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Paper
General Supplies
- small box/container for your supplies (find or reuse)
- portfolio to protect your work
- 1 roll drafting or removable tape
- small craft scissors (pointed end)
- 1 self-healing cutting mat (small) Optional, or other cutting surface
- Xacto knife and extra blades
- metal ruler
- glue sticks
- old magazines or paper scraps
Drawing Supplies
- graphite pencils (Venus or similar , 2B, HB, 2H,)
- pencil sharpener (basic metal)
- eraser (magic rub or mars, and kneaded eraser)
- Pigma Micron inking pens + big brush Set
Digital Supplies
- A free Dropbox or Google Drive account to store and share large files
- Laptop or Desktop to run Adobe CC or equivalent
- Digital camera or phone with camera and cable
- Hard drive or thumb drive to backup/transport work
Color Supplies
- CMY Primary Mixing Wheel
- Colored Pencils or individual colors: yellow, magenta, blue, black NO CRAYOLA PLEASE,
- Water-based color mixing set CMYK
- Palette knife
- synthetic watercolor brushes
- two water containers (yogurt cups, soda bottles with tops cut off, soup cans)
- palette
- cotton rags (old white t-shirts or scraps)
NOTE: Total cost should not exceed $150 if you 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
