Paints

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We are proud to stock an extensive line of artist quality and student paints with their own lines of mediums, mortars, varnishes, spirits and solvents.

Oil Paints include the full line of Winsor & Newton Artist's colours, Winton student oils, Artisan water soluble oils, Art Spectrum, Art Prism student oils, Daler-Rowney, Markal Oil painting sticks, and Old Holland, the oldest and finest oil paint in the world.

Acrylic paints include the full line of Liquitex, "the inventor's of artist's acrylics", Liquitex Basics, their student grade. We also carry, Atelier, A2, and the full line of Matisse colours and Background Colours.

Our watercolours include Winsor & Newton, W&N Designer Gouache, Cotman and Art Spectrum. We stock starter sets and several styles of field kits by Winsor & Newton and Daler Rowney.

Oil -Professional

  • Winsor & Newton Titanium White 200ml NZD $72.00
  • Old Holland Cremnitz White 120ml NZD $59.00 Out of Stock

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  • Winsor & Newton Artist Oil 60ml NZD $22.50

    The highest professional quality traditional oil colour made from the finest pigments.

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  • Old Holland 40ml NZD $21.90 - $144.70

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    Old Holland Classic Oil Colours has more than three centuries of traditional experience in the manufacture of artists' paint, and during that period it has proved that nothing beats the quality of traditional recipes.

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  • Winsor & Newton Artist Oil 37ml NZD $16.30 - $81.95

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    Winsor & Newton uses only the purest of pigments in the manufacture of its Artists' Oil Color line, ensuring the cleanest, brightest colors, which in turn produce the best color mixtures. Maximum quality control throughout all stages of production, plus the selection of the most suitable drying oils and pigment dispersion methods, ensure that each color's properties are preserved.

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  • Winsor & Newton Artist Oil 120ml NZD $36.95

    Artists' Oil Colour is unmatched for its purity, quality and reliability - a success which is reflected in its world-wide reputation amongst professional artists.

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Oil -Student

  • Winsor & Newton Winton Oil 60ml NZD $14.95

    Winsor & Newton Winton is a traditional range of oil colours, made from moderately priced pigments, formulated for student and amateur artists.

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  • Winsor & Newton Winton Oil 120ml 242 Flake White Hue NZD $25.95

    Winsor & Newton Winton is a traditional range of oil colours, made from moderately priced pigments, formulated for student and amateur artists.

  • Winsor & Newton Winton Oil 37ml NZD $9.50

    Winsor & Newton Winton is a traditional range of oil colours, made from moderately priced pigments, formulated for student and amateur artists.

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  • Winsor & Newton Winton Oil 200ml NZD $29.95

    Winsor & Newton Winton is a traditional range of oil colours, made from moderately priced pigments, formulated for student and amateur artists.

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  • Art Prism 40ml NZD $10.60

    Art Prism Oils provide students, hobbyists and leisure artists with an ideal base from which they can later expand into the full range of Art Spectrum Professional Oils.

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  • Art Prism 150ml NZD $29.20

    Art Prism Oils provide students, hobbyists and leisure artists with an ideal base from which they can later expand into the full range of Art Spectrum Professional Oils.

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Acrylic -Professional

  • Liquid Metal Acrylic NZD $17.50

    These rich and lustrous faux-metallic colors give projects a touch of elegance with great coverage and durability. Perfect for signs, murals, sculptures, stage designs, and large-and small-scale art projects, these acrylics can create any metallic effect desired. They are acid-free and come in convenient clear, wide mouth 8 oz. jars for easy access to paint.

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  • Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylics NZD $12.80 - $47.00

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    The New Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylics are unrivaled in their brilliance and depth of colour, bringing exceptional richness and intensity to your paintings.

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  • Liquitex Heavy Body 59ml NZD $15.30 - $32.30

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    Liquitex, the prestigious brand of professional artists' acrylic colors, with high pigment content, are the inventors of artists' acrylics.

