarine- Jackson’s: £2.90 offer: £2.17 Winsor & Newton: £4.49 Tubes of French Ultramarine- Jackson’s 21ml: £5.51 offer: £4.13 Daler-Rowney 15ml: £5.95 -25% extra off the already [...]