Class Supply List

• Oil Paints (basic colors)
• Odorless mineral spirits
• Pallet knife
• Big & small round brush 
• Big & small flat brush
• Zero brush
• 1″ – 2″ brush
• Pencil
• Canvas 16in x 20in
• Painters tape
• Recommended you bring a bag (i.e. gallon Ziplock) to transport wet/used
  brushes

• Sketchbook
• Ruler
• Compass
• Eraser
• Any brand is perfect – use what you have. Please bring items to our first class!

Acrylic Paints:

• Titanium White
• Lemon yellow
• Yellow Ochre
• Magenta
• Phthalo blue
• Ivory black

Surface:

• Any thick paper, canvas, or canvas board, suggestions below
  o Instructor suggestion: Thick watercolor paper, 9in ×12in
  o 200 to 300 pounds so it won’t warp easily, but you can use 150 pounds if
  you don’t mind some degree of bending
  o primed canvas or illustration board, up to 16×20″

Brushes: 

• 2″
• 1″
• 1/2 “
• 1/4″
• Flat brushes
• Small round brush

Pallet Knife: Home Depot or Lowes Metal Pallet knife for mixing paint (optional, you
can use a brush)

Other Tools:

• Palette paper or sketch paper for mixing paint approximately 9×12″
• Cup for water
• Table cover (every student gets 3’x6′ table and easel)

**All students will need to purchase clay directly from the arts center.

A supply kit is also highly encouraged but not required.  The studio does supply
community tools that can be borrowed, but recommends buying your own tools.

Recommended tools:

• Needle tool,
• Wooden/Polymer/Metal ribs
• Wire cutting tool
• Paint brushes
• Pencils
• Wooden modeling tools
• Scoring tools

Please also plan for:

• Plastic sheets to cover work
• Drywall board or plywood (12×12 or 18×18 or 12×18) to dry work on.
  Hardware stores sell small squares of drywall.
• Newspaper to place work on for drying and for glazing 
• Plastic trash bags

**All students will need to purchase clay directly from the arts center.

A supply kit is also highly encouraged but not required. 
Please also plan for:

• Plastic sheets to cover work
• Drywall board or plywood (12×12 or 18×18 or 12×18) to dry work on.
  Hardware stores sell small squares of drywall.
• Newspaper to place work on for drying and for glazing
• Plastic trash bags (please bring 3 or 4 to first class, additional as needed)
• Old dish towel(s) for drying hands while throwing 

Additional Recommended Supplies

• Medium grit sandpaper sheets (100 – 150 grit) – a few small sheets
• 2 or 3 Green Scotch Brite pads

**All students will need to purchase clay directly from the arts center.

Recommended tools:

• Basic pottery tool kit
• Drywall board or plywood to use as ware board
• Plastic sheets/bags to cover work

**All students will need to purchase clay directly from the arts center.

A supply kit is also highly encouraged but not required.  The studio does supply
community tools that can be borrowed, but recommends buying your own tools.

Recommended tools:

• Needle tool,
• Wooden/Polymer/Metal ribs
• Wire cutting tool
• Paint brushes
• Pencils
• Wooden modeling tools
• Scoring tools

Please also plan for:

• Plastic sheets to cover work
• Drywall board or plywood (12×12 or 18×18 or 12×18) to dry work on.
  Hardware stores sell small squares of drywall.
• Newspaper to place work on for drying and for glazing 
• Plastic trash bags

**All students will need to purchase clay directly from the arts center.

This class requires use of an electronic device to edit photos on, ex. a
smartphone, ipad or tablet.

A supply kit is also highly encouraged but not required.  The studio does supply
community tools that can be borrowed, but recommends buying your own tools.

Recommended tools:

• Small sponge
• Soft polymer Rib
• Carving tools

Please also plan for:

• Plastic sheets to cover work
• Drywall board or plywood (12×12 or 18×18 or 12×18) to dry work on.
• Newspaper to place work on for drying and for glazing
• Plastic trash bags

**All students will need to purchase clay directly from the arts center.

A supply kit is also highly encouraged but not required.  The studio does supply
community tools that can be borrowed, but recommends buying your own tools.

Recommended tools:

• Small Sponge
• Needle tool
• Wooden Rib
• Soft Plastic Rib or Metal Rib
• Wire tool
• Loop Tool(s) for Trimming Suggested Kits:
  o https://www.kempertools.com/products/ptk-pottery
  o tool-kit https://www.baileypottery.com/c-090-002.html

Please also plan for:

• Plastic sheets to cover work
• Drywall board or plywood (12×12 or 18×18 or 12×18) to dry work on.
  Hardware stores sell small squares of drywall.
• Newspaper to place work on for drying and for glazing 
• Plastic trash bags

**All students will need to purchase clay directly from the arts center.

A supply kit is also highly encouraged but not required.  The studio does supply
community tools that can be borrowed, but recommends buying your own tools.

Recommended tools:

• Small Sponge
• Needle tool
• Wooden Rib
• Soft Plastic Rib or Metal Rib
• Wire tool
• Loop Tool(s) for Trimming Suggested Kits:
  o https://www.kempertools.com/products/ptk-pottery
  o tool-kit https://www.baileypottery.com/c-090-002.html

Please also plan for:

• Plastic sheets to cover work
• Drywall board or plywood (12×12 or 18×18 or 12×18) to dry work on. Hardware stores sell small squares of drywall.
• Newspaper to place work on for drying and for glazing
• Plastic trash bags

• Your own colored pencil collection — any brand, any size.
• Artist-grade pencils are best (Prismacolor Premier, Faber-Castell
  Polychromos, Caran d’Ache) are ideal but bring what you have
• Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Vellum pad, 9×12 minimum
  https://amzn.to/4o3BSfB Kneaded eraser https://amzn.to/4dLgbvS
• White vinyl eraser https://amzn.to/4x10MR4
• A good pencil sharpener — a sharp point is non-negotiable in this course and
  makes every exercise work better https://amzn.to/4dPD8hC