Paint

I use Golden fluid acrylics, Liquitex acrylic gouache and Liquitex soft body acrylic interchangeably in my work. These are professional quality brands with high pigment concentration that can be found at any art supply store. The colors I routinely use are titanium white, carbon black, fluorescent pink, primary blue, teal, cadmium-free yellow medium, and primary yellow.

Painting Supplies

The brand of tape I prefer is Pro Art artist tape, available in multiple widths and colors.

Golden GAC 100 is a clear medium useful for priming painting surfaces. I use it to seal pencil drawings before painting, for thinning paint, and to seal taped edges prior to painting for a sharper finish.

To protect my completed paintings, I use Liquitex professional high gloss liquid varnish and Winsor & Newton gloss spray varnish.

Glue

Lineco ph neutral adhesive glue, E6000 industrial strength adhesive, and ArtResin epoxy resin are all adhesives I have used in the past (each has its own strengths and uses so be sure to research what is most appropriate for your particular project.)

Beads

I get most of my beads from craft stores (Michaels and Joann Fabrics have good selections) but there are also wholesale websites and Etsy shops that have many options as well. You can also look for stores that sell used craft supplies in your area!

Crystals

lookingglassgems.com, beadsfactory.com and bluestreakcrystals.com all offer gems in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.

This Etsy shop has unique pointed back stones.

Glitter and Pigments

solarcolordust.com and blackdiamondpigments.com both have a huge selection of glitters, glow in the dark, heat reactive, colorshift, and holographic pigments. For my geode bases I use this black/purple dark chrome pigment and diamond dust.

Shipping Supplies

Ecoenclose.com is a great website for sustainable shipping and packaging products. They have recycled boxes, mailers, packing paper, labels, and even custom stickers/packaging options.

Art Prints

I order my prints from finerworks.com. They are a printing service based in Texas that specializes in high quality photo and fine art prints. I like that they offer a variety of cotton based and eco-friendly papers and only use archival inks. I recommend their archival matte paper, Entrada rag natural paper, and Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper.

If you have a question about these supplies or want to know more about a material I didn’t mention here, email sabrinaeptonart@gmail.com