Our Articles and Tutorials

In the pages of this site, we share our experiences of working or trying a wide variety of artistic products. We write about the various products out there and undertake thorough research on everyone to ensure that we provide high-quality content for you. We also like to cover other areas such as the art trade that can cover topics such as photography and copyright matters. We will update our articles from time to time to make sure we provide the latest information and improve the content in every one. 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.
Please click on any sub-section below, or if you are looking for something specific, you can find the full list of articles at the bottom of this page.  ​

Article Sections

Coloured Pencils

All articles about coloured pencils can be found here which include:
​* Pencil brands
* Papers suited to coloured pencils
* Pencil accessories
* Step by Step tutorials for coloured pencil artists
​and more.

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......

Soft Pastels

All articles about soft pastels can be found here which include:
​* Soft pastels, pastel pencils & pastel  mediums
* Papers suitable for soft pastel art
* Pastel accessories
* Step by step tutorials for pastel artists
​and more.

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.

Water & oil based products

All articles about water based art products can be found here which include:
​* Coloured pencils, brush pens  and more..
* Watercolour papers & canvas
* Accessories
* Step by step tutorials for artists
​and more.

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.

Papers & Supports

All articles about papers & supports can be found here which include:
​* Papers suited to pencils
* Papers suited to pastels
* Canvas & papers for acrylic artists
* Papers suited for many mediums
​* Product recommendations

Guides for beginners

For those artists picking up a new medium, here are our 'Beginners guide to' articles include:
​* Coloured pencils    * Acrylics   
​* Graphite pencils  ​* Soft pastels    
* Oil pastels   * Water mixable oils
Also: Starting out in the art commission business

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