Interesting Facts

Did you know that Adamstown Art has the most extensive range of watercolours in Australia. Lots to choose from.

Umton is the leading artist paint manufacturer in the Czech Republic. Beautiful watercolours.

De Atramentis make waterproof pigmented inks that will flow through a fountain pen.
Urban sketchers rejoice.


Kolibri have been handcrafting artist brushes in Germany since 1898. Experience counts.





Boutique Fine Art Supplies

Artists seek out Adamstown Art for their dependability, good prices, friendly advice and quality range of fine art materials. Learn more about Adamstown Art.


 

New: Mijello Tourmaline Granulating Watercolours

Intense Granulation and Colour Separation

Mijello Tourmaline provide intense granulation combined with unique contrasting shades of colour. To achieve the unique hues of the range Mijello has added micro particles of the natural gemstone, Tourmaline, to the watercolours. This has given the watercolour range the name Tourmaline Two Tone Granulating Watercolours. There are 56 colours in the range, all of which are excellent quality.

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20% Off Mijello Palettes

Mijello palettes reflect the excellence in design that has been used to create them. These innovative palettes seal to keep paints fresh and feature non-staining easy clean plastic. Of special note is the Bullet Proof series which use the same materials used to make bullet-proof glass.

Now available in an expanded range including Double Decker Palettes, Fusion Palettes, Bullet Proof Palettes and the new Colour Wheel Palettes.

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15% Off Turner 15ml Watercolour Tubes

A true professional watercolour with suberb transparency and flow. Only the highest quality pigments, the clearest gum arabic, and wetting agents are used to achieve vivid, brilliant colours. There are 148 colours in the range, including the effect colours, all of which are in large 15ml tubes.

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30% Off Schmincke Australian Series Sets

The Australian series was especially created to suit painting of the unique Australian environment. There are five sets available which are:
- Starter Set
- Sunburnt Country
- The Red Outback
- Australian Seascape
- Australian Flora.

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Clearance: Selected Daniel Smith 5ml Tube Sets
Up to 50% Off

Strictly whilst stocks last. Twelve different sets are being cleared. First in, best dressed.

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20% Off Hydrus 30ml Bottles

Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus Fine Art Watercolor is a liquid, lightfast and transparent watercolor. The Hydrus liquid watercolours deliver the same brilliance and permanency as traditional tube watercolors but in a convenient liquid form.

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25% Off Aqua Drop 30ml Bottle Sets

Aqua Drop is a ready to use highly pigmented artist quality liquid watercolour. Aqua Drop is ideal for watercolour painting and also pusuits such as urban sketching and calligraphy.

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15% Off QoR Sets and Singles

QoR watercolours, by Golden Paints, use a unique binder called Aquazol which is able to hold greater amounts of pigment than the traditional gum arabic binder. The result is more intense colours with minimal shift in colour from wet to dry.

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10% Off Monteverde Monza 3 Fountain Pens

The Monza 3 fountain pen system is perfect if you are looking to try different nib types and inks. Each Monza pen comes with three different nibs; fine, medium and omniflex. Each nib has its own front section and convertor.

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15% Off Rohrer & Klingner Writing Inks

The writing inks feature high-class, brilliant colourants, specially treated water and minimal amounts of additives. This well-balanced nature of the ink provides optimal flow characteristics for fountain pens. Of note are the two Iron Gall inks in the range. The colour of the iron gall inks intensifies over time and they are considered permanent.

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Pastel Specials



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15% Off Pastelgrain Sheets

15% Off Blue Earth Sets

15% Off Art Spectrum Extra Soft Sets

20% Off Sennelier Sets of 30 Half Sticks

10% Off Hahnemuhle Pastel Sketch Pads

15% Off Lux Archival Packs of 5 & 10

New: Mi-Teintes Velvet

20% Off Rembrandt Set of 90 Half Sticks

15% Off Kirsty Rebecca General Realism Set

15% Off Pitt Pencil Sets

New: Sennelier Sets of 6 Oil Pastels

Best Price for Unison Pastels















 

Clearance: 50% Off Schmincke Acrylics

Whilst Stocks Last. Special Includes:
- Primacryl Acrlyic
- Primacryl Fluid Acrylic
- Acrylic Bronzes
- All Acrylic Mediums, Gels and Pastes
- All Acrylic Grounds and Primers.





