Supply List
Some of the supplies below (*) can be purchased from the instructor. Please let me know ahead of time (kmckeehen@centurytel.net) if you want to use this option.
- Pencils: 2 H, HB
- *Burnisher ($1.00)
- Ruler or dividers (or stick—free from instructor)
- Kneadable eraser
- Gator board or masonite watercolor board (if using a watercolor block instead of separate paper, no board is needed).
- *Arches 140-lb. hot press watercolor paper
- Brushes: Should be good-quality Kolinsky sable—I recommend the following but if you already have something that comes to a fine point and has a full “belly,” it will probably be fine. There are also other good brands: D. Smith, Isabey, etc.
- #3 brush: Either the Da Vinci Maestro 35 or the Winsor & Newton Series 7 are the ones I use.
- #1 or #0 brush: Winsor & Newton Series 7 or other good quality sable brush OR a well-made, sharp synthetic brush. The tip on this will probably curl sooner rather than later, but some are quite decent and will last a while, at a low price.
- Tracing paper—8 ˝ x 11" is big enough; smooth is better than ripply. Canson works.
- *Drafting tape (Scotch #230) can be purchased in small amount from instructor for $1.00.
- *Kraft tape can be purchased in small amount from instructor for $1.00
- 2 water containers—large yoghurt containers or mason jars work well
- Paper towels or cotton rags
- Soft brush or feather for sweeping erasings and other farfels off paper!
- Palette: (if not purchasing prepared palette above) should have mixing wells with flat space for mixing
- Paints: *You can purchase a small palette with needed colors from instructor for $7.00. We should be able to come up with a selection of colors that work for your subject in class. OR purchase & bring your own colors.
- Cadmium yellow pale and Scarlet Lake or Cadmium scarlet if your subject has warm reds/yellow/oranges. Add Alizarin crimson for cooler reds, WN Lemon yellow for cooler yellow.
- A green and orange squash? Oxide of chromium for a green base (or French ultramarine + cadmium yellow pale), and some of above yellows/reds.
- Subject: Bumpy gourds or squashes are good subjects; more finicky but also good are the colored corns. If you have already done some botanical drawing and know how to do double transfers, you can get a head start by drawing your preliminary sketch and transferring it to your mounted watercolor paper.
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Order online or call (800) 426-6740
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A sponsor of the Gage Drawing Jam and Student Show, Savoir-Faire imports art materials from the finest European manufacturers, such as Sennelier, Fabriano, Cretacolor, and Lascaux. These exceptional art supplies can be purchased at local stores such as Dakota Art, Daniel Smith Artists' Materials, Utrecht and more. For a complete list of stores and more information on products, go to the Savoir-Faire web site.
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