Working on a lightbox is super useful if you’d like to trace an image such as a rough sketch before adding the final line work. No need to worry about untidy pencil lines underneath! The illuminated surface is translucent, allowing the light to pass through and making your tracing work so much easier and more […]
Schmincke’s Aero Color range offers liquid acrylic inks that are highly pigmented and lightfast. These inks can be applied using brushes, dip pens & technical pens, the Schmincke Aero Color liners (empty markers which can be filled with ink) or with an airbrush. Aero Color inks have been formulated to work especially well in airbrushes […]
What makes the Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pens unique is that they contain India ink. This means that the pigments are strong and the ink is extremely lightfast. Lightfastness is indicated on the barrel of the pen using asterisks: *** = maximum (100+ years), ** = very good (25+ years), * = good (5+ years). The lightfastness […]
Scraperboard, or scratch board, is a drawing medium that is traditionally a black-coated board with a white layer beneath. We also stock some beautiful specialty scraperboards with gold, copper or silver substrates – as well as a rainbow version! A wide variety of drawing techniques can be used on scraperboard to give various effects such as cross […]
This week we are looking at Sharpie Fabric markers, which are awesome to use on all sorts of fabric – from t-shirts and hats to tote bags and shoes. Bring your creativity to life on wearable items that are one of a kind! These markers are specially formulated to give you bright and bold colours […]
We mentioned these Zest-it products in our newsletter a few weeks back and we thought we’d go into a bit more depth here about Zest-it Pencil Blend as it’s such a fantastic product and can really change the way you work in pencil crayon. The Zest-it Pencil blender comes in two different formats – as […]
Copic Markers are world-famous, high-quality markers that come in a huge range of colours with various nib options. We have just launched the Copic Sketch – in store and online. We are so excited to be the biggest stockist of Copic markers in the Western Cape! In this blog post we will be telling you more […]
Brand new to The Deckle Edge is a wonderful range of inks by Diamine. These inks are imported from Diamine in the UK who have been manufacturing inks since 1864 (that’s over 150 years)! Fountain Pen Ink: Their non-toxic fountain pen inks are water-soluble and dye-based and can be used in a variety of ways. Firstly, they are fantastic for […]
Brush lettering is a huge trend at the moment and is much easier to do than one might think – in fact, we think anyone can do it! There are a few simple tips and tricks that you can use to get started, and once you have mastered those, the possibilities are endless. Create beautiful wedding […]
Graph’It markers are a wonderful illustration tool, perfect for applying colour and tones to artworks and sketches. The markers were developed in France, and were first released in 2012. It is a relatively new product but the markers have been extensively researched in order to provide a high quality product tailored to suit both amateurs and professionals alike. […]
