Materials List for Soft Pastels
• A set of at least 30 Assorted soft pastels, preferably artist grade. Some choices include:
Unison (good value), Mount Vision, Rembrandt, Sennelier, Great America, or Schmincke.
• (Optional) hard pastels like NuPastels for fine details. Can also optionally use pencil
pastels, but they break easily.
• Tortillons in various sizes
• Drawing or sketch paper, 11” x 14”
• HB pencil
• Masking or painter’s tape
• Small board to tape your paper on. Can be cardboard, Masonite or other stiff board.
• Eraser
• Ruler
• Bristle brush size 8 or larger
• Gloves (optional)
• Mask (optional)
• Paper towels or rag
• Palette if using oil or acrylics
• Sanded pastel paper: Wallis Sanded paper, Uart Premium Sanded paper, or Mi-Teintes
Touch Sanded Paper. Need one sheet for class. It must say sanded on the cover.
• Cold-pressed watercolor paper or other textured watercolor paper.
• Photos printed out to at least 8” x10”. Pick something bright and colorful. No electronic
references, please! Instructor will bring some photos.
• Paint of your choice: Oil (will need Gamsol Mineral Spirits), Acrylic, or Watercolor with
primary and secondary colors and white.
• Table top easel.