I entered a brand new world this week, with shopping for my art class. The instructor has a video and a supply list which are both extremely helpful - without them I'm not exactly sure what I would have purchased or what I would have started with on Sept. 20th LOL!!
As it was, I was able to order all the materials from Amazon quickly and easily. I received these packages just yesterday....
And here's what was inside!!
I have learned that the texture/surface/coarseness of a sheet of paper is called its "tooth". This Strathmore 400 series Drawing paper is "Medium Tooth". It is recycled paper, which is a brighter white than the Strathmore virgin paper, since the recycled paper is bleached more. It's also acid free. I am now the proud owner of a range of pencils from 6H to 6B, and the harder the pencil, the lighter and finer the line, with 6H being the lightest and finest, while 6B gives the darkest and widest line. I have several erasers (and an erasing shield) - a standard plastic eraser and a "kneadable" eraser, which, apparently, the more I knead the better it will be :) And finally I have some "stumps" or tortillions which I've never even heard of before, but which are used for blending graphite to achieve even or gradual tones.
The class starts tomorrow. There is a closed FaceBook group for us to connect with each other (I don't know how many others are enrolled at this point) and the instructor will release two videos a week. I'm excited to get started!
I completed my Olympic Tri on Sunday! My training worked out really really well and the entire race felt great :) I finished 32 miles (1mile swim, 25mile bike, 6mile run) in 3hrs 8minutes and 48 seconds. My family was there to support me and it was a wonderful day all around 🏊 🚴 🏃 💪 💜
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