Best Art Supplies & Craft Supplies
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Apple Barrel products are great to use."
"Second time ordering this set."
"I wanted to add some color to a few of the charms, and acrylic paints are the only paints that would work with these metal charms."
"Used these as soon as I got them because one color was busted and dried & wanted to check the others."
"Beautiful."
"Used red, blue & black for pumpkin decorations for Halloween."
"Watery acrylics so no need to add water."
You are a parent, a grand-parent or a teacher, our stencil set is a perfect Christmas, school or birthday gift for boys and girls. Experience the joy of drawing with shiny colors 20 premium A4 100g paper sheets with a nice color frame to trigger imagination 1 pencil case to store drawing material 1 mechanical pencil to nicely fit all shapes 1 sharpener with grips for small hands and an easy-empty side door for tidy disposal 1 lightweight and easy to store carrying case with 2 pockets to organize your art. Following outlines build the brain muscle to follow structure Handling pencil develop fine motor skills and enhance motivation to write and draw Unleash creative thinking by using the stencils for DIY craft projects. ULTIMATE SET: Our creativity kit is designed with state-of-the-art materials: 13 Grade A soft colored pencils, 20 A4 premium 28lb paper sheets, 12 sturdy and robust stencils boards, 1 sharpener, 1 mechanical pen and 1 pencil case.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Very nice stencil and drawing set; the stencils are large and nice quality plastic."
"This was so cool and the kids loved it!"
"Christmas gift for my granddaughter who was excited to get it."
"Grandkids enjoy this set very much and provides entertainment for them."
"I bought theses stencils for my nieces."
"Fun for hours!!"
"Good craft product for kids."
"A lot of stensils good quality."
The Landmass Travel Tracker Map ® has a gold top foil area, much like a scratch ticket, with vibrant colors underneath. A Map As Unique As You Are - As you scratch off your adventures, you’ll reveal a path that’s all your own. A Gift for Any Traveler - Share in their adventures and give the gift of inspiration with these scratch off tracker maps. Here’s everything that you need to know about travel tracker maps: YOUR LANDMASS MAP IS AS UNIQUE AS YOU ARE: Scratch off the countries and states that you’ve been to, plan your next adventure and showcase your experiences. Our maps have vibrant colors, careful details and make a beautiful gift that any adventurer will love. WE GUARANTEE YOU’LL LOVE YOUR MAP: You’re going to love scratching off your travels and planning the next adventure, but if you don’t, we’ll refund you within 24 hours.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"There are no tacky extras - I love a clean design and smart layout! The flags at the bottom are evenly placed, countries are labeled well, easy to see borders and overall you can tell care went into the small things."
"The map is great quality and the colors of the countries you scratch off are bright."
"I bought this as a gift for some friends of mine and they really enjoyed it."
"I love the added detail of the flags down the bottom to scratch off too."
"Bought these for my teenage grandchildren."
"However a part from that, I am enjoying the scratch off map it is encouraging me to continue traveling and experiencing different places."
"It's a great idea."
"This product is terrible."
Best Block Printing Ink & Blocks
The Speedball Speedy-Carve Block Printing Carving Block is made from revolutionary material that combines the ease of carving of other soft substrates and the fine detail of creating with traditional linoleum blocks. The super soft, eraser-like texture of the block allows for young students to create printing blocks safely.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Every time I use this product, I find no problems in using it; making stamp carving a very relaxing and enjoyable process."
"I love this stuff."
"I love this, The speedball linoleum cutter worked perfectly- this saved me a LOT of money making my own stamp!"
"I bought this stamp carving block along with a cutter because I got an itch to try carving some rubber stamps."
"I prefer this pink gumball eraser type to carve stamps with."
"I use this frequently to make my own stamps."
"Love these little rubber pads."
"I bought this large slab for a special program I was doing with kids, and although the label said 2013, it made for terrible crummy carving and I suspect that the company re-wrapped a slab from an early 2012 batch (which had a terrible reputation until Speedball tinkered with the formula some more) with a new label."
Best Artists' Paintbrushes
Style: Pack of 3 Sizes. Easy-to-squeeze barrel and unique valve system allows you to control the flow of water.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I use the medium for brush lettering. To use: Watercolor: Fill the tube with water and you can start!"
"I would say the brush tips compare favorably to the Derwent, Faber-Castell, Niji, and Kuretake brands."
