How to: Varnish
Varnish is a resin that’s dissolved in fluid so that it can spread across a painting. When the carrier fluid evaporates, it leaves the resin behind to harden into a...
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Guide: Acrylic, Oil, & Watercolour Brushes
We offer so many brushes here at Gordon Harris that you may wonder what they’re all for. While the unusual shape of some brushes, such as the da Vinci Vario...
Schmincke Aqua Drop
Schmincke Aqua Drop is a concentrated, lightfast, liquid watercolour in 24 transparent colours plus an opaque white. In a first, Aqua Drop delivers brilliant, true artist quality watercolour in liquid...
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. Using genuine artist pigments and full-strength binders, SoFlat creates immersive...
Review: da Vinci Colineo Kolinsky Synthetic Sable
Fresh out of Germany comes the new Colineo synthetic sable brush from da Vinci! After a decade of research, the Colineo ("new Kolinsky") was released just last month, and I...
NEW 37 Golden High Flow Colours
Golden High Flow Acrylic now with 37 NEW COLOURS offer even more possibilities to your art making. New colours have been added to the High Flow fluorescent and iridescent selection,...
NEW Golden SoFlat - 20 New Colours!
Introducing Golden SoFlat Matte Acrylics: 20 New Colours! More Matte. More Opaque. More Leveling. More Colours! Golden Artist Colors has exciting news for artists and enthusiasts - the beloved SoFlat...
New Hahnemühle Natural Line Pads
Hahnemühle expand their eco-friendly range from the existing 265gsm Bamboo with two more papers. In addition to bamboo fibre, two other quick-growing fibres are introduced: hemp and agave. All are...
Handmade Christmas Decorations, Cards & Wrapping Ideas
Decorations, gift cards, gift wrap and more! There are so many opportunities to flex your creativity at Christmas time. Get into the spirit with these festive decor ideas - all...
Handmade Christmas Gift Ideas
Ideas for Handmade Gifts Handmade gifts are the best gifts and the Gordon Harris staff have been hard at work coming up with amazing creations to help inspire your gift-making...
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. The oldest paper manufacturer...
Art in the Outdoors
Exploring your environment through drawing and painting en plein air is exciting, scary, revelatory – it quite literally opens your eyes to your surroundings. As you weigh up the complexities...
Pebeo Studio Acrylic: Evan’s Picks to Mix
Mixing across the Colour Wheel will darken a colour: this blue with a little of the orange creates dark blues, while the orange plus blue makes a range of browns....
Why Do Artist Quality Paints Cost More?
For passionate recreational painters and discerning professionals, there are many qualities besides price that we consider when looking for paint. Paint should perform perfectly across a range of criteria: colour...
Making Great Art on a Student Budget
Picasso said “You should trust your art supplier more than your art dealer”. At Gordon Harris, we make it our job to help you find the best materials for your...