Art supplies for home use are readily available at art stores, department stores and online. Whether your goal is to learn to paint, draw or sculpt, you'll find the materials you need. Often, stores sell kits that provide everything a learning artist needs for the first project. Invest in quality tools, which will last you a long time. Learn to care for your tools and they'll serve you even longer.
There are several schools that offer courses in many art forms online. The Academy of Art University, based in San Francisco, allows you to obtain a degree in art entirely online. Visit online.academyart.edu for more information.
Students at the Interactive Art School are provided with a digital camera so they can learn from home and still have feedback from an instructor. Learn more about this school at interactiveartschool.com.
Online artist communities provide the home art student with the opportunity to communicate with other artists. Giving and receiving feedback is a vital part of the learning experience, and one that can often fall by the wayside in nontraditional learning environments such as home study. Finding an art community online with which you feel comfortable can help. Look for a community that has artists at all levels of experience.