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Here is a basic list of the Drawing Materials available at The Artshop. As this site is developed you will be able to click on these items for further details and handy tips, so please - watch this space!!!

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Pencils

*Faber-Castell Black Lead Pencils - Top quality pencils for writing, technical drawing and sketching. These pencils are coated with water-based varnsh and have breakage resistant SV bonding. Guaranteed easy to sharpen and available in 16 degrees of hardness.

*Faber-Castell Pure Graphite Pencils - Sticks of pure graphite in a protective coating to keep work clean, with a strong, easy to sharpen lead.

*Faber-Castell Graphite Crayon - Solid sticks of graphite,12mm thick. Excellent freedom of movement, ideal for making loose sketches and large areas.

*Faber-Castell Pitt Charcoal Pencils- Rich in pigment and highly resistant to fading, the Charcoal Pitt Pencil is renowned for quality and is ideal for a broad range of drawing and sketching activities. Available in three degrees of hardness, soft, medium & hard.

*Faber-Castell Pitt Compressed Charcoal - Made from a fine soot and carbon mix creating the deepest possible black, the Pitt Charcoal Stick is available in five degrees of hardness, extra soft, soft, medium, hard & extra hard.


Coloured Pencils

* Faber Castell Polychromos Artists' Colour Pencils - Superior pigments of unsurpassed light-fastness and brilliance. Thick impregnated leads, water resistant and smudge proof. Intense colours, smooth stroke.

* Faber-Castell Polychromo Metal Tin Sets - Polychromo Artists' Colour Pencils displayed in an attractive, durable tin to protect your pencils.

* Faber-Castell 'Red Range' - Aimed at the student, these very affordable ' Red Range' colour pencils are a great way to start - purchase a set, and then gradually replace them with artists' quality Polychromo artists' colour pencils as required.

Water Colours Pencils

* Albrecht Durer Artists' Water Colour Pencils - Top colour artists' water colour pencils with thick water-soluble leads, superior pigments of unsurpassed light-fastness and brilliance. Intense colours, smooth stroke.Available as seperate colours or in various sized sets.

* Faber Castell 'Red Range' - Aimed at the student, these very affordable 'Red Range' water-soluble colour pencils are highly pigmented with medium soft leads.
A great way to start - purchase a set, and then gradually replace them with artists' quality Albrecht Durer Watercolour pencils as required.

Pastels

* Faber Castell Polychromos Artists Pastels - Superior pigments of unsurpassed light-fastness and brilliance. Intense colours, smooth stroke. Colours stable to fixatives.

* Faber-Castell Polychromo Pastel Metal Tin Sets - Polychromo Artists' Pastels displayed in an attractive, durable tin to protect your pastels.

* Mungyo Chalk Pastels - Mungyo Chalk Pastels contain a maximum of pure pigment to give good colours which blend together well. The compact square shape gives a broad sweep to line detail allowing for finishing touches as well as extensive coverage. Non toxic.

* Dreamland Oil Pastels - A student range of oil pastels, non toxic. The colour just glides on. Excellent for familiarising yourself with the use of oil pastels. Great for young children starting with colour as the colours contact at the lightest touch.

* Gallery Oil Pastels - High grade, ultra fine oil pastels with excellent light durability. Rich and velvety - Gallery Oil Pastels are a pleasure to work with. Non toxic.

Erasers

* Vinyl Eraser - all purpose eraser with sleave to keep eraser clean.

* Magic Rub - soft eraser for black lead and colour pencils. An excellant eraser to use when sketching.

* Kneadable eraser - for correcting and lightening charcoal and pastel drawings. Also for cleaning acetate films and layouts. Kneadable and absorbent.

Pens & Ink

* Fine Point Sharpie Permanent Markers - Mark almost anything with bright, lasting colour! Sharpie Marker's tough, resiliant tip produces a quick ink flow that dries fast, resists water and stayes permanently. The number one permanent marker worldwide.

* Extra Fine Point Sharpie Permanent Markers - The famous Sharpie performance with a 'fountain pen' feel. Extra fine point is designed to mark almost anything with a precise, crisp line. Slim barrel designed with a metal pocket clip.

* Ultra Fine Point Sharpie Permanent Markers - The most precise tip, perfect for clear, accurate and permanent marking on the smallest spots! Great for tags, labels, cassettes, test tubes, security seals, file folders and envelopes. Slim barrel designed with a metal pocket clip. The ultimate in accurate marking.

* Windsor & Newton Drawing Inks -These drawing inks are formulated from a series of soluble dyes in a superior shellac solution. These inks can be applied with brush, pen or airbrush and are widely used by illustrators, designers, calligraphers and artists.


"The Artshop"Devon St. East, New Plymouth
Ph/Fax: (06) 758 0626 email:Sally at The Artshop


Pencils    Coloured Pencils    Pastels    Erasers    Pens & Inks
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