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Materials:
Please bring the following materials to class each week:

a sketch pad - no smaller than 8 1/2 x 11
a pad of newsprint
pencils and charcoal (various types)
a kneaded eraser
a pad of construction paper (a variety of colors)
a glue stick and scissors
a box of colored pastels (these come in a variety of price ranges, you don't need to buy the most expensive).


Other Information

Recommended Books
Deborah Rockman - Drawing Essentials, ISBN: 0195314328
The Art Book – Phaidon Press - ISBN 0714836257
Mainstreams of Modern Art by Canaday – ISBN 0030576385
The History of Art, by E. H. Gombrich (Phaidon) - ISBN 0-7148-3247-2
Interaction of Color : Revised Edition by Josef Albers - ISBN: 0300018460

Art Supply Stores
Pearl Paint - 579 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge MA – excellent selection of art supplies
Charrettes - 31 Olympia Avenue Woburn, MA 01801 (you can buy a discount card for $5.00 and save and get a substantial discount on most art supplies)


Vanishing Points
Here are some pictures to demonstrate vanishing points:

Two Point Perspective

One, Two, and Three Point Perspective


Color Wheels

Here are some examples of the color wheel:

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Drawing 101
Introduction to Drawing