ART SUPPLIES CAN BE INCREDIBLE OVERWHELMING - ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE FIRST STARTING.  THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT CHOICES, BRANDS, AND EVEN GRADES OF SUPPLIES - IT CAN BE BAFFLING WHERE TO START.   SO BELOW I'VE COMPILED A LIST OF MY SUPPLIES AS WELL AS CHEAPER BRANDS THAT I RECOMMEND.  REMEMBER YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THESE SUPPLIES.  THIS IS JUST A COMPILED LIST OF THE THINGS I'VE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS THAT I LIKE.