List of Art Supplies
Drawing Tools
- Waterproof India Ink (Pick One)
- Calligraphy Ink (Lettering)
- Brushes | Short-handle round 2, 3 and 5
- Pen Nibs
- Ruling Pen
- Pencils (Soft and hard)
- Erasers (Gum, Kneaded, Pink Pearl)
- Brush Basin
- Rags
- Strathmore Series 500 Bristol Pad - Plate | 14" x 17"
- Sketchbook (9" x 12")
- Tracing Paper (9" x 12")
- Letter Size Paper (8.5" x 11")
- Metal Edge Portable Drawing Board (20" x 26")
- Portfolio Case (23" x 31")
Technical Tools
- X-Acto Knife
- T-Square 24"
- Triangles (45/90-degree and 30/60-degree)
- Ames Lettering Guide | Demo
- Masking Tape
- Glue Stick
Required Computer Supplies
- Access to Tabloid Scanner
- Adobe Photoshop or similar (Scan Editing)
- Microsoft Word or similar (Script Writing)
- Adobe Acrobat Pro or similar (Making PDFs)
Optional Tools
- Bow Compass
- Eraser Shield
- Adjustable Triangle
- Flexible Curve
- Itoya Art Portfolio | 8.5" x 11" | 24 Pages
- Tabletop Display Easel
Recommended Reading
Technique
- Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud
- Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden
- Writers on Comics Scriptwriting, Vol. 1 by Mark Salisbury
- Will Eisner's Shop Talk by Will Eisner
History
- Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book by Gerard Jones
- Kirby: King of Comics by Mark Evanier
- Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell
- Wally's World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood by Steve Starger and J. David Spurlock
- Blazing Combat by Archie Goodwin
- The Comics Before 1945 by Brian Walker
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