December 2017 extended hours

Spring It On SALE!

It’s Spring and we are having a sale to help you SPRING IT ON! Our Spring sale is full of exciting deals both for professional artists and students, so take advantage of our 20%-60% off discounts. Sale begins Saturday April 1st and runs until April 22nd, 2017.

Vote for your favourite Art Supply Shop! Closes Sept 18

Hello Friends! Please vote for your favourite Art Supply Shop. We’ve been shortlisted again this year and would love your vote (but only if your really think we are the best) Voting closes September 18th.      

How To Tuesday: Plein Air Painting Techniques

The summer weather keeps us moving out of the studio and looking towards the outdoors for inspiration.  If you have yet to try your hand at painting outside- you are missing out on a lovely experience that will enrich your art practice (and your soul). We have Plein Air Painting on the brain this week […]

How To Tuesdays: Shibori

Textile artist Jane Jacobs will be back in the ARTiculations studio on August 29th to facilitate another day of spectacular indigo play.  This workshop is a great opportunity to experiment with all things indigo- and we worry about the mess 🙂 For more information or to register, go here. Curious to learn more about the […]

How To Tuesdays: Colour Pastel Techniques

Summer time is in full swing and with it comes a beautiful palette that pushes us to explore the bold pigments and styles offered through the pastel medium! Here is a speedy intro to 3 different colour pastel techniques to get you started. Want to learn more? Guest artist Gary Smith will be at ARTiculations […]

How To Tuesdays: Beginner Oil Pastel Techniques

If you’re new to pastels, here is a quick little video that gives you some pointers to get started!

How To Tuesdays: Anatomy of a Linocut with Bill Fick

Printmaker Bill Fick (billfick.com) demonstrates his linoleum print process from beginning to end.

How To Tuesday: Mixing flesh tone acrylic painting

So it’s Wednesday… But here is a great tutorial by Will Kemp teaching the basics of matching skin tones with acrylic paints.  This simple mixture will help to learn about color mixing when trying to paint people with realistic skin tones. Match the flesh colour to your own skin tones.

How To Tuesdays: Colour mixing basics – Acrylic Colour Bias

Learn how to improve your colour mixing by understanding the colour bias found within paint pigments with professional artist Will Kemp. Colours used: Cadmium Yellow (light) Phthalo Blue (Green) Ultramarine Blue.