Materials for oil pastel classes
I have spare materials and equipment you can borrow or buy if you are unable to obtain them
Art materials are expensive. Here is a detailed list
Pencil and rubber
Any 2B pencil and rubber will do.
Easels
We can supply these
Reed pen
We can make a reed pen from our bamboo plants or you can borrow one of mine
Drawing board
We use 3ply wood boards as they are light and do not warp. They need to be slightly larger than your paper maybe 57 by 77 cms
Indian ink
A small bottle is useful or you can use mine
Bulldog clips
To clip your paper to your board. We can supply them
Paper
Oil Pastels
We work on full-size sheets of Arches cotton rag watercolour paper with Satine (smooth) texture (56 by 76 cms) I recommend using large sheets but any good quality watercolour paper will do
I have used Talens Van Gogh oil pastels for years but any artist oil pastels will do provide they are the HARD type. The soft greasy ones will not work. You can get sets quite cheaply
Sketching
A sketchbook and an Artline 200 fine 0.4 pen for thumbnails
Ink to destroy your work
We use Art Spectrum violet Artist Pigmented ink in 500 ml bottles. You can use ours or buy a smaller quantity if you wish
Palette knife
Required to scrape back into the painting. We can lend you one
Varnish
You can varnish your finished work if you wish
Coffee and tea
We supply unlimited fresh ground coffee or tea