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Within the pages of this website, we share our experiences working with or trying out a wide range of art products. We write about the different products out there and undertake extensive research about everyone to ensure we provide high-quality content for you. We also like to cover other areas such as the art business which can cover subjects such as photography and copyright issues. We will update our articles from time to time to ensure we provide the latest information and improve the content within each. You can share our articles on your own Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest accounts and follow us on our Instagram and YouTube channels by clicking the icons found at the top left of every page.
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Images of Coloured pencils in glass jars and colour charts

Coloured Pencils

All articles about Coloured Pencils can be found here which include:
​* Pencil Ranges
* Papers suited to Coloured Pencils
* Pencil Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Coloured pencil Artists
​and more......
Images of Graphite pencils and products for ad

Graphite Pencils

All articles about Graphite Pencils can be found here which include:
​* Pencil Ranges & Graphite mediums
* Papers suited to Graphite Pencils
* Pencil Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Graphite pencil Artists
​and more......
Images of acrylic paints and paintbrushes

Acrylic Paints

All articles about Acrylic Paints can be found here which include:
​* Paint Ranges & Mediums
* Canvases & Papers suited to Acrylics
​* Brushes & Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Acrylic Artists
​and more......

Inktense sticks and paintbrushes

Water-based products

All articles about water based Art products can be found here which include:
​* Coloured pencils, Brush pens, Artisan Oils and more..
* Watercolour papers & canvas
* Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Artists
​and more......
Soft and hard pastels

Soft Pastels

All articles about Soft Pastels can be found here which include:
​* Soft Pastels, Pastel Pencil Ranges & Pastel  mediums
* Papers suited to Soft Pastels
* Pastel Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Pastel Artists
​and more......
Coloured papers

Papers & Supports

All articles about Papers & Supports can be found here which include:
​* Papers suited to pencils
* Papers suited to Pastels
* Canvas & Papers for Acrylics
* Papers suited for many mediums
​* Product recommendations

Image of various art mediums Coloured pencils, graphite pencils, oil pastels and acrylic paint

Guides for beginners

For those Artists picking up a new medium, here are our
'A beginners guide to..' Articles include:
​* ...Coloured Pencils    * ...Acrylics   
​* ...Graphite Pencils
​* ....Soft Pastels    * ...Oil pastels
Also: Starting out in the Art Commission business
pencil storage chest

Art Accessories

Helpful articles on numerous art accessories that can help make your art life easier. Includes products like:
​* Blenders for various mediums
* Pencil sharpeners & How best to sharpen pencils
* Erasers, Indent Tools, Paint palettes etc.
Peacock feather coloured pencil drawing using Derwent Lightfast pencils

Art Tutorials

All our Step by Step Art tutorials can be found on this page which include the following mediums:
​* Coloured Pencils Tutorials
* Graphite Pencils Tutorials
* Pastels Tutorials
* Acrylics Tutorials
**Video Tutorials will be added when available**

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All our articles in one place

Coloured pencil brands checklist
Coloured Pencils | A guide for beginners
Comparing coloured pencil brands
Comparing coloured pencil brands
Caran d'Ache Luminance
Caran d'Ache Luminance 24 new colours - Blog
Caran d'Ache Luminance new colours
Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle pencils
Derwent Coloursoft
Derwent Drawing coloured pencils
Derwent Lightfast Coloured Pencils
Derwent Procolour Pencils
Berol Karisma Coloured pencils
Faber Castell Polychromos pencils
Prismacolor Premier
WH Smith Coloured pencils (Updated)
Van Gogh Coloured pencils
Derwent Inktense pencils
How to blend coloured pencils (Updated)
Derwent Graphitint Watercolour pencils
Derwent Graphic Pencils
Graphite Pencils | A guide for beginners
Derwent Onyx Graphite Pencils
Sharpening Pencils
Acrylics | A guide for beginners
Winsor & Newton Galeria acrylic paints
Clairfontaine Pastelmat
Soft Pastels | A guide for beginners (Updated)
Unison soft pastels
Unison soft pastels _ Updated
Faber Castell PITT Pastel Pencils
Stabilo CarbOthello Pastels Pencils
Derwent Pastel pencils
Starting Out With Oils
Ampersand Bords
Comparing hot pressed watercolour papers
Art Spectrum Colourfix
Art Spectrum Colourfix smooth paper
Bockingford Hot Pressed paper
Bockingford watercolor NOT tints paper - blog
Strathmore Bristol 500 | Plate & Vellum surfaces
Canson Mi-Tientes 'Touch' Paper
Somerset paper by St.Cuthbert's Mill
Legion Stonehenge paper
Ursus Coloured paper
UArt dark sanded paper
Ampersand Pastelbord
Ampersand Gessobord
Jackson's Art Gesso panel
Working with Textured paper
Working with Tonal Papers
Royal Talens Ecoline Brush pens
Zest-it Pencil Blend
Derwent Blender Pen
Pencil Storage Rack | Updated
Tips for starting your own art commission business
Ghiant Transfer Spray
Loxley Fixative
Lumi light | An artists view

Step by Step Tutorials

A ball drawn in Graphite pencils
Layering & Erasing with Graphite pencils
Drawing facial features in graphite pencils
Dogs eye drawn in graphite pencils
Dogs Eye in Graphite pencils tutorial
Derwent coloured pencils and a watermelon pencil drawing
Tonal Layering with Coloured pencils
Glass jar tutorial in coloured pencils
Coloured pencil drawing of a hare
NEW! Hare tutorial in coloured pencils
Blueberries drawing using Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils
Blueberries in Coloured pencils tutorial
Drawing waves in coloured pencils
Creating waves tutorial in coloured pencils
Peacock feather in Coloured pencils
Snow leopard eyes in coloured pencils
Snow Leopard Eye in Coloured pencils
Unison pastels on Mi Tientes Touch paper
Tonal Skies in Soft Pastels
soft pastels drawing of an autumn leaf with Prismacolor NuPastels and tools
Autumn Leaf using Soft Pastels on Pastelmat
NEW! Violet flower in soft pastels
Swallow drawn in soft pastels
Swallow tutorial in soft pastels
Giant Panda and green tonal background acrylic art with paintbrushes and GOLDEN acrylic paints
Tonal Backgrounds in Acrylic Paints
Pink orchid tutorial in acrylic paints
Weasel tutorial in acrylic paints

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