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Painted by Keith Evans, a customer, with brushes from this siteFinesse Set of 5: free with orders of £60 or more, added automatically
The details
Everything you need to finish your first real painting, even if you've never picked up a brush in your life.
Brushes, paint, paper, a step-by-step beginner's guide, plus a free Finesse detail brush set and a free canvas roll bag.
⭐ Rated 4.8/5 from 2,387 reviews · A family business since 2019, based in West Sussex
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The reason most people never start painting isn't talent. It's the blank-canvas moment. Which brush? Which colour? Where does the first mark even go? So the paints stay in the box, and the idea quietly dies. It was never that you couldn't do it. Nobody ever showed you the first step.
Why acrylic? Because it's the most forgiving paint there is, and we chose it so you don't have to research anything. Mistakes paint straight over instead of ruining the piece. It dries in minutes, so there's no waiting and no mess to manage. It's the paint we'd hand a nervous first-timer every single time.
This kit is built to get you past that first moment. The brushes, paint and paper are matched and ready to go straight out of the box, so nothing fights you. Then the step-by-step guide puts your hand on the brush and walks you all the way to a finished painting, one mark at a time. Your first piece isn't meant to be perfect. It's meant to be finished, and something you're quietly proud of. It will be.
What you'll be able to do in your first few days:
Hold and load a brush with confidence, even if today is the first time
Mix the colours you need from a simple starter palette, instead of buying dozens you'll never use
Follow the guide to complete a full painting, start to finish, the week it arrives
Clean and store your brushes properly so your first set lasts years, not weeks
What's inside
The Cambridge 15-Piece Brush Set with protective case: a full range of brush shapes for every part of a painting, in a case that keeps them safe
Zieler 10 Premium Acrylic Paint Set (38ml tubes): rich, opaque colour that covers in one layer, ready to use
Zieler A4 Acrylic & Oil Pad: textured, ready-to-paint paper, no priming or prep needed
FREE GIFT: The Finesse 5-Piece Detail Brush Set: for fine detail and finishing touches once you're ready
FREE GIFT: Canvas Roll Bag: a sturdy roll-up bag to carry and protect your brushes wherever you paint
Your Beginner's First Painting Guide: brush handling, colour mixing, and a complete first painting walked through mark by mark, plus brush care and troubleshooting. Not sold separately
You can't get the Beginner's First Painting Guide anywhere else. It's the part that tells you exactly what to do next, brush in hand, instead of staring at a blank page.
Start this weekend, or your money back
Dispatched fast, with free delivery. Paint something you're proud of within 60 days, and if you're not delighted, send it back for a full refund, with return postage on us.
Whether it's the very first time you've held a brush or you're finally starting after years of meaning to, this is everything you need, matched and ready, in one box, with nothing left to figure out.
60-day guarantee & free returns
You have 60 days after receiving your order to request a return, and returns postage is free: we send you a prepaid label, so sending something back costs you nothing.
Delivery
Free UK delivery on orders of £50 or more.
UK standard £3.95, 2 to 4 working days. UK priority £7.95, 1 to 2 working days. EU £7.95, 5 to 10 working days. Rest of world £10.95, 8 to 12 working days.
Care & longevity
Rinse brushes in lukewarm water straight after painting, reshape the point with your fingers, and dry them flat or bristles-up. Treated this way, a good brush lasts years, not weeks.
The boutique behind it
We are a small family boutique, not a warehouse. Everything we sell is something we would happily paint with ourselves. If it does not meet that bar, it does not go in the box. Questions? Ask us, we paint too.
What painters say
★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,409 reviews across our store · 112 for the sets inside
Every season our customers hang their work in our online gallery: first attempts beside old hands, all made with the same brushes and kits on this site.
Everything you need to finish your first real painting, even if you've never picked up a brush in your life.
Brushes, paint, paper, a step-by-step beginner's guide, plus a free Finesse detail brush set and a free canvas roll bag.
⭐ Rated 4.8/5 from 2,387 reviews · A family business since 2019, based in West Sussex
Shop with confidence - 60-Day Guarantee + Free Returns
The reason most people never start painting isn't talent. It's the blank-canvas moment. Which brush? Which colour? Where does the first mark even go? So the paints stay in the box, and the idea quietly dies. It was never that you couldn't do it. Nobody ever showed you the first step.
Why acrylic? Because it's the most forgiving paint there is, and we chose it so you don't have to research anything. Mistakes paint straight over instead of ruining the piece. It dries in minutes, so there's no waiting and no mess to manage. It's the paint we'd hand a nervous first-timer every single time.
This kit is built to get you past that first moment. The brushes, paint and paper are matched and ready to go straight out of the box, so nothing fights you. Then the step-by-step guide puts your hand on the brush and walks you all the way to a finished painting, one mark at a time. Your first piece isn't meant to be perfect. It's meant to be finished, and something you're quietly proud of. It will be.
