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A uplifting color that gives us big smiley feels—just like when we see our state flower, the California Poppy, sprouting up between sidewalk cracks and dotting the hills in springtime! This color contains fluorescent pigment, which is not lightfast. Fading can be reduced by coating finished pieces in a UV protective varnish and/or keeping them out of direct sunlight.

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We're so excited to offer a curated, rotating selection of our handmade watercolors in Art Toolkit's standard pans, so you can build your own ultra-portable set! Seconds quality means there are some deeper cracks in the paint, and the pans might be filled slightly low—or maybe a bit too high! These variations do not affect the integrity of the paint. The Art Toolkit Pocket Palette can fit up to 12 standard pans; the Demi Palette can fit up to 6. Art Toolkit's mini pans are exactly half the length of the standard pans, so you can mix-and-match sizes in your palette!

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Flat brushes are fantastic for lettering and typography, or for creating wide, even swatches of color. We especially love our Size 22 for painting large areas in a few simple strokes! Size 2 ~1/8 inch Size 4 ~1/4 inch Size 10 ~ <1/2 inch Size 22 ~7/8 inch (a bit smaller than an inch) Our premium quality brushes have coated wood handles labeled with our classic gold lettering, and synthetic bristles that fit into a metal ferrule. Imported from Germany.

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The classic composition notebook reimagined! We love these fun and funky color combinations that keep us inspired! Emilio Braga sketchbooks are our favorite, and have been handmade in Portugal since 1918! They are perfect for drawing and writing, even on the go! Every sketchbook has an elastic band and comes with a cardstock sheet that is lined on one side and grid on the other to use as a writing guide since all pages are blank. Size 12cm x 17cm (approx. 4.72in. x 6.69in.) Size 17cm x 23cm (approx. 6.69in.

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Our OG letterpress paper pad! Perfect for painting swatches, repeat landscapes, or small studies. Blind debossed grid watercolor paper, bound at the top edge. Letterpress printed by The Aesthetic Union in San Francisco. 6" x 6" (squares measure 1") / 20 sheets / 140 lb. / acid…

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This lovely, complex blend features five of our core collection colors: some bright, some deep, and all opaque. Among our reds, Ruby fits right in the middle between French Vermilion (which is brighter and closer to the orange scale), and Primary Red (which is cooler with blue undertones). Like the gemstone, our Ruby is multi-faceted—the perfect color for capturing everything from berry fruit-leather to a Cardinal’s winter plumage, or the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset! This color contains fluorescent pigment, which is not lightfast.

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We met the owner of Jacquard at a fair in New Orleans, and were so excited to connect with another family-owned, California-based company that shares our values of creative exploration and play. Dorland's Wax is one of our favorite Jacquard products—a versatile medium great for sealing and protecting watercolor paintings. It's made from a special blend of pure waxes and damar resin that won’t yellow over time, and will protect your artwork through the years!

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The most buttery, creamy color of our dreams! This punchy alternative to our Kremer White or French Ochre Very Light provides a lovely tint to core colors. This color contains fluorescent pigment, which is not lightfast. Fading can be reduced by coating finished pieces in a UV protective varnish and/or keeping them out of direct sunlight.

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This slim and sturdy palette fits up to twenty-four of our handmade watercolors ! It's slightly wider and flatter than our standard Medium Palette , so it's even easier to slide in your backpack with your paint journal! Includes an empty palette with a white lid and silver base. Medium swatch card is also included. Measures approximately 9" x 3.5" x 1/2" when closed. Imported from Germany.

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We offer two sizes of empty Art Toolkit stainless steel pans—grab a few and fill them with your favorite tube paints! The Art Toolkit Pocket Palette can fit up to 12 standard pans or 24 mini pans. The Art Toolkit Demi Palette can fit up to 6 standard pans or 12 mini pans. Art Toolkit's mini pans are exactly half the length of the standard pans, so you can mix-and-match sizes in your palette!

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These markers are totally magic and we could not be more excited about them! They include 14 colorful markers that either get erased or can change color with one of the magic pens included! Great for kids! Box of 16 felt-tip, double-sided (fine & bold) markers includes: 6x Single-Color “erasable” markers (Pink, Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple) 8x Two-Toned “color changing” markers (Red to Yellow, Blue to Pink, Green to Orange, Yellow to Red, Purple to Blue, Green to Purple, Blue to Chartreuse, Black to Red) 2x “Magic” Invisible Ink…

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Accents and tints galore! This set includes an essential black, white, and grey, plus all our shimmery metallic colors! This set comes in our compact and elegant Simple Travel Palette in Glossy Black. Our premade sets also include a swatch card letterpress printed by our friends at Aesthetic Union —what better way to get to know your new colors than a meditative swatching session?!

