Paints
We are proud to stock an extensive line of artist quality and student paints with their own lines of mediums, mortars, varnishes, spirits and solvents.
Oil Paints include the full line of Gamblin Artist Oils, including FastMatte, Winsor & Newton Artist's colours, Winton student oils, Artisan water soluble oils, Art Spectrum, Art Prism, Daler-Rowney and Old Holland.
Acrylic paints include the full line of Liquitex, "the inventor's of artist's acrylics", Winsor & Newton, Atelier, A2, and the full line of Matisse colours and Background Colours.
Our watercolours include Winsor & Newton, W&N Designer Gouache, Cotman and Art Spectrum. We stock starter sets and several styles of field kits by Winsor & Newton and Daler Rowney.
Oil -Professional
- Williamsburg Lead Flake White 150ml$246.95
- Gamblin Artist Oil Colors 37ml$21.50-$73.95
98 itemsGamblin Artist's Oil Colors are crafted by hand with the well-being of artists, their work, and the environment in mind. True to historic working properties, yet safer and more permanent, they combine the best traditions of the past with the latest technical innovations, giving you the freedom to create without compromise.
- Gamblin Artist Oil Colors 150ml$54.95-$186.20
97 itemsGamblin Artist's Oil Colors are crafted by hand with the well-being of artists, their work, and the environment in mind. True to historic working properties, yet safer and more permanent, they combine the best traditions of the past with the latest technical innovations, giving you the freedom to create without compromise.
- Gamblin FastMatte Artist Oil Colors 37ml$15.95-$19.95
2 itemsGamblin FastMatte Alkyd Oil Colors were formulated to offer painters an artists' grade oil color that dries quickly, yet offers the adhesion of a ground, making it excellent as a base layer or for underpainting techniques.
FastMatte's alkyd resin-based binder allows it to dry more quickly naturally, creating a receptive, matte surface for subsequent layers. All colors except Titanium White are transparent or semi-transparent in nature, creating the tonal range so important for underpainting techniques.
- Art Spectrum Artist Oil 40ml$21.68-$119.80
105 itemsArt Spectrum oil colours give the artist colours which are pure, brilliant and intense, and which remain that way. Only the very best pigments have been used and are stated on every tube.
- Art Spectrum Artist Oil 500ml$159.60
2 itemsArt Spectrum oil colours give the artist colours which are pure, brilliant and intense, and which remain that way. Only the very best pigments have been used and are stated on every tube.
Oil -Student
- Winsor & Newton Winton Oil 37ml
$14.95$11.9644 itemsWinsor & Newton Winton is a traditional range of oil colours, made from moderately priced pigments, formulated for student and amateur artists.
- Winsor & Newton Winton Oil 200ml$50.80
27 itemsWinsor & Newton Winton is a traditional range of oil colours, made from moderately priced pigments, formulated for student and amateur artists.
- Art Prism 40ml$17.10
26 itemsArt Prism Oils provide students, hobbyists and leisure artists with an ideal base from which they can later expand into the full range of Art Spectrum Professional Oils.
- Art Prism 150ml$47.30
26 itemsArt Prism Oils provide students, hobbyists and leisure artists with an ideal base from which they can later expand into the full range of Art Spectrum Professional Oils.
