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  • Introducing: Kanga Printmaking Presses

    Introducing: Kanga Printmaking Presses

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  • Hahnemühle Fine Art Papers for painting, drawing, and printmaking.

    Hahnemühle Fine Art Papers for painting, drawing, and printmaking.

    In 1584, the Hahnemühle paper mill was founded in Lower Saxony, Germany, at a special freshwater spring that provides the all-important water for their high-quality papers. Read More...
  • R&F Pigment Sticks: oilpaint in stick form

    R&F Pigment Sticks: oilpaint in stick form

    We heard you! Artists have been crying out for oil sticks, so we searched the world for the best, and now offer you the most delicious range of 103 colours from R&F Paints in the USA. Read More...
  • Artists’ Paint:A Closer Look At Quality

    Artists’ Paint:A Closer Look At Quality

    Date: 23-03-2023
    Paint quality varies, depending on who the intended user is. We make sure that even our most affordable paint is the best quality that price will allow. For passionate recreational painters and... Read More...
  • Black, White, and Green

    Black, White, and Green

    Check out our new products from Pebeo Studio Green, Awagami Mingeishi, Expression Canvas Black Read More...
  • Approaching Colour Mixing

    Approaching Colour Mixing

    There are many diverse approaches to colour mixing, shaped by our understanding of colour, and what our desired approach and results are. Read More...
  • NEW 37 Golden High Flow Colours

    NEW 37 Golden High Flow Colours

    Golden High Flow Acrylic now with 37 NEW COLOURS offer even more possibilities to your art making. Read More...
  • NEW Awagami washi paper range

    NEW Awagami washi paper range

    Awagami washi papers have been made in Tokushima for 8 generations and are now available at Gordon Harris! Read More...
  • Review: da Vinci Colineo Kolinsky Synthetic Sable

    Review: da Vinci Colineo Kolinsky Synthetic Sable

    Introducing the new Kolinsky synthetic sable-haired brushes from da Vinci. From the finest detail to sweeps of colour, there is a new brush perfect for your painting: the da Vinci Colineo synthetic sable. Read More...
  • Airbrush Action

    Airbrush Action

    Date: 20-10-2022
    With the huge amount of cross-pollination between street art, craft and fine art, it’s timely to look at a painting tool with a long history: the airbrush. Read More...
  • NEW Standard in Notebooks from Fabriano

    NEW Standard in Notebooks from Fabriano

    The new arrival of notebooks from Fabriano take their premium offering for note taking to the next level. Read More...
  • NEW Faber Castell Pitt Graphite Matt Pencils

    NEW Faber Castell Pitt Graphite Matt Pencils

    The first graphite pencil made with a deep black matt lead that reduces reflection Read More...
  • New Golden SoFlat Matte Acrylic

    New Golden SoFlat Matte Acrylic

    Super matte, self-levelling and so easy to brush out, the new SoFlat Matte Acrylic presents an exciting colour experience within the Golden range. Read More...
  • Gordon Harris Artists: Jaymesh Master

    Gordon Harris Artists: Jaymesh Master

    A conversation with Wellington-based artist Jaymesh Master where he creates large-scale hyper-realistic drawings using ink, pen and more recently pencil. Read More...
  • Canvas to Fabric: Pebeo Fabric Paints & Markers

    Canvas to Fabric: Pebeo Fabric Paints & Markers

    Discover how to give your fabric a second life with our Pebeo Setacolor Fabric Paint & 7A Fabric Markers Read More...
  • Gordon Harris Aritsts: Xavier Tapp

    Gordon Harris Aritsts: Xavier Tapp

    A conversation with Waikato based artist Xavier Tapp where he takes us through his process of manipulating our perceptions and scaling them up to murals for public art. Read More...
  • Golden Staining Effects

    Golden Staining Effects

    Discover Staining Effects with Golden Wetting Agent Read More...
  • Gordon Harris Artists: Jasmine Kroeze

    Gordon Harris Artists: Jasmine Kroeze

    A conversation with Papamoa based multi disciplinary artist Jasmine Kroeze where she takes us through her art practice and her must have Gordon Harris Products. Read More...
  • Gordon Harris Artists: Hannah Truly from Paper Scssrs Art Studio

    Gordon Harris Artists: Hannah Truly from Paper Scssrs Art Studio

    We sat down (virtually) with Wellington based creative Hannah Truly from Paper Scssrs Studio to discuss her creative process and how she fell into making her delicate and realistic paper flowers.  Read More...
  • NEW Fabriano 1264 Pad Range

    NEW Fabriano 1264 Pad Range

    Fabriano 1264 is a new range of pads that provide an entry level value to Fabriano’s renown quality papers. Read More...
  • New Schmincke Super Granulating Watercolours

    New Schmincke Super Granulating Watercolours

    Granulation is a natural effect where particles of pigment too coarse or heavy to remain evenly dispersed in water collect in the grain of the paper... Read More...
  • New Schmincke Liquid Charcoal

    New Schmincke Liquid Charcoal

    This isn’t any ordinary charcoal – it’s a new way of working with an ancient medium. Schmincke Liquid Charcoal is a clean, dust-free process for painting, drawing, and underpainting with charcoal. Read More...
  • Da Vinci CHUNEO Synthetic Bristle Brushes

    Da Vinci CHUNEO Synthetic Bristle Brushes

    This new synthetic fibre has a very similar structure to the famous Chunking bristles, which are becoming more and more expensive. Read More...
  • INCREDIBLE INKS!!!

    INCREDIBLE INKS!!!

    Inks are highly liquid colours that can be used with a variety of tools. While traditional inks, such as India ink and watercolour dyes, are mostly used for drawing and colouring on paper, new acrylic-based inks have expanded the possibilities of drawing and painting. Read More...
  • 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...