The first class meeting will be mostly lecture and discussion and we will go over the materials list. Bring in your supplies and we will go over them to figure out if you need anything.
Paper to take notes and a pen.
Paints: Unless noted as “optional” this palette of colors is specific and necessary for success in this class.
Titanium White - No lead based paint. (optional for watercolor)
A cool yellow – oils: Cadmium Lemon
acrylic: in Liquitex, Cadmium Yellow Light
A warm yellow - Cadmium Yellow Deep (called Dark in some acrylic brands)
(Hansa Yellows are not great substitutes because they are not as opaque as the Cadmium colors.)
An orange – (optional) Cadmium Orange
A warm red - Cadmium Red Light, Scarlet Lake
A cool red - Quinacridone Magenta (Alizarin Crimson isn’t cool enough)
(Some acrylic brands have white added to this, which you DO NOT want, so look on the back of the tube for the list of pigments and if white has been added, look for this in another brand such as Golden.)
A cool blue - Ultramarine Blue or French Ultramarine Blue (not the green shade), (the Thalo blues are not cool enough)
A warm blue - Phthalo Turquoise, Cobalt Turquoise, or Cobalt Teal
Black – Ivory Black, Mars Black, or Lamp Black
Bring other favorite colors if you want!
White paper palette for oils and acrylics, or a clean white mixing surface for watercolor.
Acrylic paints stay wet MUCH longer if you use a Sta-Wet palette that is made for this media. It has a red lid and comes with a sponge and special paper that should be thoroughly moistened before you use it.
Palette knife for oils and acrylics (the offset or bent handle style works best), be sure to have a small one as you will be mixing small amounts of paint.
Pencil & eraser
Transparent ruler with red grid lines inches on both sides of it (no metric measurements)
appropriate brushes for your media
Paper towels - You will be using A LOT of these. Viva is a great brand because they are really absorbent and they are soft, so they won’t abrade your brushes. The blue “shop” towels are great too.
For oil painters: odorless brush cleaner (solvent) such as Gamblin’s Gamsol, or Winsor & Newton’s Sansodor. Your solvent should be as nearly odorless as possible. Do not trust the label on the bottle or can. Sniff it, and if it smells, please do not bring it to class.
Container with a lid for your solvent.
For acrylic and watercolor painters: Water container