MATERIALS LIST –
WINTER 2010 DRAWING Life Drawing (Carolyn
Gardiner) 1 black conté crayon; 1 white conté crayon; 1 only
graphite stick (any grade); graphite pencils [2B, 4B, 6B, 8B];
black water colour [tube]; pen & nib; (This nib is a plain drawing
nib, not a calligraphy one. Make sure you purchase the holder and nib
together otherwise they may not fit properly) black drawing ink (preferably
in a small bottle you can dip the nib into); brush for wash [soft – size
10-12, should return to a fine point]; dry brush [stiff – hog hair size
12 flat]; eraser [vinyl, not rubber]; Charcoal : soft square (must
be a luscious rich black – sometimes called black pastel), and willow (1
stick), and compressed (round or flat); A3 cartridge paper [pad or 30
sheets]; 4 sheets of A2 cartridge paper; 1 sheet of cotton rag paper
[such as Reeves or Arches]; 1 sheet of grey pastel paper [ie. Canson or
Ingres]; 1 sheet of watercolour paper [cold pressed]; 2 bulldog clips. The Power of Pastels (Mia Clark) Pastels: boxed set of MYUNGO pastels are adequate to start
exploring. Minimum 48 set (the more the merrier). 3 sticks of conté: white, sanguine, black. A Charcoal Pastel or
a stick of compressed charcoal.. A grey faber castel kneadable eraser and
soft white bread (for erasing) and a small paper blender . Optional, a
charcoal pencil. or mid brown pastel pencil (conté a paris) 3 sheets of Canson
Mi-Tientes paper, mid grey, mid tan and beige or light tan. 2 sheets of
colorfix paper in strong colours, eg. blue,green or aubergine.1 Sheet of medium
watercolour paper maybe 300gsm. A smoooth drawing board big enough to take a
half or whole sheet of paper ( Bunnings have 3mm MDF sheets which do the job).
2 bulldog clips. Masking tape and a stanley or craft knife .Some sandpaper
to sharpen your conté sticks on. A packet of hand wipes. Tissues. Introductory Drawing ( Mia Clark) 2B, 4B, 6B pencils, a grey Faber Castel kneadable eraser.
Sharpener, Ruler, small Paper blender. A4 display folder. A3 cartidge paper pad
(make sure the paper doesn't feel shiny or too smooth, a bit of tooth is best).
A sheet of white canson mi tientes paper. An ink pen to dip in ink. 1 black
conté stick and 1 stick of compressed charcoal or a charcoal pastel.. A couple
of sheeets of large newsprint. Masking tape and/or bulldog clips. Introductory Drawing (Sandra Ross) 2B,
4B, 6B pencils, an eraser, Sharpener, Ruler, A3 cartidge paper pad (make sure
the paper doesn't feel shiny or too smooth, a bit of tooth is best). 1
black conté stick and sticks of compressed charcoal (willow, thin, and thick)
Masking tape and/or bulldog clips. Please
also bring three pieces of fruit eg apples, pears, lemons etc. PAINTING Marine Art (Jane James) Brushes [acrylic taklon or sable, various sizes from 1 Round to
25mm Flat]; water container; palette; small glass or plastic
jars for the mixing of paint; rags or paper towel; masking tape OR
bulldog clips OR household pegs; small sea sponge; feather;
toothbrush; palette knife; NT cutter or similar; 3 x A1
sheets of oil sketch paper; 1x pad of drawing cartridge; acrylic
paints [Cerulean; Ultramarine / Prussian Blue; Phthalo Blue;
Phthalo Green - Blue Hue; Viridian; Permanent Sap Green;
Cobalt green; Burnt Sienna; Raw Sienna; Yellow Ochre;
Burnt Umber; Red Oxide; Paynes Grey; Titanium White] and 1
bottle clear acrylic medium (runny). Introductory Painting ~ Oil (Sally Duhig) Plenty
of old rags (preferably cotton rather then synthetic); Glass containers
with lids and 1 empty tin, eg tomato tin ; A palette (this is one of your
most important pieces of equipment - the bigger the better!); Introductory
Watercolour (Allin Dwyer) Basic
watercolours either tubes- Cotmans range: cadmium yellow, cadmium red, alizarin
