Contents
Paper
- sketch book (9″x12″)
- Bristol pad (9”x12” 2-ply smooth plate finish)
- tracing paper (9″x12″)
General Supplies
- small box for your supplies (find or reuse)
- portfolio to transport your work
- 1 roll drafting or removable tape
- small craft scissors (pointed end)
- 1 self-healing cutting mat (small)
- Xacto knife and extra blades
- metal ruler
- glue sticks or fabric/craft glue
- old magazines or paper scraps
Drawing Supplies
- graphite pencils (Venus or similar 6B, 2B, HB, 2H, 4H)
- pencil sharpener (basic metal)
- eraser (magic rub, mars, gum or similar)
- Pigma Micron inking pens (size .02 and .05)
Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pen or Pigma Micron brush
Digital Supplies
- A free Dropbox or Google Drive account to store and share large files
- Digital camera or phone with camera and cable
- Hard drive or thumb drive to backup/transport work
Painting Supplies
(WAIT ON THESE, SPECIFICS MAY CHANGE)
- color wheel (small)
- white and black gouache paints
- Reeves Gouache 12 Paint Set or Savoir Faire Gouache 10 Paint Set or Utrecht Designer Gouache set or find the following colors:
- rose tyrien or primary magenta
- turquoise blue or primary cyan
- brilliant yellow or primary yellow
- flame red or primary red
- ultramarine blue or primary blue
- sable-type watercolor brushes (do not buy brushes for acrylic or oil)
- FLAT: 1/2″ angle, #4
- ROUND: #1, #5
- two water containers (yogurt cups, soda bottles with tops cut off, soup cans)
- palette (round 10-well)
- cotton rags (old white t-shirts or scraps)
NOTE: Total cost should not exceed $150 (shop around)
Places to shop for supplies in NYC and/or Online:
- Artist & Craftsman Supply
- 307 2nd Street, Brooklyn, New York
- 761 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, New York
- 1449 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York
- 34-09 Queens Blvd, Long Island City, New York
- 2108 7th Ave Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, New York
- Blick
- 41 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
- 1-5 Bond Street, NYC
- 237 W 23rd St, NYC
- 148 Lafayette St, NYC
- 111 4th Ave, NYC
- 650 6th Ave, NYC
- 21 East 13th Street, NYC
- 536 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn
- W.C. Art Supply
- 351 Jay St, Brooklyn
