“An Aladdin's cave of sumptuous art supplies. Their prices are astonishingly good and delivery is fast.”
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 over £45.
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.
Summer meadow · Marilyn Pullen, painted with our brushes
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The Beginner's Painting Kit
The gentlest way to try painting
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“An Aladdin’s cave of sumptuous art supplies. Their prices are astonishingly good and delivery is fast.”
In the box
Everything you get
- The Cambridge 15-Piece Brush Set + Case £59.99
- Zieler 10 Premium Acrylic Paint Set (38ml) £30.99
- Zieler A4 Acrylic & Oil Pad £15.99
- The Finesse 5-Piece Detail Brush Set Free worth £29.99
- Canvas Roll Bag Free worth £16.65
- Beginner's First Painting Guide £20.00
Add to your kit
Complete your kit
A few small extras that fit straight in the box, covered by the same 60-day guarantee.
Set of 5 Artist Palette Knives
£17.74
Paint mixing palette
£4.12
New A3 Handmade 100% Cotton-Rag Paper Packs
£24.99
Enviro Spiral Bound Recycled Sketchbooks
£17.87
What painters say
What painters tell us
4.8/5 across 2,408 reviews
“I am a beginner to watercolour painting. Here is my best so far.”
“Thank you so much for the opportunity to show my work. And for your beautiful brushes too.”
“Love them, great quality, good price.”
Painted by customers
Painted with what we sell
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.
Why buy from us
What comes with every order
| The Artist's Brush Boutique | High-street multipacks | |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-finished points, inspected before shipping | ✓ | Rarely |
| Sable and premium synthetics that hold their shape | ✓ | Mixed factory bristles |
| Returns window, postage covered | 60 days, prepaid label | 14 to 28 days, you pay |
| Printed step-by-step guides in every kit | ✓ | No |
| Free gifts as your order grows | Up to £46.64 worth | No |
| Questions answered by people who paint | ✓ | Call centre |
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. Cross £45 and the extras come free: delivery, then the brush roll bag, then the Finesse detail set, all packed alongside your gift.
Questions, answered
Everything people ask before they buy
Is this right for a complete beginner?
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?
Cross £45 and delivery is free. Cross £55 and the brush roll bag is packed in. Cross £65 and the Finesse detail set joins it. 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 £45), 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.
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