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Materials List


Art Box or waterproof toolbox (fish tackle box) to keep all supplies in 9x12” or larger sketchbook (spiral or hardbound)

  • 18 x 24” Drawing Paper – spiral bound >> minimum size 
  • (Strathmore, Canson, BLICK, etc. with white drawing paper) 
  • drawing pencils: HB, 2B, 6B, Ebony, pencil sharpener 
  • Compressed Charcoal – 3 sticks – soft or medium (not hard)
  • Vine Charcoal – 6 sticks – Soft or Medium (small box)

  • 2 paper stumps
  • 1 small piece of chamois cloth and/or cotton cloth
  • Pepper will supply Black and Titanium White acrylic paints
  • Plastic or metal palette knife
  • Plastic water container
  • Pepper will supply India Ink 
  • Bamboo brush – round # 4 or #6
  • 1 chopstick hand sharpen one end
  • metal compass
  • Pepper will supply Rubber paper cement
  • Pepper will supply Spool of white string or jute/twine
  • 1” Artists’ Tape or Drafting Tape / Blue Painters' tape
  • Scissors
  • Handled X-Acto blade or Matt knife
  • Metal edged ruler (18”), but at the very least, 12"
  • 1box clear pushpins
  • Pepper will supply Spray can of Charcoal Fixative
  • Pepper will supply Roll of Wax paper from the grocery store
  • Inexpensive Watercolor set (12 colors, pucks or tubes)
  • selection of colored pencils
  • Kneaded Eraser, White or Black Plastic Drawing eraser
  • Black vinyl portfolio to carry all drawings in or something at least 18" x 24" or larger WATERPROOF! 
  • 2 pocketed paper folder to keep all handout and assignments secure 

Other supplies may be announced in advance of assignments including 100% rag paper, illustration board, frosted vellum, tracing paper, etc. 

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