Supply List

Please note you do not need to run out and buy all these new supplies (unless, of course, you were hoping for an excuse and then by all means), this supply list is for your reference and to make things a bit easier (clickable images & links). Quite often you can make do with what you have or swap out one brand for another although it is always fun to experiment and play with different materials and see what different artists are using. Often on our journey its easy to think that if you just had the right this or that, or new this or that, then your work would progress. The most important thing is showing up to the practice of creating. The odd supply might be essential for one lesson here or there but if you have a general supply of basics you should be fine- improvise & experiment like an artist. Down the bottom you will find the supply lists from the presenters but remember you can swap things out, choose your own colours and improvise.

Be sure that this supply list doesn't overwhelm you- use what you have :) Don't let not having the "right" supplies stop you from creating. This list is just a reference.

Also note- this list is subject to grow as the presenters add bits and bobs :)

Basic Supplies:

Here is a general list of supplies which will cover most lessons. Each presenter may use a range of specific supplies but most can be improvised with the following.

Substrates of choice- Art journal, watercolour paper, sketchbook, canvas, canvas board (also a note pad, or copy paper)
Gesso, white
Paints- A collection of colours
Inks- India ink, acrylic ink, alcohol inks
Brushes
Adhesives- gel medium, modge podge, glue (one not all)
Drawing supplies- pencils, charcoal, crayons, pens, markers, Stabilo Aquarelle marking pencils, pastels

Ephemera- collaging papers
Found images and text, photos (personal), favourite quotes

 

Optional Supplies:

Make Create Express Supplies:


Galia Alena

Lesson One

Lesson Two

Amy Steinberg:

  • A favorite paint brush, I use a very worn Escoda size 14 flat brush

  • An old credit card, used gift card. I also use a silicone paint shaper, 
1”

  • Gloves if you choose.

  • Quick dry spray fixative - Face mask for using while spraying fixative.

  • Art journal and/or scratch pieces of paper for quick sketches and/or 
note taking

  • A bin of water, paper towels, old rags or baby wipes, your choice

  • Water soluble graphite - Lyra

  • Soft vine charcoal

  • Caran d’Ache neocolour ii crayon Artists’ Crayon -Assorted

  • Golden Acrylics - Heavy Body - Assorted

  • Gesso Utrecht professional grade, I buy in the gallon buckets but any 
gesso will do for this project.

Fonda Clark Haight:

Lora Murphy:

Lesson One 

  • Assortment of collage images including some portraits, sheet music, vintage books  and papers

  • Vintage key 

  • Wall paper paste or Yes Paste

  • 12x12 birch wood panel

  • Encaustic medium (for example this), red,black and white encaustic paint such as Enkaustikos

  • One or two natural bristle or hake paintbrushes 

  • Presto griddle, heat gun

Lesson Two

  • Collage Items.. Newspaper, music sheets, magazine etc

  • Wall paper paste

  • Encaustic medium such as this

  • Chalk paint ..white

  • Dr PH Martin BOMBAY inks ..optional

  • Walnut Ink

  • Lora Murphy encaustic portrait set from Enkaustikos

  • Stencils

  • Straight blade and awl

  • Wood panel, cradled or uncradled (try to do a few pieces simultaneously so you don’t overthink it)

  • A couple of hake paintbrushes or bristle brushes (not synthetic)

  • A Presto brand griddle(this seems to be the most consistent heat)

  • A heat gun

Carolyn Dube

Lesson One

  • cereal box/thin cardboard

  • gesso

  • watercolor crayons

  • Stabilo Woody 3-1 pencils

  • alcohol inks

  • rubber stamps

  • gel plate and brayer

  • gel medium

  • acrylic paints

  • stencils -I used: Iron Gate, Speckles & Spots, ATC Mixup from StencilGirl Products

Lesson Two

  • acrylic paint

  • acrylic ink or fluid white paint

  • stencil (Empress from StencilGirl Products)

  • Stabilo All pencil

  • gel medium

  • opaque markers

  • ephemera

  • brayer

Wendy Brightbill

Lesson One

  • Cradled art board

  • Acrylic paint

  • Gel pens (especially white)

  • Chalk pastels

  • Floral stencil *optional

  • Paintbrushes

Lesson Two

  • Old book to alter

  • Clear gesso

  • Black gesso

  • Matte gel medium

  • Gel pen (especially white)