- Gamblin 1980 Oil Colors 150ml$34.20-$60.80
Gamblin 1980 Oil Colors are made with the same dedication and pure pigments that go into our Artist's Oils. In addition, Gamblin uses the same process of mixing, milling, filling, and hand labeling. In order to reduce the cost of oil colors, some manufacturers use gels and waxes to stiffen colors and replace traditional pigments with less expensive ones. Gamblin's approach is different. 1980 colors are formulated with pure pigments, the finest refined linseed oil and marble dust (calcium carbonate). More affordable colors have been made with these three ingredients since oil painting began. With 1980 colors, artists experience colors that are true, without homogenized texture or muddy color mixtures. Gamblin's approach of using both traditional raw materials and processes ensures that artists experience the luscious working properties that they expect from their oil colors.27 items - Gamblin 1980 Oil Colors 37ml$15.20-$22.80
Gamblin 1980 Oil Colors are made with the same dedication and pure pigments that go into our Artist's Oils. In addition, Gamblin uses the same process of mixing, milling, filling, and hand labeling. In order to reduce the cost of oil colors, some manufacturers use gels and waxes to stiffen colors and replace traditional pigments with less expensive ones. Gamblin's approach is different. 1980 colors are formulated with pure pigments, the finest refined linseed oil and marble dust (calcium carbonate). More affordable colors have been made with these three ingredients since oil painting began. With 1980 colors, artists experience colors that are true, without homogenized texture or muddy color mixtures. Gamblin's approach of using both traditional raw materials and processes ensures that artists experience the luscious working properties that they expect from their oil colors.48 items - Daler-Rowney Georgian Oils 225ml$38.80
Traditionally crafted and triple-milled in England, Georgian Oil Colours provide colour consistency from wet to dry and even performance and finish across all colours.46 items
Acrylic -Professional
- Flashe Matte Artists' Color$31.90-$41.85
60 itemsFlashe is an extra fine, vinyl-based professional grade of matte permanent colors. It offers optical characteristics similar to gouache, old tempera paints and primitive painting grounds - the result is matte, velvety and opaque. Extremely highly pigmented, Flashe may be diluted with water to create a range of possible techniques - from dense, highly opaque application to transparent watercolor effects. Flashe is so versatile, it may be used inside or outside. The supple film offers good adherence and resistance to weather aggression - ideal for fresco and wall painting, faux finish, theater decoration, etc. It is also compatible with paper, canvas and other supports or for preparing grounds. Flashe colors may be applied using brushes, paint guns or sponges.
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- Matisse Fluid Acrylics$33.50-$129.70
35 itemsMatisse Fluid Acrylics, have a very smooth, runny but slightly dense viscosity. Being highly pigmented, the colours will appear dark and intense on initial application but can be spread easily with a brush or mixed with water to reveal the colour graduation. The intensity of the colour is what makes Matisse Fluid ideal for tinting. the consistency allows precise drop-by-drop addition to any of the Matisse range of acrylic paints and the precise ratio of tint to paint can be easily replicated. 135ml bottle
- Liquitex Heavy Body Muted Collection 59ml$19.95-$99.75
6 itemsThis is the first time Liquitex has introduced a color collection! These unique tones have been inspired by current trends. Each color has a muted, subtle character and together are a tonal palette.
Grey, Pink, Turquoise, Green and Violet: get to grips with perfect color matching and intermixability. Our Ink, Soft Body and Heavy Body work seamlessly together. We get technical so you can get creative.
- Atelier Free Flow Artists' Acrylic 250ml$36.102 items
- Atelier Free Flow Artists' Acrylic 60ml$13.00-$36.1035 items
- Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylic 200ml$36.50-$59.6413 items
Acrylic -Student
- Sargent Art Acrylic Neon Paint 8oz$14.95
7 itemsAvailable in 8 brilliant colors. Clear bottles with convenient flip-top caps. This neon pigmented acrylic will brighten any artwork or project! Made in the USA
- Sargent Art Acrylic Paint 8oz$9.95
38 itemsGreat for any classroom. Sargent Art ® Acrylic paints are vividly colored, water-resistant after drying and can be used on almost any surface.
- Daler-Rowney Graduate Acrylic 500ml$28.40-$59.80
3 itemsNew Graduate Acrylics offer a very affordable range of acrylic colours. The range features bright and strong colours that are easy to brush onto surfaces. They can be used on any paper surface, primed board or canvas, used indoors or outdoors and are so versatile they can also be used with a variety of acrylic mediums, also available from Daler-Rowney. There are 48 colours in the range, including metallic colours.
