With schools of all kinds beginning in a few weeks, I want to talk about best supplies for kids. Whether your child is doing art at home as a part of distance learning, is doing art at home as part of a homeschool curriculum or is a person who just likes to do art, it can be challenging to decide what supplies to get, how much, what brand, all the things. So, today’s tip is about paper. A great all-around paper for drawing pencils, markers, oil pastel, chalk pastel, colored pencils and even tempera paint is white sulphite paper. It is sometimes called construction paper, but a better name is heavyweight construction paper. It holds up well without fading or tearing like more traditional construction paper. Two great sizes are 9″x12″ and 12″x18″. I found good prices at Michaels, Hobby Lobby and Amazon for the 50 sheet packs. Here is one link. Websites like Discount School Supply are also good places to find packs of paper like this. This paper works OK for watercolor, but it’s a little too absorbent for wet-on-wet watercolor painting and for blending. So, good options for watercolor painting are this one from Michaels or this one from Walmart. This paper well also work very well for acrylic paint. Next week I’ll share some ideas for ways to organize and display all this amazing artwork.
Best,
Beth