crimson, raw sienna, burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, viridian OR a
small set of Windsor & Newton watercolour pans, Mixing palette, Two soft
brushes- round imitation sable eg, Roymac golden sable No 8 and No3, 2B pencil
and eraser, 1 sheet of watercolour paper 300gsm rough Saunders or Arches OR one
A4 block of same a water container and tissues. Intro Painting – Acrylic (Sally Duhig) Chromacryl
acrylic paint tubes: - Warm Red, Cool Red, Warm Yellow, Cool Yellow, Warm Blue,
Cool Blue, White, Black; Palette; Water container (eg. Bucket);
Rags; Bristle Brushes in a variety of sizes (flat or round); No. 6 taklon
brush; an A2 pad of Cartridge Paper; 4B Pencil; Sharpener;
Eraser; 2 Bulldog Clip Painting from the Photograph (Nameer Davis) A
selection of your own photographs; Small Sketch or notebook, Ballpoint
pen, Acrylic paints: Alizarine crimson (cool red), Pyrrole red (warm
red), Ultramarine Blue (warm blue), Pthalo Blue ( cool blue), CadmiumYellow
Light (cool yellow), CadmiumYellow (warm yellow), Raw or Burnt Umber, Titanium
White, Carbon Black, Heavy bodied gel medium (Impasto gel), A3 size Acrylic
Painting Paper (Canson brand or similar) – not canvas paper, Watercolour
brushes, size 0, 2, 4, Flat bristle brushes, assorted from 5mm to 25 mm,
Palette knife, Teaspoon, Small sealable jars (100 ml) x 3 for storing mixed
paint, Chux cloth or paper towel, Plastic Pallette with 6 large deep recesses
for mixing paint, One litre Water container Intro Painting (Acrylic) OR Acrylic Painting Techniques (Nameer
Davis) Acrylic paints 75 ml tubes: - Rose Madder (cool red)
Vermillion (warm red) Ultramarine Blue (warm blue) Pthalo Blue ( cool blue)
Process Yellow (cool yellow) Indian Yellow (warm yellow) Raw or Burnt Umber
,Titanium White, and Carbon Black. Heavy bodied gel medium (Impasto gel) 2
Sheets: A1 size Acrylic Painting Paper (Canson brand or similar) , 2
Watercolour brushes, size 0, 4, 3 Flat bristle brushes, assorted from
5mm, 10 mm, and 20 mm, plastic or metal Palette knife, Teaspoon, 1 Small
sealable jar (100 ml) for storing mixed paint, Chux cloth or paper towel,
Plastic Pallette with 6 large deep recesses for mixing paint, One litre
Water container. (If you think you may have any skin allergies to acrylic paint
please bring disposable latex gloves or rubber gloves.) Intro Painting - Acrylic OR Paths to Abstraction (Robert
Andrews) Acrylic paints in either 75ml tubes or 250ml pots (or similar) in
these colours - titanium white, black, Pthalo blue, Crimson, Lemon Yellow,
Ultramarine blue, Scarlet OR Cadmium red, Cadmium yellow. Also, a water
container, a cleaning rag, a palette (e.g. recycled ice cream lid), an A-5
visual diary, two graphite pencils (e.g. 1 x 2B & 1 x 4B), a pad of A-3
cartridge paper (for colour mixing exercises and painted studies), and a range
of flat-ended bristle brushes (e.g. one each of sizes 1 to 12). A couple of
house painting brushes (e.g. 1 @ 25mm wide and 1 @ 50mm wide). A pad or either
A-3 or A-2 canvas paper will also be needed. COLLAGE Collage (Thierry Auriac) Pair
of scissors, scalpel, cutter (X-Actor blade), pair of tweezers, glue (eg
aquadhere), a small brush, a glue stick, double sided tape (poster tape), at
least 12 sheets of paper A4 and larger, at least 2 large sheets of board (paste
or strawboard – which will be used as a cutting board), I or 2 large sheets of
cardboard or corflute, 5 sheets of tracing paper. Please also bring along
any interesting magazines – eg. Vogue, Marie Clair, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar etc. CHILDREN Children’s Holiday Art Workshop (Deborah Cavallaro) Please bring: morning tea; lunch if necessary; a water bottle for
