Course Materials:

  • Visualizing Paper, or Studio Bond Paper, or Layout Bond Paper: 14 x 17 inches
  • 18” Steel T-square
  • Drawing or Drafting pencils (pencil holders) with various leads (#2B, 4B, HB, 2H, 6H)
  • Pencil Sharpener, attached with cover to capture pencil shavings if using simple drawing pencils
  • Eraser (kneaded, pink pearl, and/or plastic)
  • White-Out (traditional and pen forms)
  • Toy Truck or Car
  • Colored Pencils: any two very differently colored pencils, preferably cyan and magenta

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

Optional Materials:

  • Bristol pad, smooth finish: 14 x 17 inches
  • Tracing paper: 14 x 17 inches
  • Black Drafting Pens and Markers: Pilot Precise Pen, Pigma Micron Marker, which together give you fine and medium points (ex. 30mm, 50mm)
  • Drafting Templates:
    • Drafting Triangle Templates: 30°/60°, 45
    • Flexible Curve, French curve, Circle Templates
    • Drafting Ellipse Templates: at least three (3) sheets, each ranging from ¼” to 2.” Choose from 30°, 40°, 55°, 60°. 
  • Compass (that can double as a divider for proportional transfers)

Places to shop for supplies in NYC:

  • Artist & Craftsman Supply
    • 307 2nd Street, Brooklyn, New York: 718-499-8080
    • 761 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, New York: 718-782-7765
    • 1449 Broadway, Brooklyn, New YorkL 718-455-5829
  • Blick
    • 536 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn: 718-789-0308
    • 41 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn: 646-809-6867
    • 1-5 Bond Street, NYC: 212-358-7788
    • 237 W 23rd St, NYC: : 212-675-8659
    • 148 Lafayette St, NYC: 212-431-3864
    • 111 4th Ave, NYC
    • 650 6th Ave, NYC: 212-524-9611
    • 21 East 13th Street, NYC: 212-924-4136
    • 261 West 125th Street, NYC: 212-222-7000
  • W.C. Art Supply
    • 351 Jay St, Brooklyn: (718) 855-8078

Places to shop for supplies online: