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SUPPLY LIST

Please refer to these supply lists to prepare for your upcoming art class. 

Sketching Pencils

BEGINNER SUPPLY LIST

Sketch Pad

  • 1 14x17 Spiral Sketch Pad

  • Brands: Canson or Strathmore

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One Package of Blending Stumps

  • These are the size of a pencil with a point on each end.  Get a package of stumps with different thickness.

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Pencils

  • 2B (2 of each)

    • 8B (2 of each)

    • Brands: Kimberly or Faber-Castell

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Erasers

  • 1 Eraser

    • Brands: Mars, Factus or Pink Pearl

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Kneeded Eraser

  • 1 Kneeded Eraser

    • Brands: Faber-Castell, Generals, or Design

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1 Zip Pouch 

  • to carry pencils and erasers in.

ADVANCED SUPPLY LIST

Brushes

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  • If the supplier is out of a particular size, go to the next larger size brush.

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  • Recommended Brands: Robert Simmons, "Signet" series, Princton Series (at Michael’s/Hobby Lobby or refer to online vendors at bottom of page)

  • Pighair:

    • Round #4

    • Bright #2 and #4

    • Flat #8 and #10

    • Filbert #6

    • 1 inch Bright

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Other Materials

 

  • Palette (wooden, plastic, or paper pad)

  • Paper Towels

  • Canvas (stretched or cardboard)

  • Palette Knife for mixing paints

  • Cloth or Plastic Brush Tote to protect brushes from bending

 

 

Supplies for Acrylic Painting

 

 

  • Acrylic Paints

    • (Liquitex or best available brand)

    • Alizarine Crimson

    • Cadmium Red

    • Cobalt Blue (or Cyan)

    • Ultramarine Blue

    • Yellow Oxide

    • Cadmium Yellow

    • Black

    • White

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Supplies for Oil Painting

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  • Oil Paints

    • (Winsor Newton, Not Winton)

    • Cadmium Yellow Light

    • Yellow Ochre

    • Orange Light

    • Cadmium Red Light

    • Alizarine Crimson

    • Burnt Seinna (optional)

    • Burnt Umber (optional)

    • Cobalt Blue

    • Ultramarine Blue

    • Permanent Green Light

    • Hookers Green or Terre Verte Green (optional)

    • Dioxide Purple(optional)

    • 1 Large Tube of Titanium White OR Flake White. Titanium White is warm and Flake White is cool.

    • Zink white (optional; transparent color)

 

Note: Lay out your palette colors in this order (warm to cool colors).

 

 

 

 

Additional Materials (For oil only)

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  • 3 Stretch Canvas or Canvas Board 18 x 24 or 20 x 24

  • Odorless Turpenoid- 1 can, any size

  • Cold Press Linseed Oil

  • Galkyd Lite (or any quick-dry oil medium)

  • Palette Knife for mixing paints

  • Art Box, Tackle Box or Tote Bag for carrying paints

  • Palette paper (or a wooden palette)

  • Paper Towels

  • 2 Clip-On Metal Cups to hold mediums

  • 1 Mason Jar (found at Michaels)

 

 

 

For Painting at Home (not necessary for class)

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  • Brush Cleaner and Preserver (round tan cake soap) or (Murphy’s Oil Soap diluted in 1 part Murphy’s, 4 parts water)

  • Oil paint hand soap or “Lava” from grocery store

  • One Step Oil Brush Cleaner and Conditioner(optional but highly recommended for your brushes’ life) 

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Students need to make sure they have an easel, hand soap, brush cleaner, brush preserver along with the items on the supply list.

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Suggested Vendors

 

Michael’s

 

Hobby Lobby

 

Online: Jerry's Art-o-Rama

Online:Cheap Joes

 

Online: Dick Blick

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