  • Chalk pastels

  • Acrylic paint

  • Floral stencil *optional

  • Paintbrushes

  • Chip clips for holding the pages in place

Kimberly Heil

Lesson One

  • Air dry clay or paper clay

  • Pottery tools or anything handy to make marks and holes - a skewer works great for holes

  • Rolling pin

  • Container of water

  • Cookie cutters

  • Crystals or vintage stones/beads

  • Acrylic paint

  • Paintbrushes

  • Yarn and/ or string

  • Feathers

Donna Engstrom

Lesson Two

  • Book covers: two 5.5’ x 6.5’ sturdy blanks. I used leftover mat board but illustration board is also an option

  • *Paper for signature pages

  • Acrylic paint: black, white, metallic gold, purple, blue, red, pink, yellow, green (colors are specific to each day)

  • 7 manila folders (either white or manila color will work)

  • White gesso, matte medium

  • Paint brushes, palette, paper towel, spray bottle, palette knife

  • 4” Hard rubber brayer

  • 12” metal ruler, pencil, eraser

  • Scissors

    *More in the lesson :)

Dana Bloede

Lesson One

  • Variety of papers: magazine clippings, copy paper, book pages, music sheets, etc.

  • No. 2 pencil or pen

  • Scissors

  • Gloves (can use gardening gloves, what you have on hand)

  • Geli plate or large piece of wax paper will work as an alternative

  • Gesso (any primer)

  • A few pieces of old cloth or rags, to wipe your brushes off on

  • Small cup of water, to rinse your brushes periodically 

  • Variety of stencils

  • A few small, medium, large brushes

  • Black sharpie marker, white paint pen

Lesson Two

  • Small amount of muslin fabric or beige drop cloth

  • Acrylic paints, any colors or brands

  • No. 2 pencil or pen

  • Tracing paper & a variety of flower reference photos

  • Scissors

  • Gloves (can use gardening gloves, what you have on hand)

  • Large bowl or glass jar

  • Paint brushes, any size or brand

  • Gesso (any primer)

  • A few pieces of old cloth or rags, to wipe your brushes off on

  • Small cup of water, to rinse your brushes periodically 

  • Embroidery thread or a small amount of ribbon

  • Awl or embroidery needle (can be used in a similar way to puncture holes)

  • Embroidery needle for stitching thicker threads (they are larger than basic sewing needles)

  • Canvas board, wood board, or canvas (any substrate of your choice)

Kimberly Santini

Lesson One

  • substrate (6x6” hardboard panel, gessoed)

  • water soluble pencils (Generals sketch & wash pencil and Stabilo aquarelle in blue)

  • regular pencil

  • photo references (my image from unsplash.com is included)

  • craft brush or something similar with stiffer bristles

  • assorted synthetic flat brushes (3/4” and 1/4”)

  • paper plate or palette

  • spray bottle, optional

  • acrylic paints (Golden heavy body), Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue, Naples Yellow, Titanium White, Light Violet, Titan Mars Pale

Lesson Two

  • substrate (9”x12” hardboard panel)

  • white gesso (Utrecht)

  • matte acrylic medium (Golden)

  • airbrush or high flow acrylic medium (Golden)

  • water soluble pencils (Generals sketch & wash pencil and Stabilo aquarelle in blue)

  • deli paper/tracing paper/tissue paper (handy wacks paper)

  • photo references (my images from unsplash.com are included)

  • craft brush or something similar with stiffer bristles

  • assorted synthetic flat brushes (3/4” and 1/4”)

  • paper plate or palette

  • spray bottle, optional

  • scissors

  • acrylic paints (Golden heavy body) Light Pthalo Blue, Light Pthalo Green, Light Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue, Light Magenta, Cadmium Red Dark, Naples Yellow, Titanium White,

Sabra Issa

  • Unstretched, primed sheet of canvas

  • Acrylic paint in: burnt sienna, phtahlo blue (green shade, PB15), burnt umber, titanium white

  • Brushes (synthetic): 1 inch flat brush, 1/2 or 1/3 inch flat brush, round detail brush

  • Palette knife

  • A palette

  • Cup of water

  • Gel medium (gloss, optional)

Pia Rom

Lesson 2

  • Craftpaint in Yellow and Light Green

  • Alkohol Inks in colors that fits

  • Wedgy from Princeton (any old credit card will work)

