Drawing and Sketching Media - Pencils, Pens, Charcoal, Pastel
Drawing and sketching media - art materials information and advice, plus contact information for drawing supplies manufacturers. Choose pencils, pens, charcoal, pastel.
Drawing and Drafting Tools: Brushes
How do you keep your drawing clean and free from smudges and annoying bits of eraser waste? With a brush!
How do you keep your drawing clean and free from smudges and annoying bits of eraser waste? With a brush!
Ink Drawing and Painting Sets
Ink Drawing and Painting sets are a great way to buy everything you need in one neatly-packaged box. Take them traveling or keep them on your desk. Here are my pick of ink drawing sets and sumi-e and ink painting sets.
Ink Drawing and Painting sets are a great way to buy everything you need in one neatly-packaged box. Take them traveling or keep them on your desk. Here are my pick of ink drawing sets and sumi-e and ink painting sets.
Derwent Graphitint Pencils
Derwent Graphitint Pencils - Review. Graphitint pencils might not be exactly revolutionary - people have been blending watercolor, colored pencil and graphite for themselves - but these watersoluble graphite colors are lovely to work with.
Derwent Graphitint Pencils - Review. Graphitint pencils might not be exactly revolutionary - people have been blending watercolor, colored pencil and graphite for themselves - but these watersoluble graphite colors are lovely to work with.
Drawing Pens and Nibs - Top Picks
Pen and ink drawing is one of the cheapest and easiest drawing mediums. Here are your guide's pick of the best ink pens and nibs for pen and ink drawing. Includes old-fashioned dip pens, inexpensive memory pens and rapidograph technical pens.
Pen and ink drawing is one of the cheapest and easiest drawing mediums. Here are your guide's pick of the best ink pens and nibs for pen and ink drawing. Includes old-fashioned dip pens, inexpensive memory pens and rapidograph technical pens.
Artist's Pastel's - Soft Pastels, Hard Pastels and Pastel Pencils
Your guide's pick of the best artist's pastels - best quality soft pastels, hard pastels and pastel pencils. Includes conte crayons, Sennelier and Faber-Castell. Find the right pastel brand and type to suit your style and budget.
Your guide's pick of the best artist's pastels - best quality soft pastels, hard pastels and pastel pencils. Includes conte crayons, Sennelier and Faber-Castell. Find the right pastel brand and type to suit your style and budget.
Before You Buy Graphite Pencils
There are a surprising range of drawing pencils on the market. Is it worth spending the big dollars? Well, yes. Don't get halfway through an important drawing to have a flawed pencil gouge your paper. Read this before you head off to the art store.
There are a surprising range of drawing pencils on the market. Is it worth spending the big dollars? Well, yes. Don't get halfway through an important drawing to have a flawed pencil gouge your paper. Read this before you head off to the art store.
Faber-Castell Watercolor Pencils
Product review: read your guide's thoughts on Faber-Castell's line of Watercolor Pencils.
Product review: read your guide's thoughts on Faber-Castell's line of Watercolor Pencils.
Daler-Rowney Art Supplies
Daler-Rowney Art Supplies - find out about the Daler-Rowney company, their products and website. Daler-Rowney produce Derwent drawing pencils and a range of other art supplies.
Daler-Rowney Art Supplies - find out about the Daler-Rowney company, their products and website. Daler-Rowney produce Derwent drawing pencils and a range of other art supplies.
Pigments and Recipes
Can't get the color pastel you want? Make your own! You can even make your own ink. Sinopia has the recipes, and while you are there browse their online shop for pigments. Bliss.
Can't get the color pastel you want? Make your own! You can even make your own ink. Sinopia has the recipes, and while you are there browse their online shop for pigments. Bliss.
A Complete History of the Pencil
An enjoyable article all about the pencil, its history, what pencils are made from (and no, it isn't lead!) and where they come from. At the Chemical and Engineering News magazine.
An enjoyable article all about the pencil, its history, what pencils are made from (and no, it isn't lead!) and where they come from. At the Chemical and Engineering News magazine.
Daler Rowney
Website of one of the premier art supply manufacturers. Click on the 'web site' icon to navigate via their nifty paintbox interface.
Website of one of the premier art supply manufacturers. Click on the 'web site' icon to navigate via their nifty paintbox interface.
Winsor and Newton
Winsor and Newton make excellent artists soft pastels. Check out the FAQ for tips and interesting information on their superior product range. Also see their information on lightfastness.
Winsor and Newton make excellent artists soft pastels. Check out the FAQ for tips and interesting information on their superior product range. Also see their information on lightfastness.
Sennelier
Sennelier have supplied generations of French artists, and their superior products are distributed internationally. Wouldn't you like to use the same sketchbook as Picasso? The present site is in French but an English version is under construction.
Sennelier have supplied generations of French artists, and their superior products are distributed internationally. Wouldn't you like to use the same sketchbook as Picasso? The present site is in French but an English version is under construction.
Talen's Art Materials
Talens manufacture (as well as paint) soft pastels in their Van Gogh 'amateur'and Rembrandt 'professional' ranges.
Talens manufacture (as well as paint) soft pastels in their Van Gogh 'amateur'and Rembrandt 'professional' ranges.
Art Spectrum Pastels (Australia)
Art Spectrum are one of Australia's premier art suppliers. This page has a colour guide and information on their range of professional quality artist's soft pastels.
Art Spectrum are one of Australia's premier art suppliers. This page has a colour guide and information on their range of professional quality artist's soft pastels.