This list includes 52 Art supplies that start with T, from “T-pins” to “Tyvek”. They cover small fasteners, surface materials, and handheld tools used across painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and studio prep.

Art supplies that start with T are tangible materials and tools artists use to make, finish, or prepare work across many visual disciplines. Notably, Tyvek gained attention beyond industry use for its durability and has been repurposed by artists and conservators since the mid-20th century.

Below you’ll find the table with Item, Usage, and Popular brands.

Item: The supply name and common variants, so you can quickly spot the product you need in lists or shops.

Usage: Short practical notes on how artists typically use each item, helping you choose tools for your projects.

Popular brands: One to three well-known makers to guide purchases and comparisons when you shop online or at local art stores.

Art supplies that start with T

Name Category Typical Size/Specs Popular Brands Description
Tape Tools & Accessories 1 in, 0.75 in rolls Scotch, 3M, Duck General-purpose adhesive paper or plastic tape used for masking, mounting, and clean edges in painting, collage, and framing.
Tacks Tools & Accessories 1/4–1 in heads Dritz, Hillman, Arrow Small metal thumbtacks used to pin paper and lightweight supports to boards; common in studios and classrooms.
T-pins Tools & Accessories 1–3 in length Dritz, Clover, Fiskars Long straight pins with a T-shaped head for pinning patterns, fabrics, and canvases to boards or mannequins.
T-square Tools & Accessories 24–48 in Alvin, Staedtler, Westcott Drafting tool with a perpendicular head for drawing straight horizontal lines and aligning paper on drafting tables.
Table easel Tools & Accessories 12–24 in height Mabef, Winsor & Newton, Blick Small easel that sits on a table or desk, ideal for watercolor, acrylics, and small canvases.
Tripod easel Tools & Accessories Portable, 50–70 in Mabef, Blick, Masterson Lightweight, adjustable easel for plein-air work or studio use; folds for transport and storage.
Travel palette Paints 6–12 wells, compact Winsor & Newton, Sakura, Schmincke Portable paint palette with wells and mixing areas designed for watercolor or acrylic on the go.
Tray palette Paints 9–24 wells Liquitex, Sta-Wet, Masterson Plastic or ceramic palette with multiple wells for holding and mixing paints in the studio.
Turpentine Solvents & Mediums 4–32 oz Klean-Strip, Crown, Gamsol Traditional solvent for thinning oil paints and cleaning brushes; strong odor, used by oil painters and restorers.
Thinner Solvents & Mediums 8–32 oz Klean-Strip, Sunnyside, Zinsser General-purpose solvent for thinning paints and cleaning tools; formulas vary by paint system.
Tempera paint Paints 2–16 oz jars Crayola, Blick, Sargent Art Water-based paint (often school tempera) used for quick-drying, matte finishes in student and craft projects.
Tube paint Paints 37–200 ml tubes Winsor & Newton, Liquitex, Golden Paint sold in squeezable tubes—common formats for oils, acrylics, and watercolors for studio and plein-air use.
Toothbrush Tools & Accessories Standard household size Oral-B, Colgate, Fiskars Cheap splatter and texture brush used to flick paint, create fine speckle effects, or rough up surfaces.
Tortillon Drawing Tools 3–6 in General’s, Prismacolor, Cretacolor Rolled paper blending stump used to smudge and blend charcoal, graphite, and pastel for smooth transitions.
Tracing paper Surfaces 9×12–12×18 in pads Canson, Strathmore, Bienfang Semi-transparent paper for transferring drawings, tracing images, and overlaying compositions.
Transfer paper Tools & Accessories 8.5×11–12×18 in sheets Saral, Canson, Grafix Carbon or waxed paper used to transfer sketches to another surface for painting or carving.
Toner transfer paper Printmaking Laser-printable sheet sizes Neenah, Avery, Grafix Special paper for transferring laser-printed images onto surfaces for printmaking, collage, and mixed media.
Texture paste Mediums 120–500 ml tubs Liquitex, Golden, DecoArt Thick acrylic paste used to build relief, create tactile surfaces, and hold mixed-media elements.
Texture gel Mediums 250 ml tubs Liquitex, Golden, Daler-Rowney Gel medium with texture particles for adding tooth, body, or translucency to acrylic paint surfaces.
Texture comb Tools & Accessories 3–8 in R&F, Blick, Liquitex Handheld comb used to drag through wet mediums (paste, gesso) to create patterned textures and striations.
Textile medium Mediums 2–16 oz Liquitex, Jacquard, Golden Additive that mixes with acrylics to make paint more flexible and permanent on fabrics for textile art.
Thread Textile supplies 100–500 yd spools Coats, Gutermann, DMC Sewing and embroidery thread used for stitching, textile collage, and hand-sewn mixed-media works.
Tapestry canvas Surfaces 10–18 mesh, sheets Charles Craft, DMC, Darice Sturdy woven canvas used for needlepoint and tapestry work; comes in various mesh counts and sizes.
Tapestry needle Tools & Accessories #18–#24 sizes John James, Tulip, Dritz Large-eyed blunt needles designed for stitching yarn through tapestry canvas and heavy fabrics.
Thermoplastic clay Modeling & Sculpture 100–500 g blocks Worbla, Wonderflex, Sculpey Reusable, heat-activated modeling material used for sculpting armatures, props, and detailed surface work.
