I do my best to keep the materials list affordable; even if you don’t own any of these items, you should be able to acquire the whole list for ~$100. The art supply stores Artists & Craftsman and Dick Blick give students 10% off if you show your ID at the register; employees at these stores can also help you save money by pointing you to sale items equivalent to the ones on our list.
REQUIRED
- 12” x 18” acrylic paper pad, 10 sheets, 246lb (Strathmore Acrylic paper)
- 11” x 14” tracing paper pad, 50 sheets, 25lb (Strathmore Tracing paper or similar)
- 9” x 12” mixed media sketchbook, 50+ sheets, ~100lb (Strathmore Vision or similar)
- 18” steel ruler with cork backing (Westcott or similar)
- Primary colors acrylic set, recommend buying the Amsterdam Standard Series set but can also be purchased individually:
- 120ml titanium white OR zinc white
- 120ml oxide black OR lamp black
- 120ml primary magenta
- 120ml primary cyan
- 120ml primary yellow
- Basic 4-6 brush set for acrylics (Princeton Real Value set 9171 or similar). Many brushes are still made from fur and hair, so check the packaging if you prefer to avoid animal products (specifically or in general)
- Graphite drawing pencils (Faber-Castell 9000 Set of 6 or similar); you may also use whichever graphite pencils are required by your drawing classes
- Pencil sharpener
- White vinyl eraser (Staedtler or similar)
- Art Knife (X-Acto Knife Set No. 51 or similar)
- Full-size scissors (e.g. Fiskars)
- Spray adhesive (Scotch Spray Mount or similar)
- 1” Artist Tape
GOOD TO HAVE (but not necessary)
- Organizer box for supplies (e.g. ArtBin)
- Apron/smock for painting
- Wacom Intuos Drawing Tablet (great for photo-illustration)
