Required art materials for ADULT students

Paints :

 Paper: Brushes & Other Materials:

ACRYLIC 60ml TUBES:
Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium Red
Titanium White
Ivory Black

(NB. Acrylics come in two ranges: Student & Artist quality. Student quality are cheaper because they have less colour pigment in them and therefore colours are less
vibrant and less durable.)

(a) 16x20" or larger and should be no less than 140 lb/300gsm weight so you dont have to worry about paper buckling while doing wet washes

(b) A3 size cartridge sketching pad

 

(a) small ROUND synthetic acrylic brush
(b) medium 1/2" FLAT synthetic acrylic brush
(c) large 3/4" FLAT synthetic acrylic brush
(recommended: Windsor & Newton Cotman synthetic brushes)
(d) 1 x Hake brush (approx 2" white bristle brush good for laying washes) - you can improvise by using a cooking basting brush

compressed charcoal stick
6B graphite lead pencil
3B drawing pencil
eraser
sharpener
disposable mixing palette PAD
old t-shirt or apron

 Required art materials for JUNIOR students
1 x set of GOUACHE or POSTER paints (tubes or pots) (a) A3 cartridge sketching pad
(b) A4 rough sketching paper pad

(a) compressed charcoal stick
(b) set of good quality colouring pencils
(c) set of oil pastel sticks
(d) pencil
(e) eraser & sharpener
(note: Faber castell products recommended
(f) 3/4" large synthetic paint brush
(g) old t-shirt or apron

 
Recommended art supply stores in Malta:

GALEA Art Shop, South Street, VALLETA
Tel:21 237 455

 Sistina Art, 188 Triq ix-Xatt, Gzira
(near bridge to Manoel Island)
Tel: 21 314 453

VEE GEE BEE Art Shop, Republic Str. VALLETA
Tel: 21 381 380

  

Hobby World, Triq il-Konstituzzijoni, Tat-Targa,
MOSTA (near B4 Textiles)
Tel: 21 419 113
(big shop with great selection of papers,
canvases and paints)

  
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