2023 Week 1: Discovering Composition Class Supply List
WITH CHRISTOPHER SHOTOLA-HARDT
- acrylic paints (cool and warm colors that engage you, plus white, black, Payne’s Gray) If you need suggestions: titanium white; un-bleached titanium or parchment; marsblack; Paynes Grey; cad yellow light; yellow ochre; cad red medium; alizarin crimson; ultramarine or pthalo blue; cerulean blue; Hookers green
- water sprayer bottle to maintain moisture of acrylics
- water container for rinsing brushes during work time
- work apron
- assorted brushes (for acrylic & water-based)
- 2” utility
- rounds (a good range #s 0 through 10)
- flats: (a good range #s 0 through 10, plus angular #10)
- shaders: (#2)
- fan
- scriptliners (#s 1, 2, 3)
- round stubby and flat stubby (usually thought of as kid brushes)
- palette knives (assorted)
- paper for acrylic paints (I can see using 25 sheets) Here are some recommended brands:
- Strathmore Acrylic Pad
- U.S. Art Supply Acrylic Painting Pad (11” x 14”, 12 sheets)
- Royal & Langnickel Acrylic Artist Paper Pad (9 x 12”, 22 sheets)
- artist tape (1/2”)
- scissors and X-acto knife
- straight edge
- white gel pen
- black gel pen
OPTIONAL:
- Sta-Wet Palette with sponge and extra papers {instructor will have palettes students can borrow}
- B&W laser-print photocopied images for photo transfers (assorted content, patterns)
Instructor will provide:
* wallpaper paste * joint compound * plastic wrap. * tempera paints
* Elmers glue * scraping tools for sgraffito. *gouache * tissue paper
* panel substrates * India ink * Illustration board * tracing paper * salt
* stencils / wedges / masonry tools. * CelluClay * acrylic gel media
* National Geographics * Citra-Solv. * picnic plates for palettes
* assorted laser-print B&W photocopies for phototransfers