Spring ’17 Materials

Textbook

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

 

Materials

Week 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

 

Attendance – Starting Week 2, and every Wednesday

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

 

Week 5 – Automatic Drawing

• 22×30″ sheet of Rives BFK White – CSULB Art Store in FA3
• Some kind of Board or plywood or cardbaord to tape it to
• Oil Crayons – get a whole set at Daiso for $1.50!

 

Week 8 – Sketching

• Paper to draw on, several sheets, preferably unlined
• Any pencil will do, but a “Draughting Pencil” from CSULB Art Store is awesome (can also try Pastels from Automatic Drawing)

 

Week 9 – 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

 

Week 13 – Art Care Package

• Envelope or Box
• Ephemera from life, etc

 

Week 15 – Finger Painting

• Use the other side of your Rives BFK from Automatic Drawing activity (or buy another sheet)
• Any 3 non-toxic, washable, acrylic paints, only need very small quantities

 

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.