PAINTING SURFACE - PICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

                        1 - 18”X24” CANVAS

                        1 - 22”X30” PIECE OF LENOX 100

                        1 - 22”X30” WATERCOLOR PAPER

TRACING PAPER THE SIZE OF YOUR CANVAS OR PAPER

YOU MAY HAVE A PAD OR A ROLL - THIS WILL BE USED FOR DRAWING AND DESIGNING

ONE OR TWO PIECES OF DRAWING PAPER THE SIZE OF YOUR PAINTING SURFACE - CAN BE NEWSPRINT

COLLAGE THAT MIMICS REAL SURFACES

EXAMPLES: WOOD GRAIN, TABLE CLOTH MATERIAL OR PATTERN, MUSIC, NEWSPAPER, MENUS, WINE LABELS (you only need enough for one painting)

TEXTURIZING TOOLS:

PLASTIC SERRATED KNIFE

ANY KIND OF SCRAPER

OLD CREDIT CARD - SCISSORS TO CUT PATTERN IN EDGES

PALETTE KNIFE

SAND FOR PAINT

ACRYLIC PAINT - MULTIPLE COLORS - you can also use acrylic inks for the first layer if you want to and you have them)

ACRYLIC MEDIUM - ONE PINT

DISPOSABLE PAPER PALETTE - TO MIX PAINT

VARIETY OF BRUSHES - INCLUDING AT LEAST:

ONE POINTED BRUSH

ONE FLAT BRUSH - (I found a half inch synthetic brush very useful to make the small marks that the Cubists used)

DRAWING MEDIA:

ONE BLACK FINE SHARPIE MARKER - (will have a bullet point)

2 PENCILS - 2B AND ONE SOFTER FOR TRANSFERRING DRAWING

CHARCOAL - VINE, COMPRESSED OR CHARCOAL PENCIL - the softer it is the more it will mix with paint)

SCISSORS