Huge News from Prismacolor! Prismacolor has announced that the new Brush Tip Marker sets will begin shipping in April of 2012, followed by open stock and the new marker tower display in May of 2012. Both sets and open stock colors will mirror the current Double-Ended marker line offering. The single ended metallic markers will not be available in the new Brush Tip line. The new Brush Tip markers will feature a brush on one end and the traditional Prismacolor fine point nib on the other end. With the Brush Marker launch comes the NEW replacement display for the existing Prismacolor Marker tower display. The transition plan is excellent. Dealers only need to purchase three each of the 152 Brush Tip…

Strathmore Artist Papers announces the introduction of professional quality Mixed Media sheets and boards to meet needs related to the increased use of mixed media in fine art, illustration and handmade journals. 500 Series Mixed Media sheets and boards are specifically designed to accept both wet and dry media, providing the ultimate surface for mixed media. 100% cotton fiber surfaces are internally sized for wet media and feature a durable vellum finish for traditional drawing techniques. Sheets and boards are archival, lignin free and acid free. Both are excellent for watercolor, gouache, acrylic, graphite, pen and ink, colored pencil, marker, pastel and collage. Sheets are 22” x 30” size and offered in bulk or retail packages. Boards are available in standard board size as well…

Mix Media art continues to grow as artists continue to explore new mediums and surfaces that work for a variety of techniques. Canson has recently expanded its line of Mix Media pads due to the growing artist demand and due to the success of their XL Mix Media range. The NEW Artist Series Mix Media pad is a heavyweight 138 LB (224 GSM) French paper perfect for final drawings. Dual sided (fine & medium textures in 1 sheet); excellent erasability. Ideal for dry media, wet mix media techniques, markers, pens & collage. The NEW Foundation Series Mix Media pad and the popular XL Mix Media pad is 98 LB (160 GSM) paper that is perfect for students looking to…

Canson’s unique know-how, which hails from over 450 years of artist paper manufacturing experience, continues to lead to innovation in offering the highest quality artist papers that are available in a wide variety of surface textures. • Purchase a complete Mi-Teintes Touch assortment get the Display FREE! Merchandise the Mi-Teintes touch right next to your Mi-Teintes Paper Display. • Get new product introduction discounts through mid February! • Mi-Teintes Touch a product line extension to the Number 1# selling brand of pastel paper- Mi-Teintes • Mi-Touch is available in matching 14 top selling Mi-Teintes colors – a great palette of cool blues, warm earth, and grey tones. •  Artists will love the unique…

Our 2012 catalog is fresh off the press! It features 26,000+ of our best-selling art supply products. Look for your copy in the mail soon!

There has always been something missing in the Kolo family of albums. There’s the super, best-selling Noci that holds 24 photos. There’s the Catalina that holds 200. And of course, there’s the super-popular Hudson 2 and Hudson 3 that hold 200 and 300 4 x 6 photos respectively. But there was that gap between 24 and 200. That’s a big gap and tons of people told them that. Thanks for all the feedback, consumers! Kolo listened. Introducing Hudson 1! Yeah, it’s a super nice photo album. It works nicely with the other Hudsons. But like the Noci, it has also has removable sleeves so the album is really versatile. Some of the…

Reminder: GOLDEN Winter B-T-S Promotion — UNCOMMON BLUES! Make your purchases while supplies last! –For artists who have a vision for going beyond the ordinary, GOLDEN introduces a 22 ml limited edition set of Uncommon Blues featuring three blues from the Heavy Body line, each with unique qualities: Anthraquinone Blue, Smalt Hue and Cerulean Blue Deep. Available for Winter. B-T-S only, this set of three fantastic blues is sure to pique the curiosity of artists looking for the fundamentals of blue, while seeking ways to differentiate themselves with something uncommon. During the promotion, the Uncommon Blues set is available at a low introductory retail price of $9.99, representing a 26% savings for consumers over open stock.  Standard and promotional discounts off this introductory list price apply. Designed to generate…

From Pete Cole at Gamblin: Congratulations to all of the winners and participants in Gamblin’s 2011 Torrit Grey Painting Contest. All participants’ paintings can be seen in galleries on Gamblin’s Facebook page: Gamblin Facebook Page A special shout-out goes to winners Brittany Wertz, Brian Weisz, Corey Pitkin and Ashlie Gonzales. Gamblin’s Master Paintmakers have already begun crafting some batches of Torrit Grey for 2012. Watch the Art Dog Blog for more information on Torrit Grey in March. And Happy New Year!