• The new Work of Art: The Next Great Artist Bravo TV Show sponsored by Prismacolor debuted at 10:00PM on June 9th. Be sure to tune in on Wednesdays from 10:00PM-11:00PM to catch each episode. • Prismacolor will once again hold a National BTS Merchandising Contest; the details are below. Prismacolor had several awesome entries in 2009 and is looking forward an even better 2010. • Display Prismacolor products on an end-cap, front of store stack out, window display or any other creative merchandising arrangement that prominently displays the brand and makes a big statement! • Display must be up for entire 2010 BTS time period. • Retailer must provide…

Did you know that, every second, at least two STABILO BOSS highlighters are sold somewhere in the world?  How on earth does STABILO manage to keep up that?  To see how they do it, check out this fun and informative video on the making of BOSS highlighters!

Crescent Cardboard introduces its newest art surface, Crescent® Graffiti Paper, a New Landscape for Urban Art. Graffiti Paper is bleed-proof paper specially designed for use with spray paint, paint markers and acrylics. Graffiti Paper features a unique, smooth surface that easily accepts paint and won’t dry out marker tips. The paper is available in easily transportable, large- and small-scale formats ranging from wall-sized rolls to small sketch pads. The variety of sizes and formats make it possible for artists to sketch, experiment or create full-scale pieces anywhere that inspiration strikes. “As graffiti has grown into a recognized art form, spray and marker paints have become increasingly popular art products,” said…

Golden Artist Colors Celebrates ‘Employee Paint Day’ On June 21, 2010, instead of making paint, staff used it! Golden Artist Colors, Inc. celebrated Employee Paint Day, an opportunity for all staff to paint and take workshops from the professional artists of the GOLDEN Working Artists Program. They had the chance to be artists, spending their day pushing around paint, experimenting with materials and being creative! It was an opportunity for folks to see the materials through the artist’s eyes and experience the paint in a whole new way; a day for collaboration, idea sharing and fun! New GOLDEN Web Technique There’s a new Fine Art Technique called Textured and Colored…

Here is some information about three of Foster’s newest items, Toy Story, How to Draw Zombies and How to Draw Vampires.  The Disney marketing magic will provide a great launch pad for encouraging the next generation of artists to draw their favorite characters.  The How To Draw Zombies and How to Draw Vampires takes very “current” and popular subjects and offers art instruction on drawing, painting and digital image-editing.  We got quite a positive response at NAMTA on this new Fantasy Underground Series. Blast Off On a New Learn-to-draw Adventure To coincide with the release of the new film, Toy Story 3, Walter Foster has published Learn to Draw Disney/Pixar’s…

Chroma is proud to announce the semi-finalists and popular choice winner from Round 2 of its International Student Art Competition. Students from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom were chosen as winners.  These students used Archival Oils, A>2 Art Students’ Acrylics and Atelier Interactive Professional Artists’ Acrylics to create these beautiful  artworks.  Particular congratulations go to semi-finalist Thomas Everitt,  whose painting Reminisce, was selected as the popular choice winner!  The deadline to enter Round 3 is July 31, so encourage a student you know to enter today! To view all the award-winning works, click below. To enter the contest, visit www.chromaonline.com. Chroma has uploaded a new video on…

Steve Rossney reports: Chartpak introduced great new items at NAMTA! And we had a great response to them all at the show in Indianapolis. · Grumbacher Vine Charcoal – Grumbacher prides itself on being an “American Tradition” and brings you Vine Charcoal, made in the USA. A staple for any artist, with its rich, velvety texture, our hand-selected Charcoal produces a beautiful range of velvety grays from dark, soft charcoal, to light, hard charcoal. Available in 4 grades: Extra Soft, Soft, Medium and Hard, in 3 and 12 packs. · “New” Grumbacher Brush Racks – Our new, brush racks have a sturdy construction, and feature beautiful, new “headers”. They will be available in 60 days. · Ad Marker Fine Point Marker…