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This series of paintings was created to celebrate the female purveyors behind the San Francisco restaurant, Flour + Water's, special Women's Month tasting menu. Size 9" x 12" 11 people from our team worked together to collectively create these watercolor paintings, one color mark at a time. Our team is inspired by curiosity, craft and experimentation and we made this series of works in celebration of the visionary women behind each of these beautiful ingredients. We're happy to offer them for sale here as the first original artworks created by our team.

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When we were developing our Custom Brush Roll Set collab with Gravel & Gold, we found this deep green hue in some of their fabrics. It gave us the perfect excuse to make our own new blended color—named for the iconic trees in our coastal neighborhood! Cypress contains a fair amount of our Indigo paint and some fluorescents, so it’s not completely lightfast. It's quite opaque and can provide a wide range of tones—at its darkest, it appears to be almost black!

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With this ultimate bundle, you'll receive each of our CfM Standard Matte Gold and Mini Matte Gold Travel Brushes—and save $14! This bundle includes: 1 x Mini Round 1 1 x Mini Round 2 1 x Mini Round 4 1 x Mini Flat 2 1 x Flat 4 1 x Round 2 1 x Round 4 1 x Round 6 1 x Round 8 These beautiful travel brushes are ready to go where you go! Sleek and portable, they're compact enough to tote in a purse or fanny pack—or right in your pocket! The Standard brush also fits in the middle row of our CfM Small Palette , while the Mini brush fits in our favorite Simple Travel Palettes .

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A delicate pink with a hint of brightness, just like the soft, blushy insides of beach shells. This color is light and subtle in tone, but has wonderful covering power and tinting strength. This color contains fluorescent pigment, which is not lightfast. Fading can be reduced by coating finished pieces in a UV protective varnish and/or keeping them out of direct sunlight.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24th , 6:30 - 8:30pm PT This is an in-person workshop at CfM Art Room: 4035 Judah St, San Francisco, next door to our shop! Join us for an evening of live figure drawing! In this session, Dave will guide you through tangible steps toward creating beautiful, expressive figure drawings! Working from a live, nude model, you'll begin each session with quick warm-up poses (30 seconds to 1 minute) and finish with a longer pose (20-40 minutes). No experience necessary! Recommended for ages 16+.

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An ultra-bright synthetic! Like all our fluorescents, this fun glowy pink is opaque and super smooth. Fluorescents absorb invisible UV light energy and reemit it at a higher visible wavelength. This enhances the appearance of the pigment, delivering those eye-catching, radiant colors we love! Fluorescents are also fantastic for mixing a bit of brightness into core colors. Let the party begin! Important Notes on Fluorescents!: The amazing neon qualities of fluorescents are difficult to capture in a scan or photograph.

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A natural mineral pigment that is smooth, opaque, and lightfast—and a must-have for mixing tints! All of our watercolors are handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments, plus natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine, distilled water, and a dash of clove oil for freshness! Half Pans measure ~3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" and contain ~2ml of paint. Color Index number as provided by vendor: PW 6 (77891). All of our watercolors conform to ASTM D-4236 .

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The spiciest, coziest bright yellow! We love our collection's natural earth yellow ochres and synthetic yellows, and knew we needed a color where these two ends of the spectrum meet. This blend doesn't contain turmeric powder, but emulates turmeric’s lovely richness! This color contains fluorescent pigment, which is not lightfast. Fading can be reduced by coating finished pieces in a UV protective varnish and/or keeping them out of direct sunlight.

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This one-stop-shop palette highlights artist and CfM instructor Julie Cloutier 's knack for joining beauty with clean functionality. To fill the smaller circles, just squeeze in tube watercolor or gouache until you have a little dome in each, then leave the palette to dry (usually a few days). Once the paint firms up, you're ready to create; use the larger, empty circles as mixing wells! These items are final sale and cannot be returned or…

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A metallic mica pigment that is lightfast and semi-opaque and very smooth to paint with. All of our watercolors handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments and natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine and distilled water. Half Pans contain around 2ml of paint and are approximately 3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" deep. Color Index number not provided by vendor. The pigment is fine mica powder and does not have a CI number associated with it. All of our watercolors conform to ASTM D-4236 .

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Each sheet of this unique paper has a single raised circle at its center, ideal for color wheels, circle-framed portraits, worlds, portholes, spirals– the possibilities are endless! Blind debossed watercolor paper, bound at the top edge. Letterpress printed by The Aesthetic Union in San Francisco. 6" x 6" / 20 sheets / 140 lb. / acid…

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We're so excited to offer a curated, rotating selection of our handmade watercolors in Art Toolkit's cutest mini pans, so you can build your own ultra-portable set! Seconds quality means there are some deeper cracks in the paint, and the pans might be filled slightly low—or maybe a bit too high! These variations do not affect the integrity of the paint. The Art Toolkit Pocket Palette can fit up to 24 mini pans; the Demi Palette can fit up to 12. The mini pans are exactly half the length of Art Toolkit's standard pans, so you can mix-and-match sizes in your palette!