- Daler-Rowney Graduate Acrylic 120ml$10.30
48 itemsNew Graduate Acrylics offer a very affordable range of acrylic colours. The range features bright and strong colours that are easy to brush onto surfaces. They can be used on any paper surface, primed board or canvas, used indoors or outdoors and are so versatile they can also be used with a variety of acrylic mediums, also available from Daler-Rowney. There are 48 colours in the range, including metallic colours.
- A2 Acrylic 120ml$10.30
20 itemsThe best possible value for students learning to paint. A2 builds confidence and experience in paint handling, by working like an artist's paint.
Watercolour -Professional
- Finetec Watercolor Pans$14.60
25 itemsThese pearlescent colors are handcrafted in Germany and dissolve with water and a brush, just like traditional watercolors. They are lightfast, pigment-rich and can adhere to a variety of surfaces including paper, wood, cardboard, clay and stone. They work well with brushes and dip pens; simply brush the color onto a nib to use it as calligraphy ink. In clamshell packaging.
- Liquid Metal Watercolor Pans$7.50
2 itemsAdd dazzling detail and eye-catching special effects to any watercolor painting or paper crafting project with a dash of ready-to-use Liquid Metal. These watercolor pans offer rich, vibrant metallic color. 7.5 gm container
- Winsor & Newton Watercolour Sticks$14.80-$24.9537 items
- Winsor & Newton Watercolour Markers$14.8036 items
- Hydrus Fine Art Watercolors$18.70
36 itemsBrilliant, lightfast, non-toxic, archival and AP approved liquid watercolors in 1oz. dropper bottles. The dropper bottle allows for repeatedly mixing exact color shades by mixing the same number of drops each time. Great for calligraphy dip pens, technical pens and airbrush in addition to watercolor.
- Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White
$26.70$23.76Out of StockDr. Ph. Martin's Bleedproof White is an opaque watercolor for covering dye colors, markers, and designer colors. It is not intended for mixing.
- Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolour 5ml$15.76-$35.80
84 itemsAs the inventors of moist colour, Winsor & Newton never underestimate the importance of using the purest pigments and gums to provide colours of unsurpassed brilliance and transparency.
- Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolour 14ml$26.08-$60.50
44 itemsAs the inventors of moist colour, Winsor & Newton never underestimate the importance of using the purest pigments and gums to provide colours of unsurpassed brilliance and transparency.
- Art Spectrum Watercolour 10ml$20.00-$39.70
66 itemsIn accordance with proven traditional methods of production, all Art Spectrum Artists’ Watercolours are carefully stone milled to enhance the individual brilliance of each carefully selected pigment, and to maximize its handling qualities.
Watercolour -Student
- Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour 8ml Iridescents$11.908 items
- Sargent Art Watercolor Magic$7.80
5 itemsWashable Liquid Watercolour. Intense pigment - needs up to four parts water for regular watercolour consistency. Washes from most fabrics and skin with soap and water. Non-toxic and AP certified.
- Koh-I-Noor Round Cassette of 24$12.50Out of Stock
- Winsor & Newton Cotman Half Pans$9.45-$10.5031 items
- Art Prism Watercolours 10ml$12.50
30 itemsManufactured on the classic tradition on a granite triple mill, these Art Spectrum colours are made to the highest standards and are all artist quality. Art Prism Watercolours do not however, contain the more expensive traditional pigments. Instead, modern, lightfast, non-toxic and lower cost pigments have been chosen. Art Prism Watercolours have been carefully formulated to provide permanence and performance.
- Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour 8ml$9.45-$10.50
40 itemsCotman Water Colours are a range of watercolours that are made to Winsor & Newton's normal high quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives.
- Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour 21ml$20.52-$22.80
38 itemsCotman Water Colours are a range of watercolours that are made to Winsor & Newton's normal high quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives.
