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Resources for Current Students in Painting Workshop

Here are some links to various resources we have discussed so far in the current Painting Workshop. Find links to artists we talked about in class, guides to buying art supplies and seeing art in Berlin, and details on specific concepts and assignments. If you see anything missing, please let me know!

Painting Collage: Amelie von Wulffen

http://berlindrawingroom.blogspot.de/2014/01/painting-collage-amelie-von-wulffen.html

Visiting Galleries with the Painting Workshop

http://berlindrawingroom.blogspot.de/2015/11/visiting-galleries-with-painting.html

Guides for Seeing Art in Berlin

http://berlindrawingroom.blogspot.de/2014/03/guides-for-seeing-art-in-berlin.html

Botanical Drawing and Watercolor Supply List

Here is the supply list for the upcoming Botanical Drawing Workshop.

For a guide on where to buy art supplies in Berlin, go HERE.
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- Paper: Hot Press Watercolor Paper (also called smooth, Glatt, Glad) 300 g, A4.

- Botanical Illustrators have traditionally used Hot Press Watercolor Paper for their work because its smooth surface is conducive to fine detail.

- Watercolor paper can be purchased as a block (edges glued together so paper doesn't buckle) or as individual sheets. If you choose to work on loose sheets, you will need a board to tape your paper to.

Hot Press "Glad/glatt" Watercolor Block, 300g
purchased at Boesner - cost 7 Euro

- Brushes:

These are the minimum required brushes. Look for the brushes marked for watercolor with the short handle. The larger brush must be real or synthetic sable - this is the fibre that the brush is made from and can be referred to as Sable, Kolinsky-Sable, Rotmarderhaar (de). Real Sable brushes are made from animal hairs are are superior to synthetic brushes.

#1-2 round brush - for fine detail

#6-8 round brush - Sable, Kolinsky-Sable, Rotmarderhaar (de), or synthetic sable

- Watercolors: I recommend buying dry cakes of watercolors in a box (Aquarell Malkasten).

The fewest colors you can get by with would be these 6 colors below, the three primaries in warm and cool versions. If you have a watercolor set, bring that along and we can see if some colors can be substituted. Different brands also have different names for the same colors sometimes.

PRIMARIES COOL COLORS WARM COLORS

BLUE Cerulean Blue (or Pthalo Blue) French Ultramarine Blue

RED Alizarin Crimson Cadmium Red

YELLOW Lemon Yellow (Cadmium Yellow Pale) Cadmium Yellow

Additional Optional Colors:

Malkasten

Payne's Grey, Burnt Sienna, Violet, Greenish Yellow (Green Gold), Sap Green, Viridian Green, Yellow Ochre, Neutral Tint, your choice!

- White Gouache (opaque watercolor)

- Other:

Pencils: HB, 2B and white eraser

Notebook for taking notes

Water cup

- Optional:

masking fluid

masking tape

additional palette for mixing colors

pigment Liner 0.1 (artist archival ink pen)

If you have any questions, let me know!

Check out our GUIDE TO BUYING ART SUPPLIES IN BERLIN

Art Supplies in Berlin

Need a new pencil?

I have been meaning to get around to this for a long time now! Students ask me all the time where to go to buy art supplies in Berlin. Here are some of my recommendations, all in one spot! If you don't see your favorite shop listed here, leave your recommendations in the comments. Thanks!

1. Boesner

This is the largest art supply store in Berlin with the best selection of paints and brushes. Unlike most of our other recommendations, they are big and corporate - but if you want a one stop solution to your painting and drawing needs this is probably your best bet. But don't go there expecting help or advice on what to buy.

Prenzlauerberg and Charlottenburg
Marienburger Straße 16, Berlin
030 40504260

2. Planet Modulor
A wonderland of design and architecture paraphernalia! Definitely worth a visit, but not the best place for fine art supplies. Their selection of paints, brushes, etc... is limited and expensive. But if you are looking for a notebook, and excellently designed paperclip, a model making material you never new existed, or need to get something laser cut, go here.

Prinzenstraße 85, 10969 Berlin Kreuzberg at Moritzplatz
030 69036200

3. Peter's Art
Located in Wedding and specializing in painting supplies. Their website is quite good and if you know what you want, they will deliver orders over 99 euro. They also make custom size canvases. Used by many professional artists in the city.

Gottschedstraße 26, 13357 Berlin Wedding
0177 7068615 or info@peters-art.de (to place an order for delivery)

4. CYM Kunst- und Zeichnenbedarf

This is a cute little shop specializing in drawing and painting supplies. They are usually happy to advise you on what to buy and prices are reasonable. The Planufer store is generally more for drawing and Dieffenbachstr. is more for painting. But it's just a short walk between the two locations if you need to visit both.

Planufer 96 & Dieffenbachstrasse 16, 10967 Berlin Kreuzberg
Telefon: 030 / 691 29 43
Hours: Mo-Fr 10-6pm, Sa 11-4pm

5. Malstoff

As recommended by Keir, former participant of nearly every workshop available at the Berlin Drawing Room. And he got all of his supplies here!
"Super friendly shop with really fantastic stock, particularly good for the pro end and really good quality stuff." - Keir Edmonds

Warschauer Strasse 20, 10243 Berlin Friedrichshain
Hours: Mo-Fri 10-6pm, Sat 10-3pm

6. Edelhoff KREATIVKAUFHAUS

As recommended by Kate Perets, another regular at the Berlin Drawing Room! Fine art and craft supplies.

Rudolf-Seiffert-Street 3, 10369 Berlin (near S-Bahnhof Storkower Str. )
+49 30 99499061 or info@edelhoff-kreativkaufhaus.de
Hours: Mon-Sat 9-8pm

drawing class details for new students

(this supply list is still valid for current Drawing Workshops)

Welcome to the new students in the Drawing Workshop!

I am posting some details here about the class, so you can find everything in one place.

Drawing Workshop Supply List

- various pencils from soft to hard (a kit of at least 6 pencils)

- sketch pad, A2-3

- graphite stick (soft, that means ~ B6)

- kneadable eraser

- hard white eraser

- sharpener

Where to buy your drawing supplies?
Check out our guide to art supply stores in Berlin
http://berlindrawingroom.blogspot.de/2015/03/art-supplies-in-berlin.html

pencil nub! after a vigorous day of drawing!

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