Blick Art Materials
12-15-2010, 10:12 AM
It’s A Wrap
Not sure how to wrap art supplies for the artists in your life for Christmas? As with any trade, art making requires specific tools for the job, but wrapping them up to make them presentable as gifts can be a process in itself. Here are some creative ideas our artists on staff have come up with to stimulate the visual senses Christmas morning.
Multi-Media Supplies come in all shapes and sizes. Combine the art lover with the coffee drinker by picking up the Pantone Espresso or Mini Mug Sets and placing supplies in the empty cups, such as colored pencils, markers, paint tubes, pastel sticks, stampers, glitter and more. Make it more whimsical by placing them in a “to-go” drink box.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/pantone-espresso-and-mini-mug-sets/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/pantone-espresso-and-mini-mug-sets/)
Inspiring Painter – encourage their budding talent by finishing off their work before they’ve even started! Insert Blick Canvas Panels into various colored frames for them to see their potential. Wrap ribbon around paint tube caps and brushes to hang as ornamentation on the wrapping.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-canvas-panels/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-canvas-panels/)
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-gallery-spectrum-frames/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-gallery-spectrum-frames/)
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-artists-acrylic/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-artists-acrylic/)
http://www.dickblick.com/products/princeton-realvalue-brush-sets/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/princeton-realvalue-brush-sets/)
Studio Easels are a presence in and of themselves. They don’t lend themselves well to gift wrap and placing a big red bow on them has been done. Try this instead: gift wrap a deep profile canvas and place on the canvas braces working in paint brushes in the bow as decoration. If it’s a convertible easel, position the easel horizontally to work as a table, cover with a table cloth, so initially they think they’re only getting the present on top. Added bonus: use roll canvas as the table cloth!
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-master-series-convertible-easel/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-master-series-convertible-easel/)
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-museum-2-38-profile-canvas/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-museum-2-38-profile-canvas/)
FAQs:
What is the most commonly requested art product during the Christmas season?
-Many of our customers during the holidays are relatives to inspiring artists. We receive many requests for an all-inclusive kit with a little bit of everything for everyone. One of our personal holiday favorites is the Royal Langnickel All-Media Paint Set, which is always a big hit this time of year.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/royal-langnickel-all-media-paint-set/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/royal-langnickel-all-media-paint-set/)
-Kristal F.
Product Information Specialist
For further assistance using art supplies, feel welcome to contact our Product Information Department at
1-800-933-2542 or e-mail us at info@dickblick.com (info@dickblick.com). Hours of operation: M-F, 8:00am-5:30pm CST.
Not sure how to wrap art supplies for the artists in your life for Christmas? As with any trade, art making requires specific tools for the job, but wrapping them up to make them presentable as gifts can be a process in itself. Here are some creative ideas our artists on staff have come up with to stimulate the visual senses Christmas morning.
Multi-Media Supplies come in all shapes and sizes. Combine the art lover with the coffee drinker by picking up the Pantone Espresso or Mini Mug Sets and placing supplies in the empty cups, such as colored pencils, markers, paint tubes, pastel sticks, stampers, glitter and more. Make it more whimsical by placing them in a “to-go” drink box.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/pantone-espresso-and-mini-mug-sets/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/pantone-espresso-and-mini-mug-sets/)
Inspiring Painter – encourage their budding talent by finishing off their work before they’ve even started! Insert Blick Canvas Panels into various colored frames for them to see their potential. Wrap ribbon around paint tube caps and brushes to hang as ornamentation on the wrapping.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-canvas-panels/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-canvas-panels/)
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-gallery-spectrum-frames/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-gallery-spectrum-frames/)
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-artists-acrylic/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-artists-acrylic/)
http://www.dickblick.com/products/princeton-realvalue-brush-sets/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/princeton-realvalue-brush-sets/)
Studio Easels are a presence in and of themselves. They don’t lend themselves well to gift wrap and placing a big red bow on them has been done. Try this instead: gift wrap a deep profile canvas and place on the canvas braces working in paint brushes in the bow as decoration. If it’s a convertible easel, position the easel horizontally to work as a table, cover with a table cloth, so initially they think they’re only getting the present on top. Added bonus: use roll canvas as the table cloth!
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-master-series-convertible-easel/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-master-series-convertible-easel/)
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-museum-2-38-profile-canvas/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-museum-2-38-profile-canvas/)
FAQs:
What is the most commonly requested art product during the Christmas season?
-Many of our customers during the holidays are relatives to inspiring artists. We receive many requests for an all-inclusive kit with a little bit of everything for everyone. One of our personal holiday favorites is the Royal Langnickel All-Media Paint Set, which is always a big hit this time of year.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/royal-langnickel-all-media-paint-set/ (http://www.dickblick.com/products/royal-langnickel-all-media-paint-set/)
-Kristal F.
Product Information Specialist
For further assistance using art supplies, feel welcome to contact our Product Information Department at
1-800-933-2542 or e-mail us at info@dickblick.com (info@dickblick.com). Hours of operation: M-F, 8:00am-5:30pm CST.