Portrait Drawing

Instructors: Nancy Johnson, Susan Cottle

Supply list for Nancy Johnson’s Class:

• 2B, 4B and 6B graphite pencils.
  • Recommended brands: Derwent, Faber Castel, Prismacolor, Staedtler, Tombow
  • do not buy Blick brand pencils they are inferior
• Soft Vine Charcoal
• Pad of Paper: 14" x 17" 
• Staedtler Plastic eraser
• Kneaded eraser
• Tombow MONO zero elestomer erasers, sizes 2.5 x 5mm and 2.3mm (optional)
• soft vine charcoal
• soft black charcoal pencils
• sanguine or red chalk stick or pencil form

Supply List for Susan Cottle’s Class:

All media are welcome: conté, charcoal, ink, watercolor.

• Graphite pencils: 2H, HB 2B, 4B, 6B 8B
• Color pencils: I like soft water-soluble Caran d’ache Museum or Supracolor
• ballpoint or felt tip pens
• White drawing paper for quick poses: Canson Blue Cover Mixed Media Pad is widely available and good for both simple wet and dry media. 11x14 is a good size for pencil drawings
• Other Paper: For colored pencil and/or wash, I like Stonehenge fawn, pearl gray sheets or mixed colors pad 11x14
• For col. Pencil with no water, larger size toned paper are good options: Strathmore mixed media gray, Murano
• By the sheet or Canson Mi-Tientes
• Kneaded eraser
• Mars Plastic or Pink Pearl eraser
• Mono zero retractable eraser for detail
• Exacto knife and/ or pencil sharpener
• Brush: #12, #6 Mimik Kolinksy (Jerry’s) or similar soft synthetic brushes
• Cup for water
• Paper towels