This document provides a list of recommended materials for a drawing 2/life drawing class, including pencils, charcoal, pens, paper, and other drawing tools. Students are advised to purchase graphite and charcoal pencils in various grades, as well as charcoal powder and white pencils. For pens, the list includes various sizes of Sharpie pens and micron pens. The recommended paper is Strathmore toned gray paper. Additional recommended supplies include fixative, erasers, blending sticks, sharpeners, sandpaper, a rag, T-square, tape, portfolio case, canned air or broom, triangle, art supply box, and eraser stick.

1. DRAWING 2/ LIFE DRAWING
MATERIALS
Most Supplies can be purchased at:
http://www.dickblick.com
or Easel Art Supply Center
810 Park Avenue
Lake Park, FL 33402
561-844-3111
Pencils and Charcoal
3 graphite pencils (only purchase HB)
1 box Alphacolor Quartet Char-Kole Square OR 2 sticks of CretaColor Chunky Charcoal
(this is the darkest charcoal used for deep shadows) do not buy “compressed charcoal”
1 box medium vine charcoal
1 complete set of charcoal pencils (extra soft, soft, medium)
General’s Peel and Sketch is a good brand
Please purchase a pencil you can “peel” as it is much easier than using an exacto blade to
sharpen. You cannot use a pencil sharpener for charcoal pencils
1 jar Generals or Cretacolor Charcoal POWDER or (2-3 people can share 1) DO NOT BUY GRAPHITE
POWDER. I usually have this item stocked in class as it is difficult.
2 sets of Charcoal White Pencils (4 total)
Pens
PENS: (all black)

2. 1 large "Magnum" sharpie pen
1 chisel tip large sharpie
1-2 fine point
1-2 ulta-fine point
1 micron (.05 mm or less) ultra-ultra fine point
Paper
1 medium sized pad of high quality drawing paper (at least 18”x24”) (higher quality paper yields richer,
smoother drawings, so it may be wise to spend a little money on this item)
STRATHMORE is the best brand. Do not purchase “bond” or “sketch” paper
Strathmore TONED GRAY paper 18x24
You need at least 6 sheets if purchased individually
Drawing Tools
1 bottle aerosal spray fixative (you can share this item with a friend or two)
DO NOT BUY SPRAY ADHESIVE BY ACCIDENT!
1-2 kneaded erasers
1 vinyl eraser
various sized blending sticks (thin medium and thick)
1 pencil sharpener or
1 xacto blade box cutter blade (I have these it you need them)
1 sand paper pack (to sharpen blending sticks)
1 chamois or small rag-I recommend purchasing this at Wal-Mart or an Auto Store
1 large T-Square (preferably metal)
1 roll REMOVEABLE SCOTCH TAPE (the same stickiness as a post-it note)
1 cardboard or high quality portfolio case-these can be made easily from cardboard for free
1 bottle canned air or dust broom 10”
1 plastic triangle or small ruler
1 art supply box (a tackle box for fishing lures works best)
1 Factis BM2 eraser stick with eraser refills