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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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NEW Fabriano 1264 Pad Range
Fabriano is Europe’s oldest paper mill, and invented watermarks and surface-sizing. This range of pads is named after the year Fabriano began: 1264. All papers in the 1264 range are...
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...
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...
Choose The Right Sketchbook For You
Journals form an artist’s living library, a place where ideas develop through drawing, scribbling, painting, and sticking things in. They get smudged, coffee-stained, and well-thumbed as they’re carried in bags,...
NEW Awagami washi paper range
Awagami produces washi from natural fibers: Kozo, Bamboo, Mitsumata, Gampi and Hemp to create papers for Fine Art, Inkjet Printing, Crafts, Interior Design and Art Conservation. Awagami also collaborates with...
7 Reasons to LOVE Gordon Harris Stretched with Love Canvas
Hand-made with LOVE, right here in New Zealand!
Hahnemuhle: 440 Years of Papermaking
This year, Hahnemühle celebrates 440 years of papermaking in Germany, still using the pure, soft spring water from the Solling mountains. This ensures the highest quality for their papers, all...
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...
NEW Printmaking Papers from Hahnemühle
We have recently increased our range of Hahnemühle Printmaking Papers to now offer a more comprehensive selection of weights, sizes, pack sizes, and price-points. Hahnemühle Fine Art Papers are renown...
Find the Perfect Pad for Your Medium and Budget
Fine Art Papers are made from pure spring water and pure alpha-cellulose, either from wood-free pulp or cotton and grasses, such as hemp. These form a highly durable and age-resistant...