"We can paint in the yard, or we can just paint inside without dealing with little kids spilling water cups. Fading: Water runs through the brush slowly as you paint, so if you are painting, you will eventually run out of paint and just have water on the brush."
"I got the idea from a picture on Google i found a while ago with one of these water brush's filled with black drawing ink."
"They hold a tip quite nicely, even after vigorous washing and painting. To transition between colors, I just squeeze out some water from the water tank and swish the brush tip on a napkin until the tip turns clear and no traces of the previous color are left (this takes hardly any time at all, maybe a few seconds). I find that it is sometimes difficult to control the opacity created with these brushes as the water comes out in fluctuating amounts. Thus, I find it difficult to get an even wash with these brushes, even the large brush (although, it's usually quite hard to achieve an even wash even with a quality synthetic or sable size 8 round)."
Best School Classroom Decorations
The Landmass Travel Tracker Map ® has a gold top foil area, much like a scratch ticket, with vibrant colors underneath. A Map As Unique As You Are - As you scratch off your adventures, you’ll reveal a path that’s all your own. A Gift for Any Traveler - Share in their adventures and give the gift of inspiration with these scratch off tracker maps. Here’s everything that you need to know about travel tracker maps: YOUR LANDMASS MAP IS AS UNIQUE AS YOU ARE: Scratch off the countries and states that you’ve been to, plan your next adventure and showcase your experiences. Our maps have vibrant colors, careful details and make a beautiful gift that any adventurer will love. WE GUARANTEE YOU’LL LOVE YOUR MAP: You’re going to love scratching off your travels and planning the next adventure, but if you don’t, we’ll refund you within 24 hours.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"There are no tacky extras - I love a clean design and smart layout! The flags at the bottom are evenly placed, countries are labeled well, easy to see borders and overall you can tell care went into the small things."
"The gold and black background make the colors pop and it looks fantastic in a wooden frame with the glass removed."
"The map is great quality and the colors of the countries you scratch off are bright."
"I bought this as a gift for some friends of mine and they really enjoyed it."
"I love the added detail of the flags down the bottom to scratch off too."
"Bought these for my teenage grandchildren."
"However a part from that, I am enjoying the scratch off map it is encouraging me to continue traveling and experiencing different places."
"This product is terrible."
Best Sculpture Modeling Compounds
Polymorph is an advanced modelling compound that becomes mouldable when warm, and solidifies at room temperature. It's made out of lightweight polyester thermoplastic, which acts like clay when warm, but when it cools, it's a strong plastic. Unlike other products that lock in shape forever once they are dry, Polymorph can be reheated over and over again and re-moulded into any number of configurations. Wait approximately two minutes or until white Polymorph pellets turn clear and stick together. ThermoMorph can be used for a huge range of crafting activities as well as many other odd jobs around the house you’ve been putting off!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Because of this low "melting" point, and high durability, it is perfect to keep in a survival bag. I used this with a pigment pack to make key organizers (see pic 1). I fixed a broken zipper attachment and it works perfectly (see pic 2 & 3). I also made a marbelized red tray (with pigment pack, light mixing) to hold stuff! I just wrapped some thermo morph around a jar lol (See pic 4). Other ideas: -TOOLS: this one is HUGE. - latched cup holder (utilizing hooks). -fishing lures. -phone stands (awesome). -Plus infinite more uses. -1 star**. I take a lot of time writing and updating my reviews, so if you found it helpful, there is a button to let me know!!"
"I did read in a forum that the polymorphic plastics becomes more sticky as the temperature rises above 60C, so maybe that reviewer just over-heated his and that's why he had such a mess; I haven't had that problem and I have melted and re-melted a few times."
"No kidding, this can be remolded!"
"I used to use epoxy to make some bits for a project but it was messy and assent always hard ... this thermomorph is PERFECT ."
"So far I have only made some fitted durable monster teeth but I foresee many projects I can finally check off my to-do list."
"The product arrived on time and was even followed up with an email with instructions for using it and offer of assistance- great customer service!!"
"I use this stuff to make impressions of knife blades."
"I am planning on making up a support frame to hold the outside dimensions in the shape that I'm trying to achieve and recycling the blob to yield a better looking block."
