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Art Essentials: The Supplies That Fuel My Passion!

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I would spend all my time painting if I could! This list shares my favorite go-to paints and supplies for my studio. You can never have too many canvases, paints and brushes!
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Posca markers are the best for mark-making and adding interesting details to acrylic works!
Uni Posca ALL COLOR Bundle Set - Japan Import
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LOVE these Golden Heavy Body acrylics! They have a helpful graphic on each tube to show opacity so you can be sure to add all sorts of interesting levels to your paintings.
Lumintrail Golden Artist Heavy Body Acrylics, 6-Color Set
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I like to buy colors that I use a lot of in this size. It's especially come in handy for Titanium White.
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics Titanium White 16oz
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Quinacridone Magnenta is my FAVORITE! It's got good transparency, but a little titanium white makes it completely opaque without losing the amazing color.
Golden Heavy Body Acrylic - Quinacridone Magenta
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Love this collection of colors and Nova Color is really good paint!
The Mid Century Bundle
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Brushes

 
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Awesome set of high end brushes for a variety of mediums. All you'll need in one convenient set!
CZDYUF Nylon Hair Paint Brushes Set, 12 Pcs

Canvas

 
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Love these pads of canvas paper! They're great to paint on or to rough out your next project. Paintings look awesome when framed and matted. They come in a variety of sizes, as well.
U.S. Art Supply 18x24 10-Sheet Canvas Paper Pad
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Easels

 
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LOVE this easel! It holds smaller or large size canvases and it's easy to move around the studio.
MEEDEN Versatile Studio H-Frame Easel
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Sketching & Drawing

 
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These are absolutely the best colored pencils I've used. Love them!
Prismacolor Premier Soft Core Pencils, 72 Count
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These Kalour pencils run a close second to Prismacolor in my opinion. Still a great pencil to draw with and blendable.
KALOUR Professional Colored Pencils, 240 Colors
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This is a handy little tool when working with softcore colored pencils. (Hint: It's helpful when working with watercolors, too!)
Prismacolor Colorless Blender Marker, Clear
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These work great to hold the canvas paper in place while you're painting. It even fits well on your easel.
Saunders 05607 Recycled Hardboard Sketchboard

Pastels

 
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This is a great set of oil pastels to add dimension to your paintings! You have all the colors you need in one set and they are buttery and blend so well.
Sennelier Cardboard Oil Pastel Set, 72 Count
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Great set of oil pastels in a wonderful wooden box. Great to travel with or in the studio.
Mungyo Gallery Soft Oil Pastels Set of 72
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Some of the best buttery and blendable oil pastels out there!
Sennelier Picasso Oil Pastel Set, 120 Count
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Inks

 
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I love playing around with these alcohol inks. Makes your art look like stained glass. :)
Alcohol Ink Set – 48 Bottles Vibrant Colors (10ml)
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