If your friend or family member is a wannabe Picasso, encourage them with a gift that may turn their hobby into a profession.

Swipe through to learn about great gifts for budding artists.

Art Supply Kit

Your nascent artist will love this huge, 162-piece kit featuring painting and drawing supplies. The collection contains watercolors, oil pastels, pencils, crayons, brushes, paper and mixing trays. It all comes packed in a lovely wooden carrying case.

Painting Apron

Creativity can be messy. Help your artist protect their clothes with this cotton canvas bib apron. It has three large pockets to hold brushes and other tools of the trade. It’s adjustable to fit many sizes.

Colorful Mug

This fun ceramic mug is a nod to your friend’s craft. Whether it's used for coffee or to store paintbrushes in, they'll really appreciate your thoughtfulness. The mug comes with a stirring spoon and it’s all packaged up nicely, ready for giving.

Easel

Every artist needs an easel. This adjustable wood easel can accommodate canvases up to 42 inches. It’s suitable for indoor or outdoor use, so your artist can take it along, wherever inspiration hits.

Sketch Books

An artist can’t have too many sketch books and this two-pack will be a welcome addition to their collection. The 5.5-inch by 8.5-inch top-spiral-bound books have 100 pages each of 68lb/100gsm acid-free drawing paper.

Smart Sketcher

The youngest artists on your list will love this drawing projector. It shines a design on a piece of paper, which children can then trace, in order to build their artistic skills. More than 60 images come preloaded with the device, and cartridges with more illustrations are available for purchase separately.

Art Dice

Maybe your artsy friend needs to be inspired sometimes to try something new. These dice make that easy. Art Dice encourages you to break out of your comfort zone and vary your medium, style, subject, mood, texture, setting and color. He can roll the dice and create whatever pops up—a green abstract of a reptile, for example. Fun!