Best Sculpture Modeling Tools
The product accepts paints, stains, mica powders and more for a variety of finishing options. *Allow mixed product to rest 5 minutes for better handling. Clean up: Soap & water or Aves® Safety Solvent (very helpful for smoothing, removing finger prints & cleaning up pigment / product residue before set-up). Working Time Line Guide: 1/2 hour: Sticky & most adhesive 1 to 2 hours: Easy to work with 2 to 3 hours: Setting up, form-able detail 24 hours: Hard, cured & waterproof Uses: Endless uses for artists, crafters, modelers, students, and more! Arts & Crafts include: Sculpting, Embellishing, Jewelry, Mosaic Work, Aquarium Props, Models & Kits, Customizing, Prototypes, Seam Filling, Outdoor Displays, Restorations, Wood Working, Wildlife Art ....just to name a few! Adheres to: Ceramic, Metal, Wood, Stone, Glass, Plastics, Foam, Fiberglass, Polymers, & more!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I tried going to my local craft store and using scupting clay, but when it dried, it crumbled before I even touched it. 1 lb made this (see attached image) top piece and eagle, and I still have 1/3 of the jars left! I found some videos online that gave good tips on how to use-- if you have experience at this kind of thing, you may not need it, but it helped me alot."
"I was looking for a better alternative than the overpriced marine-tex and other crappy epoxy available in the marine world, not even because of the price, but because of: 1/ the crazy toxicity of the marine products 2/ the ridiculously short working time 3/ the hard to smooth, impossible to shape texture 4/ the necessity to sand forever after it dries (because you couldn't get it perfectly to shape). This means super strong, waterproof, UV-resistant, can be used inside, outside, underwater, under the water line, on wood, on fiberglass, on metal, on whatever you throw at it. The ability to smooth it, reuse it, cut it, modify it, work on it without rushing, makes it possible to create a finish product in one step, with no need for sanding, no need for cleaning (both can be very time consuming with regular epoxy / fiberglass). No crazy fumes when mixing, and the product won't burn a hole through your hands if you hold it. In fact, you can be in direct contact without feeling anything, and cleaning your hands after is a breeze. 9/ Of course it dries by itself, which is normal for an epoxy, but I guess that if you're an artist, you care about that (as opposed to clay). As for artists, I don't know how it compares to other products, but my guess is that it will be pretty hard to beat this champ."
"You can even use it for crafts, like jewelry making!"
"A little bit goes a LONG way, and it dries super heavy - almost the weight of cement (take that into consideration if you use it to customize your Funko Pop) but it also has the durability of cement.I did a mini version of my family and I as well as a little bunny out of some extra sculpt I had mixed up.Always mix a little at a time because you can always mix up more later, but if you end up mixing up too much, you'll end up with leftover, wasted product (or product you can turn into a mini sculpture, if it's still pliable)."
Best Art Paints
Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint is developed for students and artists that need quality at outstanding value. Set colors include Alizarin Crimson Hue, Brilliant Yellow Green, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Orange Hue, Dioxazine Purple, Ivory Black, Light Green Permanent, Phthalocyanine Green, Primary Blue, Primary Red, Primary Yellow, Titanium White, Cadmium Red Light Hue, Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue, Cerulean Blue Hue, Cobalt Blue Hue, Hooker's Green Hue Permanent, Phthalocyanine Blue, Quinacridone Magenta, Raw Sienna, Raw Umber, Red Oxide, Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Oxide, Bright Aqua Green, Cadmium Red Deep Hue, Cadmium Red Medium Hue, Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue, Cadmium Yellow Light Hue, Deep Green Permanent, Deep Violet, Gold, Neutral Grey Value 5, Silver, Naphthol Crimson, Mars Black, Light Blue Permanent, Light Portrait Pink, Bronze, Light Blue Violet, Naples Yellow Hue, Unbleached Titanium, Brilliant Purple, Bronze Yellow, Medium Magenta, Copper, Prism Violet. Assortment of popular Liquitex colors; see below for color names.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"These are their "Basics" set, so there are a lot of hues (Hue will be in the color name on the tube), rather then single pigment paints. Also, note that acrylic paints dry quickly, so if you are experienced with oil paints where you load you pallet with lots of colors, they'll dry very quickly. That's another reason for so many colors in the set, since repeating a color mixed on your painting, it's better to use, if possible, a single paint from the tubes. Rule One until you are experience painting with acrylics, avoid mixing opaque with the transparent or translucent paint."
"This is a good variety set if you don't want to mix colors yourself, but I deducted some stars because one paint tube was completely empty."
