How to Price Your Art
Pricing artwork can make even a seasoned artist quake. So if you are starting out, how do you decide price?
What is the Difference Between Graphite and Charcoal?
Graphite and Charcoal are a common feature of many artists’ sketching sets. Whether you use sticks, pencils or powders – these two materials can produce anything from the lightest greys to the darkest blacks. On...
Advice for Beginners Drawing with Coloured Pencils
Christopher Durant compiles a list of ten points that he feels will help beginners starting out with coloured pencils.
The Art of Offhand Flourishing
When I began my calligraphic studies in 2003, rather than studying letterforms, I quickly realised that I wanted to study pointed pen flourished ornaments. One of the books that really influenced me as I started...
The Difference Between Soft, Hard and Oil Pastels
Judy Tate takes us through her experience of working with pastels for the past 15 years and highlights the differences between soft, hard and oil pastels.
Watercolour Hummingbird Tutorial
In this tutorial Tom Shepherd takes us through a step by step tutorial on painting a hummingbird in watercolour.
The most Googled artist in every country in the world
The COVID-19 pandemic is keeping many of us from the worlds museums and art galleries. We wanted to find out which artists were searched for the most in 2020 and who has been most popular in each country throughout the pandemic.
Carry the brilliance of Inktense in your pocket with Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Travel Sets
Featuring Derwent’s vibrant Inktense formula pressed into a pan, these sets contain everything you need to paint on the go – even a sponge and water brush! We put them to the test to see...
‘Winter Reflections’ – A Rainy Street Scene Watercolour Tutorial
Watercolour is perfect for capturing the effects of wet surfaces and reflections, especially roads and pavements on a rainy day. This is a view I know well, looking towards St. Michael’s Church in Bath. It...
The Most Popular Artist in Every Country Around the World
Here at ArtSupplies.co.uk we have used Google search data to identify the world’s most popular artists of 2020. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic preventing us from visiting our favourite art galleries and exhibitions, the art industry...
