To keep with my vegan lifestyle, I double-checked that the supplies I use in my projects were in fact vegan. I found that I will need to edit some of the products already residing in my studio. Going forward the list below will guide the buying decisions for my studio supplies. I ran across this website that did the product investigation already, so all I needed to do was to confirm what in my existing stock was vegan and make a purchasing plan for future supplies. I like keeping things simple, so I looked for brands that were consistently vegan in their philosophy and products. That turned out to be more difficult than I originally thought as many brands had exclusions to this or that. By the way, most Ivory Black and Paynes Grey are made from charred cow bones.
UPDATED 6/11/23- Looks like Colors of Nature a Canadian vegan artist supplier is out of business. So I am looking for an alternative now.

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Here is my supply list of preferred brands that are vegan and/or non-toxic. I’ll update this list as new information becomes available. If you know of any sources or perhaps something on this list that isn’t really vegan, comment below. Would love to chat with fellow plant lovers!

Acrylic Paint
-Winsor & Newton Artist and Galeria (Except for Ivory Black and Payne's Gray.)

Daniel Smith Essentials Mixing Watercolor Paint, 9 Piece Set, Multicolor 9 Count

MACPHERSON

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Watercolor
-Daniel Smith: Essentials Mixing Watercolor Set
-Kuretake Gansai Tambi
-Maimeri Blu [except for 484 Van Dyck Brown, 486 Sepia, 514 Payne’s Grey, and 535 Ivory Black]

Brushes
-Acrylic and oil: Mimik Hog Professional Synthetic Hog Bristle Brushes
-Watercolor: da Vinci Watercolor Series 5386 Casaneo Paint Brush Set, New Wave Synthetics AND Faux Squirrel Artist Watercolor Brushes

Watercolor Brushes Professional Synthetic Set - 6 Faux Squirrel Artist Watercolor Paint Brushes for Gouache, Acrylics, Ink and Wet Media. Beginner-Friendly with Great Flow Control and Snap - by ZenART

ZenART Supplies

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Canvas
-Blick Premier Artists' Panels and Gallery Wrapped up to 16 x 16
-(Still looking for a stretched canvas for sizes 18 x 18 - 40 x 40)

Charcoal
-Winsor & Newton Artist Vine Charcoal Sticks

Natural Earth Paint Eco Gesso Kit

Natural Earth Paint

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Gesso
-Natural Earth Paint-Eco Gesso Kit [The full kit makes 50 fl. oz. of gesso, which is enough to prime about 10-15 medium-sized canvases]
-Golden GAC Acrylic Polymer Mediums
-Daniel Smith

Masking Fluid
-Talens Royal Liquid Masking Film
-Daniel Smith