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Art and craft supplies are used for art work done by both children and adults. These include different kinds of paper, coloring material, paints, brushes, adhesives to stick colored paper together, ceramics, cutting tools, display boards, different kinds of canvas etc. Art supply organizations usually specialize in one or more categories for craft work and people can take their pick and choose what suits them best. For example, 3M has the best selling spray adhesives that will give great coverage for mounting and bonding. Their self adhesive plastic film is clear and has no glare, sticks well to posters, graphs, report covers and even maps and can be used for a number of years without getting frayed. The backing of this film can be released quickly and it is economical, practical and extremely convenient to use. Other art and craft supplies are finger paints, poster and water colors, oils, and acrylics etc that are used for coloring and provide vibrancy to the art. Then there are fine quality dustless chalk from Crayola that works especially well in all chalkboards. It is manufactured from the optimum amount of calcium carbonate or whiting and is free from grit. It provides sharp and clear marks that can be erased without any difficulty. Glues and pastes act as adhesives and stick things together and many different kinds of glue is manufactured for use among the children and also adults. Paper is important aspect of any art and craft supply. Different texture and pattern of paper is available including ones with a basket weave, waffle, waves etc. These make great backgrounds for art work. Paper cups made form the same textured paper is also available and are moisture resistant so that the paint or coloring material does not run. The design of the cup prevents it from tipping. Besides paper, screens are also used for art and craft and these can be obtained from any major art and craft supplies vendor. There are screens made of silk and use fabric paint and there are paper screens that can be painted over using poster colors. To spray colors on paper or screens, a low cost polypropylene sprayer with an adjustable spray pattern and a pistol grip handle is useful. To make drawing easier for children, there are stencils. Over 300 images can be drawn using these stencils from alphabets, animals, fruits, vegetables, geometrical shapes etc. The stencils are made of durable and toughened plastic and will not break in a hurry. Not only stencils there are plastic shapes for drawing. These include cone, sphere, cube, cylinder, prism, triangle, square, pyramid etc. Woodcraft is a hobby mainly for boys when they can make things from wood. They are trained to use the different equipment e.g. saw, chisel, hammer etc and make many different things that they enjoy making. Vehicles, shapes, toys, figures etc are a favourite children indulging in woodcraft.
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