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da Vinci Series 560 Ox Lacquer

Starting at: £34.90

Finest quality ox hair suitable for lacquers and fine varnishes. May also be used for watercolour washes. Learn More

Gamboge Pipe Pieces

Starting at: £22.00

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Gamboge is a natural tree resin, generally extracted by tapping of Garcinia trees, available as a powder and in the solid "pipe" form. One of the unique features of Pipe Gamboge is that it does not require a binding agent to be used as a paint. Instead, colour can be lifted with a wet brush, as from a watercolour pan. When used as a water colour, it gives a bright transparent golden yellow colour. It is highly transparent, fugitive to light, with a weak tinting strength. The powder can be dissolved in alcohol to colour resin-based varnishes. Gamboge was used from ancient times to dye the clothes and also to make a transparent yellow varnish for the colouring of wood, metals and leather.

Pipe Gamboge is available while stocks last. Larger quantities are available by request.

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Cornelissen Squirrel Flat Lacquer

Starting at: £34.20

Extra soft brush for varnishing or lacquering. Also useful for watercolour washes. Learn More

Daler Rowney Ivory Artist's Sketchbooks

Starting at: £13.25

The Daler-Rowney Ivory Artists' Sketchbooks with their smooth creamy coloured lighter weight paper and micro-perforated pages remain ever popular sketchbooks for those who sketch with graphite pencils, charcoal or ink & pen technique. Ivory Sketchbooks are available in hardback and softback. - High-quality smooth texture cartridge paper. - 90gsm. Available in sketchbooks. - Ivory colour. - FSC® (FSC-C111372) certified paper. - Microperforated pages. - Ideal for graphite pencils, charcoal or pen & ink technique. Learn More

Cobalt Blue Pigment

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Starting at: £6.50

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Cobalt Blue is an artificial mineral pigment, produced by the calcination of cobalt oxide and aluminium oxide. It has been widely used since the early 1800s, following its discovery by the French chemist Thenard at the beginning of the century. The name Cobalt has its roots in the German word Kobold, meaning imp or evil spirit. German miners specifically used this name in the late-Middle Ages, as the presence of Cobalt ore in the mines made the extraction of silver very difficult. They were possibly aware of the toxic properties of the mineral frustrating their efforts.

Cobalt remains a very popular colour today, and is present in most ranges of paints, being a semi-transparent pigment that is stable in all media. As a watercolour, all cobalt pigments tend to granulate. As an oil paint, it requires less oil content than most other pigments, and dries quite quickly. Like Cerulean Blue, some artists may choose to bind it with poppy oil, to avoid any possible colour changes brought about by the yellowish cast of linseed oil and the pigment's weak tinting strength.

Limeproof

Toxicity: C

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Japanese Shell Gold

Starting at: £28.00

Japanese shell gold in ceramic pans.

Shell gold, so named because it was historically made and stored in shallow shells such as mussel shells, consists of finely powdered genuine gold mixed with a variety of gums. This Japanese shell gold range is made using the highest quality handmade Japanese gold and precious metal powders bound with Nikawa gelatine glue.

Mix with a bit of water and apply in the same way as watercolour (a drop of oxgall can be added to break the surface tension) After drying, it can be burnished to a soft, beautiful lustre using an agate stone burnishing tool.
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Fabriano Artist's Journal Black Square

Starting at: £21.15

Ideal for ink, pencil, charcoal, pastels, as well as for you every intellectual whim. Made of four elegant colours of Fabriano CMF Ingres 90 gsm (acid free and lightfast). Learn More

Cornelissen Historical Inks, Forge Lamp Black

Starting at: £9.00

Prepared exclusively for Cornelissen following a Medieval English recipe, This handmade ink is produced in Cambridgeshire, from soot harvested from a working 19th-century forge, powered by charcoal and wood. Small batches of ink are blended to give the required consistency and strength. Forge Lamp Black is a thick, smooth non-waterproof ink that has good permanence. It can be watered down, and should always be shaken well before use. As with all handmade products derived from natural ingredients, there may be slight variations in the colour and consistency. Ingredients: Soot, gum Arabic, and clove oil.

