Art Materials
so many supplies...so little time...
I offer many ideas here to spark your imagination and get your creative juices flowing. This is not a list of required materials, or even a comprehensive list of materials.
Use whatever materials you have on hand.
Use materials you enjoy.
Try something new that intrigues you.
Please, don't let an art material, or lack thereof, prevent you from creating something today...from giving art a chance to bring you hope and healing or a new perspective.
Have fun, use what supplies you have on hand.
Paper
- Regular or colored Paper
- Tracing Paper
- Carbon Paper
- Sketchbook or Journal
Writing implements
- Pencils: graphite or colored
- Pens
- Erasers
- Charcoal with blending stubs
- Markers
- Crayons or Cray Pas
- Chalk Pastels
Water soluble items
- Neocolor Pastels (often referred to as crayons)
- Inktense
Paints & Brushes
- Water
- Acrylic
- Gouche
- Oil
Collage Materials
- Patterned Papers
- Tissue Paper
- Magazine Images
- Photographs or copies
- String, Thread, or Embroidery Floss
- Needle
- Words
- Buttons
- Fabrics
- Newpaper
- Dictionary pages
Mark Making Tools
- Bubble Wrap
- Stamps
- Rubber Bands wrapped around an empty toilet paper roll
- Sticks
- Pine Cones
- Feathers
Other tools
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Compass
- Glue or Gel Medium
- Tape (Scotch, Masking, Painters, Frog, or decorative Washi)
- Stapler with Staples
- Stencils
- Palett Knife
- Molding Paste
- Woodburning tool and wood pieces
Protective supplies
- Drop cloth or something similar--Used to protect your working surface and floor.
- Gloves--To keep your hands clean.
- Mask--Sometimes people are very sensitive to chalk dust and fumes from other supplies (i.e. oil paints, wood burning).
- Apron--To protect your clothing.
- Heat resistant finger and table coverings.--Only if you're using a heat tool.
Clean-up supplies
- Paper Towel
- Rags
- Wet Wipes
- Water in a jar (mineral spirits if using oil paints)
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