Please bring - 

Acrylics  

• A3 pad of watercolour paper 300 gsm paper NOT or cold pressed

• acrylics -starter pack Daler Rowney or Winsor and Newton

• brushes - bristle, small , medium, large, small bristle fan brush

• 2B pencil and rubber

• large palette or plastic plate

• small spray bottle

• two large water containers

• natural sponge

• large cotton rag or old t-shirt

Drawing

• A3 (at least) cartridge, watercolour and any other 'toothed' papers

• a selection of drawing pencils, from 6H to 6B

• carbon and charcoal pencils : soft grades eg 4B, 6B, 8B etc

• rubbers, including putty rubber

• masking tape

• board on which to rest your work (foamboard is ideal - firm and feather light)

Mixed media

• watercolours

• acrylics including structure gel

• coloured pencils

• felt tip pens

• pastels: soft and oil

• brushes

• low-odour white spirit

• mount spray

• sponge and rubber rollers

• plastic: 25 x 25 cm approx

• scissors

• coloured string and cotton

• coloured tissue paper

• bubble wrap

• found objects

• straws

• fabric off-cuts

• paper towels

• supports: heavy paper / card / board / canvas

Oils

• paints - titanium white, cadmium / lemon yellow, yellow ochre, ultramarine, permanent rose, quinacridone magenta, burnt umber, terre verte / viridian /sap green / oxide of chromuim

• distilled turpentine, or white spirit, or low odour Sansodor

• Liquin original gel

• large cotton rag

• prepared canvas boards (16 x 12" at least)

• palette

• bristle brushes

• plastic bag for discarded cloths and paper (essential because of Health & Safety regulations!)

• newspaper for 'tonking'

• 6B-8B pencil/charcoal

Pastels

• A3 pastel paper (paper to be at least A3 but preferably bigger - A2!) - includng coloured (dark or black) paper

• selection of graded pencils - 5H-5B

• pastel pencils

• chalky pastel sticks

• 'fan' brush and selection of bristle brushes

• torchon or blender

• putty and other rubbers

• two aperture pencil sharpener

• masking tape

• cotton wool

• wet wipes

 Pen & wash

• A3 watercolour 140 lb (300 gsm) paper

• A3 cartridge paper

• watercolours

• waterproof and non-waterproof black ink

• nylon brushes including fan brush

• selection of graded pencils - 5H-5B

• robust dip pen drawing nibs (not calligraphic)

• angled colour shaper

• palette

• masking tape

• two large water containers

• putty rubber

• large cotton rag

• sponge

• cigarette lighter (not matches!) 

Watercolours

• A3 watercolour 1401b (300 gsm) paper

• watercolours

• nylon brushes including fan brush

• selection of graded pencils - 5H-5B

• two large water containers

• putty rubber

• masking fluid

• angled colour shaper

• palette

• masking tape

• large cotton rag

• natural sponge​​

Please also bring

Photos and pictures of the subject matter. Photos to be in close-up from various angles and points of perspective and in various lighting; also from a distance.  You could also bring photos or pictures of the background subject matter.

Please also bring actual object, models or toys where possible and applicable, eg real or artifical flowers.