Painting
Everything you need to start painting in New Zealand: acrylic, oil, watercolour, pouring, plus the brushes, canvases, easels and primers that go with them.
Handy Mandy is a small online art supply shop based in Morningside, Auckland, and painting is the category we know best. We stock Mont Marte across acrylic (Signature, Premium Satin, Premium Dimension), oil (Premium 75ml in 46 colours), watercolour, pouring acrylic, brushes, stretched canvases, easels and finishing supplies: dispatched from our Auckland warehouse with free NZ shipping over $75.
Shop painting by medium
- Acrylic paint: the everyday workhorse. Water clean-up, fast drying, works on most surfaces. Mont Marte Signature, Premium Satin and Premium Dimension lines. Most beginners start here.
- Oil paint: the classical look. Long open time, deep blending, atmospheric layering. Mont Marte Premium 75ml in 46 colours.
- Pouring paint: pre-mixed fluid acrylic for cell-pop technique. Easiest route into abstract painting.
- Glitter Paint 75ml: 10 colours for accents and kids craft. See Glitter Paint.
What goes with the paint
- Brushes: acrylic, oil, watercolour, detail. Pick by job, not by colour of the handle.
- Canvases: single-thick from 13×18cm, double-thick (gallery-wrapped) from 20×25cm to 91×122cm.
- Easels: tabletop, floor, display and studio. Get your work to the right angle.
- Gesso primer: prime any surface before painting
Honest answer if you're starting out
Don't try to buy everything at once. The minimum painting kit is: 6 acrylic tubes (Signature line), a small brush set, a canvas pad or stretched canvas, a palette, a jar of water. Start there. Add as you find what's actually missing in your work.
Free guides
- Acrylic painting for beginners NZ
- How to do paint pouring (NZ guide)
- Oil vs acrylic: which is right for you
- Choosing canvas size for NCEA major work
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Mont MarteNo reviewsOil paint for painters who like time to blend.46 rich, buttery colours from classical earths through vibrant brights to deep darks and metallics. L...
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Mont MarteThis 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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