in-studio

Creating Water - Reflections, Movement, and Depth Soft Chalk or Oil Pastels:

instructor: judy russill

Buy a minimum of supplies to allow yourself to explore either medium!

All supplies required for class will be displayed in a showcase outside the Hat Art Studio for one month prior to the start of class. 

  • Sketchbook

  • 2B/4B pencil

  • Plastic eraser

  • Gum eraser (for chalk pastels)

  • Masking tape

  • Rags/ paper towels for cleaning hands

  • Mask (if sensitive to dust)

  • Sketching paper

  • Old bristle brushes (Size 2 to 4)

  • SOFT CHALK PASTELS: Nupastel by Prismacolour - as large a set as you can afford. The whole pastel painting can be completed with these which are available at 10% off at the Medicine Hat College bookstore.

    • General’s, Conte, Or Caran d’Ache Pencils - white, black, sand, violet, ultramarine blue are useful. Sets of inexpensive General’s pastel pencils are available at Micheal’s with a coupon. Individual Conte Pastel Pencils or Caran d’Ache are available in art supply stores in Calgary, Edmonton or on the Internet. Complete soft chalk pastel paintings can be completed with pastel pencils. If planning to share the cost of shipping, check out “The Paint Spot”.

  • SOFT CHALK PASTELS: Sennelier, Unison, Rembrandt, and Schmidke are wonderful to work with but not necessary in trying out this medium as they are quite expensive. Available in sets or Schmidke individually at The Paint Spot for $8.95 (currently reduced to $7.05) each. The instructor will make her soft pastels available for use.

  • SOFT OIL PASTELS: Gallery, Monte Mart (HomeSense), Paul Ruebens are reasonably inexpensive and provide a good colour selection. These brands are colour stable when finished and/or under glass. Even sets of 120 can be purchased. Sennelier, Neopastel (by Caran d’Ache) are expensive but buttery soft with excellent colour stability. Available on the Internet. Individual colours are becoming increasingly available at art supply stores

  • PASTEL PAPER - DECIDE ON THIS AFTER THE FIRST CLASS

    • CHALK PASTELS: U-Art, Pastel Premier - all sanded pastel boards need to be secured to Matboard or Illustration Board. Illustration board is available at the MH College Bookstore.

      • Available from the instructor mounted on illustration board - sand, white, or navy - 9” x 12” for $10.00 each, 12” x 18” - $18.00 each, 18 1⁄2” x 27 - sand only - $20.00 each

    • OIL PASTELS: Pastelmat - an excellent oil pastel surface allowing numerous layers. Pastelmat also needs to be secured to Matboard or Illustration board.

      • Available from the instructor mounted on illustration board- sand, wine, dark blue, light blue - 9” x 11.5” for $10.00 each, 12” x 15 1⁄2”- $18.00 each.

      • Oiled water-colour paper (treated for oil pastels) is also a choice. There are new materials being made available at art supply stores.

CANSON MI TIENTES PASTEL PAPER: Do not purchase but if you have this, it is excellent for practice and thumbnail sketches.

PERSONAL PHOTO REFERENCE: Select a picture that SPEAKS to you with excellent lighting and strong shadows.