Resources
BASIC SUPPLIES FOR WORKSHOPS
- Slant Board
- Paper (good, practice & tracing)
- Pens, nibs, holders (whatever you are comfortable with)
- Ink, and a way to anchor the bottle
- Gouache or other color media, black white, 2-3 colors
- Palette
- Mixing brush
- Eye Dropper
- Small bottle of distilled water
- Markers, chisel nib & pointed
- Paper towels or rag
- Pencils (graphite & colored) or Auto pencil, 3-5 mm
- Small piece of fine sandpaper
- Erasers
- X-acto knife & #11 blades
- Scissors
- White artist tape
- T-square and/or Triangle
- Ruler
- Glue stick
- Bone folder
- Brushes
- Notebook for taking notes
- Quotes or favorite passages
- Two water containers—one for clean, one for not
- Specific supplies for workshop from flyer
- Apron
- Eyeglasses
- Chocolate
- Coffee mug
- A smile and an open heart and mind
Supplies
These two suppliers of calligraphy and paper art supplies are the best to be found. Both have free catalogs.
Paper and Ink Arts
Everything for calligraphers and beyond. Be sure to get a copy of the luscious catalog with many color pictures.
http://www.paperinkarts.com/
John Neal Books
Many books and supplies on calligraphy, also the home of Letter Arts Review and Bound and Lettered.
http://www.johnnealbooks.com/
Cheap Joes
Dick Blick
Daniel Smith
Local Sources for Paper, Calligraphy Materials and Book Arts
Guiry’s
2468 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver
(Seven locations total, six having art supplies)
Meininger
499 Broadway, Denver
Jerry’s Artarama
3524 South Mason Street, Fort Collins