Finding the perfect gift for the creatives in your life—whether students, professionals, or hobbyists—can be challenging. Here's a carefully curated holiday gift guide featuring top drafting supplies and tools tailored for every skill level and interest.
For Students: Building the Foundation
Help students excel in their studies with tools that support their growth.
Alvin PXB Portable Drawing Board
A lightweight, portable drawing board with a built-in parallel straightedge, ideal for dorms or small workspaces. It’s a practical and versatile gift for any student learning drafting fundamentals.
Available in sizes from 16" x 21" to 30" x 42"
Staedtler Mars LumoGraph Pencil Sets
This set offers a range of pencil grades perfect for sketching, shading, and technical drawings. It’s a must-have for mastering pencil techniques.
Available as individual pencils or sets of 6, 12 and 24.
Value Drafting Kit
A collection of basic drafting supplies to start your drawing journey.
Choose between an Architect, Engineer or Combination Scale
Deluxe Drafting Kit
This kit is great for beginners and has everything you need to get started drafting.
Pacific Arc Adjustable Compass Set
Easy to use and portable, this compass is perfect for creating precise arcs and circles in geometry and design work.
Everything Storage Bags
Store your supplies in a see-through mesh front with a private zippered inside pouch.
For Professionals: Precision and Durability
Professionals need reliable tools that meet the demands of their work.
Professional Straightedge Drawing Boards
These premium drawing boards offer smooth, precise guidance for technical drawings using professional top-mounted Parallel Bars. The high-quality build ensures it meets the needs of architects and engineers as well as college students.
Available in 24" x 36" and 30" x 42" sizes.
Pentel GraphGear 1000 Pencil Set
The premier professional drafting pencil for technical and everyday applications. Includes 4 high-quality pencils and refill leads.
Alvin Drafting Compass Set
This user-friendly compass is ideal for artists, students, professionals, crafters, and hobbyists as a basic drafting and drawing tool. Made in Germany with premium materials, it comes in a durable plastic case for easy portability and storage.
Alumicolor Frank Lloyd Wright Gift Set
Protect work surfaces with this durable mat, ideal for cutting and measuring materials without damaging tools.
RapidoGraph Technical Pen Sets
Koh-i-Noor technical pens handle like a pencil, moving in all directions. Rapidograph Slim Pack pen sets provide storage for your technical pens in a convenient hinged-lid case with push-button release.
Martin Universal Pro-Draft Parallel Bars
DEW's favorite pick, this Professional Parallel Straightedge, offers top-tier performance with its durable aluminum body, anti-warp acrylic bottom, and anti-static rollers for smudge-free results. A locking device secures any angle, making it perfect for ink and pencil work.
For Sketchers and Illustrators: Creativity Unleashed
Encourage creativity with tools that are both functional and fun.
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
Renowned for their rich, blendable colors, these pencils are ideal for artists exploring vibrant, detailed designs.
Artograph LightPad
These sleek light boxes feature super-bright LED lamps for an evenly illuminated surface, ideal for detailed projects like scrapbooking, stenciling, and illustration. A perfect gift for crafters, artists, and hobbyists looking to elevate their creative process.
Sakura Pigma Micron Pen Set
Waterproof and fade-resistant, these pens are great for intricate illustrations and lettering.
Strathmore Soft Cover Art Journals
Strathmore Soft Cover Art Journals are lightweight and flexible, featuring high-quality paper ideal for sketching, journaling, or light mixed media. Perfect for artists on the go, they combine durability with portability for creative expression anywhere.
Drawing Tool Set
This versatile set is perfect for blending and shading with pastel, charcoal, and graphite. It includes essentials like a sandpaper pointer for sharpening, a kneadable eraser, an erasing shield for precision, blending stumps, tortillions, and a chamois cloth. A thoughtful gift for artists, it offers everything needed to refine and enhance their work.
Rapidograph Artist Technical Pens
Vibrant, opaque paint markers that work on virtually any surface, making them perfect for hobbyists who enjoy exploring unique artistic techniques.
For Artists: Ignite Creativity
Gift the artist in your life tools that fuel their imagination and help them create masterpieces.
