Beginner Art Supplies (Colors on 2Nd Ave

Beginner Art Supplies (Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students

a discount)

Recommended Brand(s) Supplies (in order of preference)

 Pad of good quality drawing paper,  Strathmore/any other good quality approx. 11x14 drawing paper (not “sketch”), white

 Pad of newsprint, same size as  Any brand drawing paper or slightly larger

 2 HB pencils  Staedtler/Derwent/any other brand

 2 white erasers  Staedtler Mars Plastic (reg. size)

 Roll of tape  Scotch Magic tape, green label, wide (19 mm.), in plastic dispenser

 6B graphite stick  General’s/Cretacolor, wide, rectangular stick

 2 red pencils with thin, hard lead  Verithin/Sanford Col-erase/Berol Eagle/Ticonderoga

 Smooth board, larger than drawing  12x16 or larger: canvas paper board,/smooth masonite board/any other smooth, hard, flat surface

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Intro to Cartooning Supplies (Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount)

Supplies Recommended Brand(s) (in order of preference)  Pad of good quality drawing paper, approx. 11x14  Strathmore/any other good quality drawing paper (not “sketch”), white  Pad of newsprint, same size as drawing paper or slightly larger  Any brand

 2 HB pencils  Staedtler/Derwent/any other brand

 2 white erasers  Staedtler Mars Plastic (reg. size)

 Scotch Magic tape, green label,  Roll of tape wide (19 mm.), in plastic dispenser

 General’s/Cretacolor, wide,  6B graphite stick rectangular stick

 Verithin/Sanford Col-erase/Berol  2 red pencils with thin, hard lead Eagle/Ticonderoga

 12x16 or larger: canvas  Smooth board, larger than drawing board,/smooth masonite board/any paper other smooth, hard, flat surface

 set of 12-24 good quality pencil crayons  Prismacolor

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Beginner Pastel Supplies (Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount)

Recommended Brand(s) Supplies (in order of preference)

 Small, assorted set chalk pastels,   Pro-art/Demco semi-soft only/Nu- 12-24 pastel, adults see note below

 Stabilo Carb-othello/Derwent  Small, assorted set pencil pastels, 

12-24

 Canson/Degas  Sheet of pastel paper (not a pad), in a

light color (if in doubt, get white)

 Lascaux/Winsor & Newton/Krylon,  Can of pastel fixative spray workable only, should say for

pastels

 Any extra individual pastel colors for  Carb-othello pencils/Derwent each specific picture pencils/Nu- pastel/Holbein/Rembrandt/Winsor & Newton *Take your picture into the store with you to select paper color (if in double, choose white or another light color) and individual *Adults may want to invest in better quality colors. chalk pastels such as Nu-pastel (good quality, lower cost) Rembrandt or Winsor & Newton (excellent quality, slightly higher cost…not appropriate for young children)

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Beginner Scratchboard Supplies

(Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount)

Recommended Brand(s) Supplies (in order of preference)

 scratchboard, any size (buy as needed)  Claybord black/scratchboard sheets

 Size 112 scratch knife blade with holder  Speedball

 Black ink brush pen  Pigma brush pen

 Soft cloth  Any kind

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Beginner Watercolor Supplies (Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount)

Recommended Brand(s)

(in order of preference) Supplies

 Small round watercolor brush (taklon),  Any good quality watercolor brush approx. size #4

 Round watercolor brush (taklon),  Any good quality watercolor brush approx. size #10

 Flat or flat slanted brush (taklon),   Any good quality watercolor brush 1 inch

 Watercolor paper pad, 140 lb or  Cotman/any other good quality, cold- heavier, approx. 9 x 12, or 10 x 14 pressed watercolor paper

 White plastic palette, with paint wells  Any brand & large mixing space

 Roll of paper towel  Any kind

 Cotman/Grumbacher Academy

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Beginner Acrylic Supplies (Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount)

