Waldorfish A Festival Year curriculum supplies

Stockmar opaque colours in individual paint pans, sold individually, for when you have used up one of the pots in your Stockmar tin of paints, and need a replacement.

Artist's quality standards.

The artistically shaped box and classic metal design, contains 12 colour tabs. A pleasing and easy-to-use robust metal tin opens and closes securely and stands up to time. Each individual paint puck can easily be taken out for quick replacements as it gets used over time (replacements can be special ordered with ~1 week delivery time). The Stockmar mixing palette (that is, the white metal piece included in the tin) is not attached to the box, so you can put it down wherever is most convenient for your work - and of course it will be easier to clean than a painting box lid that is being used as a palette, as oft ends up being the case otherwise. In addition, your Stockmar box of Opaque colours contains a tube of Opaque white and a top quality Cat's Tongue Brush that holds its shape, made of Ponex synthetic hair and produced for Stockmar by the tradition-conscious German brush manufacturer Zahn.

Everything has been considered in this smart design and quality paint tin!

Tasha Tudor, the children's literature illustrator and naturalist, was herself a fan of having a simple tin of paints open on the table, easily accessible to paint. Mixing watercolours, and beginning with just one colour at a time, and then slowly introducing colour mixing is what is most recommended for the kindergarten and younger primary grades in a traditional Waldorf education; however, we quite like this offering from Stockmar for the middle and older elementary grades, as well as for travel and painting outdoors. Also, if one finds themselves without enough time to mix concentrated watercolour paints with water and portion into jars or bowls for painting, this also offers a nice and easy, yet alternative that does not sacrifice in quality.

Like all of Stockmar paints and colours, there is a reliance on Goethe's colour circle, but here in an extended version. The three basic or primary colours form a triangle; between them are the secondary colours, formed by mixing the adjacent primaries - green from yellow and blue, orange from yellow and red, and violet from red and blue. The colours opposite to one another are complementary colours in which forms the widest possible contrast.
If we now mix the primary with the secondary colours, we arrive at an extension of the colour circle. For example, we can mix red and violet to make red-violet, or yellow and orange to make yellow-orange. In order to enhance the range of colours, and to obtain a variety from mixing them, the Stockmar box of Opaque colours includes two tones of each basic colour: Lemon Yellow, Golden Yellow, Carmine Red, Vermilion, Ultramarine, and Prussian Blue.

The Stockmar colours are delicately balanced with one another, and when mixed will yield harmonious shades of colours.

Like all Stockmar's colour materials, these Opaque colours have a unique luminosity. This is due to the fact that the concentration of the colour pigments in our Opaque colours is particularly intense. As a result the colours are richer, and remain powerful even when heavily diluted. Stockmar Opaque colours are suitable for various different painting techniques; classic opaque painting (over painting), classic watercolour painting, lazure painting or techniques based on a mixture of approaches.

Colours: 01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 04 gold yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 08 blue green ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 12 purple ¦ 13 rust ¦ 15 black ¦ 18 prussian blue ¦ 33 orange ¦ 36 sap green

30mm diameter.

Made in Italy.

A Stockmar set of 12 opaque colours in individual paint pans, set in a tin with a mixing palette, a cat's tongue paintbrush and tube of opaque white paint.

Artist's quality standards.

The artistically shaped box and classic metal design, contains 12 colour tabs. A pleasing and easy-to-use robust metal tin opens and closes securely and stands up to time. Each individual paint puck can easily be taken out for quick replacements as it gets used over time (replacements can be special ordered with ~1 week delivery time). The Stockmar mixing palette (that is, the white metal piece included in the tin) is not attached to the box, so you can put it down wherever is most convenient for your work - and of course it will be easier to clean than a painting box lid that is being used as a palette, as oft ends up being the case otherwise. In addition, your Stockmar box of Opaque colours contains a tube of Opaque white and a top quality Cat's Tongue Brush that holds its shape, made of Ponex synthetic hair and produced for Stockmar by the tradition-conscious German brush manufacturer Zahn.

Everything has been considered in this smart design and quality paint tin!

Tasha Tudor, the children's literature illustrator and naturalist, was herself a fan of having a simple tin of paints open on the table, easily accessible to paint. Mixing watercolours, and beginning with just one colour at a time, and then slowly introducing colour mixing is what is most recommended for the kindergarten and younger primary grades in a traditional Waldorf education; however, we quite like this offering from Stockmar for the middle and older elementary grades, as well as for travel and painting outdoors. Also, if one finds themselves without enough time to mix concentrated watercolour paints with water and portion into jars or bowls for painting, this also offers a nice and easy, yet alternative that does not sacrifice in quality.

Like all of Stockmar paints and colours, there is a reliance on Goethe's colour circle, but here in an extended version. The three basic or primary colours form a triangle; between them are the secondary colours, formed by mixing the adjacent primaries - green from yellow and blue, orange from yellow and red, and violet from red and blue. The colours opposite to one another are complementary colours in which forms the widest possible contrast.
If we now mix the primary with the secondary colours, we arrive at an extension of the colour circle. For example, we can mix red and violet to make red-violet, or yellow and orange to make yellow-orange. In order to enhance the range of colours, and to obtain a variety from mixing them, the Stockmar box of Opaque colours includes two tones of each basic colour: Lemon Yellow, Golden Yellow, Carmine Red, Vermilion, Ultramarine, and Prussian Blue.

