Are you looking for that special gift for that special person in your life or even for yourself! Why not treat yourself or your loved ones this Christmas with quality gifts that will ensure a professional finish!
We have a great selection of ‘luxury quality gifts’ for all of your creative endeavours.
Let us look at a few of our most popular brands and what they can offer you this Christmas. We have curated three or four luxury items from our best selling brands; Caran d’Ache, Sennelier and Derwent.
We hope you can find that perfect gift, Happy shopping!
Caran d'Ache
Since it was founded in Geneva in 1915, Caran d'Ache history has been intertwined with creativity and emotion. Countless generations of budding artists, amateurs and professionals have shared and continue to share the company’s passion for its colours and the quality of its drawing and writing instruments.
A true icon of the 'Swiss Made' label, Caran d'Ache remains a family company, currently headed up by Carole Hubscher who represents the fourth generation of the family involved in the company's management at the highest level since the 1930s.
Their values - Quality is in the detail
“More than just a label, the expression ‘Swiss Made’ is first and foremost a promise and a commitment. It is our promise to maintain the highest standards throughout our manufacturing processes. It is also our commitment to strive for excellence when designing, developing and manufacturing each of our drawing and writing instruments at our workshops in Geneva, Switzerland.”
Caran d'Ache Luminance Wooden Box with 76 Assorted Colours
This beautiful wooden gift box set contains 76 colours plus 2 full blenders and 2 Grafwood graphite pencils (HB and 5B). So it is 80 pencils in total.
The creaminess of a permanent lead combined with unbeatable light resistance : excellence for the most demanding artists, an ideal gift for professional artists, designers or architects etc.
Box Contents:
- 80 Pencils - 76 Colours and 4 Repeats
- 2 x Full Blenders and 2 x Grafwood Pencils
- The Ultimate Lightfast Pencil Range
- Beautifully Crafted Wooden Box
Caran d'Ache Wooden Box Of 120 Pablo Pencils
A gift for all creative people.
Caran D'Ache Pablo Artists' Pencils are superior colour pencils for artists with demanding needs, a great gift for all creative people..
The 3.8mm soft water-resistant leads have excellent lightfastness and are very economical due to their covering power.
The hexagonal shafts are made by Caran D'Ache from the best cedar wood, end-sealed with the same colour as the lead, and marked with both colour name and code. This wooden box contains the full range of 120 pencils.
Contains 120 coloured pencils with dry, water resistant lead with a diameter of 3.8mm for clean and accurate line work. Enclosed in a hexagonal body manufactured from FSC certified cedar wood with colour number and name indicated. Excellent light resistance and brilliant covering power.
The box set is beautifully made with superior quality birch and beech with a protective varnish. A dark mahogany colour with a gold colour silkscreen (inside and outside) and golden fastenings.
For all sets available, see the Caran d'Ache Pablo Colour Pencils Collection.
Dimensions: 37.7 x 34.5 x 4.8 cm, 3 removable trays, each containing 40 watercolour pencils with foam pads for protection.
Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle Wooden Set of 76 + 4 Doubled Colours
This set of Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle Pencils contains 76 water-soluble coloured pencils and four repeated colours, as well as three Technalo water-soluble graphite pencils (HB, B, 3B) and one Grafwood graphite pencil (2B).
For the first time ever, with Museum Aquarelle, the Maison Caran d'Ache offers professional artists the possibility of wielding a pencil with the strength and effects of genuine watercolour. This fantastic medium is perfect for works intended for exhibition, collection and museum purposes.
The softness of the lead in addition to its large, 3.8 mm diameter mean that Museum Aquarelle pencils can be used in a number of ways – both dry and as watercolours. From precision drawing to wet drawing, blending, mixed, gradation or overlaying techniques: artists now have the ability to achieve the entire spectrum of watercolour effects. A palette of 76 colours springs to life through contact with water and with textured paper.
The box set is beautifully made with superior quality birch and beech with a protective varnish. A dark mahogany colour with a gold colour silkscreen (inside and outside) and golden fastenings.
Dimensions: 38.3 x 22 x 6.1 cm, 3 removable trays, each containing 28 watercolour pencils with foam pads for protection.
Sennelier
Sennelier is renowned for creating professional quality grade artists paints, pastels, inks and powdered pigments. Sennelier was founded by Gustave Sennelier, a devoted chemist back in 1887. His legacy for quality and producing colours that only contain the highest quality pigments is still upheld today. Artists then and now regard the Sennelier palette as the ultimate standard of quality.
Sennelier has been in operation for 135 years and has created artists' materials for famous artists such as Sisley, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso, to name but a few!
The traditions with the innovations
"Sennelier has become the 'reference' brand that it is today for artists because it has always been able to combine the traditions of the old masters with the innovations provided by modern chemistry."
It took over three years, around the end of the 19th Century, to formulate the Sennelier range of Extra Soft Pastels and thus to create one of the worlds largest chromatic pastel ranges. This range has evolved over the years, but the heart of its design remains unchanged.
A Sennelier extra soft pastel is a high quality pure pigment finely ground with a natural binder. The high quality composition is the result of the perfect balance between binder and pigment. The manufacturing process does not involve any compression and the pastels are dried naturally in the open air.