Sprays
- YouCan Refillable Air Powered Spray Can$64.80
This refillable air pressured spray can is great for applying fabric paint, acrylic paint, oil paint, watercolor, varnish, alcohol inks, primer, adhesives, cleaner, water and any other liquid to a surface. Fill the can 1/3 of the way full, insert valve gasket, valve, and screw on the collar and pressurize with an air compressor or bike pump. Attach any spray cap of your choosing and spray.
- Liquitex Professional Spray Paint$29.95
Providing vibrancy, permanence and performance, Liquitex Professional Spray Paint delivers high coverage and opacity. The line's extensive color spectrum includes transparents, iridescents and fluorescents. Fifty of the colors are matched to core Liquitex Heavy Body and Soft Body colors with additional hues added for a comprehensive offering. Black and white have been added to selected colors to create a complete tonal spectrum. Using innovative water-based technology, this spray paint is low-odor and does not carry the skin or eye irritant warnings associated with other spray paints. It cleans up with water when wet and is permanent when dry. The paint is versatile enough for use on almost any substrate, including canvas, wood, masonry and glass. It is fully intermixable with other Liquitex ranges. Available in 400ml cans60 items - Krylon Colormaster Rose Gold 11oz$23.20Out of Stock
Krylon Rose Gold ColorMaster Spray Paint & Primer combines superior Krylon color and durable ColorMax technology with a one-can convenience. The result is a fast-drying, long-lasting performance! The hue is clean and crisp and achieves better hide without having to rely on shading or fillers that can muddy or wash out color. Spray metal, wood, and plastic with comfort and control.
- Krylon Metallic Spray 8oz$22.80
7 itemsBeautiful metallic finish resembles actual metal plating, not paint.
Gouache
- Winsor & Newton Designer's Gouache 37ml$25.99
4 itemsWinsor & Newton have been producing Designers Gouache since 1935 and to this day they continue to offer the finest artists' gouache range available.
- Winsor & Newton Designer's Gouache 14ml$11.30-$28.40
42 itemsWinsor & Newton have been producing Designers Gouache since 1935 and to this day they continue to offer the finest artists' gouache range available.
Textile Paint
- Jacquard Neopaque 2.25oz$13.50
22 itemsLumiere colors are brilliant metallics while Neopaque are solid opaque colors. Both are super-smooth, light body acrylics that glide onto any surface when airbrushed or hand painted with a soft brush. They may also be screened, stamped, stenciled, marbled or printed. All of the intermixable colors are truly opaque and bright, even on dark backgrounds. Their high pigmentation provides excellent coverage with just one pass of a brush or airbrush. In 2.25 oz. bottles.
- Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow$9.50
30 itemsThese free-flowing, highly concentrated liquid colors are perfect for airbrushing, silk painting, spray-on tie dying, watercolor techniques, spritzing through lace or stencils, tole painting, sponge printing and many other fabric designs uses. They can also be used for marbling. In 2-1/4 oz. bottles.
- Jacquard Lumiere 2.25oz$13.50
33 itemsLumiere colors are brilliant metallics while Neopaque are solid opaque colors. Both are super-smooth, light body acrylics that glide onto any surface when airbrushed or hand painted with a soft brush. They may also be screened, stamped, stenciled, marbled or printed. All of the intermixable colors are truly opaque and bright, even on dark backgrounds. Their high pigmentation provides excellent coverage with just one pass of a brush or airbrush. In 2.25 oz. bottles.
- Jacquard Textile Color 2.25oz$10.50
40 itemsDecorate fabrics beautifully with Jacquard's stunning colors. These textile colors leave your fabric as soft as possible. The color is intense and semi-opaque. You can blend any color with the Colorless Extender to increase transparency or with white to create subtle pastels. They are absolutely colorfast on natural and synthetic fabrics. All colors are blendable, washable, dry-cleanable and lightfast.
- FAS Textile Ink$8.60-$21.2023 items
- Jacquard Acid Dyes$10.50
48 itemsAcid dyes are used to color silk and wool and other protein fibers (as well as some nylons), and nothing does it better! Extremely brilliant and colorfast, Jacquard Acid Dyes are highly concentrated, powdered hot water dyes that produce level, uniform color when immersion dyeing. They exhaust extremely well and won’t bleed or fade with washing. Of all the colorants in the world, acid dyes are known to produce the most vibrant colors of all, and Jacquard’s palette is unsurpassed both for quality and intensity.
