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Give the gift of creativity with a gift voucher for The Drawing Room! The perfect present that ensures that special person gets exactly what they want. To purchase multiple gift vouchers, simply keep adding to your shopping cart. Please note these are physical gift vouchers which are sent to you via courier (free shipping). - Gift Vouchers may be redeemed in store or online using the two codes pri…
Daler-Rowney Aquafine Watercolour Inks are pigment-based inks that are perfect for a wide range of uses and techniques. The Aquafine Inks can be applied directly using the included dropper or use brushes, paint markers, technical pens or airbrushes. - Pigment-based inks. - High lightfastness (3*). - Vibrant and transparent colours. - Great mixing ability. - Ideal for producing technical illustrati…
*Clearance range- available while stocks last* Daler-Rowney Dalon Brushes are made out of Dalon which was the first real rival to the sable brush. It is a remarkable man-made brush imitation of natural sable hair and can have a long life in use with oils and acrylics, as well as being an ideal watercolour brush. - Synthetic hair. Sable hair imitation - Long-life in use with oil, acrylic and waterc…
Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Inks are acrylic based, pigmented, water-resistant artists' inks with a high degree of lightfastness and intermixability. FW Acrylic Ink can be used straight out of the dropper, or diluted to achieve the most subtle of tones. Usable with airbrush and technical pens. Made in England.
Jasart Byron Acrylic Paint is a student quality paint with a medium body and even colour laydown. Jasart Byron Acrylic Paints come in a wide variety of colours that are bright, non-toxic and quick drying making them ideal for the classroom or in the studio. Once dry, the paint has a satin finish. It is also water-resistant and has a flexible film. Jasart Byron Acrylic Paint can be used on paper, c…
Jasart Byron Modelling Paste is ideal for building texture and creating depth in your artwork. Once dry, the paste has a solid matt opaque finish. Can be used on its own, painted over once dry or mixed with acrylic paint. Suitable for use on firm surfaces. Apply with a paint brush or palette knife, depending on the finish you require. Leave to dry for 24 hours.
Jasart Single Wire Visual Diaries are suitable for everyday personal and classroom use, sketching, layouts and drafts. Contains 60 sheets (120 pages) of 110gsm, acid free cartridge paper. FSC certified.
Jasart Studio Sketching & Drawing Set includes: 3 Graphite sketching pencils (2B, 6B, & 8B) 1 Sepia Pencil 1 Pierre Noire charcoal pencil 1 Black charcoal pencil- hard 1 White charcoal pencil 1 Metal sharpener 1 Paper stump 1 Eraser
Jasart Water Colour Pencils are artists’ quality pencils that are designed to perform. High quality wood means they sharpen smoothly and the centered leads are fully bonded to the wood to prevent breakage. Completely aquarellable, these pencils are ideal for blending using wet or dry techniques to create a wide range of exciting effects. Packaging may vary.
Jasart Studio Artist Thin Edge Wooden Boards are made from premium FSC Beechwood and are unprimed with a sanded smooth solid painting surface. Suitable to use in their natural state or apply gesso to prime before painting. The smooth edges allow your painting to flow beyond the front surface and around the sides. The surface is also great for mounting prints, photographs and other mixed media appl…
When Princeton set out to create a synthetic version of squirrel, they developed a brush that may actually outperform the natural version. Neptune is Princeton’s softest and thirstiest synthetic brush, delivering oceans of colour. Neptune brushes come in a beautiful range of shapes including mottlers and quills with rich wood tones and sea glass aquarelle handles.
This Princeton Real Value brush set includes four short handle natural hair (bristle) brushes which are ideal for use with oil, acrylic and stain. Brushes in this set: #2 Bright #4 Bright #6 Flat #8 Flat
Created by the fine craftsmen of Princeton, Select Artiste™ is a vast line of 29 distinct shapes, 108 individual brushes created for oil, acrylic and watercolor artists. Now you can explore traditional and avant-garde techniques on nearly any surface. Satin-finish jewel-tone blue handles and silver ferrules make Select Artiste™ as beautiful to look at as it is to paint with. For more about the Pri…
Sculpey Premo is perfect for the more experienced clay or artist! Premo is soft enough to blend easily but firm enough to hold fine detail and for specialized techniques. This pack is a mix of popular premo clays. Premo is flexible, very strong and durable making it the perfect choice for advanced techniques like caning, mokume gane and mica shift. Stays soft until baked – Does not air dry. Great…
L'Aquarelle Sennelier has been produced for more than a century using the best pigments and top quality Kordofan Gum Arabic. This mix of natural ingredients produces colours which have a smooth, bright texture and offer lively, colourful shades. Sennelier has reworked its formula and increased the amount of honey in the paint to reinforce the longevity of the colours, their radiance and luminosity…
Van Gogh water colours are a student and artist level range of paints featuring brilliant, transparent, and intense colours with high tinting strength. Most colours are rated with the highest degree of lightfastness +++ (100+ years under museum conditions) with a few colours rated just one step below at ++ (25-100 years under museum conditions). Thanks to the purity and uniform viscosity, these wa…
This 12-half pan water colour set is packed in a plastic pocketbox, and also includes a round synthetic hair brush (size 6) and a mixing tray. This specialty selection includes metallic and interference colours: Silver 800, Light Gold 802, Deep Gold 803, Copper 805, Bronze 811, Graphite 840, Interference White 843, Interference Yellow 844, Interference Red 845, Interference Blue 846, Interference…
Van Gogh water colours are a student and artist level range of paints featuring brilliant, transparent, and intense colours with high tinting strength. Most colours are rated with the highest degree of lightfastness +++ (100+ years under museum conditions) with a few colours rated just one step below at ++ (25-100 years under museum conditions). Thanks to the purity and uniform viscosity, these wa…
Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour is unmatched for its purity, quality and reliability. Every Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour is individually formulated to enhance each pigment's natural characteristics and ensure stability of colour. By exercising maximum quality control throughout all stages of manufacture, selecting the most suitable drying oils and method of pigment dispersion, the uniqu…
This reliable favourite is a general purpose semi gloss medium which speeds drying, improves flow and reduces brush stroke retention. - Halves the drying time of conventional oil colour (touch dry in 1-6 days depending on colour & film thickness). - Resists yellowing. - Not suitable as a varnish or final coat.
About The Drawing Room
The Drawing Room is a Christchurch owned and operated art supplies store, providing a comprehensive range of products to the local art community for over 25 years.
Our team are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. More importantly, we have a real passion for all things art related. We are here to help artists to find the right mix of products for the goals they wish to achieve no matter if they are professionals, hobbyists, students, or just starting out.
We stock an extensive range of products from paints and pastels, to canvas and craft supplies- we have it all! Both in-store and online, you can find products from leading international brands such as Winsor & Newton, Liquitex, Fabriano, Daniel Smith, and Jacquard (and many more!). Our range is ever-expanding and we love to hear suggestions of new products to stock.
Community and creativity are at the heart of everything we do. We would not exist without our loyal customers and we are excited to have this platform to share our products and service with all of New Zealand.
Whether you are an absolute novice or a professional artist we have what you are searching for and look forward to helping you fulfil your creative needs!
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