Art Materials You Need

The following art materials are the basic ideas of what you need to bring to the class you attend.

Drawing

  • Sketch pad A2 Sketch Pad
  • pencilPencils: HB 2B 6B
  • Pencil Sharpener (with barrel)
  • Eraserhard eraser
  • Kneadable EraserKneadable eraser (Option for Life drawing)
  • Conté Pencils
    Conté Pencils (Option for Life drawing)
  • Conté CrayonsConté Crayons (Option for Life drawing)

Painting

Oil paint tubes 12 colours (40ml tubes)

Black and all the colours are Art spectrum recommended. Zinc white Winsor & Newton recommended. Or all colours and white Winsor & Newton recommended.

  • Zinc White
  • Ivory Black
  • Spectrum Yellow
  •  Yellow Ochre
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Burnt Umber

  • Spectrum Red
  • Spectrum Crimson
  • Sap Green
  • Phthalo Green
  • Ultra Marine
  • Phthalo Blue

Brushes

brushes

  1. Bristle Fan: Size 4, x1
  2. Golden Nylon Round with a short handle: Size 0, x1
  3. Golden Nylon Round with a long handle: Size 0, x1
  4. Bristle Filbert: Size 1, x2
  5. Bristle Filbert: Size 2, x2
  6. Bristle Filbert: Size 3, x2
  7. Bristle Filbert: Size 5, x2
  8. Bristle Filbert: Size 8, x2

Others

  • disposal palleteDisposal Palette
  • turpsTurps
  • canvasCanvas
  • tool case for art materialsTool case (fishing tool box)
  • paper towelPaper towel

Oil Painting Starter Kit

We sell the oil painting starter kit for the beginners class, if you run out of paint or brushes during class we carry a small amount of art materials you can purchase to keep you going. so please ask if we have a stock of them.

What’s in the kit;

  • 12 paint tubes
  • 13 brushes
  • a disposal pallet
  • a bottle turps
  • a small canvas
  • a roll of paper towels

iPad Art Classes / Workshops

If you still have the first virsion of iPad, you need to upgrade it due to a quite few drawing apps don’t work with it.

Art Supply

There are a number of art suppliers we recommend close to the art school as below.