Brian Buckrell Materials List
FOR A STRONGER COMPOSITION
BLUE MT SCHOOL OF LANDSCAPE PAINTING MAY 2025
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
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Straight edge or ruler - best is a t square
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Water-soluble coloured pencils - one light colour ( White or Yellow) one dark colour (black)
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• 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...
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I presently am holding my paints in a fishing tackle box – I will demo.
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I use blue Shop Towels
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soap for cleaning brushes - I use Dawn Power Wash spray
• Fine spray water mister
Paint
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Any artist-grade acrylics
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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
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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.
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I also use watercolour brushes such as Opus Bravara – typical watercolour brush inch o I use a variety of riggers or small rounds