What does an art school student take to college?

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>Ive decided to go through my art box and list a bunch of things here I think will be helpful. Im a senior design and illustration student.</p>

<p>First, I recommend getting a tackle box over an “Artbin” brand. It will likely be at least half as expensive. Try to find one that has room for a lock to be put on. In our department, we have shelves where people can leave their boxes, and can be accessed for class. Senior year we all have one giant studio and our own desk. I don’t know about other schools, ours is very closeknit and we all work in the studio together, so I don’t really lug this thing around a lot.</p>

<p>[Walmart.com:</a> Plano 8616 Six-Tray Tackle Box: Fishing & Boating](<a href=“http://www.walmart.com/ip/Plano-8616-Six-Tray-Tackle-Box/8586410]Walmart.com:”>http://www.walmart.com/ip/Plano-8616-Six-Tray-Tackle-Box/8586410) - Here is an example of a really nice, cheap box.</p>

<p>In mine I haaaaave:
-Double sided tape
-Glue sticks (big ones and small ones) - Glue sticks are cheap, and actually create a pretty durable bond for paper, in my experience.
-Paper clips
-Super glue
-Lead for mechanical pencils
-Multiple small pencil sharpeners. Someone always wants to borrow one, or you lose them.
-Erasers, all kinds.
-Black india ink for rapidograph pens
-Oversized popsicle sticks, for mixing paint or spreading glue, and other things
-Awl
-Mechanical pencils
-Toothbrush covers, I use them sometimes for paint brushes
-Glue dots, from a scrapbook collection. I usually only use them on demo work, not finals.
-White and black gouache tubes
-BAND AIDS
-Magnets, you never know…
-Fat black sharpe
-Screwdriver
-Xacto blade, and blades
-Brads, for fastening books together
-White screw in hooks for hanging wood, and back fasteners
-Safety pins
-Bobby pins
-Clothes pins
-Lighter
-Large metal clamps, used on drawing boards
-Two measuring tapes
-Staple remover
-Stapler, staples (small stapler does the trick)
-Scissors
-Clear push pins, many
-Colored push pins, to use when clear push pins aren’t required, I’d rather lose these ones
-Black binder clips, used in art shows for hanging work, hang nicely off of push pins in the wall, clamp to work. You end up with no holes in your work.
-Artist’s tape (Acid free)
-Binders thread
-Cheap waterolor palette
-Zip Ties
-Compass set (was a present)
-Rubber gloves
-Pliers and wire cutters
-Charcoal
-Pastels
-Pencil pastels
-Vine charcoal
-Circle cutter</p>

<p>There are still a couple things I need to stock up on. I have come upon an occasion where I’ve used these objects, some more than others. I don’t recommend going out and getting all of them (magnets, you can pass on), and painting majors might not even need half the things I need. But design students, you’ll be surprised how much random crap you’ll be using. It’s also really easy to make friends with your classmates when you can help them out with a random supply.</p>

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<p>Would Saran Wrap be useful? I know I use it at home if I’m painting (a wall, nothing exciting) and need to wait an hour or two between coats. I just wrap the brushes and rollers in Saran Wrap instead of doing all that rinsing. And cover the paint too.</p>

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<p>As for Disney, I’m not a big fan at all. I could go on and on but I’ll spare you all. I do have a fondness for Little Mermaid though. It may be because we have the original VHS with the infamous ***** cover. Look it up on [snopes.com:</a> Urban Legends Reference Pages](<a href=“http://www.snopes.com%5Dsnopes.com:”>http://www.snopes.com) if you wish. They claim it’s not true, that it’s just a trick of the light or something. Ha.</p>

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<p>Oooh, censorship. I actually didn’t type ***** but it did come out that way!</p>

