Botanical Art and Illustration Program

Color Layering For Colored Pencil

August 4, 11, 18, 25, Sep 1: 1-4 pm OR November 19, 20, 21: 9 am -2:30 pm

Instructor: Susan Rubin

susan@susanrubinstudio.com

Materials

Colored Pencils: see attached list on Page 2 of this file.

These will be enough colors for all Colored Pencil classes in the program. If you
don’t wish to shop for individual pencils, you can buy the full set of 120 in Faber
Castell Polychromos, which will have all the colors listed and more. You will still
need the short list of Prismacolor pencils individually.

Locally, you will find the pencils at:

KOZO Art Materials (20% discount for botanical illustration students with class
confirmation)
Guiry’s
Meininger

If you prefer to shop online, you will find the lowest prices individually
and in sets at :
aswexpress.com
dickblick.com

PLEASE SHARPEN ALL PENCILS BEFORE THE FIRST CLASS!

Drawing pencil 2H or HB for notes

Colorless Blender: Lyra Splender Blender OR Prismacolor Colorless Blender OR

Derwent Blender

Pencil Sharpener: Panansonic preferred-available in classroom as supplies last

Erasers: One kneaded, one white plastic

Removable Adhesive: Handi-Tak or Blu-Tak-available in classroom as supplies last

Note: Instructor will collect a $12 materials fee at the first class and will include a
complete notebook for the class.

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Colored Pencils

POLYCHROMOS • BLUES •
Note: Some names have recently Cobalt Blue 143
changed and retailer may have Middle Phthalo Blue 152
stock with different names Delft Blue 141
Use the NUMBER! Dark Indigo 157
Sky Blue 146

White 101 • GREENS •

Cream 102 Permanent Green 266
Ivory 103 Chrome Oxide Green 278
May Green 170
• YELLOWS • Earth Green 172
Light Yellow Glaze 104 Olive Green Yellowish 173
Dark Cadmium Yellow 108 Chrome Green Opaque 174
Light Cadmium Yellow 105 Permanent Green Olive 167
Dark Chrome Yellow 109 Juniper Green 165
Dark Naples Ochre 184 Green Gold 268
Earth Green Yellowish 168
• ORANGES •
Dark Cadmium Orange 115 • BROWNS •
Terra Cotta 186 Nougat 178
Sanguine 188 Bistre 179
Cinnamon 189 Dark Sepia 175
Orange Glaze 113 Burnt Sienna 283
Burnt Umber 280
• REDS & PINKS •
Light Cadmium Red 117 • GREYS •
PinkCarmine 127 Payne's Grey 181
Pale Geranium Lake 121 Cold Grey 1, III, V
Scarlet Red 118 Warm Grey I, III, V
Indian Red 192
Deep Red 223 PRISMACOLOR
Dark Red 225 White
Magenta 133 Ultramarine Blue
Middle Purple Pink 125 Black Grape
Light Magenta 119 Greyed Lavender
Burnt Carmine 193 Ginger Root
Sky Blue Light
• VIOLETS • French Grey 50%
Purple Violet 136
Blue Violet 137 Note: The underlined colors are the
Caput Mortuum Violet 263 basics of the bias color wheel.
Light Red Violet 135
Purple Violet 136
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