Manga and comic book character art materials now in stock at Skills Stony Stratford

The wait is over as the sought after Faber Castell Manga pitt pens are now back in stock, along with our popular manga & comic tutorial book.  The manga pen set has 8 shades of grey for effective monochrome character illustration.  All the shades of Faber Castell Pitt Pen sets are now available to buy individually, give you your dream palette.  These include primary basic, skin tones, bright shades, landscape shades and sepias.

Also available at Skills is the versatile Letraset ProMarker set.  The inks are alcohol based, which gives incredible tonal range, blending ability with a blender pen included.  These pens can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper; apply to paper, card, acetate, glass, plastic, wood, etc .
The book ‘The art of drawing manga & comic book characters’ gives detailed analysis of character drawing for fine art and digital illustration.  This includes 21 engaging projects by talented artists Bob Berry and Jeannie Lee, who also share their professional tips and hints.

For ideal presentation and portfolio display their are two illustration pads we have with top notch paper quality for pen and markers, with the Bristol pad including a layout comic border for storyboards.  We also stock ink transfer medium should you want to diversify and experiment with your manga designs onto furniture or wood panels.  The possibilities are endless!

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Skills Junior Artist Range

 Due to the increasing demand for childrens art materials by Stony Stratford shoppers, Skills are excited to introduce the Fun Range and their new Junior Art section.  These colourful and economical art materials cover all age groups and activities – from finger paints and washable picture stencils for the younger artists, to high quality acrylic and watercolour sets for budding artists starting out on their creative pathway.  Complementing this range are manga design sets, zentangle, scrapbooks, art doodle books, and sketchpads.  The only problem is choosing which to try first!