Drawing on Location
Judith Simonian
2000009
Supply List:
Needed for first class:
- pad of all-purpose sketch paper 18"x24" (not newsprint)
- compressed charcoal (Many different kinds. Bring whatever you have or what you think you would like to use)
- vine stick charcoal (thick or thin)
- kneaded eraser
- plastic or hard rubber eraser
- sharpeners: single edge razor blade, sandpaper
- rigid board with bull clips to provide extra support for your drawing pad. 1/2" foam core is very lightweight and highly recommended
Please bring materials fee of $15 to first class.
Supplies for subsequent classes:
- black drawing ink
- 2 water containers
- rags or paper towels
- Brushes: $3.00 bamboo calligraphy brush (purchase at Dick Blick for best one ½" or larger diameter)
- a smaller pad or paper for sketching at home and for some class assignments
- charcoal paper—one sheet of black and one of a middle value such as gray or beige (or purchase a pad of neutral colored charcoal paper)
- chalk pastel, white and two complimentary colors such as blue and orange or red and green, purple and yellow
- pencils (4B and any other pencils that you have)
- optional: graphite sticks (various sizes and shapes)
- ballpoint and felt-tip pens
- 2 large bull clips and rigid board to clip your drawing pad to (1/2" foam core is light weight and highly recommended)
- shammy or paper blending stumps (optional)
Supply Stores Suggested:
New York Central Art Supply—3rd Ave. between 10th and 11th Streets
Utrecht—111 East 4th Ave. between 11th and 12th Streets
Pearl Paint—308 Canal Street
The Art Store—1-5 Bond Street 5
Some of these stores will give you a student discount if you present your Cooper Union Continuing Education registration receipt.