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  • Liquitex Heavy Body 138ml NZD $26.95 - $52.50

    Liquitex, the prestigious brand of professional artists' acrylic colors, with high pigment content, are the inventors of artists' acrylics.

    36 items
  • Liquitex Heavy Body 207ml NZD $32.95

    Liquitex, the prestigious brand of professional artists' acrylic colors, with high pigment content, are the inventors of artists' acrylics.

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  • Liquitex Heavy Body 473ml NZD $64.95

    Liquitex, the prestigious brand of professional artists' acrylic colors, with high pigment content, are the inventors of artists' acrylics.

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Acrylic -Student

  • Liquitex Basics 118ml NZD $8.00

    The world's leading acrylic colour for art students. Brilliant colour, great coverage and excellent shape retention. Its specially priced colours offer excellent value for money, while guaranteeing Liquitex quality.

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  • Liquitex Basics 400ml NZD $21.95

    The world's leading acrylic colour for art students. Brilliant colour, great coverage and excellent shape retention. Its specially priced colours offer excellent value for money, while guaranteeing Liquitex quality.

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  • A2 Acrylic 120ml NZD $9.00

    The best possible value for students learning to paint. A2 builds confidence and experience in paint handling, by working like an artist's paint.

    20 items

Watercolour -Professional

  • Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White NZD $22.50

    Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleedproof White is an opaque watercolor for covering dye colors, markers, and designer colors. It is not intended for mixing.

  • Aquacover Liquid Watercolor Paper NZD $26.90

    This opaque white liquid watercolor is designed to be used as a 'white-out' on artist watercolor paper. It comes in 1oz. bottles and is available in a variety of colors to match several popular types of watercolor paper. Once applied it dries quickly and is permanent , non cracking and non-yellowing. Once dry, you can apply color directly over it without bleed. You can also use Aquacover to build up textures and to create reverse techniques.

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  • Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolour 5ml NZD $12.95 - $22.95

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    As the inventors of moist colour, Winsor & Newton never underestimate the importance of using the purest pigments and gums to provide colours of unsurpassed brilliance and transparency.

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  • Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolour 14ml NZD $28.95 - $47.95

    As the inventors of moist colour, Winsor & Newton never underestimate the importance of using the purest pigments and gums to provide colours of unsurpassed brilliance and transparency.

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  • Art Spectrum Watercolour 10ml NZD $12.70 - $24.60

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    In accordance with proven traditional methods of production, all Art Spectrum Artists’ Watercolours are carefully stone milled to enhance the individual brilliance of each carefully selected pigment, and to maximize its handling qualities.

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Watercolour -Student

  • Winsor & Newton Cotman Half Pans NZD $6.30 40 items
  • Art Prism Watercolours 10ml NZD $7.20

    Manufactured on the classic tradition on a granite triple mill, these Art Spectrum colours are made to the highest standards and are all artist quality. Art Prism Watercolours do not however, contain the more expensive traditional pigments. Instead, modern, lightfast, non-toxic and lower cost pigments have been chosen. Art Prism Watercolours have been carefully formulated to provide permanence and performance.

    30 items
  • Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour 8ml NZD $7.30

    Cotman Water Colours are a range of watercolours that are made to Winsor & Newton's normal high quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives.

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  • Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour 21ml NZD $13.80

    Cotman Water Colours are a range of watercolours that are made to Winsor & Newton's normal high quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives.

    40 items

Gouache

  • Winsor & Newton Designer's Gouache 37ml NZD $17.50

    Winsor & Newton have been producing Designers Gouache since 1935 and to this day they continue to offer the finest artists' gouache range available.

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  • Winsor & Newton Designer's Gouache 14ml NZD $7.70 - $19.50

    Winsor & Newton have been producing Designers Gouache since 1935 and to this day they continue to offer the finest artists' gouache range available.

