Drawing and Lettering Sketchbook - Kristen Doty
Overcome your fear of drawing and strengthen your calligraphy skills at the same time! Add unique drawn letters to pages, drawings and illustrations to sketchbook journals or broadsides, and strengthen drawing skills for painting. Confidence building exercises include mark making, drawing letterforms, and how to see and draw objects. Most of the exercises will be done in graphite, but color may be added to enhance the drawings. Using a simple Japanese binding with unique pocket covers, you will leave with a finished sketchbook that contains the exercises done in class with additional blank pages to continue with newly enhanced skills and drawing confidence.
Supplies:
Supply List:
• One pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper, Series 400 Medium surface, size 14 x 17 inches (please do not
substitute size)
• Graphite drawing pencils: HB, 2B, 4B – (any quality brand – a favorite is Staedtler Mars Lumograph). Bring
other pencil grades if already owned e.g., 2H, 3B, 6B, etc.
• Woodless Graphite pencils: HB, 2B
• Pencil sharpener (handheld or battery operated)
• Pentel Clic Eraser or equivalent (soft white, retractable, pen-sized) and/or a Staedtler Mars Plastic white
rectangular eraser
• Ruler – minimum 12-inch or 35cm (a ruler with cm/mm markings will be very helpful, but not absolutely
necessary)
• X-acto knife or snap-away knife
• Round watercolor brush medium size
(e.g. #6)
• Small water container
Optional: (please only bring these items if you have them)
• Bone Folder (highly recommended)
• Other graphite drawing pencils on hand
or want to try: e.g. 2H, 4B, 6B, or other woodless
• Mechanical pencil .05mm with graphite leads
• Paper stumps and/or tortillons
• Artist’s quality colored pencils and/
or water soluble colored pencils
• Pigma Micron markers
• Eraser Shield
Only if you are driving or is easily packed:
• Cutting mat – 11 x 17˝ or 17 x 23˝
• Desk lamp and extension cord (portable swing arm or goose neck – prefer incandescent or halogen lightbulb if available. LED or OTT is O.K. This is extremely helpful, but classroom electrical outlet situation will
also determine if we can use)
Your material packet provided by Kristen will include: Paper and board for covers, colored and special
drawing papers, linen thread and needles, fresh flower and fruit models, special pencils, watercolor dot card,
handouts and misc. items.
