For a long time, acrylic paints were viewed as the ‘poorer relative’ of oils and watercolours. But its popularity among contemporary artists has grown in leaps and bounds and acrylic paint stands on its own merits in any art supplies discussion as a legitimate and stunning medium for artists of all levels. Compared to its...
Scouring art supplies online is an inspirational exercise, and a set of art pastels – with its gorgeous colour offering – is likely to motivate you to get out your art paper and start experimenting. Fun factor aside, many artists love using pastels as they are a predictable medium; what you see is what you...
Having its roots in Cubism (thank you, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque), abstract artists love to experiment with shape, colour, line, texture and a range of art supplies in seemingly random and chaotic ways. And yet the skilful melding of soft hues or splatters of energetic brightness results in a balanced and harmonious visual ‘story’...
If you are a creative who loves scrolling through Instagram posts of watercolour artists whose beautiful botanicals and softly detailed illustrations inspire you and fill your Pinterest board, then today is the day to shop watercolours online and start your own visually expressive journey. It’s really not hard to fall under the spell of watercolours...
You’ve watched the art tutorials, signed up for the free webinars, created a Pinterest board and inspirational art ads are conveniently popping up on your FB and IG feeds. You cannot wait to get started. But then you go online for beginner art supplies and quickly feel deflated as you are not sure what you...
No matter what age you are, the holiday season spirit includes homemade Christmas crafts and decorations. These personalised items – hung on the tree, added to gifts or placed in Christmas stockings – are the source of childhood smiles and grown-up memories. So check your arts and crafts supplies stash to make sure you are...
As you scroll through the many inspirational art materials and supplies online, your muse is interrupted by the overwhelming selection of art papers on offer. Your first step is determining the type of medium that fits your artistic personality – oils, acrylics or watercolours? From there it gets a little bit easier in determining the...
Let’s get straight down to business and suggest that if you haven’t yet painted en Plein Air, then you haven’t painted outdoors. Pardon our French, but ‘Plein Air,’ literally translated, is ‘outdoor painting.’ If you have lugged your easel, palette, paints, brushes, canvas and sketchbook to some idyllic outdoor location, then you are in good...