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PALETTE KNIFE

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Palette Knife

A great palette knife for mixing you oil paints. This is a standard size that most people like.

WATERCOLOR BRUSH CLOTH

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Cloth Diaper

Instead of using tons and tons of paper towels, try using a cloth. It is so handy and washable too!

Add a Title

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This lipstick holder works perfectly for holding your watercolor tubes!

BEAUTIFUL OOPS! BOOK

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Book by Saltzberg

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This cute kids book reminds us to embrace our mistakes!

HAND SHIELD FOR DRAWING

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Acrylic Plastic Sheet

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Use these clear hand shields to protect your drawing from being smudged while working on it. 

DRAWING REFERENCE FOR PRACTICE

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Disney Characters Book

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This set of 12 pencils is what I ask all my students to get. Make sure you get the "medium lead' set!

GRAPHITE PENCIL SET for ARTISTS

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Pencil Set

This set of 12 pencils is what I ask all my students to get. Make sure you get the "medium lead' set!

PENCILSHARPENER

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Pencil Sharpener

A small electric sharpener is the best tool to have. 

18" T-SQUARE RULER

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T-Square

Having an extra long

T-square really comes in handy!  

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PRISMACOLOR KNEADED ERASER

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Kneaded Eraser

A kneaded eraser is  great for lifting or for erasing.  It's pliable so you can shape it & stretch it to clean it!

HAMMERMILLER PRINT PAPER

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Color Print Paper

This is an amazing smooth paper that is awesome for sketching with Prismacolor Verithin Pencils.

BLENDING STUMPS

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Blending Stumps

A great way to blend your graphite or charcoal drawings, just be careful not to over use!

PRISMACOLOR VERTHIN COLORED PENCIL

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Colored Pencil Set

The combination of these pencils with the Hammermill paper is magic, and brings sketching to a new level!

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WATERCOLOR TUBE ORGANIZER

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Organizer Bag

This lipstick holder works perfectly for holding your watercolor tubes!

WATERCOLOR BRUSH CLOTH

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Cloth Diaper

Instead of using tons and tons of paper towels, try using a cloth. I have found cloth diapers to be the best!

ORIGINAL GOLD BRUSHES by KingArt

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Original Gold Brushes

By far the best watercolor brushes I have ever used! They hold a tip and are wonderful!

WATERCOLOR PALETTE (24 WELLS)

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24 Well Palette

I love the extra mixing areas on my palette and find this palette one of my favorites!

WATERCOLOR PALETTE (33 WELLS)

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Watercolor Palette

This is one of the palettes I use the most.  Tons of space for many colors. 

PALETTE KNIFE

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Palette Knife

A great palette knife for mixing you oil paints. This is a standard size that most people like.

BEST BRUSH CLEANER

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Murphy's Oil Soap

Clean your brushes easily with this cleaner.  If the paint is dried on the brush, soak the brush and it will clean amazingly!

SHOP TOWELS for PAINT BRUSHES

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Shop Towels

These thicker towels work so much better than paper towels.  I like to cut them in quarters before using them.

PAINT BRUSH EASEL HOLDER

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Drum Stick Holder

Clip this handy drum stick holder to the edge of the easel to hold your brushes, they are 

NEW WAVE HAND-HELD PALETTE

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Hand-held Palette

I love this palette, it's is so handy and easy to use.

If you want to use a handheld palette, this is the one!

FULL SIZE EASEL

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Brush Washer with Lid

This metal container holds the liquid tight and is little larger which I like better. 

PAINT TUBE OPENER

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Tube Opener

A great little tool to keep with your paint tubes.  This tool makes it much easier to open those stuck paint tubes.

FULL SIZE EASEL

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Hand-held Palette

A lot of my students ask what kind of easel would be best and this is the one that I suggest.  I like these much better than the a-frame style.

COLORED PENCIL ERASER

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Electric Eraser

A regular eraser pushes the pigment into the paper, but an electric eraser doesn't.

COLORED PENCIL ERASER

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Poster Putty

This lifts colored pencil better than an eraserl. It's very handy to have with your pencils.

PRISMACOLOR COLORED PENCIL SET of 72

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72 Colored Pencil Set

By far the best watercolor brushes I have ever used! They hold a tip and are wonderful!

PENCIL SHARPENER

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Pencil Sharpener

This pencil sharpener works great on soft wax based colored pencils.

PRISMACOLOR COLORED PENCIL 150 ct.

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150 Colored Pencil Set

If you can get a larger pencil set, this is a perfect one to get!  

COLORLESS BLENDER PENCIL

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Colorless Blender

This is colored pencil wax based pencil with no color pigment for blending your colored pencils.

COLORED PENCIL CASE

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Colored Pencil Case

This is a great way to organize your colored pencils, it holds 200 pencils.

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