Hi Alicia! That’s great that you’re going to take art lessons! But, the point of taking them is to learn, so don’t stress yourself out about knowing everything ahead of time. You mention paints, so if the class is just about painting, did the instructor give a list of supplies that are required for the course? Is the course about only one type of painting or is it specifically one type of paint being used? In an acrylic course, you would need various colours of acrylic paints (some instructors prefer the liquid acrylics over the heavy body tubes), a palette, certain brushes, gesso (white and or black) canvas pads and so on. You would also need a ruler, pencil, paper towels, a large container for water. You may want to bring along a painter’s apron or an oversized shirt to keep your clothing clean. There are so many different colours of acrylic paints that it’s hard to give you a list of what your instructor might want you to have. If at all possible, try to buy artist quality paints to get the best colour saturation and flow to the paint. The same goes for the gesso. There is student quality and artist quality. Once you work with artist quality, you will never want to go back to student quality. I would suggest getting in touch with your instructor ahead of your first class and ask if there is a supply list or if that is being given out at the first class. I’m surprised that information hasn’t been made available to you. How did you learn about this class in order for you to sign up for it? There should have been some information in that ad about the materials being used in class. Or, is this part of your school curriculum with the materials being provided for you? If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to e-mail me and I’ll answer any other questions you might have. The main thing is to listen to the instructor and have fun. Take a lot of notes to refer to and watch the demonstrations carefully to see how the instructor holds the brush and so on. So, that’s another item to bring, a three ring binder for notes and hand outs. Don’t worry, you’ll do fine. Remember, there are a lot of other students in the class who have not done anything art related and they, like you, will have a lot of questions, That’s how we all learn, so don’t hesitate to ask if you don’t understand something.