Drawing with Gabriela Dellosso You can draw in either charcoal or pencil, your preference. For Charcoal: General’s Charcoal Pencils –buy several - HB and 4B. Please keep these sharp Medium soft vine charcoal A Kneaded Eraser Blending Stumps Canson Gray paper single sheet (buy a few sheets, them cut them into 8 x 10 pieces) A white Pastel Pencil and a white pastel stick A razor blade and pencil sharpener to keep pencils sharp. For Drawing Pads: I recommend Strathmore 400 series no larger than 11 x 14 A solid eraser – Creatacolor Monolith eraser, or anything similar to that.
For Pencil: Bring in HB’s and 9B’s, also an Ebony pencil. A Mechanical pencil is nice to have as well, for very fine detail, --HB grade, size 0.7 Blending Stumps Pencil Sharpener Kneaded eraser Solid eraser – Creatacolor Monolith eraser, or anything similar to that For Drawing Pads: I recommend Strathmore 400 series , no larger than 11 x 14 A Sakura electric eraser is great optional tool, when you want to spend $40
** A fine tip marker – brown or black - any brand A color pencil, any kind, either blue or green. Some notes regarding the National Academy School of Fine Arts: -Instructors attend full time classes two days per week to give instruction. The instructor is present one day per week for classes that meet three times or less per week. -The school provides desks, sinks, soap and storage racks. Bring a padlock if you wish to rent a locker ($5 or $10 per month – no cash, please, Visa/MasterCard or Personal Checks accepted.) -Use of fixative is not allowed in the school or anywhere near the school property, including the sidewalks and park.
National Academy School of Fine Arts 5 East 89th Street p/212.996.1908 f/212.426.1711
Drawing Basics with Gabriela G. Dellosso You can draw in either charcoal or pencil, your preference. For Charcoal: General’s Charcoal Pencils –buy several - HB and 4B. Please keep these sharp Medium soft vine charcoal A Kneaded Eraser Blending Stumps Canson Gray paper single sheet (buy a few sheets, them cut them into 8 x 10 pieces) A white Pastel Pencil and a white pastel stick A razor blade and pencil sharpener to keep pencils sharp. For Drawing Pads: I recommend Strathmore 400 series no larger than 11 x 14 A solid eraser – Creatacolor Monolith eraser, or anything similar to that. For Pencil: Bring in HB’s and 9B’s, also an Ebony pencil. A Mechanical pencil is nice to have as well, for very fine detail, --HB grade, size 0.7 Blending Stumps Pencil Sharpener Kneaded eraser Solid eraser – Creatacolor Monolith eraser, or anything similar to that For Drawing Pads: I recommend Strathmore 400 series , no larger than 11 x 14 A Sakura electric eraser is great optional tool, when you want to spend $40 ** A fine tip marker – brown or black - any brand A color pencil, any kind, either blue or green.
Some notes regarding the National Academy School of Fine Arts: -Instructors attend full time classes two days per week to give instruction. The instructor is present one day per week for classes that meet three times or less per week. -The school provides desks, sinks, soap and storage racks. Bring a padlock if you wish to rent a locker ($5, $10 or $15 per month – no cash, please, AMEX, Discover, Visa/MasterCard or Personal Checks accepted.) -Use of fixative is not allowed in the school or anywhere near the school property, including the sidewalks and park.
