Art Supply Stores

Caran d'Ache makes the world's most lightfast coloured pencils. Luminance 6901, Pablo, and Museum Aquarelle reviewed with pricing and comparisons.

Daniel Smith now makes 272 watercolours including 6 new 2025 colours and PrimaTek mineral paints. Honest review of quality, pricing, and value vs competitors.

Golden makes the acrylic paint every serious painter benchmarks against. 150+ Heavy Body colors, unmatched mediums, and a research team that actually answers the phone.

Kremer Pigmente makes and sells over 1,500 historical and modern pigments from a color mill in Germany. The go-to source for conservators and serious painters.

London's oldest art supply shop since 1855, still trading from Great Russell Street. Pigments, gilding materials, and rare supplies reviewed with visiting tips.

Michael Harding makes handcrafted oil paints in South Wales with no fillers or extenders. 125 colors used by David Hockney and Chris Ofili. High pigment load, cold-pressed linseed oil.

Natural Pigments makes Rublev Colours: 170-plus historical pigments and additive-free oil paints from Willits, California. Pigment and oil, nothing else. For serious painters.

New York Central Art Supply served NYC artists from 1905 to 2016. Jerry's Artarama acquired the brand. The name lives on as a line of professional art materials.

Family-run Yorkshire brush maker producing handcrafted kolinsky sable, synthetic, and specialist brushes. New workshop opened 2024, Master Workshops 2026.

Schmincke has made premium watercolours, gouache, and oils in Germany for 145 years. Honest review of Horadam, Akademie, Mussini, and new 2026 releases.

Sennelier has made oil pastels, honey watercolours, and soft pastels in Paris since 1887. Honest review of the full range, from Picasso's oil pastels to L'Aquarelle.

St. Paul's beloved independent art supply store, turning 50 in 2026. Artist-owned since 1976. Honest review of the store, staff, and selection.

Over 170 hand-milled oil colors made in small batches in New Berlin, NY. Part of Golden Artist Colors. Honest review of the range, pricing, and pigment selection.

Dakota Art Pastels stocks the world's deepest pastel selection. 2026 workshops, quarterly competitions, LuxArchival boards, and a pastel softness comparison chart.

Faber-Castell adds 20 new Polychromos colours in Fall 2026, bringing the range to 140. Polychromos, Pitt pens, and Albrecht Durer reviewed with pricing.

Flax Art and Design closed its Oakland store in March 2026. Now at Fort Mason Center in SF only. Honest review of the Bay Area's last major art supply store.

Portland's Gamblin makes oil paints and Gamsol, the solvent that let oil painters work safely indoors. 24 new colors in 2026. Honest review of the full range.

Serving Denver artists since 1881. 30,000 sq ft of professional art supplies and architectural materials. Fourth and fifth generation family-run. Honest review.

The largest selection of Japanese washi outside Japan, based in Culver City since 1988. 656 papers for printmaking, conservation, and bookbinding. Honest review.

M. Graham makes professional watercolors, oils, acrylics, and gouache in Hubbard, Oregon using honey and walnut oil. Solvent-free paints with a cult following.