Color Theory

Instructor Carole R. Brown
Foundation Arts Department
riovi@sbcglobal.net

Hot Tips
Use a permanent marker to write
your name on all your supplies.

Additional expenses:
Be prepared to buy additional paints and paper and 2 mat boards for mounting the mid-term and final projects. (The mat boards each costs under $3 and can be purchased at the school store).

To work as a professional and to earn an "A" level grade, you will need to always bring ALL of your required supplies

Color Theory Core Supply List
(rev. 7-03-12)

Not all of the supplies in the Core Kit will be used in the Color Theory class. These items will be marked: (NFCT) not for color theory

A few supplies will be needed on some occasion. In this case the items will be marked with (TBA) to be announced

if you follow this list carefully, you will
be well prepared for all of the class assignments and will not have to carry supplies that are bulky, heavy and
not needed.

Textbook:
Color Workbook, fourth edition
Author: Becky Koeniq
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN: 10: 0-205-25594-9

Containers/Storage
20 X 25 portfolio nylon w/ removable pouch
dual layer storage bin

Tools
18 x 24 cutting mat
precision knife w/safety cap (5 blades)
8" scissors
6" compass
18" metal ruler cork back
30/60/90 10" triangle
45/45/90 10" triangle
(NFCT) 24 T-square stainless steel

Adhesive Supplies
cement rubber pick-up
rubber cement
tape scotch blue
(NFCT) fixative spray
Paper Supplies
(NFCT) 14 x 17 newsprint
(TBA) 19 x 24 tracing paper
14 x 17 bristol /vellum paper
(NFCT) 18 x 14 all purpose
(NFCT) 8.5 x 11 sketchbook
(TBA) 18 x 23 watercolor 6 sheets

Drawing Supplies
fine point marker
broad tip sharpie marker
2H 2B 4B 6B pencils
(NFCT)#28 med #48 soft #68 x-soft charcoal pencils
2 hole pencil sharpener
2B woodless graphite pencil
kneaded eraser (item #1224)
marswhite eraser
(NFCT) blending stump
(NFCT) 18 x 24 drawing board metal edge

Paint Supplies
acrylic paints 2 oz:
cadmium red light / alizarin crimson
cadmium yellow light / yellow light hansa
cerulean blue / ultramarine blue
titanium white / black
pallet pad 9 x 12
acrylic paint brushes**
flat 1"/ flat 1/2" /round #2 /filbert #51* /round #8

* The Filbert Paintbrush has a thick ferrule
and hairs that are medium to long in the shape of an oval. Filberts are particularly effective in blending work.

Paint Supply Options
See paint supply options handout for students who do not have the Core Kit Su Quarter 2012).

Paint Brush Options
Daiso brushes listed below are shorter and
easier to handle.
DAISO Nylon paint brush set
no. 12, 8, 4, 0 round

Required Additional Supplies
Required only not included in kit:
professional color wheel
mat boards
school library photocopy machine card
glue-stick

Provided Supplies
paper cups
mixing stick
paper towels