Manufacturer of paint-by-numbers sets, polygon art kits and aluminium picture frames from Fürth
SCHIPPER Arts & Crafts GmbH
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About Schipper
SCHIPPER Arts & Crafts GmbH is a German manufacturer of paint-by-numbers products and is part of the SIMBA-DICKIE-GROUP. The company was the first German manufacturer to introduce the painting technique paint by numbers, originating from the USA, in Germany. The product range includes over 150 motifs as well as accessories and frames in formats from 18 x 24 cm to 40 x 80 cm, complemented by triptychs (50 x 80 cm, 40 x 120 cm) and polyptychs (72 x 132 cm). In addition to the classic paint-by-numbers technique, the company offers the polygon painting technique with pictures like diamonds. The pictures are produced with water-soluble acrylic paints; picture frames are made from aluminium profiles. An image editing program converts portrait photos into painting templates (Paint Your Darling). The sales and service location is Fürth, where SIMBA-DICKIE-Vertriebs-GmbH & Co. KG handles distribution. The offer is complemented by a replacement paint service, painting instructions for download and a catalogue mailing service.
- Site
- Fürth
- Processes
- Paint by numbers (classic paint-by-numbers technique), Polygon painting technique 'pictures like diamonds', Picture frames made from aluminium profiles, 'Paint Your Darling' – photo to painting template (image editing program), Replacement paint service, Wish motif / Paint Your Darling (photo-to-painting-template service), Aluminium picture frames, Painting instructions download
- Materials
- Acrylic paints (water-soluble), Aluminium (picture frames made from aluminium profiles), Water-soluble acrylic paints, Aluminium, Paint by numbers (classic technique), Polygon painting technique (pictures like diamonds), Paint Your Darling (photo to painting template)
- Certificates
- Certificate database / TÜV Rheinland
- Industries
- Toys, Hobby and craft supplies (paint by numbers)
- 01
Motif development
- 02
Image editing / painting template (Paint Your Darling)
- 03
Production of paint-by-numbers sets (acrylic paints)
- 04
Frame manufacturing from aluminium profiles
- 05
Distribution via SIMBA-DICKIE-Vertriebs-GmbH & Co. KG
- 06
Replacement paint service
Materials & Techniques
Water-soluble acrylic paints
The entire paint-by-numbers production was switched from oil paints to water-soluble acrylic paints.
Aluminium
Picture frames are made from aluminium profiles and fit almost all picture formats.
Paint by numbers (classic technique)
Classic painting technique in which motifs can be painted over numbered colour areas without prior knowledge.
Polygon painting technique (pictures like diamonds)
Motifs are depicted through geometric areas and characteristic features are worked out with colour.
Paint Your Darling (photo to painting template)
An image editing program converts portrait photos into painting templates using the paint-by-numbers technique.
Locations
Fürth
DESales/service location (SIMBA-DICKIE-Vertriebs-GmbH & Co. KG)
- Materials
- Acrylic paints, aluminium
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint by numbers (classic paint-by-numbers technique)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Acrylic paints (water-soluble) |
| Polygon painting technique 'pictures like diamonds'Assembly | – | – | – | – | Acrylic paints |
| Picture frames made from aluminium profilesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| 'Paint Your Darling' – photo to painting template (image editing program)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
For products, the certificate database of TÜV Rheinland is referenced; a proprietary test equipment catalogue is not published.
| Evidence | Fürth |
|---|---|
| Certificate database / TÜV Rheinland |
History
Alwin Schipper acquires a closed-down mirror factory in Fürth and produces pocket mirrors for the Offenbach leather goods industry
Relocation of the company to Thulba near Bad Kissingen
Jürgen Schipper joins his father's company
Jürgen Schipper discovers Painting by Numbers in the USA and develops four motifs for Germany (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter); SCHIPPER was the first German manufacturer to introduce paint by numbers
A large department store group includes paint by numbers in its product range
Alwin Schipper and Hans-Claudius Adloff retire; the Thulba site is abandoned
Jürgen Schipper founds J. Schipper Hobby-Ideen in an old candle factory in Nuremberg, Frauenholzstraße 10
Switch from oil paints to water-soluble acrylic paints
Distribution via toy shops, department stores and mail-order companies; fame through advertising sign motifs (Persil, Sarotti, Coca-Cola)
Largest paint-by-numbers picture in the world on the façade of the telephone directory publisher Müller in Nuremberg (469.35 sqm, 360 kg of paint, Guinness Book of Records)
NORIS-SPIELE (SIMBA-DICKIE-GROUP) takes over SCHIPPER; company name SCHIPPER Arts & Crafts
The range includes over 150 motifs, accessories and frames
Merger with Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG; continued as a creative brand of the Simba Dickie Group
Jürgen Schipper dies on 9 July at the age of 78