Top Tools Under $10

Originally designed for industrial masking, Nichiban #251 Artist Tape is a class above other artist tapes we've tried. It's designed to hold firm and peel off without damaging delicate surfaces, like watercolor paper. Paint doesn't seep under the edge, so...

This 5 mL polycarbonate vial is made of virtually indestructible, hard, crystal-clear plastic. It's the ideal size to hold small amounts of ink and fluid paint for use in the studio. We especially like it as an inexpensive, easily storable...

Use your pencils longer and keep a clip and eraser handy with Tohkin's metal pencil extender. It accepts both round and hexagonal pencils, and a short #2 pencil is included to get you started. A soft blue eraser is at...

Buy 10 or more BOXY-100 pens and get bulk pricing! You'll get 20% off the regular price at checkout. No promo code necessary. Not combinable with other discounts. Introduced in the late 1970s, Mitsubishi's BOXY-100 ballpoint pen is ubiquitous in...

This attractive glass bottle features a thick, square body and a red rubber stopper cap with built-in glass eyedropper. It's useful for a wide variety of studio tasks, like diluting ink with a controlled volume of water or pre-wetting dry...

One of our favorite discontinued products was the peel-off Magic Rub eraser. Many of you were very sad to see it go, because there's nothing else like it on the American market. So we went to Japan, where they make...

The classic Uni 552 Mechanical Pencil is a lightweight, full-featured tool for drawing, drafting, and writing. Featuring a knurled metal grip that keeps the pencil's center of gravity low and a sturdy metal clip, the Uni 552 feels solid and...

Mitsubishi Pencil makes the world's best wood-cased pencils, and the same superb lead quality is also available in 2 mm leads. Mitsubishi's proprietary graphite blend provides a smooth, dark line and excellent point retention. You can sharpen these leads to...

This small, piston style converter works only with Kaweco Sport fountain pens. Use it to fill your Sport with any bottled fountain pen ink. It's easy—just install the converter in place of the ink cartridge, dip the nib in your...

New from Japanese stationery powerhouse PLUS Corp., it's Clutto—a refillable, retractable eraser with a clever twist-to-advance mechanism. Clutto's stylish, pleasantly rounded case features fresh color accents and gives you a secure grip on your eraser. Each Clutto case comes with...

Thinner, more flexible, and even lower-tack than our bestselling Nichiban #251 Artist Tape, the new Nichiban 2570 will be a valuable tool in every artist's studio. Suitable for masking all kinds of paint on even your most expensive cotton papers,...

Stronger and slightly stickier than washi tape, but much more gentle and removable than cheap masking tape, Nichiban #241 Masking Tape has a huge number of uses in the studio or office. Designed for masking sensitive areas during the industrial...