The smoothest pastels made. Exceptional colour range.

NOTE: Special Buy! Train Load!
Was $6.50
New Price $3.99

SOFT. VELVETY. Individual or in Sets of 12, 24 or 72.

Clean way of working.

Professional quality pencils with thick leads in round wood casings and are available in a range of 90 colours.

Oil-free leads. Perfect complement to pastel crayons for details, but also on their own. Compact lead containing the highest quality pigments. Ideal for drawing lines and shading as well as blending.

Handcrafted. Luscious. Finest possible materials.

Finest quality, great for oil painting. Long metalic blue. Brights, filberts, flats, rounds or angled.

Formulations created with exceptional amounts of pigment in a time-honored binding medium of pure gum arabic and natural blackberry honey.

Beautiful, brilliant, bright with greatest possible concentration of pigment. Made since 1832. Choice of artists all over the world.

Superior Quality. Consistent, bright white finish with just the right level of absorbency - will not dull colors.

Panels for Oil & Acrylics. Great for studio or outdoor painting.

The beauty of watercolour. The precision of pencil. Soft in texture. Easy to blend and layer. 72 Bright Colours.

Direct from the manufacturer 90lb, 140lb, 300lb, oversized sheets and blocks all at low prices.This month the 300lb Rough is on SPECIAL. Never tried Rough? YOU MUST!

If you love the feel, control, and rich appearance of classic oil paints, but don't like the toxic solvents and tedious clean up, you will want to try these fantastic new paints. Vibrant. Highly pigmented. Strong.

All-Media 50 sheets or Field book of 20 watercolour sheets proportioned for your landscapes.

We are proud to be the new Canadian distributor for SourceTek linen panels - by far the best panels for painting!

Give a gift of choice. Use them on supplies, classes, workshops, framing and more... Never Expires. 

Take the guesswork out of gift buying with the Swinton's Gift Card. Perfect for any occasion - give the gift of freedom and choice.

The only wet (or dry) painting panel carier and storage box you'll ever need. Perfect for travel, outdoor painting, workshops and in the studio. It is weather resistant and extremely durable.

Thick consistency for traditional acrylic painting techniques. Highly Pigmented, Thick and Rich

The BEST Pastel carying sollution. Trays have foam inserts for the ultimate protection of your soft pastels. Fits Unisons perfectly. Beautiful brushed metal with foam inserts. Lightweight. A must for travel, classes or working outdoors. 

A superior blend of the highest-quality tapered synthetic filaments and finest european-dressed pure red sable. Great for watercolour, oil, acrylic, encaustic and more...

Low molecular weight varnish that provides the look of dammar varnish, but won't yellow. Colours appear saturated, and even acrylic paintings look more like oil.

Low solid fixative that provides invisible protection to fragile dry media without dissolving whites and lights. Protects against dusting, smudging and fading.

Non-yellowing formula protects against fading, dirt, moisture, and discoloration in artworks created using acrylic, oil, and watercolor paints, oil pastels and coloured pencils.

Exceptional tinting strength and extremely opaque.

These blank cards make it easy for artists to express themselves in a small format and exchange or share their creations.

Create and send unique, hand decorated greetings! Ideal for watercolor, gouache, acrylic, graphite, pen and ink, colored pencil, marker and collage.

Simply the most beautiful easel ever made.
Paint in style!

Solid American Ash wood construction in mahogany with lacquer finish. Large working table holds all kinds of items close at hand. Ample storage drawer with full ball bearing glides.

A modern take on the classic drawing donkey, it allows hours of comfortable sitting while drawing or painting. One word for this beatuty. Smart!

Regular Price $195 Artists on a strict budget can afford this great Adjustable Lyre Easel constructed of sturdy pine wood to keep the quality high and the cost low.

This is by far the best outdoor painting easel we've ever seen.

Adjustable, sturdy, stable. The big three for an easel. Also light and easily set up in 20 seconds.

Soltek Pro is the same as the original, but even taller! Legs extend 6" further for working higher.

Manufactured in the same French mill since 1492. Beautiful. Perfect in the studio or for traveling. No need to tape the paper down, the edges are glued to keep paper from buckling. 

Unique surface texture allows for many creative possibilities and layering of pigments. Pastels, charcoal, crayons, & acrylic perform beautifully.

Top quality watercolour paints with very pure pigments and an astounding range.

