Bruynzeel Dutch Masters Pencil Sets

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Inspired by the works of Van Gogh, Vermeer, and Rembrandt displayed at the Netherland’s famous Rijksmuseum, Bruynzeel has designed a series of pencil sets that inspire artists to create art like an old master! These graphite and coloured pencils have an outstanding colour transfer and tinting strength, making it a joy to work with them.

Product features:

  • Premium highly pigmented graphite, coloured and water-soluble pencils.
  • Watercolour pencils can be put down both dry and wet.
  • 3.7 mm wide-gauge.
  • Double-glued coloured cores.
  • Incredible lightfastness.
  • Finest light cedar casings.
  • Excellent colour transfer and easy to layer.
  • Very resistant to breakage and a joy to sharpen.
  • High quality coloured pencil box, tin and master sets.

Available options:

  • Bruynzeel Design Graphite Pencils Set of 12.
  • Bruynzeel Design Watercolour Pencils  Set of 24.
  • Bruynzeel Design Colour Pencils Set of 24.
  • Bruynzeel Design Colour Pencils Set of 50.

 

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Watercolour Sheets, Pad, Blocks & Rolls – Arches

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Yay! You can buy single sheets! ☺️

Please note that a handling surcharge of R85 will be applied to all orders containing loose sheets of paper/mountboards/films. The surcharge is applicable to orders containing single sheets and packs of loose sheets A3 (29.7cm x 42cm) and larger.

Only ONE (1) surcharge will be applied per order. This feature enables you to purchase as many different sheets as you want!

 

The watercolour paper most prized by artists all over the world! Its 100 % long cotton fibre composition gives the paper its beauty, a natural, lasting whiteness and a distinctive touch as well as strength. Made the traditional way, on a cylinder mould, this paper has a harmonious natural grain. Thanks to this method, the fibres are evenly distributed and the paper slackens uniformly when wet, giving the artist more control. This process can produce papers with a high grammage and exceptional resistance to scratching and erasing when they are gelatin sized to the core. Only papermaking on a cylinder mould can produce paper with deckle edges.

Product features:

  • 100% cotton paper.
  • Watermarked (sheet): “Arches® France ∞”.
  • Ideal for watercolour painting, as for all wet techniques such as ink, gouache and acrylic.
  • Conservation: with alkaline reserve, acid-free, no optical brightening agents (permanent per ISO 9706), fungicidal treatment to prevent the appearance of mould.

 

Sheets:

  • Sheet size: 56 x 76cm
  • Paper weight: 300gsm & 640gsm.
  • Colour: Natural White &  Bright White.
  • Available in Rough, Cold Press & Hot Press.

 

Pads:

  • Pad size26 x 36cm
  • Paperweight variations: 300gsm
  • Paper glued on the short side.
  • 12 sheets per pad.
  • Colour: Natural White.
  • Textures: Rough (Orange cover), Cold Press (Green cover) & Hot Press (Pink cover).

 

Blocks:

  • Available block sizes: 18 x 26cm, 26 x 36cm, 31 x 41cm, 36 x 51cm & 46 x 61cm.
  • Paper weight: 300gsm
  • Paper glued on four sides.
  • 20 sheets per block.
  • Colour: Natural White.
  • Textures: Rough (Orange cover), Cold Press (Green cover) & Hot Press (Pink cover).

 

Paper Rolls:

  • Paper Roll size: 113 cm x 9.14 m.
  • Paper weight: 300gsm (Rough, Cold Press and Hot Press) & 356gsm (Hot Press).
  • Colour: Natural White.
  • Textures: Rough, Cold Press and Hot Press.

 

View our range of Arches products.

 

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Rembrandt Artist’s Paint: First Impressions of a Premium Oil Paint

We are so fortunate.  Imagine back in the day when Rembrandt Van Rijn and other artists needed new paints for their work.  No convenient art store like Artsavingsclub where you could order the world’s finest oil paints.  No, you needed to be an apothecary to create paint by hand and storing the paint was a nuisance too.  I admit feeling a twinge of guilt when I opened a new box of Rembrandt oil paints recently.  But mostly I felt excited to try out these famous paints made by Royal Talens.

Coloured Pencil Joy – 5 Reasons to try Coloured Pencils as Art Medium

It’s difficult not to imagine the start of a school year without the mandatory new set of colour pencils – I remember so vividly how beautiful I thought the perfectly colour-arranged packets were – the barrels shiny, the lid marked where the sharp points stained it so alluringly.

Pitt Graphite Crayon 2B – Faber-Castell

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PITT Graphite Pure leads are ideal for creating contrasts and shading extended areas. The different grades of hardness range from a delicate grey hue to a deep graphite black and offer artists a wide range of possibilities. These pencils offer unparalleled possibilities for spontaneous expression, creating different effects based on the pressure applied and grade of hardness. The PITT graphite crayons are an ideal and very economical medium for working on very large sketches and areas.

As these crayons are too big for a normal sharpener, we recommend using a sanding block or sharpening knife to sharpen the point. The graphite powder can then be collected and used with cotton wool to shade large areas!

  • Pitt Graphite crayons in supreme artist quality
  • Ideal for sketches, shading and frottage (rubbing graphite/charcoal on paper over a textured surface).
  • Deep and intense stroke
  • Degree of hardness: 2B
  • Lead diameter: 3.8mm, Hexagonal cross-section 12mm,

 

View our Pitt Graphite Tin Sets

 

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Art Paper Boards – Faber-Castell

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These sturdy boards are ideal for those smaller projects or acrylic paint-pouring. The covering is a unique soft-linen embossing which can be left as is, or a primer can be used for a thicker surface.

Product features:

  • Ideal for students as well as experienced artists.
  • Multi-media friendly.
  • Acid-free.
  • Suitable for use with oils, watercolours and acrylics.
  • Available in packs of 5 paper boards.

Available sizes:

  • A3 (29.7cm x 42cm).
  • A4 (21cm x 29.7cm).
  • A5 (14.8cm x 21cm).

 

View our range of Faber-Castell Creative Studio Deep Edge & Stretch Canvases.

 

Pastelmat Sheets, Pads & Mountboards – Clairefontaine

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50 x 70cm Sheet (Dark Blue / Buttercup / Dark Green) – Now R145 / Was R185

 

Yay! You can buy single sheets! ☺️

Please note that a handling surcharge of R85 will be applied to all orders containing loose sheets of paper/mountboards/films. The surcharge is applicable to orders containing single sheets and packs of loose sheets A3 (29.7cm x 42cm) and larger.

Only ONE (1) surcharge will be applied per order. This feature enables you to purchase as many different sheets as you want!

 

Pastelmat is a premium card surface specially developed for pastelists. Its unique velvety surface, made from a fine coating of cellulose fibres, can grab and hold multiple layers of even the softest pastels. Pastelmat significantly reduces the need for fixative, which means that colours remain vibrant and fresh once applied. It has the bonus of being gentle on both fingers and blending tools. This special paper is ideal for use with all dry media (pastel sticks, PanPastel, pencils and charcoal) but its water-resistance walso makes it possible for it to be used with wet media such as acrylics and watercolour for washes and mixed media techniques.

Product features:

  • Premium pastel paper.
  • Acid-free & lightfast.
  • Ideal for all dry media.
  • Water-resistant.
  • Available in a wide variety of colours.
  • Available paper weight: 360gsm (Sheets/Mountboards/Pads) & 270gsm (Rolls).

 

Available options:

  • Sampler (10 Sheets).
  • Sheets (Single).
  • Mountboards (Single).
  • Pads.
  • Rolls.

 

View more information about each option.