Listed below are some of my favorite art supplies. While this is only a small sampling of the art materials I use, these are my tops picks
ART SUPPLIES
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MIXED MEDIA PAPER
Strathmore Mixed Media Paper 400 Series is heavyweight and perfect for wet and dry media. I use this paper for most of my acrylic paintings. These pads come in multiple sizes.
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WHITE PASTEL PAPER
Canson White Pastel Paper comes in a 9x12” spiral pad with 16 sheets. I use this paper with my pastel pencils to create a sketchy look for one of my stationery clients.
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COLORED PASTEL PAPER
Canson Colored Pastel Paper comes in a variety of colors, earth tones, grays, and even black. This paper is perfect to create a deep undertone to your background.
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MIXED MEDIA ART JOURNAL
Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media Art Journals are perfect for watercolors, gouache, acrylics, graphite, colored pencils, markers, and pastels. I love using these while traveling!
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WAX FREE TRANSFER PAPER
Saral Wax Free Transfer Paper is great to trace images onto opaque surfaces such as wood. The transfer paper comes in lighter colors to show up on darker backgrounds.
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STA-WET PAINT PALETTE
Masterson Sta-Wet Palette is my go-to painting palette. This palette will keep your paint wet for weeks. It comes in multiple sizes with different mixing wells.
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STA-WET PALETTE PAPER
Masterson Acrylic Paper are the replaceable inserts for your Sta-Wet Paint Palette. The paper comes in a variety of sizes to fit your palette. Make sure to check for correct sizes when ordering.
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PAINT MARKERS
Posca Paint Markers come in a variety of colors and sizes. I use these a lot when I travel. They are opaque and work great when layering up colors. These markers make me feel like I'm painting!
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LIQUID ACRYLIC PAINTS
Blick Matte Acrylic Paints are my go-to paints for most of my artwork. These fluid acrylic paints are very reasonable and come in a variety of colors.
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VINYL ACRYLIC PAINTS
Maimeri Polycolor Acrylic Paints are Italian-made vinyl acrylics. They have a heavy body and dry to a velvety matte finish. I love the bright opaque colors!
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METALLIC ACRYLIC PAINT
Sargent Liquid Metal Acrylic Paints are great for adding bright metallic pops of color to your work. These metallic paints come in a variety of colors.
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VARNISH
Liquitex Acrylic Varnish comes in matte, satin, gloss, and high gloss. This varnish leaves a permanent film on your paintings to protect them from blemishes or scratches.
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VALUE PAINTBRUSHES
Blick Scholastic Synthetic Paint Brushes come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. These brushes are perfect for any medium and application and are very reasonably priced.
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PREMIUM PAINTBRUSHES
Princeton Velvetouch Synthetic Paintbrushes are the ultimate mixed media tool for watercolors, acrylics, and oil paints. They have a superior synthetic blend in a full range of sizes.
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COLORED PENCILS
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils have a soft core and are easy to blend. These pencils are break-resistant and perfect to take while traveling.
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PASTEL PENCILS
Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils are great when you want to add a chalky texture to your art. These pencils can also be used like watercolor pencils.
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PENCIL SHARPENER
Faber-Castel Pencil Sharpener is perfect to take while traveling or at home. I use this 3-hole sharpener for my ebony, colored, and pastel pencils.
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EBONY PENCIL
Prismacolor Ebony Pencil is the standard graphite pencil that leaves a dark, rich stroke to your artwork. I use an ebony for some of my sketchy layers.
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POLYMER ERASER
Pentel Hi-Polymer Eraser is the classic latex-free eraser that easily removes graphite marks. The eraser is smudge-free and won't rip your paper.
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KNEADED RUBBER ERASER
Prismacolor Kneaded Eraser is great to knead into any shape. This eraser works well with pastel and charcoal, and can easily lift any pencil strokes.
