The best gifts for artists don’t have to be creative. Sure there are some great artistic gifts out there that creative people would like, but we believe that there are also gift ideas to consider which are more practical for artists. If you consider what the work life is like for a professional artist or artist who likes to draw, you’ll find that many of them use their hands and nearly all of them use tools. Take this a step further and consider what tools or things do they not currently have which could help make their life easier or better.
Many artists would agree that there is no replacing pencil and paper, unless maybe you traded the pencil for a black sharpie. While we agree invariably this is true, technology has come a long way and many of the creative people today; including those artists who like to draw or paint, have begun using new artistic applications and software on their portable electronic and mobile devices. There are also some excellent apps being used as brainstorming and sketching tools by those in creative professions.
Below is our list of unique gift ideas for the creative, imaginative, and expressive people in our lives. This list came straight from artists including members of our own talented team. We found that if someone is an artist you can safely assume certain things, for example they probably listen to music more often than other people. They also have different work environments and work in coffee shops a lot.
Understanding that artists are expressive and creative, and how that plays into their daily habits and routines will help you get on track in finding great gifts for an artist. Here are our top 10 favorite gift ideas for artistic people.
#1 Wireless Headphones
The Treblab XR500 Wireless Headphones are one of our favorite gift ideas because they can be appreciated by almost anyone. They make an excellent gift choice especially for Artists who tend to listen to music on a regular basis and often while they work.
#2 Portable Speaker
An excellent gift choice for the artist when they don’t have to wear headphones. Whether they’re working alone or playing DJ for those within listening distance, this speaker packs some serious quality sound and is super portable. The speaker connects via bluetooth, is chargeable, affordable, and made by Bose.
#3 Art Projector
A projector is like a secret weapon for some clever artists and it makes an awesome gift especially when their work involves any amount of drawing, painting, visual layout, print, or design. The amount of time it can save is priceless, for instance by aiming any projection onto a blank canvas you can trace elements of an image or even the entire layout. It can be used for rehearsing presentations and is especially useful for artists designing or creating large scale artwork or print media. Additionally, since most artists are visual thinkers a projector can really help bolster the creative process in brainstorming different concepts and ideas. This is certainly one of the more unique gifts for people who like to draw or paint.
#4 Classy Portfolio
Any artist will be confident carrying this professional leather portfolio under their arm to meet with clients or for an interview. It makes an excellent gift for creatives like photographers, graphic designers, and especially art students, because it helps them show off their work. When artists have put thousands of hours into their work, it only makes sense to present their greatest accomplishments in a clean and professional way. A way that this leather art portfolio does exceptionally well.
This case is built to house artwork prints up to 8 1/2″ x 11″ in size. We featured this case due to its price and affordability, but there is a larger version we highly recommend here. The larger sized portfolio is more suitable for artwork or presentation pieces which have a lot of detail that cannot be depicted well in a standard 8.5″ x 11″ print.
#5 Not a Morning Artist Mug
A lot of artists are coffee and tea drinkers and this makes a great gift for the artist who is not a morning person. It’s always nice to find understanding when you’re in a cranky mood, even if that comes on the side of a cool looking coffee mug.
#6 Dry Erase Board
A blank dry-erase board can actually inspire creativity just by being there on the wall. This makes a great gift for artists because they’re often visual thinkers. The forgiving nature of a quick-erase medium like this is great for individual brainstorming, ideation, planning, and also useful for small groups or teams.
#7 Creative Inspiration
Artists like to keep their creative minds sharp and need inspiration from time to time. Innovation and creativity are kind of like muscles, you have to work them out to keep them strong. This New York Times Bestseller written by Austin Kleon, makes an excellent source for creative inspiration even after being read more than once.
#8 Quality Printer
Every artist could use a good printer. Being able to put your thoughts, images, or writing on paper helps artists with organization. This is a great printer for artists due to its quality and functionality, it can print photos ready to be framed and displayed, scan, copy, and as a cherry on top; it’s wireless.
#9 Gift of Choice
Gift cards make great gifts because they provide the recipient with freedom to use the funds toward any product of their choosing. Depending on the amount they can use it to help reduce the strain of a larger purchase, or they can choose one or more items within the price range of the gift card. Since it’s not actual cash, where the gift card can be used is important. The more the better when it comes to options, and this one gets your recipient the largest shopping buffet in the world.
#10 Ultimate Power Tool
This is the artist choice for a computer, getting a new one from an Apple Store may not be within most budgets, however due to the accelerated rate of technology nowadays electing to purchase a used MacBook Pro is an affordable alternative and makes an incredible gift for any artist. Should you decide to go the used computer route it’d probably be best to stick with stuff that’s only a year or two old at most. If this sparked some ideas there are plenty of fantastic options on all types of accessories, gear, cases, and gadgets to go along with any apple device, you can click here for a good place to start with macbook accessories.
thegiftian.com | 2018
2018 | thegiftian.com
2018 | thegiftian.com