For a first painting
You want to start this week, not build a shopping list.
Why this kit fits
Brushes, paints, paper and a printed step-by-step guide are all in the box, chosen to work together, so the first painting actually happens.
4 pieces in one box | For acrylic
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“Absolutely brilliant, these brushes have changed my life. I love them. Best brushes I’ve tried.”
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You want to start this week, not build a shopping list.
Why this kit fits
Brushes, paints, paper and a printed step-by-step guide are all in the box, chosen to work together, so the first painting actually happens.
You want to give something that gets used, not something that sits in a drawer.
Why this kit fits
It arrives as one complete box with the guide inside, so they can start the day it lands. Sixty days to send it back if it is not right.
You painted years ago and want to pick it up again without hunting for supplies.
Why this kit fits
One box replaces the drawer of dried-up tubes, with nothing missing and nothing to work out.
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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:
What's inside
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Summer meadow · Marilyn Pullen, painted with our brushes
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“Absolutely brilliant, these brushes have changed my life. I love them. Best brushes I’ve tried.”
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In the box
Six pieces. One box. 2 of them free.
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Everything inside is worth £107.94 bought separately. In this box: £87.32, and the free gifts come on top.
In the box
Six pieces. One box. 2 of them free.
The Cambridge 15-Piece Brush SetA shape for every kind of stroke£44.98 on its own
Zieler 10 Premium Acrylic Paint Set (38ml)The colours for your first paintings£27.98 on its own
Zieler A4 Acrylic & Oil PadPaper made to take this paint£14.98 on its own
Beginner's First Painting GuideStep by step, from blank page to finished painting£20.00 on its own
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
Worth £107.94 bought separately. In this box: £87.32.
Find your fit
Helen Cleary, painted with the Cambridge brushesFor a first painting
You want to start this week, not build a shopping list.
Why this set fits
Brushes, paints, paper and a printed step-by-step guide are all in the box, chosen to work together, so the first painting actually happens.
Gill Baker, painted after a day at ChartwellFor giving as a present
You want to give something that gets used, not something that sits in a drawer.
Why this set fits
It arrives as one complete box with the guide inside, so they can start the day it lands. Sixty days to send it back if it is not right.
Keith Evans, painted with our brushesFor coming back to painting
You painted years ago and want to pick it up again without hunting for supplies.
Why this set fits
One box replaces the drawer of dried-up tubes, with nothing missing and nothing to work out.
“Quality is obvious and no shedding. The case will give many years of use. The brushes are soft and lovely to work with.”
Painted by customers
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.
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“Quality is obvious and no shedding. The case will give many years of use. The brushes are soft and lovely to work with.”
Barbara · verified buyer · on The Cambridge, the brushes inside this kit
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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:
What's inside
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Send it back within 60 days for a full refund.
Every set ships in a box worth keeping, no wrapping needed. The free gifts are packed alongside it.
Email service@artistsbrushboutique.co.uk. We paint too, and we answer ourselves.
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Why people buy from us
Paint with it for two months. If it is not right, send it back and we refund you in full.
A small business run by people who paint, not a warehouse. Questions get a real answer.
Dispatched within 24 hours on working days. Free on orders of £50 or more.
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.
Our gallery hangs real work from real customers, made with the same brushes and kits on this site.
| Brushes beyond 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 |
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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?
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.
Questions, answered
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our sets arrive in boxes worth keeping, no wrapping needed. If you would rather they choose, a gift voucher lets them pick their own.