What’s that rolled up piece of cloth in your box? That’s a canvas. This month, ArtSnacks presents an exclusive: The Genie Canvas Mini – the first, and only fully collapsable canvas. You can stretch it tight over a few wooden dowels, and take it apart when your painting is dry. Roll it up, send it to a friend. Like magic.
Not use to painting? The M. Graham & Co. Artists’ Acrylic will help you get you on your feet. This paint is made to have a longer working time than other acrylics, so you can blend colors in a way that’s more like working with oil paints than with acrylics. Try it on your Genie Canvas Mini, and take all day to practice if you need.
A brush that can work with any medium, is a versitle brush to keep handy. The Connoisseur Protégé Gold Smoke Taklon Brush is just that: ready to take on any project that involves lots of color and creativity. Dubbed a “Staff Favorite,” it’s fibers are slightly softer than a normal brush, and have a chic natural and black colored body. Get your brush dirty, then clean it off with The Masters®.
You’ve finished your painting for the day, and it’s time to clean up. For your paint-lathered brushes, use The Masters® Brush Cleaner to wipe away the excess pigments from tip to ferrule (that metal part that holds in the brush hairs). Just like washing your own hair, The Masters® conditions the bristles of your brush to prevent future paint build up. Get rid of oils, acrylics, watercolors, with a few swishes of water, and you’re set until your next session.