  • Molotow One4all Refill or any liquid white acrylic paint

  • Brayer

  • Palette knife or old credit card

  • Olive Green Galeria

  • Venetian Rose from Amsterdam

  • Self mixed bright Orange Acrylic

  • White Gesso

  • Gel Medium Matt

  • Raw Umber Acrylic Ink Transparent

  • Tintanium White Acrylic Ink

  • Kimberly 9xxB from Generals

  • Black China Marker

  • Lyra Watersoluble 9B

  • Crackle Glaze

  • Various brushes

  • Artliner Vang Applicator filled with White Acrylic Ink

  • Rubbing Alcohol

  • Golden Acrylic Glazing Medium

  • Portfolio Oil Pastels

  • Uni Posca White PC-1M

  • Golden Paints: Quinacridone Magenta, Hansa YellowTitanium White, Van Dyke Brown Hue

  • Various Ephemera

  • Derwent Inktense Sienna Gold

Lucy Brydon

Lesson One

  • Cold pressed watercolour paper (I used canon xl - and I cut it in half so it was smaller -about A5 size 6x9 inches)

  • Masking tape to make a border

  • Gouache in various colours of oranges, browns, white, black and then some blues and greens for the background. The arteza gouache I used for the fox was: burnt sienna, burnt umber, yellow ochre, vermillion, crimson, saffron orange, orange red and black. And I used a variety of blues and greens for the background.

  • Paintbrushes in various sizes (both round and flat) and I used small detailer brushes for the small leaves etc.

Erin DeCoste

Lesson One

  • Stabilo All Pencil —either Black or Brown

  • Skin toned craft paint or white craft paint

  • Clear Gesso

  • Paint brushes: 1/4 in flat, size 6 round, size 0 round (or any small detail brush), 1/8 in angle shaper

  • Old T-shirt or Rag to wipe brushes on

  • Any Journal you would like to play in today

  • Heat tool or hair dryer (for drying your paint)

  • Palette Paper (or a baking sheet as I used)

  • Paint colors I used in the demo: Folkart-Driftwood, DecorArt Americana- Oyster Beige, DecorArt Americana- Timeless (chalk finish), DecoArt Americana- Natural Buff, PaperArtsy- Mushroom (Fresco Finish)

Lesson Two

  • Circular Board Plaque (or you can use a round piece of cardboard or watercolor paper)

  • White Gesso

  • Acrylic Paints in the colors: Burnt Umber, Cadmium Red Medium Hue, Hansa Yellow Medium Hue, Phthalo Blue-Green Shade, Titanium White, Neutral Gray 5

  • Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils in the colors: White, Cold Grey 1, Cold Grey V, Cinnamon, Venetian Red, Red-Violet, Caput Mortuum, Burnt Umber, Black

  • Paint Brushes: Filbert size 10, Round size 4, Round size 3 Various smaller brushes for pastel work (I usually use cheap brushes as I put these babies through the ringer!)

  • Hand-rolled soft pastels (I prefer the Jack Richeson brand but any pastels will do!)

  • Willow Charcoal stick (or a black pastel will do)

  • White Gel Pen

  • Gold Gel Pen

  • Palette Paper- Or a baking sheet like I use

  • An old T-shirt or a Rag to wipe your brushes off on

Ildiko Karsay

Lesson One

  • 300gr aquarelle paper (I used 25x35 cm, 10'x14')

  • aquarelle paint (rose, violetrose, azure blue, green from White Nights set)

  • black permanent marker (I used Pigma Micron - watersoluble ink pen)

  • a larger brush No. 10 and a smaller No.1

Lesson Two

  • 300gr aquarelle paper (I used 25x35 cm, 10'x14')

  • aquarelle paint (red, orange, black, and green from White Nights set) any colour and any brand is perfect

  • a larger brush No. 10 and a smaller No.1

Amanda Grace

  • Found Imagery from magazines & illustrated books.

  • Found vintage photos & personal photos, laser copied in a variety of
    sizes.

  • Transparent folders for organising & gathering 'stash'

  • Glue: Pritt Stick + Matt Medium

  • Cutting Board + Craft Knife.

  • Black Carbon Paper.

  • Golden Pyrrole Red Acrylic Paint.


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