For each item in the list, you can choose to use either:
- a household item / free printable option
- an item purchased from Blick Art Materials
Either option will work great for camp. Household items are recommended because they are affordable and well-suited to the short duration of camp.
| Material | Find at home | Purchase from Blick Art |
| Sketchbook | Any or notebook, ideally unlined paper | Purchase a sketchbook. |
| Paintbrush | 1/2″–3″ wide house painting or fine arts | Purchase a paintbrush. |
| White Paint | 1 qt. latex house paint or any acrylic paint | Purchase white paint. |
| Drawing board | At least 16″x19″ piece of plywood, masonite, etc. | Purchase a drawing board. |
| Drawing Paper | At least 2 sheets of 14″x17″ paper, can be anything assembled from smaller pieces, backside of wrapping paper, craft paper, cardboard, etc. | Purchase drawing paper. |
| T-Square | Yard stick & draw grid on paper or print a T-square. Ideally, cut the printed one out of cardboard so you can draw against it. | Purchase a T-square. |
| 45/90 Triangle | Print a 45/90 triangle. | Purchase a 45/90 triangle. |
| Scale | Print a scale. | Purchase a scale. |
| Pencils | A #2 is equivalent to HB (medium). That is all that is necessary, but a hard (H) and soft (B) equivalent would be nice. A black marker could substitute for a B pencil. | Purchase pencils. |
| Eraser | Any | Purchase an eraser. |
| Pencil Sharpener | Any | Purchase a pencil sharpener. |
| Tape | Masking, artist, gaff tape — anything that is strong and gentle on paper | Purchase tape. |
| Glue | Any white glue. A stronger (gorilla) glue would also work. | Purchase glue. |
| Material | Find at home | Purchase from Blick Art |
| Sandpaper | Any grit will do | Purchase sandpaper. |
| 30/60 Triangle | Print a 30/60 triangle. | Purchase a 30/60 triangle. |
| Knife | Utility knife, box cutter | Purchase a utility knife. |
View the entire list of materials available from Blick Art Materials.