Supply List

Pastels – Bring what you have, we will discuss materials 1st session

¨       You will need a set of “hard pastels” or “medium-hard” such as;

Faber-Castell Polychromos 48 Assorted or 120 Complete Set or
Design NuPastels, 96 piece set or
Rembrandt pastels, 45 piece set or larger (these are medium-hard)

 ¨       You will also need some medium and soft pastels such as; these can be added later, do not need right away.  

Unison Pastels (medium-soft)
Great American Artworks (soft)
Sennelier half stick sets (soft)
Schminke Pastels (soft) These are wonderful for skies

¨       One or two sticks of NuPastel 298P (bottle green) or one each of Unison Green 13 and A43 (very dark greens), One stick of Schminke white 

¨       2 or 3 old brushes to use for underpainting

¨       Portable easel or table easel

¨       Drawing board, 18x24, 3/16” foam core, masonite, gatorbaord, or clear plywood

¨       Extra soft thin vine charcoal, 3 or 4 sticks

¨       Turpenoid (synthetic turpentine), pint size, No Turpentine or other strong smelling solvents. (do not buy Natural)

¨       Finger cots (longs carries these) optional, to protect fingers

¨       Paper towels, wet-wipes, masking tape

Pastel Paper ; I will have some in class for purchase

Kitty Wallis Paper        Best all around surface 

Ersta Sanded Paper,     Art Spectrum paper