Art Store Essentials!

Dear Studio Society Members, 

 

January is the perfect moment to reconnect with the tools that make your studio feel complete—the ones you reach for instinctively, the ones you truly can’t live without. This week at The Art Store, we’re celebrating Art Store Essentials: foundational supplies that support your creative process across drawing, illustration, and painting, no matter your style or medium!

 

For sketchers and draftspeople, Holbein Tortillons are a quiet luxury. Smooth, responsive, and indispensable for controlled blending and expressive shading. Illustrators and mixed-media artists know the unmatched reliability of Sakura Microns, whose crisp, archival lines play beautifully with watercolor, marker, gouache, and more. We’re also spotlighting W.A. Portman brushes and colored pencils, beloved for their performance, balance, and exceptional value. True workhorses with refined results!

 

And then there’s white. Light, once lost, can’t be recovered. So. Highlights must be added back with intention and precision! That’s why opaque whites are essential studio tools. Whether you’re correcting, clarifying, or adding that final spark, favorites like Daler Rowney Pro White, Copic Opaque White, Holbein Titanium White Acrylic Gouache, Gelly Roll in white, and Uni Impact Signo in white bring brilliance and precision back into your work.

 

As always, we’re proud to offer the best in the business at fabulous prices. To make January even brighter, enjoy 10% off W.A. Portman 4-pc Brush Sets and W.A. Portman Colored Pencils with online code EXTRA (Valid through January 31st!)

 

Here’s to a fresh start, a well-stocked studio, and the essentials that carry your creativity forward - this January, and all year long! 

 

XOXOXOX,

Your Friendly Neighborhood Art Store