Dryad Education

28/08/2025

New name. Same passion. Still us. 💫

Have you seen our new branding yet?

📍You’ll now find us at Specialist Crafts

We’re still your trusted specialists, still part of the Dryad Education Group, and still here for you!

19/08/2025

We’ve moved! 🚨

You’ll now find us at Specialist Crafts

Same team. Same trusted products. Same great service. Just under the name you already know us by – Specialist Crafts.

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Still part of the Dryad Education Group

30/05/2025

✨ When creativity breaks through the page...
Our sketchbooks are more than just paper — they’re where imagination comes to life.
Perfect for artists who dream big and draw even bigger. 🖌️🖤

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Which one would you choose for your next masterpiece? 👀

  This is an Eco-friendly Product. Landscape - bound on the short edge White - Acid-free - sized cartridge 255mm wide spiral 50 sheets 1.8mm thick hard cover on back & front

14/11/2024

Shape creative minds with our clay range! 🌟

Ignite your students' creativity with the endless possibilities of clay! Whether you’re guiding them through moulding, sculpting, or slab building, our diverse selection of clays is perfect for every classroom project.

Introduce new techniques, encourage experimentation with unique materials, and watch your students’ ideas take shape! Visit our website for helpful tips, tutorials, and all the supplies you need to bring clay into your lessons!

08/10/2024

Bring Oil Sticks into the Classroom! ✨

Unlock a new world of creativity for your students with Oil Sticks! These versatile tools allow artists to explore bold, vibrant colours while combining the techniques of both drawing and painting. Perfect for hands-on lessons, they’re ideal for encouraging creative expression, blending, and adding texture to any project.

22/04/2023

At Specialist Crafts, we like to play our part in the fight against climate change by working to reduce the effect we have on the environment. The quickest and most effective way for us to do this is to offer you products that are eco-friendly and produced from sustainably sourced materials.

Our ECO pencil ranges use packaging produced from recycled pulp and are unlaminated so they are plastic-free.

These high-quality pencils feature triangular shaped barrels that are produced using sustainably sourced soft white linden wood.

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20/03/2023

Introducing our Artist Acrylic Pad for all your mixed media projects.

It has a hefty paper weight that has a linen canvas surface with an appealing textured finish. Visually it has a very fine dimpled effect providing excellent tooth. This makes it ideal for all types of artists' colour including acrylics, watercolours, pastels, charcoals and collage materials.

This quality paper is 100% cellulose, slightly off-white and acid-free, making it one of the best 360gsm pads on the market.

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17/03/2023

Our perfect selection of Technical Pens comes in the three most popular point sizes.

The extra-long metal casing around the nib makes it ideal for ruling work and technical drawing.

The black pigment ink is water-based, acid-free, fade-proof, xylene-free and water-resistant once dry.

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13/03/2023

These Artist short or long handled round brushes are made from good quality synthetic pony bristles that allow the brush to work well with watercolour as well as other mediums.

Available in 7 sizes and assorted sets via Dryad Education

10/03/2023

A great quality Artists pad that's ideal for all types of creative work including drawing, sketching and painting.

Use with charcoals, pastels, graphites, acrylics and more.

This pad contains 30 sheets of 150gsm White acid-free cartridge paper. It has a strong spiral binding and a sturdy back board.

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06/03/2023

These Spectrum Fine liners contain non-toxic and xylene-free, black, water-based ink.

They are quick-drying and the extra fine 0.4mm fibre tip is encased in metal for protection, ensuring the pen lasts even when used with a ruler! Ideal for general graphics work.

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