GLAFA CORE CURRICULUM

DRAWING PORTION:

ALL/NEW STUDENTS:

  • Drawing board - one that you can place on an upright easel

  • Drawing paper - any is fine, but I recommend the Strathmore 400 drawing paper

  • Pencils - 2B, HB, and 2H to start (Staedtler and Blackwing are great brands)

  • Kneaded eraser

  • Hand mirror

  • Plumb line - just a string tied around a washer or similar weighted, small object

  • Razor blade, knife, etc. - for sharpening pencils

  • Sandpaper or sanding block - for sharpening pencils

  • Optional: knitting needle, BBQ skewer, bicycle spoke, etc. Something long and skinny to help with measuring

  • Optional: Staedtler Mar Technico Lead Holder w/e Leads - my preferred alternative to the normal pencils made of wood

ONLY FOR STUDENTS BEGINNING CAST WORK:

  • Vine charcoal for varying hardnesses - Nitram brand recommended, but feel free to experiment

  • Mahl stick - something long and sturdy to rest your hand against without pressing into the drawing. A cheap hardware store dowel is perfectly fine

PAINTING PORTION:

ALL STUDENTS:

  • Stretched canvas or panel (11x14 would be a good size)

  • Oil paint: white and ivory black

  • Recommended brushes: Bristle Rounds in sizes 6 - 12, Sable Brights in sizes 4 - 6

  • Gamsol or other brand of odorless mineral spirits

  • Linseed oil

  • Rubber gloves or work gloves

  • Roll of nice paper towels - blue hardware store rags recommended

  • Hand mirror

  • Palette

  • Palette cups to hold liquid mediums

  • Brush soap

  • Airtight brush washer

ONLY FOR STUDENTS BEGINNING PROJECTS IN COLOR:

Additional colors:

  • Raw umber

  • Phthalo turquoise

  • Ultramarine blue

  • Cadmium lemon

  • Cadmium yellow

  • Cadmium yellow deep

  • Cadmium red

  • Permanent rose

  • Alizarin crimson

  • Dioxazine purple