Student resources
Art Supplies
The right tools for serious work. Choose your program group, then open your class to see its material list.
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Supply lists
Regular Classes
Year-round classes for ages 5 through advanced portfolio students
Children's Creative Art (Ages 5-7)
Drawing and Sketch Level 1-Basics (Ages 8-9)
- A regular eraser
- Multimedia Pad 11x14; or Watercolor Pad 11x15 140 lb
- Prisma color pencils 72 colors
- Fine tip sharpies (thin sharpie) + Ultra fine tips sharpies (thin sharpie)
- Caliart markers set
- Micron pen set
- Watercolor paint set (24 or 40), with Watercolor Brush
- Staedler graphite pencils (tin of 6)
Drawing and Sketch Level 1 (Ages 10-11)
- Regular school pencil and eraser
- Numbered Ruler
- Carson Multimedia Pad 11'x14'
- Micron Pens
- Markers set
- Prisma colored pencil set (72 colors)
- Watercolor set and Brushes (3 - large, medium and small)
- Extra fine sharpie
- Sketch pencil set (minimum 2B, 4B, 6B )
DS2-Basics, DS2, DS23 and DS3
Oil Painting
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
- Black felt: 1 yard (Could be purchased at Joann's Fabric, Michael, and Walmart)
- Practice paper(Daiso, 60 or 40 per pack)
- Ink (Daiso sells for $1.75)
- Final paper( Xuan or Pi paper, from Mrs. Wu)
- Chinese painting brushes (at least 1 big one and 1 small one)
- Chinese paint (HWC, Permanent Yellow, Carmine Red, Indigo Blue, orange, and Burnt Sienna) with poster white
- Plates to mix color
- Water container
- Hair dryer
- Spray bottle
Digital Illustration (Cartoon, Manga and Character Design)
(Students need know how to use digital app such as Photoshop or Procreate. But this class won't teach you how to use digital app.)
- iPad with Apple Pencil
- Procreate installed on your iPad
Digital Art Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
- A laptop (a Windows PC or MacBook, but not a Chromebook) with Adobe Photoshop (Photography Plan, $19.99/mo, or Creative Cloud All Apps $24.99/month for Students and Teachers) installed and a drawing tablet such as Wacom Intuos (available at BestBuy, Walmart, Target or Amazon).
Acrylic Painting
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