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Accomplished Artist Studio

BEGINNING PORTRAIT DRAWING CLASS

Supply List

Find everything you need for class listed below. Buying your personal supplies through the Amazon links provided helps Accomplished Artist Studio fund our Scholarship Program.

students should bring these items to class

Essential

Optional

convenient items or an upgraded version of an essential item

Secondary

great items to have but not essential

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ESSENTIAL

Kneaded Eraser

This eraser can be molded to erase tiny areas, you can press and lift instead of rubbing and you can knead it to clean it!

ESSENTIAL

Blending Stumps

A great way to soften your strokes.

ESSENTIAL

Prismacolor Graphite Pencil Set

My favorite standard graphite pencil set.

ESSENTIAL

Small Sketch Book

A great small sketch book for warm up exercises in class or on the go!

ESSENTIAL

Hake Brush

A great inexpensive brush for getting eraser and pencil crumbs off your paper without smearing!

ESSENTIAL

Stonehenge Paper Pad

Some of the nicest drawing surfaces I've used. Especially good for colored pencils and portrait drawing because of the smooth texture.

ESSENTIAL

White Pearl Eraser

An inexpensive nice white eraser. I prefer this brand but any brand will do.

ESSENTIAL

Micro-size Retractable Erasers by Mono Zero

A set of tiny ended rectangular and round retractable erasers, great for tiny areas!

ESSENTIAL

Retractable Eraser

A retractable eraser for smaller areas.

ESSENTIAL

9x12 Drawing Pad (spiral)

A great smaller size drawing pad.

ESSENTIAL

Bristol Paper 9x12

Smooth paper for final drawings.

SECONDARY

Charcoal Pencil Set

A variety of extra soft, soft and med. charcoal along with a white charcoal.

SECONDARY

Proportional Divider Tool

A tool to help you resize your drawing from the reference.

SECONDARY

T-square Ruler

A great inexpensive T-square ruler for getting perfect horizontal and vertical lines.

SECONDARY

Drawing Board

A flat smooth drawing panel. Helps you work on a tilted surface.

SECONDARY

Toned Paper (tan)

This mid-value paper is great for charcoal, colored pencil and graphite art!

OPTIONAL

Battery Operated Pencil Sharpener

An amazing personal pencil sharpener for graphite or colored pencils.

OPTIONAL

Small Pencil Pouch

A small pencil pouch to keep your supplies together.

OPTIONAL

Large Art Tote Bag

This is a great tote for teens and adults to carry a variety of art supplies. A little too large for younger kids.

OPTIONAL

Large Pencil Organizer Bag

I use this case to hold my drawing pencils, charcoal pencils, verithin pencils, and a few markers! I love it!

OPTIONAL

Mitsubishi Graphite Pencil Set (Uni Hi)

This is an amazing set of buttery soft drawing pencils with a wide range from 10H to 10B. An upgrade from the prismacolor brand.

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