Art Materials Shop
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The Wolverhampton School of Art's art materials shop stocks an extensive range of art materials, including paints, brushes, sketchbooks, portfolios, and much more. From creating your own canvas to storing your work – we have everything you need to realise all of your creative aspirations and showcase your talent.
The shop stocks a wide range of basic and specialty materials including:
- A range of brushes
- Canvas and stretchers
- Drawing and marker pens
- Drawing inks
- Modeling material
- Mount board
- Oil paints and acrylics
- Palettes
- Palette knives
- Paper and card
- Pastels
- Portfolios and sleeves
- Pencils
- Sketchbooks
- Tools and sundries
- Watercolours
Sketchbooks
We stock a wide range of sketchbooks in various shapes, sizes, and orientations. For more information about the various sketchbooks that we have in stock, please see the sections below or view our Art Shop Sketchbooks pricelist.
150gsm Classic Cartridge paper portrait/landscape
Portrait
| A6 | A5 | A4 | A3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3.60 | £6.20 | £10.00 | £10.00 |
Landscape (140gsm)
| A5 | A4 | A3 |
|---|---|---|
| £3.20 | £5.00 | £12.00 |
Hardback Chunky
140gsm 190 pages
| Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|
|
140 x 140mm |
195 x 195mm | 250 x 250mm |
|
£4.00 |
£5.00 | £7.00 |
150gsm Classic Cartridge paper portrait/landscape
| A5 | A4 | A3 | A2 |
Double A3 panoramic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.60 | £6.20 | £10.00 | £10.00 | £12.00 |
Cream cartridge paper, paper surface sized for extra wet strength
| A4 | A3 |
|---|---|
| £6.20 | £10.00 |
Black Card Landscape and Portrait
| A5 | A4 | A3 | Square |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4.50 | £6.50 | £10.80 | £9.60 |
140gsm cartridge, for all-media
| Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|
|
140 x 140mm |
195 x 195mm | 250 x 250mm |
|
£3.30 |
£4.25 | £6.80 |
140gsm
Soft cover white cartridge
| A6 | A5 | A4 | A3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65p | 85p | £1.20 | £2.20 |
Soft cover black Paper
| A6 | A5 | A4 | A3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3.60 | £6.20 | £10.00 | £10.00 |
Brown paper for textiles/photos/wet and dry media
| A5 | A4 | A3 | Square (12”x12”) |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3.15 | £4.30 | £7.20 | £5.70 |
Spiral Bound
140gsm cartridge, for all-media
| Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|
|
140 x 140mm |
195 x 195mm | 250 x 250mm |
|
£3.30 |
£4.25 | £6.80 |
Hardback Chunky
140gsm 190 pages
| Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|
|
140 x 140mm |
195 x 195mm | 250 x 250mm |
|
£4.00 |
£5.00 | £7.00 |
Layout
50gsm
| A4 | A3 | A2 |
|---|---|---|
| £2.70 | £4.50 | £8.20 |
Marker
70gsm
| A4 | A3 |
|---|---|
| £3.50 | £5.80 |
Tracing
90gsm
| A3 |
|---|
| £5.35 |
Multi-media
140gsm
Sized cartridge paper is sized for extra strength when wet (grey cover)
| A5 | A4 | A3 |
|---|---|---|
| £1.60 | £2.50 | £4.50 |
Black Paper
140gsm
| A4 | A3 |
|---|---|
| £3.30 | £6.80 |
Graph
70gsm
| A4 |
|---|
| £4.25 |
Bristol Board
240gsm
smooth for technical drawing/illustrations
| A4 | A3 |
|---|---|
| £3.80 | £7.50 |
Watercolour
350gsm (spiral or gummed)
| A4 | A3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiral | Gummed | Spiral | Gummed |
| £4.70 | £7.90 | £4.50 | £7.60 |
Spiral Eco
140gsm grey toned paper (made from corn cobs)
| A4 | A3 |
|---|---|
| £3.60 | £5.70 |
Brown Cover
140gsm cartridge pads (made from disposable cups)
| A4 | A3 |
|---|---|
| £2.80 | £4.40 |
Spiral blue hard cover Eco
140gsm (made from coffee cups)
| Portrait | Landscape | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A4 | A3 | A4 | A3 |
| £5.00 | £8.50 | £5.00 | £8.50 |
Drawing Materials, Scissors and Knives
We have a variety of drawing materials along with scissors, knives, pencil sharpeners and erasers. For more information, please see the sections below or view our Art Shop Drawing Materials pricelist.
