Art Materials

Kids Drawing (Ages: 4-7)
· Oil Pastels set 25-50 colors

· Drawing Pad 11”x14” 
· Pencils
· EraserEasy to use, fun and safe, these student-quality oil pastels help to build basic art skills in classrooms worldwide. Children can achieve oil painting effects without the mess of paint.
Junior Artist Oil Pastels produce bright, intense colors. They contain pigments that blend easily and last without fading. Ideal for texture rubbing, blending, scratch art, almost any coloring project.

Drawing & Watercolor (Ages: 8 up)
· Drawing pad 11”x 14"
· Sketch pencils (2H, H, B, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B)
· Eraser
· Watercolor set 18-24 colors 
· Paint brushes
· Folding Palette 
· Watercolor pad 11”x 14” or 11” x 15” 

folding palette is molded from lightweight plastic, so you can hold it steady for as long as you wish to paint. Both sizes have hinged thumb holes and are deep enough to hold short-handled brushes and small paint tubes.

Small Palette Box — Measures 8" × 8" (20 cm × 20 cm), unfolded. It has 5 large and 20 small paint wells. 
Large Palette Box — Measures 11-7/8" × 10¾" (30 cm × 27 cm), unfolded, with 5 large and 24 small paint wells.
Soft Pastels

Any soft pastels that you already have, at least 24 different colors (more is better!)


A pad of pastel paper, 12x18 inches or larger. Assorted colors is good, or any color you like (not white). Strathmore makes a great spiral-bound pad, labeled: Charcoal Assorted Tints 100% cotton 24 sheets.

Can of workable fixative. Krylon makes a good one labeled Workable Matte Fixatif.
Optional: erasers and pastel pencils

Oil painting (Ages: 12up)Oil Painting Basics

These materials are available at Utrecht, Michael's, Pearl Paint, Blick Art Supplies and A.C. Moore.

Paints: titanium white, ivory black, cadmium red deep, cadmium yellow medium, cerulean blue, cobalt blue, Chrome oxide green, burnt sienna, raw umber, yellow ochre. Optional colors: alizarin crimson, burnt umber, raw sienna, Gamblin portland grey medium

NOTE ON TUBE SIZES AND BRANDS:
all colors except white: 37 ml /1.25 oz, White: 200 ml / 6.75 oz.
As to acceptable brands, let price be your guide. Less expensive or "student" brands such as Winton or Academy oils are certainly acceptable. More expensive brands such as Gamblin, Windsor & Newton, or the very expensive Old Holland have a greater concentration of pigments, or color. The chains often have sales on specific lines.

Brushes: #10 filbert, #2 filbert,#6 round, #12 flat.
Note: Brush sets are acceptable. They should include flat and round types, in sizes #2 to #12. Price is an indicator of quality, with hog bristle being an economical choice, nylon synthetics such as sablette or taklon representing good value.
Painting media: odorless thinner/spirits (Turpenoid, Mona Lisa or similar). Please avoid turpentine! linseed oil 74 ml /2.5 oz.
Optional: small bottle of Liquin
Painting surfaces:
three 16" x 20" canvas panels
three 11" x 14" canvas panels, both usually sold in 3-packs.
Utrecht, Pearl and Michael's all have acceptable house brands.

Palette: 12" x 16" disposable palette pad OR a roll of freezer paper (much cheaper!). Optional: a sealable palette box is a transportable storage solution. Masterson makes a dedicated product , but a large, flat Tupperware container will suffice.

Miscellaneous: disposible gloves (recommended), two small containers for media (baby food jars work well), palette knife, rags or paper towels.

Where can buy ?

These materials are available at Michael's, Pearl Paint, and A.C. Moore.

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