ARTdiscount Blog

All Acrylic Acrylic Gouache Acrylic Ink acrylic inks acrylic paintbrushes acrylic painting Alcohol Ink ART Essentials Art History Art Supplies art supplies for schools Art techniques artist equipment artist interview artist oil Artist tools artlypool Back to school bob ross Box Easel
Gold bejewelled paper crown sat on top of a purple cushion.

Celebrate King Charles III Coronation in Style

Ellie Jakeman

Making a crown can be fun and easy DIY project that is perfect for dress up, cosplay, or just for fun. In this blog post, we will take a look at...

Celebrate King Charles III Coronation in Style

Ellie Jakeman

Making a crown can be fun and easy DIY project that is perfect for dress up, cosplay, or just for fun. In this blog post, we will take a look at...

Read more
Artist Donna Flowers-Dorning stood in front of a wall covered in her vibrant paintings, she is holding two still life paintings one in each hand and is wearing a patterned skirt.

Artist Interview: Donna Flowers-Dorning

Izzy Latimer

Donna Flowers-Dorning is an artist and shop owner based in Cumbria. Her work focus' on the collective imagination of places and memory to create nostalgic contemporary art work. She has...

Artist Interview: Donna Flowers-Dorning

Izzy Latimer

Donna Flowers-Dorning is an artist and shop owner based in Cumbria. Her work focus' on the collective imagination of places and memory to create nostalgic contemporary art work. She has...

Read more
Several sketchbooks open with organic drawings in bright colours; purples, blues, yellows, greens and lilac.

Sketchbooks Part 2: How to Choose the Right Ske...

Ellie Jakeman

In this blog we will help you choose the right Sketchbook for your style, medium and purpose. Many artists rely on their sketchbooks for capturing the many facets of their creative...

Sketchbooks Part 2: How to Choose the Right Sketchbook

Ellie Jakeman

In this blog we will help you choose the right Sketchbook for your style, medium and purpose. Many artists rely on their sketchbooks for capturing the many facets of their creative...

Read more
Open sketchbooks with black and white pencil and pen drawings of faces and shells.

Famous Sketchbooks

Ellie Jakeman

Sketchbooks are one of the most important tools in an artist's tool kit! In this first blog we will look at famous sketchbooks and what they were used for. 

Famous Sketchbooks

Ellie Jakeman

Sketchbooks are one of the most important tools in an artist's tool kit! In this first blog we will look at famous sketchbooks and what they were used for. 

Read more
Artist Ivna Lins sat in front of a wall displaying all of her colourful illustrations in her studio. She wears a daisy earrings and a daisy patterned Jumper.

Artist Interview: Ivna Lins

Izzy Latimer

Ivna Lin is an Illustrator and Graphic Designer who embodies cute and colour throughout her practice! She mixes both the traditional and digital world within her art practice and home...

Artist Interview: Ivna Lins

Izzy Latimer

Ivna Lin is an Illustrator and Graphic Designer who embodies cute and colour throughout her practice! She mixes both the traditional and digital world within her art practice and home...

Read more
Multiple Copic coloured Ciao Markers piled up on top of each other.

What Are Copic Ciao Markers?

Ellie Jakeman

Professional quality Copic Ciao markers are a high quality, alcohol-based, ink marker pen made by the Too Corporation group in Japan. They are incredibly versatile and are used as a...

What Are Copic Ciao Markers?

Ellie Jakeman

Professional quality Copic Ciao markers are a high quality, alcohol-based, ink marker pen made by the Too Corporation group in Japan. They are incredibly versatile and are used as a...

Read more
mono printing acetate sheet inked with an organic flower design and with two printed organic prints either side of it.

Monotype and Monoprint Art Printing.

Ellie Jakeman

There are many mono printing techniques artists use, most of them are very easy to replicate. We shall cover these techniques in this article and provide you with all the information...

Monotype and Monoprint Art Printing.

Ellie Jakeman

There are many mono printing techniques artists use, most of them are very easy to replicate. We shall cover these techniques in this article and provide you with all the information...

Read more
Artist Alan Fernihough standing in front of his easel with his back to the camera and looking over his easel at Blackpool Pleasure Beach roller-coaster.

Artist Interview: Alan Fernihough

Izzy Latimer

Alan Fernihough is an artist and art teacher. He decided to enter Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year and was chosen as a wild card entry. We had a...

Artist Interview: Alan Fernihough

Izzy Latimer

Alan Fernihough is an artist and art teacher. He decided to enter Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year and was chosen as a wild card entry. We had a...

Read more

Blog Tags

Stay Inspired and Keep Creating!

Don’t forget to subscribe to the ARTdiscount Newsletter for updates on exciting new products, exclusive offers, and expert art tips!