Art & Craft Materials for Artists

We also supply Wholesale Art Materials to other retailers.

Here at iartsupplies.co.uk we specialise in selling Royal Talens fine art supplies worldwide, however our main focus to supply the Uk's artists and crafters.

WHERE POSSIBLE WE USE RECYCLED PACKAGING

iartsupplies.co.uk  IS A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS RUN BY ARTISTS

CREATION IS IN OUR BLOOD

As commited Christians, we run our business with honesty & service at the front of our minds.

Based in Fife, Scotland.

How did we get started?

iartsupplies.co.uk is the result of a prayer that was made in 2001. I was stuck between making a life changing choice. I had been a Christian about a year, and was just beginning to realise the power of prayer. I had a choice of either staying at university to do a degree in Architecture, or go to Granada in the south of Spain for just under a year and follow my heart and paint off my own back. I would have done both if I could. I just did not know how to look inside myself and make that kind of decision. So I prayed, Lord, you choose, you know I have given my life over to you, you know what is best for me. I cannot make a decision like this on my own. Please send me an angel, while I am on holiday, to tell me what I am to do. I was due to go on an Easter break to the south of France for 2 weeks. The 2 weeks were up, and it was the last day and still no answer. I thought about it, and did not give up hope as really the holiday is not over until you are home. I was the last person on the plane as I really didn't want to go home. There was one seat left. The person I sat next to was unusually talkative. He asked me just about everything to do with my life. I was very careful not to mention anything to do with art, or painting. Finally he said 'Well it sounds like you should just go to Spain and be a famous artist!' I thanked God in my heart. It was then I realised that the answer was in me all along. All I had to do was look at the joy that I would have gotten out of the decision. Joy is a gift from the Lord. He says that we will be overflowing with it. Well I was that day I can tell you! I went to Spain, and it was there I came across Amsterdam Oil Paint, made by Royal Talens. I was very sceptical about buying it ( so I understand what it takes to try out a different brand) in the end though I had know choice. The first tube I bought was quinadrone rose Amsterdam oil paint, my favourite, after ultramarine blue. Amsterdam now though has been replaced by Van Gogh Oils.

When I came back from the UK, I had had to decide what I was going to do with my life for a job, and ended up starting Trinity Arts LTD with the help of my family. We then opened the Art Shop and Gallery in June 2002, in Pittenweem, as the Scottish Distributors for Royal Talens. In 2004, my future wife Natalie McVean literally walked into my life, and we were married In 2007. We closed the art shop later that summer as the business still wasn't working out. Trinity Arts Limited just focus on selling, to schools and the trade. Here at iartsupplies.co.uk, we supply end users.

Whether you’re an absolute beginner, a budding hobbyist, or the seasoned professional, at iartsupplies.co.uk we endeavour to stock a wide range of art supplies and art materials to suit the needs of artists at every level. In addition to our main ranges of art materials, we also stock a variety of alternative products such as craft kits and fabric paint amongst others. We also stock a wide range of art supplies and accessories including art brushes, drawing aids, painting aids, and painting knives.

Our goal has always been to provide customers with an assurance of quality and value for money. For this reason all our art materials and art supplies are competitively priced to help ensure that enjoying art is affordable and accessible to all. Our budget range of art materials is specifically for artists on a tight budget or beginners and hobbyists that don’t necessarily want to make a large financial commitment when purchasing art supplies. In addition to this, we also offer free shipping on your first order for all art materials and art supplies. To find out more about how to claim free shipping on your order, read our Free Shipping page.

Value for Money Discount Art Supplies

If you are looking for top quality products at decent affordable prices, then you have come to the right place. The Van Gogh range of arts & crafts supplies has been manufactured for the amateur artist who has some advanced painting skills. All the materials in the range have been developed to be easy to use and so if you consider yourself a beginner then these products are ideal. Results have been found to be of a good standard and are also long lasting, so when you conjure up a small masterpiece, rest assured your painting will retain its value. In addition to being discount art supplies, the Van Gogh range has been made with careful consideration to the environment. Every product is of course made with high levels of professionalism, but with an eco-friendly mind set. An example is that instead of traditional cadmium colours alternatives have been used that are equally as good but a lot safer. If you happen to be looking for fine art supplies in the form of oil paints then bear in mind that these don't necessarily have to use solvents. The Cobra waterbased oil colour is unique in that it can be thinned with water and dries quicker than ordinary oil colour, so you can continue with your painting without having to wait very long. The Van Gogh collection of arts supplies also includes and an extensive selection of quality brushes, all of which have been very well priced.

Quality Art Materials or Your Money Back

Royal Talens are a well respected name amongst proessional artists. Talens are one of the leading manufacturers of fine art materials. Talens materials are not common in the UK, mainly due to the lack of market exposure given, or rather lack of it! Talens are however very present in the art shops in the rest of Europe, Middle East, Asia, and even North and South America. Talens prides itself on using only high quality materials suitable for the job. Royal Talens may not be as well recognised as other well know artist brands of paint, brushes, easels or canvasses, but you can be assured that the quality is at least as good as and in the majority of cases is better than their better known rivals in the fine arts and crafts industry.