Sennelier Soft Pastel Selections - Landscape set of 100
A selection of 100 landscape colours contained in an attractive wooden box.
Sennelier Wooden Box Oil Stick/ Bar 38ml - Set of 36
This set contains an extensive range of 36 x 38ml sticks, beautifully presented in a wooden box. Sennelier extra fine oil sticks are fully compatible with conventional oil colours. They offer artists an exciting and direct drawing and painting medium with the finish and appearance of traditional oil paint. This set contains an extensive range of 36 x 38ml sticks, beautifully presented in a wooden box.
Derwent
For generations, artists have chosen and trusted the Derwent® brand for art materials around the world. With a proud heritage dating back to 1832, Derwent’s innovation comes from a deep understanding of artists. Derwent appreciates that their needs and aspirations may change over their artistic life, and with this in mind has produced a range of art materials that span from the first colouring pencil to the highest professional quality products – the majority of which are made in their British manufacturing plant in the Lake District, Cumbria, UK.
“Quality, craftsmanship and innovation are key cornerstones of the Derwent brand. This is achieved by setting stringent quality control in the production of all products across a wide array of art categories. Perfecting the art of pencil manufacturing in the Lake District over generations, Derwent’s wide range of pencils is synonymous with quality and craftsmanship. Artistry is threaded through the core of every Derwent product, delivering world-class artists’ materials at every stage of the creative journey.”
Derwent Inktense Pencils Wooden Box of 72
The full range of 72 Inktense pencils contained in a beautifully finished wooden box with lift out tray which conveniently fits into the lid.
Derwent Inktense combines the brilliant intensity of ink with the versatility of watercolour pencil. Apply pure vibrant dry colour with the pencil and then water with a brush to activate the pigment into bright translucent, ink. Once dry, the colour is permanent and can be worked over with other media. The possibilities are endless, the results stunning.
Product Information
- Delivers ink-like staining effects with its vivid, yet translucent washes
- Dries permanently, allowing you to layer up without affecting previous applications
- Once dry, can be embellished with wet or dry media
- Highly versatile; can be used on paper and fabric for a wide range of fine art and craft projects. Will stay in place on fabrics when hand washed in cool water (below 30 degrees) with no harsh detergents
- Round 8mm barrel; wide 4mm core
- Set contains 72 Inktense pencils in a wooden box
Hopefully you will find something perfect for that special Christmas gift, however if you need more ideas, head over to our website for lots of creative inspiration, we have so much more in the way of great gift ideas!
Winsor & Newton
William and Henry’s commitment to quality and innovation are part of a rich heritage which informs Winsor & Newton to this day. Perfect gifting ideas for the professional artist in your life.
'We’re dedicated to the craft of the fine artist and to providing them with new ways to explore their creativity. We embrace new ideas, we seek out the latest technologies and materials – we devote our time to creating the world’s finest art materials, which are used by some of the world’s finest artists.'
W&N Promarker Extended Set of 96
ProMarker is the perfect introduction to colouring with alcohol based markers. This fantastic set is a perfect gift for any professional or amateur graphic artist.
Promarker offers alcohol-based streak-free coverage so you can achieve flawless, print-like results. Promarker is twin-tipped: a broad chisel and fine bullet nib, that allow you the freedom to flip easily between shading larger areas and precision detailing.
96 essential colours from Winsor & Newton’s Promarker range, making it the biggest Promarker set currently available.
Product Information
- Multiple shades of the main primary and secondary colours, three full families of grey, extensive selection of portrait and landscape colours, two black markers and two blenders.
- With its extensive and balanced colour range, this set is ideal for beginners and experienced marker pen users alike, for use at home, college or in the studio.
- Beautiful sturdy storage box decorated by professional marker illustrator Vedran Misic.
- For best results use with Winsor & Newton Bleedproof Marker pads and permanent fine liner pens.
Winsor & Newton Promarker 48 Essential Collection
ProMarker is the perfect introduction to colouring with alcohol based markers. This fantastic set is a perfect gift for any professional or amateur graphic artist.
Promarker offers alcohol-based streak-free coverage so you can achieve flawless, print-like results. Promarker is twin-tipped: a broad chisel and fine bullet nib, that allow you the freedom to flip easily between shading larger areas and precision detailing.
Loved by graphic designers, illustrators and artists around the world.
Set Contents:
Ivory, Pastel Beige, Blush, Saffron, Dusky Pink, Tan, Sandstone, Cinnamon, Raw Sienna, Cocoa, Umber, Burnt Sienna, Yellow, Sunflower, Gold, Mandarin, Red, Poppy, Crimson, Maroon, Rose Pink, Magenta, Orchid, Purple, Cool Aqua, Powder Blue, Sky Blue, Cyan, French Navy, Turquoise, Midnight Blue, Meadow Green, Apple, Lime Green, Bright Green, Forest Green, Pine, Olive Green, Warm Grey 3, Warm Grey 5, Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 3, Ice Grey 5, Cool Grey 1, Cool Grey 3, Cool Grey 5, Black, Blender pen.