Drawing with Color with Lisa Dinhofer Required for first class* *Paper: 11” x 14” Bristol board pad or Strathmore S400 or Canson suggested *Pencils: Sharpened Drawing Pencils: #2B, #6B, #F Color Pencils: names of colors will change with manufacturer; the names in parenthesis below are the brand, Prismacolor Premier pencils, where necessary some are indicated in parenthesis. 2 Blues - Cyan (true blue), Ultramarine 2 Reds - Magenta, Cadmium Red Medium (poppy red) 2 Yellow - Canary Yellow, Lemon Yellow 1 Black 2 White 1 Orange 1Spring Green 1 Violet 1 Blending pencil (no color) this pencil is separate from the sets or 24 or 36 pc. Pencil set – Prismacolor Premier or Caron d’Ache (Pablo) & lemon yellow *Erasers: 1 kneaded, 1 plastic *Pencil sharpener or razor blades for sharpening *12” metal ruler *½” Artist tape, Scotch low tact is suggested *1 4 oz or smaller bottle of Art Masking Fluid, 1 rubber cement “pick up” *1 very inexpensive brush, #3 round, for use with masking fluid Watercolor Supplies: (Optional) 9” x 12” Watercolor Block – Arches or Lana suggested Colors: use dry half pans (tubes dry out) 2 Blues – Pthalo blue, Ultramarine blue deep 2 Reds – Alizarin crimson, Cadmium red pale 2 Yellows – Zinc yellow, Cadmium Yellow light 1 Green – Cadmium Green 1 Violet – Dioxine Violet 1 Black – Lamp or Ivory 1 White – Chinese White - or one basic watercolor set of 24 colors (most artist grade watercolors are good) Watercolor Brushes: #3, #8 (round), #4 filbert, 1” (flat) Palette box for individual colors or separate porcelain palette Sponges: natural elephant ear,1 small and 1 medium 2 plastic containers for water Paper towels Some notes regarding the National Academy School of Fine Arts: -Instructors attend full time classes two days per week to give instruction. The instructor is present one day per week for classes that meet three times or less per week. -The school provides desks, sinks, soap and storage racks. Bring a padlock if you wish to rent a locker ($5 or $10 per month – no cash, please, Visa/MasterCard or Personal Checks accepted.) -Use of fixative is not allowed in the school or anywhere near the school property, including the sidewalks and park.
Drawing with Lisa Dinhofer Supply List Required for first class*: • 18” x 24” newsprint or bond paper* • Soft Charcoal (Willow preferred) * • Ballpoint or felt tip pen* • 2 Chamois cloth* • Chalk pastels (inexpensive)* Optional: • Watercolor Brushes: #3, #6 (round), #3 (flat) • Black watercolor or gouache • 14” x 17” Bond Pad • Charcoal paper, gray or other medium color • Soft Pencil #8B or #6B • White Pencil
Some notes regarding the National Academy School of Fine Arts: -Instructors attend full time classes two days per week to give instruction. The instructor is present one day per week for classes that meet three times or less per week. -The school provides desks, sinks, soap and storage racks. Bring a padlock if you wish to rent a locker ($5 or $10 per month – no cash, please, Visa/MasterCard or Personal Checks accepted.) -Use of fixative is not allowed in the school or anywhere near the school property, including the sidewalks and park.
Modernism with Drawing with Henry Finkelstein Drawing Class: 18” x 24” or bigger drawing pad - 100 sheets - not newsprint, but inexpensive enough to do a lot of drawings. Canson Sketch is the best, (with the orange cover, not the recycled version). Utrecht is ok too. Absolutely avoid anything made by Borden and Riley. Soft vine charcoal, 24 sticks, (not compressed, not medium or hard grade). Genuine chamois cloth, 8” x 10”, the larger the better* Any other materials you might like to draw with: pencils, red chalk, erasers, pen and ink, etc. Workable fixative or unscented hairspray for use at home (Fixative/hairspray cannot be used in school or in the neighborhood.) *Genuine large chamois can be bought at Pearl Paint, Canal Street Gracious Home, or Automotive Stores. Some notes regarding the National Academy School of Fine Arts: -Instructors attend full time classes two days per week to give instruction. The instructor is present one day per week for classes that meet three times or less per week. -The school provides desks, sinks, soap and storage racks. Bring a padlock if you wish to rent a locker ($5 or $10 per month – no cash, please, Visa/MasterCard or Personal Checks accepted.)
-Use of fixative is not allowed in the school or anywhere near the school property, including the sidewalks and park.
