Draw and Paint

Do you want to know more?
Here's a list of useful resources and links.


Art Centers	Art classes to improve your skills.
Mairangi Arts Centre	Mairangi Arts Centre run art classes for both children and adults, in a range of art mediums. Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.
	Check with your local city council, most have community based art centres that run art classes.

Artists	Artists working with children.
Janet Marshall	Learn about New Zealand Birds, read stories and print pictures to colour.

Art Materials	Distributors & Manufacturers - information about art materials. What products are available and how to use them? These products are available through art stores.
Art Spectrum	Art Spectrum is dedicated to creating the finest possible artists' colours manufacturing oils, watercolours, gouache, pastels and inks and associated mediums and primers.
DAS-Draw Art Supplies	Everything for the Artist in you. Workshops, Artist Tips, Galleries and over 300 Links for the artist minded.
Faber-Castell	Art & Graphic line offers the absolute finest art materials for professional artists.
FAS-Fine Art Supplies	Manufacturers of Artist paints, Face Paint, inks, stains, glues and dyes. For more information on gesso primer and acrylic paint.
Jasco	Everyone is born with the potential to be an artist in their own way. Quench your creative thirst with the amazing range of art and craft products available from Jasco - from fine art materials for the experienced artist or beginner art sets to help get you started, to craft products for your favourite hobby and much more!
Main Art	Art is a family owned, New Zealand business. We import and distribute a comprehensive range of art materials and offer specialised advice on how to use these products. These include Art Spectrum products, Matisse-Derivan products, brushes, papers, easels, pre-stretched canvases and other products are sourced from around the world to provide a comprehensive range of art materials.
Matisse Derivan	Matisse is a professional artist acrylic colour of international standard. It is water-resistant, permanent and totally flexible in light and heavy impasto applications.
Spicers Paper	Serving peoples' paper needs in New Zealand for almost 100 years, we're innovative, enthusiastic, and equally at home with new technology and the environment.
Staedtler	Graphite pencils and accessories.For more information on pencils, erasers, and sharpeners.

Art Shops	Where to buy your art supplies.
Gordon Harris	At a Gordon Harris store you can find everything to inspire and support your creativity. Whether painting for exhibition or pleasure, designing for clients or for yourself, we will assist you with selecting the right products to bring your ideas to life. Northridge Plaza, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand. 31 Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand. 4 Gillies Ave, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand. 386 Anglesea St, Hamilton, New Zealand. 170 Victoria St, Wellington, New Zealand. 136 Worcester St, Christchurch, New Zealand.
National Art Supplies	National Art Supplies Ltd, a wholly owned and operated New Zealand company, is a major supplier to educational institutions throughout the country. We are focused on excellence in product knowledge, product quality and customer service. Our goal in bringing you this website is to raise your awareness of the products and services we can offer in the art, design and graphic areas. These products are sure to take your creative energy to its maximum level. 41-43 Neilson St, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand.
Studio Art Supplies	Graphic & fine art materials for artists of all levels. We stock a wide selection of pencils, pastels, paints, mediums, brushes and papers including Schoellershammer, Hahnemule. Phone +64-9-360 1238 835 Crummer Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.
Takapuna Art Supplies	We stock a wide selection of pencils, pastels, paints, mediums, brushes, papers and picture framing. Phone +64-9-489 7213 18 Northcroft Street, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand.

Books	Bookstores, where you can buy books to help research your drawing subjects.
Wheelers Books	New Zealand's largest online new book supplier to Schools, Libraries & Families.

Libraries	Reference books and books to borrow.
	Check with your local library, they will have books on New Zealand native birds.

Lighting	Studio Lighting.
Lamp Specialists	Lamp Specialists Limited is New Zealand's largest privately owned provider of lamps, lights, bulbs and related accessories. Daylight Blue Bulb - Crompton Craftlight 100 watt, light bulb that is close to daylight in colour, with screw or bayonet fitting. Philips Florescent Tubes - Philips Super 90 Series, florescent tube, available in different lengths, ideal for applications where colour rendering is of paramount importance. Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand. Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand. Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Museums	A source to help research your drawing subjects.
NZ Museums	Take a tour of New Zealand Museums. Wherever you are heading, there are national treasures to discover.
Te Papa	To explore the breadth of the New Zealand story - from the shaping of its land to the spirit of its diverse peoples, from its unique wildlife to its distinctive visual culture.

New Zealand Birds	For more information about New Zealand Birds, and where to find them.
BirdingNZ	The New Zealand Birding Network is a group of operators located throughout New Zealand offering bird-watching orientated tours, excursions and accommodation.
DOC	The Department of Conservation is the central government organisation charged with conserving the natural and historic heritage of New Zealand on behalf of and for the benefit of present and future New Zealanders.
Forest & Bird	The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is New Zealand's largest national conservation organisation. The Society's mission is to preserve and protect the native plants and animals and natural features of New Zealand.
Ornithological Society of NZ	Encourages, organises and promotes the study of birds and their habitats.
Tiritiri Matangi Island	Tiritiri Matangi Island is one of New Zealand's conservation projects. Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand.

Photography	Photographers and photographic equipment.
Rod Morris Productions	For photographic coverage of Natural History from New Zealand, Oceania, Australia, South East Asia, Madagascar and Antarctica, including native and introduced mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fish, invertebrates, plants, fossils, landforms and scenics . . . Dunedin, New Zealand.
Photo Warehouse	Suppliers of quality photographic equipment & accessories. Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. Central City, Auckland, New Zealand. Central City, Wellington, New Zealand. Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.

More Resources
Kiwi Write4Kidz	Kiwi Write4Kidz is a unique and amazing organisation for adults who like to tell tales to children. We support and promote New Zealand children's writers.
Kids Books NZ	A blog that reviews children's books.

We stock a wide selection of pencils, pastels, paints, mediums, brushes and papers.

For drawing in graphite pencil, coloured pencil, pastel, oil pastel.

And painting in watercolour, acrylic, oil and waterbased oil.

Phone +64-9-489 7213
18 Northcroft Street, Takapuna,
Auckland, New Zealand.
Order Art Supplies Online
Takapuna Art Supplies Blog

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