Best Gift Ideas for Young & Beginner Artists in 2022

Trying to figure out what to get for your friend or family member who's looking to get started with art? Look no further! Here I explain what to get so you can put together a starter kit and your friend can hit the ground running with their new tools.
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Absolute beginner
- Staedtler Lumograph pencil set bit.ly/34VcKAU
- Option 1: Comic pens bit.ly/38ghm6C
- Option 2: faber Castell amzn.to/35tjciy
- Prismacolor Pencil set bit.ly/2U2fmX4
- Pentel Brush Pen bit.ly/36bRCFK
- Option 2: Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Watercolor brush Round #1 amzn.to/32
- Ink
- Option 1: Strathmore Sketchbook bit.ly/2I8PSop
- Option 2: Canson Mixed Media bit.ly/3k8rsZx
Markers
- Option 1: Prismacolor bit.ly/32lL2LV
- Option 2: Copics bit.ly/3mZc17K
- Option 3: Winsor & Newton Promarker bit.ly/38HFgQZ
- I forgot to mention this in the video, sorry! Render Sketchbook bit.ly/35cgVsd
Gouache
- Option 1: Winsor & Newton Designer gouache bit.ly/35a5dOJ
- Option 2: Holbein Acryla bit.ly/2U3W5oh
- Canson Mixed media sketchbook bit.ly/36EH9CO
- Bristol board bit.ly/3lapR6G
- Option 1: Ceramic palette amzn.to/32n66kV
- Brush set amzn.to/36dtdjc (they don't sell the one I have anymore, but this one is similar)
Watercolor
- Daniel Smith Watercolor set bit.ly/3eAH9HL
- Option 1: Watercolor brushes amzn.to/36dtdjc (they don't sell the one I have anymore, but this one is similar)
- Option 2: Blick Master Synthetic Kolinsky Round Brushes bit.ly/2IE2jZs
- Option 1: Canson watercolor pad bit.ly/2IaiwFI
- Option 2: Arches watercolor pad bit.ly/2GCXUWa
- Option 1: Butcher Tray Palettes bit.ly/3l8mzAR
- Option 2: Ceramic palette amzn.to/32n66kV
Recommended Brush Sizes for Acrylic and Oil paint:
Filbert 12
Flat 12
Filbert 8
Bright 8
Round 6
Bright 6
Filbert 6
Angular Shader 6
Round 2
Bright 2
Liner 1/4
Angular Shader 1/4
Acrylic Paint
- Liquitex paints bit.ly/355nFbc
- Canvas panels bit.ly/3ka0dO4
- Option 1: Brushes (synthetic) bit.ly/2UhveW9
- Option 2: Brushes (natural) bit.ly/3eDwo7K
- Matte medium bit.ly/3eBJBO5
- Option 1: Amaco Paragona Glass Artist Palette bit.ly/3l44LqC
- Option 2: Palette pads bit.ly/3kh5Wlz
- Palette Knife bit.ly/3k29QhW
Oil Paints
- Gamblin bit.ly/357YtAL
- Canvas Panels bit.ly/3ka0dO4
- Option 1: Brushes (synthetic) bit.ly/2UhveW9
- Option 2: Brushes (natural) bit.ly/3eDwo7K
- Gamsol Mineral Spirits bit.ly/354WSeZ
- Option 1: Amaco Paragona Glass Artist Palette bit.ly/3l44LqC
- Option 2: Palette pads bit.ly/3kh5Wlz
- Palette Knife bit.ly/3k29QhW
Digital Art
- Huion tablet amzn.to/3f1CsqQ
- Wacom tablet (include drawing software) amzn.to/3eYSX6R
- Wacom One (with pen display) amzn.to/32Iba3u
- Photoshop adobe.ly/3poiXxn (the "Photography" bundle is good if they just want to draw, but if they want to get into graphic design they would need Illustrator. If you're not sure what they want to do, and you can afford it, do the "All Apps" bundle)
- iPad Pro amzn.to/38GMNXN (if you go with the iPad, definitely get the Apple Pencil with it)
- Apple Pencil amzn.to/3nC5bFN
- Procreate (app for drawing on the iPad) bit.ly/38Kh0p0
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Hello! Thanks for putting this out!

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You’re welcome!

[@dreacova]

Thank you for these suggestions!!

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You’re welcome!!