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Explore our custom blends with this monochromatic set of eight, including warm and cool greens! This set comes in our compact and elegant Simple Travel Palette in Glossy Cypress Green. Our premade sets also include a swatch card letterpress printed by our friends at Aesthetic Union —what better way to get to know your new colors than a meditative swatching session?!

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An ultra-bright synthetic! Like all our fluorescents, this fun glowy red is opaque and super smooth. Fluorescents absorb invisible UV light energy and reemit it at a higher visible wavelength. This enhances the appearance of the pigment, delivering those eye-catching, radiant colors we love! Fluorescents are also fantastic for mixing a bit of brightness into core colors. Let the party begin! Important Notes on Fluorescents!: The amazing neon qualities of fluorescents are difficult to capture in a scan or photograph.

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The home stretch of our complete collection! With our Core Collection 48 Palette and The Max Feels 48 Blends Palette , this set adds the final 14 colors to span our full line of handmade paints! This set comes in our CfM Small Palette , which we love for its handy mixing wells and easy-to-clean design. Our premade sets also include a swatch card letterpress printed by our friends at Aesthetic Union —what better way to get to know your new colors than a meditative swatching session?!

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Have you ever wanted to try watercolor paper that isn't just white? These watercolor journals offer toned pages for a different look and feel! Try mixing it up with grey toned paper. These books are great for travel and the design features a linen cover, an elastic band to keep secure, and a red ribbon bookmark. Each book is 200gsm (95lbs) and 60 pages. Available in two sizes - A6 small (4.1" x 5.8") or A5 medium (5.8" x 8.3")

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A natural earth pigment that is lightfast and opaque with slight texture. Umbers are brown or reddish-brown natural earth colors. This pigment consist of iron oxide and manganese oxide and in it's natural form is raw umber. After the pigment is heated, the color becomes darker and richer, transforming into burnt umber. All of our watercolors handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments and natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine and distilled water.

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The perfect spring green, the color of grass after it rains and everything seems brighter. All of our watercolors are handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments, plus natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine, distilled water, and a dash of clove oil for freshness! Half Pans measure ~3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" and contain ~2ml of paint. Our custom blended colors don't have a Color Index number, as they consist of a unique blend of two or more pigments. All of our watercolors conform to ASTM D-4236 .

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Get out your Matte-Gold Travel Brush and get your shimmer on! This adorable palette includes our bestselling metallic watercolors—plus Onyx Black, re-released just for this limited run. Super mini and oh-so-sleek, this set fits right in your pocket, so you can keep your paints close at hand wherever you roam! This fun set includes an Art Toolkit Demi Palette case in silver, and 6 Art Toolkit Standard Pans filled with our handmade watercolors. The case measures 2-3/16" by 1-3/4" x 1/4" (~55mm x 45mm x 7mm) when closed, and comes in a screenprinted canvas drawstring bag.

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This durable, versatile hard-cover watercolor journal is ready to go where you go! We absolutely love these for note-taking, mark-making, and sketching. Each Handbook Travelogue holds 30 sheets of soft white, acid-free, 95lb., cold press watercolor paper with an elastic closure. Bound in natural light grey linen. Available in 4 sizes Small: 3.5 x 8.25 inches Medium: 5.25 x 8.25 inches Medium Portrait: 8.25 x 5.25 inches Large: 8.25 x 8.25 inches X Large: 8.5 x 10.5…

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With this bundle, you'll receive all eight of our CfM Round Brushes and all four of our CfM Flat Brushes—and save $10! This bundle includes: 1 x Round 000 1 x Round 0 1 x Round 1 1 x Round 2 1 x Round 4 1 x Round 6 1 x Round 8 1 x Round 10 — 1 x Flat 2 1 x Flat 4 1 x Flat 10 1 x Flat 22 Round brushes are an excellent choice for precise line or detail work. Depending on the pressure and angle of application, you can achieve a thick swath or thin line in a single swipe. Flat brushes are fantastic for lettering and typography, or for creating wide, even swatches of color.

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A natural light ochre earth pigment sourced in France, lightfast and semi-transparent. Has a smooth texture and works well as a highlight color. All of our watercolors handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments and natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine and distilled water. Half Pans contain around 2ml of paint and are approximately 3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" deep. Color Index number as provided by vendor: PY 43.77492. All of our watercolors conform to ASTM D-4236 .

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A metallic mica pigment that is lightfast and semi-opaque and very smooth to paint with. All of our watercolors handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments and natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine and distilled water. Half Pans contain around 2ml of paint and are approximately 3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" deep. Color Index number not provided by vendor. The pigment is fine mica powder and does not have a CI number associated with it. All of our watercolors conform to ASTM D-4236 .

