Materials List - Drawing

Here you will find the materials that will be utilized throughout the drawing course. Links to suggested retailers are included where applicable.

• Vine charcoal

• Faber-Castell PITT charcoal pencil •• Soft (you’ll go through these pretty quick, I recommend at least 3)

• Retractable razor blade

• Sandpaper file pad

• Blending stump (both large and small)

• Kneaded eraser

• Newsprint pad (18” x 24”)

• Drawing board (23” x 26”)

• Easel

• Mahl stick – OR make a DIY mahl stick

• Floor lamp with adjustable angle and height

• Table or shelf to assemble still-lifes (which will be undisturbed for duration of the lessons)

• Dark blue or green cloth (approx. 4’ x 4’ but exact dimensions are not crucial)

• Two thumbtacks

• White cylinder (I recommend you peel the label off of a can of Comet)

• 3” sphere (painted white)

• Three 3” cubes (one painted black, one gray, one white)

• Artificial orange

• Artificial apple

• Artificial pear

• White ceramic creamer, pitcher, or mug (the exact shape is not crucial, just keep it simple and blank)