1. Liquitex Fine Professional Acrylic Markers

PROFESSIONAL ACRYLIC MARKERS

Made with highly lightfast artist-quality pigments and with replaceable nibs.

MORE CONTROL. MORE EXPRESSION.

Get the ultimate control. Why pick up a brush when you can get straight to the point with Acrylic Marker.

Embrace a more agile, totally portable way to get color onto canvas as you let your ideas to roam free and see where it takes you. These marker style fine art paint pens allow you to be gestural, natural and totally in synch with your creativity. Use them to sketch, create precision lines, add detail or layer up.

There is a mix of 5 Marker inside your box

RRP: 20,80€

2. Sakura IDenti-Pen dual point Black

The Sakura IDenti-Pen is a multi-purpose permanent marker. You can use this pen on paper/board products and non-porous surfaces such as metal, glass, tools, test tubes, plastics, CD labelling, wood and photographs.

This IDenti-Pen has two different tips that offer added functionality: a fine, bullet-shaped fibre tip on one end and an even finer plastic tip for details on the other. Create permanent details and fine lines with this durable dual-sided pen!

Properties

  • Use this pen on paper/board products and non-porous surfaces such as metal, glass, tools, test tubes, plastics, CD labelling, wood and photographs.
  • Permanent, waterproof, low-odour, quick-drying ink that is bleed-proof on most paper.
  • Durable nibs and barrel for heavy use.
  • Removable from non-porous surfaces with alcohol-based cleaners.
  • Not recommended for use on fabrics intended to be washed.

RRP: 3,95€

3. Sharpie fine point

Description

Bold to the max and permanent to the core, Sharpie Permanent Markers inspire you to transform ordinary surfaces into passionately creative statements. Made to write practically everywhere, vivid Sharpie markers eliminate dull and boring. The original permanent marker, Sharpie has iconic ink that dries quickly and resists both water and fading. While pale imitations wither away, Sharpie markers make creations that endure. Featuring a bold fine point built for jaw-dropping marks, Sharpie Permanent Markers ignite courageous self-expression.

Features

  • Proudly permanent ink marks on paper, plastic, metal, and most other surfaces
  • Intensely brilliant colors create eye-popping, vibrant impressions
  • Remarkably resilient ink dries quickly and resists fading and water; AP certified
  • Endlessly versatile fine tip makes impressively bold, detailed marks
  • Colorful options: Includes Black, Blue, Turquoise, Green, Lime, Aqua, Yellow, Orange, Red, Berry, Purple, and Brown permanent markers

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There are two random picked colors inside your box (two identical colors can be possible).

RRP: 3,80€

4. Viking Spektrum Pencil New Pink

Viking Spektrum is a series of hexagonal writing pencils in a variety of different lacquer colors all with HB lead – perfect for writing.

The pencil is made from high quality cedar wood that is SFC certified. The size is 18cm and the diameter is 7mm. These Spektrum pencils are produced in Europe.

RRP: 2,55€

5. SMLT Professional quality Bristol paper Pad Extra white & smooth, 308 gsm, 8 sheets

Glued with hard back cover. With extra white and smooth Bristol paper. The surface erases cleanly and is suited for all kinds of sketches and drawings, but best for pencils, pens and markers. Inside paper is FSC Mix certified.

www.smltart.com

RRP: 6.00€

ARTIST OF THE MONTH:

KRASHKID

INSTAGRAM

From small screenprints to big murals — Krashkid works are not limited in size and format, but always inspired by his surroundings. Whether from visual impressions on his travels or simply from everyday elements in his studio. Thus his colorful graphic but figurative collages are usually put into context in small sceneries that reflect on a subtle inspiration or bigger social subjects. Beside his personal works this form of expression also finds its way into his illustrations for editorial or commercial clients. He is part of the art collective Guapo Sapo, completed by Ju Mu and Isakov, and lives and works as an artist, illustrator and graphic designer in Hamburg / Germany.

Where do you find ideas for your art process?
I find them in my surroundings, my everyday life, including my interests in sub- and pop-culture and their visual codes. The cars or the basketball for example are elements I frequently incorporate in my works. They are extracts of influences I soaked in in my youth, being a huge fan of the visual world within Hip Hop culture, the magazines, music videos etc.
And to be honest interests, surroundings and visual codes also include other artists. Seeing what others share in shows or on their socials is also often an inspiration.

How often do you make art and what does it mean to you?
I transformed my passion into my profession. So it kind of means everything to me. I never thought of another option for me in life since I drew from an early age until now. That’s why I can’t really answer how often I make art. Also because I can’t really say what of all things I do is and isn’t art. My commercial jobs are different from my personal works, but the tools I use for both are quite similar.

What are your plans for the future?
Within the answers to the questions before you might can spot one of my – let’s say – “complexes”, which lot of my colleagues that do freelance client work share with me. It’s that the personal works often doesn’t get the same appreciation as if they would be from an academic fine art artist. And it’s not that I want to be one. I love doing everything, from illustration, to murals, to canvases and so on. But I am constantly thinking about ways to put my free personal works on the same level of visibility. So there is no actual plan, yet. But there will be a time where I will focus more on that.

Tell us, what a day in your life looks like, if you’re not making art?
Well, the freelance and self-employed life holds a lot of trapdoors and brainfucks ready. And to oppose those I learned to cherish the good sides of it, too. That’s why I banned alarms in the morning and usually start my day waking up on my own regardless if I have to work or not. And yes, I am referring to art as work here, hehe. So if I’m not making art I love to spend the day with my partner and her dog and according to our mood and weather that might be what most people like to do: binge watching something or driving somewhere nice within the surroundings of Hamburg for a nice walk, swim or piece of cake. If there is still some time left I also enjoy to work on one of my oldschool 70’s foldable bikes. The simple things, haha.

 

What was the most exciting part of your work with the box and what was the biggest challenge?
Most exciting was that it was the first time in a long period where I painted with markers only. I usually use acrylics and brushes or spray paint. The biggest challenge was to transform my work-routine and vision within the practicability of the materials to chose from.

What is your artistic process like?
I always start with a brief sketch. I rarely share those, as they are super ruff and look horrible, haha. But it helps me to see quickly if an idea works or not and where I have to improve or rethink things. With this done I start with my detailed sketch. Doesn’t matter if it is for a small size canvas or a big mural, it’s always pencil on paper. Once the sketch is in place I like to start with the colors one by one as it helps me to keep track it the color is evenly dispensed within the composition. I do this freestyle unless it’s a bigger project. Then I decide it before to be faster, as the decision where to put which color also takes time. I finish with the brightest color before adding the darkest as the background. I love this moment because it makes all colors glow and is like a reward for the work done until then.

This box is full of different art supplies. How do you deal with the different supplies to put them together into one artwork?
In this case it really all made sense. The pencil is for the sketch of course. The bigger markers to fill it with colors and then the fineliner to bring everything in shape without being too perfect on all details. I like it when you see that it is hand painted. With it’s flaws, too. If it’s too perfect I could do it digitally and just print it. I tried to be perfect at younger age but learned that for me that’s not what painting is about. It’s about being imperfect and to be ok with it, even to appreciate it. That’s why on my design you can also read “ENJOY YOURSELF”.

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TOPIC: mix and match

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS:

1. Use the materials in this month‘s upcrate. Let your creativity run free and create a great work of art

2. Post your artwork on Instagram with #upcratebattle #upcrate60 tag us @upcrate

Deadline: 24.09.24

YOUR PRICE:

a big box worth 80€