A basic art projector for the beginning artist, crafter or designer. Project images up to 14x enlargement for quick and accurate tracing. Murals, signs, banners, drawings...

NATURAL Fixative Perfect For Holding: Pastel, Charcoal, Conte Crayon, Pencil, Casein, Watercolour, Tempera, Gouache and Under Oil Paints. Safe indoors!

Made in Russia for a hundred years. Semi-Moist. Famous Quality. The lid is a palette and there is room for a brush. (we recommend the Kolinski travel brush). Great for travel.

Lighter weight than Mi-Teintes, with a "laid" finish for pastel, pencil, or charcoal. Great for bookbinding.

Classic French paper has a vellum-like texture on one side and a flat surface on the reverse.

Tools that move paint. Great for oils and acrylics. ALSO - because they are heat-resistant, they excel with encaustics! 

YES - The one that lays flat! Landscape or Portrait.

Breakthrough science in brush-making. Unique bristle excellent for oils and acrylics. Super stiff yet still extremely responsive.

Exquisite English made watercolour paper traditionally made and endorsed by the Royal Watercolour Society.

Leak-proof. Airtight. Rust-proof. Makes washing brushes fun, in the studio or on the road.

Excelent for Water Colour, but also fine for Acrylic & Oil.

Quality liquid tempera formulated for posters, windows, and crafts. Perfect for Stampede windows! 16oz, 32oz and Gallon. 24 colours.

Water resistant, permanent, light-fast, intermixable with acrylics, 38 colours.

Exceptionally smooth acrylic paint with thick consistency.Buttery! Excellent permanency and lightfastness. There are no fillers, extenders, opacifiers, toners, or dyes added.

Economically priced acrylic primer.

Quilted fan shaped gift box. Traditional set of drawing and painting materials perfect for Oriental writing, painting and drawing.

High quality stainless steel blades. The complete range of 36 knives encompasses innovative and unique large scale shapes in addition to smaller, more traditional knives.

This expandable block stand makes a great studio desk accessory. Sections sold individually. Buy more and stack 'em.

$13.95/foot

Acrylic primed, Oil primed, or unprimed Currently Featuring: Galcia #588 Acrylic Double Primed Linen (Medium Tooth) Comes on a roll 54" Wide.

30% Off

Make your own Christmas cards! These blank cards make it easy for you to express yourself in watercolour, acrylic, oil, gouache, encaustic, markers, ink, graphite, etc. and to share your creations.

Air tight palette for oils or acrylics.

Ideal for projects that require maximum palette surface. Don't waste any more paint - keeps acrylics moist for weeks. Suitable for oils as well.

Solid sticks of graphite allow for interresting mark making.

PERFECT SURFACE The ultimate choice for watercolor, gouache or ink washes, Arches Watercolor Art Boards offer natural white, mould-made French watercolor paper in 90 lb. cold pressed, hot pressed and rough surface. 32x40

Mixed Synthetic - for Oil & Acrylic Painting. Excellent paint capacity, Silky feel of fine sable, Extraordinary snap-back and great shape retention.

Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to show your work in galleries? Have you felt frustrated because you are unsure how to best approach galleries for representation? Do you know what you need to do to prepare your work, your portfolio, and yourself to make an effective approach?

20x26 and 24x36

Heavy-duty art portfolio. Looks great and is durable. Two full-width interior pockets and a handy large exterior pocket. Strong handles and detachable shoulder strap.

Ready for oil painting! No prepapration necessary. Beautiful but tough paper. Perfect for travel and unique techniques. Easy to use, easy to frame, easy to store, and lightweight to transport... Artist's wet dream!

• $759

Designed exclusively for the creative artist and designer! Composition/layout grids for standalone use or image overlay. Award Winning Super Quality.

The best landscape painting book ever written.

An easel and a palette in one. Lightest and smallest full easel available.

Beautiful, professional results are easy. A clear glass-like finish, perfect for coating paintings, drawings, table tops, plaques, photographs, certificates, diplomas and more...

Sets of 12, 24, 36 and 72 = All on Sale! :)

Ideal for calligraphy, airbrushing and graphic arts.

Great marker. Two tips. Thin lines and brush marks AND because it's water soluable you can get beautiful washes. Watch the demo by Doug Swinton.

Great marker. Two tips. Thin lines and brush marks AND because it's water soluable you can get beautiful washes. Watch the demo by Doug Swinton.