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Small, 15ml Pigment sizes

Starting at: £4.00

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Zinc White Pigment

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Starting at: £4.00

Zinc White, or Zinc Oxide, is an artificial mineral pigment that was first produced in France in the late 18th century. Its use in commercial watercolours as Chinese White pre-dates its inclusion in oil painting. It is a semi-opaque, lightfast pigment, which dries very slowly in oil. Of all white pigments, it produces the most brittle paint film, so is not recommended in large quantities for impasto techniques. However, it is a good addition to a palette which requires a less overwhelming white than Titanium White.

Toxicity: B

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Sennelier Oil Pastels Large

Starting at: £11.50

Beautifully soft and creamy oil pastels in a range of 120 colours. Blend of pure pigment, oil and acid free wax. 20% Discount for purchasing 4+ pastels. Learn More

Hake Brushes

Starting at: £5.00

Hake brushes are primarily used in watercolour painting for creating broad washes and applying glazes due to their excellent water-holding capacity and soft bristles. Learn More

Sennelier Pastel Card

Starting at: £102.50

Sennelier Pastel Card 400gsm 50 x 65 cm. Finely ground ph neutral vegetable flakes and cork are hand applied to a 200lb ph neutral board to give a paper that is slightly abrasive with a uniform tooth. This unique paper gives enhanced adhesion so that pastels need the minimum of fixing. Learn More

Rohrer & Klingner Drying Retarder 50ml

£8.90

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Schmincke Aero Metallic

Starting at: £10.95

For highlights and special effects. High pigmentation, lightfast, can be diluted with water. For use with brushes, fountain pens and dip pens on acrylic and watercolour paper, primed canvas, textured substrates, wood and cardboard. Learn More

Winsor & Newton Kneadable Erasers

Starting at: £2.75

For removing pencil, charcoal and pastel or paper cleaning. Learn More

Golden Heavy Body Acrylic 236ml

Starting at: £29.40

The first acrylic colors offered by Golden Acrylic, Heavy Body paints are known for their exceptionally smooth, buttery consistency. The Heavy Body palette includes the largest assortment of unique pure pigments in a 100% acrylic emulsion available to professional artists. These colours offer excellent permanency and lightfastness. There are no fillers, extenders, opacifiers, toners, or dyes added. *Please note, this range is stored offsite. Please allow extra time for your order to be processed and dispatched. Learn More

Sennelier Oil Pastels Standard

Starting at: £2.85

Beautifully soft and creamy oil pastels in a range of 120 colours. Blend of pure pigment, oil and acid free wax. 10% discount for 10+ pastels. 20% discount for 20+ pastels. Learn More

Chinese Brush, Arctic Hare and Goat Hair

£12.50

Small, mixed hair brush. Ideal for watercolour painting and loose calligraphy. Learn More

Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour 37 ml

Starting at: £10.60

This long established artists' quality oil colour range of 113 colours is well known for its firm consistency and excellent handling properties. Learn More

Rohrer & Klingner Gloss Intensifier 50ml

£8.90

Rohrer & Klingner Liquid Watercolour Gloss Intensifier 50ml Learn More

Charbonnel Gold and Silver

Starting at: £32.50

Charbonnel Gold and Silver Learn More

Pro Arte Series 106

Starting at: £4.75

Pure soft synthetic one stroke brush. Learn More

ArtGraf No 1 Graphite Putty in ceramic jar

£23.40

Water-soluble, kneadable graphite putty allows to mould its shape. Available in ceramic jar with 450g putty. Refills of 150g (pictured) are also available to purchase separately. Learn More

ArtGraf Traditional Tailor Shape Colours

Starting at: £6.60

Inspired by traditional tailor’s chalk block, prepared for drawing and painting. Water soluble and extremely soft, choice of 6 traditional earth colours: sanguine, sepia, dark brown, brown, ochre and carbon black. Learn More

Winsor & Newton Series 7 Miniature

Starting at: £24.80

Extra short haired brushes for miniature painting. Kolinsky sable. Learn More

Gesso Panels

Starting at: £28.00

Our Gesso Icon Panels are handmade throughout the entire process, using hand tools rather than industrialised machinery.

Each board is made of lime, which has been allowed to age naturally for long term stability. Firstly, the panel is gently abraded to allow the penetration of rabbit skin glue into the fibres. Following the laying down of a specific canvas, the delicate process of building up precise layers of gesso is undertaken by hand. A final coat of water-based paint treated with wood preservative is applied and the finished panel lightly sanded, ready for painting.

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