FIRST DAY OF CLASS! INTERMEDIATE ART

FIRST… Write your name on the inside cover of your sketchbook, come up to the front table, and I will gesso the cover of your sketchbook if you want. Leave them on the floor to dry, and go back to your seats.

Bag Sketchbook Colored Pencils Charcoal Pencil Set Watercolor Block Eraser Brush Set Oil Pastel Set Prismacolor Colorless Blender Ebony Pencil Canvas Panel Acrylic Paint Set Watercolor Paint Set LETS GO OVER OUR SUPPLIES tm

HANDOUT I’m gave you something for your parents to read … please make sure that it gets to them.

SOME BASICS YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SEMESTER THE COLOR WHEEL AND PROPERLY CARING FOR SUPPLIES

THE COLOR WHEEL

SOME COLOR SCHEMES

TAKING CARE OF SUPPLIES Brushes Never leave your brush in a cup. Clean them thoroughly. Gum Eraser Knead your gum eraser to clean it. Charcoal Only tear off the next layer when you need to. Paint Sets Make sure that the caps are closed tightly. Only use a little, you can always get more, but you can’t put paint back in the tube.

YOUR SKETCHBOOKS COME GET YOUR SKETCHBOOK FROM THE FRONT TABLE

Please use the classes shared supplies in order to decorate your sketchbook cover. DECORATE YOUR SKETCHBOOK COVER

NEXT WEEK! Check my website sometime before next class. If you have old magazines at home, bring them next week.