Supplies Recommended Brand(s) (in order of preference)  Acrylic paint tubes (can be “hue”): Alizarin crimson; Cadmium red  Grumbacher/Winsor & Newton/Colors medium; Cad. Yellow medium; or any other good quality student/artist Yellow ochre; Ultramarine blue; grade acrylic tube paints Cerulean blue; Burnt umber; Burnt sienna; Viridian green; Ivory black, Titanium white 

 2 Canvas boards/stretched canvas, any size (buy more as needed)  Any brand

 Small round acrylic brush (taklon),  Any good quality acrylic brush approx. size #4

 Round acrylic brush (taklon), approx. size #10  Any good quality acrylic brush

 Flat or flat slanted acrylic (taklon)  Any good quality acrylic brush brush, 1 inch

 Pad of paper palette  Any brand

 Roll of paper towel  Any kind

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Pencil Crayon Supplies (Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount)

Recommended Brand(s) Supplies (in order of preference)

 Large assorted set of colored  Prismacolor pencils, 24-36 or larger

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Summer Art Camp Supplies (Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount)

Supplies Recommended Brand(s) (in order of preference)

 Pad of good quality drawing paper, coil bound, approx. 11x14 (or 9x12)  Strathmore/any other good quality drawing paper (not “sketch”), white

 Pad of newsprint, same size as

drawing paper or slightly larger  Any brand

 HB pencil  Staedtler/Derwent/any other brand

 White eraser  Staples brand/Staedtler Mars Plastic (reg. size)

 Roll of tape  Scotch Magic tape, green label, wide (19 mm.), in plastic dispenser

 General’s/Cretacolor, wide,  6B graphite stick rectangular stick

 Verithin/Sanford Col-erase/Berol  Red pencil with thin, hard lead Eagle/Ticonderoga

 Smooth board, larger than drawing  Canvas board/smooth masonite, paper slightly larger than drawing paper/any other smooth, hard, flat *Also bring daily: backpack, water bottle, surface comfortable shoes

*Optional: nut-free snack, hat, sweater/jacket, wear sunscreen & bugspray

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Drama/Art Camp Supplies (Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount)

Supplies Recommended Brand(s) (in order of preference)

 Pad of good quality drawing paper, coil bound, approx. 11x14 (or 9x12)  Strathmore/any other good quality drawing paper (not “sketch”), white

 HB pencil  Staedtler/Derwent/any other brand

 White eraser  Staedtler Mars Plastic (reg. size)

*Also bring daily: bagged lunch, backpack, water bottle, comfortable shoes

*Optional: nut-free snack, hat, sweater/jacket, wear sunscreen & bugspray

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Intro to Painting with Water Soluble Oils Supplies

(Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount) Recommended Brand(s) Supplies (in order of preference)

 Disposable paper palette  Any brand

 Roll of paper towel   Any kind

 palette knife, medium size  Any brand, metal or plastic

 3 canvases, stretched/canvas boards,  Any brand buy more as needed (8x10 or 9x12)

 Hog hair bristle brush, flat 12  Colour’s Classic

 Hog hair bristle brush, filbert 8  Colour’s Classic

 Synthetic (taklon/nylon) bristle brush,  Liquitex Basics filbert 4

 Synthetic bristle brush, round 2  Colour’s taklon

 Optional: Any other paint brushes you  Any good quality brush already own, assorted sizes, shapes & kinds (hog hair, nylon, flat/square, round), larger brushes are better for working on bigger canvas (a #12 would be a good medium sized brush, but having a range of sizes & shapes is good)

 Optional: HB pencil, White eraser,  Any brand newsprint

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Portrait Painting (Colors on 2nd Ave. gives our students a discount)

Supplies Recommended Brand(s) (in order of preference)  Disposable paper palette  Any brand

 Roll of paper towel   Any kind

 palette knife, medium size  Any brand, metal or plastic

 3 canvases, stretched/canvas boards,  Any brand buy more as needed (1-8x10, 2-16x20)

 Hog hair bristle brush, flat 12  Colour’s Classic

 Hog hair bristle brush, filbert 8  Colour’s Classic

 Synthetic (taklon/nylon) bristle brush,  Liquitex Basics filbert 4

 Synthetic bristle brush, round 2  Colour’s taklon