What you'll be able to do in your first few days:
Hold and load a brush with confidence, even if today is the first time
Mix the colours you need from a simple starter palette, instead of buying dozens you'll never use
Follow the guide to complete a full painting, start to finish, the week it arrives
Clean and store your brushes properly so your first set lasts years, not weeks
What's inside
The Cambridge 15-Piece Brush Set with protective case: a full range of brush shapes for every part of a painting, in a case that keeps them safe
Zieler 10 Premium Acrylic Paint Set (38ml tubes): rich, opaque colour that covers in one layer, ready to use
Zieler A4 Acrylic & Oil Pad: textured, ready-to-paint paper, no priming or prep needed
FREE GIFT: The Finesse 5-Piece Detail Brush Set: for fine detail and finishing touches once you're ready
FREE GIFT: Canvas Roll Bag: a sturdy roll-up bag to carry and protect your brushes wherever you paint
Your Beginner's First Painting Guide: brush handling, colour mixing, and a complete first painting walked through mark by mark, plus brush care and troubleshooting. Not sold separately
You can't get the Beginner's First Painting Guide anywhere else. It's the part that tells you exactly what to do next, brush in hand, instead of staring at a blank page.
Start this weekend, or your money back
Dispatched fast, with free delivery. Paint something you're proud of within 60 days, and if you're not delighted, send it back for a full refund, with return postage on us.
Whether it's the very first time you've held a brush or you're finally starting after years of meaning to, this is everything you need, matched and ready, in one box, with nothing left to figure out.
Delivery
Dispatched within 24 hours on working days. UK delivery is £3.95, free on orders of £50 or more. Most orders arrive within 2 to 4 working days.
Returns and guarantee
Every order carries our 60-day money-back guarantee. If it is not right for you, send it back and we refund you in full.
Looking after your brushes
Rinse in lukewarm water straight after painting, reshape the point with your fingers, and dry flat or bristles-up. Treated this way a good brush lasts years, not weeks.
Questions, answered
How do the free gifts work?
Spend £50 for free UK delivery and the free Canvas Roll Bag, and £60 for the free Finesse Set of 5. Everything is added to your basket automatically.
What if it is not right for me?
Send it back within 60 days for a full refund.
Is it gift-ready?
Every set ships in a box worth keeping, no wrapping needed. The free gifts are packed alongside it.
Paint with it for two months. If it is not right, send it back and we refund you in full.
A family-run UK boutique
A small business run by people who paint, not a warehouse. Questions get a real answer.
UK delivery
Dispatched within 24 hours on working days. Free on orders of £50 or more.
Chosen and tested
Everything we sell is something we would happily paint with ourselves. If it does not meet that bar, it does not go in the box.
Painted by customers
Our gallery hangs real work from real customers, made with the same brushes and kits on this site.
Brushesbeyond the basics*
Every point inspected before it ships*
Brushes that keep their shape*
60-day returns, postage paid
Free gifts as your order grows
Questions answered by people who paint
The Artist’s Brush Boutique
High-street multipacks
Rarely
Sometimes
14 to 28 days, you pay
*Compared with the brush multipacks sold on the high street and on marketplaces
Our promise
If it does not make you want to paint more, send it back.
Sixty days, free returns, prepaid label included. The risk stays with us, not with you.
James, John & Jane
Buying for someone else?
It arrives ready to give
Every set ships in a box worth keeping, no wrapping needed. Spend £50 for free UK delivery and the free Canvas Roll Bag, and £60 for the free Finesse Set of 5. All packed alongside your gift.
Yes. Most of the painters in our gallery started from nothing, and every kit ships with a printed step-by-step guide written for exactly what is in the box. If a product suits one level more than another, its page says so plainly.
How do the free gifts work?
Spend £50 for free UK delivery and the free Canvas Roll Bag, and £60 for the free Finesse Set of 5. Everything is added to your basket automatically, there is no code to enter.
How fast is delivery?
Orders are dispatched within 24 hours. UK standard arrives in 2 to 4 working days (£3.95, free over £50), priority in 1 to 2 (£7.95). We ship to the EU and worldwide too.
What if I do not get on with it?
You have 60 days to change your mind, and we send a prepaid return label, so sending it back costs you nothing. No quibbles, no restocking fees.
Which mediums do the brushes suit?
Each product page says which mediums it suits, watercolour, acrylic or oil. Sable carries water beautifully; our firmer synthetics stand up to acrylic and oil. If you are unsure, email us what you paint and we will point you right.
Is it gift-ready?
Our sets arrive in boxes worth keeping, no wrapping needed. If you would rather they choose, a gift voucher lets them pick their own.
I’ve only just got into painting so decided to purchase some good quality brushes and I am not disappointed after using them for over a month now vertically every day since I bought them they are lovely to work with
It was nice to get the free canvas roll bag as part of the price
I’m really happy with my choice
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Summer meadow · Marilyn Pullen, painted with our brushes
From the customer gallery →
£50+
Free UK delivery and the Canvas Roll Bag
IncludedYou get free UK delivery and the free Canvas Roll Bag
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£60+
The Finesse Set of 5
IncludedYou get free UK delivery and the free Canvas Roll Bag, plus the free Finesse Set of 5
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Sets from £60
Artist Brush Canvas Roll BagPacked in beside your order, on usFree gift, worth £13.30
The FinessePacked in beside your order, on usFree gift, worth £23.98
Helen Cleary, painted with the Cambridge brushes
Gill Baker, painted after a day at Chartwell
Keith Evans, painted with our brushes
Free UK delivery and the Canvas Roll BagIncluded with this order · worth £9.98
The Finesse Set of 5Included with this order · worth £17.99
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