Cheryl Tefft - Italic Calligraphy - May 20 - July 22, 2025

Supply List:

General (basic) supplies: 
-S271. Ruler, 18” long; metal with cork backing is recommended. Qty: 1
-S412 or S931. Painter's tape, drafting tape, or artist’s tape, preferably no more than 1” wide. Qty: 1 roll
-S1005, S1151, S1694, or S1685. Container for rinse water. Qty: 1
-E06. White eraser, click-style, or your favorite alternative eraser. Qty: 1
-S632. Protractor. Qty: 1
-S939 or S1013. Optional but highly recommended: Light pad (or light box if you already have one), approximately 9×12” (A4 size) or larger. Qty: 1

Writing/drawing/embossing tools:
-PL21. Pencil—fine-point mechanical pencil recommended. such as the GraphGear 500 with 0.5 mm lead. Qty: 1
-M218. Pigma Micron fine-point marker (in BLACK ink), size 01, or similar waterproof marker. Qty: 1
-FP67. Parallel Pens in 3.8 mm size (*required*) and 2.4 mm size (optional). Qty: 1 of each size
-S1038. Embossing tool (a.k.a. stylus)—Need ball ends of approximately 1.8 mm AND 3.0 mm. Qty: 1

Inks/paints:
-FP69 or FP70. Ink cartridges for Parallel Pen, your choice of color(s), or a suitable alternative ink. Qty: at least 6 cartridges
-S1000 and S1113. FineTec (a.k.a. Coliro) watercolor, Arabic Gold color, or similar high-quality metallic gold watercolor or gouache; add an optional storage case if needed. Qty: 1 pan
-S2013, S1660, S959, S3041, S808, S609, FP107, or S1032 [12-A or 36-color set]. Watercolor paints, assorted *non-metallic* colors (a basic pan set of watercolors is fine); a selection of bright jewel-tone colors will be the most useful in this class. Qty: 1 set

Brushes:
-BR91, BR100, BR81, BR26 BR26-S4, BR104, BR49, or BR80. Small round (pointed) brush, size 0 or smaller; size 000 (a.k.a. 3/0) suggested. Qty: 1

Papers:
-PS42, PS47, PA42, PS115, PS01 PA03, PS120, PA110, or PS110. Watercolor paper of your choice, white or off-white, something fairly smooth and non-bleeding (generally Hot Press is preferable to Cold Press or Rough Press). Medium weight (about 140#) is suggested but not required. Qty: At least two large sheets total, or one large sheet and at least 8 smaller sheets.Some suggested watercolor papers are: – Arches Hot Press, 90# or 140#; an all-purpose favorite – Fabriano Artistico Hot Press, 140#; another all-purpose favorite – Arches Text Wove; a favorite for all drawing and painting projects but not for calligraphy – Lanaquarelle Hot Press, 140# – Stonehenge Aqua Hot Press, 140# – Stonehenge Hot Press NOTE: If you don’t already have favorites, suggest getting (A) two large sheets of Arches Hot Press or Fabriano Artistico Hot Press, AND (B) (optional) at least one half-sheet or two smaller sheets of Arches Text Wove (for a special project).
-P22, P56, P55, P38, or P80. Grid paper, as non-bleeding as possible, letter-size/A4 or larger, with approximately 11×17” size preferred. Rhodia brand is recommended for non-bleeding paper quality. Qty: 1 pad, or about 50 sheets.
-P09-50, P32, or P203. Layout bond paper or layout marker paper, letter-size/A4 or larger. Qty: about 10 sheets
-P300, P300-WC, or PA79. Envelopes, white or off-white, preferably identical, in the largest standard size you can get, with better-quality paper. Qty: At least 10
-PA101. Optional but highly recommended: Fine art paper sample sheet pack: For testing if you don’t already have strong favorites in watercolor paper. Qty: 1 pack
-P214. Optional but highly recommended: *Blank* Rhodia paper, or similar non-bleeding blank practice paper; letter-size/A4 or larger. Qty: 1 pad, or about 50 sheets.