The Stockmar colours are delicately balanced with one another, and when mixed will yield harmonious shades of colours.

Like all Stockmar's colour materials, these Opaque colours have a unique luminosity. This is due to the fact that the concentration of the colour pigments in our Opaque colours is particularly intense. As a result the colours are richer, and remain powerful even when heavily diluted. Stockmar Opaque colours are suitable for various different painting techniques; classic opaque painting (over painting), classic watercolour painting, lazure painting or techniques based on a mixture of approaches.

Colours: 01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 04 gold yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 08 blue green ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 12 purple ¦ 13 rust ¦ 15 black ¦ 18 prussian blue ¦ 33 orange ¦ 36 sap green

Made in Germany.

Well balanced for younger children.  Comfortable even for an adult in the hand, but nicely manageable for younger children.  It is often very hard for children to keep a long handle properly balanced in their small hands.  With this in mind, Mercurius offers this special brush, that is more short-handled than others, in their range for kindergarten and lower elementary grade children.

Perfect wet-on-wet and watercolour painting. 

The brushes are soft, flexible, resistant to damage and the absorption and release capacity is amazingly high.  

We normally recommend the brush with 18 mm width at the base of the bristles, which is ~3/4 inch.  It is one most commonly used in Waldorf kindergartens and most recommended by programs such as Oak Meadow, and others for Waldorf homeschooling.  20 mm and 22 mm wide bristles are also recommended in some curricula.

The kindergartener's paintbrush is not only for kindergarteners, but in fact used in lower elementary grades in Waldorf schools as well.  Pointed tip paintbrushes are not typically introduced until upper elementary or high school in most Waldorf schools.

Mercurius has also made a new model of this paintbrush with vegan bristles.  The brush has soft bristles made of synthetic cow hair and a rust proof, closed ferrule and is finished with a white wax coating.  This brush is not only equal to the natural bristle brushes (polecat, cow and boar brushes) but exceeds their capabilities in softness and flexibility.  While the bristles are not biodegradable, the fact that the synthetic hair contributes to the sparing of animal hair makes us glad to offer them in our range.

22 cm long.

Made in the European Union.

This sharpener is suitable for all wax stick crayons, most notably Stockmar.

A functional & lightweight sharpener, that contains the mess, and empties out easily.  The sharpener does not generally separate and spill out its shavings contents unintentionally.  A great choice all around!  Replacement blades available separately, but generally not needed for ages.

Wood and sturdy paper board.

Made in Germany.

The Wax Blocks, which are made from the same materials and in identical colours to the Stockmar Wax Crayons, have outstanding drawing properties and appeal to the senses. Their size and flat shape mean they sit well in the hand and are specially suited for small children. What's more, children can shade in colourful areas easily, and arrive at interesting effects. For example, by dragging the long edge of the block in a wave-like fashion across the paper. From the very first 'pencil', Stockmar's assortment of unbreakable Wax Blocks grows as you grow. And so too, do the artistic possibilities.

Colour (and Stockmar colour codes) included are 1 of each of the following colours:

01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 04 golden yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 07 green ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 12 red violet

Please note: 8 and 16 block sets come with a metal scraper. The 12 block set does not.

Made in Germany.

Everyone has heard of Stockmar Wax Crayons.  It is no surprise.  They meet the highest educational, aesthetic and artistic demands.  Elegant design with an attractive packaging and pleasant fragrance, Stockmar Wax Crayons appeal to the child's senses. How the colours shine and how versatile they are! Whether drawing, painting, generously applying, layering, scraping, and melting colours, Stockmar Wax Crayons promise years of pure drawing pleasure.  Outstanding drawing properties (no crumbling, sticking, smudging etc) non-toxic and a sound concept for art education are what make Stockmar Wax Crayons top of the list.

Colours: 01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 04 golden yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 07 green ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 12 red violet

Tin case, 8 crayons, length: 83 mm, diam. 12 mm, with scrapers, 8 colours assorted, Waldorf assortment

Made in Germany.

For correcting and lightening charcoal and pastel drawings, as well as blackboard chalk drawings.  Also suitable for cleaning transparencies (slides) and final artwork.  The eraser is extremely easy to knead and absorbent.

Kneadable Art Erasers are well suited to correcting charcoal, pencil and pastel work.  They are easily kneadable and absorbent and leave no residue behind.

One can mold the eraser into a comfortable shape in the hand, and then use whatever shape and size suits to press to their work in progress to lighten, alter or fade a spot of work.

The eraser comes in a small plastic reseable box to keep it clean and fresh.  PVC-free eraser.

Eraser is 40 x 35 x 12 mm.

Faber Castell brand.  Faber Castell produces these in a carbon-neutral facility. 

Charcoal is a natural product made from burnt wood.  The velvety quality of charcoal is highly appreciated by professional artists, architects and beginners.  The selection of the raw material has been studied for a long time, in order to obtain the appropriate texture and hardness, so that this product represents the best material for sketches and drawing.

The set includes 10 pieces of charcoal with a diameter between 2 and 10 mm.