Graphite Pencils
| 4H/3H/2H/HB/b/2B/3B/4B/5B/6B/8B |
|---|
| £0.35p each |
Graphite Stubs
Landscape (140gsm)
| 2B/6B/9B |
|---|
| £1.20 each |
Charcoal Pencils
| Small |
|---|
| £1.00 each |
Compresses Charcoal Sticks
| Black/White/Grey tones/Warm tones | Sets of 12 |
|---|---|
| £0.30p each | £3.30 |
Willow Charcoal Boxes
| Scenic | Thick | Tree Stick |
|---|---|---|
| £3.30 | £2.00 | £1.60 |
Conté Sticks
| Black/White/ Sanguine |
|---|
| £1.00 each |
Mechanical Pencils & Replacement leads
Mechanical Pencils
| .3/.5/.7/.9 | |
|---|---|
| £3.80 each |
Replacement leads
| .3 | .5/.7/.9 |
|---|---|
| £3.20 | £2.60 |
Clutch Pencil
| including 2mm lead | Including 5.6mm lead |
|---|---|
| £2.50 | £3.50 |
Clutch Pencil leads
|
Black/White/Charcoal/Russet/Light Sepia/Dark Sepia | Set of 6 | 2mm Graphite lead x 2 |
|---|---|---|
| £0.50 each | £2.80 | £1.40 |
Watercolour Pencils
| Set of 12 | Sets of 24 |
|---|---|
| £3.60 | £7.20 |
Pencil Sharpeners
| Single metal | Double metal | Container sharpener |
|---|---|---|
| £0.40 | £0.80 | £1.60 |
Erasers
| Plastic | Soft | Putty Rubber |
|---|---|---|
| £0.80 | £0.80 | £1.00 |
Scissors
| Large | Small |
|---|---|
| £3.00 | £1.50 |
Scalpels
| Scalpel handle including 5 blades | Pack of 5 scalpel blades |
|---|---|
| £5.00 | £1.00 |
Pens, Brushes and Paints
We have a variety of Pens, Brushes and Paints. In addition to Painting Materials/Additives, Coloured Media and Adhesive and Tape. For more information, please see the sections below or view our Pens Brushes and Paints pricelist.
UNI-PIN Fine Liners (Permanent)
| Black: 0.05/0.1/0.2/0.3/0.5/0.8 | Sepia: 0.5 | Light Grey: 0.5 | Dark Grey: 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 |
Gel Pen White For Drawing
Sharpies (Permanent)
| Black |
|---|
| £1.40 |
Promarkers
| 148 Colours (See Colour Chart) |
|---|
| £2.00 |

Daler-Rowney
| F.W. Inks including metallics |
|---|
| £4.80 |
Drawing Inks
| 60ml available in 12 colours |
|---|
| £1.60 |
Faber Castel Brush Pen
| Black |
|---|
| £2.70 |
Fine liner
| Black/Dark Grey/Light Grey/Brown (other colours on their way) | |
|---|---|
| £0.55 |
Re-Fillable Water Brushes
(for any water-based media)
| With small point/medium point/Large point/flat |
|---|
| £3.20 |
Dip-Pen Handles
| 2.00 + Choice of 5 |
|---|
| £0.80 |
Marker Pens
|
Gold/Silver/White |
|---|
| £0.65 |
Biros
| Black/Blue |
|---|
| £0.35 |
Ruling Pens
| Black/Blue |
|---|
| ££2.80 |
Hog Bristle
| Flat/Round/Large/Small |
|---|
| £1.50 - £2.00 |
Golden Synthetic
| Flat/Round/Large/Small |
|---|
| £1.90 - £4.60 |
No.2 – 24
| Large flat |
|---|
| £3.00/£5.00 |
Filbert 1-12
| Brown Tip |
|---|
| £1.90 - £2.45 |
Short-Handled
| Synthetic Flats |
|---|
| £1.20 - £2.00 |
Short-Handled Synthetic
000 - 12
| Flats | Round |
|---|---|
| £0.60 - £2.20 | £0.60 - £2.20 |
Bakers Brushes – Flats
| No.10 | No.20 | No.30 | No.40 | No,50 | No,60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £0.80 | £0.90 | £1.00 | £1.30 | £1.60 | £1.95 |
Goat
| No.2,4,6 |
|---|
| £2.50 - £4.00 |
Soft Hake Brushes
| 1 inch | 2 inch | 3 inch |
|---|---|---|
