artist tape
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.25–$12.29) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible12.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good996.21avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Bad76%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-14.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£5.69avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£59K£59K/yr · 80K searches
Price range
Bad£1.25–£12.29cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, artist tape is a £59K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
artist tape market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £46K–£57K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 12.9%
- Avg BSR
- #90
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 176 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- Neeho32%
- JusArt31%
- CORAL7%
- Fyguard7%
- Ainiv6%
- Gsbnjuy4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 11%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 27 weeks — -14.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Top artist tape search terms
- artist tape16K/yr
- acid free tape7K/yr
- art tape7K/yr
- artists tape5K/yr
- masking tape for artists6K/yr
- artists masking tape6K/yr
- artist tape for watercolor paper6K/yr
- artist masking tape5K/yr
- art masking tape4K/yr
- watercolour tape4K/yr
Top artist tape products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Neeho Artist Tape for Drafting Art Acid-Free White Masking Tape for Watercolor Painting Canvas Framing 0.6inch Wide 180FT Long
Neeho£4.214.2★986 rev
JusArt Artist Tape for Watercolor Paper 1inch Wide 200FT Long White Art Tape for Masking Framing and Painting Acid Free Low Tack
JusArt£5.474.5★1,240 rev
JusArt Artist Tape for Watercolor Paper 1/2 inch Wide 200FT Long White Art Tape for Masking Drafting and Painting Acid Free Low Tack
JusArt£5.454.5★1,240 rev
CORAL 71301 Essentials Masking Tape for Paint Craft Trade and DIY 1 inch 50M roll
CORAL£1.734.5★5,215 rev
Fyguard 3 Rolls Artist Tape 50m x 16mm White Masking Tape Low Tack Art Tape Acid-free for Watercolor Painting
Fyguard£5.864.2★47 rev
Newest
by launch date
Ainiv Artist Tape for Painting Medium Tack Art Masking Tape White Craft Masking Tape for Watercolor Painting Drafting Canvas Framing Paint Mask 0.5inch Wide 200FT Long
Ainiv£3.169 rev
Ainiv Artist Tape for Painting Medium Tack Art Masking Tape White Wide Craft Masking Tape for Watercolor Painting Drafting Canvas Framing Paint Mask 1inch Wide 200FT Long
Ainiv£4.149 rev
Fyguard 3 Rolls Artist Tape 50m x 16mm White Masking Tape Low Tack Art Tape Acid-free for Watercolor Painting
Fyguard£5.8647 rev
Gsbnjuy 3 Pack Artist Tape for Watercolor Paper White Art Masking Tape Medium Tack White Art Tapes Acid Free Masking Tape. Watercolor Painter Tapes for Drafting Arts Painting Canvas Framing
Gsbnjuy£4.6416 rev
JusArt Artist Tape for Watercolor Paper 1inch Wide 200FT Long White Art Tape for Masking Framing and Painting Acid Free Low Tack
JusArt£5.471,240 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAiniv Artist Tape for Painting Medium Tack Art Masking Tape White Wide Craft Masking Tape for Watercolor Painting Drafting Canvas Framing Paint Mask 1inch Wide 200FT Long
Ainiv£4.144.2★
Gsbnjuy 3 Pack Artist Tape for Watercolor Paper White Art Masking Tape Medium Tack White Art Tapes Acid Free Masking Tape. Watercolor Painter Tapes for Drafting Arts Painting Canvas Framing
Gsbnjuy£4.643.6★
Fyguard 3 Rolls Artist Tape 50m x 16mm White Masking Tape Low Tack Art Tape Acid-free for Watercolor Painting
Fyguard£5.864.2★
Ainiv Artist Tape for Painting Medium Tack Art Masking Tape White Craft Masking Tape for Watercolor Painting Drafting Canvas Framing Paint Mask 0.5inch Wide 200FT Long
Ainiv£3.164.2★
CORAL 71301 Essentials Masking Tape for Paint Craft Trade and DIY 1 inch 50M roll
CORAL£1.734.5★
What buyers say about artist tape
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great sticking”
“Good quality tap”
“Good value for money”
“perfect for what i needed”
“very easy to Use”
“Works brilliantly - used it this morning”
“The paint doesn't bleed through or anything”
“and the lines came out pretty clean”
“Perfect thickness”
“Strong”
What buyers complain about
“Poor adhesion”
“this tape tore my painting even though I followed the instructions”
“It's not perfect as I do get some damage to the paper surface on removal. using student grade cellulose paper”
“Not fit for purpose”
“Didn't work”
“OKish apart from tackiness being a bit weak”
“The tape itself is quite thick and robust; not particularly attractive. strangely stripy structure to the paper.”
“it has been so frustrating to use”
“The colour is off white”
“When they arrived they had a strong smell of solvent”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is artist tape profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £59K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the artist tape niche?
- 11 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in artist tape?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Paint Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
- What does it cost to enter the artist tape niche?
- Listings span £1.25–£12.29; the average listing price is £5.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 996 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.