Drawing Equipment &

Materials
The following drawing equipment and
materials will be needed in first year design
and drawing studios. Drawing equipment will
last for years, and will be used in many
architecture courses. Purchase ones that feel
good to you and are of the best quality that
you can reasonably afford. Brand names
provided in parenthesis are suggestions. Brand
names listed in the product line are brands that
have proven superior over time, and should
given preference over substitutes.
Drawing Board
24"x36" drawing board with parallel bar (Art
Alternatives or better)
Drafting Tools
Triangular Scale- Architectural 12"
Triangle Clear 30/60 6" w/ inking edge
Triangle Clear 45/90 6" w/ inking edge
Erasing Shield
Circle Template Master Inking
Metal Pencil Sharpener (Staedtler or similar)
Compass and Bow Set
Alvin 295 parallel glider 10"
Eraser Kneaded Small
White Vinyl Eraser
Drafting Dots or Drafting Tape
Drafting Brush
18x24 Bristol Board, 15+ sheets pad,
vellum finish
24 Drafting vellum, 10 yard roll, 1000H,
plain
Tracing Paper, 12 roll, white
Pens, Pencils & Drawing Supplies
Sign Pen Black
Pigma Micron Pens Black: 005, 01, 03, 05, 08
Prisma Marker: Black, Warm Gray 40%
Drafting Pencils: 4H, 2H, H, HB, 3B, 6B (set
if possible)
Prisma Pencils: White, Black, Warm Gray
50%, Sepia, Crimson, Goldenrod, Cream,
Apple, Cerulean
Waterbrush Pen
Round watercolor brush
12-color Portable Watercolor Set (Windsor &
Newton, Cotman, or Prang)
Sketchbook
Charcoal Stick, soft
Cutting/Model Making
Metal Straight Edge, 18 with cork backing
Razor Saw & Miter Box (Excel or Xacto)
Xacto #1 knife
Xacto #11 blade (5 pack minimum, 100 pack
recommended)
Snap-off Knife (Olfa or Xacto)
Cutting Mat 18x24
Scissors- 8" Stainless Steel
Rubber Cement
White Glue (Aileens Quick-Dry Tacky)
Needle Nose Pliers
Screw Drivers, Phillips & Flathead
Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
25 Tape Measure
Cordless Drill (recommended Winter quarter)
Storage
Large Art Bin or Tool Bag
Black 24x36 Carry All
Push-Pins, clear, 100
Shop Safety Glasses


Kinds Of Lettering Styles

Lettering is the stylistic procedure and
meticulous design of creating and forming
numbers, letters and other characters. The
execution of such characters is often done
painstakingly by hand on practically any kind
of surface; it can be replicated by different
techniques that involve the use of machinery,
or may be left on its own on whatever surface
it has been printed or written on. There are
different kinds of lettering styles, each with its
own merit and distinctiveness. Lettering is
produced through the use of ink or paint, with
the help of brushes, pens and other writing,
drawing or painting materials.
- Calligraphy Calligraphy is perhaps one of
the oldest and most intricate kind of lettering
style. Historically, the art of calligraphy began
during the reign of ancient Romans, when
Latin was a major language. They were
printed on stones, on walls, in parchment
paper, and other surfaces. The execution of
calligraphy involves the use of a pointed
instrument with a broad tip, such as a brush,
where only a single stroke is applied to create
a fancy-looking character. To this very day,
calligraphy is used as an element of design for
filling out birth and death certificates,
invitations to weddings, christenings and other
personal events, and in works of graphic
designers. Calligraphy also heavily features in
religious and cultural art in some areas of the
world.
- Graffiti Despite the flak that graffiti artists
get, this kind of lettering style is one that is
lauded for its aggressive design, bold
combination of colors, and brash yet creative
execution. Graffiti is a kind of lettering style
and art that is done on a surface readily
exposed to the public, usually with spray paint
or markers. It is often against the law. Despite
this, a rise in graffiti art has been observed in
recent times, but artists claim to create this
not just to irk law enforcers, but to express
their disdain of and to protest certain rules,
trends or changes that take place. Graffiti
features in underground street art culture as
well as in hip-hop music.
- Serif styles The serif kind of lettering style
is one of the two major font styles there are
out there. A serif is a small stroke or tail
attached to a certain part of a letter or
character. Serif fonts usually have a
somewhat formal feel to them, and are best
used for documents and papers of great
value, as well as body text for books and
publications. Some of the most distinguished
and most commonly used serif fonts are:
Times New Roman and Garamond.
- Sans Serif Sans serif fonts belong to the
other group of major font styles. These fonts
do not have tails or strokes. They are more
relaxed, a lot more modern and have a kind of
casualness about them. Letters and
characters from the sans serif fonts are
usually created with straight, simple lines. Due
to their consistency, simplicity and evenly-
spaced quality, these fonts are used by web
designers and modern illustrators. Arial and
Helvetica are two of the most popular sans
serif fonts of today.