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New to this? Start here → Our beginner guide helps you pick the right first kit and shows you how to begin.

Everything for drawing and painting in one collection: paint, brushes, canvas, pencils, charcoal, sketchbooks, markers, pastels.

Handy Mandy is a small online art supply shop based in Morningside, Auckland, and this is the broad collection that catches both the painters and the sketchers. If you're not sure what you need, browse the categories below or use the free guides at the bottom.

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  • Acrylic paint: Mont Marte Signature, Premium Satin, Premium Dimension
  • Oil paint: Mont Marte Premium 75ml, 46 colours
  • Brushes: taklon synthetic and bristle, every shape and size
  • Canvases: single thick and double thick, gallery-wrapped from 13×18cm up to 91×122cm
  • Drawing supplies: graphite pencils, charcoal, sketchbooks, erasers, fixative
  • Pastels: soft, oil and dry pastels with pastel paper
  • Drawing pens + markers: fineliners, dual-tip brush pens, dot markers

Honest answer if you're new

You don't need all the gear on day one. The minimum starter kit for a beginner:

  • A sketchbook (140gsm or higher if you plan to use ink or charcoal)
  • 2–3 graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 4B covers most beginner work)
  • A kneadable eraser + standard eraser
  • 6 tubes of Signature acrylic + a small brush set + a stretched canvas (if you're painting too)

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  • Marina Premium Pouring Acrylic Paint 120ml 4pc Set - Handy Mandy Craft Store
    Marina Premium Pouring Acrylic Paint 120ml 4pc Set - Handy Mandy Craft Store
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    Marina Premium Pouring Acrylic Paint 120ml 4pc Set

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    Create your own fluid art with this set of ocean themed colours! These paints are pre-mixed, so you can pour them straight onto a canvas or board. ...

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    Vivid Colours Acrylic Paint Set Signature 80pc x 3.5ml

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    80 colours, 3.5ml pots each: the maximum-colour minimum-fuss acrylic starter set.Snap-lid pots stay fresh between sessions. Smooth, fast-drying acr...

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    Paint pouring cups

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    Create exciting patterns using our Split Pouring Cup. This cleverly designed cup comes in an ergonomic diamond shape with a spout, making it ea...

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  • Signature Single Thick Canvas 20 x 20cm - Handy Mandy Craft Store
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    Mont Marte Signature Single Thick Canvas 20 x 20cm (Mini Square)

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    Mix and match canvases: buy any 3, save 20%. Mix sizes from our canvas deal range. The discount applies automatically at checkout. Tiny enough to...

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    Signature Canvas Panel Round 1pc 50cm

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    Our round canvas is primed and ready to use. Suitable for students through to professional artists, this hassle-free round canvas board features an...

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    Signature Single Thick Canvas 13 x 18cm

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    Mont Marte Signature Single Thick canvases are ideal for those beginning in the practice of art.   These canvases are back stapled for a clean edge...

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    Mont Marte Signature Single Thick Canvas 30 x 60cm (Tall Format)

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    The tall format that pulls a wall together. Made for figure, foliage and bold abstracts.Tall canvases are the most under-used format in beginner pa...

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    Mont Marte Pastel & Charcoal Blenders 7pce

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    This Set of Charcoal and pastel Blenders adds soft subtle shading that can bring life-like realism and dimension to your drawings. They provide a w...

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    Signature Tabletop Display Easel – Small

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    A small beechwood easel for showing off finished work on a table or shelf. The small size holds canvases and boards up to about 30cm high. It also ...

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    Signature Double Thick Canvas 30.5 x 30.5cm

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    A 30.5 x 30.5cm square canvas with a deep edge, ready to hang without a frame. A 30cm square is a comfortable size for one subject: a flower, a pet...

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    Signature Canvas Panels Pack 5 10.2 x 10.2cm

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    Crafters Colour Discovery Paint Set 48 x 60ml

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    48-colour discovery acrylic paint set: the biggest single paint set we stock, for serious classroom budgets and ambitious starters.Mont Marte Craft...

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    Metallic Pouring Acrylic Paint Set Premium 4pc x120ml

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    Four pre-mixed metallic pouring acrylics in large 120ml bottles. The paint is ready to pour with no medium to mix, and the metallic colours add shi...

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    Mont Marte Oil Pastels 12pc - Beginner Colour Set

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    Soft, buttery, blendable. The most forgiving way to start working in colour. Oil pastels are the gateway between drawing and painting. No water, no...

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    Mont Marte Table Easel w/Drawer - Pine

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    Pine table easel with a sliding drawer for accessories. Adjustable canvas support, folds flat for storage. The right easel for kitchen-table painte...

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    Mont Marte Studio Stencil Brushes Pkt 3

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    Mont Marte Stencil Brushes are flat head hog bristle brushes which are ideal for crisp stencil application, dotting and creating interesting textur...

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    Mont Marte Signature Single Thick Canvas 60 x 90cm - Carton of 5

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    Carton of 5 canvases. Sold by the full carton, just as it comes from Mont Marte. That's $24.20 per canvas. Great for classes, paint nights and wall...

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    Signature Canvas Pad 10 Sheet A5

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    A5 primed canvas sheets, small enough to take outside. At 14.8 x 21cm, this pad suits quick work: colour swatches and mixing tests, small studies b...

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    Signature Canvas Panels 3pc 12.7 x 17.8cm

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  • Premium Satin Acrylic Intro Set - 18ml, 8-Piece for Budding Artists - Handy Mandy Craft Store
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    Premium Satin Acrylic Intro Set - 18ml, 8-Piece for Budding Artists

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    Eight Mont Marte Premium Satin acrylics in small 18ml tubes, so you can try the range before buying full-size tubes. Premium Satin dries to a semi-...

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    Premium Dimension Acrylic Paint 250ml

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    The 250ml bulk tub of our Premium Dimension heavy-body acrylic. Same archival quality as the 75ml tube, 25–35% cheaper per ml. Built for serious pa...

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  • Mont Marte watercolour pad A3, 15 sheets of 180gsm German paper, another view (2 of 2)
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    Mont Marte Watercolour Pad German Paper A3 180gsm 15sht

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    Mont Marte Watercolour Pad German Paper A3 180gsm: 15 sheets of A3 watercolour paper for practice and lighter washes. The paper is acid-free German...

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    Signature Tabletop Display Easel - Medium

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    A medium beechwood easel for displaying paintings, prints and signs on a table. It holds canvases and boards up to about 40cm high, so it suits mos...

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    Gallery Series Brush Set Watercolour 7pc

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    Mont Marte Gallery Series Watercolour Brush Set 7pc: seven brushes leaning towards flats and brights. The set has a Flat 3, Flat 6, Flat 10, Round ...

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