Skills - The Biggest Little Art Shop!
You will be amazed at the range of materials we have in stock, catering for every project from hobbyist to professional. We stock a large range of art and craft brushes from inexpensive pony haired children’s brushes to best sable water colour brushes and hog brushes for oils and acrylic. We stock a range of pads and papers with sizes and surfaces for every purpose. We have a rack or Imperial sized sheets of Fabriano papers, Bockingford, Waterford and Arches sheets, as well as a stand full of drawing and watercolour pads and blocks.
There are student level and fine art products for professionals, and of course free advice (and see the products and colours for yourself)
In short, a wide range of artists materials, plus a range of craft items; and even a stand of childrens art materials to inspire the next generation!
ESTABLISHED ART SUPPLIES IN STORE:
OILS
Old Holland, fine artists oil paints
Winton oil paints
Fabriano Tela oil pads and sheets
ACRYLICS
Winsor & Newton Galeria acrylics
Cryla Acrylics
Fabriano Pittura acrylic painting pads and sheets
WATERCOLOUR
Winsor & Newton artists quality watercolour
Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolour
St Cuthberts Mill Bockingford pads and sheets
Saunders Waterford pads and sheets
Arches watercolour pads and sheets
L Cornelissen Dry Pigments
Half pan refills and palettes
SKETCHING AND TECHNICAL DRAWING
Rotring Pens - Art Pen, Isograph, Rapidograph
Derwent drawing pencils
Derwent Line Maker and Line Painter range
Faber Castell Sketching Pens
Koh-I-Noor Pencil Crayons
Mapping Pens
Pocket Sketch books and journals
PASTELS AND CHARCOALS
Unison soft pastels, individually and in sets (plus, we allow you to mix and match from larger sets!)
Fabriano pastel pads and sheets
Sennelier oil pastels
Grey shade charcoals
Charcoal sticks
Charcoal and Pastel pencils
Paste, Charcoal, Pencil Fixatives
BRUSHES AND MEDIUMS
Da Vinci brushes - Kolinski, Red Sable, Synthetic
Winsor & Newton brushes - Hogs Hair Azanta, Cotman
Pro Arte brushes (British made)
Winsor & Newton and C.Roberson
Varnishes
Painting Mediums
Larch turpentine and poppy oil
SURFACES AND STUDIO
Canson Manga pads
Small and medium size easels (larger to order)
Mounting card for display and frame mounts
Bristol board pads
Belle Arti Fine grained Canvas and Gesso Boards
Spray mount
Erasers and putty rubbers
CALLIGRAPHY
William Mitchell and Manuscript Pens
Dip Pen Nibs, Reservoirs and holders
PRINT MAKING
Soft and Hard Lino
Lino Cutters and handles
Rollers
Schmincke and Lukas Inks
CRAFTS AND MODELLING
DAS Clay
Encaustic waxes and card
Modelling Plaster
Chalky paints and stencils
Glow in the dark paint
Mannequins
Aprons
Childrens Scrapbooks
Childrens sketchbooks
Childrens paints
Humbrol Hobby Paints
and much more ...
plus hundreds of other items to order!
We sell coloured pencils, Rotring drawing pens, water colour pencils, pastel pencils and graphite pencils individually or in sets. We also have charcoal sticks, thick sketching pencils and fixatives etc. You can buy hundreds of different pens and pencils at SKILLS!
We stock a large range of Winsor & Newton paints, available as sets, starter kits and individual tubes.
We also have a range of Da Vinci and Escoda brushes, and specialist mediums from Robersons and Corneillisons.
This is just a sample of our extensive range, feel free to contact us with your inquires, we are more than happy to help.
18 HIGH STREET, STONY STRATFORD,
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire MK11 1AF
PHONE: (01908) 260352