Materials List – Children’s and Teens Classes.

Materials:

Fees covers most basic materials. Cost does not cover kiln firings. Term fees cannot cover artist quality materials.

Students might need to provide some of their own materials and/or equipment for larger extension project. Students working with clay, other than in tutor directed activities, will be required to cover firing costs.

You are required to provide the following:

A4 Visual Diary
A3 cartridge spiral sketchbook
Good quality pencil eraser eg Faber Castell
1 pencil sharpener
Pencils: B, 2B, 4B,6B (preferably Staedtler, Faber Castell or Derwent: NOT Mont Marte or Art Studio);
Pencil case.
Kneadable (putty) eraser- Faber Castell NOT Mont Marte or Art Studio
A3 economy grade watercolour paper pad (not an acrylic pad). This is a requirement for all classes except the Children’s Art Classes.

Please purchase one of the following brands of economy grade watercolour pads with paper weight of 270gsm or 300 gsm (approx $25.00). Canson Montvale or Reeves Eraldo di Paolo Watercolour Pad or similar.

NB. There is a great discrepancy between economy-grade brands. Some pads labelled as watercolour do not have sufficient seal for watercolour. Please do not purchase Mont Matre, Art Studio, Art Academy, Derwent watercolour pads. Do not purchase an acrylic pad.

Where to Buy.

Art Shed Brisbane
274 Montague Rd
West End QLD 4101
(07) 3846 1330

Eckersley’s Art & Craft
Brisbane City location
41-43 Adelaide Street
QLD 4000
07 3084 6230
brisbane@eckersleys.com.au
Milton location
12 Douglas St
Milton QLD 4064
07 3858 2700
milton@eckersleys.com.au

Oxlades Art Supplies
South Brisbane location
South Brisbane QLD
(07) 3846 0611
Fotitude Valley location
136 Wickham St,
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
(07) 3252 8238

Beginner Starter Kit – Adult Classes.

Materials list for Term 1

This list will form your basic starter kit for the year. There will be a few additions and surfaces need to be purchased along the way. There are many places, which provide these items. You will find some Art Supplies listed here.

N.B: A list of painting surfaces will be available closer to the start of term

Paints

Paints come in different grades eg: economy, student and artist quality. Artist quality is superior in colour intensity, consistency & permanence. However they are much more expensive than student quality, so we advise that you start with student quality.

If you decide to purchase artist quality we suggest Atelier Interactive Acrylic Paint. Note acrylic brands are intermixable however mixing other brands with Atelier Intermixable will alter some of the interactive qualities . A set of student quality acrylic paints for experimental work is often a good idea even if you work with artist quality for your extension work. Some student quality brands we suggest are: A2 Student Acrylic, Mont Marte Dimension Acrylics and Chromacryl Student Acrylic 75ml

Colours for a starter kit: start with at least 75 ml tubes (or similar):

1. Cool primaries:

Cool Yellow (eg Lemon Yellow or Cad Yellow Light hue) ,
Cool Red (Crimson)
Cool Blue (Cerulean Blue)

2. Warm Primaries:

Warm Yellow (eg Cadmium yellow medium hue)
Warm Red (eg Scarlet Red or Brilliant, or Cadmium red light.)
Warm Blue (Ultramarine Blue)

3. Yellow Ochre (Note A2 Student Acrylic do not have this colour but other brands are intermixable)
4. Raw Umber
5. Titanium white
6. Black
7. Paynes Grey

Painting mediums

There are many different acrylic mediums. We’ll start with:

A 250 mls flow control painting medium such as: Chromacryl Painting Medium & Varnish, Derivan Spreader Medium, Atelier Satin vanish & painting medium” or Atelier Clear Painting Medium 250ml.
Retarder medium or Atelier Slow Medium

Palettes & water containers

1. Palettes: don’t buy anything until we have discussed options in your first lesson.

A white mixing surface is preferable.
Meat trays, the glossy side of cereal packet cardboard, plastic ice cream container lids can all be used for colour mixing. Plastic palettes can also be purchased. Before spending too much on palettes wait until this has been discussed in week 1.
Milk bottle tops are very useful for both paint mediums and colour mixing.
A “Stay wet palette” will keep your paint useable for up to 3 weeks. Making up a stay wet palette will be demonstrated in the in Week 1

2. At least 2 plastic water containers eg yogurt or ice cream containers.
3. Mixing knives: Plastic knives ,paddle pop sticks or metal palette knives (we’ll discus this in your first lesson)

Brushes

Brushes can be very expensive so start with a range of sizes of the cheaper hog hairbrushes. Here are some other suggestions:

4 Flat Hog Hair Bristle brushes: approx .5 cm, 1 cm, 1.5cm and 2.5cm.
Filbert brushes are also lovely to paint with so you might like to purchase a Filbert brush approx 1cm.
Or the 7 piece Mont Marte Acrylic Brush Sets (approx $22. The Art Shed price)

Every lesson Items

Coffee Mug & morning tea
Roll of paper towel
Apron (optional) but a good idea!
Masking tape
A4 Visual Diary,
A3 Visual Diary,
2B pencil
Willow charcoal (about 4 sticks)
Pencil eraser, sharpener
Glue stick
Scissors

Easel/support

A Drawing Board. A piece of masonite or ply board approx 60 by 43 cm (or larger) size is perfect.
Drawing board clips (eg bulldog clips or clothes pegs)
Easel: If you wish to purchase an easel the table easels are convenient for easy transporting. I suggest one like the Mont Marte Large Traditional Desk Easel, Model No: MCG0035, price approx $56 (The Art Shed).

Other Items

Paint soap (optional but good for your brushes)
Gesso Primer – 250ml Atelier or Artist Spectrum. NB Mont Marte Gesso is too thin)