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<p>nooo, you are not the Disney mom !?
oh yes, when Simba was upset and the leaves flew spelling s - e- x momentary, sort of thing.
well people found hidden signature in Pollock’s squiggly painting. It all how you look at it.
<a href=“http://www.artnews.com/issues/article.asp?art_id=2747[/url]”>http://www.artnews.com/issues/article.asp?art_id=2747&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>wow…got to look at the Lion king with new eyes…may explain a lot about son these days…that or being 19. Of course, as an economist the marketing strategy seems like genius if, as a mom, I think it is mean. </p>

<p>They release them just enough so in each kid’s kid life from 0 to 8 or 9 they will get access to all the animated films and it keeps people eager for new movies too…witness the frog princess. The really hard ones to find are those very very old short and medium cartoons that came out on video in the 1990’s --Lambert the sheepish lion, Ferdinand the Bull, etc. We have them on video and I ended up making DVDs to preserve them. My S the animator still likes these the best. Yes, Pinocchio and Dumbo are my personal favorites…he has moved on to the Triplets of Bellville as number one but he has a soft spot for the Lion King and Scar.</p>

<p>Thanks so much for the list Katy! I actually sent this to son who is finishing packing up his art supplies into the $5 tool box I found at Lowes. He seems to think he should take old canvases…likes to recycle his disasters. Is this a good idea for foundation students? He will not be a painting major.</p>

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<p>You’re welcome :slight_smile: I do the same with my canvases, or collect others from other students that dont like their paintings. They are lightweight and easy to store, so I would recommend taking a couple, you never know.</p>

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<p>I’ve decided to go through Dick Blick and point out some supplies I think would be essential to design students, and helpful to others.</p>

<p>[Dahle</a> Self-Healing Cutting Mats - BLICK art materials](<a href=“http://www.dickblick.com/products/dahle-self-healing-cutting-mats/]Dahle”>Dahle Self-Healing Cutting Mats | BLICK Art Materials)
[Canson</a> Pro-Layout Marker Pad - BLICK art materials](<a href=“http://www.dickblick.com/products/canson-pro-layout-marker-pad/]Canson”>Canson Pro-Layout Marker Paper | BLICK Art Materials) - I really like marker paper for doing sketching. There are no torn and sloppy tear outs, my teachers always stressed having it, and can be used with a lot of mediums, so you can be left open to coloring sketches if you feel like it. Also somewhat transparent, so tracing and re-doing sketches are easier, especially with a light table.
[Koh-I-Noor</a> Rapidograph Pens - BLICK art materials](<a href=“http://www.dickblick.com/products/koh-i-noor-rapidograph-pens/]Koh-I-Noor”>Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph Pens and Sets | BLICK Art Materials) - These are very high quality refillable pens. I recommend getting a set of multiple point sizes. Very good for illustrating.<br>
[Copic</a> Multiliner Pens - BLICK art materials](<a href=“http://www.dickblick.com/products/copic-multiliner-pens/]Copic”>Copic Multiliner Pens and Sets | BLICK Art Materials) - Copic is an industry leader in their markers, and their pens are nice also. I use these more for sketches, and Rapidograph pens for finished work.
[Rubber</a> Cement - BLICK art materials](<a href=“http://www.dickblick.com/rubber/cement/]Rubber”>Plastic and Rubber Cement | BLICK Art Materials) - I think this is better than spray adhesive, and after a couple of years into college, I completely swore off spray adhesive. Can’t use it inside, gets everywhere, and on your hands… rubber cement is much better.
[Bienfang</a> Cross-Section Graph Paper - BLICK art materials](<a href=“http://www.dickblick.com/products/bienfang-cross-section-graph-paper/]Bienfang”>Bienfang Gridded Paper | BLICK Art Materials) - Very nice for typography design.
[Alvin</a> Non-Skid Stainless Steel Ruler - BLICK art materials](<a href=“http://www.dickblick.com/products/alvin-non-skid-stainless-steel-ruler/]Alvin”>Alvin Non-Skid Stainless Steel Ruler | BLICK Art Materials) - Always get a ruler with a cork backing. And always write your name on it.
[Welcome</a> to Schaedler Precision Rules](<a href=“http://www.schaedlerprecision.com/]Welcome”>http://www.schaedlerprecision.com/) - These are very specific to design/typography design. Despite being plastic, they are expensive, around $20ish for both of them. I did a semester at UArts, and now I attend UD, and both required them. However, this would be something easy to purchase with a friend, or perhaps wait on until specifically told to buy.
[T-Squares</a> - BLICK art materials](<a href=“http://www.dickblick.com/categories/tsquares/]T-Squares”>T-Squares | BLICK Art Materials) - Great for cutting mat and getting perfect angles… Always be good with your craft.</p>

