Tara Will Material List
Tara Will’s Materials List
PASTELS: Some recommended brands are:
UNISON, DIANE TOWNSEND, TERRY LUDWIG, HENRI ROCHE, GIRAULT, SENNELIER, and SCHMIENKE. Please be mindful of how many boxes of pastels you bring due to space constraints in the studio or feel free to leave some in your car and rotate them throughout the day.
PAPER: I highly recommend Sennelier LaCarte. We will not be doing washes, as LACARTE CANNOT GET WET. Not even a speck of water. (The finish will be removed.) This is a very sensitive yet beautiful paper. Please make sure you bring a hard surface to paint on: you can buy sheets of these on Amazon, or Cheap Joes. For LaCarte or other pastel papers you bring, any size is fine. You can get large sheets and paint big or cut smaller or get the pads. I understand that you may have a paper you prefer. Feel free to bring it, but please bring LaCarte.
BRUSHES: I use brushes as erasers on occasion. Don’t bring really nice brushes; they’re sure to be wasted on the sanded paper.
PENS/PENCILS/NOTEBOOK: Please bring a China wax marker. They’re cheap and available online and at most art stores. We will be doing some rough studies prior to painting. Please bring something to do little sketches on/in. If you have greyscale markers, those are good, too. But there is no need to go run out and buy them.
IMAGES: Take some time before the workshop to take photos of things that inspire and interest you. Please bring photo references that YOU HAVE PERSONALLY TAKEN, preferably ones that have definite light and shadow within the compositions. Please do not bring any imagery that is not yours. This is very important!!
Per Carrie:
Bring a standing or tabletop easel and heavy rigid backer board to support La Carte paper, tape, baby wipes/paper towels, etc.
Please arrive on the first day of the workshop EARLY - between 8:30-8:50 for set-up
Bring sack lunch and beverages each day - refrigerator and microwave available
Bring a floor covering for under your easel. I will provide foil “gutters”
for easels to catch dustTables/chairs will be provided
Light snacks, coffee and tea will be available both mornings of the workshop.