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Paper
General Supplies
- small box/container for your supplies (find or reuse)
- any sort of portfolio case to protect your work
- 1 roll drafting or removable tape
- small craft scissors (pointed end)
- Xacto knife and extra blades
- metal ruler
- glue sticks
- old magazines or paper scraps
Drawing Supplies
- graphite pencils (any brand, these numbers or similar 2B, HB, 2H,)
- pencil sharpener (basic metal)
- eraser (magic rub or mars, and kneaded eraser)
- 3 Inking pens: 01 (0.25 mm), 05 (0.45 mm), and thicker brush pen. Pigma Micron is good or other brands. Many sets have too many thin ones and nothing thick enough to fill large areas. Can be best to buy individuals.
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, Process Red or 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 locations
- Blick locations
- 41 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
- 261 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027(212) 222-7000
- 1-5 Bond Street, NYC237 W 23rd St, NYC148 Lafayette St, NYC
