Please note this is a suggested list. Please feel free to substitute equipment due to preference or with items you may already have at home.
Access to a camera/camera phone to record evidence and as another method of visual recording.
Hard-backed A3 sketchbook – bound or spiral bound.
Pencils in a range of grades, i.e., 6B, 4B, 2B, HB, eraser, and sharpener.
A selection of fine liner pens and marker pens. Having at least a permanent marker pen is really useful for drawing onto shiny surfaces.
Oil pastels.
Drawing Ink/Indian Ink (preferred) – a small 30ml bottle would be fine or black acrylic mixed with a little water to become more fluid.
Glue stick.
Sellotape or masking tape may be useful.
Paper scissors.
Craft knife, safety ruler and cutting mat (optional & dependent on age).
Paper to work on, in addition to your sketchbook (perhaps a non-hard-backed sketchbook that you can take paper out of, as cheaper than separate sheets or separate sheets) in a good weight – no less than, say, 130gsm. Suggested size – A3 as you can always cut down to A4 when needed. Most tasks will have better results when using paper thicker than basic printer paper and would suggest to avoid using this paper.
A4 Acetate (10-20 sheets would probably cover the whole course- to be used to either ink up, for mono printing or to add annotations to your sketchbook).
Lino printing start-up kit and printing inks.
You would need a lino roller (brayer), pieces of lino to create prints (A6/A5-ish size), printing ink (one or two colours would work – black would be useful), and something to roll the ink onto; this could be a sheet of acetate, plastic divider or an inking up tray, if it comes within your lino kit.
Start to collect a selection of papers for collage or sketchbook work, like magazines, wallpaper samples, brown paper, coloured paper/card, colour swatches, wrapping, or even card luggage tags.
Module 1 Checklist
I have added a simple ‘no frills’ check list below that some learners may find useful. Please remember this is just a guide for those who need an aid to show possible content within their sketchbook.
If your creative journey evolves and moves away from this list or you feel you would like to be more independent, this is always ok! We love the way everyone’s project will develop in a slightly different way creating different outcomes.
