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Beginner Drawing and Design Class

Welcome to our new drawing class where we will explore design using a variety of drawing materials, subject matter and artistic style to facilitate a better understanding of art.  We will focus most of our attention on a variety of methods teaching us how to look and see like an artist.  Students will require a few materials listed below to achieve our goals.

Graphic Pencils

2B pencil

4B pencil

6B pencil

Large Blending Stump

White vinyl eraser

Kneadable eraser

double size pencil sharpener

9 x 12 Sketch Book 

Soft Black Charcoal Stick or Conte

Soft White Charcoal Stick or Conte

2x Large Bull Dog Clips

*** Students registered in classes at Phoenix Art receive 10% off all supplies and are added to or members list!

Supply List

Watercolour Drawing board (or stretcher board)

140 lb watercolour paper or 11X15 140lb 

2 small Water container ( yogurt/ice cream/coffee can )

2b and hb pencils

White eraser

Roll of paper towel or tp

1’ or ¾” flat synthetic brush (Phoenix Nimbus)

½ angle brush  (Phoenix Nimbus)

# 4 # 6 and # 10 round watercolour brush (Phoenix Nimbus)

watercolour pallet (largest  mixing area possible)

1” Masking tape or 2″ butcher tape 

Masking fluid*** Optional 

Pigments

Choose one or two pigment from each group of colours.  To get the most benifit from these classes.  please have at least one colour pigment from each group.

Group 1   Alizarin crimson, rose madder, permanent rose,

Group 2   Cadmium red med, vermilion, permanent or grumbacher red 

Group 3   French ultramarine, Winsor Blue red shade , Cobalt Blue

Group 4   Prussian Blue, Thalo Blue, cerulean Blue

Group 5   Aureolin, lemon yellow, winsor yellow, or Hansa yellow

Group 6   Cadmium yellow pale, new gamboge, naples yellow 

Other       Burnt Sienna, Viridian, Chinese White, Paynes Gray