Cotswold Art Supplies
A wide range of artists material and bespoke picture framing
We offer a wide range of Artists’ Materials and Bespoke Picture Framing.
Our well-established shop in Stow-on-the-wold stocks a wide range of art materials from such suppliers as Winsor and Newton and Daler Rowney as well as smaller specialist suppliers such as Unison Pastels and ProArte Brushes, and serves Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Stratford, Leamington Spa, Burford, Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Norton, Cirencester and Shipston-on-Stour and more local towns.
We are a small firm with specialised staff who offer personal service and advice. Please feel free to contact us with any queries in connection with any artist-related materials or picture framing.
Well I never knew that!😂Artists sketch and draw on many different surfaces, but the most popular is cartridge paper. It got its name when it was used to wrap gunpowder for cartridges in the early 19th century. While this use ceased long ago, the name has become synonymous with any general grade of drawing and sketching paper.
There are many types of cartridge paper available. The most popular are often white with a slightly toothed surface and are light to medium weight. Internally sized papers can also be used quite well for drawing and sketching, but a harder, surface sized paper is necessary if a lot of rubbing out and reworking is necessary.
The degree of coarseness, or tooth, of cartridge paper will also contribute to the character of your work and how the final image will appear. Explore our drawing and sketching paper range today: bit.ly/3jmQPd2
Cotswold Art Supplies
10 Church Street
GL54 1BB
Stow-on-the-Wold
Gloucestershire
Open Monday to Saturday, 9:15 to 17:15
Closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays
