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Product Review: Jacksons Sable Retractable Brush

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The blog Billie’s Craft Room has done a very flattering review of our Jackson’s Sable Retractable Brush and I wanted to share!

She recommends the brush because it is lightweight, has a tight fitting cap, is a good quality brush with a good point, has an air hole in the cap to let out any dampness, and is excellent value for money. She says “This is a truly excellent brush, which is a joy to use.”

It is great to hear such positive feedback about one of our own brand products. Thanks Billie!

Note: we had a rush on these brushes for Christmas and are currently out of stock. We are expecting to have them again in late February. Thank you in advance for your patience. :-)

Billie’s Craft Room [It's All about the Journey; Handbound books, Rubber Stamping, Paper Crafting and Tutorials. Where will your crafting journey take you?]

Ready To Paint Books buy 2 get 1 free

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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 centre of the book. Clear instructions and step-by-step photographs show how to transfer the outlines onto paper and then how to create beautiful watercolour, acrylic or oil paintings, although the tracings could of course be used as the starting point for painting in any media.

Use this voucher code: READY at the checkout to get the special offer. Offer valid until January 12th.
Click here to go to the Ready to Paint books on the Jackson’s website.

This book series has been very popular- it shows just how many people want to get right to the fun part and enjoy the pleasure of the paint while skipping past the drawing step which for many people is the frustrating bit. This new concept bridges the gap between painting by numbers and conventional art instruction books.

Ready to Paint Books

Presented by well known art teachers the selection is growing fast and more titles are scheduled. At Jackson’s we stock all 31 titles in the series so far.

Click on the links above to go to the items on the Jackson’s website.

As always all books from Jackson’s come with a free sable brush.

Postage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of £39.

The new Jacksons Artica Watercolour Brush

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We are offering a 10% discount to introduce our new
Jackson’s ARTica Watercolour Brush – our top end synthetic watercolour brush.

Artica Brushes

Artica Brushes

This latest addition to the quality Jackson’s brush range is made with Toray white fibre – one of the finest quality synthetic fibres, has a round pointed shape, the black lacquered wood handle is triple crimped to the nickel-plated brass ferrule, and it is available in 16 sizes: 5/0 to 20. Each brush is cured to improve the spring and resilience of the hair so it keeps its shape well for a soft, yet controlled application.

Offer ends Dec. 31st
UPDATE: offer extended to January 31st!

Click on the link above to go to the offer on the Jackson’s website.

A-Z of Flower Portraits by Billy Showell

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A-Z of Flower Portraits by Billy Showell
An illustrated guide to painting 40 beautiful flowers in watercolour.

A-Z of Flower Portraits by Billy Showell

A-Z of Flower Portraits by Billy Showell

Billy Showell is a well-respected contemporary artist whose watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists all over the world. Worked to the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings, Billy’s compositions are given a more contemporary twist, combining her unique eye for design with her love of flowers. In this book, 40 flower portraits are presented, arranged in alphabetical order, each one accompanied by small studies, details, step-by-step instructions and the colour mixes used to accomplish the finished work.

Click on the link above to go to the book on the Jackson’s Art website.
As always all books from Jackson’s come with a free sable brush.

Art Tips

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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 air with your fingers curled under it. Run your paintbrush ferrule along the edge.

Shadows do not have to be plain grey. Try chromatic greys in complimentary colours to the object. A lemon could have a violet-grey shadow.

If you find your work too fiddly and tight then as you progress through the painting from large brushes to smaller brushes, try staying with the large brushes for longer and only using the smallest brushes at the very last.

Trees For Life update

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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 on the number of trees planted: 301. Fantastic! Thanks to everyone who bought a set. Well done!

Jacksons Eco Paper Blocks

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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)

The blocks come in three sizes. If you haven’t used a block of paper before: after the watercolour painting has dried you run a blunt knife around the edge from the inside, starting from the opening, to remove it. Then the next sheet is ready to paint on. Having the paper ready to paint on is handy especially for painting en plein aire.

Jackson's Eco Paper Block

Jackson's Eco Paper Block

The machinery normally used to make paper uses alot of energy, turning paper pulp into a giant roll of perfectly dry paper in barely a minute. Our handmade papers however are made from recycled cotton, they are individually set into the moulds and then dried slowly in the Indian sun. The water used in the production is then run off to irrigate the field of the neighbouring factory.

Our Eco Paper being made in India

Our Eco Paper being made in India

20% off Rembrandt Oils, Soft Pastels and Watercolours

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Rembrandt Watercolours

Rembrandt Watercolours

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 transparency and quality and are available in 80 colours.

Jackson’s are offering Rembrandt oil colours, soft pastels and watercolours at 20% off our regular discounted price until October 4th.