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Textile Paint

Glass & Ceramic Paint

  • Glass & Tile NZD $6.50 - $8.90 46 items
  • Vitrail NZD $10.70

    The 18 colours available in the Vitrail range by Lefranc & Bourgeois offer incomparable transparency and gloss and are ideal for decorating glass, plastic etc. They can be diluted with spirit and adhere well to smooth surfaces. 50ml

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  • Marabu Easy Marble Set of 6 NZD $30.00

    For marbling on a variety of objects such as eggs, balls, etc. made of glass, plastic, wood or polystyrene as well as paper, silk and many fabrics (paint is not wash resistant).

  • Marabu Ceramica Set of 6 NZD $30.00

    Water-based, high-gloss, brilliant porcelain and ceramic paint -ideal for creatively decorating porcelain, ceramic, terracotta, earthenware, prefired ceramic, metal, glass.

Face & Body Paint

  • Snazaroo Face Painters Kit NZD $249.00

    This professional kit can paint up to 600 faces and is ideal for schools, playgroups, after-school groups, etc. The kit includes: 8 x 18ml face & body colours, 30ml White and Bright Yellow face paint, 10 high-density applicator sponges, 3 x 12ml pots of glitter gel, 1 medium round brush, 1 medium flat brush, 1 fine round brush, a Five Minute Faces Book all contained in a handy, travelling paint box.

  • Snazaroo Rainbow Facepaint Set NZD $32.95

    Handmade from the finest quality ingredients, this face & body paint is easy to apply and remove. This set includes 8 colours, 1 sponge, 1 brush and easy step-by-step colour instructions.

  • Snazaroo Face & Body Paint NZD $12.95 - $14.95

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    The world's favourite face and body paint. Water-based. Made in the U.K. Snazaroo face paints not only allow you to look great, but are safe and easy to use. All of Snazaroo face paints are hypoallergenic, non-toxic and come off easily, which is why Snazaroo face paint is, "The world's favourite face and body paint".

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  • FAS Face Paint 120ml NZD $10.25 - $12.00

    FAS Face Paint is designed for face and body painting giving hours of wearable use. Best applied with a brush but can also be applied with fingers or sponge directly from the jar. Dries to a matte finish that is flexible on the skin. Colours are mixable allowing the artist to mix any colour required. All standard colours are made with quality cosmetic pigments, non-toxic and designed for safe use on skin. Wash off with soap and water.

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  • Fas Face Paint Set Flourescent NZD $17.00

    Create exciting characters or support your team with all the colours you need in this handy box set. FAS Face Paint is designed for face and body painting, giving hours of wearable use.

  • FAS Face Paint Set NZD $16.00

    Create exciting characters or support your team with all the colours you need in this handy box set. FAS Face Paint is designed for face and body painting, giving hours of wearable use.

Oil Sticks -Professional

  • Markal Professional Paintstik Set NZD $89.95

    Markal Artists Paintstiks are real paint in stick form. They are not crayons, oil pastels, or soft pastels. They are made from highly refined drying oils blended with the finest pigments and molded into sticks. Application of the stick to the painting surface liquifies the Painstick at the point of contact. You actually paint wet with a dry solid stick. An effective medium to explore shape, composition and color in the studio or on field trips. Markal Artists Paintstiks can be used without palettes, mixing cups, brushes or turpentine. They can be applied and blended in nearly infinite color variations with the finger, a paintbrush, or palette knife. The sticks are completely compatible and can be varnished, over painted or worked over with a complete range of varnishes or conventional oil paints.

  • Winsor & Newton Oilbar Sets NZD $147.40 - $296.40

    Oilbars are genuine oil colors in a solid stick. They offer artists an exciting and versatile way of painting and drawing - from sketching to sgraffito to use in combination with tube colors. Convenient and easily portable, they combine the rich, buttery consistency of tube oil color with the immediacy of pastels and charcoal. Developed by artists for artists, they are made from quality artists’ grade pigments, oils and specially selected waxes. A broad range of colors expands creative options for artists’ palettes. The color range harmonizes with all other Winsor & Newton tube color ranges for effortless transitions between them or combining with them. Colors transfer to canvas with little pressure, further freeing artists to create bold gestures or subtle passages. Their formulation features extended time before skinning for more convenience and less waste.

