Art Crew

Upcrate – We draw as one

Captain Crate has hoisted his sails to bring together a community of artists from all over the world and provide them with the best art materials and tips. every second month he sends his mysterious boxes, which he calls UPCRATE, directly to the front door of every member of his art crew.

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Advantages for members of the art crew:

Be surprised by a mystery box full of great materials every second month

Receive a wide range of high quality art materials for a small price

Take part in challenges & giveaways via Upcrate’s social media and win great prizes

Expand your artistic skills and learn from professional artists

Use your coordinated materials for your own art projects

Be surprised by a mystery box full of great materials every second month

Receive a wide range of high quality art materials for a small price

Take part in challenges & giveaways via Upcrate’s social media and win great prizes

Expand your artistic skills and learn from professional artists

Use your coordinated materials for your own art projects

Invite friends to the art crew

upcrate as a gift

Give a gift

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Take part in our online challenges and get a chance to win great prizes! every second month a new topic awaits to inspire you!

TOPIC: Sketched Dreams

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TOPIC: Mysterious Mind

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TOPIC: What can you see

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Win great prizes every second monthE.G. 60 Rembrandt Soft Pastels

How to participate:

1.Open the upcrate

2.Cut out the battle card, find out about this month’s battle theme and use the materials from the Upcrate for your piece.

3.Take a photo with your art and the Battle Card and upload it to Instagram using the hashtag #upcratebattle!

Check out all the amazing #upcratebattle entries on Instagram!

The bottlepost

Each of our boxes comes with yet another treasure for you: the bottlepost is our magazine that provides you with every important information regarding your new art supplies and their brands, Upcrate itself, our artcrew and contests, the featured artist and useful art advice!

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Featured artists we worked with

These are 4 of the many artists we have worked with in the past. Each of them come with their own unique styles, knowledge and preferences when it comes to art supplies. They curate the contents of their box to make sure that all the materials work well together. Don’t forget to check them out and shower them in love!

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Professional How-to-do Videos

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To help you get started, each of our featured artists films a video about their crates, preferred materials and drawing processes! Learn from the best and make the most out of the new supplies you own. Stay tuned over at our YouTube channel for more!

Check out the How-to-do videos on YouTube