Art Exploration Series 3.1

Five online classes include live interaction with an instructor for a unique personalized experience! In this part of the third series, students will create three artworks that are original and truly their own. All Series 3 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

Board (~16×20″) for stretching paper  –  Blick

Masking tape for stretching paper  –  Blick  –  Amazon

1 sheet of watercolor paper (12-14″ x 17-19″ in size, purchase by pad or single sheet)  –  can substitute with bristol vellum

• Pad  –  Blick-CansonXL  –  Blick-Strathmore  –  Amazon-CansonXL  –  Amazon-Strathmore  –  Michaels-CansonXL (12″x18″)
• Sheet  –  Blick (tear this full sheet in half for project)

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

Scissors

Liquid glue or glue stick

Hair/blow dryer

Stick or skewer (any pointy tool that’s not too sharp)

Supply List By Day

Prepare for each day of class by having the following supplies ready beforehand.

Day 1 Let’s Bake A Cake Part 1

• Watercolor paper or bristol vellum paper (12-14″ x 17-18″ stretched to board on all four sides)
• Graphite/ebony pencil
• Eraser
• Pan watercolors
• Watercolor palette
• Soft hair paint brush
• Cup with 1″ of water
• Paper towels

Day 2 Let’s Bake A Cake Part 2

• Continuing on same paper as Let’s Bake A Cake Part 1
• Pan watercolors
• Watercolor palette
• Soft hair paint brush
• Cup with 1″ of water
• Paper towels

Day 3 Not So Notan Part 1

• 1/2 sheet of bristol vellum paper (cut or tear sheet of bristol in half for collage, no need to stretch onto board!)
• Pan watercolors
• Watercolor palette
• Variety of soft hair and bristle hair paint brushes in different sizes and shapes
• Cup with 1″ of water
• Paper towels
• Hair/blow dryer (if available)

Day 4 Not So Notan Part 2

• Same 1/2 sheet of paper from last class
• Full sheet of bristol vellum paper (12-14″ x 17-18″ stretched to board on all four sides)
• Scissors
• Glue

Day 5 Mask Up! Part 1

• Bristol vellum paper (12-14″ x 17-18″ stretched to board on all four sides)
• Oil pastels
• Stick or skewer (any pointy tool that’s not too sharp)