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List of art supplies

Things you need to draw, paint, or write a letter.

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Pis forPigment

Pigment is a substance that is so strongly colored that it can be used to change the color of other things too. Pigments are used to tint paint. The best kinds of pigment are ones that are permanent.
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Pis forPortrait

A portrait is a painting, drawing or photo of someone. A portrait is often just of someone's head and shoulders, or from their waist up. Portrait can also refer to any picture or a blank canvas or piece of paper that is vertical, that is with the long sides on the left and right, which is the best way to put your paper to draw a portrait of someone. The opposite of portrait in this case is landscape, which is the best way to put a piece of paper to draw a landscape.
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A protractor is a device used for measuring angles. You can get protractors as both half and full circles. Protractors are also useful for drawing angles.

Qis forQuill

A quill is a pen made from a feather, usually the wing feather of a goose. The end of the pen was dipped into a pot of ink and used for writing with.

Ris forRuler

A ruler is a thin, hard, straight piece of plastic or wood with numbers written on the edges at even spacings. Rulers are used both for drawing straight lines, and for measuring how long things are.
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Sis forSketch

A sketch is a quick or simple drawing of something, although some sketches can be quite detailed. Sketches are usually made with pencil or charcoal.
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Sis forStencil

A stencil is a thin sheet of cardboard, metal or plastic that has had a design cut through it. When paint is brushed or sprayed over the stencil, the paint only shows up on the surface underneath where the holes were cut. Stencils are a fast way to put a lot of the same design onto a surface. A design that has been made from a stencil can also be called a stencil.

Tis forTexta

A texta is another name for a marker in some countries.
Watercolor is a style of painting. Watercolour paints usually come as dry cakes of paint, and are mixed with water to use them. The colors in a watercolor painting are soft and translucent and you can see the paper through them.