drinking water; and wear an apron or old clothes. PRINTING Monoprinting David Nixon 4 sheets 250gsm paper
Arches or Stonehenge, 10 sheets of acid free tissue paper, cutting blade,
cutting mat, scissors, rags, rubber or disposable gloves, plus your usual
drawing materials, wear closed-in shoes. Experimental Printmaking – Nancy Brown Gloves, rags, 250gsm paper (3 sheets), drawing materials and
brushes, drawing/sketch pad, scissors, craft knife with sharp
blades. Fabric Printing (Nancy Brown) 4 metres of 100% cotton
fabric (white or plain coloured); cutting blade; cutting mat;
scissors; rags; rubber or disposable gloves; plus your usual
drawing materials; wear closed-in shoes, avoid flowing and loose
garments, and long hair is to be tied up. Intro Fabric Printing (Jaydee Dearness) 4 metres of 100% cotton fabric (white or plain coloured) Please
make sure that fabric brought from printing is of natural fibre, washed and
ironed for ease of printing over the weekend: cutting blade; cutting
mat; scissors; rags; rubber or disposable gloves; .Please
also bring ideas for a A4 size stencil design and a 15x15cm linocut
design, You will also need imagery/photo (black and white) for
photoemulsion stencil plus your usual drawing materials; wear closed-in
shoes, avoid flowing and loose garments, and long hair is to be tied up. Relief Printing (Wim de Vos) 2 lino tiles (30 X 30), set of cutting tools 5-6 in a packet or other
(speedball), utility cutter – 1cm width, wooden spoon, packet of disposable
gloves, 2B, 4B pencils, 2 sheets of carbon paper, small spatula, cotton rags
for cleanup. 2 sheets Japanese paper, 2-3 sheets of Stonehenge paper, 3 sheets
of cartridge paper, 6 sheets of butcher’s paper. 3D Contemporary Environmental Sculpture (Caselle
Mountford) 0.9mm Tie wire, string and wool, secateurs & pliers, natural
materials (leaves, paper bark etc.) Nature is Your Paint Brush (Lily Karmatz) Visual diary/note pad, cartridge paper, scissors, PVA glue, pen,
pencil, charcoal, black ink, pastel, and a camera if you have one. Figurative Sculpture (David Lowe) Students need to have an
inexpensive turntable (Pottery Supplies or any variety outlet, eg Crazy Carks
etc $11 or less) as well as a clay modelling tool set, (eg Oxlades, 226
Grey St South Bank $5.90 for a set of 9 tools) Introductory Silversmithing (Dan Cox) Notebook, pencil, fine permanent marker, glue stick and ruler;
wear closed-in shoes, avoid flowing and loose garments, and long hair is to be
tied up. Silversmithing with Textile Techniques (Renata Fojtikova)
Notebook, pencil, fine permanent marker, glue stick and ruler,
thin metal knitting needles, crochet hooks, sewing needles and colourful sewing
threads; wear closed-in shoes, avoid flowing and loose garments, and long
hair is to be tied up. Alternative Material [Acrylic] in Jewellery (Dan Cox) Notebook,
pencil, fine permanent marker, glue stick and ruler; wear closed-in shoes,
avoid flowing and loose garments, and long hair is to be tied up. Etching in Jewellery (Rebecca
Ward)
Students to bring: an old long sleeved shirt and trousers (apron
is also good if you have one), covered shoes, drawings and design ideas if you
have any (otherwise these will be provided). Handbuilt Pottery (Stephen Roberts) Notebook and pencil, wear closed-in shoes, avoid flowing and loose
garments, and long hair is to be tied up. Hebel Carving (Karl de Waal) Artists
Journal (sketchbook) and pencil, Protective clothing; enclosed footwear; pva
glue; and any old disused chisels or rasps that you may have. Introduction to Mosaic (Karl de Waal) Equipment
and materials are provided, but participants should bring any bits of pebbles
