Gift Ideas

Under $20

  • Pentel Color Brush Pens$18.00

    Enjoy neat, not-stop painting on the go with this refillable paint brush pen system. These pens consist of an ink-filled, squeezable barrel with a durable and long lasting brush tip made of flexible nylon filaments. A variety of lines from fine detail to broad sweeping strokes can be produced, making the brush pen suitable for stylized design work, oriental artwork, calligraphy, cartooning and transparent watercolor effects. Refill ink cartridges are available.

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  • Mono Zero Elastomer Erasers$11.95-$15.30

    Protect artwork and erase in detail with these quality, precision erasers in a pen-style holder. The erasers will not damage paper. The eraser advances by clicking the other end of the pen-style holder. The holder includes a convenient clip for erasing on the go. The round eraser is 2.3mm in diameter and the rectangular eraser has a 2.5mm diameter.

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  • Quattro Journals$6.60

    Quattro Journals feel comfortable in the hand and slip easily into your pocket. The rounded corners help the journals resist damage and wear and the specially laminated cover resists dirt and stains. The cover can be folded all the way around to the back, revealing the full sheet for use. They contain acid-free, micro-perforated sheets for easy removal. The Artist Blank Journals includes 60 sheets of 110gsm paper with a subtle tooth, making it ideal for both ink and pencil. Delicate rules are printed in subtle gray on the super-smooth 90gsm paper of the 80-sheet Lined Journals. The lines are spaced slightly closer than traditional journals allowing small handwriting to feel tight and orderly while large script flows comfortably over every second rule. 3.5 x 5.5"

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  • Niji Pencil Roll$10.60Out of Stock

    This durable pencil roll is made of water-resistant canvas and holds 36 pencils, pens, brushes or drawing supplies. It has a secure strap with a snap closure and measures 19" long and 7 3/4" wide.

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  • Pilot Parallel Pens$22.95

    These calligraphy pens introduce a 'Parallel Plate Structure'. The nib point consists of two parallel plates fed a continuous flow of ink from a cartridge in the pen barrel. Four nib sizes, 1.5, 2.4, 3.8 & 6mm and 12 different ink cartridges colours. A superb design and a delight to use.

    Each pen set contains a Parallel Pen, a convertor for flushing out the nib, a nib cleaner and two ink cartridges.

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$20 - $50

  • Strathmore Series 500 Mixed Media Sketchbooks$44.40-$82.60

    These hard-bound art books contain the same high-quality paper used in Strathmore fine art pads. Their lightly-textured matte covers are a dark chocolate brown and the durable Smyth-sewn binding allows pages to lay flat. The 500 Series Mixed Media Art Books feature 90 lb. (190 gsm) 100% cotton fiber, acid- and lignin-free archival paper that is excellent for watercolor, gouache, acrylic, graphite, pen and ink, colored pencil, marker, pastel and collage. The paper is internally sized for wet media with a durable vellum finish for drawing techniques.

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  • Quattro Leather Journal Holders$39.95

    These leather journal covers can accommodate all Quattro 3.5" x 5.5" journals for added protection and style. They feature a tailored sleeve to securely hold a Quattro journal, an elastic pen holder to accommodate most writing instruments and a convenient pocket in the overflap.

    supplies not included

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  • Prismacolor Turquoise Pencils Sets$29.50

    Turquoise professional drawing pencils are pure and smooth in a variety of grades. The lead sharpens to a perfect point for a scratchless, glossy line in any weight. The pencils do not contain rainforest wood. Each set contains 12 pencils of varying grades. The soft grade Art Set is ideal for sketching and rough layouts and contains grades 9B through H. The medium grade Sketching Set is versatile for a variety of drawing and sketching techniques and contains grades 4B through 6H.

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  • ArtGraf Water-soluble Graphite$28.95Out of Stock

    Water-soluble graphite packed in a tin for ready use with a wet brush. It can be used dry or wet and allows artists to achieve a wide range of washes and graphite grays ranging from the deepest blacks to more subtle, transparent grays. It is erasable once dry and is great for adding texture and depth to sketches and watercolor paintings.

  • Canvas Pencil Cases$35.90-$79.90

    These handcrafted pencil cases are made of a finely woven 16 oz. canvas. They are perfect for storage or for artists on the go. Fits 24 or 48 pencils

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  • Snazaroo Rainbow Facepaint Set$43.90

    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.

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  • Itoya Calligraphy Set of 6 Earthtones$30.95

    The Calligraphy Classics Series blends the two sided value of the original Calligraphy Marker with five earth-tone colors. One side features a 1.5mm and the other a 3.0mm chisel point for various applications. Perfect for lettering, invitations, scrapbook and craft projects. Archival safe with acid-free ink.

