Materials for Drawing Workshops Drawing Supplies for All the Art Workshops 5 Drawing Pencils-3H, 2H, HB, and 2B and 4B artist quality such as Faber-Castelle 9000, Derwent Graphic, or Staedler Mars Lumograph Small hand Pencil sharpener or Sandpaper sharpening pad Kneaded rubber eraser, and a pink eraser wedge (Pink Pearl) or white vinyl 1 Eraser shield (metal) Alvin brand 1 small plastic ruler 6 inch clear with red markings (C-Thru B50 brand) 1 12" metal ruler with cork backing 1 inexpensive 2"chip brush for wiping off erasure crumbs Drawing paper pad, 11" x 14" such as Strathmore 500 Series Drawing Bristol-medium surface, or Stonehenge Spiral bound 11" x 14" Avoid sketch papers and paper with a smooth (plate) surface. Tracing paper Pad (most transparent you can find-such as Canson Foundation Calque or Bienfang Parchment 100. Small hand magnifying glass Comfortable small folding chair or stool for field sketching classes Ink and Paint supplies for Pollination & Insects Workshop 2 sheets of white Clayboard 8" x 10" Pen nibs with a fine point Pen holder for nibs #16 X-Acto blades and blade holder Good quality waterproof drawing ink (suggested brands Higgins Black Magic, Waterproof Ink or Yasutomo Black Sumi Watercolor brush #2 or #3 such as Winsor Newton Series 7
2 Materials for the Watercolor Workshops and Mixed Media Workshops- All of the Drawing Materials List PLUS the following; Transparent Watercolors: One tube each, Winsor Newton Brand The Basic Botanical Palette Winsor Lemon (cool) Winsor Yellow Deep (warm) Windsor Green (blue Shade) Permanent Magenta (cool) Scarlet Lake (warm) French Ultramarine Blue(cool) Cerulean (warm) Prussian Blue Burnt Sienna Permanent Rose (cool) Winsor Violet Sepia-for monochromatic washes Extended Palette for Bird/Animals Palette Raw Sienna Cobalt Blue Ultramarine Violet Winsor Newton Light Red Buff Titanium Chinese White
3 Materials for Watercolor/Mixed Media Workshops continued- Round Brushes (Kolinksy Sable best for quality of work) (one each): Size 2 and 4, or 3 and 5 Raphael, Series 8404 OR Size 2 and 4, or 3 and 5 Winsor Newton, Series 7 OR Size 2 and 4, or 3 and 5 Da Vinci Maestro Series 11 OR Size 2 and 4, or 3 and 5 Isabey Series 6228 OR Cotman, Size 2 and 4 or 3 and 5 or Sabelette PLUS 1 inexpensive synthetic brush, #4 or #5 for mixing paint (Simply Simon brand or similar) Papers- Either Watercolor Block 9"x 12" 140lb. Hot Press Bright White OR 1 sheet 22" x 30" 140 lb. hot press Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper, cut in quarters. Scrap watercolor paper for testing colors and developing palette 2 Containers for Water-plastic with lids for field sketching Small white plastic palettes (2-3 with lids) Used for mixing colors 10 wells, round shape 8 x 10 piece of Plexiglas or white enamel pan or tray, Paper Towels
4 Materials for the Acrylics Workshops- All of the Drawings materials list plus items below; 2 Gessoed artboards, either commercially bought (ArtBoard Gesso Panels) or made at home with 1/4 inch masonite rolled with a fine knap roller head and gesso or sprayed with canned gesso. Size minimum 6" x 8" 1 Palette Pad (disposable paper palette sheets) Acrylic Paints M. Graham & Co. OR Golden Acrylics or Holbein or Liqutex-tubes Titanium White Raw Umber Burnt Umber Light Yellow Ochre Permanent Green Light Cobalt Blue Cadmium Red Medium Cadmium Yellow Light Hansa Yellow Light Acrylic Brushes- Da Vinci Nova or Top Acryl, or other medium to high quality(escoda) acrylic brush brands Round #2 Bright #6 2 unbreakable water jars 1 clean rag/washcloth
5 Materials for Mixed Media Workshops- For the Watercolor/Colored pencil mixed media workshop) Students need the drawing supplies, the Watercolor supplies and the colored pencil supplies list below; Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils White 101 Cream 102 Lemon 107 Dark Orange 115 Ultramarine 120 Pale Geranium Lake 121 Dark magenta 125 Dark Violet 136 Dark Indigo 157 Sap green 167 Moss Green 168 Dark Sepia 175 Bistre 179 Golden Ochre 183 Burnt Ochre 187 Verithin Colored pencils Dark Brown Black 70% Grey ART STORES: Artworks, Excelsior Utrecht, Minneapolis Wet Paint, St. Paul 651-698-6431 Dick Blick