"I LOVE these paints."
"There is also a nice sheen with these paints that some other acrylic paints lack."
"Great starting or advanced set."
"She's thrilled and appreciates the lustre and quality of these paints."
"I have been buying these paints for years and they have started to explode out the back of the tube."
"I was so excited to get this as it had every color I needed according to a paint recipe book I recently got."
Best Drawing Rubbing Plates & Supplies
16 pieces include 9 double-sided, textured fashion plates, 4 pencils, 1 crayon, crayon holder, and storage case.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The vintage Tomy set is actually a little *harder* to get a clear picture because the picture ridges aren't as high as the Melissa and Doug set. Nonetheless, I was excited to get the Tomy set because it was the EXACT one that I had as a kid, but just an FYI for all those who are remembering the vintage set as the Golden Era of toys... :). This Fashion Design Kit by Melissa & Doug is really great -- I had one of the Tomy ones when I was a little girl, and really **I** couldn't wait to play with this thing! However, I was a little hesitant with all the bad reviews...I was worried about: 1) The odd paper size (Because, frankly, it would be a pain in the rear to custom-cut endless pieces of paper for my Little Fashion Designer); 2) The smudgy-ness that everyone was talking about with the crayon; 3) The durability. 1) Odd Paper Size. - I got a tablet of drawing paper at the dollar store."
"I bought this item because my daughters had this when they were younger."
"I gave this to my 5-year-old niece for Christmas."
"Bought this as a gift for my daughter's friend, and my daughter wanted to keep it!"
"This was a gift and she loved it."
"I had fun with it when we were doing art stuff."
"In fact, the bigger size makes it more ideal for my 5 year old to use on trips and not drop her colored pencils/crayons/paper etc while creating."
"The tablet of paper I bought was 9" x 12" (the size of construction paper) and was easy enough to take to my office and cut in half with our paper cutter."
Best Paint Sponges
Produced by one of the most renowned brands in the world, this 24 color oil paint set is manufactured from a unique combination of the qualities of professional grade paints and the seamlessness of student grade paints to provide an oil paint set that is very durable and extremely convenient to use. Unlike other oil color paint set, this set is manufactured from richly pigmented materials with strong colors that will not only add life to your artwork but will also make them more appealing to the eye. VIBRANT COLORS - These Non Toxic Oil Paints include a variety of contemporary colorful colors such as titanium white, lemon yellow, medium yellow, yellow ochre, flesh tint, orange, rose, vermilion, scarlet, crimson red, prussian blue, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, emerald green, sap green, viridian, hooker's green, violet, burnt sienna, burnt umber, raw umber, paynes grey and ivory black.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Very satisfied with purchase."
"Smaller tubes than expected but it's worth the money!"
"love these just wish it was bigger."
"They are oil paints, so of course you need some sort of paint thinner to clean the paint off. (As this was totally my fault for not having paint thinner, I am very happy the paints still worked."
"I received the Colore High Quality Oil Paint Set - Set of 24 Richly Pigmented Oil Paint Colors and wow !"
Best Stencils & Templates
You are a parent, a grand-parent or a teacher, our stencil set is a perfect Christmas, school or birthday gift for boys and girls. Experience the joy of drawing with shiny colors 20 premium A4 100g paper sheets with a nice color frame to trigger imagination 1 pencil case to store drawing material 1 mechanical pencil to nicely fit all shapes 1 sharpener with grips for small hands and an easy-empty side door for tidy disposal 1 lightweight and easy to store carrying case with 2 pockets to organize your art. Following outlines build the brain muscle to follow structure Handling pencil develop fine motor skills and enhance motivation to write and draw Unleash creative thinking by using the stencils for DIY craft projects. ULTIMATE SET: Our creativity kit is designed with state-of-the-art materials: 13 Grade A soft colored pencils, 20 A4 premium 28lb paper sheets, 12 sturdy and robust stencils boards, 1 sharpener, 1 mechanical pen and 1 pencil case.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Very nice stencil and drawing set; the stencils are large and nice quality plastic."
"This was so cool and the kids loved it!"
"Christmas gift for my granddaughter who was excited to get it."
"Grandkids enjoy this set very much and provides entertainment for them."
"I bought theses stencils for my nieces."
"Fun for hours!!"
"Good craft product for kids."
"A lot of stensils good quality."