18” x 24” Drawing Pad – brand is not so important, just a good Drawing or Sketching pad will do.

Canson 18” x 24” Assorted Earth Tints pad (pad w/assorted colored pastel & charcoal papers) - *Note feel free to buy 3-4 sheets of loose Canson or Strathmore Pastel papers instead.

Graphite Pencils leaning to the softer, darker leads HB, 2B, 4B, 6B. “Woodless pencils” and/or “Ebony” pencils are great too.

Colored Pencils 24- 36 count set good – recommend Prismacolor brand.

Pen & Ink Supplies including Speedball brand “Sketching” dip pen set, as well as a bottle of Black India Ink, and a few round watercolor style brushes #’s 1 & 4 (or 6) will do. Basically, one thin and one thick.

Charcoal Pencils – soft, medium, & hard, and VINE Charcoal – medium sticks will do. 

Conte’ Crayons and Pencils in Sanguine(reddish brown), Brown(bistre) and Black & White in crayon form and also in pencil form(called Conte’ Pastel Pencils).

Erasers – Kneaded and plastic or white rubber eraser(mechanical erasers with eraser strips great too).

Spray Fixative – can of workable fixative in a matte finish if possible.

Masonite Clipboard – for support when using easels

Masking Tape