Category: Art Supplies
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How To Make A DIY Vacuum Cleaner?
You are probably sick and tired of looking for a vacuum cleaner that is going to be cost effective and work brilliantly, I get it. Not all vacuum cleaners are suitable for all types of flooring either, so if you have multiple floor types in your home and you haven’t found one vacuum that suits…
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Color Wheels: The Most Beautiful Tool For Artists
I just realized that I have 2 color charts, but no color wheels in my art studio, so I started researching color wheels to buy. A Google search for color wheels will immediately jettison you into a visual wonderland of non-stop circular rainbows, and that is where I stopped my search and just basked in…
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The Best Travel Watercolor Kits For Every Level Artist
I love the idea of packing up a sweet little watercolor kit, a thermos of tea, some snacks, and heading out for a day of plein air painting alone in the beautiful countryside. I’d drive somewhere rural and full of prairie, strap my folding chair to my back, and hike out to a remote location…
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33 Gorgeous Sharpie Art Ideas For Kids and Adults
If you are a Sharpie fan, you will love this. I’m not only going to delight you with all sorts of Sharpie ideas for kids (and for you), I’ve rounded up some unbelievably creative things people have made with Sharpies. Then we’ll round everything out by letting you know how to remove Sharpie stains from…
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21+ Art Resources For Homeschoolers
Homeschool Art Resources Let’s talk art resources for homeschoolers. Let’s talk about how I didn’t even realize I had all sorts of information that homeschooling parents could probably use until I recently batted around the idea of homeschooling my son. My 9 year old has been suffering in school since 1st grade with a learning…
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Watercolor Pans vs Tubes: Which Is Better?
In the watercolor pans vs tubes war, I find myself firmly in the pans camp. This is strange, seeing how I mix my own colors of acrylics from the tubes. But maybe this is precisely why I prefer the pans, since there’s less work to do. Anyway, my favorite watercolor pans as of late are…
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All About Block Printing
I adore block printing because it’s a versatile printmaking technique that can be adapted to beginners and pros, but is also really fun to do and can look great even if you don’t have a lot of experience. Let’s go way deep into all things block printing and you’ll be ready to get started in…
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Amazing Block Printing Ideas
After writing my epic post on block printing, I decided to go searching for some inspiration. Some block printing ideas to keep us all inspired and moving forward in our quest for block printing perfection. Or maybe just because it’s fun to see what other people make with the art materials we adore. William H.…
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What Are The Best Drawing Pencils? A Pencil Showdown
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What is the Best Pencil Sharpener for Artists?
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The Best Places to Sell Your Art Online With so Many Choices
When I started selling my art there was no internet. OMG. Well, at least most people didn’t really have their own internet set up yet, and if they did it was dial up. Certainly artists didn’t have their own websites yet. Fast forward to these-a-days and if you don’t have a website to show your…
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15+ Unique Gifts for Teen Artists
Buying gifts for teen artists is super duper dope. They most likely haven’t amassed a ton of great art supplies yet, so you can help pave their way for a lifelong love of art supplies. There are 2 ways to approach buying art gifts for teens: The first is that you could start them out…