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  • Here Comes the Sun

    Here Comes the Sun

    Yellow is the brightest, most active colour. Put a dab of yellow into your painting and see how it zips about! Read More...
  • Schmincke Aqua Drop

    Schmincke Aqua Drop

    Date: 11-01-2021
    It’s not often a new type of paint comes along, so there’s a lot of excitement around Schmincke’s latest release: Aqua Drop. Read More...
  • TOMBOW ABT PRO ALCOHOL INK MARKERS!

    TOMBOW ABT PRO ALCOHOL INK MARKERS!

    Tombow ABT PRO is a new alcohol-based marker in 107 colours plus a blender. Read More...
  • HIDDEN GEMS - Golden UV Topcoat

    HIDDEN GEMS - Golden UV Topcoat

    Date: 01-12-2020
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  • HIDDEN GEMS - Schmincke B72

    HIDDEN GEMS - Schmincke B72

    Date: 01-10-2020
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  • Colour in the 21st Century: Artists have never had it so good!

    Colour in the 21st Century: Artists have never had it so good!

    There has never been a time of such abundant colour. We have an incredible selection of colours to choose from, with paint ranges commonly offering over 100 hues, and up to 160 in the Williamsburg Oilcolours! Read More...
  • 7 REASONS TO LOVE GORDON HARRIS STRETCHED WITH LOVE CANVAS

    7 REASONS TO LOVE GORDON HARRIS STRETCHED WITH LOVE CANVAS

    Date: 26-05-2020
    Our hand stretched canvases are made right here in our factory in NZ! Top quality made with love. Read More...
  • HIDDEN GEMS - Fine Pumice Gel

    HIDDEN GEMS - Fine Pumice Gel

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  • GREEN WITH ENVY

    GREEN WITH ENVY

    One way to be the Belle of the Ball in the 19th Century was to wear a dress made from the exciting new green pigment developed in Schweinfurt, Germany in 1814. Read More...
  • Art in the Outdoors

    Art in the Outdoors

    Drawing & painting in the environment “en plein air” is the best exercise for your eyes. It makes ussee our surrounds more keenly than others who merely look. It’s an experience akin to the immediacy of life-drawing, and summer is the perfect time to indulge in it. Read More...
  • Da Vinci Brushes for every technique!

    Da Vinci Brushes for every technique!

    If you want one brush for all acrylic techniques, Top Acryl is it! The multi-purpose brush uses new generation synthetic fibres that hold plenty of fluid, yet are strong enough for Heavy Body colours. Read More...
  • Piñata Alcohol Inks

    PiƱata Alcohol Inks

    Piñata Colors are highly saturated, fast-drying alcohol inks for any hard surface, including glass, metal, plastic, ceramic, stone, leather, resin, polymer clay, YUPO® and more. Read More...
  • NEW FROM GOLDEN ARTISTS COLORS!

    NEW FROM GOLDEN ARTISTS COLORS!

    Color Pouring Medium extends the painting trend for pouring, pooling, and dripping techniques with a choice of Gloss and Matte Mediums. Read More...
  • All about the Surface

    All about the Surface

    Date: 16-05-2019
    Artists will experiment painting on just about anything, to achieve a unique look or to marry conception to production. Some, such as Melbourne-based Hamilton-born artist Richard Lewer, even revel in unreceptive surfaces, like Formica, sandpaper and felt! With the right materials, however, just about any surface can be made to take paint; and with some unusual materials some unusual surfaces can successfully be made! Read More...
  • Oil Colour Mediums Explained

    Oil Colour Mediums Explained

    Date: 01-04-2019
    Oil colour is a very different paint to acrylic. Acrylic paints and mediums lose water content as they dry, shrinking up to 35-40%. Almost all acrylic mediums can be used on their own, as they are made from acrylic resin and solids and dry to a durable film. Read More...
  • What are these brush shapes for..?

    What are these brush shapes for..?

    Artists are always looking for new ways to make marks, and German brushmakers da Vinci work closely with artists to develop special tools to suit... Read More...
  • NEW da Vinci Brushes!!!

    NEW da Vinci Brushes!!!

    The new da Vinci MICRO-Maestro & MICRO-Nova brushes enable the finest painting techniques for the Read More...
  • NEW! Milliput! A 2 part epoxy putty

    NEW! Milliput! A 2 part epoxy putty

    Milliput is a two-part, cold setting, non shrinking epoxy putty sold in cartons containing... Read More...
  • NEW from Hahnemuhle: Harmony Watercolour Paper & Pads

    NEW from Hahnemuhle: Harmony Watercolour Paper & Pads

    Harmony Watercolour is a brand new watercolour paper from one of the world’s oldest paper mills. Although this natural... Read More...
  • 10 NEW GOLDEN COLOURS!

    10 NEW GOLDEN COLOURS!

    Golden have added two new yellows, seven new tints, and brought back... Read More...
  • NEW! Aerocolor Candy from Schmincke

    NEW! Aerocolor Candy from Schmincke

    Date: 05-06-2018
    Schmincke have made a limited release of 12 Candy colours in their Aerocolor Acrylic Ink range. Candy are extremely... Read More...
  • Acrylic Pouring Techniques!

    Acrylic Pouring Techniques!

    Acrylic Pours are the popular new trend in acrylic painting, creating random marbled patterns through a combination of colour, fluid binder, and method of pouring Read More...
  • Brilliant Colour: About Paint and Pigments

    Brilliant Colour: About Paint and Pigments

    Date: 12-02-2018
    Colour is seductive, applealing to us on both cultural and instinctual levels. Everyone responds to colour, but for artists, it's our primary tool. The term "artists' quality" generally stands for the strongest, lightfast colours in the clearest, most durable binders, and while student quality paint suits basic application, colour in its most concentrated form is what really makes a painting zing! Read More...
  • Mark Golden - 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award

    Mark Golden - 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award

    Mark Golden, CEO and Co-founder of Golden Artist Colors, began the company in 1980 with 4 employees, his father Sam Golden, mother Adele and wife Barbara. Originating in a cow barn on his parents’ retirement home in rural Columbus, NY, the company made... Read More...
  • How Artists' Brushes are made

    How Artists' Brushes are made

    Evan Woodruffe shares his visit in September 2011 to brush manufacturer Da Vinci in Germany and explains what's involved in making quality brushes for artists Read More...