REQUIRED MATERIALS LIST
Note: All students get 20% off purchases at Oregon Art Supply while enrolled in a class… What a great time to try new stuff! The list below is enough to participate in the workshop, but you can bring any media you already have and see how it can be used.
Paper:
Any sturdy paper will work. Oregon Art Supply has a good selection of drawing/sketch tablets (Robert Bateman, Bee Paper, Strathmore, Canson, etc.) and single sheets. Larger sheets can be interesting because you can customize them for composition. This is a table top class, so a paper size of 8 1/2 x 11, 9 x 12, or 11 x 14 works well. You can also bring any paper you already have. If you are using loose sheets, bring a drawing board for support. The workshop focuses on ideas, not “final” drawings, so the paper just needs to be good enough to support your media… including erasing.
Tracing Paper: This should be the same size or larger than the paper you use to draw on. There are tablets, sheets, and rolls available at Oregon Art Supply. I use tracing paper a lot, to test ideas and experiment with layers, so I use a roll. I can tear off just what I need, large or small.
Media:
Drawing pencil, soft: Choose from: General’s Draughting #0314, General’s Layout, Ebony pencils… they are all wonderful soft graphite pencils. There are also the “graded” pencils… The higher the number with a “B”, the softer the lead, so 3B or softer is good.
If you don’t want to mess with a sharpener, try a 0.7 or 0.9 mechanical pencil. Replace the original lead with softer lead (3B or 4B, available at the counter).
Firm chalk pastel (Cretacolor or Nupastel) or Conte stick (charcoal can also work). Hue should be medium to medium dark in value, a neutral hue (brown, grey to black, ochre, etc.). One stick/color is all you need. This can be used to quickly sketch ideas and mass in values, and being somewhat erasable is good.
Erasers: 2 types:
White vinyl, either a block or clic type (Pentel clic). The clic style is more useful for precise erasing.
Kneaded eraser: Faber Castell #127220 is the BEST kneaded eraser.
Other supplies:
Low tack tape (drafting tape, available at OAS, or painters tape from any hardware/building supply store or paint store).
Scissors can be very useful!