Note: All students get 20% off purchases at Oregon Art Supply while enrolled in a class… What a great time to try new stuff!
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.
PLEASE make sure you have appropriate supplies for the workshop. Because classes are no longer located at the store, you need to have your supplies when you come to class. Contact the instructor with any questions.
Paper:
Any drawing weight paper will work, but avoid highly textured paper. Oregon Art Supply has a good selection of drawing tablets (Robert Bateman, Bee Paper, Strathmore, Canson, etc.). We will be working close to human scale when we draw from the model, so 8.5 x 11 can work, and 11 x 14 is good, no smaller! You can also bring any paper you already have. A drawing board / support is useful, because you may want to hold your drawing surface at a vertical angle. Some tablets have firm cardboard backs, but if yours doesn’t, or you want to use loose paper, bring a drawing board for support.
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.
For line work: Try a 0.7 or 0.9 mechanical pencil. Replace the original lead with softer lead (2B, available at the counter). I use a mechanical pencil for most drawing. Recommended: Pentel Twist-Erase. It is sturdy, and has a good large eraser.
OPTIONAL: Firm chalk pastel (Cretacolor or Nupastel) or Conte stick. 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. Compressed charcoal is also good. This will be used for tone work, so needs to be erasable.
Erasers: 2 types:
White vinyl, either a block or clic type (Pentel clic).
Kneaded eraser: Faber Castell #127220 is the BEST kneaded eraser.