SUGGESTED SUPPLY LIST
· Paint (my palette listed below)
· Multiple canvases – up to 16x20 (sometimes going bigger is easier!) A pad of canvas paper convenient to paint quick studies and feel freer to experiment.
· Palette
· Additional items: apron or smock, gloves, paper towels, tape, chip brush, scraping tools, palette knife
Colors:
My Palette*
Red: Napthol Red – or Cadmium Red Light (or hue)
Dark Red: Alizirin Crimson Permanent
Yellow: Hansa Yellow – or Cad Yellow Light (or hue)
Orange: Permanent Orange – or Cad Orange (or hue)
Blue: Ultramarine Blue
Kings Blue
Purple: Manganese Violet – or Cobalt Violet (or hue)
Green: Pthalo or Viridian
and
Titanium Zinc White
Sometimes: Meadow Green (Cad Green), Radiant Turquoise, Indian Yellow
Brushes:
Variety of long handled
#4 #6 #8 and #10 filbert bristle brushes (maybe a long filbert too)
#4 #6 round bristle
A medium filbert Sable or soft synthetic
Cheap chip brush
Small to medium size spatula palette knife (metal and wood handle)
Scraping tools (old credit cards, bowl scraper, etc.)
Mediums:
Gamblin Solvent Free Gel
Mineral spirits (Gamsol)
Linseed or walnut oil
Canvas:
Canvas or paper pads or gesso panels work well. Smaller sizes like 9x12 to 12x16
* I use paints that do not have toxic heavy metals. Students can use whichever they like. Sometimes the pigments may differ slightly – like the permanent orange is more vibrant and semitransparent compared to cadmium orange. Manganese violet is semitransparent and a little redder than cobalt violet. The brands I recommend are Gamblin, Winsor & Newton, Rembrandt, and Charvin. I find these have a loose, buttery quality that spreads well and is smooth.