We sell individual sheets of canvas from canvas pads in order to make them more affordable.
The sheets are genuine 7oz artist canvas, primed with gesso and ready for use with any medium. They are sturdy enough to be mounted when dry.
Charcoal is a very responsive, expressive medium to work in.
Willow charcoal (Coates) gives you a soft grey line that is easily blended, Pitt charcoal is compressed and makes dark marks that are difficult to smudge whereas pastel pencils can be sharpened to a fine tip for really detailed work.
The vivid and varied calligraphic style of Chinese brushwork comes from the combination of three things: a soft absorbent brush, soaked in strong Chinese or Indian ink, and the permeability of Chinese (rice) paper.
These brushes are designed to hold a large quantity of watery paint or ink and they are excellent for making lines that go from very fine and thin to broad, expressive, swooping strokes.
Painting on rice paper, traditional Chinese brushwork makes no differentiation between brushes that are used for calligraphy and those used for painting.
Besides using the brush confidently and expressively, another important skill that comes with practice is knowing how much to dilute the ink and how wet your brush should be.
A variation of Chinese Brush Painting can be painted on watercolour paper. You will use a lot more water because the surface isn’t soaked the same way as rice paper.
To keep your brushes in perfect condition we recommend cleaning them with 'Incredible Brush Cleaner' - it really is incredible!
The humble coloured pencil has been the starting point for so many children, but the medium can also be a very 'grown up' and sophisticated medium too. Many artists love how you can layer and still maintain detail - and it's not messy.
Watercolour pencil sets really break the boundaries between drawing and painting - the best of both worlds?
The Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour range has a more uniform consistency than the Artists' Watercolour range, and this benefits beginners as there is less to learn about how each individual pigment behaves.
They are made to the same high quality standards as the Winsor & Newton Artist's Watercolours, but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives.
Cotman Watercolours possess good transparency, excellent tinting strength and good working properties
DAS Exhibition canvases are manufactured using the finest materials available to create an economically priced product. They have been developed to ensure a stable structure with a medium weight, medium grain canvas to meet the needs of many different painting techniques.
The wooden frame is constructed using a warp resistant timber which has been stored for six months under natural conditions. The wood is then soaked, degreased and kiln dried to ensure the firm structure of the frame.
The fabric is primed three times with an acid free acrylic ground (known as acrylic gesso). This seals and protects the canvas creating a receptive surface for the paint to adhere to.
Using 100% innovative resilient filaments only, White Taklon has been developed as a water color, acrylic, gouache use. They are a little soft for use with oil paint, unless you like your oil paints well thinned.
Less floppy than squirrel hair, Taklon has a bouncy feel and steady flow rate similar to sable or hog hair. Though a bit less durable than natural bristle brushes, Taklon brushes hold their shape even with hard use, and their “snap” makes them well suited both to fast sketching and to detail work.
To keep your brushes in perfect condition we recommend cleaning them with 'Incredible Brush Cleaner' - it really is incredible!
Eterna Brushes are an economically priced range of Bristle brushes for general painting. Hog hair bristle. Long, natural, clear lacquered handle. These brushes have been specifically designed for amateur artists. They are ideal for oil and acrylic work and can also be used for textural mixed media effects.
To keep your brushes in perfect condition we recommend cleaning them with 'Incredible Brush Cleaner' - it really is incredible!
