Beginning Portraits in Charcoal, Pastel and Watercolor
w/ Joe Mac Kechnie
Art supply list for Joe’s ONLINE class with links to Dick Blick Art Supplies and Amazon *
DRAWING MATERIALS
Erasers
● Kneaded eraser
https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-kneaded-erasers/
● Gum eraser
https://www.dickblick.com/search/?q=gum%20eraser&unbxd_x=0&unbxd_y=0&unbxd_sp_cs=UTF-8&unbxd_s=unbxd
● Vinyl/plastic white erasers (regular block type)
https://www.dickblick.com/products/generals-factis-extra-soft-eraser/
● Stick eraser (e.g. General Pencil's Factis eraser pen stick)
https://www.dickblick.com/products/generals-factis-mechanical-eraser/
● Expo dry erasers for white board (from Office Depot)
https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/307512/EXPO-Dry-Erase-Soft-Pile-Eraser/
Charcoals
● Soft compressed black charcoal or pastel sticks (e.g. Alphacolor Char-Kole)
https://www.dickblick.com/products/alphacolor-quartet-char-kole-squares/
● Soft compressed white charcoal
https://www.dickblick.com/items/22921-1001/
● General’s peel and sketch charcoal pencils OR
Pentalic Woodless Charcoal Set “Soft” (Amazon)
https://www.dickblick.com/products/generals-peel-and-sketch-charcoal-pencils/
OR
https://www.amazon.com/Pentalic-Art-PTL-8912-3PC-Woodless-Charcoal/dp/B00VYDJBH0
● 1 bag Bob's Soft Vine Charcoal, 1/2" and other varied sizes
https://www.dickblick.com/products/bobs-fine-vine-charcoal/
Drawing Paper
● Standard sketch pad paper, 18x24in (such as Canson’s XL or equivalent)
OR Borden & Riley #20 recycled Sketch, 17x14 (Amazon)
https://www.dickblick.com/items/12466-1009/
OR
https://www.amazon.com/Borden-Riley-BORDEN-Sketch-Recycled/dp/B004BNGK2E
Other:
● Accurasee proportional divider from AMAZON
https://www.amazon.com/Accurasee-ACC-Divider-Artist-Proportional-Divider/dp/B005QSBA2S
● Perfect Picture 3 in 1 View Finder Value scale (Amazon)
https://www.amazon.com/Picture-Perfect-Plus-View-Finder/dp/B001BKJ734
● ArtBin drawing materials storage
https://www.dickblick.com/products/artbin-essentials-lift-out-tray-boxes/
● Large drawing board with clips 23x26
https://www.dickblick.com/items/22718-1023/
● Golden Archival Varnish Aerosol, matte or gloss finish spray for charcoals, pastels, graphite
https://www.dickblick.com/products/golden-archival-spray-varnish/
● Art Guard barrier cream (Amazon)
https://www.amazon.com/Winsor-Newton-Artguard-Barrier-3040997/dp/B004BN9N1O
● Soft paper towels (Bounty extra soft)
● Soft make-up type brush (Joe advises to “steal one from home”)
PASTEL SUPPLIES:
● Strathmore 400 Series Toned Gray paper 18x24, 24 sheets
https://www.dickblick.com/items/13663-2524/
● Pastels: Soft pastel set of 15 - 20 assorted color options, such as:
o Expensive and great quality set: https://www.dickblick.com/items/21942-1018/ , or
o Inexpensive and mid quality set: https://www.dickblick.com/items/21948-1409/
WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES:
● Palette: A plastic or resin watercolor palette with lid
https://www.dickblick.com/products/masters-international-folding-watercolor-palette/
● Inexpensive assorted brush set of 12 brushes
https://www.dickblick.com/items/06280-1269/
● Watercolor paper: Fluid 100, cold press, 140-lb, 16x20 Easy-Block
https://www.dickblick.com/items/09609-1085/
● Watercolor paint set
https://www.dickblick.com/items/00378-0189/
* Please order supplies as soon as you can to ensure your needed items are in stock. We have heard that many art supply stores are running low on inventory. If you can’t find a certain item, it’s ok! We’ll be flexible and do the best we can with what we’ve got!