BLURRING THE LINES: DRAWING, INSTALLATION & SITE-SPECIFICITY WITH BORINQUEN GALLO
Material List Students are encouraged to bring a sketchbook, a large paper pad (min 18X24), basic drawing tools (ebony pencil, charcoal pencil, eraser, India ink and bamboo stick) Additional materials may be purchased throughout the course upon discussion with instructor, based on students’ artistic endeavors and personal explorations.
Drawing with Dan Gheno MINIMUM MATERIALS FOR DRAWING: One type of pencil One type of paper pad, any size, but preferably 18 x 24 One drawing board and Clips For Pencils, Pick From Choice Of: General’s and/or Ritmo Charcoal Pencil HB, Wolff’s Carbon Pencil B Supra-Color (color pencil) Russet #065 Pitt (Faber-Castell), Sanguine oil based #112920, #1122-188 (Pastel) Cretacolor oil based (462 02) and/or crayon version (262 02) with holder Vine Charcoal Graphite Pencils #’s 2H, H, HB, B For paper, pick from choice of: l9X24 Bond (Borden (#39), Utrecht (“Sketch“), Canson Morilla (#116), 18X24 Newsprint (smooth or rough) and others OTHER Drawing Board, which could be l8X24 Masonite board or Canvas board Clips (to hold paper) Small hand-held mirror Tracing Paper (small pad) Eraser (Mars Staedtler and Tuff Stuff eraser)
Some notes regarding the National Academy School of Fine Arts: -Instructors attend full time classes two days per week to give instruction. The instructor is present one day per week for classes that meet three times or less per week. -The school provides desks, sinks, soap and storage racks. Bring a padlock if you wish to rent a locker ($5 or $10 per month – no cash, please, Visa/MasterCard or Personal Checks accepted.)
-Use of fixative is not allowed in the school or anywhere near the school property, including the sidewalks and park.
Material List - Life Drawing Class Yuka Imata If you are not sure whether you want to work in graphite (pencil) or charcoal, please bring in sketch pad and any material you use regularly to the first class. I will be happy to give suggestion in addition to what you have.
Graphite
You can either purchase regular pencils or lead holders.
Pencil set (6B, 4B, 2B, B, HB, H, 2H are recommended)
Pencil sharpener of any kind you prefer.
Box cutter
--Choice or either above 3, or below 3 set.--
Staedtler Lead Holder (7pc)
2mm Turquoise Lead (dozen) (6B, 4B, 2B, B, HB, H, 2H are recommended) or Staedtler Mars Technico 2mm Leads (dozen) or few leads. (6B, 4B, 2B, B, HB, H, 2H are recommended)
Alvin Rotary Lead Pointer (Regular sharpener will not work for leads.)
Graphite Sticks
Material List - Life Drawing Class Yuka Imata If you are not sure whether you want to work in graphite (pencil) or charcoal, please bring in sketch pad and any material you use regularly to the first class. I will be happy to give suggestion in addition to what you have.
Charcoal
General’s Charcoal Pencil Available in 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B. General’s Charcoal Pencil White Winsor & Newton Vine or willow Charcoal Vine charcoal is dark gray, comes in extra soft, soft, medium, and hard. Willow charcoal is black, comes in thin, medium, and thick.
Box cutter
Sand paper pads Or Callus remover (You may need one for black and the other for white.)
Other Materials – for both graphite and charcoal. Kneaded Eraser
Material List - Life Drawing Class Yuka Imata If you are not sure whether you want to work in graphite (pencil) or charcoal, please bring in sketch pad and any material you use regularly to the first class. I will be happy to give suggestion in addition to what you have.
One plastic eraser of any kind.
Optional but highly recommended: Mono zero 2.3mm round Great one to have for small detail. Blending Stump Small and medium sizes are recommended.
Chamois
Masking tape ¾ ” width
Optional: Knitting needle or any straight stick.
Glassine paper Protection for your drawing.
Material List - Life Drawing Class Yuka Imata If you are not sure whether you want to work in graphite (pencil) or charcoal, please bring in sketch pad and any material you use regularly to the first class. I will be happy to give suggestion in addition to what you have.
