Resources

General Visual Arts Health and Safety

• Quick Tips from California Environmental Protection Agency
• Princeton University's Art Safety Training Guide on painting and drawing materials
• Hand injury prevention article from Professional Artists magazine
• Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc. (ACMI) certification
• Labeling differences between US and Japan
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) - what is it?

Acrylic Paint

• Guide to acrylic paint brands
• GOLDEN Health and Safety Labeling
• Children's Use of GOLDEN Products
• GOLDEN Modern Theory Color Mixing Set
• Liquitex Health and Safety
• Liquitex "The Acrylic Book" (free introduction to the history and usage of acrylic paint -- recommend!)
• Liquitex BASICS acrylic color
• Winsor & Newton Galeria acrylics
• Turner (Japanese brand) acrylic gouache
• Holbein Acryla (Japanese brand)

Markers

• General information about markers, including differences among water-based, alcohol-based, and solvent-based
• MSDS for Copic ink
• Copic Marker US & Canada Compliance and Safety ("These are professional markers and inks and not intended for use by children 12 and under.")
• COPIC Marker FAQ (English)
• COPIC Marker FAQ (日本語)

Colored Pencils

• General information about colored pencils
• Colored pencil glossary

Disposal

• "Non-toxic" does not mean "safe to put down the drain"

Purchasing materials in Tokyo

• Sekaido（世界堂）main store is at Shinjuku 3-1-1 (South Exit from Shinjuku Station)
• Tokyu Hands

Purchasing materials online (most of these sites are Japanese language only)

• Sekaido Online Shop（世界堂オンラインショップ）
• Yume Gazai（ゆめ画材）
• Gazai Hanbai（画材販売）
• Amazon.co.jp (English language support, but sometimes a material is only searchable by the Japanese name)