Painting and sketching sets are ideal gifts for everyone from teenagers to grandparents
(30/04/2010)

Winsor & Newton's painting and sketching sets are ideal gifts for everyone on your shopping list – from teenagers to grandparents. Winsor & Newton have a great range of products that will suit all price brackets and are ideal for all members of the family.

Under £5

Hard back Sketch Books (£4.30) - These heavy weight paper sketch books are suitable for pencil, pen and ink and light water colour washes. Made using 170 gsm acid free paper for longevity, each sheet is perforated along the edge to allow for easy removal. This range of case bound sketch books is available in two styles; one is a case-bound with a classic leather effect black cover and the second is a wire-o style hard backed sketch book.

University Brushes (£2.20) - University is a range of white synthetic general-purpose artists' brushes with distinctive red handles with white tips. Manufactured to high standards, these brushes are stiff enough to use with slightly more fluid oils and acrylics yet soft enough to use with water colours making University a genuine all-purpose range.

Drawing Inks (£2.90 each) – These Drawing Inks have been used by illustrators since their introduction by Winsor & Newton in the 1890s, where the main requirement is brilliance of colour. Today they are formulated from a series of soluble dyes in a superior shellac solution. These inks can be applied with brush, dip pen or airbrush and are widely used by designers, calligraphers and artists as well as illustrators.

Cotman Water Colour Postcards (£3.50) – Cotman is available in the most popular Not/Cold Pressed surface, in 90lb (190gsm), 140lb (300gsm) and 200lb (425gsm) weights and is supplied in loose sheets and a selection of pads. A firm favourite amongst water colour artists, Cotman Water Colour paper is a fine quality mould-made, wood-free paper made exclusively to the exacting specifications of Winsor & Newton. Both inexpensive and versatile, it is ideal for use by students, amateurs or professionals who use large quantities of paper.

Up to £20

Cotman Pocket Plus (£10.99)– The Cotman Pocket PLUS set is part of their pioneering Cotman PLUS range which offers a selection of innovative and modern water colour sets for all water colour artists. This compact, lightweight plastic box fits snugly into your pocket and is ideal for painting outdoors & when travelling. The Cotman Pocket PLUS set contains: 12 assorted Cotman Water Colour half pans & 1 x Cotman pocket brush (No.5)

Gouache Primary Colour Set (£17.60) - This set offers a selection of 6 x 14ml tubles. The colours have been specially selected for optimum results when colour mixing, producing strong, bright mixes.

Cotman brush wallets (£15.90) - A set containing a selection of the most popular brushes from our Cotman range: The wallet contains: 3 series 111 Water Colour Brushes (No’s 1, 4 and 6) a 10mm Series 666 One Stroke Brush.

Up to £30

Calligraphy wooden box (£24.99) - Calligraphy means ‘beautiful writing’ and is an enjoyable and rewarding activity. This Calligraphy Wooden box offers a selection of calligraphy items in an attractive wooden box, with space for storage of inks and nibs.

Collection Ink Set (£20.55) - The Cotman Water Colour PLUS Sets are a unique range of innovative and modern water colour sets for all water colour artists. The Cotman PLUS sets are practical, versatile and are great for field or studio work. There are 6 types of sets available and each has its own unique features.

Up to £50

Bamboo Boxes (£49.99) - The Winsor & Newton Bamboo Box Sets are a wonderful gift idea. The choice of four beautifully presented boxes ensures that you’ll be able to select the perfect gift to suit any type of painter. The four different sets are as follows:
Artists’ Acrylic Colour
Artists’ Oil Colour
Artists’ Water Colour (tube version)
Artists’ Water Colour (1/2 pan version)

Artist’s water colour Bijou Box (£45) - This mini pocket-sized metal box offers a combination of convenience and practicality. The box, measuring only 79 x 60 x 16mm, contains 8 assorted Artists' Water Colour Half Pans and a Pocket Brush.

Series 7 Brushes (£41.10) - Series 7 is the world's finest water colour brush. The standards of quality for this brush were set in 1866, when Her Majesty Queen Victoria gave orders that Winsor & Newton should produce the very finest water colour brushes in her favourite size; the No.7. Today, Series 7 is manufactured from only the finest pure Kolinsky Sable hair, in rust-proof, seamless nickel plated ferrules with black polished handles.