Tin snips Tools & Accessories 8–14 in Wiss, Irwin, Milwaukee Hand shears for cutting thin sheet metal used in metal sculpture and mixed-media armatures.
Tin foil Materials 9×12 in sheets or rolls Reynolds, Glad, Alcan Metal foil used in sculpture armatures, texture, and mixed-media collage; common household and studio supply.
Tweezers Tools & Accessories 3–6 in Xuron, Excelta, Fiskars Precision pliers for placing small collage pieces, jewelry components, or fine details in mixed media.
Tack cloth Tools & Accessories 9×12 in, 1 cloth 3M, Weiler, Trimaco Sticky cloth used to remove dust and lint from surfaces before varnishing or painting.
Tacky glue Adhesives 2–8 oz bottles Aleene’s, Elmer’s, Beacon Thick, fast-grabbing PVA glue popular in crafts, paper art, and general studio use.
Toothpicks Tools & Accessories 2–3 in Generic, Dritz Small wooden picks used for fine application of glue, scraping, and adding tiny sculptural details.
Tube key Tools & Accessories 1–3 in metal Blick, General’s, Escoda Small metal tool that rolls and squeezes paint tubes to remove every bit of paint efficiently.
Tracing wheel Tools & Accessories 6–8 in Fiskars, Clover, Prym Wheel with teeth for transferring pattern marks onto fabric or paper using transfer or tracing paper.
Technical pen Drawing Tools 0.1–1.0 mm nibs Rotring, Staedtler, Sakura Precision ink pens for technical drawing, drafting, and fine-line illustration with consistent line widths.
Technical pencil Drawing Tools 0.3–0.9 mm lead Staedtler, Rotring, Pentel Mechanical-style pencils designed for precise lines in drafting, illustration, and fine detail work.
Toned paper Surfaces 9×12–11×14 in pads Canson, Strathmore, Fabriano Pre-colored sketch paper popular for working with highlights and mid-tones in drawing with pencil and pastel.
Transfer foil Adhesives/Decorative 4×6 in sheets iCraft, DecoArt, Grafix Decorative metallic or colored foil used with adhesive or heat to add shiny accents to paper and surfaces.
Template Tools & Accessories 6–12 in plastic Alvin, Staedtler, Helix Reusable plastic stencils for drawing consistent shapes, letters, and guides in design and illustration.
Tarlatan Printmaking 16–30 in squares Blick, Charbonnel, R&F Loose-woven cotton cloth used for wiping intaglio plates and achieving even ink removal in printmaking.
Tagboard Surfaces 22×28 in sheets Strathmore, Pacon, Canson Stiff, inexpensive paperboard used for mock-ups, masks, mounting, and craft projects.
Terra cotta clay Modeling & Sculpture 1–5 kg blocks Laguna, Amaco, Cernit Traditional earthenware clay body used for handbuilding and wheel-thrown ceramics; fires to a reddish-brown.
Turntable Tools & Accessories 10–18 in diameter Kemper, Shimpo, Creative Hobbies Rotating platform used for painting, sculpting, and ceramics to work all sides without repositioning the piece.
Torch Tools & Accessories Small butane or propane Bernzomatic, Blazer, Iroda Handheld torch used for enameling, metalwork, and surface effects in sculpture and mixed media.
Tongs Tools & Accessories 6–12 in Knipex, Truper, Xcelite Metal tongs for gripping hot or small pieces during metalwork, enameling, and kiln operations.
Tyvek Surfaces/Materials 36–60 in rolls DuPont, Grafix, Blick Lightweight, tear-resistant synthetic sheet used for protective covers, printing, and mixed-media supports.
Teflon sheet Surfaces/Accessories 8×10–12×18 in Grafix, StencilGirl, Blick Non-stick, heat-resistant sheets used under encaustic work, as ironing/heat-transfer surfaces, and craft release.
Tempera cake Paints Dry pans, sets of 8–16 Crayola, Sargent Art, Reeves Dry, water-activated paint cakes popular in schools for opaque, quick color mixing and flat finishes.
Triangle ruler Tools & Accessories 6–12 in Staedtler, Helix, Alvin Triangular drafting ruler (set square) for drawing accurate angles and perpendiculars in technical drawing.
Tailor’s chalk Tools & Accessories 1 in squares or wheels Dritz, Clover, Prym Removable marking chalk used to mark fabric, guide cutting, and plan composition on textiles.
Throwing rib Tools & Accessories 3–6 in Kemper, Mudtools, R&F Flexible smoothing tool used on the potter’s wheel to shape and compress clay surfaces while throwing.
Throwing sponge Tools & Accessories 2–4 in Kemper, Mudtools, Lakehouse Special sponge used on the wheel to refine and smooth forms, control moisture, and finish rims.
Tack hammer Tools & Accessories 8–12 oz head Vaughan, Estwing, Stanley Small hammer with a magnetic or cross-peen face used for inserting tacks and small nails in framing and studio work.

Descriptions

Tape
Tacks
T-pins
T-square
Table easel
Tripod easel
Travel palette
Tray palette
Turpentine
Thinner
Tempera paint
Tube paint
Toothbrush
Tortillon
Tracing paper
Transfer paper
Toner transfer paper
Texture paste
Texture gel
Texture comb
Textile medium
Thread
Tapestry canvas
Tapestry needle
Thermoplastic clay
Tin snips
Tin foil
Tweezers
Tack cloth
Tacky glue
Toothpicks
Tube key
Tracing wheel
Technical pen
Technical pencil
Toned paper
Transfer foil
Template
Tarlatan
Tagboard
Terra cotta clay
Turntable
Torch
Tongs
Tyvek
Teflon sheet
Tempera cake
Triangle ruler
Tailor’s chalk
Throwing rib
Throwing sponge
Tack hammer
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