<p>For photo paper, I highly recommend Staples brand photo paper. Cheaper than the major brands, and just as good. Awesome stuff.</p>

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<p>Oh dear, everytime I say, OK, I’m done buying stuff, another list (s) comes out and makes sense!</p>

<p>But - I can’t find poster gum anywhere (WalMart, Target, etc). anybody know where I can get some???</p>

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<p>I am assuming here as ESL it means poster putty, adhesive putty etc.
staples have kiddie kind, but the program he went said have to be “white” ones that does not leave marks on the surface, have you gotten utrecht? or you can buy from any art supply sites and could be cheaper elsewhere. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_product.cfm?item=66263[/url]”>http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_product.cfm?item=66263&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This thread is great. Thanks for all of the advice.</p>

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<p>heh staple link don’t work, how about this?
<a href=“http://www.staples.com/Elmers-Removable-Adhesive-Putty/product_419997?storeId=10001&jspStoreDir=Staples&cmSearchKeyword=poster+putty&fromUrl=home&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&cmArea=SEARCH&ddkey=StaplesSearch[/url]”>http://www.staples.com/Elmers-Removable-Adhesive-Putty/product_419997?storeId=10001&jspStoreDir=Staples&cmSearchKeyword=poster+putty&fromUrl=home&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&cmArea=SEARCH&ddkey=StaplesSearch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>No utrecht and only halfway decent art supply store is several miles away, Saturdays the only time I can get there. So… I see another trip to Staples in my future… Maybe they’ll have Moore push pins too :-)</p>

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<p>Staples’ site shows only Elmer’s’ pink ones.
I am sure the area where MCAD are covered for those small things if she must have them.
save the headache and drive, worry about disney DVDs, mom.
what are your best picks?</p>

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<p>Got some more stuff at WalMart last night, misc stuff like sewing stuff, Xacto knife, etc. Figured it was all small stuff and would be cheaper at WalMart than at art supply store at MCAD, altho their prices are good. No Moore push pins, but got what they had. Also found that great tackle box that katy posted. D fell in love with it and was filling it up last night. No white adhesive putty, only blue, so got that. Will probably get some white at Office Depot/Staples if I’m up that way. Lots of errands to run (closing out her local bank account), etc on Sat and Sun we pick up van from airport. I get to do all the packing since DH is working, but that’s OK, at least he’s getting hours. Got laid off from clinic job and is doing per diem at the hospital where he worked full time before taking clinic job. Clinic was the pits, should have stayed where he was. But hindsight is always 20/20 :-D</p>

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<p>I am in it but I am not because my kid won’t be going to college.
Your post made me feel how your days are going, so are fammom, drae, others
It would have made good documentary film if I had the skill and money, like, “Spellbound” or something.
You all are so different in background, job, life, place in US but fuzzy fussy warm feelings are mutual.
What amazes me is only by learning bits and pieces, I could almost see how you are all doing.
Manga brain helps visualization in most fanciful way. It might be the (only) good thing come out of.
If it won’t go by documentary route, I could cast you moms with certain well known actresses in my head.
I won’t tell who is who heheheh</p>

