By Terre Jenkins, director of Stone Branch School of Art, Rockville, Maryland
Kids
(Note: Choose nontoxic materials, avoid small parts and aim for reputable brands for safety.)
- Sketchbooks (Canson)
- Pencils
- Pastels
- Crayons (Crayola Ultra Clean Washable markers)
- Watercolor pencils (Faber-Castell)
- Solid Tempera Paint sticks (good for children learning motor skills)
Teens and Tweens
- Sketching pencils that provide both soft and hard leads (Windsor and Newton set)
- Prismacolor Premier colored pencils
- Sketchbook (Canson)
- Micron pens
- No bake Das Stone airdry clay or sculpty clay
- Prang Pan paints or Solid Tempera Paint sticks
- Mixed media paper (Dick Blick)
Books (All levels)
- “The Artist’s Guide to Drawing Realistic Animals” by Doug Lindstrand
- “The Master Guide to Drawing Anime” by Christopher Hart
- “Dragonart Evolution: How to Draw Everything Dragon” by Jessica Peffer
- “How to Draw Cool Stuff: A Drawing Guide for Teachers and Students,” written and illustrated by Catherine V. Holmes