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Grab a digital gift card for all your art-supply-loving friends and family! Gift cards can be used in our shop and online for both products and workshops! Please Note: If you'd like the digital gift card to go directly to the recipient, check "I want to send this as a gift" before adding to cart, and fill in the required fields. Use the date field to select the specific date you'd like the card to be emailed.

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The tiniest pocket architecture scale ever! A great straightedge to keep in your toolkit! You'll never know when you're going to need one!

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Saturday, July 25, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT. This is an online workshop held via Zoom. I have been obsessed with dolphins since childhood. Their curious, playful natures are fascinating, and their graceful movements are full of joy. Observing them swimming in the San Francisco Bay inspired me to loosen my approach to painting and respond more intuitively to the natural world. In this workshop we’ll explore foundational watercolor techniques such as wet-into-wet, layering, and more, with an emphasis on using minimal, fluid brushstrokes to paint these streamlined creatures.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 6:30pm - 8:30pm PT This is an in-person workshop at CfM Art Room: 4035 Judah St, San Francisco, next door to our shop! Ever stood in front of a painting wishing you had your paints with you? This workshop was born from exactly that feeling. We'll use projected abstract artworks as our reference and build a color map together -- a kind of paint-by-numbers where the "numbers" are your own personal notes about the colors you see.

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Compact, easy to grip letter stamps in a playful font! These uppercase and lowercase sets are great to have around for gift tags, cards, cubby labels and more. Try them with our colorful Yellow Owl All-Surface Ink Pads ! Uppercase package measures ~1 .75" x wide x 3.25" long x 1 .75"; each letter is ~1/4" Lowercase package measures ~2" x wide x 2.75" long x 1.75" high; each letter is ~1/4"

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A classic set of markers that are also conveniently easily washable from skin or fabric with a little soap and water! What could be better than that! Obviously fantastic for the little ones. Box of 16 felt-tip markers: Blush Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Light Green, Dark Green, Teal, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Lilac, Bright Purple, Dark Purple, Grey, Brown, and…

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A metallic glimmer pigment that is lightfast and semi-opaque and very smooth to paint with. All of our watercolors are handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments, plus natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine, distilled water, and a dash of clove oil for freshness! Half Pans contain around 2ml of paint and are approximately 3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" deep. Color Index number not provided by vendor. The pigment is fine mica powder and does not have a CI number associated with it.

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Bound in natural light grey linen, this hard-cover watercolor journal is ready to go where you go! We absolutely love these for note-taking, mark-making, and sketching. They're durable, versatile and have been with us since the shop's beginning! Each Handbook Travelogue holds 30 sheets of soft white, acid-free, 140lb., cold press watercolor paper with an elastic closure. Available in 4 sizes Small: 3.5 x 8.25 inches Medium: 5.25 x 8.25 inches Large: 8.25 x 8.25 inches X Large: 8.5 x 10.5…

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Thursday, July 30, 5:00pm - 6:30pm PT This is an online workshop held via Zoom. Dorothy Hood was born in 1918 and spent her life in both Mexico and Texas. Her large abstract paintings are full of hard and soft edges, moments where the paint pools and gathers and places where the paint makes crisp lines and angles. Her colors are bold and inspired by the full range of colors found in both Mexico and Texas. With watercolors, we will play with some of Dorothy’s shapes by creating hard edges with tape, letting the watercolors be soft and blend, and create dynamic shapes with layered colors.

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Lovely, elegant softcover blank books for journaling or just doodling with your favorite pen! A5 size is ~ 5.83" x 8.27"

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A natural yellow-toned green earth pigment that is lightfast, opaque with a smooth texture. All of our watercolors handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments and natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine and distilled water. Half Pans contain around 2ml of paint and are approximately 3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" deep. Color Index number as provided by vendor: PG 23.77009. All of our watercolors conform to ASTM D-4236 .

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We thought it must be a dream, but it's really true—we now have our own watercolor stickers, in two shapes (you can find the Heart ones here )! Get out your palette, paint some fun designs, then stick your mini paintings on a letter to your bestie, party favor bags, your favorite journal...or just keep a sheet on you for spontaneous gifting throughout your day! Each sticker measures ~1.25" and each pack holds three sheets of 9, for a total of 27 circle stickers. The clear envelope is made from commercially compostable bioplastic.

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We just had to have this bright, subtly electric green as part of our blends collection! It’s our very own version of chartreuse, which we made to recall the moss and lichen that covers our misty, fog-shrouded trees here in Northern California. CfM Moss does contain some fluorescent pigment so it’s not completely lightfast—keep it shaded, just how nature intended!

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