Materials for Pen & Ink

1) Pencil

PREFERRED BRANDS:

• General's Woodless (Grade: HB or B)
• OR ®Koh-I-Noor Woodless (Grade: HB or B)

FOR SHARPENING:

• Portable Pencil Sharpener
• OR Sandpaper (fine grit)
• OR Sanding Block

FOR ERASING

• Kneadable Eraser (Any Brand)
• OR Vinyl (Any Brand)

2) Paper

Sketchbook
Spiral or hard-bound
At least a 9x12” size (or larger if you prefer)
PREFERRED BRANDS:

• Aquabee Super Deluxe Sketchbook
• OR any Strathmore ‘Mixed Media’ or ‘Watercolor,’ including ‘Visual Journal.’

Materials Specific to Medium

1) Pen & Ink

Fountain Pen
PREFERRED BRANDS:

• Lamy Safari Pen – EF (EF stands for Extra Fine) (Lamyusa.com or JetPens.com)
• OR Lamy Safari Pen – F Nib (F stands for Fine) (Lamyusa.com or JetPens.com)

Waterproof Black Ink
PREFERRED BRANDS:

• Platinum Carbon Black
• OR De Atramentis Document Black ink

Cartridge Converter
PREFERRED BRAND:

• Lamy for Lamy pens

Chinese Calligraphy Ink Brush
PREFERRED BRAND:

• Any

2) Surfaces

Sketchbook
Spiral or hard-bound
At least a 9x12” size (or larger if you prefer)
PREFERRED BRANDS:

• Aquabee Super Deluxe Sketchbook
• OR any Strathmore ‘Mixed Media’ or ‘Watercolor,’ including ‘Visual Journal.’

3) Other Studio Equipment for Drawing

Table easel or Free standing floor easel with Drawing Board Note: these may be available on a first come, first served basis but, only at specific locations. Click here for details at each location.
IN ADDITION:

• Bulldog Clips
• OR Artist Tape