Art Sets for New Artists

Last updated: January 4, 2019
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At Jackson’s we have a huge selection of sets of art materials. Sets always make great gifts and ours come in a wide range of prices – from small affordable sets to impressive extravagant sets. Many of our sets would be perfect to help a new artist get started in the medium of their choice.

Here are just a few of our sets suitable for beginners – you can see the rest on our website!

Printmaking

Screenprinting Kits
All the tools you need to get started printing on paper or fabric.
Speedball Screen Printing Set


Drawing

Mixed Pencil Sets
These sets come with a variety of pencils and some include hard pastels in neutral colours – great for getting started in drawing and classical sketching.
Derwent Academy Wooden Box Set


Oil Painting

Starter Oil Sets from a variety of great brands including Winsor & Newton, Daler-Rowney and Michael Harding.

georgian oil bundle

You might also like this earlier blog post-
All You Need To Know To Get Started in Oil Painting


Watercolour Painting

Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour sets
Cotman Watercolours are a range of moderately priced colours which are made to exacting standards and have been carefully selected to offer a wide colour spectrum at an economical price.
Cotman Watercolour : SKETCHERS POCKET BOX SET


Acrylic Painting

Acrylic paints dry quickly and don’t use smelly, toxic solvents so are a popular way to get into painting for the first time.
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Sets

Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Colour Large Art Box Set

Reeves Acrylic Sets

Reeves Easel Painting Set Acrylic Colour Easel set

Amsterdam Acrylic Sets

Amsterdam Acrylic Colour Set containing 20ml tubes


Pastel Painting

Jackson’s Soft Pastel Sets
Good quality soft chalk pastels which are easy to use and they give fantastic results.

The 64 stick set is even on offer for just £6.50!

64 Half Stick Jacksons Square Soft Pastels

Postage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of £39.
Click on the underlined links or on the images to go to the products on the Jackson’s Art website.

Julie Caves is a long-standing contributor to Jackson’s Art Blog and previously served as its Editor for ten years. With an encyclopaedic knowledge of art materials, she writes in-depth articles, particularly about oil and acrylic painting, bringing an extensive research background to each piece. Julie studied journalism in California, fine art at the University of Texas at Austin, and completed both an MA at Camberwell College of Art and the Turps Studio Painting Programme in London. She exhibits her work regularly and continues to write part-time for the blog.

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