Acrylic Iconography Workshop for Adults | Fall

Required Materials:
Books and supplies are not included in the purchase of the course.

Webcam
Second Webcam and Flexible Arm
- Students must purchase a second webcam to point at their workspace so the instructor can observe them as they work. The webcam built into the computer functions as the first webcam.
- There are so many external webcams on the market- I can’t advise as to which one I recommend! A document camera also transmits a very nice picture, though they are probably more expensive. I myself use this document camera and another teacher at St. Raphael uses this document camera. (Of course, feel free to try less expensive external webcams.)

Art Supplies
Art Supplies from Jerry’s Artarama

• Acrylic Paints- 9 required colors
  • Mid Value Cool Beige (if out of stock, also on Amazon. This is a very important color so be sure to get it!)
  • Red Earth
  • Napthol Crimson
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Raw Sienna
  • Warm White
  • Burnt Umber 
  • Ultramarine blue
  • Turner’s Yellow
• 6 Optional Colors (not needed for this particular class, but these are other recommended colors if you want to fill out your collection or have background choices)
  • Green Oxide
  • Prussian Blue
  • Celadon
  • Pine Green
  • Norwegian Orange
  • Carbon Black (the burnt umber can be used as a black to reduce costs)
• Optional: Acrylic Medium. Simply water can be used instead of acrylic medium. However, I make up a “magic mix” of clear glaze, retarder, and flow to have on hand. It keeps the pigments from drying out and makes them flow off the brush better. But it does add an expense. You could also choose to purchase just one- perhaps flow.
• Simply Simmons Original #2 liner 
• Simply Simmons Original #5 round
• Simply Simmons Original #3 round  
• Simply Simmons Original #0 round
• Simply Simmons Brush Sword
• Palette knife
• 9X12” Board (¾” thick), DaVinci Ultra-Smooth (note: Middle-School class has a smaller board)
• Optional: (useful for experimenting with other icon faces and useful for future classes, but you could use normal printer paper for our exercises in class) Strathmore Series 400 Acrylic paper (9X12” 10 sheets)  
• Claybord tiles
• Ruler (or any 12” ruler you may already have is fine)
• Compass
• Graphite Paper from Amazon- multi-color pack
• For your palette, you could choose: 
  1. Recommended: Jerry’s stay-wet palettes (various sizes). I recommend 9 X 12 or larger. Wet Palette
  2. Any palette suitable for acrylic that you might already have on hand, or:
  3. disposable papers such as Jerry’s Palette Pad

Household Supplies: Please gather the following supplies before the first class and keep them with your art supplies for the duration of the workshop::

• Pencil with eraser (or separate eraser)
• Paper towels
• 1 plastic sandwich bag (ziplock works especially well)
• Q-tips (make good erasers)
• Jar or glass/cup for water
• Small lids, like from water bottles, to hold medium
• Normal printer paper (8.5X11)

Computer: You will need a stable, reliable computer, running with a processor with a speed of 1 GHz or better on one of the following operating systems: Mac OS X with Mac OS 10.7 or later; Windows 8, 7, Vista (with SP1 or later), or XP (with SP3 or later). We do not recommend using an iPad or other tablet for joining classes. An inexpensive laptop or netbook would be much better solutions, as they enable you to plug an Ethernet cable directly into your computer. Please note that Chromebooks are allowed but not preferred, as they do not support certain features of the Zoom video conference software such as breakout sessions and annotation, which may be used by our teachers for class activities.

High-Speed Internet Connection: You will also need access to high-speed Internet, preferably accessible via Ethernet cable right into your computer. Using Wi-Fi may work, but will not guarantee you the optimal use of your bandwidth. The faster your Internet, the better. We recommend using a connection with a download/upload speed of 5/1 Mbps or better. You can test your Internet connection here.

Webcam: You may use an external webcam or one that is built in to the computer. Webcam Recommendations: Good (PC only) | Best (Mac and PC)

Headset: We recommend using a headset rather than a built-in microphone and speakers. Using a headset reduces the level of background noise heard by the entire class. Headset Recommendations: USB | 3.5mm

Zoom: We use a web conferencing software called Zoom for our classes, which enables students and teachers to gather from around the globe face to face in real time. Zoom is free to download and easy to use. To download Zoom:

1. Visit zoom.us/download.
2. Click to download the first option listed, Zoom Client for Meetings.
3. Open and run the installer on your computer.
4. In August, students will be provided with instructions and a link for joining their particular class.

Scanner: In this class, students frequently submit homework assignments by scanning pages from their workbooks. Students and/or their parents should have easy access to a scanner and the ability to use it.