Textbook

• There is no paper textbook to buy.
• Your smartphone is your textbook.

Materials

These materials should be available at any art store. The LBSU Art Store is in FA3.  

Attendance

• 4×6 index cards – not 3×5 and not paper, please use 4×6 index cards

 

MH 1: Plaster Casting

1. 4# Box of Plaster of Paris – Any Hardware store
2. Metal Hand Shovel – plastic shovels suck, metal shovels are expensive, but Daiso has metal shovels for $1.50! 😀
3. Bucket – steal from mom ‘n dad or split one at Hardware store with classmate
4. Stir Stick – free at Hardware store, just ask at paint counter (a free 5-gallon stir stick is even better than a 1-gallon)
5. Cheap 1″ paint brush (optional) don’t need this, but most students like to brush sand off their finished casting

MH 2: Sketching

• Unlined paper, the bigger the better
• Pencil. Have fun with a better than the everyday pencil. The greatest pencil I’ve ever used is the Draughting pencil. A lot of peeps love the legendary Blackwing pencil. Both are available in the LBSU Art Store in FA3. Or at your local art store.

 

MH 3: Graffiti Writing

• Spray paint, 2 colors. Any paint will do, Montana Gold is awesome!
• Montana Cap Set Level 1-6 – optional, great for getting thin lines & wide fills

MH 4: Finger Painting

• 22×30″ sheet of Rives BFK White
• Any 3 non-toxic, washable, acrylic paints, only need very small quantities

LD 1: Life Design

• pencil, paper
• or computer software
• or whatever you want to use

LD 2: ePortfolio

Use any web platform of your choice.

• Wix – best for most students
• Squarespace – some people love
• Medium – great if you’re a writer
• WordPress – my personal favorite

You can use any platform you like. Wix seems to be the easiest, best, and cheapest for students. You can use the “freemium” ($0) version for now. If you later are on a job hunt and want to turn the ads off & get your custom URL, then you could optionally pay them at that time.

LD 3-4: Environmental Portraits & Vlogs

• If you can find someone with a DSLR or Mirrorless Camera, that’d be awesome!
• Or… your Phone Camera will be fine!
• Any optional props/locations you’d like to use for your photos.
• Video: Upload to YouTube
• or Vimeo, & “embed” on your site

SC 1-2: Student Choice & One More

• Up to you
• whatever you need to realize your vision

Other Materials

Whatever materials you might need to realize your vision on various Activities. Mostly no-cost or low-cost stuff you can find around the house.