Paper – need one sketch pad of your choice. Both graphite and charcoal
Any drawing paper or pad, white or toned (approx. 18x24) (NO NEWSPRINT PAD)
For charcoal
Optional: Arches watercolor hot press 140lbs is superb for long pose drawing in graphite. Arches watercolor pads (hot press) are only available in 9 x 12” and 10 x 14”, so for larger size, buy a sheet and mount on form board or drawing pad.
Material List - Life Drawing Class Yuka Imata If you are not sure whether you want to work in graphite (pencil) or charcoal, please bring in sketch pad and any material you use regularly to the first class. I will be happy to give suggestion in addition to what you have.
Optional: Foam board (To tape the paper. Recommended to use ¼” – ½” or thicker)
Drawing board – You can tape your paper or stabilize your sketch pad.
Beginning Drawing with Michele LiCalsi This course is designed to give students a solid foundation in the fundamentals of drawing. The skills necessary to render a subject three-dimensionally will be taught through a variety of exercises using still life and eventually the model. Observational techniques, composition and different artistic approaches will be explored as students use a variety of media to render the subject. This course is open to beginners with little or no previous drawing experience and is an excellent refresher for the artist who wants to review basic principals or improve their skill level with a particular drawing medium. *Students should bring a 6B drawing pencil and a drawing pad to the first class. **Supplies are suggested and can be substituted with comparable items by any company or from any art store. (Note: soft pastels can be substituted with oil pastels, Nu pastels, or colored pencils in comparable colors to the Rembrandt sticks). Materials List Strathmore Drawing Pad, Medium, 11” x 14” Strathmore Assorted Tints Charcoal Pad, 12” x 18” Pink Pearl eraser, medium Designed kneaded eraser, large Staedtler Mars Lumograph 6H drawing pencil Staedtler Mars Lumograph 6B drawing pencil Black charcoal pencil White charcoal pencil Vine charcoal (soft) Compressed Charcoal Rembrandt soft pastels: - White #100.5 - Light Gray #704.8 - Medium Gray #704.5 - Black #700.5 Some notes regarding the National Academy School of Fine Arts: -Instructors attend full time classes two days per week to give instruction. The instructor is present one day per week for classes that meet three times or less per week.
-The school provides desks, sinks, soap and storage racks. Bring a padlock if you wish to rent a locker ($5 or $10 per month – no cash, please, Visa/MasterCard or Personal Checks accepted.) -Use of fixative is not allowed in the school or anywhere near the school property, including the sidewalks and park.
ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS WITH ERIC MARCH MATERIALS LIST I recommend alternating drawing in pencil and charcoal. I have listed materials for each. The class also includes lectures. For these I recommend taking notes in pencil or pen with colored pencil if needed. Your notes can serve as a valuable resource in the future so I recommend dedicating a large sketchbook to them and thinking of your notes as part of your artistic production for the class. Pencil • Pencils: H, HB, 2B, 4B (2 of each) There are many different papers you can use with pencil. I’ve listed two options below, but there are others. The Bristol Plate is a tough, smooth paper that holds up to a lot of corrections. The Strathmore is a good all-around drawing paper. • Bristol Plate Smooth Finish Pad, 14” x 17” or larger • Strathmore 400 Series 18” x 24” “Drawing” Pad Charcoal Charcoal is a great medium that works very well for setting up value relationships quickly. The different kinds of charcoal serve different purposes in the stages of a drawing. Charcoal paper has a tooth to it that helps the charcoal “stick” to the paper. • Medium or soft vine charcoal sticks (8-12 sticks) • General's Charcoal Pencils: HB, 2B, 4B (2 of each) • General's White Charcoal Pencil or other White Pastel Pencil (1) • Canson Mi-Teinte Pastel Paper (It comes in a variety of colors of 25.5" x 19.5" sheets. Get either medium-value blue or grey colors of paper, 3-5 sheets.) Work on the smoother side of the paper. • Sanding pad (for sharpening charcoal pencils and vine charcoal- I recommend a corn-remover type sanding block that you can get at a drug store. See image below.)
