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Kickstart Your Academic Art Journey with The Right Tools
Embarking on an academic art journey requires not just talent and passion, but also the right tools and materials to bring your artistic visions to life. The Sydney Art Store, with its extensive range of top-quality art supplies, is your trusted partner in this creative endeavor. Here, you'll find everything you need, from precision-crafted brushes for various mediums and techniques to premium sketchbooks, pencils, and charcoals designed for both professional and amateur use. Our store also offers high-quality surfaces for your masterpieces, including pre-stretched canvases and art boards from the Ampersand series. Our selection of paints spans across oil paints, acrylics, watercolors, and gouache, sourced from globally renowned brands. We also provide diverse mediums, varnishes, and inks, alongside sculpting tools and art accessories to support your artistic process. Whether you're a beginner or an established artist, our curated collection can cater to your every need, ensuring a seamless and inspiring artistic journey.
Essential Art School Supplies for Every Student
Starting art school is an exciting journey, and having the right tools is essential for building skills and expressing creativity from day one. Core art supplies like sketchbooks, pencils, erasers, and rulers form the foundation of every artist’s kit. For painting classes, essentials often include watercolour paints, acrylics, oil paints, and various brush types. Students will also benefit from having palette knives, mixing palettes, and canvas boards or pads for practicing technique. Reliable drawing supplies such as charcoal, graphite, and coloured pencils are key for foundational sketching and illustration. Staying organised with a sturdy portfolio, pencil case, and tool roll helps keep materials accessible during class or critiques.
Matching Art Essentials to Creative Techniques
10'' Stretcher Clearance
$12.00
Art Spectrum Italian Pastel Pads
$21.25
613 Maimeri Blu Mai Blu 75ml Synthetic Ox Gall
$18.36
Different artistic techniques call for specialised materials, and matching your supplies to your process ensures smoother execution and better results. For example, students practicing ink work will benefit from dip pens, waterproof ink, and bleed-proof paper to master fluid linework and crosshatching. Those working in mixed media should have a combination of dry and wet tools, including soft pastels, acrylic paints, and collage adhesives. Sculpture or 3D design courses may require clay, modelling tools, wire, and armatures, while printmaking students often need carving blocks, linocut tools, and brayers. Choosing compatible surfaces is also crucial—wood panels, stretched canvas, and heavyweight mixed media paper each provide different responses to materials.
The Sydney Art Store: Your Art School Supply Destination
At The Sydney Art Store, we understand how important it is for art students to be equipped with the right tools from day one. That’s why we offer a curated collection of art school essentials tailored to beginners, emerging artists, and those enrolled in structured creative programs. Our range includes sketchbooks, graphite sets, erasers, paint sets, and brushes suited for foundational learning, along with student-grade options that offer quality without compromising affordability. Whether you’re working in acrylic, watercolour, or oil, our selection of paints, paper, and accessories meets the needs of both classroom instruction and personal practice. We also stock model-making tools, printmaking supplies, and canvas boards for more specialised art.
