A more eco-friendly choice… Welcome to Blue Acorn Recycled Paper Sketchbooks – Eco-Friendly Art Supplies Explore our exceptional Blue Acorn British made sketchbooks, thoughtfully crafted to meet the needs of artists and students. We had an inspiring idea at our headquarters in Carnforth—to produce our very own sketchbooks made from 100% recycled cartridge paper. The journey […]
Blue Acorn is a unique creative brand, which was brought to life by the Swindell family, owners of Abacus Creative Resources. With over 50 years experience, our team work closely with creatives to curate a carefully crafted range of stylish sketchbooks, journals, canvases and essential creative tools. We are proud of our beautiful range; from […]
Blue acorn cutting mats are the latest product to join our range. In a distinctive blue these mats really stand out compared to the usual green mats you see. Premium quality, self healing and have a 10mm grid on the top surface. The grid lines aid effortless straight line cuts. Heat resistant and perfect protection […]
The main difference between Watercolour pencils and paint are that Watercolour pencils are a drawing and painting medium all in one, whereas paint is just a painting medium. Both watercolour pencils and paint are great mediums to work with but offer different ways of working and produce varied results. Watercolour pencils give you the freedom […]
Blue Acorn sketching pencils range from 5H to 6B grades and are great value, cedar sketching pencils in a natural finish. Ideal for sketching, shading and an introduction to the use of tone. They feature double-dipped ends for durability. Available in three different sets, two cardboard packaged sets (perfect for recycling) – 6’s and 12’s. […]
There’s something very striking about bright white and right metallic artwork on a dark background, especially during the magical winter season. It’s particularly satisfying if you can create some yourself. If you team our soft back black paper sketchbooks and uni-ball Signo broad gel pens you too can conjure up all manner of amazing pieces. […]
The talented Irene from Making and Musings created a beautiful piece using our very own Blue Acorn water colour pencils. Throughout the tutorial, Irene showcases various techniques including; layering colours, adding shadows and also adding subtle detailing. Makings and Musings offer creative art classes to adults at all stages of their journey. From beginner to […]
The wonderful people at POSCA recently introduced us to Creative Consultant and Artist, Ella Johnston. We have been lucky enough to have worked with Ella on latest social media campaign; the Blue Acorn / POSCA collaboration. Ella, a working artist and illustrator, created some beautiful art using POSCA pens on a variety of our Blue […]
Blue Acorn is a unique creative brand, which was brought to life by the Swindell family, owners of Abacus Creative Resources. With over 50 years experience, our team work closely with creatives to curate a carefully crafted range of stylish sketchbooks, journals, canvases and essential creative tools. We are proud of our beautiful range; from […]
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