15% Off Rohrer & Klingner Traditional Inks

The traditional ink range is a fusion of high quality materials with decades of experience. The high density of pigmentation provides for inks with luminance and brilliance, whilst the 100ml bottles are excellent value.

The inks can be used for all artistic purposes and can be applied by brush, nib, technical pen (to 0.35mm) and airbrush. Of note is the range of surfaces the inks can be used on, including drawing paper, cardstock, transparent paper and also soft cotton papers.

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20% Off William Mitchell Calligraphy Inks

Acrylic based calligraphy and drawing ink suitable for dip pen nibs and brush. Eight vibrant colours are available in 30ml bottles. The ink has good flow for calligraphy and is easily controllable on paper.

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15% Off De Atramentis Artist Inks

De Atramentis Artist inks are lightfast waterproof inks that will flow through a fountain pen making them perfect for both writing and sketching. Apart from fountain pens, the inks can also be used with dip pens and brushes. There are 18 colours in the range which are intermixable, allowing you to create your own colours.

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20% Off Aqyla Sets

Aqyla is a water based alkyd resin paint which combines and enhances the benefits of both oil and water based paints to give you a totally immersive painting experience.

The greatest attraction of Aqyla is pure, rich & smooth colour. Concentrated levels of high performance pigments with no extenders provides exceptional colour whilst the water based formula gives Aqyla its fresh texture and smoothness.

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20% Off Leonard Mangoustyl Brushes

The Leonard Mangoustyl brushes are imitation Mongoose brushes. They use a mix of real hair types to achieve the characteristics of Mongoose hair. This gives the brushes a natural feel, they are responsive and firm, yet delicate to the touch. Mongoose is less soft than sable but much softer than bristle. Leonard have been handcrafting artists' brushes in Saint-Brieuc, France since 1779. The synthesis of tradition, knowledge and modern methods produces brushes of the highest quality.

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15% Off Sennelier Oil Sticks

The sticks can be used alone, or in combination with regular oil colours and diluted with turpentine as required. They are able to be applied directly to any traditional oil painting support such as canvas or boards. Of note is the colourless medium allows for transparent glazes.

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15% Off Renesans Oil Solid Sticks

Renesans Oil Solid are handmade oil sticks based on linseed oil, natural waxes and high-quality artistic dry pigments. The oil sticks are solvent free.

Their soft texture and consistency is inspiring and opens up artistic possibilities. They can be applied directly, with a palette knife, or with a brush. For brush work you can thin Oil Solid with linseed oil or any medium and mineral solvent. The blender is especially useful when mixing with regular oils.

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15% Off Brause Calligraphy Pads

Brause offer a practice pad along with three other high quality pads featuring very smooth paper. The smooth vellum type paper is perfect for calligraphy.

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15% Off Horadam Gouache Single Tubes

The Schmincke Horadam Gouache range consists of 48 naturally opaque colours, traditionally based on Gum Arabic and made with only the best genuine artist pigments. The whole range have excellent painting properties and mix well with watercolours.

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15% Off Blue Island Press Notecards

Blue Island Press feature many Australian artists as well as archived artists from Museums and Galleries around the world. Blue Island Press own their own printing press so they can use the finest art papers available for their products. Each pack usually contains 6 cards and envelopes with either two, three or six different designs.

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New Oil and Acrylic Painting Pads

The Clairfontaine oil paper has a linen type feel, is 240gsm, acid free and Ph neutral. The paper has been specially treated to ensure the ideal surface for oils. Both oils and solvents can be used on the paper.

Clairefontaine Acrylic paper is relatively smooth, 360gsm, acid free, pH neutral and available in both sheets and pads. Strong sizing at the core and on the surface prevent the paper from warping. Although designed for acrylic the paper is also very good for for gouache.

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