Drawing for Beginners
Instructors: Melanie Baker, Marguerite Day, Anthony DiPaola, Bernardo Rodriguez, Victoria Febrer, Josh Green, Eric Hibit, Erin McGill, Eva Nikolova, Paul Shore, Zen Browne, Lia Zuvilivia
Supply List for Melanie Baker:
This is a guide, not a requirement; As long as you have some drawing materials and paper you’ll be fine!
- Variety of graphite pencils
- Example: B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, HB, H, 2H, 3H, 4H
- Some sample brands: Prismacolor Turquoise, Mars Lumograph, Derwent
- Erasers: Kneaded (Faber Castell are best) and hard plastic erasers such as Mars Staedtler
- Charcoal: Vine and compressed
- Drawing pad (I like Stonehenge as a general use paper but there are many brands. Get the largest pad you are comfortable with. A smaller sketchbook is useful and encouraged.
- Glassene sheets to put between drawings
Optional
Color Media:
- Colored Pencils (recommended brands: Prismacolor Verithins, Colerase, Derwent, Faber Castell)
- Pastels (recommended brands: Prismacolor Nupastel - a basic place to start, Sennelier, Unison)
- Pastel and charcoal pencils (recommended: Derwent or Pitt)
- A portable pencil sharpener is handy.
- Blue work towels from the hardware store are useful. Wipes are as well.
Supply List for Marguerite Day :
- HB, 2B, 4B, 6B pencils
- kneaded and vinyl erasers
- Charcoal: vine and compressed
- 1 pack (set of 2) #2B Conte crayon (black only) - https://www.dickblick.com/items/20201-2120/
- Pad of white drawing or sketching paper (acid free) minimum 14 x 17, recommended 18 x 24), a smaller sketchbook is also useful
- Metal pencil sharpener
- Charcoal Pencil Set (Koh-I-Noor Gioconda, set of 6, includes sepias, white, black)
- Toned pastel paper 9 x 12” (Mi-Tientes gray tones)
Supply List for Bernardo Rodriguez
- 1- 18"x24" Newsprint Drawing Pad
- 1- 18"x24" White Drawing Paper
- Pencils (H, 2B, 4B, 6B)
- Vine Charcoal
- Compressed Charcoal
- Charcoal Pencils (Generals brand has small, affordable sets)
- Erasers - Kneaded and Rubber (Faber Castell, Staedtler brand work great)
- Fine Tip Eraser (Tombow, Factis brand work well)
- Pencil Sharpener
- Ballpoint pen (Blue)
Optional (For colored drawings/Thumbnails):
- Small Sketchbook
- Small set of 12-24 Colored Pencils (Prismacolor, Caran D'Ache work great)
- Conte Crayon (small set of multiple shades if possible)
- Paper Stumps
Supply List for Anthony DiPaola:
- *1 Drawing Paper pad (minimum 14 x 17, recommended 18 x 24)
- *2 Graphite Pencils 2B
- *2 Graphite Pencils 6B
- *1 Pencil Sharpener
- *1 Mars Plastic Eraser (Staedtler recommended)
- Kneaded Eraser
- Soft Vine Charcoal (small package, 12 sticks)
- 2 Conté Crayon, Black 2B
*need for first class
Supply List for Victoria Febrer:
- Crayola crayons with the wrappers removed, Conte crayons or other artists’s wax crayon (not water soluble)
- 6B pencil
- Black and white China marker
- white drawing paper (Pad of drawing or sketching paper (acid free) minimum size 9x12”
- toned pastel paper 9x12”
Supply List for Josh Green:
- graphite pencils 2B - B - HB - H - 2H Mars Lumograph
- Erasers: Kneaded (Faber Castell are best)
- Charcoal: Vine
- Drawing pad - large white drawing paper
- Soft Pastels (recommended brands: Prismacolor Nupastel - a basic place to start, Sennelier, Unison)
- An exacto knife
- sand paper
- painters tape
Supply List for Eric Hibit:
Supply List for Erin McGill:
- HB, 2B, 4B, 6B pencils
- kneaded and vinyl erasers
- Charcoal: vine and compressed
- 1 pack (set of 2) #2B Conte crayon (black only) - https://www.dickblick.com/items/20201-2120/
- Pad of white drawing or sketching paper (acid free) minimum 14 x 17, recommended 18 x 24), a smaller sketchbook is also useful
- Metal pencil sharpener
- Sumi ink (2 oz)
- Brush, round size 2
Supply list for Eva Nikolova:
Supply List for Paul Shore:
- 1 – 18 x 24 pad of newsprint
- 1 – 18 x 24 pad of good quality white drawing paper
- Drawing pencils (2B, 4B, 6B)
- Compressed charcoal (medium & soft)
- Erasers – kneaded & rubber
- Chamois cloth
- Paper stumps
Supply List for Zen Browne:
Supply List for Lia Zuvilivia:
This is a guide of recommended materials to enhance your drawing experience. However, if you have some drawing materials and paper, that's enough to get started!
Additional/Optional Supply List:
- Sumi Ink 2oz and a round paintbrush
- Glassine sheets or tracing paper to put between drawings
Suppliers:
Suggested Art Supply Stores: Blick Art Materials, 1-5 Bond St. (East of Broadway), 212.533.2444 and additional locations https://www.dickblick.com/stores/newyork/