It’s almost time to start holiday shopping. Check out these 10 gifts for the artist in your life.
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They make holiday gift shopping so much less complicated and overwhelming. I cannot begin to explain how much I endorse using gift guides to make the holidays a little easier.
Whether you are looking for gifts for the golfer or the car lover, the video gamer or the fitness enthusiast, the internet is full of tailored gift guides.
And, as an artist, I thought it would be helpful to put together a list of 10 gifts for the artist that isn’t just your standard “art kit” that starts showing up in all major department stores around Black Friday. Although, those are pretty cool, too.
This artist gift guide includes items that will be appreciated long after the holidays are over. They are useful and will improve your artist’s creative endeavors.
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10 Amazing Gifts for Artists
1). Drafting Table
Every artist dreams of having a place to go sit down and let out their creativity. This drafting table can be adjusted from a 0º to 60º angle. The glass top is strong and has a blue tint, making it perfect to turn into a light table for tracing and comics.
The trays on both sides of the table can be rearranged to the artist’s liking. The trays include a variety of different sized pen hole slots for all materials. Plus, it has two cloth drawers under the desk for additional storage.
2). Artist Carrying Case
Every artist needs a travel case for their pens and markers. This case comes in three different sizes, holding between 72 and 144 pens and markers. It’s secure with clips and a back zipper pocket.
Artists can use this to organize their art supplies on their desk and be ready to travel in a heartbeat.
3). PaperLike iPad Pro Screen Protector
Digital art is increasingly popular. If you or a loved one has an iPad Pro, the paper textured screen protector is a must-have. It provides just a slight amount of resistance against the Apple Pencil, giving drawing a more authentic feeling.
This includes two screen protectors. This way, if one wears out or if you need a second one in the future, you will have it on hand.
4). Swavorski Crystal Paint Palette Necklace
This necklace is a beautiful piece of jewelry and a wonderful gift idea for an artist. Surprise them with a piece that represents their passions.
This necklace comes with the silver-plated pendant, which is 7/8″ wide and 1 3/16″ long. It also comes with an 18″ snake necklace.
5). Art Light & Phone Suspension Arm
Give your artist a practical gift with this ring light and phone suspension arm. It’s perfect for filming IGTV videos, YouTube videos, and short snippets of their work in progress.
The ring light has different settings to create different moods, including white, warm white, and warm yellow + white. Both suspension arms have a jaw clamp for easy installation on a desk, table, or sideboard.
6). Skillshare Membership
No matter if your artist enjoys painting, hand lettering, digital art, photography, or drawing, Skillshare is an amazing learning platform for artists.
There are thousands of classes in the above categories and more. Give the gift of knowledge this holiday season with a Skillshare membership. Choose between 3, 6, or 12 months, each with a nice discount.
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7). Chameleon Markers
Chameleon Markers are among some of the most desirable alcohol-based markers available. They blend seamlessly and include both a soft and flexible brush tip and a bullet nib on each pen.
With this one set of pens offering five color tones, you can create 25 different color tones. They are perfect for coloring and lettering.
8). Leuchtturm1917 Whitelines Link
Whether an artist needs to take notes or just doodle, these Whitelines notebooks are incredible technology. Once you sketch in this notebook, you can then use the Whitelines Free App to scan the page and upload the sketch to the digital world.
This is a wonderful gift for digital artists on-the-go. They can sketch in this notebook and later make changes and finalize their drawings in a digital program.
9). Rotring Isograph Technical Drawing Set
These rOtring pens are some of the best in the art world. They are designed and engineered to be wear-resistant and extremely precise.
This set includes three different nib sizes. The nibs are crafted from stainless steel to prevent wear. It also includes refillable ink, an eraser. a pencil, refill lead, and dual compass attachment.
10). Tracing Light Box Light Pad
Having a lightbox or light pad is essential in any artist’s supplies. Whether you need to trace over an image, writing, or a previous sketch, having a light pad is always handy.
This light pad is thin and light enough to be portable for the artist on-the-go. It’s powered with a standard USB cable that you can plug into a computer, power bank, or wall outlet USB plug. Snag this artist gift from Amazon with the button below.
If you are hoping for some art supplies this holiday season, let me know what you’re wishing for in the comments below. Be sure to share this list of gift ideas for artists on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest as well.
