Every art teacher has a list of must-have supplies — whether it’s their favorite paint, markers they can’t live without, or pencils that deliver the perfect laydown. We asked art teachers across the country to share the supplies they always keep stocked and ready for creating engaging lessons.
Here’s a look at the art supplies and brands they recommend most.
Acrylic paint
Nasco Acrylic Paint
Liquitex® Acrylic Paint
Paint brushes
Royal Brush® Paint Brushes
Dynasty® Paint Brushes
Nasco Paint Brushes
Art paper
Pacon® TruRay ® Construction Paper
Jack Richeson® Watercolor Paper
Arches® Watercolor Paper
Nasco Watercolor Paper
Canson® Watercolor Paper
Nasco Student Watercolor Paper
Prang Mixed Media Paper
Pacon Art1st® Paper
Canson Mixed Media Paper
Strathmore® Paper
Pacon White Sulfite Drawing Paper
Nasco Drawing Paper
Cardstock Paper
Watercolors
Prang Watercolors
Crayola Watercolors
Nasco Watercolors
Faber-Castell® Watercolors
Derwent Watercolor Pencils
Crayola Watercolor Pencils
Canvas
Nasco Stretched Canvas
Nasco Canvas Boards
Royal Brush Stretched Canvas
Fredrix® Unprimed Canvas
Liquitex Recycled Canvas
Oil pastels
Crayola Oil Pastels
Pentel® Oil Pastels
Nasco Oil Pastels
Markers
Sharpie® Markers
Crayola Markers
Sharpie Acrylic Markers
Mr. Sketch® Scented Markers
POSCA Paint Markers
BIC® Intensity® Permanent Markers
EXPO® Markers
Colored pencils
Crayola Colored Pencils
Prismacolor® Premier® Colored Pencils
Jolly Supersticks Colored Pencils
Faber-Castell Colored Pencils
Drawing pencils
Faber-Castell Graphite Sketch Pencils
Ticonderoga® Pencils
Derwent Sketching Pencils
STAEDTLER® Mars Lumograph Pencils
General’s® Charcoal Pencils
Prang Charcoal Pencils
Jack Richeson® Charcoal Sticks
Clay
AMACO® Clay
Nasco Clay
Crayola Model Magic®
Glue
Elmer’s® Glue
Crayola Washable Glue Sticks
Scotch® Permanent Glue Sticks
Surebonder® Hot Glue Sticks
Scissors
Fiskars® Scissors
Adaptive Scissors
No matter what’s on your personal must-have list, having reliable, high-quality art supplies makes all the difference in the classroom. The right tools help spark creativity, support skill-building, and make every project more rewarding — for you and your students.
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