Course: Calligraphy and Floral Decoration Required Materials: Please bring to the first class 1. Speedball pen holder 6.5in standard; Speedball lettering nibs: #C-4, #5 and #C-6 (if you’re left- handed, please buy LC-4) http://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-lettering-nibs/ 2. bottle of Sumi ink, 2 oz. http://www.dickblick.com/products/yasutomo-waterproof-liquid-sumi-ink/ 3. Aluminum ruler, cork-backed http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-aluminum-non-slip-rulers/ 4. Pencil and kneaded eraser http://www.dickblick.com/products/prismacolor-kneaded-rubber-erasers/ 5. Good quality round watercolor brush: synthetic is fine, sable or kolinsky is best. Make sure it comes to a fine point. Size 5 or 6. 6. Aluminum palette (tray) for mixing colors http://www.dickblick.com/products/round-10-well-trays/ 7. ENVELOPES to practice on 8. Watercolors: Tube watercolors are the best, cake watercolors ok, too. I use Winsor & Newton, but other brands are good, too. Artist grade is best; student grade is ok. Do not buy Reeves brand- it is poor quality. Suggested color list: Payne’s Gray Alizarin Crimson Sap Green Burnt Umber Cadmium Orange Prussian Blue Burnt Sienna Cadmium Yellow Light Ultramarine Blue Other colors that are nice: Sepia Chromium Oxide Green Quinacridone Magenta (expensive, but worth it! Cadmium Red Med. Cobalt Blue Indigo Yellow Ochre Cad. Yellow Med.) Persian Rose