Supply Lists for Classes

Ceramics Class Supplies
Drawing 1 Class Supplies
Portrait Class Supplies
Watercolor Class supplies

Ceramics Class Supplies

The student should buy a bag of Balcones White and a bag of Balcones Dark. Both clays can be bought at the same time or the student can buy just one at first and then the other as needed. They can be bought at the Cermac's Store in Houston or at their online store which is at: http://store.ceramicstoreinc.com/stco10clar.html. Balcones is a good plastic clay, excellent for throwing or hand building. The clay fires off-white in oxidation and light brown in reduction. It is available in white (Balcones White) or with extra iron (Balcones Dark). Both the Balcones White and the Balcones Dark are $22.50 per 50 lbs.

Other Supplies:

Armadillo Stoneware Cone - 10 Clays

Drawing 1 Class Supplies

Instructor: Paula Adams

Materials may be purchased after the first class. Bring #2 pencil and paper for the first class.

Suggested Supply List:

1 Sketchbook 8" x 10" or larger
1 Drawing pad approximately 16" x 20" or 18" x 24"
1 Drawing board (optional)
Pencils - 2 H, HB, 2B, 4B (H=hard; B=soft)
White (vinyl) eraser
Kneaded eraser
Ruler
1 Small set colored pencils (optional)
Pencil sharpener
1 Piece vine charcoal
Medium soft compressed charcoal stick
Medium soft charcoal pencil
Soft rag or chamois cloth
1 Piece of sandpaper or sanding block for pencils
1 Piece of plexiglass approximately 8" x 10 " or a transparency mounted inside of a matboard
1 Permanent black marker-thin - like a Sharpie extra fine
1 Erasable whiteboard marker
Portfolio for paper and drawings to transport drawings and paper(optional)
Box to carry and organize the other supplies

Portrait Class Supplies

Instructor: Paula Adams

You may choose to buy your supplies after the first class meeting. Bring a #2 pencil and a few sheets of paper or a sketchbook to the first meeting.

Supply List:

Drawing paper 11"x14" or larger
Sketchbook for notes and quick sketches
Drawing board (optional)
Pencils: H, HB, 2B
Vinyl eraser
Kneaded eraser
Ruler 8" x 10" piece of acrylic (clear)
Dry erase marker
Extra fine Sharpie or equivalent
Pencil sharpener
Vine charcoal
Medium soft charcoal pencil
Soft rag or chamois
Fine sandpaper or sanding block

If you are accustomed to using pastels or paint, you may bring them when you feel comfortable with the drawing of the human head.

Watercolor Class Supplies

Instructor: Paula Adams

We will discuss materials for painting during the first class meeting. You may decide to purchase materials after the first meeting. Bring a #2 pencil and paper to the first class meeting if you do not already have supplies.

Watercolor paints:

Cadmium Yellow Medium.
Lemon Yellow or Auroelin Yellow
Veridian Green
Ivory Black
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red Medium
Burnt sienna
Payne's grey
Yellow ochre

Brushes:

Get a variety of soft watercolor brushes from #1 to #14 (small to large) flat, round, filberts (flat with tapered tops). Start with 4-6 brushes.

Accessories:

Tackle box, portfolio
1 Small natural sponge, spray bottle
Old T-shirt or soft rag, apron or old shirt
Water container
1 Roll masking tape
Palette 12 x 16 (for watercolors with large mixing area)
White vinyl eraser
Pencil: #2 and an orange colored pencil
Liquid frisket (masking fluid), and an old brush(small)
Small sketchbook

Surfaces: 18" x 24" or 12 x 16 " Cold-pressed watercolor paper. The easiest to use is Arches (green cover) block. If you buy loose paper or a pad rather than a block, you need a piece of plexiglass or a board that is slightly larger than your paper. You can buy single sheets and either use the large sheet for a painting or divide the paper for more than one painting.