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The best art supplies for professionals at Artistro art shop

There is a wide range of art supplies for painting on the market and in our arts and crafts store. We will consider a description of the most basic of them, a kind of guide to basic art supplies & shopping for any artist at the online art store. You can purchase many of these artists' supplies online from us.

There are different types of easels at the art stores. For outdoor painting, easels with three legs are used. They are lightweight, very stable, their height is adjustable. They have a mechanism to stabilize the top of the painting. Also, they fold up for easy transport.

Studio easels are used primarily for studio work. They are more massive than street easels and are more stable. Studio easels have the ability to adjust the height and tilt angle. There are also easels with a built-in drawer in which you can store paints, brushes, art supplies pens, etc. Small desk easels are designed for small image formats.

Paper, canvas, and brushes at the art supplies store

When it comes to paper, there is a huge selection of colors and types, depending on the technique used and drawing store assortment. Paper has varying degrees of graininess and absorbency. Special types of paper with increased absorption have been developed for watercolor painting and other water-based techniques. You can find that type of paper at the special art materials store.

For oil and acrylic painting, primed linen canvas is most often used, as well as primed fiberboard, cardboard, plywood, and other art supplies for professionals. Paper is used less frequently, as this can lead to paint cracking. You can compare all types of paper and canvas using filters when you buy art supplies online. For charcoal and pencil drawing, you can use a sketchbook or sheets of cardboard. For the dry pastel technique, it is recommended to use velour paper. At the best online art supply store, all these materials are available 24/7.

Art stores online offer a wide range of brushes, both natural and artificial. Their sizes and shapes are also varied: the most popular are round, flat, and in the form of feline tongues. Durable and flexible pig bristle brushes are suitable for working with oil and quality art supplies. But for finer patterns, it is better to use squirrel or marten fur brushes. The bristles of marten, squirrel, and cow work perfectly with fine paints, tempera, watercolors, as well as with acrylic paints. When you buy art supplies, be sure to pay attention to the type of bristles.

The spatula is an important tool as well. It can have a classic scapula shape or be quite narrow. Applying paint with a spatula produces interesting textures, and it is also used for mixing paint.

Paints and pencils at the art & craft store

Today, best online art supply stores have a wide range of pencils, some even offer free shipping of art supplies. By type, pencils are divided into hard and soft. The pencils, marked with the letter H, make the light and clear line commonly used in technical drawings. Pencils marked B, soft with a thick dark line, are used mainly in art graphics. By its properties, a hard pencil is close to art pens. Typically, the lead of a graphite pencil is inserted into a wooden shell, but now pure graphite is also available. Charcoal is also used for drawing. It comes in the form of sticks, pencils, or chalk of different colors. It's a bit harder to find charcoal at the artist store.

There is a very large selection of paints and manufacturers on the market that you can appreciate when buy art supplies online. Oil, acrylic, watercolor, and tempera are available in a very wide range of colors at the art store online. Oil paints are sold in tubes of different sizes at best online art supply store. You can buy them individually or in whole sets. Acrylic paints are available in tubes and jars almost at any art supplies shop, as it is a very common type of paint.

Like any other artists supplies online, watercolors can be purchased dry: in a palette and in cream form. Watercolor pencils and painting markers are also available in palette and tubes at the best art supplies online. Be sure to try our new watercolor-based Artistro paint pens. Semi manufactured goods are sold in tubes of different sizes, both separately and in sets. Dry and oil pastels are also available on the market and at the many art supplies online store. Oil pastels come in pencil form and are sold in a wide range of colors. Dry pastels come in the form of simple sticks or square sticks. Oil pastels can be diluted with turpentine for a painterly effect.