for young artists
Where
&what
to buy
VERY handy MATERIALS
to have at home
We believe it is very important for student artists to have an access to good art materials. There is a tremendous number of materials available on the market. It can be very exciting and very confusing at the same time. Some of them are very pricey, while others have a poor quality. Below is the list of materials that in our opinion have good price to quality ratio for our aspiring artists. We will continue adding to this list as we learn about new materials or try respond to your questions.
Essentials
Other useful materials
Colored pencils
1. Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, 36 Piece
2. Artlicious - 50 Premium Colored Pencils
3. Blick studio colored pencils
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Oil Pastel
1. Sakura Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels
2. Sargent Art Artists' Oil Pastels
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Watercolor paints
1. Prang Watercolor Paint (good starter)
2. Sonnet Artists Watercolors paint set (better quality)
Acrylic paints
1. Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint Set, 16 Piece
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Drawing paper (for pencils, pastels, markers)
1. Bulk
2. Pads (no smaller than 9x12)
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Watercolor paper (for watercolor and acrylic painting)
1. Canson XL Watercolor Pads (Blick)
2. Canson XL Series Watercolor Pad, 9" x 12" (Amazon)
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Brushes (for watercolor and acrylic painting)
Tacky glue (for paper, fabric, wood and more)
Hot glue gun
1. Low temperature hot glue gun
2. 8" Mini Hot Glue Sticks, 24 Count
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