Announcing drop ship opportunities for schools and presses To help you grow your Printmaking business, Gamblin is pleased to announce an Education Drop Ship Program for schools and presses. Under this program, Gamblin will drop ship orders of printmaking materials, with free freight, direct to the school or press you are working with locally. To qualify for this program, orders must be over $600 (calculated using full retail list prices). Gamblin will pay freight charges on these orders (for both the U.S. and Canada) and there is no change to your discount on the order. Products covered by this program are Gamblin Etching Inks, Relief Inks, and Printmaking Modifiers. Gamsol…

Artograph is Excited to Announce the Next Generation of Light Boxes Take your projects to the next level with the new LightPad Series—LED illuminated art and craft light boxes. The Super-Bright, cool and evenly illuminated surface gives you the perfect platform to get your ideas off the ground. The new LightPad Series is built with LED technology that saves energy and means you’ll never have to replace lamps again! •The advanced Super Bright LED technology allows the LightPad Series light boxes to shine brighter, run cooler and use less energy — providing up to 30,000 hours of maintenance-free creative brilliance. •The sleek, contemporary design makes it more user-friendly than ever…

ColArt’s Fall BTS Promo includes all the Best Sellers! Winsor & Newton ranges include: (Open-Stock & Asst’s +10% Off!) CAP’s get +15% Off! Winton Oils (37ml & 200ml tubes) Galeria Acrylics (60ml & 200ml tubes) Artisan Water Mixable Oils (37ml & 200ml tubes) All W&N Canvas now available at Greater Savings! (lower volume for drop ships & deeper discounts!) Liquitex ranges include: (Open-Stock & Assts) Heavy Body Acrylics (2 oz tube only) CAP’s Only! Get +15% BASICS Acrylics (118ml & 250ml tubes) +10% Off! CAPS get +15% Off! Free-Style Painting Knives (large & small) +10% Off! Derwent: All the Best Selling Tins Get +20% Off! Choose from Metallic, Graphic, Sketching,…

Be sure to put the Prismacolor Value Packs on your BTS promotion list. The SA1772994 should be promoted in place of the SA97, 24-color Prismacolor Marker Set and the SA1772993 should be promoted in place of SA3598, 48-color Prismacolor Pencil Set. The value packs are featured at promotional pricing in the 2010 BTS Buyer’s Guide and the 2010 BTS Consumer flyer. Here are the Value Pack details: • The SA1772993 consists of the SA3598 Prismacolor Pencil Set with a free set of the SA14172, Fine Line Illustration Marker Set valued at $11.50 MSRP. This is a 15% value at MSRP to your customers. • The SA1772994 consists of the SA97…

Pentel got great response from the new Pentel Arts products for 2010, introduced at the NAMTA show in Indianapolis. Slicci 2.5mm Gel Pen Open Stock – Slicci is the smallest gel pen line width at 2.5mm. It is available in 8 colors:  black, red, blue, green, orange, pink, baby blue and purple. Journal and draw with ease thanks to the smooth flowing gel ink and precise metal tip. Personalize your papers, cardstock, labels, tags, chipboards and die-cuts. Slicci is a Recycology product, made up of 87% recycled plastic. Now available open-stock, in a beautiful display of 144 pieces. Slicci Metallic Gel Pen – Because of the success of Slicci, Pentel…

Introducing the LUCID-Art, a modern version of the classic camera lucida drawing tool that has been used by artists for centuries. It retains the magic of this somewhat secretive drawing and painting technique, while improving on the original with a brighter, much larger and more stable image, including variable brightness control, and a far lower price. Now exclusively at MacPherson’s . Check out this Youtube video: Retailers who decide to offer the Lucid-Art will be pleased to know there’s a free Demo Kit that allows consumers to discover the many features and benefits of this great new product. The kit is designed to showcase the camera in stores.  It includes:…

We hope you are taking advantage of the already successful Art Alternatives drafting line. A year and a half after the initial launch we have gone back to the “drawing board” and added 17 more items to complete the line. All of the new tools are responses to retailers who have made this the line of choice for their school drafting, drawing and design kits. They include new sizes of triangles, natural hair dusting brushes, lead holders, lead and templates. The new tools are featured in May’s “what’s new“, and will be available in the MacPherson’s distribution centers in July. For the deepest discounts on these BTS essentials, order one…