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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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  • Mont Marte Signature Double Thick Canvas 60.9 x 91.4cm
    Mont Marte Signature Double Thick Canvas 60.9 x 91.4cm
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    Mont Marte Signature Double Thick Canvas 60.9 x 91.4cm

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    Double thick stretched canvas, 60.9 × 91.4cm (24×36 inches): the large gallery-wrap size for serious folio work and statement pieces.Mont Marte Sig...

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  • Signature Double Thick Canvas 91.4 x 121.9cm
    Signature Double Thick Canvas 91.4 x 121.9cm
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    Signature Double Thick Canvas 91.4 x 121.9cm

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    Double thick stretched canvas, 91.4 × 121.9cm (36×48 inches): the largest standard canvas size for statement gallery work and major NCEA pieces.Mon...

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  • Signature Canvas Panel 1pc 45.7 x 45.7cm - Handy Mandy Craft Store
    Signature Canvas Panel 1pc 45.7 x 45.7cm - Handy Mandy Craft Store
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    Signature Canvas Panel 1pc 45.7 x 45.7cm

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    Single canvas panel, 45.7 × 45.7cm. Inexpensive painting support with the look of canvas, sturdy and won't flex. 3mm canvas-wrapped board · acid-fr...

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  • Gallery Series Oil Brush Set 5pc
    Mont Marte Premium Oil Paint 75ml, 24 colour collection
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    Complete Oil Painting Collection: 24 Oil Paints + 11 Brushes

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    24 oil colours and 11 brushes: a complete studio set for a keen painter, a class or a big Christmas gift.A wide palette of Mont Marte Premium oils ...

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    Oil Painter's Set: 12 Oil Paints + 6 Brushes

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    A full working palette of 12 oil colours, a 5-brush Gallery Series set and a detail round.Everything a painter needs to move past the basics: warm ...

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  • Mont Marte Oil Brushes Signature 6pc
    Mont Marte Premium Oil Paint 75ml, landscape colours set
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    Oil Painting Starter Set: Landscape (6 Oil Paints + 6 Brushes)

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    Six landscape colours and six oil brushes, ready to paint hills, sky, sea and bush.A simple way to start oil painting without guessing which colour...

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    First Canvas Kit: Tabletop Easel, 45cm Canvas, 6 Acrylics + 15 Brushes

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    Everything to paint your first proper canvas, all in one box. A 45cm double-thick canvas sits on its own tabletop easel, with six acrylics that mix...

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  • Mont Marte Signature Acrylic Paint 75ml - Lamp Black
    Signature Canvas Panels Pack 5 10.2 x 10.2cm - Handy Mandy Craft Store
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    10 Tiny Paintings Kit: 10 Mini Canvases, 6 Acrylics + Brushes

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    Ten small canvases are far less daunting than one big one. Paint a tiny series, a little gallery wall, or ten mini gifts. Each canvas takes about 2...

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  • Mont Marte watercolour pad A3, 15 sheets of 180gsm German paper
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    Watercolour Evening Kit: 18 Watercolours, A3 Pad + Brush Set

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    A quiet evening with the paints. Watercolour needs very little gear, and this kit gives you good paper, a full range of colours and brushes made fo...

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  • Watercolour Sketch & Wash Set: Water Brush Set 3pc
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    Watercolour Sketch & Wash Set - 18 Watercolours, Water Brushes & A6 Diary

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    A small, portable set for sketching and adding light washes of colour, at home or out and about. The water brushes hold water in the handle, so the...

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  • Colour-In Canvas Gift: Signature Acrylic Set 12 x 12ml
    Colour-In Canvas Gift: Colouring Canvas 30 x 60cm
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    Colour-In Canvas Gift - 30 x 60cm Colouring Canvas, Acrylics & Brushes

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    A pre-printed canvas to paint in, with the paints and brushes to do it. A relaxing gift for kids and grown-ups, and it ends up on the wall.Combo pr...

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  • Texture Art Starter: Impasto Premium 500ml
    Texture Art Starter: Double Thick Canvas 45.7cm
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    Texture Art Starter - 45cm Canvas, Impasto, Palette Knives & Acrylics

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    Everything for one big textured canvas: build up thick ridges with impasto and palette knives, then tint it with two acrylic colours. A great first...

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  • Christmas Wreath Kit: Mont Marte 30cm round canvas, Dimension acrylic paints, gold glitter paint and brushes
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    Christmas Wreath Kit: 30cm Round Canvas with Paints, Glitter + Brushes

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    Everything to paint a Christmas wreath on a 30cm round canvas. Paint a ring of greens, dot in red berries and add gold glitter highlights. When it'...

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    Dimension Acrylic 6-Pack: Earth, Pearl + Sky Tones (6 x 75ml)

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    Six tubes of Mont Marte Premium Dimension acrylic, a heavy-body paint that holds brush and knife marks. The colours are picked to work together for...

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  • Mont Marte Premium Satin Acrylic 12-colour pack of 75ml tubes
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    Satin Acrylic 12-Colour Pack: Mont Marte Premium Satin 75ml Tubes

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    Twelve 75ml tubes of Mont Marte Premium Satin acrylic, chosen as a full working palette. There are warm and cool versions of the main colours, so y...

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    Mont Marte Kids Canvas Painting Set: Paint-by-Outline Canvas with Paints + Brushes

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    A canvas with the picture already outlined, plus the paints, brushes and palette to fill it in. Kids colour in the shapes, so it comes out looking ...

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  • Barb's first acrylic pour on a small square canvas, blue, green, gold and black, made by a Handy Mandy customer
    Acrylic pour painting in blue and red made by Tracey, a Handy Mandy customer
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    Pour Painting Combo - Flow Medium, Silicone Oil, Pouring Cup & 3 Acrylics

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    Everything you need for your first acrylic pour (bar the canvas): flow medium to thin the paint, silicone oil for those cells, a split pouring cup ...

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    Shimmer Watercolour Gift Set: metallic watercolour cake set 17pc
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    Shimmer Watercolour Gift Set - Metallic Watercolours & 15 Brushes

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    16 metallic watercolour colours and a full brush set, for Christmas cards, gift tags, lettering and anything that needs a bit of shimmer.Combo pric...

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    Oil Painting Starter Combo - 6 Oil Paints 75ml & Brush Set

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    Six essential Mont Marte Premium oil colours and a full brush set, everything to start oil painting.Combo price $34.99. Bought separately $41.93, s...

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    Sparkle Painting Combo - Dimension Acrylics, Glitter & Brushes

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    Six rich, heavy-body Dimension acrylics plus glitter paints for festive canvases that shine.Combo price $42.99. Bought separately $52.90, so you sa...

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    Watercolour Christmas Card Kit

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    Everything you need to paint your own Christmas cards this year, in one kit.Handmade cards mean more than anything off the shelf, and watercolour m...

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  • Raw Sienna Signature Acrylic Paint 300ml Pot - Handy Mandy Craft Store
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    Raw Sienna Signature Acrylic Paint 300ml Pot

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    Raw Sienna Signature Acrylic Paint 300ml Pot Our Acrylic Colours are a great go-to for your art and craft projects. This paint features a smoot...

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    Acrylic Paint Pens Broad Tip Signature 48pc

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    48 broad-tip acrylic paint pens: the largest set we stock, for serious lettering, signage, and detailed surface work.Mont Marte Acrylic Paint Pens ...

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    Gold Foil Paint Premium 20ml

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    Add eye-catching details to your artworks with our Gold Foil Paint. The shimmering colour adds metallic highlights to acrylic pours. ADDITIONAL DE...

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