Other: • Drawing board (28” x 22” or around that size. Your board should be larger than your paper size. Often just going to a lumberyard and getting a piece of 1/8” Masonite cut down to size is the best-and cheapest-way to get one. They also sell drawing boards in art stores that come equipped with handle-holes and built in clips can make it hard to use the board!) • Two Large 2" Paper Clamps or Bulldog Clips (for clipping paper to board) • Straight Razor blade (for sharpening pencils) • Kneaded eraser (looks like a square of gray clay) • Straight, thin knitting needle or BBQ skewer stick (for measuring) • Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating (for fixing drawings at home) • Glasseine (it’s like tracing paper and used for protecting stored drawings) • Portfolio for transporting paper drawings that is larger than paper size (do not roll your drawings!) • Sketchbook for lecture notes– 9” x 12” or 11” x 14” • Colored pencils for notes: yellow, red, orange, pink, green, blue • Plumb line (can simply be a thin 18” string tied to a small weight) • 4 small spring clamps for securing drawing board to easel
FIGURE DRAWING WITH ERIC MARCH MATERIALS LIST You can work in either charcoal or pencil. I have listed materials for each. I recommend trying both over the course of the class. Pencil • Pencils: H, HB, 2B (2 of each: “H” pencils are harder, “B” pencils are softer.) There are many different papers you can use with pencil. I’ve listed two options below, but there are others. The Bristol Plate is a tough, smooth paper that holds up to a lot of corrections. The Strathmore is a good all-around drawing paper. • Strathmore 400 Series 18” x 24” “Drawing” Pad • Bristol Plate Smooth Finish Pad, 14” x 17” or larger • Drawing paper pad or newsprint pad for quick gesture drawings • You could also try loose paper: Bristol Plate Smooth Finish (2 or 3 ply) Rives BFK Fabriano Classico Charcoal • Medium or soft vine charcoal sticks (8-12 sticks) • General's Charcoal Pencils: HB, 2B, 4B (1 or 2 of each) • General's White Charcoal Pencil or other White Pastel Pencil (not a white colored pencil) • If you want to try working with sanguine: Sanguine or reddish-brown pastel pencil (Faber-Castell brand) • Canson Mi-Teinte Pastel Paper (It comes in a variety of colors of 25.5" x 19.5" sheets. Get either medium-value blue or grey colors of paper, 3-5 sheets) Work on the smoother side of the paper. For sanguine, a buff or beige paper works well. • Drawing paper pad or newsprint pad for quick gesture drawings • Sanding pad (for sharpening charcoal pencils and vine charcoal- I recommend a corn-remover type sanding block that you can get at a drug store. See image below.)
Other: • Drawing board (28” x 22” or around that size. Your board should be larger than your paper size. Often just going to a lumberyard and getting a piece of 1/8” Masonite cut down to size is the best-and cheapestway to get one. They also sell drawing boards in art stores that come equipped with handle-holes and built in clips can make it hard to use the board!) • Two Large 2" Paper Clamps or Bulldog Clips (for clipping paper to board) • Straight Razor blade (for sharpening pencils) • Kneaded eraser (looks like a square of gray clay) • Straight, thin knitting needle or BBQ skewer stick (for measuring) • Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating (for fixing drawings at home) • Glasseine (it’s like tracing paper and used for protecting stored drawings) • Portfolio for transporting paper drawings that is larger than paper size (do not roll your drawings!) • Sketchbook • Plumb line (can simply be a thin 18” string tied to a small weight) 4 small spring clamps for securing drawing board to easel
ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS WITH ERIC MARCH MATERIALS LIST
I recommend alternating drawing in pencil and charcoal. I have listed materials for each. The class also includes lectures. For these I recommend taking notes in pencil or pen with colored pencil if needed. Your notes can serve as a valuable resource in the future so I recommend dedicating a large sketchbook to them and thinking of your notes as part of your artistic production for the class. Pencil • Pencils: H, HB, 2B, 4B (2 of each) There are many different papers you can use with pencil. I’ve listed two options below, but there are others. The Bristol Plate is a tough, smooth paper that holds up to a lot of corrections. The Strathmore is a good all-around drawing paper. • Bristol Plate Smooth Finish Pad, 14” x 17” or larger • Strathmore 400 Series 18” x 24” “Drawing” Pad Charcoal Charcoal is a great medium that works very well for setting up value relationships quickly. The different kinds of charcoal serve different purposes in the stages of a drawing. Charcoal paper has a tooth to it that helps the charcoal “stick” to the paper. • Medium or soft vine charcoal sticks (8-12 sticks) • General's Charcoal Pencils: HB, 2B, 4B (2 of each) • General's White Charcoal Pencil or other White Pastel Pencil (1) • Canson Mi-Teinte Pastel Paper (It comes in a variety of colors of 25.5" x 19.5" sheets. Get either medium-value blue or grey colors of paper, 3-5 sheets.) Work on the smoother side of the paper. • Sanding pad (for sharpening charcoal pencils and vine charcoal- I recommend a corn-remover type sanding block that you can get at a drug store. See image below.)