or broken things (crockery etc) that they have and may like to incorporate in
your mosaic. PHOTOGRAPHY Introductory
Digital Photography (Elizabeth Harvey) OR Introductory
Digital Photography (Michael Hill) OR Intermediate Digital Photography
(Christian Aas) and Digital Portraiture(Christian Aas) Digital
SLR Camera essential; Note book & pen; USB memory stick (a basic
understanding of Microsoft Windows is also required). Black & White Photography (Karen Milder) Note
book & pen; film based camera (if you have one); film (Ilford HP5
400 or Ilford Delta 400); black & white photographic
paper ( 25 or 100 sheets of 5x7 or 8x10), gloves, apron and closed
in shoes. Suppliers include: Teds Camera Store, Adelaide Street, City;
Photo Continental, Logan Road, Upper Mt Gravatt; Kayell, Varley Street,
Yeerongpilly. Arthouse Direct 140 Braun Street,
Deagon (38692444) Art Shed Brisbane Discount Art Supplies:
274 Montague Rd, West End Ph: 38461330 Chapman & Bailey Brisbane: 14 Byres Street
Newstead P. (07) 3666 0028 E. lisa@chapmanbaileybrisbane.com
10% discount Discount Art Warehouse 34
Arthur St, Fortitude Valley, (07)3358-1968 www.discountart.com.au (10%
discount) Eckersley’s Art Supplies: 91-93 Edward St (Cnr Mary
St), Brisbane (07) 3221 4866 OR 12 Douglas St, Milton
(07) 3858 2700 Oxlades Paint and Art Centre Retail Art Supplies: 136
Wickham St, Fortitude Valley (07) 3252 8238 Pottery Supplies: 51 Castlemaine St, Milton
3368 2877
As there are no shops close by, please bring snacks or
lunch. BYO cup for coffee and tea.
Brushes: - for oil painting you simply need a small range of square and round
tipped bristle brushes (Hogs hair is fine - 2 x size 12, 4 x size 10, 2 x
size 4 flat tips, plus 1 x synthetic size 4 tapered brush for fine line work).
1 broad soft brush for glazing. Your own acrylic paints are great for a fast
drying first layer.
Oil Paints: -if you are sensitive to fumes and wish to avoid all solvent based
paints you may wish to buy the water mixable oils by Winsor and Newton- research
on the website winsornewton.com and be advised by the shop you purchase from
(ask about a suitable fast drying impasto medium). Other websites are artspectrum.com.au
and archivaloils.com. The names provided are for Art Spectrum (AS) paints:
Lemon Yellow (cool), Spectrum yellow (warm), Golden Yellow, Alizarin Crimson,
Spectrum Red Deep (cool), Spectrum Vermillion(warm), Phthalo Blue (cool) Ultrmarine
Blue (warm), Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, Indian Yellow (transparent), Raw Umber
and Titanium White or Archival Fast Drying White.
Supports: - A3 pad of Canson oil painting paper;
Solvents and mediums can cause irritation in sensitive people. For everyone's
comfort please ensure you bring odourless products-please do not bring low
odour turpentine form the hardware shop. Art Spectrum (AS) odourless solvent
for brush washing or consider household vegetable oil and soap; either AS
odourless lean medium and AS odourless fat medium and Archival Odourless Lean
Medium OR AS Liquol Painting Medium. For impasto effects Archival (brand)
Smooth Gel Medium. A small bottle of household vegetable oil for protecting
and cleaning your hands and cleaning brushes.
Extras: You will need an A3 sketchbook (this can also be a journal or scrapbook
of ideas and inspirations as well as working out compositions and tonal studies);
Some basic drawing materials (eg charcoal, graphite pencils etc); At least
one palette knife; A pot of gesso (this is a white priming paint with chalk
added to provide an opaque primed surface to paint on)..
Art
materials are not available at Brisbane Institute of Art so please check with
the following suppliers for your art materials requirements: