ART110 DESIGN RON
TANZI 206-287-5526
-DRAWING BOARD, LARGE
ENOUGH TO HOLD A 16”X20” SHEET OF PAPER
-TAPE TO HOLD PAPER
TO BOARD -T-SQUARE -METAL RULER 18” OR 24”
-TRIANGLE(S):
30º/60º; 45º (THE 30/60 SHOULD BE 12” ON ITS LONGEST EDGE)
-AN INEXPENSIVE COMPASS -AN EXACTO KNIFE OR
UTILITY KNIFE
-SCISSORS -CUTTING
MAT OR BOARD (MINIMUM SIZE: 12”X18”)
-PENCILS: 2H, HB, 2B -ERASERS:
1 KNEADED, 1 PINK PEARL
-FINE POINT DRAWING PEN -MEDIUM POINT FELT TIP
MARKER
-RUBBER CEMENT (get
the jar with the attached brush applicator in the cap)
-PAPER: -CONSTRUCTION PAPER: 1 PACKAGE EACH OF
9”X12” BLACK, WHITE, AND
MID-VALUE GRAY (save $, share packets with one
other student)
-11”X14”
ALL PURPOSE, HEAVY WEIGHT, WHITE SKETCH PAD (70-80lb PAPER)
-4-5
SHEETS OF 16”X20” ILLUSTRATION BOARD (OR 2 SHEETS 32”X40”)
-3-4
SHEETS OF BLACK MATTE BOARD, 16"X20" OR COMBINE IN 32”X40” SHEETS
-ONE 12-SHEET PAD OF 140lb COLD PRESS
WATERCOLOR PAPER
(STRATHMORE
300 SERIES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
-YOU WILL ALSO NEED ENOUGH TRACING OR
TRANSFER (RECOMMENDED)
PAPER (11"x14")
FOR 3-4 ASSIGNMENTS
-PALETTE FOR
HOLDING & MIXING PAINT:
-THE
BEST TYPE FOR THIS CLASS IS CALLED “SEAL-A-PALETTE” FOR WATER
MEDIA.
IT HAS 12 SMALL REMOVABLE CUPS WITH AIRTIGHTCAPS FOR
STORING
MIXED PAINT AS WELL AS 3 WELLS FOR MIXING PAINT IN.
-YOU
WILL ALSO NEED TO PICK UP 12-14 EMPTY 35MM FILM CANISTERS TO
STORE PAINT IN (YOU CAN USUALLY GET THESE FREE
ANYWHERE THEY
DEVELOP FILM) AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED PALETTE WILL
NOT STORE
ENOUGH OF YOUR PAINT MIXTURES.
WITH ENOUGH FILM
CANISTERS (20-24), YOU COULD THEN USE JUST ABOUT ANY WATERCOLOR-TYPE PALETTE
WITH WELLS TO MIX YOUR PAINT.
-A PALETTE KNIFE FOR MIXING PAINT -A CUP TO HOLD
WATER
-BRUSHES: A
¼" AND A ½” FLAT SYNTHETIC WATERCOLOR BRUSH (An Aquarelle or
something
similar).
A
#6 OR #8 ROUND SYNTHETIC WATERCOLOR BRUSH
-PAINT: TRY
TO GET GOLDEN BRAND FLUID ACRYLIC PAINT.
IN
4 fl oz CONTAINERS:
1
BLACK: CARBON*, BONE, OR IVORY (NOT
MARS)
2-3
WHITE: TITANIUM
IN
2 fl oz CONTAINERS:
1
RED: QUINACRIDONE RED, PERMANENT RED MEDIUM,
NAPTHOL
RED, PYRROLE RED, OR CADMIUM MEDIUM
1
YELLOW: HANZA OPAQUE, CADMIUM LIGHT, OR HANZA
MEDIUM
1
BLUE: PTHALOCYNINE (RED SHADE) OR COBALT
*PIGMENTS
IN BOLD ARE MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
-A
JAR OF ACRYLIC MATTE MEDIUM IF NOT USING FLUID PAINTS
-A
PRINTED STANDARD COLOR WHEEL FOR MIXING PAINT
NOTE ON USING ACRYLIC PAINTS:
THERE ARE A FEW FACTS ABOUT
ACRYLICS YOU NEED TO KNOW: ONCE DRY, THEY ARE NOT RESOLUBLE, THEY ARE
PERMANENT. ACRYLICS TEND TO DRY 1 TO 2 VALUE STEPS DARKER THAN WHAT THEY LOOK
LIKE WHEN WET – THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME GETTING USED TO FOR ASSIGNMENTS INVOLVING
THE FINE TUNING OF VALUE CHANGES AND GRADATIONS. LASTLY, ACRYLICS ARE MADE WITH
AMMONIA-BASED POLYMERS AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED WITH GOOD VENTILATION – THIS
CAN BE DECEIVING AS ACRYLICS TEND TO HAVE NO DISAGREEABLE ODOR.
NEVER DUMP PAINT IN ANY SINK.
WIPE ALL PAINT FROM YOUR PALETTE AND BRUSHES ON PAPER TOWELS THAT YOU DISCARD
IN THE TRASH FIRST, THEN
-YOU WILL ALSO NEED SOMETHING TO HOLD YOUR SUPPLIES.
I SUGGEST AN ART BOX AND
A
PORTFOLIO LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD YOUR BOARD AND PAPER.