Sun West Art Club

While taking this Orientation Class is NOT a requirement for registration in the Drawing and Composition Class, STUDENTS with little or no drawing experience are encouraged to take this single 3-hour ORIENTATION CLASS for DRAWING before registering for regular drawing classes.

Whether completely new to drawing or perhaps just wanting a refresher, this 3-hour orientation class will offer students an overview of the Drawing and Composition class.

The purpose of this orientation is to familiarize students with the materials and techniques used in the drawing class. (Students should bring the required materials for the class to the orientation). The instructor will talk about and demonstrate how to use different tools and materials. Students will be allowed to practice with the various tools and will learn some basic drawing techniques necessary to execute successful drawings. Some technical and compositional terms will also be covered.

Students will also be given an overview and shown examples of subjects and sample projects covered during this ongoing class and will also have a chance to have any questions regarding the class answered.

Materials List

• Drawing Pencils

H, 2H, 4H, HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B

• Handheld Pencil Sharpener

• 9 x12 Sketch Pad

• Kneaded Eraser

• Pink Pearl (Block) Eraser or Art Gum Eraser

• Clickable Pencil Eraser Various Sizes (Optional, but highly recommended)

• Electric Eraser

• Tracing Paper

I recommend buying a ROLL of tracing paper. It is less expensive, and works great.

• Metal straight edge or ruler

Recommended places to buy art supplies: most of these materials are readily available at Blick’s Art

Supplies in Arrowhead Mall, Michael’s or Hobby Lobby. You may also wish to order materials online.

Recommended online sources are:

dickblick.com

jerrysartarama.com

amazon.com

You can buy a beginning drawing kit from Amazon for about $16 that has most of the items on this list.