REQUIRED MATERIALS LIST
REQUIRED MATERIALS LIST
Note: All students get 20% off purchases at Oregon Art Supply while enrolled in a class… What a great time to try new stuff! The list below is enough to participate in the workshop, but you can also bring any drawing media you already have and see how it can be used.
(Email the instructor if you have any questions!)
Mechanical Pencil, 0.7 or 0.9. Strongly recommended: Replace lead with 2B or 3B lead (ask at the store counter). The softer lead is better for drawing. Mechanical pencils don’t need to be sharpened, and they give a good consistent line.
Eraser: White vinyl, especially useful are the “clic” erasers that allow more precise erasing. If your mechanical pencil has a good eraser, that can work.
Triangle: 10” or 12” 30/60 triangle will be most versatile. Make sure it is translucent or clear acrylic.
Paper: Any basic paper is fine. Avoid textured paper. Sketch weight or bond weight both work. Decent quality photocopy/printer paper works great. Your preferred sketchbook (if it can lie flat!) can also work, but anything larger than 11 x 14 won’t be easy in the space we have.
Useful: Small drawing board/clip board. It is good to have a firm support if using loose sheets.
Optional Materials:
You may want to add shading/value to your drawings. Options can be: Graphite stick or soft graphite pencil: 4B or softer. A mid to light value neutral (grey) marker (Copic, Faber Castell, Tombow) can work well for quick additions of shadows and shading.
Other drawing media: fine black pens like Uniball pens, or any other you already enjoy drawing with.
Kneaded eraser: For adjusting tone on graphite. Faber Castell #127220 is the BEST.
Tracing paper: Useful for testing ideas and fixes to problems (before erasing anything!)