Textbook

• There is no paper textbook to buy.
• Your Laptop & Phone are your textbooks.

Materials

Wk 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

Wk 2 – vlog

• Your Phone (or a Camera or Video Camera)

Wk 3 – Secret Architecture

• Something to draw with. Like a pencil & paper, or a computer drawing program, or whatever you like.

Wk 4 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

Wk 5 – Life Design

• Your computer

Wk 6 – Your Turn

• Since this is an art activity that you design for yourself, you’ll need whatever materials you choose.

Wk 7 – Sketching

• Pencil & Paper

Wk 8 – ePortfolio

• Your Computer

Wk 9 – Museum Visit

• Your Phone (or some other camera)

Wk 10 – Finger Painting

• 22×30″ sheet of Rives BFK White is awesome! Any large sheet of paper will work. Bigger than 8-1/2×11, please!
• Any 3 non-toxic, washable, acrylic paints, only need very small quantities

Wk 11 – Environmental Portrait

• Your phone (or other camera)

Wk 12 – One More

In this activity, you pick one of the previous 11 activities to try again and take it further conceptually, aesthetically, and/or technically. You’ll need the same or similar materials as last time.

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.