Resources

BASIC SUPPLIES FOR WORKSHOPS

  • Slant Board
  • Paper (good, practice & tracing)
  • Pens, nibs, holders (whatever you are comfortable with)
  • Ink, and a way to anchor the bottle
  • Gouache or other color media, black white, 2-3 colors
  • Palette
  • Mixing brush
  • Eye Dropper
  • Small bottle of distilled water
  • Markers, chisel nib & pointed
  • Paper towels or rag
  • Pencils (graphite & colored) or Auto pencil, 3-5 mm
  • Small piece of fine sandpaper
  • Erasers
  • X-acto knife & #11 blades
  • Scissors
  • White artist tape
  • T-square and/or Triangle
  • Ruler
  • Glue stick
  • Bone folder
  • Brushes
  • Notebook for taking notes
  • Quotes or favorite passages
  • Two water containers—one for clean, one for not
  • Specific supplies for workshop from flyer
  • Apron
  • Eyeglasses
  • Chocolate
  • Coffee mug
  • A smile and an open heart and mind

Supplies

These two suppliers of calligraphy and paper art supplies are the best to be found. Both have free catalogs.

Paper and Ink Arts

Everything for calligraphers and beyond. Be sure to get a copy of the luscious catalog with many color pictures.
http://www.paperinkarts.com/

John Neal Books

Many books and supplies on calligraphy, also the home of Letter Arts Review and Bound and Lettered.
http://www.johnnealbooks.com/

Cheap Joes

 www. Cheapjoes.com

Dick Blick

www.dickblick.com

Daniel Smith

www.danielsmith.com

Local Sources for Paper, Calligraphy Materials and Book Arts

Guiry’s

2468 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver
(Seven locations total, six having art supplies)

Meininger

499 Broadway, Denver

Jerry’s Artarama

3524 South Mason Street, Fort Collins

www.jerrysartaramacolorado.com

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