DR404 Colored Pencil for Everyone With Melissa Miller Nece
Tuesdays, 6 Week Class
Time: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Tuition: $215
Levels: Intermediate, Advanced
Neat, portable and inexpensive, colored pencils can be used for any style work, from rough sketches to finely detailed realism. Students experiment with color and techniques for a full range of special effects. Emphasis on developing an individual style through personal guidance from instructor and class discussion. Some background in drawing necessary. All new students receive a drawing pad and a special eraser. Ages 17 and up.
COLORED PENCIL SET - at least a 36 - 48 pencil set
Best brands: Bruynzeel Design; Caran d’Ache Pablo or Luminance; Derwent Procolour, Artist, Studio or Coloursoft; Faber-Castell Polychromos; Koh-I-Noor Polycolor or Tri-Tone; Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor; Blick Studio; Soho Urban Artist; Prismacolor Premier Soft Core. (Not watercolor pencils. Avoid student grade or generic pencils) Best selection is available Blick Art Materials, Tampa; AOE Supply, Tampa, or by mail order (Blick Art Materials – dickblick.com; Jerry’s Artarama - jerrysartarama.com). Some brands available at Office Depot or Staples, Michaels or JoAnn Fabric & Crafts – use coupons whenever possible!
Faber-Castell “PERFECTION 7058” INK ERASER (Provided in class for new students)
A typing/ink eraser that sharpens like a pencil.
KNEADED ERASER
GRAPHITE DRAWING PENCILS
H or HB (#2) lead or whatever you prefer
DRAWING PAPER (All new students receive a Stonehenge pad)
. Most basic is a pad of vellum (not “smooth”) bristol paper, 9 x 12" or 11 x 14".
Other choices include colored Stonehenge, pastel papers such as Canson Mi-Tientes, UArt, Colourfix or cold-press illustration board. (Plain sketchbook paper is not recommended for colored pencil; it’s OK for preliminary drawing.)
PENCIL SHARPENER
If buying electric, choose the kind with a spiral cutter, not a single blade. Office supply stores have their own brands and other choices.
MASKING TAPE or clear tape
DRAWING BOARD for support
OPTIONAL SUPPLIES (nice to have but NOT necessary):
Colorless blender pencils: Derwent, Prismacolor Colorless Blender or Lyra "Splender" blender
X-Acto knife (or similar small craft knife)
Colorless blender markers (made by Prismacolor and others)
popsicle stick and/or golf tee (yes, really!)
various other erasers
tracing paper
graphite transfer paper
blending stump (pointed blending tool made of tightly rolled paper)
workable fixative ( recommended to prevent “bloom” on finished work)
Some students bring a table easel for proper viewing angle. (Floor easels are available in studio)
PLEASE GIVE CONSIDERATION TO SUBJECT MATTER! Have good, clear references. You may want to have an outline drawing ready before class. Pre-printed projects will be available for beginners.