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  • Markal Oil Professional Paintstiks NZD $7.30 - $13.95

    Markal Artists Paintstiks are real paint in stick form. They are not crayons, oil pastels, or soft pastels. They are made from highly refined drying oils blended with the finest pigments and molded into sticks. Application of the stick to the painting surface liquifies the Painstick at the point of contact. You actually paint wet with a dry solid stick. An effective medium to explore shape, composition and color in the studio or on field trips. Markal Artists Paintstiks can be used without palettes, mixing cups, brushes or turpentine. They can be applied and blended in nearly infinite color variations with the finger, a paintbrush, or palette knife. The sticks are completely compatible and can be varnished, over painted or worked over with a complete range of varnishes or conventional oil paints.

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Oil Sticks -Student

  • Markal Student Paintstik Set NZD $76.95

    Markal Artists Paintstiks are real paint in stick form. They are not crayons, oil pastels, or soft pastels. They are made from highly refined drying oils blended with the finest pigments and molded into sticks. Application of the stick to the painting surface liquifies the Painstick at the point of contact. You actually paint wet with a dry solid stick. An effective medium to explore shape, composition and color in the studio or on field trips. Markal Artists Paintstiks can be used without palettes, mixing cups, brushes or turpentine. They can be applied and blended in nearly infinite color variations with the finger, a paintbrush, or palette knife. The sticks are completely compatible and can be varnished, over painted or worked over with a complete range of varnishes or conventional oil paints.

  • Markal Student Paintstiks NZD $6.80

    Markal Artists Paintstiks are real paint in stick form. They are not crayons, oil pastels, or soft pastels. They are made from highly refined drying oils blended with the finest pigments and molded into sticks. Application of the stick to the painting surface liquifies the Painstick at the point of contact. You actually paint wet with a dry solid stick. An effective medium to explore shape, composition and color in the studio or on field trips. Markal Artists Paintstiks can be used without palettes, mixing cups, brushes or turpentine. They can be applied and blended in nearly infinite color variations with the finger, a paintbrush, or palette knife. The sticks are completely compatible and can be varnished, over painted or worked over with a complete range of varnishes or conventional oil paints.

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Sets

  • Markal Professional Paintstik Set NZD $89.95

    Markal Artists Paintstiks are real paint in stick form. They are not crayons, oil pastels, or soft pastels. They are made from highly refined drying oils blended with the finest pigments and molded into sticks. Application of the stick to the painting surface liquifies the Painstick at the point of contact. You actually paint wet with a dry solid stick. An effective medium to explore shape, composition and color in the studio or on field trips. Markal Artists Paintstiks can be used without palettes, mixing cups, brushes or turpentine. They can be applied and blended in nearly infinite color variations with the finger, a paintbrush, or palette knife. The sticks are completely compatible and can be varnished, over painted or worked over with a complete range of varnishes or conventional oil paints.

  • Reeves Oil Colour Easel Set NZD $39.95

    This set includes 1 x Table-top easel, 2 x 8x8" Painting Boards, 8 x 12ml Oil Colour tubes, a brush, palette and painting instructions.

  • Reeves Watercolour Easel Set NZD $39.95

    This set includes 1 x Table-top easel, 2 x 8x8" Painting Boards, 8 x 12ml Watercolour tubes, a brush, palette and painting instructions.

  • Reeves Water Mixable Oil Sets NZD $22.00 - $30.00

    Fine quality colours for traditional oil painting. Featuring a high level of pigmentation, a smooth full bodied consistency, good light fastness and good working properties.

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  • Reeves Acrylic Sets NZD $18.50 - $20.95 2 items
  • Reeves Gouache Sets NZD $14.50 - $27.00

    Reeves Fine Gouache Colours are traditional water based opaque colours which give flat, smooth washes. Reeves Fine Gouache Colours are made with high quality pigments and offer good tinting strength, good covering power, a range of modern and traditional colour, good lightfastness and a uniform matt finish.

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