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Holly Roberts Supply List


Holly Roberts Supply List

COLLAGE MATERIAL

  • Photographs, color or black and white
  • Color Copies (copies from your home copier can be problematic-Epson and laser printers tend to work better then other printers-what works best are plastic based inks and not water soluble inks. Colors from laser prints are not permanent, but work best for transfers. Copies from Kinko’s type places work well)
  • Xerox copies
  • Images from magazines or newspapers
  • Any photographic information of any kind that you want to bring in-if it’s important make a copy (or several) so you won’t lose the original.  20lb copy paper-the regular stuff-works well.
  • Anything that you would like to work with that you think you can adhere to a surface and that will (probably) hold paint.  If you have an inkling of wanting to use something, then bring it.

PAINTS:  ACRYLIC

  • Cadmium Yellow (Light or medium)
  • Cadmium Red (deep)
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Thalo Green or Viridian
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Burnt Umber or Raw Umber
  • Titanium or Zinc white, or a combination of the two

(Really, just bring enough colors so that you have lots of choices; this is a basic list if you don’t already have paints)

BRUSHES:

  • 5-10  artists’ brushes, from very large to very small, including any soft watercolor or Japanese brushes
  • ¼” house paint brush
  • 1” house paint brush
  • 3” or 4” house paint brush (the house paint brushes should be inexpensive NATURAL bristle brushes found in hardware stores-most commonly made in china and not costing over $2.00 per brush-the more brushes the better on these)
  • Foam brushes, different sizes, small to large (Again, bring whatever brushes you have)

MISCELLANEOUS:

  • Scissors or x-acto knife, whichever you prefer to cut with.
  • Disposable latex gloves
  • Plastic credit cards (no longer in use)
  • Water containers and spray bottles

I.T. SUPPORT (for printing out images at workshop)

  • Lap top (if available)
  • Thumb or flash drive with any photographic information you would like to print out.

SUPPORTS (one or more of the following): sizes you feel comfortable working with and transporting

  • Plywood, masonite, MDF board, or any hardwood panels (I recommend panels for their durability and good adhesion qualities)
  • Paper (100lb or heavier)
  • Any rigid surface but No mat board or foam core
  • Canvas board (great for workshops but probably not good for longer term use)

ADHESIVE AND PROTECTION:

  • Acrylic polymer medium (gloss or matte), AKA gloss or matte medium

NON TRADITIONAL MATERIALS:

  • Scrapers
  • Putty knives
  • Sponges
  • Plastering trowels

We will have an Epson printer and a color laser printer available in the workshop.