NEEDED the first day:
• 1/8″ armature wire, at least ten feet. Any good art store carries this.
• Wooden board, plywood works great. 10-12″ square, or thereabouts or if you can find a 12″ round board from OSH that’s the best.
• 24 and 28 gauge steel wire, usually comes in 100ft little packages, get this at a hardware store. (Do not worry if you don’t find this.)
• Super Glue by Devcon or Zap-A-Gap glue (Zap-A-Gap is best but not as easy to find)
• 3-ring binder (2″ should be fine) with numbered divider tabs 1-10
• Note paper (we always take a lot of notes)
• Ruler or tape measure
• Needle-nosed pliers (or any pliers, needle nosed preferred)
• Wire cutters (if you don’t have this, we can share)
• Sharpie marker or any permanent marker, color doesn’t matter

Other Materials:
• 1lb Super Sculpey (semi-transclucent beige, needed by the second week)
• Sculpey Clay Softener (optional)
• 4 packages of chocolate Sculpey II (These are the 2oz little packages, DO NOT GET the bigger box of terra cotta! Not needed for a few weeks.)
• Misc. clay tools. Get a few, I will also show you what I have and like to use.
• Small jar of Vaseline, or Vaseline Lip Therapy.
• By the sixth week you will need to have the book, “Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form” by Eliot Goldfinger. Look for this online. You can find it around $40. Used is fine.
You should always bring a camera.

Rey Bustos graduated as an illustrator with high honors from the Art Center College of Design in 1989 and was elected by the student body to be the student speaker at their graduation. Rey then went on to illustrate for many companies and magazines as well as having numerous fine art exhibits since 1990. He is currently represented by the San Marino Gallery in Pasadena. Rey Bustos has also been teaching since 1990 and is now considered one of the preeminent artistic anatomy teachers in the country. He is known for his lively and passionate lectures and his enthusiasm is very evident and contagious. Rey currently teaches at his Art Center College of Design, California State University, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art and he is also on the teaching staff at Disney Feature Animation. Rey also currently teaches video content at the online art school, New Masters Academy.

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