Supplies

For the Big Program: ages 8 and up

Order your supplies with our checklist order form.

We’ll have them ready when you get to your first class.

If you’ve been around for very long at Firstlight, you know that we’ve always worked as hard as we can to keep materials costs down. A full set of our supplies will typically last one school year.

15% OFF

We always offer our supplies at a 15% discount off of the Manufacturer’s list prices, so you will know you’re not paying more than you need to.

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EVERY NEW AND RETURNING BIG PROGRAM STUDENT MUST HAVE A

FULL YEAR’S WORTH

OF SUPPLIES ON YOUR FIRST DAY OF CLASS

This is so we’re not spending valuable class-time fetching supplies, texting parents for payment authorizations, and running sales transactions for 230 students every week.

Supplies are needed for artists age 8 & up (Foundations or higher)

Returning Students, please make sure you have a full year’s worth of supplies BEFORE your first class. Thank you!

Later in the school year, if your student runs out of an item during class, we may notify you to go online and pay for them before class is over. That way supplies will be available immediately.

Good • Fast • Cheap

Our supplies are carefully selected to be the lowest price, but not low quality – which causes frustration when materials don’t perform well.

We hope you will purchase from us, and really, almost everyone does, but we also don’t want there to be any pressure to do so. If you love shopping around and getting the best sale prices, then go for it! Just FYI, we have had several people try to beat our prices and they ended up returning their purchases when they saw that ours were lower. Not only do we mark down 15%, but we also buy a few things in bulk.

Our list of 10 pigments must be purchased exactly as shown in our supply list below. Any deviation will not only hinder your ability to mix colors well, but you won’t be able to follow our curriculum.

Full set of new supplies

If you are new to Firstlight, or if your supplies are mostly used up, you can buy a new load of stuff with everything needed for your class, all at once, and with no worries whether or not you found the right items. (several rolls of paper towels are not included, but required at various times). The supplies should last the entire year, and many items last close to 2 full years of classes.

A la carte

Supplies are available for single-item purchase any time – during class or on our online store. We also have special items such as stretched canvas, clay, and higher grade paints, which are not on the required lists, but available for purchase when you want them.

Foundations Supplies

Full Set is also for Creations classes and includes:

Super Satchel Case
Folder for handouts
12 x 16 Canvas Pad
11 x 15 Watercolor Pad
12 x 16 Palette Pad
14 x 17 Sketch Pad
Brushes – Set of 4
Waterproof India Ink
Pen nib holder
Artist Nibs (2 kinds)
Ebony Pencil
2B Pencils (2)
4B Pencil (2)
Colored “canvas” pencil – grey
White Soft Eraser
Kneaded Eraser
Blending Stumps
Oil Pastels – Set of 25 sticks
Soft Compressed Charcoal
Sandpaper Board
Palette Knives – set of 3
Blue Tape
2 – 11×14 Canvas Boards
10 Tubes Acrylic Paints (see pigment list)

Pigment List

Student Grade

Raw Sienna
Burnt Umber,
Ultramarine Blue
Cyan Blue
Phthalo Green
Purple (Dioxazine)
Light Yellow
Warm Red
Magenta

Professional Grade

Titanium White

Toon Supplies

Full Set Includes

Super Satchel Case
Folder for Handouts
9 x 12 Sketch Pad
9 x 12 Tracing Pad
Comic Book Art Boards Pad
Bristol Vellum Pad
Colored Pencils – Set of 24 Student Grade
Mechanical Pencil
4B Pencil
4B Mechanical Lead Refil
White Soft Eraser
Modeling Clay (non-drying)
“S” Pitt Pens (2)
Markers – Super Tip for 1st year