Don’t be alarmed by the name–the only acid involved is the white vinegar or citric acid that you add to the dye bath.
In addition to yarn, fiber and fabric dyeing, Jacquard Acid Dyes may also be used for direct painting or printing applications, using steam setting.
Glass & Ceramic Paint
- Marabu Porcelain Paint 15ml$7.60-$9.6025 items
- Marabu Easy Marble Set of 6
$40.95$36.85For marbling on a variety of objects such as eggs, balls, etc. made of glass, plastic, wood or polystyrene as well as paper, silk and many fabrics (paint is not wash resistant).
- Marabu Porcelain Set of 6$56.95
Water-based, high-gloss, brilliant porcelain and ceramic paint -ideal for creatively decorating porcelain, ceramic, terracotta, earthenware, prefired ceramic, metal, glass.
Airbrush Paint
- Jacquard Airbrush Paint$16.95
Jacquard Airbrush Colors meet the needs of artists, raising the bar for quality, economy and versatility. Though originally formulated for textiles, the exceptional durability, unsurpassed coverage and superb flexibility of Jacquard Airbrush Colors have attracted artists of every ilk. The go-to paint for custom shoe and sneaker painting, it resists cracking, peeling and chipping better than any other brand. With excellent adhesion on many non-traditional surfaces such as vinyl, leather, plastic, rubber and fabric, these paints are soft to the touch and exceptionally washfast. Formulated for easy spraying right out of the bottle with no additives or adulteration required, these odorless, non-toxic and water-based fluid acrylic paints perform well even at low pressures, with minimal tip-dry or clogging. Available in 4 oz.59 items - Jacquard Airbrush Paint 8 ounce$29.95
Jacquard Airbrush Colors meet the needs of artists, raising the bar for quality, economy and versatility. Though originally formulated for textiles, the exceptional durability, unsurpassed coverage and superb flexibility of Jacquard Airbrush Colors have attracted artists of every ilk. The go-to paint for custom shoe and sneaker painting, it resists cracking, peeling and chipping better than any other brand. With excellent adhesion on many non-traditional surfaces such as vinyl, leather, plastic, rubber and fabric, these paints are soft to the touch and exceptionally washfast. Formulated for easy spraying right out of the bottle with no additives or adulteration required, these odorless, non-toxic and water-based fluid acrylic paints perform well even at low pressures, with minimal tip-dry or clogging. Available in 8 oz.4 items
Face & Body Paint
- Snazaroo Rainbow Facepaint Set$43.90
Handmade from the finest quality ingredients, this face & body paint is easy to apply and remove. This set includes 8 colours, 1 sponge, 1 brush and easy step-by-step colour instructions.
- Snazaroo Face & Body Paint$16.95-$18.95
32 itemsThe world's favourite face and body paint. Water-based. Made in the U.K. Snazaroo face paints not only allow you to look great, but are safe and easy to use. All of Snazaroo face paints are hypoallergenic, non-toxic and come off easily, which is why Snazaroo face paint is, "The world's favourite face and body paint".
- FAS Face Paint 120ml$12.30-$14.50
13 itemsFAS Face Paint is designed for face and body painting giving hours of wearable use. Best applied with a brush but can also be applied with fingers or sponge directly from the jar. Dries to a matte finish that is flexible on the skin. Colours are mixable allowing the artist to mix any colour required. All standard colours are made with quality cosmetic pigments, non-toxic and designed for safe use on skin. Wash off with soap and water.
Oil Sticks -Professional
- R&F Blending Mediums$35.30
2 itemsBlending Medium is an R&F Pigment Stick without the pigment. It’s specially designed for blending edges, heightening transparency, and glazing colors. R&F Blending Medium is available in sticks or jars, with or without drier.
