Supplies – Drawing & Beyond for Homeschoolers

Students only need the supplies for the particular part/session they’re taking.  Please bring those specified supplies to the first class.*

Part 1:  Pencil Drawing

4 graphite drawing pencils:  Derwent, Faber-Castell or Sanford Design brand (or similar brand):   F, 2B, 3B, 4B

1 drawing pad: 14” x 17” Canson or Strathmore brand, white drawing pad (not sketch pad); 80-lb weight preferred. 

1 eraser:   Design brand Kneaded Rubber Eraser

1 small roll drafting tape (the kind that easily peels off)

1 drawing board:  Approx. 16” x 20” or similar size.  (Just needs to be slightly larger than your drawing pad.)  You can either get this at an art supply store (flat brown board, usually with clips at the top), or you can get a sheet of 2’ x 2’ 1/8” Tempered Hardboard at Home Depot and have them trim it to size (only a couple of dollars).

Part 2:  Charcoal Drawing

1 charcoal pencil -  4B (soft) or 6B (ex. soft)

vine charcoal (one small package)

compressed charcoal (a few sticks)

white charcoal or white NuPastel pastel stick (one stick)

white Rembrandt pastel (one stick)

charcoal paper, assorted tints (neutral tones with greys, no bright colors) – 12” x 18” pad or similar size

tracing paper – approx. same size as the pad of charcoal paper

kneaded eraser

drawing board

Part 3:  Pastel

Nupastel hard pastels assorted colors – 1 set  of 12

Rembrandt pastels assorted colors – 1 set 15 (half sticks)

Canson Mi-Teintes (or similar brand) pastel paper – 12” x 16” pad, assorted neutral colors

Vine Charcoal – 1 small package

Small kneaded eraser

Drafting tape

Tracing paper – approx. same size as pastel paper pad

Sennelier La Carte Pastel Card – 1 sheet  19” x 25”, Sienna, Sand, Light Gray or other neutral color (you’ll won’t need this until the third or fourth week of the session)

Foam Board or Gator Board – 1 sheet at least 18” x 24” (1/4" thick works fine; 1/2” thick is ideal)

A few individual sticks of Unison or Schmincke brand pastels.  Ideal colors to get:  light cream yellow (Schmincke brand); very dark blues, purples and greens; bright red.  Students may wish to add to their collection of individual pastel sticks as the class progresses.

Recommended art supply stores:

Binders, Dick Blick or Pearl (craft/hobby stores such as Michaels don’t always have all of the supplies)

*NOTE:  Before you open up and try out your newly purchased supplies, please be aware that occasionally classes are cancelled if not enough students enroll.  If you think you'd want to return your supplies if the class gets cancelled, you'll need to hold onto your receipt and leave any packaging unopened.  (Of course please also refer to the return policy of the store where you purchased the supplies.)  As the start date of your first class approaches, you can always check in with the art center to confirm if your class's enrollment has met the minimum number of students required.  And if it has, by all means, rip open those supplies and give 'em a whirl before your class begins!