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Montana UV-EFFECT is a transparent effect paint that is only visible under direct UV light. Able to be sprayed on nearly any substrate, the colourless and semi-gloss paint is not visible in sunlight rather illuminates when exposed to UV light with a glowing, blue-purple colour. Ideal for indoor use, the luminous spray can be a great tool not just for making art or art happenings, but also in practical contexts such as Guerilla Marketing, night clubs, venue and property marking. The Montana UV effect Spray can be applied to numerous substrates such as coated and uncoated screens, masonry, wood, glass and more. The UV light effect becomes more prevalent, the more coats are applied particularly when applied with a stencil. Visibility: Due to the UV EFFECT’s semi-gloss finish, the UV EFFECT spray can be slightly visible if painted on a matt substrate. The application of the Montana GLOSS Varnish can be used to create an all over gloss finish which discretely hides the UV ...

We alway get asked where you can buy street art style stencils, well we just got a book in store that has them already made for you, so no sore fingers from hours of cutting! For those who think that's cheating, I found a good tutorial to create your own... Stencil Graffiti Stormtrooper Photoshop Tutorial Even if you don't have photoshop, most of the steps can be recreated in free programs like Gimp or Aviary . Here at Fat Buddha we have all you need to create amazing stencils, with nearly 200 different colours of spray paint and sketch books to work out your ideas. If you pop into the shop, we even have spray adhesive for holding down your stencils to avoid underspray. ©

Klingatron is Glasgows very own Stencil artist, hes done shows wiht Mr Jago, Smug and a few others, his pieces are works of art and the effort he puts into them is unbelievable, check out his Youtube vids, the T's are made from the Hanes Beefy T, the heaviest Weight, best washing & fitting T ever invented, and for only £20 its the steal of the century. Buy it HERE.

Here we have the second and final instalment of the MTN Artist series cans, the final 5, all avilable online here and instore, sold a few over the weekend, so dont wait to long.

Absolutely frightening, how good these guys are, the gorillas pics tomorrow are some of the best stuff you will see, all done in Glasgow, great great images. Smugs work can be seen on his Flickr here. Estums work can be seen on his Flickr here

Not happy with just Prints by Banksy, we asked him to knock up a few cards to us, and here you go, for you, Banksy Cards at the mouth watering price of £2, indeed, available here .

To add to our collection of street art canvas's here , we bring you 5 new ones that were added to the website yesterday, these prints are a deep box and a snip at only £30.

Following on from yesterdays pictures of Klingatrons work, here are some images from Smug, a Glasgow Graffiti artist, when it comes to Photo Realism, he must be up there with the best, nicer guy you couldn't meet. Would like to have posted some other images from the show, but cant seem to find any, so no offence to the other writers present.

Found these images on Mattscat Flickr, from a recent show at the Studio Warehouse in aid of raising funds for the Princes Trust, This is some of the work by Klingatron, Glasgows best Stencil Artist, go online and see his work here , if you feel a bit more generous, you can purchase his stuff here . I got myself and Big Al from Sneakerthings a Klingatron Bear T/shirt each, for the prie of £10 they are great value for money, Beefy T so good good quality, so buy one. http://www.klingatron.com/ http://klingatron.bigcartel.com/

What do we have here, what we have are some Canvas Pieces from Mattscat , check out his Flickr account here. These prints will be online this week and are available instore now, Mattscat work is well known around the glasgow area, especially his stickers which seem to be everywhere, one you start spotting them. They will be sitting alongside the works from Under the kitchen sink and the banksy prints, check them out here.

Right, what do we have here, hmm let me think, as ever Buddha branches out to bring some other lifestyle products, here we have a set of canvas style prints for your cool pad, coming into you at £30 a pop, indeed, only £30 and they measue 12" x 18" (30cm x 40cm for the kids who dont know what imperial measures are). Available online here , or as usual pop by and say hi

Right kids, on Friday night get yourself down to the rcoat gallery on North Woodside Road, get the underground to Kelvinbridge and your laughing. They are doing a great Xmas offer where everything is £40 or less, think of all the presents you can buy for yourself, you need to visit it, i cant wait to see the piece by Duncan Barton, got given one of his works by Footsolejah as a wedding present and its truly great. So remember remember the 14th of November, RECOAT GALLERY !!!!!