All Levels Painting & Drawing

Suggested All Levels Painting Materials List

Here are suggestions ONLY if you do not already have your own supplies:

• Stores:
  • DickBlick.com
  • JerrysArtarama.com
  • Amazon.com
• Acrylic Paint: 4 or 5 oz tubes (Liquitex BASICS (cheaper) or Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylics (worth it))
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Cadmium Red Medium
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Burnt Umber
  • Cadmium Yellow Medium
  • Hansa Yellow, Cadmium Lemon or Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Titanium White
  • Mars or Ivory Black
  • Viridian Green
  • Permanent Light Green
  • Optional Acrylic Paint Colors
    • Dioxazine Purple
    • Cobalt Blue
    • Phthalo Blue or Green
    • Cadmium Red Deep
    • Magenta or Quinacridone Magenta
    • Naples Yellow, Unbleached Titanium / Buff White
    • Payne’s Grey
    • Chromium Oxide Green, Sap Green or Hookers Green
    • Raw Sienna
    • Raw Umber
  • Additional colors are also welcome
• Oil Paint (I prefer Winton or Windsor & Newton, Artist Grade: Worth it, Student or Academic Grade: Cheaper) We are an oil paint friendly but with a carry-in, carry-out policy. No solvents please, also plan to wash your brushes at home and carry out any rags or paper towels.
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Burnt Sienna (Windsor and newton)
  • Permanent Green Light
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Dioxazine Purple
  • Burnt Umber
  • Raw Sienna
  • Ivory Black
  • Titanium White
  • Optional  Oil Paint Colors:
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Phthalo or Prussian Blue
  • Quinacridone Red
  • Olive or Sap Green
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Green
• Additional colors are also welcome
• Paint Brushes
  • Suggested Brushes: (2mm to 1 inch), A range of brush sizes and shapes (Filberts, Brights, Rounds)
  • For Oil and Acrylic – Synthetic Brushes
  • https://www.michaels.com/royal-and-langnickel-essentials-5-piece-filbert-brush-set/10415695.html
  • https://www.michaels.com/royal-and-langnickel-essentials-acrylic-gold-taklon-5-piece-brush-set/10622666.html
  • https://www.michaels.com/zen-series-73-premium-brush-set/10552925.html
  • Bright, 0, 2, 6, 8, 12
  • https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-scholastic-wonder-white-brushes/
  • Oil – Bristle Brushes
  • https://www.dickblick.com/products/simply-simmons-synthetic-bristle-brushes/
  • https://www.dickblick.com/products/grumbacher-academy-oil-acrylic-brushes/
  • https://www.dickblick.com/products/silver-brush-bristlon-synthetic-brushes/
• Other Materials Needed
  • Paper Towels (also provided at the Studio)
  • Tape
  • Stretched Canvas– A few different sizes between 9×12, 11×14, 12×16, all sizes acceptable. Canvas Panels are acceptable (but they tend to warp)
  • Palette (Mixing Surface)
  • Wax Paper or a Disposable Paper Palette 12×16 / 11×15 or larger
    • White or Grey
    • https://www.michaels.com/strathmore-300-series-palette-paper-pad/M10012259.html
    • https://www.michaels.com/new-wave-grey-pad-rectangle-paper-palette-11-x-16/D258092S.html
• Optional Supplies
  • Palette Knives
  • Masking Tape
  • Dawn Dish Soap & Lava Soap
  • Acrylic Paints: Small Spray Water Bottle
  • Acrylic Paints: Matte Medium, Slo-Dri Retarder
  • Oil Paint or Water Based Oils*
  • Oil Paints: Gamsol and Linseed Oil
  • 3 Small Glass Jar with Lids (transport in air-tight glass jar/container)
  • Liquin
  • Saran Wrap to bring brushes and back forth
• Watercolor Paints: Please contact the instructor for a list of materials