Materials for Art Therapy

Here is a list of art materials one may want to have on hand for Art Therapy sessions as well as individual art-making. I am NOT affiliated with any of the links provided, nor do I receive any financial incentive or benefit from the sharing of these links.

Dick Blick Website- (List of Materials I've put together on their website for purchase)

Surfaces

• White Drawing Paper (9"x12")- at least 50 sheets loose or in a sketchbook
• Assorted Color Construction Paper (9"x12", fade-resistant)
• Mixed Media Pad or spiral bound Sketchbook (9"x12")- for use with wet media such as paint, markers, collage, watercolors
• Large Drawing Paper or Mixed Media Drawing Pad (14"x17" or 18"x24")
• Cardboard boxes, Paper Bags, Butcher Paper, Parchment Paper, 
• Canvas (stretched frames or canvas boards)
• Masonite Boards
• Wood
• Shoe or small gift boxes

Drawing

• Oil Pastels/Cray-pas (multi-color set)
• Colored Pencils, Watercolor Pencils (multi-color set)
• Drawing Pencils and Eraser (Standard 2B pencil is fine)
• Colored Markers (multi-color set)
• Assorted drawing charcoal

Painting

• Gesso (primer paint for multiple surfaces, incl. paper, wood & fabric)
• Watercolor Paints (multi-color dry pan palette or liquid)
• Acrylic paints (White, Black, Red, Yellow, & Blue minimum)
• Assorted Paint brushes (for Acrylic and Watercolor)

Adhering

• Glue Sticks, White glue, or Yes Paste
• Mod Podge (Use asd glue and sealant/top coat- comes in different finishes)
• Acrylic Medium (Works the same as Mod Podge)
• Tapes (Masking tape, Washi tape, double-stick tape, Duct tape, Artist's tape)

Sculpting

• Air-Dry Clays (can be painted or colored with markers when dry)
• Paper Clay or Papîer-maché (paper pulp mixed with water and flour or glue)
• Modeling Clay (does not dry, can be re-formed multiple times)

Collage

• Magazine images
• Newspaper pages
• Paper Scraps (gift wrap, packaging labels, textured papers)
• Fabric, Yarn, string, ribbon
• Tapes (Washi tapes, Duct tape)