Hardware
- A laptop PC or Mac with a minimum 15 inch monitor (17 inch SXGA preferred), wifi capabilities, decent processor speed and at least 40gb of hard drive space.
- A Wacom Tablet with 6x8” live area (minimum size)
- 1 Gig USB Flash Drive (for swapping files)
Software
- Corel Painter 9
- Photoshop CS2
- ACDsee (or some similar picture viewing utility)
- Anti-Virus software
Analog
- Large Drawing board with clips
- Large Drawing pad – Good quality paper and Newsprint both
- Sketchbook – Good quality paper, 8.5 x 11
- Assortment of pencils, pens and charcoal etc. with accessories.
- Easel – folding, portable and stable
- You will need oil paints later on but the first few months are just drawing with graphite.