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<p>Dropped D1 at school yesterday after braving ferocious storms and flooding (not the one going to MICA). She forgot her hangers. And her power strip. Ran to local Target to get hangers, ethernet cable, power strip, and gummy stuff (to hang posters). They only have the blue kind. I know I’ve found the white kind at Michael’s before. It seems many places carry the stuff, but it’s always hard to find.</p>

<p>We also got her some kind of damage free hanging disc things. They claim to be easily removable unlike those squares of thick double sided tape. We’ll see next spring. </p>

<p>Her tool kit and duct tape proved indispensible in the first hour! Luckily, we managed to find them without too much trouble. I’m going to make D2 pack an essentials box that has all the wires, cables, gummy stuff, tool kit, etc. and not let this box get lost in the back of the car but keep it with her purse and ID.</p>

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<p>Thanks BandD for the positive spin on our the shared but different. Certainly some experiences are almost universal…such as trip to traffic court with teen…Today I went to court to deal with his one and only parking ticket…IN A HANDICAPPED zone–$500 big ones). I had to go as the owner of the car. So the policeman explains that he finds the car in front of " smoothie King" and gets to make a few laughs in the courtroom…“seems that Mr. Z was getting a very expensive smoothie”…but S who looks like a 14 year old, skinny in khakis and wrinkled tie, obviously plucked at the compassion heart strings of the judge especially after all the unrepentant speeders that came before…judge reduced the ticket to $25 (plus $60 court fees) and told him to be sure that he paid it and not his mother…S went to the cash machine and paid the ticket…not quite the pain of a CMU tuition payment but definitely it hurt when I pointed out the ticket was equivalent to two shifts at starbucks! </p>

<p>To celebrate we went to the art store in dC to cash the 4 gift cards that he had collected from local art competitions over the past year or two. Bought some sketch books and a big plastic tube to carry drawings…I guess the rain in pittsburgh falls mainly on art students as…</p>

<p>Then pick up sister from tryouts (made JV field hockey!), go to see “dinner for schmucks” matinee…very silly but the van gogh mouse and…cubism mouse also very very cute. Got to see it to get it. Finally, we did make the very last target run for those all-important nail clippers… Dinner --S tried to cook ecuadorean empanadas as shown by great-aunt in switzerland…something wasn’t quite right (altitude? cheese? oil?) but not half bad and fun. Pittsburgh tomorrow… will tell you how it goes.</p>

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<p>y’all like, leaving already?
move in, orientation etc
it’s only barely mid Aug…
I mean, yeah…right.
already.</p>

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<p>Started cooking for kid. Last night I saved half the meatballs to freeze for her so she has a stash of gluten free meatballs to put in her freezer. Meatballs are so versatile. She can put them in marinara sauce with pasta or make sauce (yeah, right) for swedish meatballs or put them in soup… why don’t I see her actually doing this? Why do I suspect that in May the meatballs will still be in the freezer? Oh well, a Mom’s gotta do what she’s gotta do. This weekend I will make raw cookie dough balls for her (gluten free, of course) and freeze those. Then she can make three or four cookies at a time when her sweet tooth gets the better of her. I might make some peanut butter cookie dough balls too. Also will bake her some muffins – found big muffin paper cups to fit in my extra large muffin tin – so maybe some carrot and some blueberry and some lemon/poppy seed muffins. She likes scones too, so those are on my list. Other than that, she will have to make do with frozen meals and frozen pizzas. We’ll hit the Inner Harbor Whole Foods for gf stuff on Orientation day. Haven’t heard much from the celiac room mate. I did connect with the room mate’s Mom through fb behind kid’s back. She’d kill me if she knew. But the other Mom, besides accepting friend invite, has been incommunicado. </p>

<p>Looks like we’ll try to hit Walmart or Target one last time and hope we have all the bases covered. Kid still hasn’t ordered desk and decided about chair. She is going to make me crazy. or Crazier. Something.</p>