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...
R&F Pigment Sticks: Oil Paint 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...
NEW Schmincke Norma Blue Finest Water-mixable Oil Colours
The new Norma Blue from Schmincke is a water-mixable, professional quality oilcolour, with something extra special to it!Schmincke have developed significant new technologies since water-soluble oilpaint first appeared in the...
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...
Time to get Retro with Chrome Yellow
Yellow is the brightest, lightest colour, and is a key part of colour mixing, being quickly affected by other colours. Yellow almost universally symbolizes sunlight (though our Sun is technically...
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...
Introducing Michael Harding Oil Colours – Now Available In-Store
Introducing Michael Harding Oil Colours – Now Available In-Store We’re thrilled to share some exciting news for oil painters: Michael Harding Artist Oil Colours have arrived in our stores. These paints are celebrated worldwide for their...
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...