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Pillar 01

Prep & Supplies

Build a studio and materials kit that helps you make more work — without buying everything in the art shop.

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Studio / process

Explore the library

Start here

Set up your first working studio

Light, surfaces, storage and a practical workspace without spending a fortune.

Acrylic

Acrylic supplies for beginners

What you genuinely need, what can wait, and where quality matters.

Surfaces

Canvas, board or paper?

Choose a surface that suits your medium, scale and finished result.

Tools

Artist brush guide

Shapes, fibres, sizes and which brushes earn their place in your kit.

Colour

Build a useful starter palette

Mix more colours from fewer tubes and understand warm and cool bias.

Presentation

Photograph your artwork

Simple lighting, glare control, colour accuracy and clean listing images.