Supply List

Most art supply stores will have everything you need, however there is a medium called tempera of which the only brand we recommend buying is exclusively sold at Blick Art Supply.

Text or call Azure, Prima Materia's school administrator, at 619-777-6007 if you have questions.

Painting supplies:

• A 62" or 48" roll of 5-6 yards primed, unstretched canvas 
• Pushpins for securing canvas onto wall
• Canvas, variety of sizes. Many classes call for canvas, so buy them in bulk
• Blick Premium Tempera paint (not any other brand or type, not even Blick Student or Blick Essential): Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Black, White (click here for a set)
  • Other colors are optional in addition to what's above. Gold, silver, and copper are fun to have!
  • Gouache is an alternative to Tempera
• Watercolor paint set
• Acrylic paints, 2oz tubes in Golden brand, 4oz tubes in any cheaper brands (We recommend Golden Paints as they’re high-quality, pigmented paints. However, Liquidex and Blick Basics are great brands as well)
  • Cadmium Red Medium
  • Cadmium Yellow Medium
  • Manganese Blue
  • Lemon Yellow
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Quinacridone Magenta
  • Viridian Green
  • Mars black
  • Titanium white (at least 5oz because white is the most used color. If you’re purchasing a different brand other than Golden, get at least 8oz)
  • Other pigments in addition to what’s above is optional
• Bristle paint brushes (for acrylics), variety of sizes and shapes
• Calligraphy brush
• Soft hair paint brushes (for watercolors) in a range of sizes and shapes: flat, round, detail set
• Freezer paper to be used as palette paper, for mixing colors
• Paper towels or rags
• Cup for water

Drawing supplies:

• Nupastel or soft pastels, black and white is a must, other colors optional for now
• Oil pastels
• 400 series, 80lb drawing pad, size is up to you, a good size is 9x12”
• 2 sheets of 19x25" black Canson paper
• Cardstock:
  • Tan Cardstock (not beige or brown)
  • White Cardstock‍
  • Black Cardstock

• Non-spiral bound mixed media pad, size is up to you. Not recommended to go larger than 9x12"
• Regular printer paper
• Workable fixative spray (for when you're done with your drawing)
• 4B Pencil, you can purchase a set of B, 2B, 4B, etc. Just be sure that at least one pencil is 4B
• Willow charcoal, medium
• Erasers (Artgum, kneaded, factis)
• Tiny mechanical eraser
• Sharpener 
• 12” ruler, Clear acrylic is recommended but you can use what you already have
• Elmer’s white glue
• Black waterproof brush-marker (be sure it is pigment-based/waterproof, not water-based)
• Large pair of scissors (regular scissors are fine as well)

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Optional supplies but good to have:

• Masterson airtight palette holder (New Masteron palettes come with 5 sheets of palette paper)
• Easel (table easel or standing easel) (you may not need an easel if you can paint on the wall or table, feel free to reach out if you have questions)
• Sturdy support board, if painting on unstretched canvas or small canvases
• Clips, if painting on unstretched canvas
• Mist bottle for keeping your acrylic paint mixtures moist
• Palette knife
• Gloves in your size
• Blending stumps (this set also comes with sandpaper which can be used to refine the tips of your charcoal)
• Apron or clothes you don't mind getting paint on

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Eventually, you can purchase these supplies when the project calls for them:

• 18x24" Cold Press Watercolor paper
• Bulk roll of unstretched canvas, primed (preferably 12 oz. in weight, but no less than 10 oz.)
• Latex house paint, various colors, in sample-size jars (saves money on underpainting of canvas)
• Pen and ink
• Compressed charcoal sticks
• Larger brushes (2” - 4”)

Each student’s portfolio requirements and personal preferences are different, so the expanded list of art supplies may vary. Your instructors will determine further into the program which supplies will be necessary, depending on your personal art path!