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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)

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