Medium with Drier contains a small amount of cobalt drier added to speed up the drying time.
- R&F Pigment Sticks$21.95-$59.90
102 itemsPigment sticks are oil paints manufactured with enough wax for the paint to be molded into a stick form, allowing the painter to draw or paint directly onto a surface without brushes, palettes, paint tubes or solvents. These pigment sticks are made in small batches, carefully milled and molded using beeswax and natural plant wax, linseed oil and pigment, with no additives, extenders, substitutes or facilitators, allowing for a softer consistency and for greater film strength.
Sets
- Mungyo Half Pan Sets$40.50-$74.204 items
- Gamblin Reclaimed Earth Colors$71.60Out of Stock
Every speck of pigment in these tubes has been painstakingly reclaimed from waters tainted by iron released from mines. Iron oxides make lightfast, natural, and safe oil paints. We want to put them where they belong: on your palette.
- Finetec Watercolor Metal Tin Sets$79.40-$196.60
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These pearlescent colors are handcrafted in Germany and dissolve with water and a brush, just like traditional watercolors. Lightfast and pigment-rich, the paint can adhere to a variety of surfaces including paper, wood, cardboard, clay and stone. They work well with brushes and dip pens; simply brush the color onto a nib to use it as calligraphy ink.
The 6-Color Pearlescent Metals Set includes copper, bronze, olympic gold, Arabic gold, champagne silver and silver.
The 6-Color Pearlescent Cool Set includes mint, high chroma blue, platinum, vintage lilac, emerald and patina.
The 6-Color Pearlescent Warm Set includes hazelnut, golden rose, fuchsia, ruby, tangelo and autumn gold.
The 12-Color Pearlescent Rainbow Set includes amethyst, blue silver, Caribbean green, crystal gold, deep black, mystic color, orange copper, pearl gold, pearl silver, purple, red and sapphire blue.
The 24-Color Pearlescent Colorful Set includes silver, platinum, blue silver, deep black, patina, purple, fuschia, amethyst, high chroma blue, Caribbean green, mint, dark bronze, golden rose, orange copper, tangelo, twilight, ruby, red, crystal gold, Arabic gold, pearl gold, olympic gold, royal gold and bronze.
The 6-Color Iridescent Pixie Dust Set includes gold, gold copper, light purple, amethyst, sapphire blue and jade green. - Finetec Empty Metal Box for 6 pans$26.60
This sturdy metal tin box is designed for FINETEC watercolor pearlescent and iridescent pans so that you can create your own color palette. It holds six pans and contains a mixing palette.
- R&F Pigment Sets$39.95-$184.50
6 itemsGive yourself or your artist the freedom of drawing and the advantages of the finest oil paints.
Handmade and richly pigmented, R&F Pigment Sticks are comparable in quality with the finest tube oil paints. They have a lipstick soft consistency that gives them the same fluidity, subtlety, and durability of traditional oil colors.
Pigment Sticks can be layered or mixed with traditional fine oil paints and mediums. They dry to a durable film, and can be used on any support proper for oil or encaustic painting.
- Nicole Peacock Student Set$154.80
A beginner's set of oil paints put together at a discounted price for the convenience of Nicole Peacock's painting students.
Set includes:
- Gamblin 1980 37ml Oil Paints
- Titanium White
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Cadmium Red Medium
- Alizarin Crimson
- Ultramarine Blue
- Yellow Ochre
- Burnt Umber
- Brushes
- 6x DAS 2003FR Filbert #8
- 1x DAS 1068FR Filbert #4
- 1x DAS 1068FR Filbert #10
- 1x DAS 1068FR Filbert #14
- Mediums
- 1x 250ml Refined Linseed Oil
- 1x Gamblin 125ml Gamsol, Odourless Mineral Spirits
If any of these items are out of stock you may receive some substitutions of equal value, or we will contact you with regards to any possible delay.
Oil Sticks -Student
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