# Exploring Art Supplies

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## Overview

Walking into an art supply store can be daunting, and understanding how materials can and should be used, overwhelming.  These classes are designed to introduce you to the basics of any art supply you are interested in exploring. Artist and illustrator, Mary Jane Begin, will cover the basics and how to get started with a variety of painting and drawing media including watercolor, acrylic and oil paints, graphite pencils, pastels, ink and more! These classes will take a comprehensive look at the various supplies and the materials used for each. Mary Jane will teach how brushes, pens and other drawing tools react and work best with various papers, as well as what precautions to take with each, and how to clean up when you’re done!

## Curriculum
1. **Getting Started with Acrylic Paints with Mary Jane Begin**
2. **Getting Started with Charcoal & Chalks with Mary Jane Begin**
3. **Getting Started with Colored and Graphite Pencils with Mary Jane Begin**
4. **Getting Started with Oil Paints with Mary Jane Begin**
5. **Getting Started with Pastels with Mary Jane Begin**
6. **Getting Started with Pen, Ink & Markers with Mary Jane Begin**
7. **Getting Started with Watercolor & Gouache Paints with Mary Jane Begin**

## Instructors

### Mary Jane Begin

As an award-winning illustrator and author of children’s picture books, a Rhode Island School of Design graduate and professor in the Illustration Department at RISD…Mary Jane feels INCREDIBLY lucky; she gets to do all the things that she loves to do.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $99