ART
EQUIPMENT
Art equipment prices can soon mount up here are some things an art tutor friend of mine thinks are essential for a beginner:
WATER
COLOUR PAPER
Buy 300gsm weight. Bockingford, Cotman or Daler Rowney are good.
PAINTS
Winsor & Newton Paints tablet
or pan, but tubes are fine too. A box of twelve Cotman half pan water colour
paints are a good starting point.
BRUSHES
You will need a small round (1) maybe a (5) and a larger round (10) or
(12). Again, buy decent quality sable or weasel such as Cotman or ProArte.
PALETTE
Ceramic palette.I love my ceramic daisy yin yan palette!
PASTELS
They come in two main types: hard or sketching pastels (usually small
and square) or soft (larger and wrapped in paper). Very cheap can be nasty and
no fun to use.
PENCILS
A 2B for sketching and a 9B for drawing. You can but more but don’t
bother with all the grades inbetween.
OTHER
STUFF
A cartridge paper sketchbook for drawing. Acrylic eraser. Small box of
vine charcoal. Water soluble colour pencils. Putty rubber. Craft knife for sharpening
pencils.
Where to buy:
If you have a local art supplies shop do try to support it. There is nothing like an experts knowledge!
Online suppliers:
Jacksons art
Cass art
Windsor & Newton store finder
Where to buy:
If you have a local art supplies shop do try to support it. There is nothing like an experts knowledge!
Online suppliers:
Jacksons art
Cass art
Windsor & Newton store finder
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