Drawing & Sketching

The must-have guide for all artists who need to realistically draw clothing! In Morpho: Clothing Folds and Creases, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw clothing. By connecting the underlying anatomy to...

The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! This small, portable book presents a unique perspective on the head, face, and neck for artists to study and implement in their drawing work. In this book, artist and teacher Michel...

The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! In Morpho: Hands and Feet, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. In this book, Lauricella focuses exclusively on the hands and...

One side of these mixed media postcards is left blank for your art and the back side is printed with the traditional markings of a postcard so you can mail your piece and share your artwork. This paper combines the characteristics of watercolor paper...

A unique marker with a compact, refillable glass body, chisel nib, and permanent oil-based ink.  Excellent for use on paper, glass, metal, plastic, canvas and wood.  First released in Japan in 1953, the Magic Ink markers, with each pocket-sized...

This line of student grade pastels is created specifically with artists of color in mind, featuring 12 inclusive skin tone colors. The Melanin Series makes it more accessible for young, emerging, and Professional BIPOC artists to create figures and...

Please note: this item is not eligible for discounts and promotions.   Pulled from a stamped book in the Museum’s library the Griffin was introduced in 1938, marking the moment the museum officially became the Philadelphia Museum of Art...

Among Cassatt’s surviving pastel boxes are two flat wooden containers that have labels reading “Pastels a l’ecu”, a brand name of the Parisian colormaker Sennelier, founded in 1887.  Gustave Sennelier, a devoted chemist,...

Our exclusive sketchbook celebrates the 1973 "Marcel Duchamp" Exhibition held at the Museum from September 22nd thru December 9th and Man Ray's photographs of Marcel Duchamp alias Rrose Sélavy. The exhibition was co-curated by Anne d'Harnoncourt of the...

Our exclusive sketchbook celebrates the 1973 "Marcel Duchamp" Exhibition held at the Museum from September 22nd thru December 9th and Man Ray's photographs of Marcel Duchamp alias Rrose Sélavy. The exhibition was co-curated by Anne d'Harnoncourt of the...

This leather journal is perfect for jotting down your thoughts or sketching whatever has caught your eye.   Handmade in Philadelphia by Style Thrive Handmade, the journal is sustainably stitched scrap leather.  The maker focuses on...

Yoshitoshi was born in the city of Edo (Tokyo) shortly before Japan's violent transformations from a medieval to a modern society. He was keenly interested in preserving traditional Japanese culture against the incursions of modernism, and his prints...

A celebrated member of the French Impressionists, Pennsylvania-born Mary Cassatt challenged the conventional expectations of Philadelphia’s elite. In Paris, Cassatt committed herself to a career as a professional artist and made the social, intellectual,...

Mary Cassatt was loyal to the merchant Dupré, frequenting the emporium on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore at the corner of rue de Berrie in Paris for her art materials including canvases.  Created exclusively for the exhibition, the sketchbook...

Say goodbye to hard metal rings digging into your wrist! Kokuyo Soft Ring Notebooks have rings made of soft plastic so using both sides of the page or a notebook with the pages' folded back is much more comfortable. The soft rings also won't scratch the...

The perfect cheerful place to store tiny notes!  The Googly Eye Mini Notebook is hand-made in Scotland. Wonderful for purses, pockets and stockings! Designed in Cambridge, London and made in Scotland Genuine leather 3.15" x 2.5"

This sketchbook which reproduces Sanford Gifford's A Coming Storm is perfect for your own masterpieces or musings.  The notebook was created exclusively for the museum by mishmash in Portugal. The pages not only support multiple writing tools...

This sketchbook which reproduces a Fraktur drawing of a Parrot with Flowers is perfect for your own masterpieces or musings.  The notebook was created exclusively for the museum by mishmash in Portugal. The pages not only support multiple...

Rubens Peale didn’t begin to paint until he was seventy-one. But the many still-life pictures he created during his last decade reflect both the compositions created by his uncle James and his brother Raphaelle and his own identity as a dedicated...

This sketchbook which reproduces Daniel Garber's Tanis is perfect for your own masterpieces or musings.  The notebook was created exclusively for the museum by mishmash in Portugal. The pages not only support multiple writing tools but the...

Discover and celebrate a decade of exploration and renewal in the work of Henri Matisse with our museum exclusive collection of sketchbooks made just for the exhibit. By 1930, Henri Matisse had achieved significant international renown, yet he found...

This sketchbook which reproduces Paul Klee's Fish Magic is perfect for your own fantasies or musings.  The notebook was created exclusively for the museum by mishmash in Portugal. The pages not only support multiple writing tools but the Smyth...

This sketchbook which reproduces Alphonse Mucha's Monaco -- Monte Carlo lithograph is perfect for your own illustrations or musings.  The notebook was created exclusively for the museum by mishmash in Portugal. The pages not only support...

This sketchbook which reproduces Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers is perfect for your own masterpieces or musings.  The notebook was created exclusively for the museum by mishmash in Portugal. The pages not only support multiple writing tools but...

Dare to color outside the lines with EMOTT fineliner marker pens!  Sleekly designed with a comfortable square barrel, these micro fineliners deliver fade-proof vibrancy and definition with every stroke.  Assorted color fineliner markers deliver...

Dare to color outside the lines with EMOTT fineliner marker pens!  Sleekly designed with a comfortable square barrel, these micro fineliners deliver fade-proof vibrancy and definition with every stroke.  Assorted color fineliner markers deliver...

Named for New York's famous SoHo district, Maruman Soho sketchbooks are perfect for sketching and water color at home or out in the urban jungle.  Its glue binding lets you pull out finished pages cleanly and easily.  70 pages B6, 5"x 7" ...

This solid graphite crayon is perfect for sketching, layout work and shading large areas. The hexagon shaped crayons measure 12cm long and 12mm in diameter, and have a removable paper wrapping. The water-soluble crayon may be used with a brush and water...

The Zuan sketchbook from Maruman Japan is ideal for sketching and drawing. The spiral binding means your sketchbook will open perfectly flat.   Founded in 1920, Maruman has been developing and producing notebooks, sketchbooks, binders, loose leaf...

The Zuan sketchbook from Maruman Japan is ideal for sketching and drawing. The spiral binding means your sketchbook will open perfectly flat.   Founded in 1920, Maruman has been developing and producing notebooks, sketchbooks, binders, loose leaf...

Please note: this item is not eligible for discounts and promotions.   Be ready when inspiration strikes with the Blackwing Slate notebook! Blackwing Slate was designed to be the ultimate Blackwing pencil companion. Each notebook features...

This  archival-quality sketchbook keeps your creative drawings for years to come!  Ideal for colored pencil, chalk or oil pastel, gel pen, and other opaque media. 192 pages (96 sheets) Pages measure 5-1/4'' x 8-1/2'' Sketchbook measures...

This go-anywhere sketchbook is the perfect size to have with you whenever, where ever creativity strikes!  Compact and lightweight, it fits easily into any day trip bag or a coat pocket.  Ideal for travel. 144 pages (72 sheets) A6 size: 4...

This  archival-quality sketchbook keeps your creative drawings for years to come!  Perfect for dry media including graphite, charcoal, Conte crayon and chalk pastel.   192 pages (96 sheets) 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"  Heavyweight...

Please note: this item is not eligible for discounts and promotions.   Be ready when inspiration strikes with the Blackwing Slate notebook! Blackwing Slate was designed to be the ultimate Blackwing pencil companion. Each notebook features...