Art Exploration Series 4.4
Five online classes include live interaction with an instructor for a unique personalized experience! In this part of the fourth series, students will create three artworks that are original and truly their own. All Series 4 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
Variety of soft hair and bristle brushes
Chalk pastels (must have black, white and gray) – Blick – Michaels(24set) – Amazon
Hairspray fixative – Target
Wood skewer (6″ or shorter)
3 condiment cups
Plastic fork
Collection of Motif Pieces (10)
- Description of Motif Pieces will be provide by teacher on first day of this series
Supply List By Day
Prepare for each day of class by having the following supplies ready beforehand.
Day 1 Drone’s Eyeview Part 1
- Bristol vellum paper (12-14″ x 17-19″ stretched to board on all four sides)
- Palette paper pad
- Acrylic paints
- White charcoal pencil
- Wood skewer (6″ or shorter)
- Oil pastels
- Large bristle (not soft hair) paint brush
- Cup with 1″ of water for rinsing brush
- Plastic fork
- Paper towels
Day 2 Drone’s Eyeview Part 2
- Continuing on same paper as Drone’s Eyeview Part 1
- Oil pastels
Day 3 Crab with Bling Part 1
- Bristol vellum paper (12-14″ x 17-19″ stretched to board on all four sides)
- Acrylic paints (3 colors of student’s choice)
- Bristle (not soft hair) brushes
- Palette paper pad
- Cup with 1″ of water for rinsing brushes
- Paper towels
- Ebony pencil
- Collection of Motif Pieces (10)
- Description of Motif Pieces will be provide by teacher on first day of this series
Day 4 Crab with Bling Part 2
- Continuing on same paper as Crab with Bling Part 1
- Motif pieces from Crab with Bling Part 1
- Chalk pastel
- Acrylic paints: black, white & silver/gold
- 3 condiment cups, one for one tbs. of each acrylic paint color
- Small bristle (not soft hair) brush
- Small soft hair brush
- Cup with 1″ of water for rinsing brushes
- Wood skewer (6″ or shorter)
- Paper towels
Day 5 Stomping Buddies
- Bristol vellum paper (12-14″ x 17-19″ stretched to board on all four sides)
- Vine charcoal
- Black charcoal pencil
- White charcoal pencil
- Eraser
- Oil pastels