Botanical Art and Illustration Program

Botanical Illustration in Pencil II

Karla Beatty, Instructor
karlabeatty@gmail.com

Note: An accessory materials fee of $5.00 will be collected by the instructor at the first class.

Materials and Supplies List

* Drawing Pencils: 2H, HB, 2B (examples: Berol Turquoise, Derwent, Staedtler)

* Pencil Sharpener: battery operated or small hand operated

* Erasers: 1. Kneaded eraser (gray), 2. White eraser such as plastic or nylon

* Sketch Pad: 9 x 12 (or larger) white drawing or sketch pad (example: Strathmore 400 Sketch,
Canson Recycled Drawing, NOT newsprint)

Fine Drawing Paper: 2-ply Bristol, vellum or plate finish, full size sheet to cut to size,
or min. 11 x 14 pad

Tracing Paper: 9 x 12 pad or roll

* Bring to first class

We may also be using the following materials:

Charcoal Pencil
Graphite stick (solid graphite pencil, no wood)
Carbon Dust
Small paintbrush for the carbon dust
If you have these materials, please bring them. If not, there will be resources in class.

Class supplies are available at

local art stupply stores: Meininger’s, Kozo’s, Guiry’s, or through online art suppliers:
Dick Blick, Cheap Joe’s, Jerry’s Artarama, etc.

Kozo Fine Art materials (10 E. Ellsworth Ave, Denver) has a 20% discount for Botanical
Illustration Program participants with proof of registration. Bring your registration confirmation
letter from the Botanic Gardens.