What You’ll Need For Our Adventure

In this video I walk you through everything you need to get started, including:

  • Technology requirements

  • Books: The Artist’s Way, an art journal, and a spiral notebook

  • Art supplies to spark your creativity

The good news is: you likely already have most of what you need. There are just a few “must-haves,” and the rest are entirely up to you and what inspires you.

If you’re not sure what supplies might inspire you to create, start by gathering supplies that look interesting and/or fun—whether they’re from around the house or the store. As long as they work on paper, they’ll be perfect for our classes! There are two supplies lists at the bottom of this page, and you may get some ideas from the “Pick and Choose” list. (But don’t feel limited to that list!)

You’ll also find a downloadable/printable version of the supply list below.

💡 Whenever possible, please support your local art supply store and bookseller! If you prefer shopping online, the underlined items in the list are affiliate links to Amazon.

Let’s get ready to create! 🎨

  • The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

    Mixed media or watercolor journal

    Writing journal for daily morning pages. I suggest a plain old spiral notebook.

    Acrylic paints

    Paint brushes

  • This is a course about creativity, and often I will suggest you use supplies that are calling to you.

    Below are some of the additional art supplies that I use in this course, you are free to use these or whatever else you feel like using.

    Oil Pastels

    Collage materials:
    Paper scraps from magazines, free publications and junk mail (to name a few)

    Something to glue the paper down:
    I use glue sticks, matte medium, or gel medium (you can even use Elmer’s glue.)

    Scissors

    Colored pencils, pens, markers, watercolors.