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Colored Pencil Academy

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.

Essential

Secondary

Optional

students should bring these items to class

great items to have but not essential

convenient items or an upgraded version of an essential item

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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

Poster Putty (CP eraser)

The poster putty acts as an eraser for colored pencils.

ESSENTIAL

Blending Stumps

A great way to soften your strokes.

ESSENTIAL

Battery Operated Eraser

This eraser is great for erasing or lightening wax based colored pencils

ESSENTIAL

Colored Pencil Colorless Blenders

A colored pencil with no pigment to blend colors!

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

T-square Ruler

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

ESSENTIAL

Hake Brush

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

ESSENTIAL

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Set 72ct

A great set of professional colored pencils. This is the smallest set you'll want but if you can afford it, get the larger set of 150ct.

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

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.

ESSENTIAL

Toned Paper (tan)

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

ESSENTIAL

Battery Operated Pencil Sharpener

An amazing personal pencil sharpener for graphite or colored pencils.

SECONDARY

Drawing Board

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

OPTIONAL

Colored Pencil Organizer Bag

An amazing way to organize all your colored pencils!

OPTIONAL

Proportional Divider Tool

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

OPTIONAL

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Set 150 ct

This is an upgrade from the standard set of professional colored pencils that is on the list. If you can afford these, it's worth it!

OPTIONAL

Small Pencil Pouch

A small pencil pouch to keep your supplies together.

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

Art Bag

A large 15 X 18 backpack style art bag.

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

Rechargeable Tracing Light Table

I love this rechargeable light table! Makes a great drawing surface and there's no cords.

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

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.

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