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All The Tools You Need: Supplies!! 

Supply Checklist

 Household items

  • “Dotting Tools” – crayon, pencil, end of paint brush, Qtips, bobby pin
  • 8.5”x11” paper (to print out handouts or draw out handouts, to blot paint or test strokes)
  • Cup of water
  • Eraser
  • Exacto knife
  • Newspaper
  • Old rag
  • Painter’s Tape ¼” (6mm) preferred over Masking tape
  • Palette (plastic lid)
  • Paper towels
  • Pen
  • Pencil
  • Pencil crayons
  • Plastic wrap
  • Scissors
  • Sponge
  • Toothpicks
  • Variety of papers – wrapping paper, tissue paper, napkins etc.
  • Wax paper

Artist/Craft supplies

  • Acrylic paint (favourite colours and black, white, yellow, blue (cobalt), red, orange, purple, green)
  • Acrylic paint pens 
  • Archival black ink (fineliner)pens 
  • Brushes – small & narrow (00, 0/2, 0 and/or 1), medium (2, 3 or 4)
  • Chiyogami paper (printed orgami type paper) (unless using wrapping paper, tissue paper, napkins etc.)
  • Dotting Stylus Tools – sets:  (optional – if you choose to use household “Dotting Tool”)
  • Imitation gold leaf with adhesive and sealer – gold leaf/gold foil - Gilding adhesive set
  • Japanese Rice paper with filaments, string, fibers, wood – 1 sheet (unless using wrapping paper, tissue paper, napkins etc.)
  • Matte Gel Medium or Modge Podge
  • Pencil crayons
  • Rocks, smooth - Approximately 2 – 3.5” (5-9ish cm) round (found or bought)
  • Rubber cement (optional)
  • Rust–o-leum clear, sealer spray (gloss, satin or matte, your choice)
  • Small gesso
  • Uni-ball Signo pen (unless using Acrylic paint pens)
  • Watercolour paper – 140 lb or 300 lb cold press if you don’t want to paint on rocks and you want to paint on paper