Quick, bold strokes for freestyle sketching! The soft, wide graphite core sweeps smoothly across the paper for a fast, even lay down of tone but is equally suited to detailed work. Derwent Sketching is available in three degrees which blend together beautifully, creating subtle variations in tone and mood. Use in addition to Derwent water-soluble sketching pencils, ideal for loose free sketches and bold line drawings. Add water and bring a new dimension to your work. The water gently dissolves the graphite into subtle tones; use to create softness or drama in your line work. Derwent Sketching is available in degrees; HB, 2B and B. They are available in open stock, a tub of 24 of each degree, a blister of…

Strathmore Artist Papers has announced that they have started to launch short product videos for 2014, with the first video focusing on Strathmore Artist Tiles. These product videos are perfect to share on your retailer social media sites. They are also a great tool to educate in-store staff on product uses and specifications. Run the videos in your store on a continuous loop through a monitor to generate excitement around Strathmore  products with your consumers. The videos will be published on www.strathmoreartist.com as they are created, and on Strathmore’s social media sites which include Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Pinterest. Videos will also be available on DVD upon request. As a reminder, Strathmore’s video library also includes all previously published Workshop Series videos, which are also available…

Tombow has launched 5 new carded color pencil sets – Primary, Soft Primary, Fluorescent, Grayscale and Sepia – to augment its range of Irojiten Color Pencils. Irojiten means Color Dictionary in Japanese…and are the new definition of Premium Quality Color Pencils. Beautifully crafted, Irojiten pencils feature high quality color cores with more pigment and less wax than other color pencils.  The higher pigment load produces a smooth consistent finish, precise details and sharp lines with no waxy build-up and no waxy bloom, allowing you to build up more layers of color for a beautiful luminosity.  They are encased in hard wood with a white enamel finish and coordinated enamel color ends.  The color pencil cores are glued the entire length of the pencil for easy, break-free sharpening. The unique color…

2014 Pricing Changes The Golden Artist Colors, Inc. 2014 price change documentation has been sent out and is effective February 17, 2014 for all products, including the Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors line. All dealers should review their inventory and place orders in advance of this change if necessary. Need additional information? Please contact your MacPherson’s Account Manager or GOLDEN Sales Representatives. All the new Golden Pricing is available from MacPherson’s OEX price change spreadsheet. Winter B-T-S Reminder The 2nd semester B-T-S advertising promotional dates expire 2/14/14 in advance of the price change. To remain in compliance with the Golden Artist Colors, Inc. M.A.P. policy, advertised pricing of GOLDEN product must be no deeper than 30% off and Williamsburg product no deeper…

Easy to use, Derwent’s Watercolor Pencil range gives your creative customers all the control of a pencil with the beauty of watercolor. They can be used as a dry color pencil, or just add water to create stunning effect. 72 classic colors allow you to achieve anything from bold vibrant images to delicate watercolor washes. Derwent Watercolor pencils are available in 72 classic colors and have a hexagonal 7mm barrel. They feature a 3.4mm core and soft texture that holds a strong point.  The colors in the Watercolor range can also be found in the Artists’ and Studio ranges. Available individually and in a blister card of 6, tins of 12, 24, 36, 72 as well as a beautiful wood box…

New Product Announcements! New 4oz Size for Mediums & Gamvar Gamblin is pleased to announce the addition of a NEW 4 oz. size to their Mediums line. The new size replaces the 2 oz. size, which will be discontinued upon the introduction of the new 4 oz. bottle. The Gamblin Mediums Set will remain the same with  2 oz. sample sizes of mediums as part of the set. New item information and pricing for all 4 oz. mediums can be found on Gamblin’s retail portal (http://wwww.gamblincolors.com/retail). There will be no changes to previously announced 2014 pricing. The 2 oz. inventory will remain available while supplies last. Check out the Gamvar offerings on MacPhersonart.com.…