Art Materials

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

• A4 sketchbook
• A selection of drawing materials (e.g., pencils, dipping pen, fine-liners, or colour pencils – according to student preference)

Further Materials Required (Learner Purchased): 

Students are expected to purchase additional tools and materials during the course, including:

• A4 sketchbook (ongoing use)
• Dipping pen and drawing nib (mapping nib recommended)
• A2 or A1 cartridge paper (heavy or lightweight, depending on preference) 

Additional Course Materials:

• Additional Costs: £30–£60, depending on individual selection of materials and brand preferences.

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

• Pencils, scissors and Pritt stick.

Further Materials Required (Learner Purchased):

• 2mm Greyboard (A2)
• Bookcloth
• Bone folder (useful but not essential)
• Paper (can be recycled paper e.g. envelopes, brown bags etc.)

Additional Course Materials:

• Additional Costs: £30–£60, depending on individual selection of materials and brand preferences.

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

• A4 or A3 layout pad
• Sketchbook (at least A4)
• Drawing materials: pencils, pens, coloured pencils / pens with varying tip sizes, rubber, sharpener
• Scissors or scalpel/craft knife
• Ruler (metal or plastic, up to 30cm)
• Pritt stick, masking and scotch tape
• USB or external hard drive

Further Materials Required (Learner Purchased):

Any additional required items will need to be purchased independently at the learner's discretion during the course. 

Additional Course Materials:

Additional Costs: £45–£90, depending on individual selection of materials and brand preferences

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

Please do not purchase a new camera just for this course, but ideally you should have a digital SLR (DSLR) camera, which gives you full manual control for focusing, shutter speeds, aperture and ISO settings. A standard 50mm lens is all you require, or a zoom lens that includes a 50mm focal length. You may have other lenses too; these will give you a greater range of possibilities, but they are not necessary to take or complete the course successfully. 

You can still take the course and gain a range of knowledge without a fully manual DSLR camera with these features such as a Digital Hybrid ‘Bridge’ camera, or Digital Compact Camera, however you will not be able to put into practice everything that is being taught and get the most from the course.

No further materials required.

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

• Sketchbook or drawing pad (A3 or preferred size)
• Pencils: HB, 2B, 4B, 6B
• Plastic erasers or putty rubbers

No further materials required.

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

• Sketch pad A2
• Assortment of small sheets of paper – brown and/or other wrapping types, colour paper, newspaper, etc. (if desired)
• Pencils (HB, 2B, and /or 4B and/or 6B)
• Willow charcoal (medium)
• Soft pastels (24 or 36 or 48 half sticks of assorted colours - Inscribe brand recommended)
• Putty rubber and a pencil eraser
• Masking tape
• Spray fixative (a cheap hairspray is a good alternative)
• Protective clothing

Further Materials Required (Learner Purchased):

• Sugar/pastel paper A2 (mid-tone blue/green-grey)
• Assortment of other collected and/or prepared paper (if desired)
• Inks, assorted ink pens, resist wax/crayon and pointed round soft paintbrush (if desired)
• Scissors (if desired)

Additional Course Materials:

Additional Costs: £50–£80, depending on individual selection of materials and brand preferences.

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

Essential materials or equipment to be provided by the student:

• USB Stick / Hard Drive
• Sketchbooks / Notebooks
• A small selection of pens and pencils
• Headphones (3.5mm jack input)

No further materials required.

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

• Sketchbook / journal, pencil
• Examples of any materials / objects that interest you.

Materials and equipment provided for students as part of the course and included in course fee:

• A limited supply of card, plaster, wire and clay and other materials used for 3d construction
• Access to basic tools for making small sculptures in a range of media
• Sharp knife / scissors
• PVA glue

Further Materials Required (Learner Purchased):

• Sketchbooks
• A choice of scrap and recyclable materials (papers, small objects, plastics, wood, textiles, buttons, beads, etc.)
• Other adhesives and tape such as super glue, masking tape, gaffer tape
• Other materials used for 3d construction as required.
• Protective clothing
• Additional recommended materials and equipment students can provide:
• A digital camera/Smartphone

Additional Course Materials:

Additional Costs: £20–£60, depending on individual selection of materials and brand preferences.

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

• A1 or A2 cartridge paper - 1 sheet
• Charcoals - willow and compressed - 1stick of each
• White chalk
• Soft putty rubber
• HB, B, 2B, 6B pencils
• Graphite stick
• Pencil sharpener or craft knife
• Masking tape
• Sketchbook A3

Further Materials Required (Learner Purchased):

• Various drawing papers
• Coloured Chalk pastels or conte sticks
• Small bottle of black waterproof drawing ink
• Small and medium brushes
• Fixative
• A3 / A4 sketchbook
• White acrylic paint
• Sponge
• Apron or old shirt

Additional Course Materials:

Additional Costs: £30–£50, depending on individual selection of materials and brand preferences.

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

• A4 or A5 hard backed sketchbook,
• black drawing ink,
• old wax candle,
• rags.
• marker pen (any colour),
• thick cheap wax crayons,
• old 1 in household paint brush,
• craft knife,
• old newspapers and masking tape.

Further Materials Required (Learner Purchased):

• basic drawing medium including coloured pastels and coloured oil pastels and watercolour, gouache, acrylic paint,
• glue or acrylic medium matt, gum Arabic watercolour medium,
• collage paper (wallpapers, newspaper cuttings, fragments of old paintings, drawings and collages, rice paper, tissue paper, baking parchment),
• fabric off cuts – any kind of woven cloth (opaque as well as transparent), canvas (raw as well as primed and tinted),
• plastic sheet A3 (for mono-printing and drawing support),
• tools for scraping, rolling, rubbing, scratching, dripping, splashing, spraying, cutting, painting, and drawing (scraper, roller, craft knife, palette knife, plastic pipette).

Additional Course Materials:

Additional Costs: £30–£60, depending on individual selection of materials and brand preferences.

Essential Items Learners are to Bring to First Class:

• Reading glasses (if required)
• Apron to protect your clothes from chemicals (please wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty)
• Shoes with closed toes (no open toed sandals or similar)
• Optional
• Sketchbook
• Pencils / drawing equipment
• Lighter / stove lighter
• Thin paintbrush
• Permanent Marker - Ultra Fine Tip

Further Materials Required (Learner Purchased):The following materials are available to buy in class during the course, and will be invoiced at the end of the course based on your usage. 

• Copper/brass - sheet, wire & tube.
• Sterling silver - sheet, wire & tube.
• Additional silver may be required depending on your personal project, however details of what would be required based on your piece will be discussed in class and information given on where to order if you need to purchase direct from the supplier. 

Additional Course Materials:

Additional Costs: £5–£100, depending on individual selection of materials.