Unit 6: Composition Art Supplies

In addition to a computer with internet connection, printer, scanner and digital camera, you need the following supplies:

HB Pencil
Hard Plastic Eraser (or vinyl eraser)
See through Plastic Ruler
Hand-Held Pencil Sharpener
Ream of A4 Bond Paper – Buy from a Stationery Store
High Quality Smooth Watercolour Paper (IT MUST BE Hot Press and at least 300gsm / 140lb or heavier) – Recommend the 9″ x 12″ pad so it will (nearly) fit on your scanner.
Professional Artist Acrylic Paint – Tubes(JO SONJA’s ARTIST ACRYLICS are highly recommended) – You’ll need all of the colours listed here below…
- Ultramarine Blue
- Pthalo Blue
- Napthol Crimson
- Napthol Red Light
- Yellow Light
- Cadmium Yellow Medium
- Carbon Black
- Titanium White
- Dioxozine Purple
- Trans Magenta
- Burnt Umber
Canvas – You can choose the size of your canvas. It can be either small, medium, or large, and square or rectangular.
Taklon Round Brushes – You will need all of the following…
- Small round Taklon brush size 0
- Medium round Taklon brush size 4
Flat Taklon brush size 8
Hog Hair Brushes – Please note: Brush Sizing numbers vary by Brand – You will need all of the following…
- 4 x flat Hog Hair brushes size 2 (Dick Blick lists this as size 6 or 6/32 wide)
- 2 x flat Hog Hair brushes size 4 (Dick Blick lists this as size 8 or 8/32 wide)
A wide good quality varnishing brush (3″ wide brush recommended)
OPTIONAL (if you choose to varnish your painting) – Acrylic Varnish (choose either gloss or matt – to protect your artwork when it is finished)

Paper towel
Plastic plates
A flat sponge (to place on the plastic plate)
Baking paper (non-waxy) named ‘Glad Bake’ in Australia (to place paint on to prevent it from drying out too fast when using small quantities)
4 Iceblock trays (for mixing and storing paints – the deeper and larger the squares the better)
2 large snap lock plastic bags (to prevent the paint in your iceblock tray from drying out in between painting sessions)
Wooden pop sticks or plastic paint mixer
Cotton buds (or Q-tips)
Cotton balls (used wet and squeezed-out to remove any larger areas of wet paint that is not where you want it to be)

An ice-cream container with about two inches of water in the bottom
An old rag such as a face-cloth or hand towel (for wiping your wet brushes on)
Newspaper to protect the surface that you are painting on
Tomato sauce bottle or something similar to use to add water in slow drips to your paint mixtures. Make sure the bottle has a steady drip so you can control the amount.