Drawing Academy
Items are listed as follows:
• Essential- you need these items "high priority"
• Secondary- great items but not an absolute necessity.
• Optional- these are convenient items not necessary items
Drawing Pencils
by Prismacolor
ESSENTIAL- Drawing Pencil set- make sure you get the medium set so you have the widest variety of pencil leads.
Kneaded Eraser
by Prismacolor
ESSENTIAL- You'll need at least two of these kneaded erasers. One for graphite drawing and the other for charcoal drawing. These erasers can molded to any shape and erase by rubbing back and forth or pressing and lifting.
White Pearl Eraser
by PaperMate
ESSENTIAL- Just about any white eraser will work, I prefer these inexpensive erasers.
Drafting Brush
SECONDARY- Any type of drafting brush to brush the eraser crumbs off your paper without smearing it. I really like this hake brush.
Drawing Board 13 X 17
ESSENTIAL- We will be working on larger pieces of paper and need a solid surface to draw on and carry your artwork to keep it safe. Please make sure you get one of these!
Small Sketch Book
ESSENTIAL- Small sketchbooks are perfect for our warm-ups exercises. Any inexpensive brand will do for this.
Drawing Paper
by Strathmore
ESSENTIAL- A book of drawing paper (not sketch) is great for your drawing projects.
Stonehenge Colored Pencil Paper
ESSENTIAL- Small sketchbooks are perfect for our warm-ups exercises. Any inexpensive brand will do for this.
Blending Stumps
any brand
SECONDARY- A blending stump is a great tool for blending and softening your drawing, however beginners tend to use it too much and over work their drawings. We will use them but not at the beginning.
T-Square
any brand
ESSENTIAL- A T-square is a great tool for getting your measurement correct and making parallel lines.
Charcoal Drawing Pencils
by General
ESSENTIAL- A great set of three softnesses of black charcoal plus a white charcoal which you will love!
Vine Charcoal Sticks
by Winsor Newton
ESSENTIAL- These will be used to begin the Charcoal drawing section. Vine charcoal sticks are a great method to learn the wipe out method which is fun and fast!
Bristol Drawing Paper
by Strathmore
ESSENTIAL- These will be used to begin the Charcoal drawing section. Vine charcoal sticks are a great method to learn the wipe out method which is fun and fast!
Toned Paper
by Strathmore
SECONDARY- We will be using toned paper for some of our charcoal projects as well as pencil drawings. You can also choose a grey toned paper if you prefer. (same brand)
Proportional Divider
by Pixiss
OPTIONAL- This is a great tool can be used to transfer subject matter onto your canvas or paper while keeping the proportions. Easy to use. Increase, decrease or measure the size of a subject to draw. It also includes a small Color Wheel, Value Scale and Artists View Finder. A great tool for all artists.