Other: • Drawing board (28” x 22” or around that size. Your board should be larger than your paper size. Often just going to a lumberyard and getting a piece of 1/8” Masonite cut down to size is the best-and cheapest-way to get one. They also sell drawing boards in art stores that come equipped with handle-holes and built in clips can make it hard to use the board!) • Two Large 2" Paper Clamps or Bulldog Clips (for clipping paper to board) • Straight Razor blade (for sharpening pencils) • Kneaded eraser (looks like a square of gray clay) • Straight, thin knitting needle or BBQ skewer stick (for measuring) • Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating (for fixing drawings at home) • Glasseine (it’s like tracing paper and used for protecting stored drawings) • Portfolio for transporting paper drawings that is larger than paper size (do not roll your drawings!) • Sketchbook for lecture notes– 9” x 12” or 11” x 14” • Colored pencils for notes: yellow, red, orange, pink, green, blue • Plumb line (can simply be a thin 18” string tied to a small weight) • 4 small spring clamps for securing drawing board to easel
Recommended Reading for Anatomy: Stephen Rogers Peck “Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist” (Oxford) George Bridgman “Constructive Anatomy” (Dover) Eliot Goldfinger “Human Anatomy for Artists” (Oxford) Richer/Hale “Artistic Anatomy” (Watson Guptill) Bammes "Die Gestalt des Menschen" (his original huge book) and "Menschen Zeichnen" (similar with less text and more drawings, also huge) English language abridged versions: Bammes “Complete Guide to Life Drawing” (Search Press) Bammes “The Artist’s Guide to Human Anatomy” (Dover) Andrew Loomis “Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth” (Titan, you might be able to find a PDF online) Joseph D’Amelio “Perspective Drawing Handbook” (Van Nostrand Reinhold)
DRAWING THE FIGURE WITH ERIC MICHELSON Materials List 18 x 24 Newsprint pad 18 x 24 White drawing pad Charcoal pencils - 2B, 4B, 6B Graphite pencils – 2H, 2B, 4B, 6B Vine charcoal, soft Kneaded eraser Razor blade
Drawing with Brandon Soloff MINIMUM MATERIALS FOR DRAWING:
Pencils (4H, 2H, HB, F, 2B ,4B) Drawing board and clips Vine charcoal (soft, medium and hard) Small hand-held mirror Kneaded eraser Paper, 24”x18” pad or sheets Pencil sharpener, sandpaper
For paper, pick from choice of Canson Morilla (#116), Canson Mi-teintes, Stonehenge, and others.
Some notes regarding the National Academy School of Fine Arts: -Instructors attend full time classes two days per week to give instruction. The instructor is present one day per week for classes that meet three times or less per week. -The school provides desks, sinks, soap and storage racks. Bring a padlock if you wish to rent a locker ($5 or $10 per month – no cash, please, Visa/MasterCard or Personal Checks accepted.) -Use of fixative is not allowed in the school or anywhere near the school property, including the sidewalks and park.
