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Materials List
The Art of Pastels
course code 235
Vincent Mancuso
**STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING ALL MATERIALS LISTED FOR THE FIRST CLASS MEETING**
Dry pastels range from hard to soft. Hard pastels can be sharpened to a point and, like pastel pencils, will give you finer detail. Soft pastels will render broader and richer color.
Recommended: Good quality brands of pastel sticks: Sennelier, Rembrandt, Grumbacher, Schmincke, Unison, and NuPastel, Pastel pencils (Conte brand).
Recommended Basic Colors for Your Pastels and Pastel Pencils:
Below is a list of the basic colors for the class. You are welcome to
bring other colors.
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Colors:
- Red
- Blue
- Yellow
- Green
- Brown
- Black*
- White*
- Gray* * Wide range of choices
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Warm Color:
- Vermilon
- Ultramarine
- Cadmium
- Chromium Oxide
- Burnt Umber
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Cool Color:
- Alizarin
- Cobolt
- Lemon
- Veridian
- Raw Umber
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Drawing Materials:
- Vine charcoal (soft)
- Single-edge razor blade
- Kneaded or gum eraser
- Sandpaper pad (for sharpening pastels and pencils)
- Clips or masking tape to hold paper to your drawing board (see below)
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Drawing/Painting surfaces:
- Individual sheets of medium gray Canson brand paper.
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Drawing board:
- 20 x 30 piece of board with a flat, smooth surface (wood, masonite, homasote). You clip or tape the Canson paper to this surface.
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Blending Tools:
- Your fingers, felt stumps, or blending brushes (as you wish)
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Session Dates
Summer Session I
June 9 - July 20
Summer Session II
July 28 - September 7
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