Palette Knives!

eBay 5 pack of palette knives for $5(AUD)

Pebeo 100/129 palette knife.


I was actually impressed by the eBay palette knives, I was expecting them to be flimsy and poor quality but are the best palette knives I've used. Definitely goes to show that even in art price doesn't equal quality all of the time.

I mostly use palette knives for mixing paints or laying paint down for a large block colour, I still rely on brushes for detail.

Clothing and fabric design equipment.

SetaSkrib and Zig fabric markers are the best, around $6(AUD) each I think, but are the  best for planning out a fabric painting or naming/signing shirts.

Brush tip of Zig compared to the tip of SetaSkrib.

Zig 2mm tip compared to the same SetaSkrib tip as shown before.

Fabric dye available for $4(AUD) on eBay, I find it's easier than the more expensive Idye's available and has a good range of colours.

These silk and cotton fabric paints are great if you already have brushes but otherwise i'd recommend the fabric markers.

Kids fabric Crayola markers are great for someone thinking about fabric art but not wanting to spend a lot of money, these average for about $10(AUD) for a pack of 10.

Glass painting supplies!

For a family friends birthday I painted wine glasses with little scenes, I bought a tonne of different brand glass paints and these gave the best results! Hopefully this helps out someone looking for a gift idea, these also make great gifts for kids, I was given a few as kid.

The small tips allow for intricate designs and surprisingly last very long, I managed to paint 8 glasses and only used 1/4 of the paint!

These glass paint pens were good for a background giving a less solid colour, like a watercolour finish. 

I used these painted on with a cheap synthetic paint brush, mixable colours gave such great palette options.

Reasonably priced compared to some art products in Australia.