What art supplies have you bought recently?
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Marksmomagain
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Here's some recent good finds:
A little business card holder for $2. Can hold 156 aceo cards if I stack them back to back. Don't have quite that many.... yet.
A nice lot of OOK hanging supplies -
Six 12" French Cleats for $3.49ea.
One 10pk of Monkey Hook hangars for $2.
Three Value Paks for $3ea.
Eight 3pk Borefast Bump Resistant hangers for $2ea.
A Targus neo sleeve for my tablet $3.
A little business card holder for $2. Can hold 156 aceo cards if I stack them back to back. Don't have quite that many.... yet.
A nice lot of OOK hanging supplies -
Six 12" French Cleats for $3.49ea.
One 10pk of Monkey Hook hangars for $2.
Three Value Paks for $3ea.
Eight 3pk Borefast Bump Resistant hangers for $2ea.
A Targus neo sleeve for my tablet $3.
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I don't have a pic yet, it's still in the car. I've bought a small travelling easel, to keep in the car. To be filled with a collection of dry mark making tools, and paper for some quick stop Plein Air painting when I'm out and about. Just a note, I haven't really ever enjoyed Plein Air painting. Maybe this setup will help.
bethany
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Just put in an online order to restock my inktense blocks and large paper. The blocks are quite expensive, but I found them discounted. A new life drawing group has just started near me- so I am excited to get back to regular sessions.
I like these inktense blocks because they are very strongly pigmented, soft so they behave like crayons. I use a waterbrush to turn it to ink-like which is then waterproof. I didn't realise that they can be used to dye fabric and many other uses. Maybe some experimentation soon.
I like these inktense blocks because they are very strongly pigmented, soft so they behave like crayons. I use a waterbrush to turn it to ink-like which is then waterproof. I didn't realise that they can be used to dye fabric and many other uses. Maybe some experimentation soon.
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I just got home with my latest "fine art" supply purchase: a 25kg bag of my favourite fast set concrete formulation, called Durarep FS. They use a clever dustless technology, so there is no trace of the usual dust clouds when I handle the dry material.
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Whatever gets Hermes going on a new project is always good with me, too. Dustless concrete? Yayyyyy!!!
Hermes2020
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Donna and Terri, yes, the dustless feature is an added bonus, apart from this product's other amazing properties that have made me use this for all the sculpture projects I've shown in Creative Spark. It has allowed me to do things in my poolside Reclining Nude and the Bird Feeder I probably would not have managed with conventional concrete formulations.
Next, I am working on a Jean Arp-inspired small (height 300mm) sculpture of a dancer.
Next, I am working on a Jean Arp-inspired small (height 300mm) sculpture of a dancer.
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stlukesguild
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I picked up this woodworking compass some months back in the summer. Today I was finally able to try it out. It definitely works far better than the old string method for drawing large circles.
I was able to quickly draw the largest circles that I use in my paintings. One of the most time-consuming elements of my paintings has been drawing the circles within circles in the trim.
I usually need to make dozens of measurements and then connect the dots to draw these freehand. Now I can knock these out in a manner of minutes. I should have bought one of these years ago.
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I live hours from any sort of art shop, so often buy online. Whenever I travel I like to buy things I can't get locally, or far locally 
Getting a large tube is not possible, they're double any realistic prices, and I've just used my last Magento. Langridge is a must get item (why pink I'm still working out) , and the others just appealed at the moment. Haven't used any yet. Can't think of anything to paint.
Getting a large tube is not possible, they're double any realistic prices, and I've just used my last Magento. Langridge is a must get item (why pink I'm still working out) , and the others just appealed at the moment. Haven't used any yet. Can't think of anything to paint.
txomsy
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Just received a FUUMUUI natural Kolinsky (or so they say) collapsible travel brush set. I already had two others, and am happy with them (go figure). The former ones seem to come in a leather case, this newer one comes in what is clearly PU "leather". I suppose margins also need to grow in China. As long as brush hair quality is good, the pouch is a minor issue, specially considering the price (which BTW is not that cheap compared to a WN Kolinsky brush set --save for the collapsible design).
Besides, I ordered a pad of 7 Artists A4, acid free, natural white, cold pressed watercolor paper made in Lithuania. Haven't tried it yet. Not even unwrapped it. I bought it to cut it to A5 and fold it to A6 to use it in refillable pocket notebooks. Tomorrow I plan on getting access to the precision paper cutter at work and will then unwrap it, cut it down to measure and get a first feel for its touch. I plan on bringing the notebook to London (I'm going there this weekend for a few days).
And finally, two Koh-i-Noor 5344, 5.6mm clutch pencils.
These will complete the pocket set I plan to carry on a pants pocket with charcoal, sanguine, sepia and white leads (I use Koh-i-Noor and Cretacolor 5.6mm leads) and a 5mm stump in a small leather pouch. Together with the A6 (A5 unfolded) notebook in another pocket, I can always have at hand a decent sketching set.
I still have to decide if I will carry a watercolor pencil/stick set, a 12-half pan watercolor tin box (and which one!), none or both. I guess it will depend on the weather forecast and my appetite for expending on Arts supply stores.
Besides, I ordered a pad of 7 Artists A4, acid free, natural white, cold pressed watercolor paper made in Lithuania. Haven't tried it yet. Not even unwrapped it. I bought it to cut it to A5 and fold it to A6 to use it in refillable pocket notebooks. Tomorrow I plan on getting access to the precision paper cutter at work and will then unwrap it, cut it down to measure and get a first feel for its touch. I plan on bringing the notebook to London (I'm going there this weekend for a few days).
And finally, two Koh-i-Noor 5344, 5.6mm clutch pencils.
These will complete the pocket set I plan to carry on a pants pocket with charcoal, sanguine, sepia and white leads (I use Koh-i-Noor and Cretacolor 5.6mm leads) and a 5mm stump in a small leather pouch. Together with the A6 (A5 unfolded) notebook in another pocket, I can always have at hand a decent sketching set.
I still have to decide if I will carry a watercolor pencil/stick set, a 12-half pan watercolor tin box (and which one!), none or both. I guess it will depend on the weather forecast and my appetite for expending on Arts supply stores.
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I ordered two different brands of stretched canvas from Blick and also a couple of Stonehenge panels which are watercolor paper mounted to aluminum. These are for my hand surgeon who paints with acrylic and watercolor. He says he usually buys cheap stuff from the big craft stores and that's just not right for a surgeon, especially one who has helped me be able to paint again. 
TK H-H
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I bought an Ampersand Pastelbord in white for an upcoming project. And two brushes. One is a Da Vinci round and the other is a Winsor & Newton University round. The University will probably be used for my goldleaf adhesive. The Da Vinci for my acrylics.
About to order some Poscas to play with as well. A 16 set and some individual colors.
About to order some Poscas to play with as well. A 16 set and some individual colors.
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I bought this. It is large so i can do more than very small pieces or I can have my ipad to refer to while painting. It fits on my bedside medical table so I can work in bed. I just don’t have the strength to sit up at a desk or table to work and I cannot stand yet to work. It doesn’t seem to move so that’s good. I still have room on my table for brushes and water and paint. We’ll see how it goes.
