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Pentel Brush Pen

Our resident pen enthusiast and all over art supply lover Eli Minaya says: What’s there to say about the Pentel Brush Pen that hasn't already been said?  It’s awesome.  Go buy one at Art and Frame of Sarasota. Go. Now. Okey, fine, you don’t know me from Tom, so let’s get into it. The above statements are absolutely true, so I’ll tell you why. Actually, I’ll show you first. This brush pen sports nylon bristles that respond like extremely high end brushes. They have wonderful snap and bristle memory. My personal Pentel Brush has been one of my favorite tools for 6 years. In fact, it is the same brush pen I've used and refilled over and over again. It still comes to a needle point. The ink that is packaged with it is supremely black and cool. It is permanent and flexible ink in that you can get juicy strokes as well as ragged textured strokes. The Pentel Brush Pen is an amazing everyday tool as well as go-to solution for working with a brush. Come in to Art and Fr

PanPastels are HERE!

PanPastels by Colorfin is a  new way to create with pastel color! These deeply pigmented, ultra soft, light-fast, low dust, erasable pastels mix, layer and apply like paint. They come packed in pans so artists can easily lift, blend and apply pastel color. The clear round disc package protects the colors, keeping them separate and clean, and interlocks securely together for storage and transport. Sofft® Tools:  Draw, paint & blend in a whole new way! They are suitable to use with traditional pastel sticks, pastel surfaces and conventional fixatives. They allow for maximum control and can be used for boldly or delicately. The Sofft range is a new generation of tools and applicators for artists, created by artists for artists. Sofft Tools were specifically developed for use with PanPastels™, and can also be used with most water-based art  to create a variety of exciting new techniques, marks and effects.  Brush strokes are eliminated when using  Sofft® Tools