Drawing
Sketchbook
Either wood pencils or mechanical .7mm clutch pencils in the following grades: 2H, H, HB, B
Nitram charcoal (vine) H, HB, B (can be purchased at LARA)
Pencil sharpener
Putty rubber/kneadable eraser
Sandpaper block for sharpening
Masking tape
Craft knife
Canson paper
Roma paper white (can be purchased at LARA)
Tracing Paper (different sizes)

Oil Painting
Wooden arm palette
Hog bristle brushes (a set of at least 8 ‘flats’, with some ‘filberts’ and ‘brights’)
Selection of flexible steel palette knives
Cold pressed linseed oil
Windsor and Newton Sandsodor (Odourless turpentine substitute for painting)
Artist’s cold-pressed linseed oil
Zest it (for rinsing brushes)
Airtight metal brush cleaner Stretched linen canvas or gesso panel – 18”x24” approx.

Colours for LARA palette:

Cremnitz/Flake/Lead White (basic lead carbonate in oil)
Yellow Ochre
Vermillion, Cadmium Red, or English Red
Raw Umber
Cobalt Blue
Ivory Black

For all these materials, we recommend the following suppliers:

Michael Harding
Old Holland
C Roberson
Blockx
Vasari
Windsor and Newton

Sculpture
Some tools provided, but we recommend you by your own. You can purchase sculpture materials either from Tiranti or LARA.

Modelling Tools
B5 (Tiranti)
B10
M6 or/and H7
M8
Set of Kidneys – rubber, wooden (serrated and flat)
Cooking spatulas
Wire loop tools

Other
Aluminium callipers
Plumb line
Mirror (hand size)
Measuring tape

For further details please view our sculpture materials page