Tindalls Arts & Graphics 
fter seeing our Calligraphy tutor Anthea Power use the Schmicke Aqua Bronze Powder in Copper on a demonstration at Christmas I just had to have my own! These powders are lovely, they work beautifully on white but WOW do they ‘pop ’on darker colours like black.These powders come in 5 different colours: Silver, Rich Pale … Read more
Available from our Cambridge shop from Monday 11th March 2019 are 8 exciting new Daniel Smith 15 ml watercolours. DANIEL SMITH have created a New Signature Series of 6 gorgeous Grays, as well as a new PrimaTek (Red Jasper) and Gray Titanium Why so many Grays? Well colours are not static, every colour has an … Read more
Workshop report by Hannah Shepherd Saturday 23rd February at the Colchester store. Materials used: Winsor and Newton Artist watercolor paint (limited palette) Rough paper (140lb) Brushes – flat, round 12 and 8 and rigger Jakar Daisy Palette Faber-Castell water pot Susan Boddy was with us in Colchester looking at atmosphere and tone in watercolour landscapes. … Read more
This took place at our Colchester shop on 9th February 2019 Janie Pirie was in the Colchester store on Saturday teaching a free two hour taster session. She focused on drawing grapes as they are small and a great starting point for someone new to coloured pencil. The students were taught about the best paper … Read more
A review – by Hannah Shepherd This workshop took place at our Colchester shop on the 5th February 2019 Michele Webber’s course Getting Started in Watercolour was very popular, we had fourteen students very interested to gain some experience. The students were taught about the materials you will need to start watercolour painting, including: Watercolour … Read more
Review by Hannah Shepherd Susan kicked off our 2019 workshops with a fully booked class studying buildings and architecture. The students worked using lots of different materials including: Dip pens with a general drawing nib Bamboo pens Winsor and Newton Indian ink Cartridge paper for practicing on Hot pressed watercolour paper for final images A … Read more
We have stocked Piῆata alcohol inks for some time now and Robyn has already taught a workshop in the inks last year. Although I’ve seen lots of Robyn’s artwork I was never quite sure how to use the inks myself. We had a little play with them when we first received them in store, teaching … Read more
Give the gift that keeps on giving this Christmas with these DIY Gift Ideas from Tindalls. From making your own soap, to decorating a festive tealight holder, there’s a DIY Gift for everyone this Chrismas. 1. Soap Making Materials: House of Crafts Soap Making Kit Additional items such as essential oils, petals, herbs, oats etc … Read more
We’re trying to be a little more environmentally conscious at Tindalls and therefore have been looking at DIYs that use some recycled or environmentally friendly materials. Using these materials you already have lying about the house in conjunction with a few paints you can create some unique and special DIYs. Although this blog is focusing … Read more
We are well and truly caught up in the festive spirit at Tindalls! This year we have decided to try our hand at some Christmas DIYs and will be blogging what we get up to. Our first creation is an advent calendar that is super fun to make, especially as you can decorate it … Read more