GENERAL PASTEL

• Pastel set – Soft and/or hard pastels.  WE DO NOT USE OIL PASTELS.  Student-level sets okay – should contain variety of darks & lights   Richeson, Rembrandt, Faber Castell, Nupastel sets are a great choice. (set of 24 or 36)

• Sanded UArt pastel paper. 400 grit, 9x12”, natural color, not dark).  DO NOT USE OTHER PASTEL PAPER.  A pad of 10 or single sheets Uart  We will use 2-3 sheets each day. Order online through Blick, Cheap Joes, or Jerry’s Artarama. Most art stores don’t carry UArt.

• Small Sketchbook

• Compressed charcoal for preliminary sketches

• Kneaded eraser

• Drawing board, foam core board, or any rigid surface to go under the sanded paper - larger than 9 x 12

• 1” tape (blue painters tape best) to attach paper to the board

• 1” flat brush (inexpensive) for underpainting

• Rubbing alcohol

• Small container (yogurt containers work great) for alcohol

• Paper towels

• Optional: Single sticks of dark pastels since many sets don’t contain darks: Nupastel blue violet (244) bottle green (298), spruce blue (305)

 

PLEIN AIR MATERIALS

• TRAVEL EASEL & BOX - Plein air easel or tripod and pastel plein air box. 
  Alternate option:  portable easel with folding table for pastels as high as possible. Clips for holding paper down to back board

• Something to use as a weight to prevent materials from blowing away

• Suntan lotion, bug spray

• Drinking water

• Large bag/backpack to carry materials in

• Optional: Hat and umbrella (for hot, sunny weather), stool