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6 Things You Need In Your School Art Supply Kit
If you are studying art at school or just love putting your all into the school projects that let you get creative, then there are a few must-have school art supplies you've got to get your hands on at Spotlight!
Your school will often supply basic acrylic paints brushes and paper, but if you want to go the extra mile and not only impress your teachers and friends but also increase your skills, then bringing in a few high-quality school art supplies of your own is sure to make an impact! At Spotlight, you can find a huge variety of art supplies online and in-store, but we've chosen six you definitely need to have eyes on for the new school year!
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1. Visual Diaries & Art Pads
A visual diary is a large, bound book of paper sheets that are suitable for drawing and even painting on. Visual diaries are often a necessity in later school years, as they're used as part of assessment to show your art progress throughout the year. Visual diaries are full of high-quality paper that is easy to remove, making them a great source of paper for poster projects, portrait paintings and other large art projects.
Visual diaries and art pads can have paper crafted specifically for certain types of media, so make sure you get the right kind for what sort of art you will be creating. Look for thick, textured cold-pressed paper for watercolour painting, hot-pressed paper for alcohol ink art, 250gsm paper for acrylic paint and 90gsm paper for sketching. Or for a pad that can take a bit of everything, choose a multi or mixed-media art pad!
2. Sketching Pencils
Sketching is a quick and fun way to get the images from your head onto paper. The best tools to use for this are sketching pencils! These pencils often come in handy packs that give you a range of lead sizes and thicknesses, allowing you to create hard and light or soft and smudgy lines in your sketches.
Some sketch sets also come with useful extras like a white pencil for creating space and shine, specially shaped erasers for removing tiny errors and must-haves like sharpeners and paper tortillons.
3. Coloured Pencils
Artwork created with pencils can be just as stunning as that which is created using paints, and quality coloured pencils are what you need to do this. From a simple pack of basic colours to enormous coloured pencil sets with 72 different shades, we've got the right coloured pencil set to bring your artistic vision to life.
Create similar artwork with special effects using tools like watercolour pencils, drawing charcoal and art pastels for amazing multi-media artworks!
4. Fine Liners
Fine liners create thin, bold lines that dry quickly and come in a range of nib sizes to suit your needs. Fine liners are often used to line a rough sketch - once dry they are permanent, so you can erase the pencil lines underneath without fear of smearing your new linework.
Fine liners are most commonly seen in black but can also be found in a rainbow of colours! Use them to create beautiful lettering, eye-catching pictures and elegant patterns in your artwork.
5. Painting Supplies
Go further in your art school by looking beyond basic poster paints and bristle brushes for your school paint supplies! Quality impasto acrylic paints, jewel-toned watercolours and thick, creamy oil paints can all take a basic painting to the next level with the right techniques, while natural and synthetic brushes in round, flat and angled shapes give you total control over every brushstroke.
Other useful painting supplies include paint palettes for combining and separating paint colours, painting knives for applying paint to canvas and paint mediums for creating special effects like gloss, matte, crackle and iridescent colours in your artwork.
6. Stretched Canvases
Canvas is the professional choice to paint on for many artists, and using one for a school art project is a great way to show off your artistic skills! Choose a canvas that has been pre-stretched, primed and is made from 100% cotton. This means you'll have the perfect painting surface ready to go!
Canvas provides a toothy, clean and strong base for you to paint on, and is also fantastic for displaying a finished piece on compared to paper, which can sag and tear under the weight of paint. You may like to use an art easel to paint on or even display your finished canvas on!
Ace Art At School With School Art Supplies From Spotlight
You can find all the school art supplies you need right here at Spotlight! Shop online and have them home delivered, or visit your nearest Spotlight store and our friendly team will help you choose the best school art supplies for your needs.
For a more comprehensive list of what you need when going back to school, read through our back-to-school buying guide. And put your DIY skills to use with our back-to-school DIY ideas and essentials blog!
