FIGURE DRAWING LAB
USC
544 Introduction to the Art of Animation
PROF. LARA BANK
E-mail: bank@usc.edu
SA: Mengna Lei mengnale@usc.edu 


syllabus
artists list
books
recommended materials
A POSSIBLE SUPPLY LIST

These are just the things I like to have around and will have a modest supply for you to use.

Item Est. High Price Est. Low Price
drawing board: can buy or just use a drawing pad or the wall or floor $10.00 $5.00
Sketchbook, any size, any kind, one should always have this on one's person. Heaven forbid a fabulous idea should go undocumented. $6.00 $6.00
14x17" or larger Drawing Paper Pad (80 or 100lb). The heavier weight, the sturdier. Or find paper, anywhere that is heavy. Cardboar, wood, or canvas is always an option too . $8.00 $8.00
Kneaded Rubber Eraser. $0.60 $0.60
Staedler/Mars Plastic or White Vinyl Eraser $0.70 $0.70
XActo Knife + blade, to cut paper $5.00 $5.00
4B Graphite Drawing Pencil (I recommend woodless, save a tree) $2.00 $2.00
HB Graphite Drawing Pencil $1.00 $1.00
pencil sharpener and emery/sanding board to sand down stumps $2.00 $2.00
General's Compressed Charcoal (black) softest you can get, SOFTER the better. $2.00 $2.00
General's Compressed Charcoal (white) softest you can get, SOFTER the better. $1.00 $1.00
can of Spray Fixative (workable) or hairspray without oils to fix drawings $5.00 $5.00
Plastic Box Container or Tackle Box or Sturdy Bag for Supplies $5.00 $0.00
painting brushes, I prefer nylon, but whatever you like $3.50 $1.50
2" brush, better quality the better - for gessoing paper $7.00 $1.00
small glass jars or plastic cups (w/ at least a 2" opening).Yogurt containers work great. These are for paint and water. find
Soft Vine Charcoal Sticks $3.00 $1.50
Chunky Charcoal Sticks (pack of 3 Black ) Weber or Alphacolor "Char-kole" is recommeded. $2.00 $1.50
Soft Pastel Sticks (pack of 3 White) Alphacolor is recommended $1.50 $0.75
16oz White Acrylic Liquid Gesso $1.00 $1.00
3 different sizes Blending Stumps (Tortillons) $1.00 $1.00
24" Ruler (I recommend a stainless steel non-skid ruler) $9.00 $9.00
black acrylic - 4oz $4.50 $2.50
white acrylic - 4oz $4.50 $2.50
other colors - 4oz $4.50 $2.50
water colors $10.00 $5.00
anything that has pigment: hair dye, inks or any form, etc. $3.00 find
Prismacolor NuPastels set $15.00 $10.00
Faber-Castell's Pitt Pastel Pencils set $15.00 $10.00
Assorted Fine Drawing Papers: Pastel and Charcoal heavyweight papers. Ex. Canson Ingres Drawing Papers, Fabriano Tiziano Pastel and Charcoal Paper, Canson Mi-Teintes Drawing Papers. 20"X 30", Arches Watercolor and Rives BFK printing, or bark paper, make your own paper, etc... $2.00 each $3.00 each
Chamois $2.00 2.00
23 x 31" Red Fiber Expanding Paper Portfolio w/ handles or black $5.00 $4.00
Handy-wipes, kleenex, Q-tips, make-up sponges $3.00 find
assorted shades of gray pastel sticks (Alphacolor) $5.00 $3.50
more graphite pencils in other hardnesses, graphite sticks or powdered graphite $10.00 $5.00
rags, apron, butchers paper to cover floors, tables, etc. $10.00 find these