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The 'Green' Artist

This page has been put together for Artists that wish to know which Art products are Environmentally and Vegan friendly. Each product on this page has a dedicated article within the pages of this website which can be found by clicking the 'VIEW ARTICLE' next to the product name. As more articles are written, this list will continue to grow. You can also find links to other sites at the bottom of this page which have a list of Vegan friendly Art products if you are looking for something not covered in this website.

Information given here is supplied either directly from the company website or if this information cannot be found, I may use information from an unrelated art website via search, however I will also contact the company direct so I can be sure this information is 100% correct and will then include this information in the sections below. 

This page may be incomplete for a while whilst I get all the information together, some companies can take a while to respond to E-mails.

Coloured Pencils

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CARAN DACHE LUMINANCE  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: 100%
Environment: Cut from California cedar, these coloured pencils carry the FSC label, a  guarantee of logging that is environmentally-friendly and socially and economically endurable.
DERWENT COLOURSOFT   -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal friendly: 100%
Environment: Wood from sustainable sources
DERWENT LIGHTFAST   -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal friendly: 100%
Environment: Wood from sustainable sources
DERWENT PROCOLOUR  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​100%
Environment: Wood from sustainable sources
DERWENT INKTENSE  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​100%
Environment: Wood from sustainable sources
ROYAL TALENS VAN GOGH  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​To check
Environment: Wood from sustainable sources
PRISMACOLOR PREMIER -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​No
Environment: Yes, Sustainable wood used
BEROL KARISMACOLOR -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​Probably not
Environment: Probably (as Prismacolor are)
WH SMITH  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​probably not
Environment: Not FSC

Graphite Pencils

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DERWENT GRAPHITINT  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal friendly: 100%
Environment: ​Wood from sustainable sources
DERWENT ONYX PENCIL  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal friendly: To Check
Environment: ​Wood from sustainable sources

Acrylic Paints

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WINSOR & NEWTON GALERIA ACRYLIC PAINTS
Animal friendly: All Excluding Ivory Black & Payne's Grey
Environment: ​Will contact W & N

Soft Pastels

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UNISON PASTELS -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​Yes
Environment: Unsure, will need to check
FABER CASTELL PITT PASTELS -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​Yes
Environment: Certified Sustainable Forestry FSC
STABILO CARBOTHELLO PASTEL PENCILS  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​Yes but see 'Company comments' below
Environment: Unsure? To check

Papers & Supports

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AMPERSAND PASTELBORD  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​YES
Environment: Sustainable sources
ART SPECTRUM COLOURFIX  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​YES
Environment: info to Check
BOCKINGFORD WATERCOLOUR PAPER  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​YES
Environment: 100% Sustainable sources
CANSON MI-TIENTES 'TOUCH'  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​NO - sized with gelatin
Environment:  Unsure - Info to check
CLAIRFONTAINE PASTELMAT  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​YES
Environment: Info to check
LEGION STONEHENGE  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​YES
Environment: info to check
STRATHMORE BRISTOL 500  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​YES
Environment: YES
UART PAPER  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​Nothing on website, will check
Environment: Nothing on website, will check
URSUS PAPER  -  VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​Not sure
Environment: Sustainable sources

Art Accessories

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PENCIL BLENDERS/BURNISHERS  -  VIEW ARTICLE
DERWENT:
Animal Friendly: ​Yes
Environment: Wood from sustainable sources
CARAN DACHE:
Animal Friendly: ​Yes
Environment: Sustainable cedar wood
PRISMACOLOR:
Animal Friendly: ​No
Environment: Sustainable wood
LYRA:
Animal Friendly: ​
Environment: 
ZEST-IT PENCIL BLEND - VIEW ARTICLE
Animal Friendly: ​ YES
Environment: Biodegradable, Low VOC content, No CFC's, Recyclable & Reusable (PET 1)

Company comments - additional information

Caran Dache  Cut from California cedar, these coloured pencils carry the FSC label, a  guarantee of logging that is environmentally-friendly and socially and economically endurable. Only the graphite leads contain a small amount of tallow, animal fat extract, while some NEOCOLOR items contain beeswax. However, all products respect quality and safety standards and are not dangerous for users.

Derwent  do not use beeswax in any of their products. Their charcoal pencils are made from pure charcoal, clay and pigment, the wax used in their pencils is from a plant source, and the binding material is from a mineral source.
Derwent’s Coloursoft pencils, Graphitint pencils, Aquatone pencils, metallic pencils, graphitone and even Derwent’s Pastel Blocks are free from animal ingredients. Artist's pencils may contain beeswax, but not always. Derwent has confirmed (6/9/18) that the wood used in their pencils are from sustainable sources.
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Faber Castell   is not using animal based ingredients with the exception of Beeswax Crayons which contain natural beeswax. The wax is harvested sustainably and the hive and bees are left unharmed. "Carbon black" is based on oil, coal or wood. We are not using black pigments based from animals (e. g. bones). ENVIRONMENT: Virtually all the pencils produced in the main factory in Stein are coated with an environmentally-friendly water-based paint. This is even used for the raised dots on the GRIP pencils.When Faber-Castell joined the WWF Global Forest & Trade Network in 2008, the company committed to increase the proportion of its FSC® certified wood resources from the current level of 82% to 90% by 2012. This goal was in fact surpassed in mid-2010, and 95% of all wood used by the Faber-Castell Group is now certified in line with the stringent requirements of the FSC. 
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St Cuthberts Mill - watercolour papers

All materials are screened in the mill to ensure minimal environmental effect. Pulps are sourced from sustainable sources (no rainforests are harmed in making our papers), and our cotton linters are an annual crop, which are a by-product from the textile industry.

Stabilo
No direct animal-derived raw materials such as meat, tallow, fat, etc. are used during the research, development and manufacture of STABILO products. Although renewable plant-derived materials are predominantly used, unfortunately we cannot as yet guarantee that these are exclusively vegan raw materials.

Other Vegan Art product Information Sites

Vegan Womble             Art Discount              Art on the Fridge            Double check Vegan          Empty easel (Winsor & Newton products)   Jackson's Art blog     Waves & Oceans      Vegan Art Stuff

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