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Database of Art Things (280 Entries)

Art things are supplies, tools and materials for producing, transporting and displaying artworks including drawings, paintings, sculptures, mixed media, crafts and other art forms. These include everyday art supplies for beginners all the way up to advanced tools and materials for professional artists.
All (289)
Kids & Beginners (24)
Drawing (61)
Paper & Surfaces (15)
Painting (57)
Craft & Mixed Media (44)
Sculpting (51)
Printmaking (19)
Gallery Supplies (13)
Tech (12)
Other (22)
Acrylic Ink
Acrylic Paint
Adhesives
Adjustable Easels
Air-dry Clay
Airbrush Kits
Alcohol Markers
Alcohol-based Ink
Anatomy Reference Books
Animation & Modeling Software
Aprons
Armatures
Art Boards
Art Books
Art Caddy
Art Crates
Art Handling Gloves
Art Journals
Art Storage Boxes
Art Supply Bags
Baking Sheets
Ballpoint Pens
Barens
Beads
Blending Stumps
Brayers
Bristol Board
Brush Holders
Brush Pens
Brushes Cleaners
Burnishers
Burnishing Tools
Calipers
Calligraphy Ink
Calligraphy Pens
Canvas
Canvas Panels
Cardboard
Cardstock
Casein Paint
Casting Materials
Casting Trays
Chalk
Chalk Pastels
Chalkboard Paint
Chamois Cloth
Charcoal Pencils
Charcoal Powder
Chisels
Circle Templates
Clamps
Clay
Color Wheel
Colored Pencils
Compressed Charcoal
Construction Paper
Cotton Swabs
Craft Foam
Craft Knives
Craft Sticks
Crayons
Cutting Mat
Decorative Paper
Decorative Tape
Decoupage Medium
Desk Lamp
Detail Brushes
Digital Cameras
Digital Drawing Tablet
Digital Sketchbooks
Display Boards
Display Cases
Display Stands
Disposable Palettes
Drawing Ink
Drawing Paper
Drawing Software
Dremel Tool
Drills & Drill Bits
Drying Retarder
Dual-tip Markers
Dyes
Easel Storage
Easels
Electric Erasers
Embossing Powder
Embossing Tool
Embroidery Thread
Encaustic Paint
Etching Ink
Etching Press
Fabric
Fabric Paint
Fan Brushes
Felt Sheets
Felt-tip Pens
Field Easels
Filbert Brushes
Files
Fine Line Pens
Flat Brushes
Floor Covering
Flow Improver
Foam
Fountain Pens
Frames
French Curves
Gel Medium
Gel Pens
Geometry Compasses
Gesso
Glass
Glass Palettes
Glazing Medium
Glitter
Gloss Medium
Glue
Glue Guns
Glue Sticks
Goggles
Gold Leaf
Gouache Paint
Graph Paper
Graphic Design Software
Graphics Tablet
Graphite Pencils
Gum Erasers
Hard Pastels
Heat Guns
Highlighters
Hooks, Wires & Clips
India Ink
Ink Erasers
Ink Pads
Japanese Rice Paper
Kilns
Kneaded Erasers
Laser Cutters
Latex For Mold-making
Lath
Lightboxes
Liner Brushes
Lino Cutting Tools
Linoleum Blocks
Liquid Fixative
Liquid Glue
Magnet Sheets
Magnifying Glass
Mallets
Masking Fluid
Masking Tape
Mat Boards
Matte Medium
Measuring Tapes
Mechanical Pencils
Metal
Metal Plates
Mixed Media Paper
Modeling Clay
Molding Compounds
Molding Paste
Mop Brushes
Mounting Supplies
Museum Glass
Natural Light Lamp
Needle and Thread
Newsprint
Notebooks
Oil Medium
Oil Paint
Oil Pastels
Origami Paper
Paint Markers
Paint Rollers
Paint Scrapers
Paint Storage Boxes
Paintbrushes
Painter’s Tape
Palette Boxes
Palette Knives
Palette Paper
Palettes
Pan Pastels
Paper Mache
Pastel Paper
Pastel Pencils
Pedestals
Pencil Cases
Pencil Extenders
Pencil Sharpeners
Permanent Markers
Photo Paper
Photo Reference Books
Pigment Ink
Pipe Cleaners
Plaster Bandages
Plaster of Paris
Plastic Palettes
Plastic Plates
Pliers
Polymer Clay
Pom Poms
Portfolio Cases
Pouring Medium
Precision Knives
Press Molds
Printers & 3D Printers
Printmaking Paper
Projectors
Protective Covers
Protective Gloves
Protective Masks
Protractor
Rags & Cloths
Rasps
Relief Ink
Resin
Round Brushes
Rulers
Safety Scissors
Sandpaper
Saws
Scanners & 3D Scanners
Scissors
Screen Printing Frames
Screen Printing Ink
Sculpting Tools
Sculpture Bases
Sculpture Kits For Beginners
Sealers
Shrink Plastic
Silicone Mold-Making Kits
Silver Leaf
Sketch Pads
Sketch Paper
Sketchbooks
Sketchbox Easels
Sketching Boards
Smocks
Soft Pastels
Spatter Brushes
Sponges
Spray Bottles
Spray Fixative
Spray Paint
Squeegees
Stamps
Stencil Brushes
Stencils
Stone
Straightedge Rulers
Stretched Canvas Boards
Studio Easels
Stylus
Styrene Sheets
T-squares
Tabletop Easels
Technical Drawing Pens
Tempera Paints
Textiles & Fabrics
Tortillons
Transfer Paper
Trolley or Cart
Trowels
UV Protectant Spray
Utility Knives
Value Scale Tools
Varnish
Ventilation Equipment
Vine Charcoal
Vinyl Erasers
Wall Mounts
Washable Markers
Washi Tape
Water-based Markers
Watercolor Medium
Watercolor Paints
Watercolor Paper
Watercolor Pencils
White Charcoal Pencils
Wire
Wire Cutters
Wood Blocks
Wood Panels
Wood Slices
Woodcut Tools
Wooden Palettes
Workbench
Yarn

Essentials

The essentials for art are difficult to identify because it depends on your art form, medium, style and subject matter. Perhaps a good reference are the supplies stocked by art schools. For example:
  • Drawing supplies such as graphite pencils, colored pencils, charcoal pencils, erasers, drawing paper, various ink pens and markers.
  • Paint brushes, palettes, canvases, easels and acrylic, oil, watercolor and gouache paints.
  • Basic sculpture supplies such as clay, plaster, armatures for supporting sculptures and sculpting tools.
  • Miscellaneous supplies such as glues, materials, aprons and gloves.

Specialized Supplies

There are entire worlds of specialized art supplies and tools associated with art forms such as calligraphy, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, textile art, glass art, mosaic, tattoo, traditional crafts, commercial art and digital art.
Modern art forms such as street art and installation art are quite open-ended and don't have as many traditional tools. These art forms are known for using tools and supplies designed for trades such as carpentry. It is also common for installation art to use a variety of high and low technology from holograms to old radios.
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