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$50 - $100

Over $100

  • Gamblin Artist's Oil Colors Introductory Set$221.95

    Gamblin's Introductory Set of Artist's Oil Colors was designed to give painters a thoughtfully constructed palette of luscious oil colors to support any style of painting. This set is built around a primed, ready-to-use painting panel handcrafted in North America from sustainably forested birch. The set contains one each of nine colors in cadmium yellow light, cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, viridian, yellow ochre, burnt umber, ivory black and titanium white in 37ml tubes. The primed, cradled panel measures 12.25" x 6.5" x 1.75"

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  • Matisse Portrait Set$193.10

    This set includes the colours traditionally used by painters. Some of these colours have been enhanced purely for portrait painting. For example, the often used Raw Sienna has been superseded by a purpose developed Skin Tone Mid which will allow further mixing and development of colours than would be possible with a traditional Raw Sienna. Yellow Oxide and Matisse Red Light in the set allows you to bring vibrancy to the brightest areas of colour within the face, for the ears, cheeks, nose and lips. Together with the inclusion of the brilliant Phthalo Green all eye colour are achievable. With the strength of the colour in this set, mixed with Titanium White, you will achieve the perfect highlight colour for the forehead area of your portraits. In the case of darker flesh tones, mix a touch of Ultramarine Blue.

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  • Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Magnus Watercolour Pencil Wood Case$250.00Out of Stock

    The Albrecht Dürer artists’ watercolour pencil has been prized for many years by creative minds all over the world for its exceptional properties. Now it has a big brother: The Albrecht Dürer Magnus has a 5.3 mm lead and a very soft and vibrant colour laydown. It is ideal for large-scale drawing and covering large areas quickly. The voluminous pencil shape is gentle on the wrist. Even after long periods of use, the Albrecht Dürer Magnus enables fatigue-free painting and drawing. A drawing tool that lives up to its name.

    Wood case set of 30: Includes water brush, graphite aquarelle, sharpener and eraser.

  • Staedtler Digital Pen$320.00

    The Staedtler Digital Pen can capture any handwritten notes or drawings on a plain paper and store them in its internal flash memory. Captured notes can be uploaded to computer via its USB interface. It really helps when you are away from the computer and you need to capture any instant thoughts or important points. The Staedtler Digital Pen consists of a digital pen and a small receiving unit, which combines Ultrasound and Infared technologies with sophisticated algorithms to enable an accurate tracking and positioning system that tracks the movement of the tip of the pen on any surface and converts the movement into a vector image of the user's handwriting or imagery. The digital pen transmits handwritings and images to the receiver unit for storage.

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  • All Blacks e-motion Fountain Pen$399.95

    The e-motion, with its dynamic shape and deepest, trendy matt black shade, stirs passion. The look and feel of the masculine aluminium barrel with its guilloche pattern mesmerises pen-connoisseurs.

    • Barrel made of black anodised aluminium with laborious guilloche engraving
    • Cap and tip made of metal, matte black chrome-plated
    • Spring-loaded metal clip
    • High-quality black stainless steel nib in width M (medium)
    • Equipped with cartridge/ converter system
    • Converter included
    • Attractive, white gift box with slip case
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  • All Blacks e-motion Ball Point Pen$299.95

    The e-motion, with its dynamic shape and deepest, trendy matt black shade, stirs passion. The look and feel of the masculine aluminium barrel with its guilloche pattern mesmerises pen-connoisseurs.

    • Barrel made of black anodised aluminium with laborious guilloche engraving
    • End cap and tip made of metal, matte black chrome-plated
    • Spring-loaded metal clip
    • Fitted with a black large-capacity refill, line width BAttractive, white gift box with slip case
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  • All Blacks e-motion Twist Pencil$250.00

    The e-motion, with its dynamic shape and deepest, trendy matt black shade, stirs passion. The look and feel of the masculine aluminium barrel with its guilloche pattern mesmerises pen-connoisseurs.

    • Barrel made of black anodised aluminium with laborious guilloche engraving
    • End cap and tip made of metal, matte black chrome-plated
    • Spring-loaded metal clip
    • Equipped with twist-mechanism
    • Replaceable eraser under the end cap
    • Break-resistant 1,4 mm lead for smooth writing and sketching
    • Attractive, white gift box with slip case
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  • Prepaid A4 Satchel (nationwide): $5 per order
  • Local (Auckland): $5.50 per order *
  • Local Towns (within 150kms): $7.50 per order *
  • Rest of North Island: $9.30 per order *
  • South Island and Great Barrier: $10.40 per order *

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