| £2.00 | £3.40 | £4.80 |
Foam Brushes
| 1 inch | 2 inch | 3 inch |
|---|---|---|
| £0.20 | £0.30 | £0.40 |
Aquafine Black Pointed Wash Brushes
| No.2 | No.4 | No.6 |
|---|---|---|
| £7.90 | £8.90 | £9.90 |
Chinese Brushes
| Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|
| £1.20 | £1.40 | £1.60 |
Fan Brush
| Small | Medium |
|---|---|
| £3.40 | £4.40 |
Other Specialist Brushes May Be Available To Order
Canvas Boards
| Ready Primed, Various Sizes |
|---|
| Various Prices |
Canvas
Measured off the roll
| Calico | Cotton | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6ft wide | 8oz 5ft wide | 10oz heavy 6ft wide | Also Available 9ft wide canvas |
| £2.00 per foot | £2.00 per foot | £2.50 per foot | |
Gesso Primer
| 800ml |
|---|
| £8.80 |
Rabbit Skin Glue
| Sold in slices |
|---|
| £2.00 per slice |
Thixotropic Primer
| 2.5 Litre |
|---|
| £38.20 |
Alka flow
| 250ml |
|---|
| £5.00 |
Spectra flow
| 2.5 Litre |
|---|
| £44.00 |
Spectra gel
| 2.5 Litre |
|---|
| £43.70 |
Liquin
| 250ml |
|---|
| £9.00 |
Sansodor Solvent
| Column 1 |
|---|
| £23.00 |
Zest Brush Cleaner
| 250ml |
|---|
| £9.00 |
Genuine Turps
| 250ml | 500ml |
|---|---|
| £3.80 | £7.60 |
Linseed Oil
| 250ml | 500ml |
|---|---|
| £3.80 | £7.60 |
Dammar Varnish
| 250ml |
|---|
| £15.00 |
Gum Arabic
| 75ml |
|---|
| £4.80 |
Masking Fluid
| 75ml |
|---|
| £4.80 |
OX Gall
| 75ml |
|---|
| £4.80 |
PVA
| 500ml |
|---|
| £3.40 |
Sponge
| Natural/Synthetic |
|---|
| £0.50 - £2.00 |
Palettes
| Mixing Tray | 8 Shallow Wells | 6 Deep Wells |
|---|---|---|
| £1.80 | £1.00 | £1.20 |
Winsor & Newton
(see colour chart)

| 200ml | 37ml |
|---|---|
| £10.40 | £3.20 |
Georgian Oil
(to order)
| 225ml |
|---|
| £10.40 |
Daler Rowney System 3 Acrylic
(see colour chart)

| 75ml | 150ml | 59ml | 500ml |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3.90 | £5.80 | £2.50 | £10.00 |
Watercolour Sets
Daler Rowney
| 24 pans | 18 pans | 11 pans |
|---|---|---|
| £11.65 | £9.65 | £6.70 |
| Also available in single 8ml tubes | ||

Paint Starter Sets
Georgian Oil tubes
| 6 x 22ml |
|---|
| £9.40 |
W&N Cotman w/c
| 6 x 8ml |
|---|
| £10.00 |
Winton Oil
| 6 x 21ml | 21 x 21ml |
|---|---|
| £11.80 | £29.00 |
Large Set
Georgian Oil
| 10 x 38ml | 9 x 120ml |
|---|---|
| £24.00 | £40.00 |
System 3 Acrylic
| 8 x 75ml | 8 x 59ml |
|---|---|
| £24.00 | £20.00 |
Pastel Sets
Oil Pastels
| Set of 12 |
|---|
| £3.60 |
Pastel Pencils
| Set of 12 |
|---|
| £10.00 |
Blending Stumps
| 6 sizes |
|---|
| £0.40 - £1.00 |
Acrylic Shapers
| Various Shapes |
|---|
| £1.20 |
Liquid Chalk Markers
| 8 colours, Chisel Tip |
|---|
| £3.00 |
Gold/Silver/Copper Leaf
| 4 inch Square |
|---|
| £0.50 |
Modelling Material
| 500g 15 colours |
|---|
| £1.60 |
Marbling Ink
| 30ml |
|---|
| £1.40 |
Card, Paper, Folders and Tape
We have a variety of Card and Paper in stock. We also have a number of Display Folders and Sleeves – in various sizes. In addition to a variety of adhesive tape, including Sellotape, double sided and masking tape. For more information, please see the sections below or view our Card, Papers, Folders and Tape pricelist.
