Pablo Picasso once said: "All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist when we grow up."
And to make art, all we need are the right tools. Baopals is here to help unleash your inner soul child and inspire the world with creation. Art is therapeutic, art is community building, art is just fun! Make a piece of art and gift it to a friend to spread the love.
So pick up that pen, brush or Sharpie and just create! Recommended for kids ages 5 to 80.
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An essential for any artist. Be sure to grab a palette with different sized compartments for mixing colors.
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It's a brush in a pen! Put ink directly in the pen, or put water in the pen to use as a brush with water colors/soluble color pencils. If you'd like to take the more traditional route, try these standard brushes good for oil, watercolor and gouache painting.
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This natural white paper's rough texture is ideal for painting and shading. Fit it in your bag for a spontaneous sketch!
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This is a pretty standard artist's tool when learning sketching, as it helps with proportions and perception to have a vertical stand. Find paper here.
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Low mess, fun and waterproof, oil pastels are have brighter colors and have a more consistent color than crayons. Try coloring a piece of paper, color over it with black, then draw with a toothpick. You can also use them to draw clouds and paint the sky blue so the clouds stay white.
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Illustrators (and many people who like notebooks) love Moleskine for their well recognized and high quality notebooks perfect for sketches or doodles.
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Arguably the best pens for illustrations and outlines, these pens are popular with many artists because they won't run or bleed and are available from 0.15mm - 3.0mm including a brush tip pen.
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These colored pencils come personally recommended for their bright, consistent color (no color pigment strands). Try experimenting with the water soluble option if you aren't comfortable using paint yet.
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For all your sketching and shading needs. Available in 2H all the way to 12B, with matte and charcoal options as well.
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The classic Sharpie is great for arts and crafts, large contour drawing and autographing things for all your fans.
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