During the time of Covid-19 it may be that you have access to only limited art materials – don’t worry, even very basic materials like pencils and pens are absolutely fine for our sessions. Read through the lists below for ideas and inspiration. See which materials you are drawn to and which may be possible for you to bring to the sessions.
Paper:
- A4 Plain
- Plain paper – varying sizes, from A1 – A4
- Colour paper – varying sizes
- Tissue paper
- Collage paper, i.g. Shiney paper, cut out shapes, stencils
Drawing Materials
- Pencils – HB, 2B etc
- Coloured Pencils
- Rulers
- Charcoal
- Pastels – Soft & Hard
- Rubbers
- Sharpeners
- Felt tip pens – chunky, thick, thin
- Fine liners
- Gold & silver pens
Other
- Masking tape
- Sellotape
- PVA Glue
- Pritstick
- Scissors
- Glitter
- Glitter pieces
- Sequins
Paints
- Poster colours x 8
- Metallic paints
- Paint Box
- Paint Palettes
- Brushes
- Water Colour
- Oils
- Acrylics
- Inks (and possibly pen for ink)
Modelling
- Self-hardening Clay
- Plasticine
‘Found’ objects or recycled objects for 3d making or collage
- Corks
- Polystrene
- Silver foil
- Egg cartoons
- Boxes
- String
- Wire
- Straws
- Sticks
- Pipe clenaers
- Fabric felt / ribbon /fur from old clothes etc
- News paper
- Magazines
- Cardboard
- Shells
- Leaves/ twigs etc found objects in nature