*For Japanese Marbling you will also need a shallow (1"-2" deep) plastic tray which is larger in height & width than the paper you plan to marble. A spot to dry your papers (I use one of those laundry dryers). Work near a sink or water supply.
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Gifts
for Art Lovers
Here are some gift ideas
for the art maker on your list. These are art supplies that I love.
Anything with an "*"
go to your local art supply store where the sales people are artists and very
familiar with their supplies. They will be happy to help you. Ask
them questions! Otherwise, go to a craft store (with that 40% off coupon
that comes in the Sunday paper).
I've noticed that there are 3 types of art folks, the drawing crowd, the color
crowd and the 3D crowd (this especially applies to children.)
Think of storage and portability when giving art supplies. Those
sets of drawers on rolling feet are great. You can store everything inside
and roll it right up to the kitchen table to work.
With that in mind, here are some ideas.
| General Art Supplies | Painting Supplies | 3D Art Supplies | Collage Supplies | BookArts Supplies |
| Pencils (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B)* Eraser * | Watercolor Set,* I like the tubes of watercolor, start with red, yellow, blue, white, black) | Air Dry Clay, Paper Clay, Polymer clay. | it's coming soon | |
| Sketchbook - spiral bound with heavy paper, look for one that will accept watercolor* | Plastic Pan* (these have hinged tops and little compartments inside. You can squeeze the w.c. colors into the pan, and mix additional colors in the extra compartments. Leave it open to air dry overnight and whenever you want to paint, just spray with water and you are ready to go.) | Clay tools. These come in sets: The plastic tools are fine for beginners; metal are for more refined work. | Paper
scraps Scrapbooking papers comb through your junk mail and old magazines, calendars, shopping bags Tissue paper - found and purchased Gift wrap paper - " |
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| Micron
Black Fine Line Pens*, either one .1 or a variety (.005 is the finest line
to 8 which is the heaviest). These are somewhat delicate and suitable
for older children and adults. |
Prismacolor Colored Pencils. These are artist grade pencils. They come in sets or singles. | Paper
Marbling Supplies Sumi-e Paper Pads (from Yasutomo) either of those pads will work: Hosho or Hanshi. Boku Undo Marbling Sets (from John Neal Books)*
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| Scissors, Xacto Knife | ||||
| Glue Stick (I love UHU) | ||||
| Gift Certificates to the Art Supply Store. | ||||
*For Japanese Marbling you will also need a shallow (1"-2" deep) plastic tray
which is larger in height & width than the paper you plan to marble. A spot
to dry your papers (I use one of those laundry dryers). Work near a sink
or water supply.
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