Jakar International is a family business that has been supplying Artist materials and a range of stationery and craft products throughout the UK and Ireland for 70 years. The company was established in 1949 by Lydia Sacki whose family had earlier immigrated to England from Germany and from where the company first began importing drawing instruments and cuckoo clocks for sale in the UK market. The company was rapidly expanded by introducing a wide range of stationery and arts and craft products sourced from all over the world.
This lightweight Aluminium table top easel is ideal for smaller canvases and canvas boards up to 16" high by 20" wide, and can even be used to support sketchbooks and pads at an angle. The easel folds up to become compact, making it very easy to transport or store.
An extremely convenient table easel made of aluminium with field hind leg.
50cm when closed.
Supplied individually packed in a strong transparent polybag with header card.
This compact and portable lightweight black Field Easel is packed in a convenient carry bag with handle to make outdoor location painting as easy and enjoyable as possible. Telescopic legs for height adjustment and stability. Adjustable shelf for variable canvas sizes. Rubber feet for added stability on uneven surfaces. Fully retracted it can also be used as a desktop easel. For canvases up to 130cm in height. Use indoors, outdoors or as a desktop easel.
Specifications: Weight: 1.22Kg (including canvas carry bag) Folded size 66cm (packed in bag) Maximum canvas height - 130cm/51" Maximum canvas thickness (38mm/ 1/3; limited by top spring clamp) Maximum recommended canvas weight - 8Kg
Ideal for Artists on the move who enjoy painting outdoors and students on field trips.
Jakar Heavy Duty Teletube. 40 cm plastic tube for storing and transporting plans, documents etc. Extends to 75 cm in length (A2 size) and is supplied complete with a carrying strap.
Heavy Duty Jakar Telescope
40cm plastic tube for storing and transporting your plans, documents, etc.
Jakar Jumbo Teletube is a spacious and sturdy storage solution, designed to safely house large artworks, posters, and projects. With its adjustable length and secure locking mechanism, it provides artists and creators a reliable way to protect and transport their valuable masterpieces with ease.
Ideal for storing your projects safely for transport
This is a great ruler for precision lines. The T-Square allows you to line it up with the edge of your desk or drawing board to create perfect lines. As it is aluminium it is light weight and tough, great to use along side a craft blade.
The rule is printed in mm and cm measurements Line up along side your table or drawing board Light weight and tough Ideal for schools and universities Perfect for drawing plans, graphic designers and architects A1/ 85cm
Featuring soft canvas style fabric, two full length zipped pockets, should strap, handle & reinforced leather corners for added durability. Perfect for keeping your work safe and secure
This Jakar Swivel Knife has a blade head that can fully rotate to a complete 360 degrees. Thus making it fantastic for precisely and accurately cutting curves and circles within a wide array of media such as card, paper, plastic, balsa wood, cloth, thin metal and film and acetate. With the sheer amount of options available to this knife, anytime you need to cut some difficult shapes the Swivel Head Knife by Jakar will be your best friend. The Swivel Knife also comes complete with 3 replacement blades should you have any accidents, you can also buy spare blades which are available to buy in packs of 5. As the blade is very sharp please handle it with caution.
- Knife for cutting a wide range of material - Blade can rotate 360 degrees - Sharp blade inside handle with care - Great for cutting shapes like circles or curved shapes
Popular as this clever hinged container sharpener design. Contains a metal double hole sharpener and a plastic sharpener for coloured pencils, with removable lower section for shavings, assorted colours.
Set of 12 Jakar Chalk Pastels. Chalk pastel are harder then soft pastel but the blending quality is not as good.
These are ideal for younger artist as they are less inclined to break during use. These high quality chalk pastels come are made of non-toxic material.
This Walnut Wooden Palette by Jakar is an ideal accessory for painters who enjoy using oil and acrylic paints, the palette was designed to ergonomically sit along your forearm with a thumbhole, letting you steady and control the board with ease. The Palette is very lightweight making it comfortable to use for extended periods of time without causing pain or aches.
Although intended to be held with the painters left hand, with the perfect weight distribution and ergonomic shape the palette can also fit comfortably in your right hand if you are a left hand dominant painter.
The palettes dimensions are 39 x 29cm and comes in an oval shape. Fantastic for acrylic and oil paints
These Jakar replacement blades for the swivel knife are perfect for precise and detailed cutting. They are fantastic for all your cutting needs from hobbies like art graphics or marquetry. They are ideal for all detailed work especially when it comes to precise cutting for things like art and graphics or even modelling.
In total you will get 5 blades for the Jakar Swivel Knife 7320
This high-quality, round brass sharpener is small, compact and features two pencil diameters, making it an ideal sketch box piece.
The smaller hole measures 7.8mm for standard pencil diameters and point tapering, while the larger hole measures 11mm and is perfect for sharpening charcoal, pastels, and coloured pencils. This sharpener has a raw machined surface with a knurled grip area.
The 45cm (18”) wooden Pantograph from Jakar comes complete with metal table clamp, 4 spare leads and full instructions so you can start tracing immediately.
Pantographs are useful tracing tools where the movement in one pen produces identical movements in a second pen. Depending on the angle of the pantograph you can increase or decrase the size of the image created by the second pen. With this simple tool you can duplicate, enlarge or decrease your drawings and sketches.
Manufactured from kiln dried wood to avoid warping, the Jakar Pantograph features a grey finish and supplied in a cardboard box.
The Jakar Flexicurve is a versatile and flexible tool designed to assist artists, designers, and architects in creating smooth and accurate curved lines. Measuring 100 centimeters in length, this flexible curve is made of a pliable metal core encased in a durable, transparent plastic covering.
The Flexicurve can be easily bent and shaped into various curves and arcs, allowing users to effortlessly trace or draw custom shapes onto paper, canvas, or any other suitable surface. Its flexibility and ability to hold its shape make it an essential tool for freehand sketching, technical drawing, and drafting.
With the Jakar Flexicurve, artists and designers can add dynamic and flowing lines to their artwork, creating organic shapes, precise contours, or smooth architectural curves. The transparent covering allows for easy visibility and alignment with existing elements on a design or drawing.