I have listed the typical art supplies I use and what I will be working with during the class. I will be working in acrylics.  

Please visit my You Tube videos on working with acrylics and brushes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaQaygYrBeLq-ywDaSLdIrA

Painting Surfaces

                                                 

Suggest 11x14 or 12x16  for size . Should have at least three per day.  I generally paint on canvas boards – pre-gessoed commercial boards or ones I make myself on MDF .  

Drawing - to make small planning/value sketches 

• Straight edge or ruler - best is a t square  

• Water-soluble coloured pencils - one light colour ( White or Yellow) one dark colour (black) 

• • drawing pad  

•       Acrylic Markers  - one light value and one dark value acrylic pen - fine (2 - 4 mm).  Any brand:  

Painting equipment 

•       Ideally, I want you to have a holding  palette on which you can put out the colours to be used and another palette surface for mixing – or one large enough to do both. 

•       ideal for acrylics is  Masterson Staywet  palette 12x16  with sponge and paper to hold and possibly mix the paint...  

• I presently am holding my paints in a fishing tackle box – I will demo.  

• I use blue Shop Towels  

• soap for cleaning brushes - I use  Dawn Power Wash spray 

•       Fine spray water mister  

 

Paint 

• Any artist-grade acrylics 

• Your palette should be a Split Primary ( a warm and cool of each primary- red, yellow, blue ) plus black and white and the complement of each of those colours  - as well any convenience colours you like to use – I add at least a black, white, burnt sienna, hookers green, magenta  

 

My ACRYLIC  palette - as a guide  - I do not put all out at one time - but there if I need them. 

 

o titanium white 

 o cad yellow light 

o yellow ochre 

o Indian yellow 

o cad red light 

 o alizarin crimson 

or quinacradone violet 

o dioxazine purple

 o ultramarine blue 

o pthalo blue – green or red o viridian or pthalo green

 o neutral gray value 5 

o burnt sienna 

o green gold 

o raw or burnt umber

 o Ivory or other black 

o Convenience acrylics  that I just like to use       ▪         Liquatex - Light Blue Permanent, Light Blue Violet, Medium Magenta  

 

• Golden Fluids  - small bottle fine – for glazing  o Phthalo Blue - Green or Red Shade o Quinacridone Violet  

 

Acrylic Glazing Medium  ( Golden or Liquitex fine)  

Brushes Acrylic

I use a mix of acrylic synthetics  - flats, filberts and brights and a few rounds.  You want a variety of brush types and stiffness for interesting brush strokes and calligraphy.  

o   Have  wider and stiffer acrylic brushes for bold blockins –1 ½ “. I particularly like  the medium-stiff Opus Legato No 12, 14 and 16. Opus new Denman brushes are very stiff and designed to move thick acrylic – work well. Opus Arietta are a softer and a good addition. Many brands duplicate these – need a mix from stiff to soft and variety of sizes. Most  of mine are flats or brights with a few filberts and rounds. 

• I also use watercolour brushes such as Opus Bravara – typical watercolour brush inch o I use a variety of riggers or small rounds