materials & supplies

Supports, Substrates, Media, Applicators & Tools

pencils (HB - 6B) + handheld pencil sharpener

at least 2 erasers (kneaded and hard white plastic)

compressed charcoal (3 sticks, soft/med)

soft vine charcoal (both thick  and thin sticks)

Durable found stick at least 36" in length

soft graphite sticks (4B – 8B)

conte crayon - white and sepia (1 @)

water-soluble crayons, small box, or at minimum, 3 primaries + 1 cool + 1 warm colors

Brands: Holbein, Caran D’Ache, Crayola, Prang Lyra Aquacolor, Faber Castell

small, inexpensive box of oil pastels or at minimum, 2 cools, 2 warm colors

scissors

small bottle of paper cement

workable spray fixative

1” wide masking, artist’s tape or blue painter’s tape

utility knife

India Ink, black and one other color

plastic containers for fluid media

1 bamboo Chinese brush

inexpensive set of watercolors with brushes

chalk pastels (4) 2 warm colors and 2 cool minimum

140# rag paper to be used on longer outside assignments

unprimed + un-stretched canvas, 2’ x 60” minimum

1 bamboo reed pen

Acrylic Matte Medium or small container of Modge-Podge and gesso

Paper Brands

Sketchbook (spiral or hard) at minimum of 10” edge

white (non-newsprint) drawing paper :: 

Strathmore Drawing 400 Series / Canson / Canson Biggie Sketch pad / Fabriano Eco-White 56 – 94 #  >> all 50 – 90#lb. >> size 18 x 24”

Watercolor Paper (loose or in spiral pad) ::

Fabriano Studio Watercolor sheets, cold or hot press, 140#

Fabriano Studio watercolor sheets, torchon 130#

Fabriano Artistico, traditional white, 90, 150#, Arches watercolor paper, cold or hot press, 150#, Strathmore watercolor paper 400 series, 140#, others >> however all papers watercolor paper should be 100% RAG, and either HOT (smooth) or COLD (rough) press, 140# + weight, at a minimum of 10” edge.  Other brands may also be used similar to the listed products above. 
Yuppo plastic paper