Here's my art list

[Marsha]

I am trying to buy quality supplies...
Prismacolor coloring pencils
2 Sketchbooks each-one for drawing and one for nature study
Beeswax crayons(What is the difference in Lyra and Stockmar?)
Pencils-TIconderoga
Also, drawing pencils

Any other suggestions?

[Mamagistra]

You'll need a quality sharpener for all those pencils. ;) We really like the one carried by Timberdoodle.

[Chris in VA]

Paint! Liquid Watercolors are more fun and more versatile than those little pans of paints we all used as kids.
Tempra or poster paints--Rainbow Resources is a great place to buy these, if you don't have a Michael's or other art store near you.
Brushes, of course, to go with.
Paper--construction and a pad of watercolor paper
Clay--real clay is super. Try a tub of Crayola Model Magic, too, for a different texture and objects that don't need to be fired.

THese are some ideas.

[Closeacademy]

Most of that you can get at Hobby Lobby or a good art store.

Stockmar crayons are supposed to be better. I haven't used Lyra but have heard that the stick ones break easy. I really love my stockmar block crayons. We have had one set of 8 for about 5 years it they are still going strong. I have heard of people having these crayons still unbroken for more then 10 years.:)

[Lorna]

I really like the Cotman watercolour set. The paints are in pans but much softer than the regular children's ones. If you use proper watercolour paper with them, you can use a wetted nylon brush and gradually remove any mistakes or lighten an area of colour. Get the biggest set you can and then you can replace the colours singly in future. These sets are very portable and ideal for nature study too.
If you are getting brushes, get nylon artist's quality ones. These don't bend too much whilst painting and keep a nice point. They are wonderful with any type of paint too.
If you decide to splash out on liquid paints, remember that you only need the primary colours (get a scarlet red rather than crimson) and white (you can mix an almost black with this palette, this way you won't kill your colours with black).
The Klutz books will get you started on almost any craft you care to try.

[cin]

Most of that you can get at Hobby Lobby or a good art store.




And you can use their 40% off any 1 item coupon to buy it, or watch for their art supplies to go on sale. I love buying my stuff there because of the sales/coupons.

[Lenora in MD]

don't forget erasers! Also, it is nice to have some tissue paper, glue, some tools for the clay, scissors, thin and fat markers. Some fine line black pens, like sharpies or flair pens (by Bic) are great for drawing.