Supply List

• Art Journal: 9x12 or 8.5x11 inches. Make sure it is bound on the side, not the top. It can be either hardbound or spiral-bound. Brand does not matter, but here’s what I use: 

  • https://www.michaels.com/product/85-x-11-mint-spiral-sketchbook-by-artists-loft-10671628?michaelsStore=5500&inv=3

  • https://www.michaels.com/product/texture-hardcover-sketchbook-by-artists-loft-85-x-11-10692659?com_id=pdp_AlsoLike&path=youMayAlsoLike

• Black Permanent Markers: Fine and Ultra-fine (Any brand). Make sure one is a regular Sharpie so we’re sure it doesn’t bleed when painted over with watercolor

• Drawing Pencils: A #2 pencil you already have will work fine. If you’re really into art, you could pick out a set that has a variety of hardness types.    

• Blending tools and Erasers: Pencil sets sometimes include erasers and blending tools, so you only need to purchase blending tools if you don’t get a set that has them.

• Watercolor Palette: A beginner set of dry watercolors is fine to start out with. Watercolors in tubes last a very long time and have vibrant colors.

• Colored Pencils: Any type.

• Acrylic Paints: CLICK HERE FOR LINKS FOR ACRYLIC PAINT    

  • 4 oz tubes of

    • Titanium White,

    • Mars Black,

    • Quinacridone Magenta,

    • Pthalo Blue, and

    • Cadmium Yellow.

    • (Exact color names vary by brand, so if you can’t find those exactly you may find them referred to as Primary Yellow, Primary Magenta, and Primary Blue. Make sure you buy the acrylic paint that is from the art section of the store rather than the craft section. You can find these in a variety of places. Micheals carries Liquitex Basics and Artist’s Loft (buy whichever is on sale!) and I’ve seen the correct colors at Walmart as well in another brand. (The small inexpensive acrylic paint in cylindrical tubes that usually costs $2 or less, ie Folkart or Apple Barrel, is great for crafting, but isn’t quite thick enough for color mixing and painting on the page.)

• Paint Brushes: A set that includes a variety is great. Look for a ¾ or 1 inch flat brush, a medium size round brush, and a small round brush, as we use those the most!

• Plastic Plate (for use as a paint palette): I use a disposable plastic plate as a palette, as it gives us lots or room to mix paints, and you can store it in a gallon ziploc bag to preserve wet paint. You’ll also need something to rinse your brushes in, like an old pasta sauce jar.

• Construction Paper: A small variety pack. Cardstock also works and gives a cleaner look, though it's more difficult to fold. Scrapbook paper works really well.

• Scissors: any type, but make sure they will cut nicely. (Some child-safe scissors are too loose to cut a shape they want.)

• Glue: A glue stick or school glue, whichever you have around the house will work!

• Crayons (Second Semester Only) Make sure the crayons are NOT washable. (We will do crayon resist with watercolor, and the washable crayons don’t resist.)