Fredrix Canvas Panels and Stretched Canvas
Provide a durable, high-quality surface perfect for acrylics, oils, or mixed media. These canvases come in various sizes to suit every artist's needs.
Pacific Arc Bamboo Easels
Pacific Arc Bamboo Easels are the first studio easels crafted entirely from bamboo, a sustainable and renewable material. Known for its durability, strength, and natural beauty, bamboo makes these easels both practical and eco-friendly, offering artists a responsible choice for their creative workspace.
Posca Paint Marker Sets
Vibrant and versatile, these markers let artists draw and paint on nearly any surface, ideal for bold, creative projects.
Chartpak AD Marker Sets
The vibrant, transparent strokes of AD® Markers are a hallmark of classic illustration. Renowned for their exceptional ink capacity, smooth laydown, and ability to create stunning effects, AD® Markers continue to set the standard for excellence in art and design tools.
Copic Sketch Markers
Copic Sketch markers make a perfect gift for artists, featuring dual tips for detailed work and smooth coverage. Refillable with replaceable nibs, they’re known for blending and vibrant colors, ideal for professionals and hobbyists alike.
Mixed Media Skwtch Books
This professional-quality paper is 100% cotton, acid-free, and archival, with a durable vellum finish ideal for wet and dry media. The journal features a soft dark brown cover, a Smyth-sewn binding for lay-flat use, and a lightweight, portable design perfect for artists on the go.
For Architect Model Makers: Bring Designs to Life
Help the model maker in your life create precise, professional designs with tools that enhance their craft.
Excel
Builders Knife and Hobby Tool Set
The Excel Blades Builder Set is an essential toolkit for artists at every skill level. This set makes a perfect gift idea for hobbyists, artists, designers, or anyone interested in arts and crafts applications such as wood carving, scrapbooking, model kits, and more!
Excel Hobby Knife Set
This basic knife craft set includes knife handles that house a 4 jaw aluminum chuck for more secure blade positioning and hold than your standard light duty knife; with a snug fitting, twist lock shatter resistant safety cap to protect the blade during storage.
Excel Professional Hobby Knife Set
This set is used by hobbyists, artists, designers, foam smiths, leather workers, paper illustrators, miniaturists & model makers, scrapbook artists, crafters and creators.
Alvin Drafting Professional Cutting Mats
Durable and marked with gridlines for accurate cuts, these mats protect surfaces and ensure precision. Available in multiple sizes for any project.
Alumicolor Steel Edge AlumiCutter
The AlumiCutter pairs perfectly with hobby or rotary knives for precise, safe cutting. Its recessed neoprene non-slip backing ensures the straight edge stays securely in place with minimal effort.
Glue Guns
Tools for clean, precise application of glue without mess.
Craft and Hobby Tables: Perfect for Creative Projects
Explore versatile and stylish tables designed to support a range of creative activities. From sewing and scrapbooking to detailed DIY work, these tables provide the ideal workspace:
Studio Designs Vintage Wood Drafting Table
The classic design of the Vintage Drafting Table in Rustic Oak by Studio Designs is reminiscent of turn-of-the-century furnishings.
Studio Designs Triflex Drawing Table
Offers multiple angle adjustments, from flat to standing height, perfect for crafting and artwork. Durable and modern, it features a tempered glass top for easy cleaning.
Studio Designs Futura Craft Station
Sleek and modern with a glass top that tilts for precision work. Includes ample storage for tools and materials.
Studio Designs Fusion Craft Center
The Fusion Craft Center offers many storage options as well as a bonus slide-out shelf for keeping supplies flat while the top is angled.
Studio Designs Graphix II Split-Top Pro-Line Drafting Table
The dual top surface creates space for multiple projects at once and the durable heavy gauge steel construction is built to last.
Studio Designs Hourglass Craft Center
The Hourglass Craft Center is a complete drawing station with supply storage and a stool.
Whether you're shopping for a budding student, a seasoned professional, or a hobbyist exploring their creative side, this gift guide is packed with thoughtful and practical ideas. Make this holiday season memorable with gifts that inspire and enhance their craft!