Drawing and Pastel Materials

For Charcoal Drawing

1.) Jumbo Soft Vine Charcoal : Jack Richeson #870009 NOT Compressed

2.) Soft Vine Charcoal : Medium thickness and thin (willow)

3.) Conte Crayon Sticks: White BB Soft and Sanguine Soft

Paper:

Suitable for all Soft Pastels and Charcoal Drawing applications

Individual Sheets of Canson Mi-Tientes paper 19” x 25”
Suggested Colors- Moonglow, Flannel Grey, Felt Grey

Sennelier LaCarte Pastel Paper sheet 19” x 25”
Suggested Colors: Light Blue Grey, Dark Blue Grey, Light Grey Mist

Borden & Riley Grey Pastel/Charcoal Paper #410
18” x 24” Pad 25 sheets

Drawing Tools:

Artists Chamois –Soft goatskin cloth for erasure
Art Supply Store or Auto Parts store sells larger cloth used for car detailing. Can be cut into smaller pieces

Kneaded Rubber Eraser: As large as possible. Can be torn into smaller pieces.

Spray Workable fixative or Krylon Crystal Clear acrylic fixative

Small washcloth

Wire, Metal, or Spring Clips for holding paper to board

Drafting Tape (White) NOT masking tape

Drawing Board:

A rigid backing board upon which the paper is affixed

Masonite Board (pressed particle board): ¼ inch, 20” x 26” or larger for backing surface.
Available at Lumber Yard

or

Gator Board or ½” Foam Core 20” x 30”

or

Drawing Boards also available with clips built into the board.

Pastels:

Soft Pastels – Chalk pastels that are a combination of pigment and Gum Arabic (non greasy)

Economy
Loew Cornell deluxe 72 color pastel Set
Prismicolor Intro Set 30 colors
Marie’s 50 Pastels Set

High Quality
Rembrandt Assorted Landscape Set 15 sticks (recommended starter set)
Sennelier Soft Pastel Light Tones Set of 24 sticks
Sennelier Soft Pastel DarkTones Set of 24 sticks

Schmincke Soft Pastel 30 Assorted Colors

SENNELIER SOFT PASTEL 80 HALF STICK SET

Jumbo Pastels (for backgrounds)

SENNELIER LA GRANDE SOFT PASTEL VAN DYKE VIOLET 1

SENNELIER LA GRANDE SOFT PASTEL RESEDA GREY GREEN 1

SENNELIER LA GRANDE SOFT PASTEL BLACK BROWN 1

Pastels can be purchased separately or in sets
Economy pastels can be utilized for dark colors. For lighter colors, higher quality pastels are recommended.

Pastel Pencils- Soft Pastel Chalk pressed into pencil form. Assorted.

Pan Pastel- Powdered pigment and assorted applicator tools.

Applicators and Texture Collection- Assorted textured objects sea sponges, screens, cloth, used to apply pigment

Oil Pastels – Stick pigments that are a combination of Pigment and Oil binder.
Oil pastels must be used on a non- porous or sealed surface due to the penetration and drying characteristics of Oil.

Essential Charcoal Drawing Kit :

Jumbo Charcoal- NOT Compressed

Individual Sheets of Canson Mi-Tientes paper 19” x 25”
Suggested Colors- Moonglow, Flannel Grey, Felt Grey

Kneaded Eraser

Chamois

Conte White BB

Foamcore or Masonite Backing Board

Clips or pieces of tape

Fixative Spray