A1 Mount Card
| Black/White/Portland Grey/Dove Grey/Smoke Grey/Antique White/Ivory/Cream |
|---|
| £2.00 |
A1 Foamboard – A1
| Self Adhesive or Plain |
|---|
| £4.60 |
A1 Corrugated Card
| Brown for modelling etc |
|---|
| £1.00 |
A1 Canford Card
| 300gsm – Assorted Colours |
|---|
| £1.60 |
A2 Millboard
| Grey |
|---|
| £0.80 |
Various Colours thin card/paper
| A4/A3/A2 |
|---|
| £0.10 - £0.40 |
A2 Tissue Paper
| 15 Colours – acid free | |
|---|---|
| £0.15 |
A2+ Photo Tissue Paper
| Acid Free – White |
|---|
| £0.50 |
A4 Acetate, 5 colours
| Red/Yellow/Orange/Blue/Green |
|---|
| £0.50 |
A1 Paper
| Handmade and Textured |
|---|
| £1.60 |
A1 Sugar Paper
| 10 Colours |
|---|
| £0.15 |
A2+ Watercolour
| 350gsm Paper | 190gsm Bockingford NOT |
|---|---|
| £1.00 | £1.80 |
A2+ Printing Paper
| Somerset Velvet Antique |
|---|
| £3.00 |
A2+ Fabriano Artistico
| 300gsm White (Rough & Smooth) |
|---|
| £2.80 |
A2+ Fabriano Rosapina
| 220gsm |
|---|
| £1.20 |
A2+ Painting Paper
| Oil & Acrylic |
|---|
| £1.00 |
A2+ Pastel Paper
| Various Colours |
|---|
| £1.50 |
A4 Pastel Pads
| Assorted White Shades | Neutral Colours |
|---|---|
| £12.65 | £9.95 |
A1+ Newsprint
| A1+ Newsprint |
|---|
| £0.05 |
A1 Cartridge Paper
| 220gsm | 140gsm | 100gsm |
|---|---|---|
| £0.40 per sheet | £0.35 per sheet | £0.25 per sheet |
| £3.50 10 sheets | £3.00 10 sheets | £2.00 10 sheets |
Fabriano Paper Roll
| 200gsm 33ft x 5ft |
|---|
| £20.00 |
Flip File - 20 Pockets
(Black Cover)
| A2 | A3 | A4 |
|---|---|---|
| £12.90 | £5.00 | £2.90 |
Flip File - 10 Pockets
(Black Cover)
| A2 | A3 |
|---|---|
| £10.00 | £5.20 |
Flip File - 20 Pockets
(Clear Cover)
| A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £5.40 | £2.40 | £1.40 | £1.00 |
Flip File - 10 Pockets
(Clear Cover)
| A2 | A3 |
|---|---|
| £9.60 | £4.20 |
Flip File – 40 Pockets
| A3 |
|---|
| £6.40 |
Single Display Sleeves
| A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2.30 | £1.40 | £0.80 | £0.50 |
Poly Holdalls
| A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6.00 | £3.30 | £2.00 | £1.50 |
Adhesive
Pritt Stick
| Pritt Stick |
|---|
| £1.90 |
UHU Glue
| All-purpose |
|---|
| £1.60 |
Bostick Glue
| All-purpose |
|---|
| £1.60 |
Araldite
| Araldite |
|---|
| £5.60 |
Bostick Superglue
| Araldite |
|---|
| £1.80 |
Tape
Sellotape
| per roll |
|---|
| £0.80 |
Double Sided Tape
| per roll |
|---|
| £3.40 |
Parcel Tape
| per roll |
|---|
| £1.50 |
Brown Gum Strip Tape
| per roll |
|---|
| £4.30 |
Masking Tape
| per roll |
|---|
| £1.80 |
Fixative
| per roll |
|---|
| £5.60 |
Spray Mount
| Large | Small |
|---|---|
| £14.30 | £8.50 |
Velcro
| on a roll |
|---|
| £0.60 per ft |
Blu-Tack
| per pack |
|---|
| £2.00 |
White-Tack
| per pack |
|---|
| £2.00 |
To place an order
Please phone (01902 321971) or email ArtShop@wlv.ac.uk
Once your order has been placed, you will be informed of the total cost and allocated a time slot in which to collect your pre-packed items. Time slots are morning only between 9:15-12:15, Monday to Thursday and 9:15-12:00, Friday. We will try to give a 30 min slot, but it may be 15 mins when busy. Payment by card can only be taken when collecting – not in advance. Please also note that collection will be at the temporary shop on the ground floor (MK040).
Opening Times
Monday – Thursday 9.15 – 12.15
Friday 9.15 – 11.45
For further information contact: 01902 321 971 or email ArtShop@wlv.ac.uk