Talking about art, techniques and materials.
Posted in Announcements on Sep 29th, 2011
Trees for Life is the only organisation specifically dedicated to restoring the Caledonian Forest to a target area of 600 sq miles in the Scottish Highlands. Jackson’s teamed up with TFL last year to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sales of Jackson’s Watercolour Sets towards planting trees. We have received an update [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Sep 28th, 2011
Jacksons Eco Paper now comes in blocks! Jackson’s 140lb 100% cotton Eco paper is internally & externally gelatine sized and handmade in India. It is now available in 20 sheet blocks of pre-stretched paper that is glued on all four sides. Introductory offer: 20% off until Dec. 1st. (click on link to go to offer) [...]
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 Announcements on Sep 4th, 2011
On behalf of Sennelier, Jackson’s is stocking the Sennelier 2011 Watercolour Competition entry packs. They are only £14.95, and contain over £50 worth of art materials. Details of how to enter the competition are included with the pack. All subject matter will be considered for the entry paintings. The pack contains a block of 20 [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on Aug 5th, 2011
Winsor & Newton Artists’ Watercolour has a world recognized reputation as one of the finest watercolours available. They have always been great innovators in watercolours and have a carefully thought out range of 96 superb colours. NOTE: update: Because the response to our original Winsor Watercolour offer overwhelmed our old website we have switched the [...]
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 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 Product Information, Favourite Products and Reviews on Jun 8th, 2011
“Amazing ways With Watercolour” is the fastest selling DVD that Townhouse Films have ever done! Well done Jean Haines! She tells all about it on her blog. Her blog has information about her workshops and exhibitions and she also shares painting tips. We stock this popular DVD at Jackson’s.