..a great deal - brushes for watercolours, acrylics and oils! We are offering a great deal during February with 4 brushes for £15. Individually these brushes cost £4.25 and we have a selection suitable for watercolour, acrylic and oil painting....
Creative Craft & Art ShowWe recently spent five days at the N E C for the Creative Craft and Art show. It was a very busy five days, the first being spent setting the stand up followed by four days of hectic trade. Our stand featured many art...
In this blog Jane takes a second look at cleaning your brushes - focussing on some of the products available. Read the first article Cleaning Brushes.How to clean your brushes Products that are designed to clean your brushes for a longer life are...
Popular sketchbooks Jane says a few words about the popular range of Pink Pig sketchbooks - prompted by a new delivery to the Market Place shop.Silk covered Posh Pig The silk covered posh pig is covered in a handmade silk paper front and back. We...
Jane looks at Pebeo Marbling Inks.What do I need to achieve a marbling effect on paper? I’m going to look at Pebeo’s marbling inks. There are nine colours available and a thickening powder called Marbling Bath. This fantastic, colourful range makes...
Last week Jane looked at making and using egg tempera. In a similar vein, this week she looks at gesso - making your own or buying it.What is gesso for? It is a primer! Traditionally gesso was a mix of an animal glue binder which is usually rabbit...