Art Exploration Series 2.3
Five online classes include live interaction with an instructor for a unique personalized experience! In this part of the second series, students will create three artworks that are original and truly their own. All Series 2 classes refer to the same ‘special words’ to help students build their understanding of the fine art terms.
Watch this Parent Guide video which includes instructions on how to set up an art space at home and how you can achieve a more independent and empowering experience for your child.
Find the list of supply needs by day below. Plan to spend about 15 minutes preparing the supplies before each class.
Weekly (one day per week) options are available year round and daily (week-long) options are available during school breaks.
Supplies Information
Quality art materials of good value have been specially selected for these classes because we know better supplies and tools improve the outcome of art making. Limited palettes of specific colors teach color mixing and are preferred over a palette with many colors. Our colored pencil selection provides the unique practice of layering and pressure control to blend and is preferred over softer colored pencils that mimic the practice of using soft chalk pastels to blend.
Listed below are the required supplies plus a number of choices and brands. Please allow time to acquire the needed art materials. If you purchased these supplies before or have these supplies at home, no need to purchase again.
Required Art Supplies
3 sheets bristol vellum drawing paper (12-14″ x 17-19″ in size, purchase by pad or single sheet)
- Pad – Blick-Strathmore – Amazon-Strathmore
- Sheet – Blick-CansonXL
Acrylic painting supplies – Blick List – Amazon List
- Acrylic paint (including metallics like gold and silver)
- Palette paper pad
- Water cup for rinsing brushes
- Paper towels
Brushes
- Bristle brushes in a variety of sizes – Blick-Royal&Langnickel – Amazon-Creative Mark
- Soft hair brush in a variety of sizes – Ikea-Mala – Amazon-Mala
Black india ink – Blick – Amazon
Ink tools (an assortment of mark-making tools you can find at home like stick/skewers, plastic forks, junky craft brushes)
Small condiment cup for holding ink
Graphite pencil – Blick
Eraser
Wooden coffee stirrers for relief sculpture (about 20 stirrers) – Amazon
Liquid glue bottle
A sheet of wax paper
Supply List By Day
Prepare for each day of class by having the following supplies ready beforehand.
Day 1 Rhino Relief Sculpture
- Bristol vellum paper (12-14″ x 17-18″ stretched to board on all four sides)
- Black ink (small quantity in condiment cup)
- Large flat brush
- Wax paper (about 11″ x 14″ in size)
- Graphite pencil
- 20 wooden coffee stirrers
- Bottle of liquid white glue
- Pieces of masking tape
Day 2 Rhino Relief Sculpture Part 2
- Continuing on same paper as Rhino Relief Sculpture Part 1
- Oil pastels
- Acrylic paints (full palette: white, yellow, light red, magenta red, blue, green)
- Palette paper pad
- Bristle brushes
- Cup with 1″ of water for rinsing brushes
- Paper towels
- Bottle of liquid white glue
Day 3 Balloon Parade
- Bristol vellum paper (12-14″ x 17-18″ stretched to board on all four sides)
- Graphite pencil
- Eraser
- Acrylic paints (full palette: white, yellow, light red, magenta red, blues, green)
- Palette paper pad
- Bristle brushes
- Cup with 1″ of water for rinsing brushes
- Paper towels
- Black ink (small quantity in condiment cup)
- Soft hair brush
- White charcoal pencil
Day 4 Balloon Parade Part 2
- Continuing on same paper as Balloon Parade Part 1
- White charcoal pencil
- Oil pastels
Day 5 Hedgehog Adventure
- Bristol vellum paper (12-14″ x 17-18″ stretched to board on all four sides)
- Graphite pencil
- Eraser
- Cup with 1″ of water
- Large soft hair brush
- Black ink (small quantity in condiment cup)
- Ink tools (some type of stick like a skewer, popsicle stick, etc)
- Paper towel